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?
Kenny Dorham Quiet Kenny on New Jazz is one of the most popular titles of Kenny Dorham apart from Blue Note titles.This one on Riverside is also great but not known and underrated…Kenny Dorham Jazz Contrasts on RiversideVictor Music Japan reissued this great album with SMJ Series in the 70’s. To tell the truth, I…
I am sure that you don’t know this Japanese jazz label.Norma JapanNorma Japan sadly is no longer there but it was a popular jazz specialized label here in Japan in the 90’s. They released and reissued many great but underrated jazz albums.This is the Norma Logo.Most legendary jazz critics at that time in the 90’s…
I have never seen this serial, really…with Blue Train John Coltrane reissue by King Record.FRP 5-4What??Basically King Record has 2 serials for Blue Train, GXF and GXK but not FRP!I once obtained Cannonball Adderley Somethin’ Else with FRP serial too. I have searched for a clue why King Record issued this funny serial of FRP….
Yes, most Jazz collectors don’t know this fact and nobody talks about it…but I will tell you the truth.The Blue Note vinyl reissue series Toshiba EMI Japan made in the early 90’s, what they callBLUE NOTE RARE GROOVE COLLECTIONSare notorious to me.I have collected and sold many of these series and many have noise issue…unlike…
I think this Bill Evans Live album is really RARE and Great but not known among the Jazz collectors.Bill Evans Jazzhouse MilestoneI also rarely get this album, a reissue? by Victor Music Japan VIJ 28141. These live sessions were oroginally recorded in Copenhagen Denmark in 1969 but the recording was not meant to sell commercially….
While I am featuring this album, Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Himself, I just want to talk about the greatness of Jazz, or what makes Jazz musicians great.I love Monk, and among his albums, this Thelonious Himself is one of the best. The main reason is that when you listen to this album from the start…
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
Yeah, I am also having fun!