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 really appreciate Tom and John for the great information concerning the previous blog post. I learned a lot! Also thank Manuel for a great comment! This Hank Mobley Blue Note BLP 1568 session was recorded in 1957. That is the time of transition from MONO only recording to STEREO recording. John shared a screenshot of the…
You know what?In our place, now the winter is over and our Sakura (Cherry Blossom) is blooming! I am in a short break, looking at Sakura, sipping a cup of coffee!What a treasure! with no need of social distancing and mask!By watching this short video, I hope and pray that you too, can feel a…
Nowadays, the price of these Toshiba EMI Blue Note Premium Reissue titles is skyrocketing on the market here in Japan…the series isBlue Note Premium Reissue SeriesThese reissues were released in 2004 in Japan. The unique point of this series is that they usedThe RVG MasterWhen I saw that for the 1st time, I thought that…
I love this album.Jackie McLean Jackie’s Pal PrestigeOriginally it was released in 1956. As you can see the picture on the jacket, McLean featured Bill Hardman, old time friend trumpeter.They both play well in this album.I can say that there is no new approach like McLean was doing on Blue Note. But I love this…
It is funny that in the early 80’s, King Record reissued some Blue Note titles with K18P series.Not many collectors point out these titles are great in terms of sound quality…But as I have listened to those, the sound is really stable and clearer and deeper. Really good!!Another funny fact with this series is that some…
I think this LPJ Series, Prestige reissues by Toshiba EMI Japan is not known among the Jazz collectors especially outside of Japan.This LPJ Series was produced and manufactured in the mid 70’s the same era as the legendary LNJ series of Blue Note was manufactured.I believe the same engineers making LNJ were also involved in…
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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Regards from Italy.
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!