Difference Between GXF and GXK Series of Blue Note Reissues by King Record
1800 Immortal Blue Note Series Limited Edition!
Blue Note 150 Masterpiece Series
1800 Immortal Blue Note Series Limited Edition!
Blue Note 150 Masterpiece Series
Now, the history of Riverside Reissues in Japan Revealed!You know, Riverside reissues in Japan has a little interesting story…Basically, Victor Music Japan has been the licensee for many years since the late 70’s. But…for some years in the 70’s, another company owned the license….That company is Nippon Grammophon, later the name changed to Polydor Japan….
I am sure that you don’t know this Japanese jazz label.Norma JapanNorma Japan sadly is no longer there but it was a popular jazz specialized label here in Japan in the 90’s. They released and reissued many great but underrated jazz albums.This is the Norma Logo.Most legendary jazz critics at that time in the 90’s…
This great album,Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Riversidehas an interesting reissue history in Japan.Brilliant Corners was released by Riverside US in 1957 and the 1st Japanese reissue of this album was released in 1958. Very quick release! The company reissuing this 1st Japanese reissue is King Record. Interesing, right? They did not use the Riverside master…
Toshiba EMI manufactured Hank Mobley Blue Note BLP 1568 MONO reissue in the late 80’s. Thereafter, they manufactured the same title in STEREO in 1990. They boasted saying (at that time) it is the 1st STEREO reissue in the whole world! I happened to obtain both MONO and STEREO and, both sound great, personally, I like…
Welcome to the JBJ audio lab!I think this time sound comparison is interesting…2 Blue Note Premium reissues!Sonny Clark Cool Struttin’ Toshiba EMI Premium reissue TOJJ series vs King Record Premium reisssueI have not featured this TOJJ Toshiba reissue before, but they used the original RVG master tape and mastering and cutting were done here in…
I think, this reissue by King Record, K18P series is interesting.Stanley Turrentine Look Out! Blue NoteWhat is interesting is that King Record at that time (in the early 80’s) used the MONO master not STEREO. Toshiba EMI Japan later on reissued the same title in the early 90’s but they used the STEREO master.You can…