



Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (Half-speed Mastering, Japanese pressing)
Rarity - Sealed
Gordon Lightfoot - Vocals (A3, A4, B2), 6 String Guitar (A1, A4, B3, B5), 12 String Guitar (A3, A5, B1-2, B4), High String Guitar (A2, B3), Chimes (A4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Gordon Lightfoot]
Vocals [Harmony] – Catherine Smith (A2)
6 String Guitar – Red Shea (A2)
Acoustic Guitar – Red Shea (A3, B4), Terry Clements (A1-5, B1, B3-5)
Classical Guitar – Red Shea (A4-5, B5)
Dobro – Red Shea (A1)
Electric Guitar – Red Shea (A2)
Bass – John Stockfish (A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B5), Rick Haynes (A1, A4, B3, B4)
Drums – Jim Gordon (A1 to A3, A5, B1, B3, B4)
Percussion – Jim Gordon (A2), Milt Holland (A1, A5, B4)
Congas – Milt Holland (B1)
Horns – Nick DeCaro (A3)
Strings – Nick DeCaro (A3, A5, B1, B5)
Piano, Accordion – Nick DeCaro (B3)
Synthesizer [Moog] – Gene Martynec (A3, A5)
Written by Gordon Lightfoot
1 LP, Standard Sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Victor Japan
Label : Mobile Fidelity
Original Label : Reprise Records
Recorded in 1974 at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto
Engineered by Lee Herschberg
Produced by Lenny Waronker
Remastered by Stan Ricker
Photography by John Reeves
Originally released in 1974
Reissued in 1979
Tracks:
Side A
- Somewhere U.S.A.
- High And Dry
- Seven Island Suite
- Circle Of Steel
- Is There Anyone Home
Side B
- The Watchman's Gone
- Sundown
- Carefree Highway
- The List
- Too Late For Prayin'
Reviews :
"Following the success of Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot continued his success by releasing a greatest-hits compilation. It contained the most popular songs from his Warner Bros. years on disc two, and he re-recorded many of his early songs for side one of record one. Although not as good, perhaps, as the originals, this did bring them up to date with his current sound style. Just about all the favorites are here (except "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," which hadn't been recorded yet when this set was put together and appears on Lightfoot's second volume of Gord's Gold), making this a good general overview of a strong talent." AllMusic Review by James Chrispell
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.56 / 5