- Joined
- Apr 12, 2011
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Here is the long-awaited Orlyn compilation, "The Sky Is Black", which is a 31 track compilation of the best of the Orlyn label. The Bonus Disc rounds out the package and contains the remainder of the Orlyn catalog. All up 55 cuts which represents both sides of the 27 known Orlyn 45s (Ryell's Combo contains 3 tracks).
Only problem is, another Orlyn 45 has recently been discovered - a second Delcords disc making 28 Orlyns. I don't have access to this disc which is of the "one known copy" variety, so the quest for a complete Orlyn compilation goes on!
Meanwhile, you can enjoy 97 percent of the Orlyn catalog right now, by downloading "The Sky Is Black" and "Orlyn Bonus Disc" in FLAC or mp3 format.
This is not a "perfect sound quality" comp like the Fenton "Scream Loud" set. I had near mint copies of all those Fenton 45s. That's simply not the case with the Orlyn discs, (on average 10 times rarer than the Fentons) - a few of these are re-mastered from vg minus or worse condition copies. For example, the Malibus (one or two known copies) had several skips until a previous owner "worked on it" with a sewing needle. Now it only has one skip, and a few dozen loud "whacks" (removed via software). Ryells Combo had literally thousands of audible scratches which I removed by hand. My copy of Lastime Around is best described as "P" condition, and even has chunks of vinyl trimmed off the edges of the disc with a knife or scissors.
Orlyn pressings are variable to begin with, even if the vinyl is near mint, it can be very crackly. All in all, it was a challenge, and I hope the results are at least reasonably satisfying. Sometimes I just left the pops and crackles alone (especially on the Bonus Disc), as removing them would have taken days of work and probably created more problems than it solved.
When you download from this link, you will need to enter the following username and password
username : secsoc
password : secsoc66
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/secsoc
Choose the MP3 or FLAC folders. "TheSkyIsBlack" contains all the killer material, and "OrlynBonus" contains "the rest", which you may or may not require. All the label scans are available in hi-res, in the "Labelscans" folder.
Right-click on the files (PC) or Control-click (Mac) to download.
Happy Listening!
Only problem is, another Orlyn 45 has recently been discovered - a second Delcords disc making 28 Orlyns. I don't have access to this disc which is of the "one known copy" variety, so the quest for a complete Orlyn compilation goes on!
Meanwhile, you can enjoy 97 percent of the Orlyn catalog right now, by downloading "The Sky Is Black" and "Orlyn Bonus Disc" in FLAC or mp3 format.
This is not a "perfect sound quality" comp like the Fenton "Scream Loud" set. I had near mint copies of all those Fenton 45s. That's simply not the case with the Orlyn discs, (on average 10 times rarer than the Fentons) - a few of these are re-mastered from vg minus or worse condition copies. For example, the Malibus (one or two known copies) had several skips until a previous owner "worked on it" with a sewing needle. Now it only has one skip, and a few dozen loud "whacks" (removed via software). Ryells Combo had literally thousands of audible scratches which I removed by hand. My copy of Lastime Around is best described as "P" condition, and even has chunks of vinyl trimmed off the edges of the disc with a knife or scissors.
Orlyn pressings are variable to begin with, even if the vinyl is near mint, it can be very crackly. All in all, it was a challenge, and I hope the results are at least reasonably satisfying. Sometimes I just left the pops and crackles alone (especially on the Bonus Disc), as removing them would have taken days of work and probably created more problems than it solved.
When you download from this link, you will need to enter the following username and password
username : secsoc
password : secsoc66
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/secsoc
Choose the MP3 or FLAC folders. "TheSkyIsBlack" contains all the killer material, and "OrlynBonus" contains "the rest", which you may or may not require. All the label scans are available in hi-res, in the "Labelscans" folder.
Right-click on the files (PC) or Control-click (Mac) to download.
Happy Listening!
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Fantastic.
