Pigs Eye Jass LP

jadis · Aug 9, 2010

Has anybody heard this LP? Fidelity First Volume 2 by Pigs Eye Jass on Insight Records. It has been on HP's list for the longest time, and a few months ago I heard it over at a friend's place, and the recording was among the best I've heard. Dixieland music but each instrument is very vivid and well defined. I hope I can get a copy.

MylesBAstor · Aug 9, 2010

Never heard it and it goes for between $350 to $500 on the latest ebay auctions

jadis · Aug 9, 2010

MylesBAstor said:
Never heard it and it goes for between $350 to $500 on the latest ebay auctions

Yeah, Myles, I heard it was a bit pricey. I'm hoping still to land a copy. Keeping my fingers crossed and wallets very opened. LOL

audioblazer · Aug 30, 2010

Have this LP. Pretty rare. Took me about 3 years to hunt for a copy. Pride of ownership but not excited about the music

jadis · Aug 30, 2010

audioblazer said:
Have this LP. Pretty rare. Took me about 3 years to hunt for a copy. Pride of ownership but not excited about the music

I'm still waiting for mine. I imagine it's not something that you'll listen too every week, but from what I've heard, it's a great recording.

jadis · Dec 23, 2010

Finally got hold of this record. In terms of recording quality, it does not disappoint. Dixieland or ragtime jazz does not really excite a lot of people but once in a while I do get to appreciate this kind of music, given the right mood, and with added help from a natural sounding recording like this, with a lot of tonal purity, specially on the trombone and tuba, it can be downright addicting. The piano rendition is also exemplary. Head and shoulders above many piano recordings I have heard.

From the back liner notes:

MylesBAstor · Dec 23, 2010

Congrats

jadis · Dec 23, 2010

Thanks, Myles.

jadis · Apr 20, 2011

I brought this record to the systems of both JackD201 and his brother who has the most extreme Von Schweickert system as posted in the pages here before. What a revelation. The apparent lower end limits of the Maggies clearly showed, as the drums in this recording is as naturally live as can be when I heard it on both the VR11s and the VR9s. The scale of course is bigger on the 11s but dynamically, both systems showed what a great recording can do. Each whack of the drum is clearly heard and felt and this is something completely missing essentially on my Maggies. And on the VR11 system, with all the turntables, arms, and cart combinations, the soundstage can clearly be 'seen', as in shrinking on one set of front end, and expanding on another combination. What a revealing record this is. And the more I listen to it, the more 'musical' it becomes.

garylkoh · Apr 20, 2011

It must be good.... I just looked this up on eBay, and someone's asking for $400 for a mint copy of the first volume.

jadis · Apr 20, 2011

garylkoh said:
It must be good.... I just looked this up on eBay, and someone's asking for $400 for a mint copy of the first volume.

Gary,

And that is not even the same record as this one I posted. That one on ebay has a label called 'Douglas Dynamics', I have a friend who have that DD copy and I was able to compare mine with his. They are two different records. My copy, which is listed by HP in his Super list, has a label called 'Insight Records', so I'm not sure that the ebay copy is a 'volume 1' version of the copy I posted, as the label should be also from Insight Records to be a true Volume 1. The cut selections of the DD copy are not even entirely the same as the IR copy based on what I heard and seen, and hands down, the Insight Record sounds much better.

garylkoh · Apr 20, 2011

Thanks, Jadis.

I wasn't sure because it wasn't the same cover as the one you posted. I was late to this thread, so I probably missed them already even if there were any available. A quick google search brings up What's Best Forum as the top entry

jadis · Apr 20, 2011

garylkoh said:
Thanks, Jadis.

I wasn't sure because it wasn't the same cover as the one you posted. I was late to this thread, so I probably missed them already even if there were any available. A quick google search brings up What's Best Forum as the top entry

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