File:KingstonTrioTomDooley.ogg

Rationale of fair use for The Kingston Trio, Tom Dooley and Folk rock
This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:
 * It illustrates an educational article specifically about the song from which this sample was taken. The section of music used is discussed in the article in relation to the song's musical style, and also contains part of the song's chorus.
 * It is a sample of no more than 30 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
 * It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
 * It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
 * It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.

I believe that this use of the excerpt is in good faith, and that its inclusion enhances the quality of the article The Kingston Trio, without reducing the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn. Sensei48 (talk) 02:36, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Reasons For The Necessity or Preserving The Monophonic File As The File Of Record
The original file I uploaded is significantly clearer in terms of its audio, and for one simple reason - it was a monophonic recording, and that's they way I uploaded it. There is no legitimate stereo recording of that cut. In 1958, Capitol records made the intentional decision to record the Kingston Trio's first two albums in mono because they did not think an unknown group with an unfamiliar style of music was worth the risk of the significantly more expensive stereo recording.

When the record sold more than 3 million copies, Capitol rushed out what they called a "duophonic" recording of the albums - a faked "stereo" that created two channels out of one mono cut that had been carefully remixed (from a total of 3 microphones used in the studio recording) to achieve the really fine hi-fidelity mix represented in the monaural release. Since the newer 4/10 .ogg file has the sound of stereo, it's either that "duophonic" version (despised by audiophiles to the extent of belittlement) or some other attempt to remaster mono into stereo. The result is - click or not - a significant loss of fidelity, first, and second the loss of historical accuracy. The mono file I uploaded is the original record - the one that sold 3 million singles and was on more than half a million albums sold. Additionally and for accuracy's sake, the stereo file is not from the specified source - Capitol T996 The Kingston Trio released 6/1/58. Any file from that source must be monophonic. Sensei48 (talk) 05:46, 7 April 2010 (UTC)