Sound Comparison Lee Morgan Candy King Record GXK and King Record Premium reissues, Do they sound different?
This is the art and masterpiece of Blue Note reissues.
What kind of master tape they used? or mastering process?
This is the art and masterpiece of Blue Note reissues.
What kind of master tape they used? or mastering process?
I think most Jazz collectors don’t know this Jazz Series King Record made in the late 70’s.The series is called, Brazil Masterpieces SeriesAs the title goes, these are the Brazilian, Bossa Nova titles King Record chose. But unlike the other Blue Note Reissue series, there is only one title of Blue Note in this series,Ike Quebec…
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…
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…
Originally this great album was released in 1957 under the label, Specialty US. Really unique and interesting album. Lee Morgan Wynton Kelly Dizzy AtmosphereLee Morgan on trumpet but…the rest are from the Dizzy Gillespie Band as the album title goes. Not many Jazz collectors know the presence of the album, very minor and as you…
I think, this Blue Note reissue by Toshiba EMI is a kind of RARE and interesting.Sabu Paolo CongoYes, this Sabu’s album was reissued twice here in Japan and King Record NEVER REISSUED, only Toshiba EMI did.More over, Toshiba EMI reissued it as STEREO in the mid 80’s and MONO in the early 90’s as one…
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…
Sounded pretty good to me too…..whilst I don’t have the 2 King records to compare, I do have some of the standard GXK/F and the odd premium so will dig out and do some listening comparisons. Thanks for the information too – I didn’t realise that the King records were premium re-issues when they had non GXK/F labelling.
Tom, thanks for your comment! Yeah sure, you should compare them. GXF/Ks are also good but those premium ones are really superb. And…not many collectors outside of Japan know about them!
Great vid, love learning about the different Japan jazz pressings.
Cheers
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