Very MINOR but GREAT Jazz Reissues by Sawano Japan!
Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair Blue Bogey on Tempo
Georges Arvanitas Soul Jazz on Columbia France
Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair Blue Bogey on Tempo
Georges Arvanitas Soul Jazz on Columbia France
You know the Blue Note Unissued Master Series by King Record, right?This time, I want to talk about the greatness of this series.In the late 70’s, King Record started releasing un sessions of Blue Note recordings with GXF serial.If I count, there are more than 20 titles released at that time.Most of the titles released…
Recently I got a bunch of Blue Note reissues and all of them have Japanese inserts or OBI. Obviously, if you see those in Japanese, you would think these are the Japanese reissues/pressings right?BUT!!All of these pressings are the US PRESSINGS!Actually, I received a question from some of the buyers saying…Hey Takashi, I see you…
Thanks to our JBJ member John who contributed this great info!Going back to the history of Prestige reissues by Victor Music Japan, say starting from the 70’s, PJ Series came in the early 70’s. Then SMJ Series came in the mid 70’s and VIJ Series in the 80’s.When Vitor Music Japan started reissuing Prestige titles…
CBS Sony Japan in the early 70’s reissued many Savoy titles with the series calledOriginal Savoy Recording SeriesAmong the titles they reissued, 2 albums I feel great but not known among the jazz collectors. These areArt Blakey and The Jazz MessengersCurtis Fuller Jazztet Featuring Benny GolsonArt Blakey and The Jazz Messengers was not originally released…
You maybe remember what I talked about DY NOT FOR SALE Series by King Record last time.This title,Bennie Green Back On The Sceneis also DY series, DY 5708-2.BUT!They never released it…I don’t know the reason why…King Record somehow dropped this title releasing it. So, the only available copies of this Bennie Green Back On The…
Recently I got these mysterious Emarcy reissues…I believe they are the US pressings but no proper info is available.What I know is that Nippon Phonogram imported these, put their sticker on them and sold them here in Japan, most likely in the 70’s.The labels are orange Mercury labelOn the dead wax, the serial (in case…