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If you liked Shadows In the Night, musically and sonically, you will like the music here too since these songs were recorded during those sessions.

However, while the files for this record were mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, and cut there by Ray Janos (STERLING RJ stamp), Wes Garland at Nashville Record Productions (WG/NRP) cut side two.

Why?

I've seen this before on records pressed at United (URP). They ruined the lacquer for side two and rather than spending the money to have Ray cut side two again, Wes Garland was sent a CD (probably the commercial CD) and he re-cut from that.

Now in this case, since the master was probably the same 16 bit/44.1K temp mix Bob approved for the previous album, despite Al Schmitt having recorded it to high resolution 192/24 bit files (read the previous review), perhaps it won't make much of a difference—other than the differences in the lathes and electronics.

Still, it's annoying, and doubly annoying that Sony or Dylan's people chose to press at United. But this was probably more than anything to get it delivered on time.

How did it sound? The copy I got is being returned and replaced—and not because the pressing appeared to be defective.

First thing I noticed was, the digital download card was missing. Then I examined the record. There was a scratch on side two consistent with a stylus falling on the record and then sliding and bouncing across the record surface and then onto the label. I'm sure you've seen this or maybe even done this!

So I'm thinking what happened is, some klutz bought the record, ruined it, forget to put back the download card, and just sent it back as "defective" and got another copy. And then someone at Amazon's vinyl fulfillment house, re-shrinkwrapped it and tried to fob it off on me!

They picked the wrong customer. But at least they're replacing it.