From: milhousewpfr@gmail.communique   
      
   On 6/25/2015 5:30 PM, Bill wrote:   
   > On 2015-06-25 20:14:14 +0000, Charles Ulrich said:   
   >   
   >> In article , Bill    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2015-06-25 07:39:15 +0000, Martin Higgs said:   
   >>>   
   >>>> I read that the original LP was mastered from FZ's 15in(per sec.)   
   >>>> safety copy, as Warner's would not release the 30in master tape. Is the   
   >>>> 2012 CD mastered from the _30in_ master?   
   >>>   
   >>> I don't know, bur Joe Travers would probably know. BTW, I only heard   
   >>> the 15ips story about Joe's Garage; didn;t realize he had done that   
   >>> with Zoot Allures.   
   >>   
   >> How did Warner Brothers get the master tapes of Joe's Garage???   
   >>   
   >> --Charles   
   >   
   > Eek, I should have been more clear. I mean only the speed at which the   
   > tape was running, not who had control of the tape.   
      
   A couple things seem conflated above. This is my understanding --   
   The first pressing of Joe's Garage was mastered to disk at half speed   
   (for supposedly better sound quality etc), which is a separate thing   
   from whether tape was recorded or copied at 30ips of 15ips.   
   As to whether FZ's safety 2-track of Zoot Allures (from which was   
   mastered the Warner Bros LP) was made at 15 or 30, I don't know, but   
   that's interesting, if true. In either case, I believe the original   
   2-track was tied up in the legal split with Herb/DiscReet and FZ took   
   his safety to WB who released it.   
      
   It would be interesting to know what source was used for the '95 Zoot   
   Allures CD everyone always said sound murky. I never owned one myself,   
   but I've had the vinyl for a long time and the 2012 sounds pretty damn   
   good / better than LP.   
      
   --derek.   
      
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