You know in the previous video, I compared the Paul Chambers Bass On Top, right?There I chose the MONO version of Bass On Top in the early 90’s reissues at the end, and…I said that sound is really superb. You remember?Yep, this is the series I am talking about. Toshiba EMI at that time, they…
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…
This is the liner note taken from the album, Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers A Night In Tunisia Blue Note BST 84049 by Toshiba EMI Japan.Art Blakey (Drums), Lee Morgan (Trumpet), Wayne Shorter (Tenor Sax), Bobby Timmons (Piano), Jymie Merritt (bass)The Hottest Era Of The Jazz Messengers by Naoyuki Kamijo (Jazz Critic)In 40 years…
Welcome to the JBJ Jazz lab!I made another interesting experiment.Sound Comparison of King Record Blue Note Reissues, GXF, GXK and FRPAs you may have already known, King Record reissued Blue Note titles with GXF, GXK mainly. There are some other like DY as bonus records and K18 and K23 series, and premium 15 title reissues…
Welcome to the JBJ (Jazz Blues Japan) Jazz Lab, haha!I made the 2nd experiment, sound comparison of Lee Morgan Candy, between King Record GXK and King Record Premium.I already talked about the premium reissues by King Record in the late 70’s saying that that series is one of the most underrated Blue Note reissues.I still…
**CORRECTION!**In the video I was saying King Record GXF series was in the late 90’s. But it should have been in the late 70’s!! Sorry…I did a kind of interesting experiment.To compare the sound of Blue Note Reissues in JapanI did explain about the history and maybe, how the sound is different from each other….
This is the liner note from Thelonious Monk 1963 In Japan ULS-6117-B Teichiku JapanThelonious Monk (piano) Charlie Rouse (Tenor Saxophone) Butch Warren (Bass) Frankie Dunlop (Drums)Sitting beside the recording sessions of Thelonious Monk in Japan by Yasuyuki Ishihara (TBS, producer)A great Jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk died on 5th of February 1982 and that…
Now, The history of Impulse reissues in Japan!It goes back to the early 60’s.Impulse itself was founded in 1960, and King Record Japan started importing the Impulse records in the early 60’s with OBI and Japanese inserts.At the same time, they had a license to reissue the titles and started manufacturing the series called, SH…
I listened carefully side 1 and 2 and compared how they sound differently….and here is what I found.Side 2 – RVG STEREO side has much clearer and deeper low especially bass sound than side 1.But with high and middle, I don’t see any big difference, maybe high is stronger in RVG side but not that…
I have sometimes got this kind of Blue Note Liberty copies…Here is the listing page at eBay.https://www.ebay.com/itm/184649048011One side RVG the other no RVG stamp…I just wonder if both sides are RVG pressings or not…Does anyone know about it?Please help!