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Post by Pinch on Jul 14, 2014 7:55:28 GMT
I have one pressing of Kind of Blue ( this one), and I don't think it's up to much. Please recommend your preferred pressing/s, with explanation/s of why (e.g. did it compare favourably to certain other pressings?) if at all possible. Thanks! |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2014 8:35:39 GMT
Nimbus Supercut: generally accepted to be the finest ever mastering from the tape onto vinyl. It certainly sounds vivid and engaging.
SACD: excellent digital transfer, quite a lot better sounding than the standard CD. Similar to the vinyl with the same tape noise, so nothing has been filtered out.
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Post by Pinch on Jul 14, 2014 8:50:35 GMT
Thanks Martin! Do you have any experience with any lesser - but still good - pressings? The Nimbus Supercut sounds dazzling, but at the going rate of £200-300, it's a little beyond my present means  |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 14, 2014 10:29:31 GMT
No, but my first port of call would be the German Speakers Corner label. They remaster a lot of jazz and their pressings are usually superb.
<checks> nope, it looks like they don't do Kind of Blue, only these.
Next would be Back to Black, but they only have this.
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Post by Pinch on Jul 14, 2014 17:00:25 GMT
Ah well. Thanks for taking a look  Those imprints are new to me, and they seem to carry a few other Jazz classics that it would be nice to have a swanky version of, so great for future reference. But the search for Kind Of Blue continues... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 17:04:42 GMT
I have the Music on Vinyl pressing from 2010, which was recommended to me and has received generally good reviews I believe. All of the MOV stuff I have is pretty good but I have to stress that I haven't compared it to any others on my own system.
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Post by Pinch on Jul 14, 2014 17:20:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 17:36:31 GMT
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Post by Pinch on Jul 14, 2014 17:45:24 GMT
Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 17:54:43 GMT
This one looks to be still available and it corrects the issue of the slow running R2R used on the original masters link |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 17:56:28 GMT
As does the MOV version I think.
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jul 14, 2014 18:07:49 GMT
This one looks to be still available and it corrects the issue of the slow running R2R used on the original masters linkYep, great sounding, got this from Scott Nangle. Don't have any other versions to compare, but sounds very good IMHO. |
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Post by daytona600 on Jul 14, 2014 23:13:06 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 14, 2014 23:44:41 GMT
So you're recommending something that hasn't been released yet?
Let me guess where it will be available for purchase.....wait a minute, you won't be selling it, will you Scott?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 23:46:45 GMT
All these new versions are from digital (possibly even the upcoming MFSL). I believe there were two tape machines run on recording so there was a second tape that ran (side 2) at the right speed. This is what I believe is used on the later 200 grm Classic (all analogue). Classic issued an earlier 2 disc version that had both speeded up and corrected versions.
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Post by Pinch on Jul 15, 2014 7:29:11 GMT
Thanks chaps - all good info |
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Post by daytona600 on Jul 15, 2014 19:48:57 GMT
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Post by Stratmangler on Jul 17, 2014 15:48:36 GMT
This one looks to be still available and it corrects the issue of the slow running R2R used on the original masters linkClassic Records. The company that went down the tubes because they listened to their customers and played the audiophool numbers game. I have a couple of their 180g pressings, and they're excellent, but there were that many pressing issues with the 200g stuff that the returns literally ruined the company. It was a real shame. I have the MOV pressing, and I think it sounds pretty good |
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Post by daytona600 on Jul 17, 2014 17:47:32 GMT
classic records 200g version was deleted years ago ( feel free to delete this as spam like the last reply )
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Those imprints are new to me, and they seem to carry a few other Jazz classics that it would be nice to have a swanky version of, so great for future reference.
