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The vocal on this song is dry on the 45. Watch out for
versions with added reverb, such as on The Georgia Peach
LP.
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It's not dry... e.g. at "house of blue light" + chorus vocal around 0:40, there's definitely reverb in these YouTube clips:
(US 78)
(US 45)
(UK 45)
... I assume you mean there's a lot more obvious reverb on the LP?
Edited by mjb50 on 07 August 2022 at 6:07pm
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It may have been dry on later pressings of
the 45.
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Just some mastering info.
Of the CDs I have, I found four different analog transfers for the 1958 hit version of "Good Golly Miss Molly", which is in mono. (Stereo and fake stereo versions on CD are non-hit rerecordings.)
The first is on Rhino's Little Richard collection 18 Greatest Hits (1985). Sounds is OK, but not terrific. This collection likely didn't use the lowest-generation tape sources out there. Plus, I hear a little bit of stereo reverb on the vocals (it shows up in a null test; my ears aren't that good). The same analog transfer is used on:- Ace UK's Radio Gold Vol. 1 (1992)
- Rhino's 4-CD Loud Fast And Out Of Control (1999)
The second is on the RE-1 pressing (there is no known original pressing that lacks the "RE-1" in the matrix number) of Time-Life's Rock 'N' Roll Era Vol. 5 1958 (1987). Sounds is bad, due to very high-generation tape source. The left/right balance is a little off, too. The same analog transfer is used on:- JCI's Party Time Fifties (1988)
- Warner Special Products' 2-CD Bop (1989)
The third is on the RE-2 reissue of Time-Life's Rock 'N' Roll Era Vol. 5 1958 (1992). Sound quality is infinitely better than the RE-1 version of this disc, and slightly better than the Rhino disc. Here, it's true mono, seemingly from really low-generation source tapes. The same analog transfer is used on:- Time-Life's Rhythm And Blues Vol. 16 1958 (1992)
- Time-Life's Solid Gold Soul Vol. 22 1958 (1992)
- Razor & Tie's 2-CD Heroes Of Rock And Roll (1995)
- Time-Life's 2-CD Rock And Roll The Legendary Years 1957-1959 (2004)
The fourth is on Varese's Totally Oldies Vol. 3 Then (2002). Sound is comparable to the RE-1 version of the Time-Life disc, but a little more compressed/limited. Not good.
There's also a dreadful rerecording on Motown's Compact Command Performances 15 Greatest Hits (1986), which also has terrible sound. Avoid Little Richard on Motown.
My recommendation
Seek out Time-Life's Rock 'N' Roll Era Vol. 5 1958 RE-2 reissue (1992).
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mjb50 wrote:
It's not dry... e.g. at "house of blue light" + chorus vocal around 0:40, there's definitely reverb in these YouTube clips:
(US 78)
(US 45)
(UK 45)
... I assume you mean there's a lot more obvious reverb on the LP? |
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This is essentially what my original 45 sounds like as well, definitely not dry, although the reverb is subtle.
Edited by vanmeter on 08 August 2022 at 6:22pm
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Ringmaster_D wrote:
The vocal on this song is dry on
the 45. Watch out for
versions with added reverb, such as on The Georgia Peach
LP. |
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Does the label on your copy state "From the Specialty LP,
"Little Richard's Grooviest 17 Original Hits"? If so,
then you have a later pressing, since this album was not
issued until 1968.
Discogs incorrectly lists this pressing as being from
1958. (It in fact cannot be from earlier than 1968):
https://www.discogs.com/release/14342328-Little-Richard-
Good-Golly-Miss-Molly-Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey
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Easy enough to change the year, so I have
done so.
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mjb50 wrote:
It's not dry... e.g. at "house of blue
light" + chorus vocal around 0:40, there's definitely
reverb in these YouTube clips:
(US 78)
(US 45)
(UK 45)
... I assume you mean there's a lot more obvious reverb
on the LP? |
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Yes, I should have said "fairly dry." There is indeed
some reverb in there, but nothing like the cavernous verb
on some sources. For the record, I'm using the MFSL re-
release of Here's Little Richard as my go to source.
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