Randy Holden – Population II
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RidingEasy Records – EZRDR-116 |
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Rock |
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Psychedelic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Guitar Song | |
| A2 | Fruit & Iceburgs | |
| A3 | Between Time | |
| A4 | Fruit & Iceburgs (Conclusion) | |
| B1 | Blue My Mind | |
| B2 | Keeper Of My Flame |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Amigo Studios
- Exclusive Retailer – Noble Records (12)
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
- Mastered At – Townsend Mastering
Credits
- Drums – Christopher Lockheed
- Engineer – Russ Schmidt
- Executive-Producer – Les Brown Jr.
- Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Producer – Randy Holden
- Lacquer Cut By – NT*
- Photography – Richard Upper
Notes
Limited to 200 copies.
All vinyl copies signed by Holden. Per the label, "To make this official, Randy will be g each copy of the gatefold LP, if it doesn’t have his signature on it, it is not a legitimate pressing."
Recorded 1970
Remastered 2007
Recovery and Remaster by: Eli Brown
Note: Chris played bass keyboard on live appearances
Amplifiers courtesy of Sunn Musical Equipment Co.
℗ and ©- Randy Holden under exclusive license to RidingEasy Records - 2020
All vinyl copies signed by Holden. Per the label, "To make this official, Randy will be g each copy of the gatefold LP, if it doesn’t have his signature on it, it is not a legitimate pressing."
Recorded 1970
Remastered 2007
Recovery and Remaster by: Eli Brown
Note: Chris played bass keyboard on live appearances
Amplifiers courtesy of Sunn Musical Equipment Co.
℗ and ©- Randy Holden under exclusive license to RidingEasy Records - 2020
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): EZRDR116-A NT 34601.1(2)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): EZRDR116-B NT 34501.2(2)
- Barcode: 603111735719
Other Versions (5 of 27)
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Population II (LP, Album, Stereo) | Hobbit Records | HB 5002 | US | 1970 | ||
| Population II (LP, Album, Reissue) | Line Records | LLP 5211 AS | 1982 | ||||
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Population II (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release) | Hobbit Records (2) | HB 5002 | 1989 | |||
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Population II (CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release) | Flashback (4) | Flashback 007 | UK | 1995 | ||
| Population II (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Stereo) | Progressive Line | PL 523 | 2001 |
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Reviews
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As many have noted the release is distorted quite a bit and this is a problem for the physical CD release as well as all the vinyl.
The mastering itself I feel is also quite poor, with lots of muffling by way of the low end EQ, boosting bass and removing a lot of high end. On the marketing for the release its stated that this is the closest in sound to the original source and I do not believe that for a second. Reasoning that is a confused quote regarding the 2007 CD. If you want to know more you can follow the link below, many others hear the issues but no one in charge of the release seems able to hear it themselves or otherwise take interest in the matter:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/randy-holden-population-ii.948622/#post-23698136
You can also hear the new remaster for yourself in this clip which sounds just like the CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjLVq4rk3o
Its possible the vinyl release has less distortion by way of it being hard to cut from clipping audio files, but it will still have the same poor mastering most likely and its been confirmed to have issues still.
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