Other times you get part of the story, the most important part of which is, was the original master tape the source of whatever was used to do the cuttingwhether a high resolution (96/24) digital file or a 1:1 analog copy of the master, which is what some labels have to use if the tape's owner refuses to let it out the tape vault door. Apparently no one at Simply Vinyl pays much attention to sound. Say; 1. See their past imports and exports, including shipments to Charlois Cooperage Usa in Cloverdale, California. I have a couple of other artists from that label, and they're ok; nothing to write home about.
, Geoff called it "rubbish" and demanded a take it off the turntable! Maybe they should start putting the "SPARS Code" (remember this on CD) on the LP jacket. I have a Music on Vinyl version of Al Di Meola's LP, the original 1970s LP, as well as a CD rip. He mainly travels from center to right. Simply Vinyl has done some Elvis reissues and other LPs. The only thing I don't like about the packaging of Wax Time LPs is their tendency to put the Allmusic review in the sleevenotes. Data rates are typically higher than this during the recording, mixing, and mastering process. Transparency in what you buy in music is not good. Exile on main street - 2010 reissue; 48/24. I'm thinking of getting this LP, since it seems to be the only release of the original soundtrack for "Psycho" on vinyl (I compared it to the movie and it's definitely not a re-recording). I am seek advice about Venus Records from Japan. REGA FONO MINI A2D. Not so much but I wouldn't blame Bell Sound. Kevin Gray didn't convert the mono tapes to digital. But believe whatever you want. Caveat Emptor. Anyone else unfortunate enough to grab that same LP? One of the the Gil Scott-Heron LP's (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised) has a "RCA Special Products" sticker on the back while the others don't, I'm happy to get his Flying Dutchman albums since the originals go for big money and are rare, ditto goes for Leon Thomas. A lot of websites that sell new re-issues have little to no information about the pressing. Great read Mikey, thanks! I can read it online! Kevin Gray cut the lacquers, and the vinyl was pressed at Quality Records. There is a wealth of music being reissued on vinyl, but not all labels are equal. It's not easy! Classic Records' version of Tapestry was fantastic. 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And if a $60 LP from a major label is remastered from the best original sources, but comes out with a lot of crackling well, I would RATHER get some $13 LPs possibly cut from dubious sources but with absolutely no surface noise. "I have not been at liberty to reveal sources on mastering since around 2000. I pulled out my original copy and, although it lived a hard life during my misspent youth, it still sounded way better than the Vinyl Lovers. Can anyone of you tell me about the reissues on the DOL-Label? And even if they did, as a new collector, is it trial and error or is there a comprehensive list out there of the good and not so good producers? The Wah Wah label from Spain has reissued tons of obscure 70s records from France and Germany that I am glad I am able to own in the vinyl format, regardless of the source. Thank you ! Once MFSL was able to license the whole shabang for the box setthey were granted access to vault tapes from EMI England. Sometimes we get slightly fudged information. This is because the vinyl can pick up every single part of the sound wave. That's the way it works. Isn't this what the search engine is for? That is, out of 1026 observations that were identified at the species rank in iNaturalist, 39 had an incorrect genus, 25 an incorrect family, and . Sometimes you buy something, put it on the platter and get confronted with 2 dimensional, harsh crap where you were expecting something decent. I read on the web that The Japan EMI reissue Blue Note Mono Prenium are fake reissue analog and in fact these are from the master digital RVG. With these mono (false mono) too much clean and uniform. There has been a long history of decpetive marketing, as we are slowly finding out. The quality of vinyl that consumers buy is actually the responsibility of the labels and not the pressing plants, labels should monitor what they are putting into the market and withdraw any faulty pressing runs, it's labels quality control that is failing vinyl, too many people skipping test presses or not even bothering to listen to them, The Classic Series will once again feature all-analog 180g vinyl pressings in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin . It's one of the flattest and most perfectly centered records I've seen in my life. Your descriptions of those releases above is SPOT ON, IMO. Only the record companies that own the rights to a recording have access to the original master tapes. I couldn't agree more re some labels simply putting out junk copied from digital. 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". The Related rights in France are fixed at 50 years for a musical work, but if I understand correctly, for an American record, it is more complex, and generally longer. The VA's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) began investigating the alleged misconduct in November 2021 in response to the OMI's findings, according to internal emails . Just listen to 'Cool Struttin' and compare to any analog sourced version, and all the hallmarks of a digital source are there. 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. 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So not really "original masters". The Londons? Built-in safeguards against potential adverse events. Some say dub tape, some say corrected copy tape etc. I'd encourage the companies to provide much more information for sure. As you would expect, this doesnt come cheap and while there is no obligation to donate, we would greatly appreciate anything you might send to help to sales@audiokarma.org at PayPal.com. And, do they have the samehigh compression applied? 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. but when I spend $25 or $50 on a 180 gram reissue, I want to know the source used and who did the cutting, plating and pressing. I'm sure I'm not making this up, I have a distinct memory of buying a Stevie Wonder album, I think it was Innervisions, on the 'Music Lovers' label that sounded dreadful and if I was in any dohbt that the source used wasn't analogue, or in any way near the master, you could hear the CD that was used to cut the vinyl actually skipping. Rolling Stones, get your ya yas out reissue box set; 96/24. It could have been a great Beatles collection but some one at MFSL back then was making bad judgementcalls in regards to the eq used. Not one single click or pop. Same deal for Jazz Wax Records, too -- more public domain stuff that appears to be 'mastered' from CDs. Legend also states that because of the availability of the "Pink Moon" original tape, it is the only remaster done with an entirely analog signal path. They are taking advantage of the EU law that puts stuff beyond a certain age in the public domain. I have had horrible luck with new issues. A couple of years ago I bought a Vinyl Lovers reissue of the Allman Brothers "Eat a Peach". Watch out when the Beatles, Stones and others get into the public domain here. To your specific inquiry, the original analog master tapes were the source for our remastered vinyl release of Chet Atkins & Les Paul, "Chester & Lester" (eXLP1-44061). affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and The Netherlands based Music on Vinyl label issues some albums cut from analog sources but mostly from high resolution files sourced from masters that they obtain directly from the labels (at least based on my experience). It sounds nothing at all like an analog original. I emailed Friday Music about their reissue of Boston's debut LP, which their literature says is "Masteredfrom the original Epic Records tapes" but doesn't specifically say "analog." "Sourced from" does not necessarily mean "cut from.". 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". Sound is Ok, sounds digital, a bit flat. I got rid of them, I have sold them. Awful! Take a look. Price: 85. He heard the HF boost and was outraged. Wax Time is made in Spain, if I recall correctly. Heard a $12 copy of Pete La Roca's Basra in one shop on a basic system that sounded pretty flat, and a few months later I was in a store where they were spinning the 1995 reissue, and it sounded great. This is a really good article and makes a very good point. Yesterday I compared the Beatles White Album, original and 180 gram remastered and now I'm checking all my newly purchased remastered vinyl. Would be a great idea for a reissue. The T-Rex "Electric Warrior" reissue is also "apparently" Hi Resolution digital, though I haven't heard it. Also, I've come to the conclusion that so called "mastering" is simply a ploy to make the recording sound LOUDER. There are a few others like that here too. I see their stuff sold here in real, reputable record stores like Jecklin and other places. Show Newport, and It's so crackly, back it goes. Support for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. Affiliate programs and Interesting reading, especially your opinions on Music On Vinyl. If they were taken directly from the original two track analog masters, I believe they would have said so. I'm getting into this conversation pretty late it looks like but I've gotten some really great sonding Lp's on Doxy. A Sarah Vaughn fan, he played me a "greatest hits" album from ZYX that had been culled from Sarah's later Pablo catalog. You'd think there'd be some obsessive on the internet keeping track of this stuff. Well if the source and other info is listed on the record, of course consider that release. Can you be more specific here? These were widely anticipated in Japan, but soon after they came out, a number of independent specialist retailers in Japan stopped selling them, citing the dubiousness of the sources, indeed, some audio journalists published in Japan did a detailed comparison to originals, and also expressed serious doubts about the validity of the sources. or maybe try one of them since the price is low. Just because something's been pressed on 180 gram vinyl doesn't mean its going to sound good or that it was sourced from analog. Sundazed always sounds good. She hit the brakes, put some money in my elder brother's hands (he was the bravest of us three boys, although not the eldest) and said "Tell the store owner that your mom wants to buy the man hanging in the window." Seem like they're readily available and less than $15/LP. 4. who mastered it. Patricia Barbers "Caf Blue" is a 44.1/16k recording, but the LP is very listenable. Of course they have their own set of problems. I have some Elvis gold CDs that sound better. Then on the other side 3 versions of I think Jeepster. They also seem to be in the habit of clearly noting transfer sources, involved engineers, studios and plants, which is always commendable. I use a V15 VMR on a variety of turntables, and MoFi has been pretty noisy. I thought it was cute that Rhino used the wrong labels on the Meters and Dr. John LP's so people don't pass them off as originals (like that dealer in New Orleans) by using the 2-color Reprise W7 label for the Meters and the old 50's Atco label with the harp for Dr. John. Don't you? http://disc.gs/Review. I tried to go to Simply Vinyls website and not only is it not available, but the Blackground Records website isn't either. I guess I have to stick with mainly used vinyl. All the printed materials say "from the original mastertapes". Wax Time reissues are sold widely by reputable record stores like Amoeba and Rasputin, and while not in the price range of the true audiophile masterings, they're not exactly cheap, eithertypically about $20 retail at a brick and mortar store. 4 Men With Beards? Pepper. for Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emmerick at a mastering session where I got to hear the master tape that Geoff had flown over from the U.K. for a planned 30th Anniversary CD edition. Every time I played it (which of course wasn't often) I had to tell myself, "This is supposed to sound good. Back then I bought the MFSL Magical Mystery Tour, unfortunately. Apart from the ones mentioned, it gets really difficult to work out what sources are. At least one track on it was on the ZYX reissue. Thanks! That mastering stamp more often than not indicates a good sounding record. Completely agree, I had a similar experience as well with quality issues. About the "manufactured by Rhino" you see on the back of the Scorpio reissues, those are legit and pressed by Rhino. You can read a review of a Vinyl Lover's John Cale reissue on this site. Not a single one I've heard comes even close to the OG presses. Obviously if you only want the classics then you will usually get a good deal but if it's anything that was on an independent Been reading Plain Recordings and 4 Men With Beards are one in the same and have the same mailing address. The "sourced from" designation pretty much means: 1) it is not cut from the original master. Or just 44.1/24 masquerading as 88/24? The compression may be an aesthetic choice, or may be done so to accommodate use on portable devices. 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. There are some excellent vinyl reissue labels that use original anaolg sources and produce very good lps such as Analogue Productions, Speakers Corner Records, RhinOvinyl, Classic Records, Impulse!, Sundazed, etc. Prokofiev . Bob Dylans "Modern Times" LPis much better than the CD, real dynamic range where the CD sounds squashed. Hi Michael and everybody. I don't care! 328 Compass Poin, Hermitage, TN 37076 is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2,371 sqft single-family home built in 1997. He never had the original mono tapes. What do you say to that? Italian Archives online. Lionel. Just to be sure, I compared it to the mp3 version on Spotify, which blows it out of the water in EVERY respect. No-one seems to know. The DECCA Stones box from DSD sounds fantastic. Digital or not, those Modern Times and Together Through Life sound much better on LP than CD, particularly Modern Times. Born in the mid-eighties with the publication of some vinyl records by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, he later released CDs of the world's leading opera, symphonic and chamber artists. So, please, any ideas would be much appreciated. This is not a case of semantics and again leaves one to wonder. We'll see, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. The low end was muddy (thought it was my old ears at first), sloppy mid and highs. Not uniformly bad but definately hit or miss, and for typical vinyl prices I can't afford to take chances on labels like these. I played the box version of Sgt. There is a limited vinyl 12" that came out for record day with 3 or 4 versions of "Get it on", Accoustic, Electric and a boogie version! I have bought a lot of reissues years ago without the knowledge of digital to vinyl sacrilege that I now know about. Look at the job Sony Legacy did with Bernard Purdie's Soul Drums. Never again.
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