First off let me just say hi. I stumbled across this forum yesterday and i joined instantly. I have been a fan of The Mamas and The Papas for a few years now, since i brought the 'Ultimate Collection' C.D however, i didn't even know that Cass had a solo output until i started getting 'Lost' boxsets on DVD and thinking 'wow, that sounds like The Mamas and The Papas' for those who aren't familiar with 'Lost' the song in question was 'Make Your Own Kind Of Music' which has since become nearly an anthem for my life, anyway, after finding out that it was a Cass Elliot solo track i hunted down more of her solo output (along with filling in what i didn't have from The Mama And The Papas) and i discovered, in both cases, an amazing, yet tragically overlooked collection of music.
Back to my question/point/thing.
I don't know if this has been asked before but i thought i'd ask away, when it comes to the Mamas and The Papas' music which do you find the best (in tearms of mixing, sound quality etc) i have heard mono mixes of 'Words Of Love' and 'Creeque Alley' and i happen to think they are fantastic mixes (also i think the slightly different instrumentation is better too)
I also found when i started listening to them, the stereo mixes took some getting used too, i'd love to hear them remixed but everyone seems to have a different story regarding the masters, some say Dunhill trashed them (which seems the most likley ) some say Lou Adler has them, although it seems to be generally accepted that John took 4 tapes in the 70's to make quad mixes, does anyone know which these were ? (i assume that 'I Can't Wait' and 'Once Was A Time I Thought' were amongst them as there are excerpts from what appear to be session tapes on the Antholigy), also would the masters for 'People Like Us' have been trashed ? i mean it seems silly that they would have wiped, destroyed, thrown out or whatever a master for an album which was only 2 years old.