Can you be more specific here? This is my biggest grievance with vinyl toady. @Michael Fremer can you comment on whether the 2020 50th Anniversay cut of Abraxas by Kevin Gray is AAA? So there might be a tape that could be used for a reissue!
, The Old Ideas vinyl sounds remarkably superior to the CD also included in the jacket. (Swiss-Italian Radio Orch./ Scherchen. Anyone else unfortunate enough to grab that same LP? Sundazed's mistake was to not put its name on them! The DSD mastered Stones reissues sound fantastic as do original UK Deccas. Only the record companies that own the rights to a recording have access to the original master tapes. The source was some kind of digitally sourced, noise reduced flat sonic wash with all the life and dynamics sucked out. Don't you? Surely pulling random copies and checking for problems is something that should be done by the pressing plant in the production cycle? The bottom line is, be careful. Best see if you can find a review before purchase, or whether you can give it a listen. Same with "together through life". He also produces editorial series for the most important Italian newspapers such as Il Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica. Not only were they very cheap, but they are great-sounding, quiet, 180g above-average pressings. In addition to communicating vital patient care information, the medical record provides documentation of appropriate evaluation, treatment, and services. I've been toying with the idea of replacing the Pro-Ject pre with a Bellari VP-130 tube pre amp, but I am wary of throwing money at the problem out of blind ignorance. eXhibit Records/Soundboard And even if they did, as a new collector, is it trial and error or is there a comprehensive list out there of the good and not so good producers? Heaven only knows how they got here and in the surprisingly good sound quality. Samuel, Son & Co. is a leading global network of integrated metal manufacturing, processing and distribution divisions . Quality of Miles Davis on Ermitage 180 gram Vinyl Discussion in ' Music Forums ' started by T68, Feb 16, 2019 . Great article, and critical subject matter. I have about 20+ of these EMI japan reissues, they are totally fantastic. There are some excellent vinyl reissue labels that use original anaolg sources and produce very good lps such as Analogue Productions, Speakers Corner Records, RhinOvinyl, Classic Records, Impulse!, Sundazed, etc. You'd think there'd be some obsessive on the internet keeping track of this stuff. You can read a review of a Vinyl Lover's John Cale reissue on this site. With these mono (false mono) too much clean and uniform. I also checked the fine print on the back cover and found "this compilation copyright 2008 Lilith Records" and "manufactured in EU under license from OOO 'Universal Music', Russia". the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. Hey! I have consentrated on looking for original pressings more over the last few years. Just listen to 'Cool Struttin' and compare to any analog sourced version, and all the hallmarks of a digital source are there. I have bought a couple of records from this label for $15+tax: Ray Charles and Grant Green, and found the quality to be poor. Magical Mystery Tour was the specific title I had in mind when I orignally posted this. Are the HD Tracks files really Hi Rez? ". Subject: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks, Dear Administrator, "Old Ideas" soundsbetter. I am not impressed with the quality controls in the press/release process at Wax Time, a record company out of Spain. This program brought electronic health records to well over 80% of ambulatory physicians and virtually every hospital in the United States. Could some enterprising person create a table with columns for Reissue Label, Overall Reliability, and Comments? Then on the other side 3 versions of I think Jeepster. Sheltered from strong northerly winds, the south-facing slopes of the Hermitage hill benefit from ideal sunshine, which has a great influence on the quality of these wines. The same problem exists for audiophile CD reissues. Leonard Cohens"10 new songs" also digital. The vinyl is noisy and Dylan's voice is all over the place. One of the the Gil Scott-Heron LP's (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised) has a "RCA Special Products" sticker on the back while the others don't, I'm happy to get his Flying Dutchman albums since the originals go for big money and are rare, ditto goes for Leon Thomas. It could have been a great Beatles collection but some one at MFSL back then was making bad judgementcalls in regards to the eq used. There is amazing variation,the "Exile" reissue sounds like a shrill, lifeless compressed mess. The actually "lifted" the black and gold sticker Sundazed first created. The 68 records which did not allow for accurate identification (38 records with poor image quality, and 30 records without a picture), were removed. Too bad they usually screw up the reissues, in my opinion knowingly. Music Lovers = we make money by cutting corners not by cutting from masters. I own a ton of Music On Vinyl records and I have always thought they sound great but i'm a vinyl noob and only have about $3000 worth of gear so maybe i'm not hearing what you hear. I'd like to throw in my two cents: Avoid anything released by the Italian reissue label Get Back records. Hi Michael and the crew! Experience live in-store music and artist signing events. The audio has noticeable background noise, but it's definitely because of the source and not from the record itself. Seems to be known for its superiority over other, questionable reissues. I think it speaks for itself. I bought 3 records, opened only 1 - Jacob Fischer Trio/My Romance. Classic Records' version of Tapestry was fantastic. Try finding a really good sounding Stones record on the London label. Ermitage now has a library of about 400 titles between audio and video, makes CDs and DVDs and provides video content for various TV channels, including Classica (broadcast on the Sky platform) and Sky Arte. All are flat and muddy sounding. Here is the confirmation I recently received from them: "Thank you for your interest in Exhibit Records. So while it's true that this LP sounds as if the movie soundtrack was being played through an old radio, I feel that the people at Doxy put their best effort on giving the collectors a high quality product, at least regarding manufacturing. 328 Compass Poin was last sold on Aug 8, 2017 for $282,000. How is the pressing quality? This is a really good article, and hopefully, along with consumer pressure, it will lead to greater transparency from reissue labels. That makes no sense though because some people are still interested in music from Aaliyah's catalog (which is available on an extremely limited basis right now.). He heard the HF boost and was outraged. Ermitage is one of the most long-lasting brands of the independent classical discography. We later went used record shopping in Athens and I found an original Pablo Sarah Vaughn for a few bucks in near mint condition. Anyone have any experince with the following: Yazoo appears to have nothing to do with these as their ability to coax fantastic sound out of old 78's set the gold standard on vinyl back in the 70's. No information is lost. Leonard Cohen - the 4 men with Beards reissues - "Apparently" all Hi-Rez digital To improve sound quality, you might want to investigate replacing the supplied power supply with something of better quality. I kept listening in hopes of adjusting my ear, but could not have avoided that eerie feeling that they tortured music to death before they buried in the vinyl. A Sarah Vaughn fan, he played me a "greatest hits" album from ZYX that had been culled from Sarah's later Pablo catalog. That is, out of 1026 observations that were identified at the species rank in iNaturalist, 39 had an incorrect genus, 25 an incorrect family, and . She hit the brakes, put some money in my elder brother's hands (he was the bravest of us three boys, although not the eldest) and said "Tell the store owner that your mom wants to buy the man hanging in the window." Sometimes we get slightly fudged information. What do you say to that? I m sure he knows about this question of this DBLP serie blue note reissie mono Japan EMI. and anybody else who have information about this subject. I am seek advice about Venus Records from Japan. has been recently discussed regarding "HD" downloads and of other digital files (and even including analog formats). I've never heard a 1st pressing, only CD masters until this point, so I can only compare what I have heard. The VA's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) began investigating the alleged misconduct in November 2021 in response to the OMI's findings, according to internal emails . Leonard Cohens "Old Ideas" is digital, resolution unknown, but quite nice sounding. But there's no guaranty the LP was actually cut from the tape because Sundazed doesn't specify who cut and from what. Wax Time is made in Spain, if I recall correctly. I have two very good sounding compilation LPs from "The Swingin' Pig" from the early '80s with a selection of Beatles, Stones and Hendrix tunes. I suspect it was either a bad sounding tape supplied by Decca (though why?) Related to quality record. I've heard (more expensive) CD playback systems (as well as some five-figure LP systems) that are absolutely engaging, but since I don't collect CDs and I don't have three to five times the $2,000 I invested in my system to throw at one of those, I need to find some "fix" for my existing system. This is not a case of semantics and again leaves one to wonder. One of their LPs I bought had a blob of glue in the middle of side one, and this was a $40 Comus LP. Consider The OXFAM Online Record Store, Platter World in Garfield, NJ Closing End of December, 2014, Record Score of the Day at The Princeton Record Exchange. That's the way it works. The tell-tale sign to me is that, while the jacket art is pretty close to the original, the label never is -- it's always a Wax Time label, never Columbia, etc. Compression has a HUGE impact on the aural perception of a recording and should be banned as far as I'm concerned. - My pressing of "Pink Moon" does not appear to have been manufactured by Simply Vinyl. "shaknspin" Electronically Measures Turntable Speed Plus a Great Deal More, Review Explosion: Spiritualized, Pusha T, Bladee & Ecco2k, Father John Misty, & Swedish House Mafia, Parlogram Auctions: A Customer's Honest Experience, "Record Store DayThe Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century" Book Review and Interview, Review Explosion: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Yung Lean, Son House, & Johnny Marr. I have a few CD's which have no compression or equalization at all (such as Al Stewarts's Year of the Cat MFCD-803) and when you listen to it you wonder why we are compressing the dynamics at all. Yesterday I compared the Beatles White Album, original and 180 gram remastered and now I'm checking all my newly purchased remastered vinyl. I read on the web that The Japan EMI reissue Blue Note Mono Prenium are fake reissue analog and in fact these are from the master digital RVG. The Related rights in France are fixed at 50 years for a musical work, but if I understand correctly, for an American record, it is more complex, and generally longer. Simply Vinyl is pure chance, you never know what you get. Is Audio Intelligent's Enzymatic Stylus Cleaning Fluid Safe For Your Ortofon Bonded Stylus? I have a general idea of what people on here think of this site (see below), but maybe, just maybe, this is a way for all of us to be a part of the solution. At any case, I do empathize with your comments. Rolling Stones - 60's catalog reissues; 2.8Mhz, DSD. This goes way back to the original Mobile Fidelity LP's from the 70's and 80's. Blues and Jazz I'm sure I'm not making this up, I have a distinct memory of buying a Stevie Wonder album, I think it was Innervisions, on the 'Music Lovers' label that sounded dreadful and if I was in any dohbt that the source used wasn't analogue, or in any way near the master, you could hear the CD that was used to cut the vinyl actually skipping. They sound great. Then there are all those cheap Blue Note reissues. Heard 24/96 rips of the UHQR Pepper on three different high quality systems and found it enjoyable. With or without the compression from Marcussen - the masher - mastering??? Total Time: 77'38') Price $ 3.99 Quantity - + Total $ 3.99 Add to cart BRO Code: 163765 Units: 1 Record Label: ERMITAGE As a newb vinyl listener (largely influenced my MF articles in Stereophile, thanks!) Plus they're titles that most labels wouldn't dare put out. When I played the record back, it played beautifully with no more skips. How It Sounds on Vinyl The First & Only Vinyl SQ Database , Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service, Well mastered records sound better bigger, clearer, wider, more coherent and louder. There are a lot of factors that go into whether an LP sounds good or not, and whether digital was involved is only one of them. Ermitage US Customs records for Ermitage, a supplier based in France. but when I spend $25 or $50 on a 180 gram reissue, I want to know the source used and who did the cutting, plating and pressing. To my knowledge, there is no such resource anywhere on the web. "Sourced from" does not necessarily mean "cut from.". Price: 85. Show Newport, and It's so crackly, back it goes. The ones I have heard are uniformly crap. Before Mobile Fidelity did The Beatles box in 1982, there had already been 3 Beatles releases. Looking into buying some Miles Davis records that are discounted right now at a Swedish online shop. Are they worth buying? I cannot quiet put my finger on it. For $13 a piece at your local Half Price Books, you could do a lot worse, especially since many titles in the WaxTime catalog are totally unavailable except as rare scratchy originals that go for $100 a piece. They didn't sound right to me. Vinyl Lovers definitely cuts from CDs. I purchased this album with that information in mind. In Southern Italy instead, in the territories of the . Of course, you will need to already have a turntable and phono amp but, if you already have these items, the AU-D4 ADC is an ideal budget digitisation option. Great sounding, transparent, clear and full. 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I have not yet tried any of their jazz releases. It is suggested that you develop one procedure to comply with Clause 4.16. University Records means records or record systems that Proposer (1) creates, (2) receives from or on behalf of University, or (3) has access, and which may contain confidential information (including credit card information, social security numbers, and private health information (PHI) subject to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 . So i buy my lps produce before the digital era, with warts and all. 8491 Sunset Blvd., #174 I pulled out my original copy and, although it lived a hard life during my misspent youth, it still sounded way better than the Vinyl Lovers. I wonder if DCC used an original master tape on more than just a handful of their releases. The worst-sounding piece of 180gr vinyl in my collection. I just got a Carole King simply vinyl, cleaned with that $4,000 record cleaner Mikey talked about at T.H.E. but when you put the record on - psshhhhpssshhhtt. I need to review that I have it here. That belies a lack of understanding of how cutting to vinyl works. The non-recorded areas are extremely quiet. However, all the trouble began when I got to track 5 and it skipped twice (very bad, jumpy skips). Then I played him the red vinyl Japanese Odeon mono pressing and he declared that "spot on.". or maybe try one of them since the price is low. One concern I have is that some vinyl enthusiasts will automatically reject any reissue that has been "contaminated" by digital in any way whatsoever, which might be part of the reason labels are sometimes not forthcoming with information. Awful! Say; 1. The vinyl is also perfectly flat with no surface noise, essential for this kind of music. Januar 2012 22:59 Shuga Records is a Chicago-based record store and record label specializing in new and vintage rock, jazz, punk, hip-hop, electronic, psychedelic, metal vinyl records and posters. Hi! great sounding It's my opinion, it doesn't mean I m right. There never was a true mono master for many of these. Ie., fully open. "Reissue Labels To Avoid and Some Best to Proceed With Caution". He never had the original mono tapes. Once again I'll point out it's the labels that choose the plants and allow bad product to reach the market, they should be named and shamed so that they use the better plants and pay extra for things like poly-lined inner sleeves. This is because the vinyl can pick up every single part of the sound wave. To: martin I remember when MFSL reissued several John Lennon LP's about 10 years ago. The "sourced from" designation pretty much means: 1) it is not cut from the original master. They are: Serge Gainsbourg Also Traffic's "Shoot Outn At The Fantasy Factory", which I bought the week of release in 1973, featured EDITED versions of 2 tracks. Completely agree, I had a similar experience as well with quality issues. At least one track on it was on the ZYX reissue. Epub . Are you changing your recommendations of the Fairport Convention reisuses on FMWB? As this is the reason why someone with the original LPs would buy these. The purpose of the Recorder of Deeds is to ensure the accuracy of Hickory County property and land records and to preserve their continuity. And, I still own the first LP my family ever owned - Neil Diamond's Moods from 1972, which my mom bought on impulse as we were returning home from school and she saw the album in a record store window. Perhaps one day the reissue and "HD" music businesses will reach a level of public conscieness that similar ad hoc (voluntary, yet accurate and agreed-upon) standard vocabulary --- and its uses --- will come about. Rhino is a division of Warner Brothers and if you see Rhino, chances are sources are good, even if the label is Scorpio. I emailed Friday Music about their reissue of Boston's debut LP, which their literature says is "Masteredfrom the original Epic Records tapes" but doesn't specifically say "analog." I have plenty of LPs from the 50s, 60s and 70s that were cut 100% analog every step of the way (obviously) and still sound horrible. I thought it was cute that Rhino used the wrong labels on the Meters and Dr. John LP's so people don't pass them off as originals (like that dealer in New Orleans) by using the 2-color Reprise W7 label for the Meters and the old 50's Atco label with the harp for Dr. John.
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