Sound Comparison Blue Note King Record GXK normal Vs White Label Promo!
Kenny Drew Undercurrent Blue Note GXK 8120 King Record
Kenny Drew Undercurrent Blue Note GXK 8120 King Record
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I talked about the greatness of Japanese reissue series a lot but this time, the US Pressings!I sometimes get these Blue Note UA Blue White Label pressings and always blown away by the pressing quality and the sound quality especially MONO.Visually scuff is there but not that bad…I should say minimal.And the sound…wow, GREAT!These Blue…
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Prestige Reissue in Japan has the oldest history compared to the other labels like Blue Note, Verve and the rest.In the early 60’s Victor Music Japan started producing Prestige reissues with their label, called “TOP RANK”. I guess, they didn’t use the original Prestige label due to the licensing issue. TOP RANK MONO titles were manufactured…
They sound the same to me: very clear and detailed. I should play both records on my system to make a better comparison.
In the past white label promo copies were made before the normal issues to promote records on the radio and they are said to have a better sound as matrix and stampers are newer at the beginning of the press process. I made this comparison with 50’s and 60’s records (promo copy and normal issue of the same 7”) but never found big differences.
Andrea, thanks for your comment!
Maybe I had a preconception that white promo would be better…
In anyway, the main thing is to enjoy the great music we have!