Vinyl (MCS 6700) - Frank Zappa - Inca Roads

Vinyl (MCS 6700) - Frank Zappa - Inca Roads

Turntable: MCS 6700 Direct Drive
Phono Cart: Denon DL-110
Preamp: Rega Fono Mini
Stereo: Marantz 2235b

Recorded at 24/96 (24-bit, 96kHz) on Audacity.

Notes -- Here's the opening track to Frank Zappa's 1975 LP One SIze Fits All, the immortal Inca Roads. This is one of Zappa's greatest songs, thrilling and inventive and rich. The vinyl record sounds especially nice, and like all Zappa albums is superior to its CD counterpart. This recording comes from the yellow label Discreet pressing.

The MCS 6700 turntable was JC Penny's top-line model of the late 1970s. It's a rebranded Technics SL-1900 with a larger frame, more stylish buttons, and the same excellent Technics sound. It's a terrific turntable.

The phono cartridge is the always-excellent Denon DL-110, a high-output moving coil. The phono preamp is the Rega Fono Mini, a sterling champ that is sadly overlooked. And the stereo receiver is my venerable Marantz 2235b from 1977.

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[mediacurtain]

i hope the record is not damaged, i really enjoy the vinyl uploads especially the zappa  ones

keep them spinning

cheers!!

[gamesDAMNED]

@mediacurtain Thanks! My records are in pretty good shape. I've been lucky so far, but if I see something in a shop that's too scuffed up, I leave it alone. But you do spend a lot of time scrubbing and cleaning LPs. I really should reconnect the stereo to the PC and record some new needledrops. Thanks for the support!

[mediacurtain]

at 4:43 the record skips

[gamesDAMNED]

@mediacurtain Yeah, slight skip on the recording. I'll have to check the record to see if there's a scratch somewhere. Sometimes a skip may be caused by dirt in the grooves, and can be cleaned out. But it's common to find scratches on old LPs. Our Boomer parents really trashed the hell out of their albums. It's just something you have to look out for when hunting for LPs.

[LawlFrank]

Frank Zappa = greatest musical genius of all time!

[OldMusicOnVinyl1]

@gamesDAMNED Actually, early vinyl copies of One Size Fits All had a manufacturing defect that caused Inca Roads to skip at 4:43. This mistake was not caught during the test pressing process, and the copies that contained the skipping error were recalled in favour of a new batch. Wikipedia confirms this.

[kx9x]

If you enjoy this solo, you can hear the entire, uninterrupted solo on the version of Inca Roads from You Can't Do This On Stage Anymore, Volume 2: The Helsinki Concert, where the solo was lifted from.

[luizmarcondesmusica]

Thanks for uploadind this! So beautiful and crazy! Much appreciated!

[MaximumFiff]

I'm with you Bird, FZ sheds his human form and becomes a beast monster during this solo

[ActualBird]

I think this is my favorite FZ solo in existence.

[Kokesdan]

Frank, you are a genius, rest in peace, you should be here right now.

[Leverquin]

Vynil!

[sambassfinishfirst]

Sounds great, and the more I listen to the song it only gets greater and greater.

[fabriziocolonna73]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssss

[TheJourneyAgent]

mmmm, the vinyl is so nice! time to go hunting on Ebay for this baby!!!