Post by aqlam on Jul 2, 2015 20:51:11 GMT
Hi Jules! That's excellent that you're getting into jazz vinyl ... you're going to love it. There are a good mix of excellent originals and reissues out there. In some cases, you will be able to get a hold of originals without breaking the bank. In others, getting originals will require a significant investment. This is a long topic of discussion, but here are a few brief pointers:
1. Blue Note Records. These are some of the finest jazz albums of the 1950s-1960s, both with regards to performance and sound quality. There is a LOT to know about the collectibility of the different labels, etc, and I would direct you to londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com. Not to avoid answering the question myself, but this guy has created a very nice "treatise" on collecting Blue Notes and other collectible jazz labels. Originals will cost a fortune. Condition on the market is SO variable that it is impossible to predict what someone's VG or VG+ or NM- will translate to on your system. There are a number of excellent reissues, however, that can be had without taking out a second mortgage. Classic Records 200g mono reissues are very nice sounding and come in thick laminated covers, similar to the originals. Music Matters 33rpm and 45 rpm reissues are outstanding in sound and may be truer to the original tapes, though they have a different house sound than the original Blue Notes. Analogue Productions 45 rpm are like the Music Matters 45 rpm but don't have the nice laminated gatefold covers with session photos.
2. Prestige Records. Also among the finest jazz albums of the 1950s-1960s. Many of the sample principles of Blue Notes apply to Prestige.
3. Riverside Records. Sound quality is quite variable on this label, but many performances are legendary (Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery to name a few). Originals vary in terms of price (Bill Evans go for a lot, for example). Not a lot of great reissues, although the Bill Evans albums have been reissued by Analogue PRoductions in 45 rpm that are mostly out of print and hard to get at a decent price. They sound, however, phenomenal and much more detailed in my opinoin than the originals.
4. Verve REcords. A lot of great artists, including Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, etc. Originals can be bought for reasonable prices.
5. Columbia. The label of Miles Davis after he left Prestige. Mono six-eye LPs have very nice sound.
That's just a very short primer. I'll be happy to check back with a few more thoughts. Any specific questions?
1. Blue Note Records. These are some of the finest jazz albums of the 1950s-1960s, both with regards to performance and sound quality. There is a LOT to know about the collectibility of the different labels, etc, and I would direct you to londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com. Not to avoid answering the question myself, but this guy has created a very nice "treatise" on collecting Blue Notes and other collectible jazz labels. Originals will cost a fortune. Condition on the market is SO variable that it is impossible to predict what someone's VG or VG+ or NM- will translate to on your system. There are a number of excellent reissues, however, that can be had without taking out a second mortgage. Classic Records 200g mono reissues are very nice sounding and come in thick laminated covers, similar to the originals. Music Matters 33rpm and 45 rpm reissues are outstanding in sound and may be truer to the original tapes, though they have a different house sound than the original Blue Notes. Analogue Productions 45 rpm are like the Music Matters 45 rpm but don't have the nice laminated gatefold covers with session photos.
2. Prestige Records. Also among the finest jazz albums of the 1950s-1960s. Many of the sample principles of Blue Notes apply to Prestige.
3. Riverside Records. Sound quality is quite variable on this label, but many performances are legendary (Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery to name a few). Originals vary in terms of price (Bill Evans go for a lot, for example). Not a lot of great reissues, although the Bill Evans albums have been reissued by Analogue PRoductions in 45 rpm that are mostly out of print and hard to get at a decent price. They sound, however, phenomenal and much more detailed in my opinoin than the originals.
4. Verve REcords. A lot of great artists, including Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, etc. Originals can be bought for reasonable prices.
5. Columbia. The label of Miles Davis after he left Prestige. Mono six-eye LPs have very nice sound.
That's just a very short primer. I'll be happy to check back with a few more thoughts. Any specific questions?