De Agostini - Jazz at 33 1/3 rpm series in UK newsagents

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Willowman, Jan 20, 2016.

  1. porotikos

    porotikos Porotikos

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    no, to be honest. and since there are some bad presses from what i read, i think that deagostini store is my safest option in order to get a replacement. now, how i will manage to get em shipped to greece, is another matter...
     
  2. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    Try ebay, I wouldn't go for the DeAgostini website from Greece. There are people selling new versions for UK 10.99 so if available buy them.
     
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  3. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    I mean DeAgostini versions on ebay for 10.99. I wouldn't go for e.g. DOL versions which may be the "bad presses" you mentioned.
     
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  4. porotikos

    porotikos Porotikos

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    apologies for my ignorance but what are the DOL versions?
    the 11 pounds deagostini versions on ebay, have 10 pounds shipping cost to greece unfortunately...would be easier for me to find a friend from uk that would get the lps i need and ship them over to me with much lesser money...
     
  5. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    DOL = Russian, non licensed copies, unknown mastering source, probably an off the shelf CD.
     
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  6. Diorama

    Diorama Forum Resident

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    Mitt Jackson isn't the greatest record I've ever heard. I like it. Would be interested getting the stufff he did with Coltrane. The quality of the vinyl is very good. I am sure most on here would ****e all over them as some are digital sourced.
    The purest in me wants to say I can't listen to such but I have listened to them and they sound good, very quiet vinyl. I contacted De Agostini and they said they were sourced from the original tapes when they could and digital when they couldn't. I would image for the most part they are digital but I remember two vinyls that said something about being from the original masters , maybe it was Henderson record.
     
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  7. porotikos

    porotikos Porotikos

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    wooow thank you for that insight. i would be grateful as well if someone posted which are analogue and which digital sourced. i would email deagostini, but i already emailed them asking if they ship to greece and i havent got a reply yet and its been days...
     
  8. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    I'm pretty sure the big record companies will still have the original masters in storage, except where they were lost, for example some Impulse masters when they moved to California. Even though many recordings were remastered to 24 bit digital for CD, these would need to be reworked again for vinyl. I can believe DeAgostini. In fact a good comparison I made was Coltrane's Blue Train from DOL versus DeAgostini. The DOL one mastered from a standard CD was not good in comparison.
     
  9. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    I saw Milt Jackson with The Modern Jazz Quartet sometime in the late 80s or early 90s and was pretty underwhelmed. I also have the Bags and Trane CD and wouldn't bother ....
     
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  10. Diorama

    Diorama Forum Resident

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    Anyone know the releases till the end of the year?
     
  11. Jim B.

    Jim B. Senior Member

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    I have this album on CD and I would highly recommend it, the tracks with Monk are just amazing.
     
  12. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    Joe Henderson, Page One just arrived. Nice album, especially the classic Reid Miles cover. Disappointed for the first time in the vinyl quality, not enough for the hassle of returning though. Awaiting the arrival of Misterioso.
     
  13. jamo spingal

    jamo spingal Forum Resident

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    Was posted by someone earlier, the next two will be Ahmad Jamal At the Pershing and Mingus Mingus Mingus. Don't know after those.
     
  14. Diorama

    Diorama Forum Resident

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    Yeah was just wondering what was after Mingus.
     
  15. Daveymoore

    Daveymoore Forum Resident

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    1. Kind of blue - Miles Davis
    2. Blue train - Coltrane
    3. Standards vol I - Keith Jarrett
    4. Lady in satin - Billie Holiday
    5. Now's the time - Charlie Parker
    6. Time out - Dave Brubeck
    7. Somethin' else - Julian Cannonball Addery
    8. Waltz for debbie - Bill Evans
    9. Ella and Louis - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
    10. Something else!!! - Ornette Coleman
    11. It could happen to you - Chet Baker
    12. saxophone colossus - Sonny Rollins
    13. out to lunch - Eric Dolphy
    14. money jungle - Duke Ellington
    15. getz-gilberto - Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
    16. brillant corners - Thelonious Monk
    17. mingus ah um - Charles Mingus
    18. Go - Dexter Gordon
    19. Moanin' - Art Blakey
    20. Bright Size Light - Pat Metheny Group
    21. Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown - Sarah Vaughan
    22. Sketches Of Spain - Miles Davis
    23. Speak no evil - Wayne Shorter
    24. Meets Oscar Peterson - Ben Webster
    25. The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
    26. Turner The Real McCoy - McCoy Tyner
    27. Incredible! - Wes Montgomery
    28. The Blues and - Oliver Nelson
    29. Indeed - Lee Morgan
    30. Liberation M. O. - Charlie Haden
    31. Meets The Rytmhm S - Art Pepper
    32. in Greenwich Village - Albert Ayler
    33. Laughin' to keep - Lester Young
    34. Study in Brown - Cliffort Brown & Max Roach
    35. Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin'
    36. What is there to say - Gerry Mulligan Quartet
    37. Coleman Hawkins - Night Hawk
    38. Modern Jazz - Quartet Django
    39. Lee Konitz - Motion
    40. Max Roach - Deeds not wars
    41. Quebec Ike - Blue & Sentimental
    42. Count Basie - Count Basie at Newport
    43. Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz
    44. Benny Carter - Further definitions
    45. Joe Henderson - Page One
    46. Horace Silver - Song for my father
    47. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
    48. Kenny Burrell - Midnight blue
    49. Ahmad Jamal - But not for me/At the Pershing
    50. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
    51. Nina Simone - Nina Simone at Village Gate
    52. Stephane Grappelli - Afternoon in Paris
    53. Dinah Washington - In the land of Hi Fi
    54. Gene Ammons - The soul moods
    55. Joe Pass - For Django
    56. Gil Evans - Out of the cool
    57. Art Tatum & Ben Webster - The album/The Art
    58. Freddie Hubbard - Ready For Freddie
    59. Kirk Roland - We fee Kings
    60. Wayne Shorter - The Soothsayer
    61. Ella Fitzgerald in Rome - Ella Fitzgerald in Rome
    62. Lee Morgan - The sidewinder
    63. Jimmy Smith - House Party
    64. Shirley Horn - Travelin' night
    65. Archie Shepp - On This Night
    66. Etta Jones - Don't Go to Strangers
    67. Lee Konitz - Duets
    68. Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong plays N.C. Handy
    69. Paul Desmond - Take Ten
    70. Abbey Lincoln - Abbey is Blue
    71. Miles Davis Milestone - Miles Davis
    72. Art Blakey Drum suite - Art Blakey
    73. Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
    74. Wrapped Tight - Coleman Hawkins
    75. Along Came John - Big John Patton
    76. Lady sings the blues - Billie Holiday Lady sings the blues
    77. Night Train - Oscar Peterson Trio
    78. Webster & Associates - Ben Webster
    79. Plays Misty - Erroll Garner
    80. Much in common - Ray Brown & Milton Jackson


    Don't think any of us know, take a random guess from the Italian list.
     
  16. Patrick Cleasby

    Patrick Cleasby Hi-Res idiot

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    That would take them 'accidentally' sending me the next five digital copies again. Could happen, but hasn't since that last glut
     
  17. Porkpie

    Porkpie Forum Resident

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    I'm coming late to this series (just bought Time Out from ebay), can anyone let me know if they come out on a regular basis (i.e. When should I check in my local WHSmith), what's the cover price to buy a one-off from the newsagents and has Sidewinder been released? I'm working through the thread but if someone could answer those questions that would be great
     
  18. Man at C&A

    Man at C&A Senior Member

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    They come out fortnightly on a Wednesday. Sidewinder hasn't been released yet. Indeed by Lee Morgan has. If is worth checking WHSmith but if your local one is anything like mine, they'll only get one copy and quite often none at all. They are £14.99 each. The pressing and mastering quality has been consistently great.

    Considering the effort that's gone into this series, it's ridiculous and frustrating how difficult they make it to get hold of them.
     
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  19. Porkpie

    Porkpie Forum Resident

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    Thanks for the quick reply! I remember seeing them advertised on TV and am kicking myself I didn't start buying them when they came out. At £14.99 though it's cheaper to buy them from ebay from people who are reselling from their subscriptions. The only thing with the ones on ebay the photos show some of the covers to be badly creased from the outer wrapping and I think the cover photos of jazz albums are often great in themselves so would be good to find copies that aren't so badly creased.
     
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  20. Man at C&A

    Man at C&A Senior Member

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    They've often turned up creased in WHSmith. Some I haven't bought because of that. They don't show up on eBay often. They are well packed when ordered from DeAgostini's site with free postage, but they take about 3-4 weeks to arrive, even though they are only sent from Newcastle. Personally, I've hated every aspect of dealing with them.
     
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  21. culabula

    culabula Unread author.

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    Aren’t they 16.99GBP?
     
  22. Man at C&A

    Man at C&A Senior Member

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    No, unless they've gone up in the last couple of issues.
     
  23. culabula

    culabula Unread author.

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    Belfast, Ireland

    Yes, you’re quite right, 14.99. But can anybody remind me why I’m paying 15.99 per issue on subscription? For the wonderful zippo lighter?
     
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  24. Roddy

    Roddy Active Member

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    Kent, UK
    I've subscribed from the start. I know people have had some issues with dealing directly with deAgostini, but it's worked fine for me (aside from a ridiculous mix-up with the first magazine). Get two delivered every month in perfect condition. If you don't mind the long wait (usually 2-3 weeks), you can get any back issue from their website, free delivery.

    I guess you got the digital magazines added on?
     
  25. culabula

    culabula Unread author.

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    Belfast, Ireland

    No, I didn’t. I think I signed up for "free" gifts but I don’t really remember. I got a lighter and....did I get stylus cleaning fluids etc? Nothing for ages. Not interested in digital magazines. Seems extortionate to go on paying an extra two quid a month for some junk I got ages ago.
     

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