Where do you find those records in record store in Germany ? I am surprised to hear it was 44,95 euros for the burrito record in a store in germany as I imported my copy from the us for 51 euros directly from intervention records via amazon as seller...
Would love blue afternoon by tim buckley at 45rpm. I have found it impossible to find a quiet original!
I got my Joe Jackson LP at Ludwig Beck's near Marienplatz in Munich and I got the Burrito's record at Der Schallplatten Laden on Parisier Strasse near Ostbahnof U-Bahn or Hi-Fi Concept on Wurth Strasse. The Burrito Brothers record was the more expensive of the two.
Between July and August. Securing rights in a word is begging. The people at Sony are great to work with, I did BAD with them and am mastering two Sony titles in MYC later this month. I will fill you in on those once the mastering is done and I know all is well- you'll LOVE these!
WAAAAAHHHH!!!! Oh well, it happens. I would have bought that in a heartbeat. Maybe I'll be consoled when you announce a reissue of Beat Crazy.
IR Shane, Are there any plans in the works for any Soul SACDs? The time period I'm thinking about would be '60s on up through 1974 (pre-May '75 Van McCoy-"The Hustle"). You would have my undying gratitude if you were to especially nail down stuff from the '70-'74 period (which would include the great '72-'74 albums from the Philadelphia International Records/Gamble & Huff material). One of my dreams is to finally own SACDs of Billy Paul-360 Degrees Of Billy Paul, the first Harold Melvin & The Blue Note albums and Back Stabbers from the O'Jays.
In terms of suggestions, I wonder if some of Bryan Ferry's later solo albums (the ones that were either never released on vinyl or in such limited quantities that they go for big bucks used) might be candidates for audiophile reissue? I'm thinking specifically of Mamouna, Frantic, and Olympia. While they weren't blockbusters, I imagine they probably sold at least as well as Joe Jackson's Summer in the City or Vol. 4. Like Jackson, Ferry has been touring a lot recently, keeping his fanbase pretty energized.
Would LOVE to hear this on vinyl, in a version where it's not an artillery officer in the Loudness Wars.
Right. The only version on vinyl now is cut from the same 16b DAT masters, and is crazy expensive. A run of, say, 1500 would be in order.
Great idea! Their first four or five albums are funking fantastic! Nothing like the mainstream pop of the following albums. I had a really hard time finding used copies of their albums that hadn't been played to death. I finally gave up and bought Japanese pressings of those albums and they have almost (if not) identical mastering to the U.S. versions, but with perfect pressing and excellent vinyl. I picked up most for $12-15 each (plus shipping). Wait until you hear (the album) Machine Gun with no surface noise!
Actually good idea going to Japan pressings. I've got a descent US Midnight Magic on lp, but tracking down old mastering's on compact disc is almost impossible
So was this recorded digital then mixed analog? Will there be a pure digital release? Or think it sounds worth of buying on vinyl despite the digital source? I am always a bit hesitant...wish I went to the LA Audio show after all now!
I'd love that. I recently bought a very nice original copy on the Straight label, and it's an odd sounding record. The vocals are distorted, i've been trying to figure out if the CD version is a different mix, or if my copy has groove damage. Every time Tim's voice lifts intensity, it gets fuzzy sounding on the LP. Is this something you experienced?
Just saw Gov't mule two times this week (Antwerp and Luxembourg) and it reminds me their lps were never released in a proper manner. If some of those records were recorded on tape, it would be a good idea to have AAA reissues of those...the same goes for all the ABB titles from 1990-2003(seven turns, where it all begins, hittin the note,...)...And the praying for AAA Black Crowes reissues continues...And perhaps Marc Ford would lease the tapes from his solo lp's...At least, his last one with the neptune blues band was recorded all analogue and the vinyl version is mastered accordingly...
I'm not a huge Gov't Mule fan but I suspect if they did some of their vinyl well it would sound really awesome. A buddy of mine played some of their stuff digitally and it sounded great already.
Soul LPs yes, should SACDs less likely. SACDs are just not great sales-wise anymore. But I actively pursuing some soul as I type.
No, it was recorded digital, mixed on DAT and then they ran analog reels that no one involved with the original release remembered using for anything. The DATs sounded by far the best, I did listening tests with tracks from both. Going from 16- to 24-bits increases the information exponentially, and in addition to that we used no compression where the original CD clearly had 6-7dB of compression. The improvement on our LP is DRAMATIC! This is a great repertoire and I promise you that sonically you've never heard it sound this good!