K2-CD vs SHM-CD? Red Garland Groovy

Hi Gents,

I have the 2008 RVG Remaster of Red Garland's Groovy. I came across a Japanese-made K2 20bit Remaster and a Japanese-made SHM-CD of the 2008 RVG Remaster.

I have found great improvements in remasters from the likes of Steve Hoffman, DCC, MFSL, Verve, K2, FIM and APO. I do find the RVGs can be better than the originals.

Are these likely to be any better than what i've already got? Thanks for any advice.

Ronm1 said:

From what I know
K2HD's are a remaster
SHM is a process in manufacturing the cd's, an actual remaster may not have occurred. Some research needs to be done to verify if one was done.

Click to expand...

Thanks for taking the time...its not the most talked about remaster out there.

From everything i have read, the Japanese did a DSD transfer from their own tapes in 2011. There is an SHM of that one which is great apparently...but no redbook layer.

The SHM CD i am looking at is apparently the 2008 RVG i already have.

The K2 remaster gets mixed reviews, so i am hedging on that one.

Meanwhile, I found an XRCD which people have said is quite good and managed to get one at a 'half decent' price for an album that has long stood as one of my favorites for 25 years. Some go for 3 digits which is way out there for me...particularly for this album, tho i admit to having splurged before. Just picked it up on Amazon from a reliable seller in Japan. We shall see.

http://www.discogs.com/Red-Garland-Trio-Groovy/master/225218

the bold one is the only XRCD i can find, and I am hoping this is the one i got...there was a 3-digit price for one and one for about a third the cost, also XRCD from Japan but no picture. We shall see...

Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Groovy ?(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige PRLP 7113 US 1957
Groovy ?(LP, Album, HI ) Prestige 7113 US 1957
Groovy ?(LP, Album, Mono) Esquire 32-056 US 1957
Groovy ?(LP, Album, Mono, RE) Prestige SMJ-6504 (PG-6004) (PRLP-7113) Japan 1976
Groovy ?(Cass, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJC 5061, P-7113 US 1983
Groovy ?(LP, Album, RE) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJC-061, P-7113 US 1983
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RM, RE, dig) Original Jazz Classics, ZYX Music, Prestige OJC20 061-2, P-7113 Germany 1987
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RE, RM, Car) Prestige VICJ-60161 Japan 1998
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RM, RE) Prestige VICJ-60278 Japan 1999
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RM, RE, Ltd) Prestige PRCD-7113-2 US 1999
Groovy ?(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige PRLP 7113 Japan 2000
Groovy ?(2xLP, Album, 180) Analogue Productions, Prestige AJAZ 7113, P-7113 US 2006
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RE, RM) Prestige PRCD-30652 US 2008
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RM, RE) Prestige 0888072306523 Europe 2008
Groovy ?(CD, Album, RE, Bon) Poll Winners Records 27228 Spain 2010
Groovy ?(SACD, Album, RM, Mono) Prestige UCGO-9012 Japan 2011
Groovy ?(LP, Album) Prestige ST-7113 US Unknown
Groovy ?(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige LPR-8881 Japan Unknown
Groovy ?(LP, Album, RE) Jazz Wax Records JWR 4510 Unknown

Update...think i got it right...by cross-checking across multiple sites and sources of information, i got 2 serial numbers for the proper XRCD along with a date May 21, 1998...looks like the date of the XRCD of the one i got...B00005GWOJ...is the same. So may have managed to get the 3-digit cost XRCD for about a third of the cost. whew! hope i am right!