| Overseas, he was a genuine hero, performing to thousands. But on his L.A. hometurf, sand-blown Venice Beach served as Ted Hawkins’s makeshift stage. He’d deliver his magnificent melange of soul, blues, folk, gospel, and a touch of country all by his lonesome, with only an acoustic guitar for company. Passersby would pause to marvel at Hawkins’s melismatic vocals, dropping a few coins or a greenback into his tip jar on the way by. That was the way Ted Hawkins kept body and soul together until 1994, when DGC/Geffen Records issued "The Next Hundred Years", his breakthrough album. Suddenly, Hawkins was poised on the precipice of stardom. And then, just after Christmas that same year, in a bout of cruel irony, he died of a stroke. Ted Hawkins’s existence was no day in the park. Born into abject poverty in Mississippi, an abused and illiterate child, Hawkins was sent to reform school when he was 12 years old. He encountered his first musical inspiration there from New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair, whose visit to the school moved the lad to perform in a talent show. But it wasn’t enough to keep him out of trouble. At age 15, he stole a leather jacket and spent three years at Mississippi’s infamous state penitentiary at Parchman Farm. Roaming from Chicago to Philadelphia to Buffalo after his release, Hawkins left the frigid weather behind in 1966, purchasing a one-way ticket to L.A. Suddenly, music beckoned; he bought a guitar and set out to locate the ex-manager of Sam Cooke (one of his idols). No such luck, but he did manage to cut his debut 45, the soul-steeped "Baby"/"Whole Lot Of Women," for "Money Records." When he learned no royalties were forthcoming from its sales, Hawkins despaired of ever making a living at his music and took to playing on the streets. Fortunately, producer Bruce Bromberg was interested in Hawkins’s welfare, recording his delightfully original material in 1971 both with guitarist Phillip Walker’s band ("Sweet Baby" was issued as a single on the Joliet label) and in a solo acoustic format (with Ted’s wife Elizabeth occasionally adding harmonies). The producer lost touch with Hawkins for a while after recording him, Hawkins falling afoul of the law once again. In 1982, those tapes finally emerged on Rounder as Watch Your Step, and Hawkins began to receive some acclaim (Rolling Stone gave it a five-star review). Bromberg corralled him again for the 1986 encore album Happy Hour, which contained the touching "Cold & Bitter Tears." At the behest of a British deejay, Hawkins moved to England in 1986 and was treated like a star for four years, performing in Great Britain, Ireland, France, even Japan. But when he came home, he was faced with the same old situation. Once again, he set up his tip jar on the beach, donned the black leather glove he wore on his fretting hand, and played for passersby — until DGC ever so briefly propelled him into the major leagues. Ted Hawkins was a unique talent, unclassifiable and eminently soulful. For a year or so, he was even a star in his own country. Love You Most of All: More Songs From Venice Beach was issued posthumously in 1998. 01.Strange Conversation |
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WAV母带音源
WAV母带音源格式由于音频解析度高，实际文件比普通WAV格式偏大，属正常现象，为满足部分用户想要的市面上那些母带音乐而发布供体验。
正版慢抓
对于一些经典专辑市面暂无数字专辑的我们采取正版慢抓保存下来，对于目前来讲是较好的选择。
MQA（Tidal）
侧重于便携性流媒体服务，缩减音频体积的同时又能提供不错的音质。华语流行原始录音文件多为44.1，应MQA官方最新要求，即显示44.1
FLAC（Qobuz）
优质流媒体服务商，曲库丰富，音质可以满足大部分用户需求，与索尼等顶级数字专辑商城有一定差距
FLAC（Moov)
中国香港首个及唯一提供24 bit 升频版本之音乐串流服务，音乐经特制升频处理将音乐取样频率伸延，即使在不同播放装置仍能保持高度原音
SACD精选
实体唱片中的HiRes，此分类音频由SACD转制，由于SACD的特性，转制效果有一定折扣
商城正版 高端厂牌 数字专辑
原生高解析数字专辑
信息量可达CD的6.5至512倍。
*384kHz及22.6MHz的高解析音频对设备要求较高
*其中45.2MHz的音频 单曲 可达3g，对存储介质也有较高需求
原生高解析数字专辑
信息量可达CD的6.5至512倍。
*384kHz及22.6MHz的高解析音频对设备要求较高
*其中45.2MHz的音频 单曲 可达3g，对存储介质也有较高需求
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