45 rpm Jazz Reissues

MylesBAstor · Apr 23, 2010

Music Matters Jazz, ORG, Analogue Productions have been reissuing many treasured jazz recordings from the Prestige, Fantasy, Riverside, Pablo, Blue Note, Impulse, Verve, Roulette (and a few others) catalogs with TLC using the best electronics, tape decks, vinyl, etc possible.

Which of the many 45 rpm LPs have your purchased and what are your favorite LPs, both for sonics and performance?

And we owe these guys a debt of gratitude for keeping analog alive!!!

vinylphilemag · May 26, 2010

My collection of such treasures is tiny (partially because I am a newcomer to jazz), but high on my list is the Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas. I quite like a few tracks on Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus too, but I can't quite get into it the same as I can the former (with the huge exception Cast Your Fate to the Wind; I love that track!).

The Smokester · Jun 9, 2010

I would say that the Classic (RIP) 45rpm reissue of Mercury's recording of Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" is one of the gems in my collection.

Also, I recently picked up the 45rpm version of Rickie Lee Jones' "It's Like This" which is superb

Then, there's Classic's 45rpm version of Billy Holiday "Songs for Distingue Lovers".

I have many of Patricia Barber's 45's like Modern Cool, Cafe Blue, Companion, Night Club.

Have many other Jazz and other 45's but enough's enough.

I am trying to be more selective since 45s are a bit of a pain for casual listening.

vinylphilemag · Jun 9, 2010

The Smokester said:
I would say that the Classic (RIP) 45rpm reissue of Mercury's recording of Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" is one of the gems in my collection.

Huh? What's the scoop with Classic? I know that Acoustic Sounds now has exclusive distribution rights to their catalogue, but I've not heard of anything else.

The Smokester · Jun 12, 2010

vinylphilemag said:
Huh? What's the scoop with Classic? I know that Acoustic Sounds now has exclusive distribution rights to their catalogue, but I've not heard of anything else.

Yeah. Little did I know that these 45's might become unobtainium. I heard that Classic violated someone's royalty agreements...Is that true? Not an insider so I only have hearsay.

BTW, am I the only "member" on this forum? Everyone else seems to be a "moderator". I'm impressed, but who moderates the moderators? I feel like a hair on a toilet seat.

jcmusic · Jun 14, 2010

I have two subscriptions to the Blue Note Reissues, problem is I have not opened any of them yet!!!

Jay

MylesBAstor · Jun 14, 2010

The Smokester said:
Yeah. Little did I know that these 45's might become unobtainium. I heard that Classic violated someone's royalty agreements...Is that true? Not an insider so I only have hearsay.

BTW, am I the only "member" on this forum? Everyone else seems to be a "moderator". I'm impressed, but who moderates the moderators? I feel like a hair on a toilet seat.

I'm not sure what the answer is. There were a lot of rumors swirling around Steve Hoffman's site not too long ago. Michael Hobson wrote a response that can be found here: http://stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=212075&highlight=michael+hobson

Hope that shed's some light on the matter. As an aside, there have been rumors about Classic Records for as long as they've been around-none of which proved reliable!

MylesBAstor · Jun 14, 2010

jcmusic said:
I have two subscriptions to the Blue Note Reissues, problem is I have not opened any of them yet!!!

Jay

Well watcha waiting for????? Them to unzip themselves

John Brooks · Feb 23, 2011

jcmusic said:
I have two subscriptions to the Blue Note Reissues, problem is I have not opened any of them yet!!!

Jay

I let some new, sealed LPs I bought sit without opening once. Never again. When I opened them, I found that two of them had had their spindle holes drilled off center, causing the cartridge to sway from left to right, 1/16" in one case and a full 1/8" in the other. Of course, seven months had gone by and when I called Elusive Disc they said the LPs were out of stock/out of print. They offered me a refund on the price of the LP only; I would have to pay shipping back (and had already paid shipping to me). It's on my list of things to do to re-drill the holes and then melt some plastic into the gap. What a pain! Since then, I open all used and new records, clean and test within a day or two of receipt.

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