Not Known Verve Reissues by Polydor Japan
The quality of the sessions and sound is really, really superb!!
The quality of the sessions and sound is really, really superb!!
This great album,Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Riversidehas an interesting reissue history in Japan.Brilliant Corners was released by Riverside US in 1957 and the 1st Japanese reissue of this album was released in 1958. Very quick release! The company reissuing this 1st Japanese reissue is King Record. Interesing, right? They did not use the Riverside master…
This is really funny and mysterious…I got this copy ofHank Mobley Roll Call Blue Note reissued by King Record GXK SeriesAt the back of the sleeve, there is an autograph. Initially I thought it might be Hank Mobley himself, wow!!But…it is not Hank Mobley for sure. I searched on the internet if this could match…
This time, OBI!!I got a VERY RARE and INTERESTING OBI.The album with this RARE OBI isWayne Shorter Soothsayer Blue Note King Record Blue Note Unissued Master SeriesUsual OBI with this series is just Blue, plain OBI. But this particular copy has a kind of white stripe part attached.In the past, I got double OBI with…
One of the buyers who bought a dead stock sealed Blue Note reissue asked me this question.Can you please open the seal and check the condition of the vinyl for me?So, I just opened it and check it. It turned out to be like the vinyl has very little minimal warp, the sound OK. I reported…
Welcome back again to the JBJ Audio Lab!Yes, I did another sound comparison.John Coltrane Soul Trane Premium Reissue by Universal Music Japan in 2009I don’t think many Jazz collectors know this reissue…They used the original RVG master tape, and cutting, and pressing were done here in Japan. The pressing company they used is called Toyo…
Art Blakey has many underrated albums in his career.I just talked about one – Caravan by Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, right?Here is another one,A Night In Tunisia Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers *Sorry, in the video, I hold the album upside-down!! haha…But this is not A Night In Tunisia on Blue Note, it is…