Diggin’ The VIJJ Series of Prestige, Riverside and Contemporary Reissues by Victor Music Japan!
PJ Series in the early 70's, SMJ Series in the mid 70's (some in the 60's), VIJ Series in the 80's and this VIJJ Series in the early 90's.
PJ Series in the early 70's, SMJ Series in the mid 70's (some in the 60's), VIJ Series in the 80's and this VIJJ Series in the early 90's.
I have already talked about the history of Riverside reissues here in Japan sometime in last year in 2022.VICTOR MUSIC JAPAN has been reissuing almost all Riverside titles from 60’s upto 90’s. Many many titles indeed.BUT!Not many jazz collectors especially outside of Japan know that Polydor Japan also did reissue Riverside titles in the early…
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…
I know King Record released these 2 albums in 1975.Gerry Mulligan Chet Baker Carnegie Hall Concert Vol 1 and 2 on CTI.But…I didn’t know that there is VAN GELDER STAMP on the vinyls!This is really interesting.Originally, these 2 live albums were released in 1975 in the US by CTI. Mastering was done by Rudy Van…
I really don’t know why but Japanese companies like Toshiba EMI or King Record were not able to acquire the original master to cut their Bue Note reissues for many years.Great series like LNJ or BNJ from Toshiba EMI, GXF and GXK series from King Record were not cut from the original master from the…
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….
These 2 reissues of great titles are not known and underrated.Gerry Mulligan Night Lights Reissue by Universal Music Japan, Sam Jones The Soul Society Reissue by Victor Music JapanNight Lights is a popular title and many reissues were manufactured here in Japan in the 70’s and 80’s. But this particular reissue was manufactured in 2014.The…