Gray just got permission to reveal this.
Kevin gray kinks vinyl mono.
Krazy good news for kinks fans.
The kinks sleeve looks nice and the record is the best version i ve heard grade a kinda kinks sleeve is dark and the photo is very saturated.
Easily the best version i ve heard.
Only analog eq was used in the process.
He went on to explain that the vinyl in the set was all cut by kevin gray at cohearant audio created from digital files that were newly compiled different sourcing from than the kinks in mono box set.
The good news is that all of the original albums in the box were cut by kevin gray at cohearant mastering supervised by andrew sandoval using the original uk pye npl analog masters.
It sounded a bit harsh.
A kinks in mono box set is due for release overseas shortly and in america on december 16th.
The recently released sanctuary kinks albums were mastered by kevin gray from the original pye master tapes.
Andrew sandoval says this on 9 30.
Sounds great grade b.
From those transfers.
The prts were cut from the uk 1st gen pye masters while the reprises would have been cut from copy tapes.
However the german mono sounds amazing.
It doesn t sound bright to me at all.
I felt the same way about the stereo prt village green.
A 2 lp set a 2lp and 2cd set and a 2lp one cd set and all are available now for pre order thorough the kinks store.
Why make such great news a secret.
From hype sticker on shrinkwrap 10 discs from 1964 to 1969 all on 180g vinyl contains the first 8 albums in glorious mono including live at kelvin hall.
50th anniversary stereo edition gatefold jacket includes 4 page insert 180 gram vinyl mastered by kevin gray at cohearent audio north hills ca.
I love the stereo prt of something else too.
The vinyl offering is available in various iterations.
The book is basically a picture book kinks fans like picture books but more historical information on the albums would ve been nice.
All kind of politics we needn t get into here.
Now to the actual records.
For the stereo album sandoval continued we had the original stereo lp master and that too was transferred at 24 96.