Underrated Japanese Jazz Label – Venus Records
Mr. Hara is Rudy Van Gelder of Japan.
Mr. Hara is Rudy Van Gelder of Japan.
Yes, most Jazz collectors don’t know this fact and nobody talks about it…but I will tell you the truth.The Blue Note vinyl reissue series Toshiba EMI Japan made in the early 90’s, what they callBLUE NOTE RARE GROOVE COLLECTIONSare notorious to me.I have collected and sold many of these series and many have noise issue…unlike…
I think, these copies are really RARE and attracting…I did a sound comparison of this, Blue Train Pure White Vinyl Premium Reissue with GXK Series of King Record the same title before. The result is…that even if this premium reissue use a digital process, the sound quality is really superb.And, this time, I was fortunate…
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…
Wow….I didn’t know this amazing 10′ reissue of Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour L’echafaudby Sams Record in France, pressing was done by Pallace in Germany.I tell you, I was just blown away by the sound quality as well as the quality of the pressing, and sleeve!To me, everything is nothing but PERFECT! the pressing quality, the design…
I think these Impulse premium reissues by Universal Music Japan are not known, especially outside of Japan.These reissues were produced and manufactured in 2005 here in Japan. The series is calledJazz The Best LP Collection Part 1 and 2Part 1 has 20 albums and part 2 the same 20 titles.I featured Coltrane’s albums on Impulse….
I think these King Record Blue Note Reissue titles are interesting…Freddie Redd Shades of ReddWalter Davis Jr. Davis CupLou Donaldson Sunny Side UpArt Taylor A.T.’s DelightKing Record reissued these 4 titles in the early 8’s with MONO, K18P Series.Toshiba EMI lalso reissued the same titles in the early 90’s BUT…they reissued them with STEREO not…