180-gram vinyl. DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) Disc Cutting: Günter Pauler at Pauler Acoustics, Northeim, Germany; mastered by Bob Jones, pressed by Pallas, Diepholz.In a brief recording career spanning just one solitary month in the Spring of 1956, Joe Clay cut this collection of savage, wild, primeval rockabilly music for Vik Records, a subsidiary of RCA Victor. He seemed destined to be no more than a footnote in rock ‘n’ roll history but the quality of his work would not allow him to be completely forgotten.This collection contains his timeless nuggets of pure rockabilly gold. Sixteen Chicks, Duck Tail, Slipping Out And Sneaking In – classic records that should be a part of everybody’s collection.It seems as though nearly every original recording from the 1950s and 1960s has found its way onto Compact Disc, but not always with ideal results. Even the finest CD remastering sometimes fails to recapture the compression and dynamics of the original 78 or 45 releases.
But the high quality of Bear Family’s audiophile vinyl editions truly recaptures the presence and audio qualities of the original records. With our longplaying series on 180 gram vinyl we marry the joy of owning a REAL record to today’s sound quality.