Mysterious Emarcy Reissues
MG-36004
MASTERDISK
MG-36004
MASTERDISK
Welcome to the JBJ Jazz lab!You maybe remember what I did the same kind of sound battle with Midnight Blue Kenny Burrell, right?Last time the battle is in between Liberty, Blue White Label RVG Pressing and King Record Premium Reissue.This time, John Coltrane Blue Train Liberty Blue, White Label (no RVG) Pressing and King Record Premium…
These 2 titles are the most difficult to find Blue Note reissues by King Record.Tina Brooks True Blue GXK 8202Jackie McLean Demon’s Dance GXK 8211I rarely get these titles and for Demon’s Dance, this is my 1st time to obtain it!These 2 reissues are in the same series called, Blue Note Collector’s Item SeriesCrocodile Green OBI…
The most popular album of Curtis Fuller might be this,Curtis Fuller Blues-Ette on SavoyRight?It is really popular here in Japan too. Five Spot After Dark was featured and used many times on TV commercials in Japan.But, what about this album?The Curtis Fuller Jazztett with Benny GolsonLook at the members,Lee Morgan on trumpetWynton Kelly on pianoBenny…
Here in Japan, we have 2 vinyl record pressing companies now.Back in the 70’s and 80’s, companies like King Record, Toshiba EMI, Victor Music Japan and the rest of the major music companies had their own plants pressing their titles. And as you know, the quality was superb.Those are the GOLDEN AGE AND DAYS OF…
Art Blakey has many underrated albums in his career.I just talked about one – Caravan by Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, right?Here is another one,A Night In Tunisia Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers *Sorry, in the video, I hold the album upside-down!! haha…But this is not A Night In Tunisia on Blue Note, it is…
This AUTOGRAPHED Blue Note Liberty Blue, White Label RVG is really funny and interesting…the title is,Andrew Hill CompulsionPopular title of Andrew Hill, right?King Record and Toshiba EMI never reissued this title. And…as you see the jacket, this is not the official jacket/sleeve, it is just an unofficial outer sleeve, the official sleeve is missing. But…
The 7-logo red Mercury label was used between 1972 and 1974. Plus, according to Discogs, Masterdisk started using the name in 1973. Furthermore, Discogs lists a Trip label special market release of this Sarah Vaughan record from 1974. Together, the clues tells us that this reissue is likely to be from 1973.
As for the source, since Masterdisk was the main mastering studio for Mercury, the release probably used the original tape or its direct copy. The fact that the sessions were recorded in the same city (NYC) adds to the likelihood of the guess.