Enoch Light - Matilda

[Backlap46]

As much as I love Enoch Light ,and have grown up with him since the late 50's,He is not the first to use 35mm for recordings.Everest and the Mercury labels was using 35mm since the late 50's to early 60's.It became too expensive to do with every recording,hence back to analog tape

[dremagrini]

Harry belaflute!

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

Great interpretation of this old tune!!!

[montejorozo]

Thanks for this "Matilda" . I knew this record by 1965 (I was 15) but the friend who owns it past away many years ago and never heard it again.

I would appreciate if you mail me a copy of the image cover,

[doncirelli]

Correction - Enoch Light used 35 millimeter magnetic film, not optical film.

[cameronchatterton]

Ah, I remember Enoch Light, he made the early stereo recordings fun....left speaker, right speaker and then the ghost channel.......thanks for letting me remember.....

[1UpGamers]

@cameronchatterton Yeah, he makes insane use of Stereo Recording!

[margaby2001]

Wow! sound is g-r-e-a-t!

[doncirelli]

I just listened to an Enoch Light album I picked up at the Goodwill Store. This guy was a genius when it came to the sonic qualities of his albums. They sound better than most CD's, actually. The quality of LP records seemed to go downhill in the mid-60's. Most rock albums sound horrible, compared to the fidelity of Light's product. Which is a shame. It would have been nice to have rock & roll records with the same quality sound back then.

[CadillacL]

@doncirelli I was born in '71 but, I to wish they'd been that way. I heard that in the 60's the quality was really bad. That is a shame too w/all the grea music from then. I

[doncirelli]

@CadillacL

Actually, the quality of Enoch Light's albums was superb in the 60's. Superior to most other recordings on the market at that time, in fact. Light pioneered the use of 35 millimeter film, which allowed for much higher fidelity. I have a few Light albums and a very revealing stereo system. His albums typically sound better than most other records from the same time period, and even later. Even better than compact disc.

[CadillacL]

@doncirelli I've read on here that Enoch used 35mm. Never thought about it giving a higher fidelity/sound. I have to agree that, sometimes, I don't think cd's give music the highest quality.

[doncirelli]

@CadillacL Yes, 35 MM optical sound film had a much better specs than the audio recording tape that was typically used at the time, hence the higher fidelity of Enoch Light's albums. If everyone had takes as much care with the recording and mastering process as Light did, the Compact Disc may have gotten a longer run for its money from LP records. The quality of vinyl, in general, actually declined after the mid-60's. The business almost collapsed in the 70's due to poor quality product.

[CadillacL]

@doncirelli Makes you wonder what would've happen, had everyone used 35mm i recordings.

[BucketFurter]

I guess, to clarify, I should add: Where oh where is quality in stereo reproduction these days? However crisp thiese ditties might sound here, they'd sound 80+ x better on an analog turntable. Sorry, but digital's random access is all it offers. The early 60's seem to have been audio's golden age.

[BucketFurter]

Where has the world gone astray? Lord, lead us back!

[KRF888HEI]

I have a collection of Command Performance LPs including a box set, plus a recording from Japan. Many include Enoch Light. One of the reasons I still listen to records on my Onkyo Integra system. Thanks for sharing

[CadillacL]

Unfortunately, I didn't grow up on this music. I pretty much discovered it on Youtube. What AMAZING music. Also, discovered Esquivel, etc. Can't imagine what it was like hearing this for the first time, especially on then (then) new stereo sound. WOW :)

[Gefreiter44]

Ok, I'll chime in here! I grew up with this type of music, and much more from this era. Basically this Enoch Light group was called "Los Admiradores." They released two earlier albums called "Bongos" (1959) and "Bongos, Flutes, Guitars" 1960 with much the same musicians and sound. Bottom line, GREAT STUFF!

[je32559]

Unbelievable no one cares to express anything on such a unique form of instrumental music. Really enjoyable to listen to, there is talent involved here folks.

I am im my 40's & enjoy contemporarry music, but great music is great music !!

No one ever said we americans are the most sophisticated regarding the arts !!

JE