THE VINYL CORNER

EPISODE 7

In this edition of the vinyl corner I would like to pay some attention to the 7” single vinyl phenomenon. Probably not a format that is used a lot these times. However, back in the days, before CDs came up, the 7” single was highly interesting for bands to release their top songs (singles) of the brand new album. And the 7”single, that was more affordable (+/- € 3,00) than the 12” full album release (+/- € 12,00), was a great chance for fans to get introduced to a band. The other plus side was that the b-sides would often contain unreleased bonus tracks or live recordings of the band. Or even songs from older albums. And of course in many cases special cover artwork. I've always been a fan of this format and managed to collect quite a nice collection over the years and personally I think this is a format that is quite often overlooked by most collectors.

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From The HBLS Team

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BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT: MAOR APPELBAUM

Mastering Professional

One of the most underrated jobs in music must be that of mastering engineer. Everybody knows what a producer and an engineer do, but what is the role of the mastering engineer in the whole chain? When asked to name 5 mastering engineers most people would struggle. Names like Bob Ludwig or Howie Weinberg may ring a bell but although their role is an important one, most of them are not well known. HeadBangers LifeStyle’s Ron Willemsen contacted Maor Appelbaum, a man with an impressive list of clients from Yes to Faith No More and from Halford to Annihilator and asked him about the job of mastering engineer.