[roscoeiii]

Which Love Supreme did you get? A number of versions out there on vinyl.

[simoon]

Which Love Supreme did you get? A number of versions out there on vinyl.

I'm not sure.

I bought it before I knew about the double disk 45 version.

[roscoeiii]

For those of you out there thinking about the AP 45 RPM version, I called Acoustic Sounds today to see how long it would be backodered and they informed me that A Love Supreme will be pressedat QRP. Will likely  be a few months before it is available though

[cindy_leigh]

Anyone here ever heard the re-issue of the Christine Perfect album?  I'm considering it, but I'm always cautious with the new pricey records.

[Miney]

Anyone here ever heard the re-issue of the Christine Perfect album?  I'm considering it, but I'm always cautious with the new pricey records.

Therein lies the rub.  Odds of finding one of these in pristine condition are pretty low... and if you do, it could be pretty pricy itself.  For example...

If it makes you feel any better, per dollartimes.com, $14.99 in 1969 had the same buying power as $95.29 in 2012...     I use this rationalization all the time!

BTW...who's reissuing this LP?

[joegator81]

I have been very happy w/ the Music on Vinyl releases that i've purchased. I can say for a fact that alice in chains unplugged is one of the best sounding and most played lps that i've got. i thought that dirt was a little bright sounding but still good and quiet. the jar of flies/sap combo is very good too.

Does anyone have any experience with the Music on Vinyl label from the Netherlands? They do 180g reissues as well as some original pressings.

I have lots of music on vinyl records, and they sound great. They are clearly made with a lot of care. I have got Mark Lanegan, screaming trees, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Alice in chains, Sam Cooke's night beat, Jimi Hendrix, Charles Mingus, Patti Smith, and I want more, more, more and more!

http://www.musiconvinyl.com/index.php

http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/62042/118781/pub/

[cindy_leigh]

Therein lies the rub.  Odds of finding one of these in pristine condition are pretty low... and if you do, it could be pretty pricy itself.  For example...

If it makes you feel any better, per dollartimes.com, $14.99 in 1969 had the same buying power as $95.29 in 2012...     I use this rationalization all the time!

BTW...who's reissuing this LP?

I like that rationalization.   I see the Christine Perfect album here:

http://www.purepleasurerecords.com/

[joegator81]

Paul Simon "Graceland" reissue is very good. I think my original copy sounds great and is very quiet but the reissue seems to have more warmth or body to the instruments. good stuff.

[orthobiz]

You can add The Band Stage Fright on MoFi to the list of good stuff.
Too bad we can't do a grid of some sort with a running tally of votes or something...

Paul

[TONEPUB]

I have been very happy w/ the Music on Vinyl releases that i've purchased. I can say for a fact that alice in chains unplugged is one of the best sounding and most played lps that i've got. i thought that dirt was a little bright sounding but still good and quiet. the jar of flies/sap combo is very good too.

Almost all of the "music on vinyl" reissues are from 24/96 backup masters.

What's the point?

[roscoeiii]

Good to know about the MoV titles. Thanks.

[joegator81]

Almost all of the "music on vinyl" reissues are from 24/96 backup masters.

What's the point?

don't know. i don't do hd downloads yet. all i know is that the MOV lp's i have sound great and w/ the aforementioned chains LP it is much much better than the cd which obviously make sense. so i guess, according to the equipment i own due to where i've chosen to focus my limited resources, vinyl is the best available option. so i guess i just dont really care if they come from 24/96 if i don't have the capability to play 24/96 through a server since i don't have one and since my universal player is not as good as my turntable it wouldnt make sense to download and put on a disc just to listen through an inferior front end. so i guess, thats the point ::shrug::

[jawaka]

This is what music on vinyl say on their website.

As for our sources; We are provided with the best possible (analogue) masters available. On top of that, our sound engineer has over 35 years of experience in cutting and mastering records for (major) labels.

http://www.musiconvinyl.com/about

Just to let you know.

And their lp's sound fantastic!
I never heard a version of "We want Miles" that sounded wider and deeper then theirs. I don't like Miles Davis work in the 80's much, but this album is a great one.  I was really impressed.

[Trover]

That was at least part of my concern in my inital reply to the OP. Are analog sources used?  and to be fair I doubt Mov are the only ones using digital sources at this point, and even if a company uses analog, the tape would not have the same amount of sound particles on it as the day it was recorded- through time the particles gradually or not so gradually reduce. Then we have the sometimes touchy subject of digital on vinyl altogether, some who feel it is pointless and some who feel excellent results can be obtained. Some highly regarded "audiophile" recordings are actually digital from jump-The Dire Straits "Brothers in arms" and "Love Over gold", Rickie Lee Jones "Pirates" and others (I also have long suspected her debut has digital somewhere in the chain but can't say for certain) , and Jennifer Warnes "famous blue raincoat" to name a few.

[Toni Rambold]

I also have long suspected her debut has digital somewhere in the chain but can't say for certain

Just reread the review:

Rickie Lee Jones, self titled, 1979, BSK 3296 / WB 56 628 is analogue -

but WB 56 628 is the better pressing ... 

[Trover]

True 'nuf, but I thought I saw reference to some remastered work in this thread. It's a bit hard to tell, since for the most part the issuing labels haven't been included in posts.

Like: Zappa's Hot Rats. Reissue? There was a great remaster on Classic with BG doing the work again: I assumed the poster meant that one. Meanwhile, if you go here: http://www.playbsides.com/?p=837, you'll see both terms tossed around interchangeably.

At any rate, forgive me: I am new here. I have a medium-sized collection of vinyl, reduced from one about twice that size that was culled when I moved to my current house 25 years ago. I'm slowly replacing old worn-out stuff or records what would substantially benefit from attention in the mastering room.

Yes that was the classic records version since they had a regular weight and a 200g available. I got the regular weight I think right around when classic went under. I also have a reprise/bizzare. I am not a total Zappa aficianado (those people know more about Zappa and his discog than the Zappa's themselves!)The classic is said to be from the original mix, but somehting about the way it's eq'd makes it sound more like a remix- certain things are brought foward in an artifical way on the classic. The classic is'nt bad if you cant find a real one. Hell even the classic might be hard to find since it came out around the time they closed up shop.
I too was sometimes wondering exactly what records are being referred to in the thread. When people say Elvis costello reissues are they talking new MFSL's, Rhinos or what? Audiophile records have a time span going back a long ways at this point and many have been done loads of times.

[orthobiz]

When people say Elvis costello reissues are they talking new MFSL's, Rhinos or what? Audiophile records have a time span going back a long ways at this point and many have been done loads of times.

MFSL, from a year or two ago. Apparently Almost Blue and Imperial Bedroom for later this year. So far, the first four a reissued.

Paul

[Scott F.]

Wanted to get this one out there so nobody else makes the same mistake.

At our (semi) annual Music Caravan I picked up some new vinyl. The one I was really hoping would be good was the new Warren Haynes (Govt Mule) release Man in Motion. The music is just fine but the vinyl mastering is quite frankly pretty crappy. There is a fair amount of surface noise. It's closed and shut in to the point of almost sounding mono. The highs and detail in general pretty well are non-existent. I can't find much redeeming value to the vinyl release at all. Stick to the CD.





The same can be said for the Amos Lee 45RPM, 10"EP release As The Crow Flies



This one the highs and detail are there but it's so distorted I was afraid I was going to destroy my stylus. It literally sounded like it was worn out. Anyway, avoid this one too. The one redeeming point was that it was cheap at $12 and came with a 320bps MP3 download. At least I can use that in my iPod   


OK, now for the good news 

I picked up a couple pieces of new vinyl on the Jazz Wax label. I got Ben Webster, King of Tenors




and some Sonny Stitt, with the New Yorkers.





They were $16 for 180 gram DMM releases and they are pretty darned good. Low surface noise, big open sound, maybe just a tad bright but not too bad at all. Very good releases. I won't hesitate picking up anything on that label again.



As for rock on vinyl...I think I'm done. That's the last piece I buy unless somebody I know and trust has bought it before me and says it's a stellar sounding release. Rock is just too damned pricey for the crap they try to serve up as a quality release.