Clark Kessinger: Sweet Bunch of Daisies (County 747) an LP recorded in the US in 1966

We now present a lovely and energetic 1966 album by "Old-time" fiddler Clark Kessinger (July 27, 1896 – June 4, 1975). Originally released on Kanawha Records, this particular copy was reissued on County Records in 1974. This is extremely energetic dance music -- full of melodic twists and turns -- which reveals a delightful level of virtuosity.

Equipment used in this transfer: 

Preparation: Ultrasonic cleaning for 10 minutes in clean water.

Turntable: Technics SL-1200

Cartridge: Audio-technica AT33MONO

Pre-amplification: refurbished Pioneer SX-780.

Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 96kHz resolution with 32-bit floating point

Software: Audacity, Izotope Elements, Fission, and xAct. 

downloads:

24bit, 96kHz mono FLAC files (322 MB)

very high resolution lossless FLAC files

16bit, 44.kHz mono FLAC files (110 MB)

these lossless files can be burned to CDR, if you are into that

320 kbps dual mono mp3 files (102 MB)

highest quality mp3 files possible 

Folk Songs of Uttar Pradesh (Odeon MOCE 1027) an LP recorded and released in India in 1964

Up next is a compilation album of folk and popular songs of Uttar Pradesh, which is the most populated state of India, with 241 million current inhabitants. There are some charming individual and choir songs on this album, which appears to be part of a series of albums that EMI released with the general title of, "Folk Songs of [name of Indian state]."

    

Equipment used in this transfer: 

Preparation: Ultrasonic cleaning for 10 minutes in clean water.

Turntable: Technics SL-1200

Cartridge: Audio-technica AT33MONO

Pre-amplification: refurbished Pioneer SX-780.

Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 96kHz resolution with 32-bit floating point

Software: Audacity, Izotope Elements, and xAct. 

downloads:

24bit, 96kHz mono FLAC files (833 MB)

very high resolution lossless FLAC files

16bit, 44.kHz mono FLAC files (189 MB)

these lossless files can be burned to CDR, if you are into that

320 kbps dual mono mp3 files (98 MB)

highest quality mp3 files possible 

Abdel Halim Hafez: Ressala Min Taht El Maa (IMD TC-GSTP 20) a cassette recorded in Egypt in 1973

We return after a hiatus with a cassette by the great Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977) featuring a live recording made in 1973. This cassette was issued in Lebanon at an unknown date.

Hafez was as an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer who recorded many albums of wonderful music.

Transfer: Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck, extensively refurbished and rebuilt.
Pre-amplification: refurbished Pioneer SX-780.
Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 24bit/96kHz resolution
Software: Audacity and xAct.

downloads:

24bit, 96kHz FLAC files (941 MB)

very high resolution lossless FLAC files

16bit, 44.kHz FLAC files (255 MB)

these lossless files can be burned to CDR, if you are into that

320 kbps mp3 files (102 MB)

highest quality lossy mp3 files possible