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Title: Robert Johnsons entire recorded output is sped up by 20% Post by: lester1/2jr on June 09, 2010, 09:48:58 AM http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/may/27/robert-johnson-blues
This guy thinks that Robert Johnson's music was sped up, probably by the people who originally recorded it. slowed down version of crossroads (http://www.touched.co.uk/sounds/johnson/crossroadsslow.mp3) original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A Title: Re: Robert Johnsons entire recorded output is sped up by 20% Post by: Rev. Powell on June 09, 2010, 11:54:50 AM So, there was really no need for him to sell his soul to the devil to learn to play guitar so fast.
These sides will be very cool to hear if they're ever released at the "proper" speed. Title: Re: Robert Johnsons entire recorded output is sped up by 20% Post by: lester1/2jr on June 09, 2010, 12:05:15 PM discussions
http://blindman.15.forumer.com/a/robert-johnson-playback-speed_post30758.html http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-461601.html a few samples of the slowed down versions http://landownunder.blogspot.com/2005/01/robert-johnson-on-speed.html come on in my kitchen (http://www.touched.co.uk/sounds/johnson/kitchen.mp3) you know, if you think about it ALOT of stuff from that era was overcranked like crazy. lke how fast silent movies were. whenever they parody them, they always have the poeple moving super fast Title: Re: Robert Johnsons entire recorded output is sped up by 20% Post by: Allhallowsday on June 15, 2010, 07:46:52 PM Very interesting, thanks, Lester. Hmmm. I never thought the fleetness of JOHNSON's guitar was the important part of his recordings. I'd snap up any reissue at the supposedly correct speed!
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