Complete sound comparison of Blue Note Reissues in Japan!
To compare the sound of Blue Note Reissues in Japan
To compare the sound of Blue Note Reissues in Japan
I must admit that I didn’t know these great Blue Note reissues until recently…QUIEX SV-P Blue Note Series by Classic Records USYes, it is true…The vinyl has Deep Groove and Flat Edge disk.The mastering was done by Kevin Gray.The sound quality is really really great!I don’t know about the US or any other countries but…
You know what?I didn’t know this Verve reissues by Polydor in the late 80’s up to the early 90’s. This is my 1st time to obtain these reissues.I tell you…despite the fact that most of the titles in this series are minor and not known to many Jazz collectors,The quality of the sessions and sound…
I didn’t know these Prestige Reissues in Japan!The series called, MJ series by Victor Music Japan.With this sample of Mal Waldron Mal 4 has OBI too and it is written,Victor World GroupThey used this kind of name in the 60’s when they were producing Top Rank label reissues. So, I assume and suspect these MJ…
Dorothy Ashby is a unique jazz musician pplaying harp. When I first listened to her album, it was a mixture of feelings. great and not good…but when I listen to it from time to time, I feel confortable.This album,Dorothy Ashby Hip Harp on Prestigeis a great album and her 1st leader album on Prestige. Victor…
Blue Mitchell is a great trumpeter and Jazz musician. But his albums are not that many on Blue Note to compare to the other legendary trumpeters like Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd and the rest.Among few available titles of Blue Mitchell on Blue Note, this Japanese reissue is the only available reissue on the…
I already talked about the greatness of Disk Union Blue Note Premium Reissues.But…Did you know that they also reissued some other great jazz titles apart from Blue Note?Together with Blue Note titles, they added some other titles from other labels in the same series as BONUS TITLES. Here below, you can see the brochure they…
I always wondered if japan releases were made from the original master tape and i thank you for making me know they were not. I have a few originals and many Japanese releases both King and Toshiba and also some us releases made from original master tapes back in the nineties such as the connoisseur series and I tell you very honestly I prefer japan releases than the nineties ones. Of course original rvg copies are stunning but I think Japanese are really really worth it. Salute to japan engineers!
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Giovanni
Giovanni
Thank you so much for your great comment!
I believe the master tapes really matter since they are the source of the sound actually. But like movies made different by producers, the sound also would be made different with sound engineers. In that regard, those technicians from Toshiba and King did a great job really without the 1st grade master. In addition, the pressing quality of those Japanese reissues is amazingly superb. I really salute them for the professionalism they applied!