The low end was muddy (thought it was my old ears at first), sloppy mid and highs. LIke the original reissues of the Tom Waits Elektra albums Rhino issued that were stickered "cut from the original analog master tapes" when in fact, they'd been "cut" by Ron McMaster at Capitol from 96/24 files (per Tom's instructions) produced from the original master tapes. Anyone who can give information about these reissue who help a lot of people who spend a lot of money to get them.Thanks for the help. One could put out a 180G album that was cut from a 30 years old cassette copy of your college roomate's cassette, which was 35th gen copy made at the record company factoryand say the 180G album was "sourced" from the 1st gen master. 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Didn't know there was an analogue version of Modern Times. It sounds quite respectable. Consider The OXFAM Online Record Store, Platter World in Garfield, NJ Closing End of December, 2014, Record Score of the Day at The Princeton Record Exchange. The same problem exists for audiophile CD reissues. The SV reissue was bright and hard by comparison. To: martin Magical Mystery Tour was the specific title I had in mind when I orignally posted this. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1596, 1662, 1850, 1655, 1641, 1600, 1644, 1629, 1677, 1652, 1694, 1653, 1732, 1660, 1736, 1673 and 1737 are included under the topic Early Ermitage History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever . Finally we realized it was the identical take but sounding soooo wrong, it was difficult to identify. Having only just started to re-build my vinyl record collection, advice like this is invaluable! Surely pulling random copies and checking for problems is something that should be done by the pressing plant in the production cycle? Still, you would be hard-pressed to trump a well-kept, well-cleaned original. I bought one, a Blind Willie McTell. View 110 Hermitage Ave, Lafayette, LA 70503 property records for FREE including property ownership, deeds, mortgages, titles & sales history, current & historic tax assessments, legal, parcel & structure description, land use, zoning & more. I didn't trust and don't like what I read about them and also didn't like the sound (like Cd I think) Blue note sound on my mind is more "dirty" with some "saturation" sometimes. The really important question is, are theextra tracks 88/24? T68 Super Member Messages: 2,868 Location: Sweden Hi! The Doors, Box set from a few years ago, 192/24k digital. Rolling Stones - 60's catalog reissues; 2.8Mhz, DSD. We definitely need something like this we are getting ripped off left right and centre. Simply Vinyl has done some Elvis reissues and other LPs. Sent: Mittwoch, 4. Bob Dylan Bootleg Series 8, Tell tale signs; 44.1/16k digital. We're proud to present the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of our acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration of our 80th anniversary in 2019. University Records means records or record systems that Proposer (1) creates, (2) receives from or on behalf of University, or (3) has access, and which may contain confidential information (including credit card information, social security numbers, and private health information (PHI) subject to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 . And I must say. unlike MANY recent official reissues from the major labels, the WaxTime records are absolutely free of pops/clicks and surface noise! 4. who mastered it. Many comments say that Lilith, Doxy, Dol and others are labels that exploit works that have fallen into the public domain. Unsurprisingly, if you can pass off 44.1/16k as a full analogue chain and sell it as such, why tell people? Of course, the CBS Mastersound LP of Dylan's Blood On The Tracks is a great example of this. Some Girls came from the tapes, so I suppose it depended on the condition of the tapes. I know the individual components are quality pieces because I never buy any hardware or software (the real subject of this article) that hasn't received some favourable reviews from credible sources, so I am sure it's that they are not complementing each other as a system. And some post partial information, like on some John Coltrane reissues that have a sticker that says "Sourced by Rhino, distributed by Scorpio.". On the back of the Waxtime sleeves is DMM (Direct Metal Mastering), and for Lilith and Doxy in the Dig-a-Log collection it uses the word "analog". Ermitage is one of the most long-lasting brands of the independent classical discography. Then there are all those cheap Blue Note reissues. I built a low budget LP playback system (below) a few years ago and, frankly, the sound is uninspiring. I have bought a lot of reissues years ago without the knowledge of digital to vinyl sacrilege that I now know about. I agree with you there! The whole set. I think at this point any astute observer knows that "Form the original tapes" can mean anything, as in fact, EVERYTHING is ultimately sourced from the original tape if the recording was analog. Nirvana, Nevermind, Simply Vinyl. I m sure he knows about this question of this DBLP serie blue note reissie mono Japan EMI. and anybody else who have information about this subject. The jacket and the sleeve are high quality, and the vinyl looked really nice when I inspected it under normal lighting. And in the end, I believe we would be better served by greater transparency about sources and mastering because the current atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion not helpful. And I'm glad you are not "digiphobic" and call them as they sound. The DSD mastered Stones reissues sound fantastic as do original UK Deccas. I also picked up the Fat Possum reissue of The Slider, even though my copy is still in good shape. Some benefits of recordkeeping are: Records are a simple, easy, and cost-effective management tool. I recently got our latest test pressing from Optimal and it's up to their usual standards, we've never ever had any quality issues with them over dozens of releases so if you are getting poor Optimal pressings I'd suspect it's because some stage in the process is outside of their control, as for the others I don't think there's very much between any of them on a good day and the only one I'd hesitate using is GZ. Are the HD Tracks files really Hi Rez? A Sarah Vaughn fan, he played me a "greatest hits" album from ZYX that had been culled from Sarah's later Pablo catalog. Juliette Greco I wanted to replace my Reprise pressing from the eighties, and tried like heck to find any information about the Rhino pressing I could, but no luck. It would be worth putting an area on Analog Planet devoted to this. Rolling Stones, "Rarities 1971 - 2005". So while it's true that this LP sounds as if the movie soundtrack was being played through an old radio, I feel that the people at Doxy put their best effort on giving the collectors a high quality product, at least regarding manufacturing. Glad someone else noticed. It's one of the flattest and most perfectly centered records I've seen in my life. I played the box version of Sgt. I use a V15 VMR on a variety of turntables, and MoFi has been pretty noisy. P.S. Why not put them to use and aide "the cause? 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Are they worth buying? Digital, most likely 48/24k. Kevin Gray told me himself he cut them from the tapes, so yeah, believe whatever you want. I need to review that I have it here. Those Wayne Shorter titles, for example, were all recorded only in stereo, RVG did a simple fold down to produce a mono version. . Data rates are typically higher than this during the recording, mixing, and mastering process. The original purchased White Album was far superior to the remastered 180 gram from sound Soundstage Direct. the Amazon Associates Program via amazon.com. REGA FONO MINI A2D. or maybe try one of them since the price is low. I can read it online! One concern I have is that some vinyl enthusiasts will automatically reject any reissue that has been "contaminated" by digital in any way whatsoever, which might be part of the reason labels are sometimes not forthcoming with information. A number (most?) I think it's worth putting this on. I don't care! If all the informationis not available, there is probably a reason. If Mikey, with his connections, can't get this information, what hope is there for us? Lack of provenance and of relying on familiar "Good Housekeeping"-style labels are pervasive. Completely agree, I had a similar experience as well with quality issues. The article, and subsequent comments have been enlightening, but, What about the Supercuts vinyls (EU) of H-Q Records.? Greetings, Kevin here in The City. The same problem exists for audiophile CD reissues also. The Leonard Cohen live stuff recently released on vinyl is a 48/24k recording upsampled to 96/24k. Audiokarma is about to undergo a server change and upgrade. 2-3 years working in a high volume manufacturing or warehouse environment. and what they know about the up coming reissue of Pink Moon. Every time I played it (which of course wasn't often) I had to tell myself, "This is supposed to sound good. Thank you for shining light on this topic. There is a wealth of music being reissued on vinyl, but not all labels are equal. I would move Doxy Music / Doxy Records from the "generally avoid" to the "check before buy" category. Never again. Under 120X power, I gently pushed the material out of the grooves with the clean tip of a wooden toothpick. horrible." Januar 2012 22:59 The purpose of the Recorder of Deeds is to ensure the accuracy of Hickory County property and land records and to preserve their continuity. "Reissue Labels To Avoid and Some Best to Proceed With Caution". We later went used record shopping in Athens and I found an original Pablo Sarah Vaughn for a few bucks in near mint condition. Subject: RE: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks. Related to quality record. Subject: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks, Dear Administrator, I have to agree concerning the 4MwB pressings. Not one single click or pop. How many remastered versions of Dark Side of the Moon have there been thus far? There never was a true mono master for many of these. Look at the job Sony Legacy did with Bernard Purdie's Soul Drums. Can you be more specific here? It was then that I noticed that the actual tracks on the individual albums weren't in the same order as on the cover or the original, and that there were actually some additional tracks, like one of those extended cd reissues. I would not be against lightning. If you're talking about the Rhino Electric Warrior, I don't know what it was cut or sourced from, but the record itself was noisy, and I was not impressed with the sound. These "bad" labels have their place and often provide a service for people who want more than Living Stereo and certain Blue Note records in their music diet. I also checked the fine print on the back cover and found "this compilation copyright 2008 Lilith Records" and "manufactured in EU under license from OOO 'Universal Music', Russia". 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