Music Matters Definitive Blue Note 45 RPM and 33 & 1/3 RPM vinyl series (pt7)

I know how you feel. I have all 112 45 RPM titles and 29 of the 33 RPM titles. With all my recent hifi upgrades I've been slowly going through them again.

 

C'mon....go there, you'll love it!

 

Fushia Swing Song is a must have release. If they did a 33 I would probably get that too, even though I don't really like to double-dip on titles.

 

Well, I have the King version of it (also in stereo), so it's a bit hard to double-dip as well...but damn, I'll bet it sounds great on MM!

 

You should get it and compare for us! Incredible album...

I bought my first two music matters records last month. Thank you to the fun thread! One thing that really stood out to me as being more hifi than some of my vintage pressings is the cymbals. They just ring for days on these pressings.
Seems that maybe some of the cymbal decay wasn't captured as well in the old days. Or maybe it's just that the slightest bit of groove wear comes first for that kind of information on the disc.


Is there a 33rpm of whistle stop?

 

The MM of Whistle Stop is 33 RPM. They didn't do a 45 RPM version of it: Analogue Productions did.

 

As a former drummer that’s what sticks out to me a lot. I can almost feel the wood tip hitting the cymbals. Getting that visceral feel from it just makes everything else feel alive too.

 

Joe Harley is hired by Don Was for the forthcoming Blue Note Review box set. I just posted this text from an email announcement in the dedicated thread:

Blue Note Review: Volume Two – Spirit & Time is loosely built around the theme of drumming. The exclusive compilation album is a tribute to the legendary Tony Williams and features today’s titans - Brian Blade, Kendrick Scott, Tony Allen, Chris Dave, Eric Harland and more – reinterpreting his late 80’s/early 90’s Blue Note recordings. We took your feedback and made sure to include more music in Volume Two with two reissues instead of one: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ Africaine and Bobby Hutcherson’s Patterns . We brought in ‘Tone Poet’ Joe Harley, co-founder/producer of the acclaimed Music Matters audiophile vinyl series to ensure that these titles were held to the high standard you should expect from Blue Note Review. Both reissues are all-analog, audiophile quality releases. Our zine returns as Out Of The Blue in a new, easier-to-read format and we’ve added a unique zine for Volume Two, Spirit & Time: Jazz Drummers On Their Art . The set is rounded out with two never-before-seen Francis Wolff shot lithographs, a set of Topps Blue Note Trading Cards and a Blue Note Carbon Fiber Anti-Static Record Brush. We’re confident you’re going to dig Spirit & Time

 

Should we all post our top 3 on each format??

33: Soul Station, Idle Moments, Matador
45: The Feelin's Good, Adam's Apple, Tom Cat*

*Very narrow lead over The Gigolo due to the sound of Morgan's second solo on Exotique. Blows me away every time.

 

This is exciting news, as both are great albums. Sounds like the second set is shipping in December and will be an upgrade from volume one.

 

I have this and it’s one of my favorites of the Dorham catalogue as well as of the MM series as a whole

 

I finally ordered the 45RPM version of Lee Morgan's "Volume 3" after listening to a japanese Toshiba version the other day (which sounded really great, by the way). That special Lee Morgan/ Benny Golson collaboration got me instantly.

 

Where can these be ordered?

 

I think you have to sign up for Blue Note Review?

New Account

 

I signed up for BNR last week thinking the website was accurate that Vol. 1 was sold out, and that I was getting on board for Vol. 2 following the recent announcement. Turns out Vol. 1 is not sold out, because it shipped and supposedly is arriving today via UPS. I reached out confused that a sold out title was shipping, but I got a non-response from UMG. I guess I'll just have to see what's in this box. Just be aware that if you sign up now, you may be in for Vol. 1. Wonder what that says about how these have sold..

 

If they still have sets available after emailing members that the first volume had sold out, I suppose it's possible they had a quantity of sets reserved for replacements. If it's more than that, then yeah, disappointing.

 

Price drop of a 33 LP at Music Matters: Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland - 'Golden 8' is now $49.95 (last week was $$64.95)
Recorded May, 1961 in Cologne, Germany (by Wolfgand Hirschmann) and produced by Gigi Campi.
The playing of this octet, the arrangements, and recording quality amazed me -- a fresh breath of European air.

 

This record kicked my ass. Wasn’t expecting it to be this great and it gets a LOT of play. Highly recommended.

 

Did Cape Verdean Blues and Wahoo! drop as well?

 

I know Cape Verdean was up to $60 and wahoo $55 a few months ago so yeah both have dropped a little. Gettin around also dropped from $60 to $50. Little Johnny C was $75 at one point and then $60, now it’s back to $45.

 

Did you actually receive a vol. 1? Im considering getting just vol.2 but fear if I sign up now they’ll send me a vol 1

 

Same here.

 

I signed up for Blue Note Review this morning, and there was no where to enter payment info or select a purchase.

If I'm reading the website correctly, it looks like, 1) create an account, 2) receive an email when the new set is ready for customers, 3) provide payment, 4) get jazz.

 

Yes — volume 1 did arrive here, so definitely be aware if you’re thinking of subscribing. Card inside the outer shipping box had a serial in the 400’s. Not planning to open the box set for now, waiting to see how Vol. 2 shakes out.

 

Thank you! I definitely don’t want vol. 1. I’m assuming that when they start shipping vol. 2, they’ll charge your card another $200?