B. J. Thomas - 'This Guy's In Love With You' - Original Stereo LP - HQ

Did You Know?

To quote the opening lyric from Arthur Conley's, "Sweet Soul Music",..."Do you like good music?" And do you care about the sound quality of this 'good music', the music that we now lovingly refer to as our treasured legacy recordings from an era of music production long since gone - legacy recordings like the one just cited or cited in this video you are listening to now or "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, "Yesterday" by The Beatles, "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" by Frankie Valli, "(Sittin' on) The Dock Of the Bay" by Otis Redding, "Baby I Need Your Loving" by The Four Tops, Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", "Rhythm of the Rain" by The Cascades, "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles and 'on and on'...?

In fact, when we talk about the exceptional sound quality of these legacy recordings and then take a turn and focus on a very special part of the process of the reproduction of this music 'to the presses', as it were, we begin to realize there is more. It was an unprecedented time in our music production history and the process, from the studios-to-the-pressing plants, included an intentionally crafted sound especially for an uncanny medium(vinyl) that oft times, brought with it, a sound that would actually eclipse the sound of the original master tape. In fact, many are dramatically profound apart from the master tape, folks.

But then let's take the conversation a step further. What happens when you take that piece of it and have it 'joined at the hip' professionally with today's incredible advances in audio technologies, to further 'exploit the exploitable' or 'embellish those embellishments' that are only found in this uniquely crafted sound? What happens then? Something that can be 'quite profound' at times within itself, and something that can be quite beautiful to the ears. And even better, something that can easily be made available to the masses where it might otherwise not ever be able to get there in totem.

So what does this mean and how is it important to you and me as consumers of the digital forms of these treasured classics?

LegacyVMP Studio is a studio that is specially engineered and equipped to produce a digitally revitalized version of this sound and take advantage. In fact, the studio is not only about preserving and promoting this sound(the Legacy LP Mastered Sound,) but we intend to help it 'live and breathe again' in today's digital age.

How do we do that?

By leveraging and utilizing technology to create very high end digital HFE (high fidelity engineered) audio files, and then making them accessible to our incredible mastering studios to be used as they see fit.

What will they do with them (digital HFE audio files)?

Three things: 1.) use them for their own purposes, for example, to assist with their very own legacy recordings digital conversion and/or rework projects by incorporating them in creative ways, as they only know how, into their current processes for these audio projects; and/or, 2.) further prepare and present them as a 'standalone marketable sound' to be entered directly into the digital legacy audio supply channels i.e. streaming, digital broad/podcast, download or even repress new vinyl; and/or 3.) prepare them to become the new alternative 'master' file where no other viable options/alternatives exists, for example, all tape and safety masters and/or multitrack session tapes/stems no longer are applicable for whatever reason i.e. time degradation of source material rendering them no longer usable, natural disaster caused destruction, etc.

And so we are beyond grateful to now be able to 'serve-up' to and support, our incredible mastering studios by acting in a partnership role with them for the greater good of all.

“This little studio can produce it and now the big studios are able to use it.”

"Because you don't want to miss what's in store for 'the Legacy LP Mastered Sound'".

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TheVRP Archives - Original Vinyl Pressing - "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" -1969 Scepter Records - SPS-580
Newly Restored and Processed for Maximum Musical Integrity

[shanehunter]

Very good, I had this album as a child for my birthday because I loved the song from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance kid. The more I listened the more I loved every song on the album.

Rain drops keep falling on my head.

[daniellambert]

A Classic loving universal pleaser to all of life through B.J.

[TheVinylRestorationProject]

This was one of our 2016 archives. Friends, a lot has happened since then. And there is much more work to do. Let me explain.

Folks, are you aware that there exist many, many legacy artists that unfortunately, the digital age of music has NOT been so kind? For example, one of them is Pop/Country artist, B. J. Thomas. So my studio, LegacyVMP Studio, is on a mission to try and help do our part to change this kind of business climate within the legacy audio industry that we feel is long overdue. I think the time is right for studios like mine (and others!) to take what technology now affords us and turn it into something that can be very positive for the industry as a whole. Will you help us do that?

[flaviowilner]

Incredibly clean and restored. Good job!

[CurtisLinder]

What a disarming, and great little song this is.  But it becomes full of power and meaning towards the end.  Subtle, understated, - the arrangement is fabulous. What a buildup. Downs, ups, and the breakdown - if not - I'll just die.  Are you kidding me? BJ's pipes and the songwriting genius of Burt and Hal.

[panneetantinukul]

Oh! You did it again. Thanks for doing great beautiful songs.