BOC: revamped set

[Joseph M. Lofft]

> I have a bootleg of them doing a rather fine version of the Black
> Telescope Song from around 1986, I think.  But I don't see what's
wrong
> with either the 1st LP version or the original 4-track '71/'72
bootleg,
> in recording terms.
> Infact, people have been mentioning this for a few weeks now...what's
> the beef?

IMHO the recording of WOTT sounds like it was recorded in a tin can or a
men's room.  Also, there seems to be an excessive amount of midrange to
the mix.  It sounds like a cassette tape that has been played too many
times.

BTW, that does mean the song is bad, just that it is a bad recording.