Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other on Spanish Fly, a varied album, basically solid throughout. New single "Head to Toe" is a great pop number with the feel of streetcorner harmony on the chorus. On both this tune and the heavily Latin flavored "Lost In Emotion," Lisa Lisa draws heavily on 60s girl group sound, but they carefully choose among the sounds of the classic groups to avoid the obvious sounds of the Supremes or Vandellas, in favor of the more experienced womanhood of Mary Wells...
...many pieces there are lots of different performers to choose from, and sometimes two artists can make the same piece sound entirely different. And then there are the questions of sound quality, disc quality, not to mention price...
Deutsche Grammophon, RCA, CBS, London, Philips, L'Oiseau-Lyre and Angel are among the labels whose main line recordings you can trust for sound and disc quality. You should expect to pay in the neighborhood of $8 for a top-quality main line record or tape that is not on sale...
Most of these companies also have bargain lines that generally have worse sound and are made with lower quality raw materials. Among the best lower-priced lines--great ways to get to know music--are RCA's Gold Seal (as opposed to its high-priced Red Seal), CBS's Great performances Series, and its Masterworks Portrait series. These often cost in the neighborhood of $5 and include generous quantities of music...
There are many cut-rate labels of suspect quality, where either sound, material or performance is poor. Although these labels may seem like bargains, you should avoid them. Among these are Allegro, Vanguard, peters, Turnabout and Murray Hill. The top quality Nonesuch recordings are fine, but the sound of the company's low-priced records is often...