Great Reissue by Victor Music Japan, But Not Known Underrated Albums!

Great Reissue by Victor Music Japan, But Not Known Underrated Albums!

I already talked about VIJJ Series of Victor Music Japan in the past. They reissued many titles on Prestige, New Jazz, Riverside, and Jazz Land.Among the titles reissued, there are some which are really GREAT ALBUMS but Not Known and Underrated. I happened to obtain those namely,Bobby Timmons Soul Time RiversideWalter Benton Quintet Out of…

The Only Available Reissue of Clifford Jordan Album on Riverside

The Only Available Reissue of Clifford Jordan Album on Riverside

This is a very unique album and reissue,Clifford Jordan Spellbound on RiversideClifford Jordan performs well on Blue Note, as a saxophone player at Charles Mingus Band and he released a legendary album on a minor label – Strata-East in 1972, Clifford Jordan in The World.This Spellbound is also another great album he released in 1960…

Myth of Blue Note UA Blue White Label Pressings

Myth of Blue Note UA Blue White Label Pressings

I somethimes get theseBlue Note UA Blue White Label Pressingsand most of the time, I was just amazed at the great pressing quality/condition and sound quality, especially MONO pressings.This is a sample of Blue Note UA Blue White label MONO pressing, Hank Mobley BLP 1560. The pressing quality, and sound quality are just amazing! like…

Untangling The Myth of FRP Serial of Blue Note Reissues by King Record

Untangling The Myth of FRP Serial of Blue Note Reissues by King Record

You may have remembered that I talked about the mysterious serial FRP of Blue Note reissues by King Record.I got one last yearCannonball Adderley Somethin’ ElseI got another one this yearJohn Coltrane Blue TrainBoth have the serial FRP…There is GXF and GXK of Somethin’ Else and Blue Train but! I had never seen FRP!That is…

Difference Between GXF and GXK Series of Blue Note Reissues by King Record

Difference Between GXF and GXK Series of Blue Note Reissues by King Record

GXF and GXK Series of Blue Note reissues by King Record are identical (apart from Blue Note Unissued Master series and some other concept series like Jazz Guitar Album series).Many titles present in GXF series are also present in GXK series, popular titles like Art Blakey Moanin’, Paul Chambers Bass on Top and so on.Some…