Yeah, they do add in some big band and standards. I like it all, so I can listen to WJEJ almost uninterrupted for hours on end (there's a certain DJ that tends to talk over songs from beginning to end, which I find annoying, but fortunately, being on the west coast and three hours behind, I can listen to their automated overnight programming at a reasonable hour, so the chatty DJ problem isn't much of an issue.
Anyway, back to the aircheck, I like how the announcer tells the listeners the title and artist of every song, so I know what records to look for. Yes, I'm old fashioned, and will actually look for vinyl copies of songs I hear on stations like this, both defunct (as in this one) and extant (As in WJEJ and others), and the reason for this is that, in at least a few cases, the mixes that I hear on the original vinyl are actually BETTER than the so-called remastered ones that are available online.
For example, take Peggy Lee's 1958 hit "Fever". The new, remastered versions (both mono and stereo mixes) sound clinical and flat, with a very wimpy, modern sounding reverb that's laid so far back that it's almost imperceptible, but the original mixes use the lush, full reverb that was common back in the late 50s and 60s, and the mix overall is warmer and more analog sounding, which I like. I lucked out and found an original single copy of the song, in mono, that was in exceptionally good condition, and even with the imperfections (it does have some light scratches and very light, virtually unnoticeable crackle), I think it sounds fantastic compared to all the modern redos. The fact that I have a decent cartridge and needle on my main turntable probably helps, as I have another, more cheaply made turntable that has a lower end cartridge that tends to clip and overload during loud passages quite badly, and as a result it sounds rather dull and lifeless. It's nevertheless good enough for general listening, so I've kept it and I still use it occasionally.
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