Your recent music purchases

[Dusty Chalk]

Birds and Buildings, Multipurpose Trap -- because awesome (retro prog)

[postjack]

Picked up the Yoshida mastered 75th anniversary vinyl of Art Blakey's "Free For Fall". I thought it would be interesting to do a comparison between this mastering and my 45RPM Music Matters mastering of the same record. Paid $18 for the new vinyl from amazon, the music matters are significantly more expensive at $50 a pop new. My understanding is the 45RPM are all analog, while the new masterings are digitally sourced.

 

The recording here is by no means "audiophile" to begin with, there is always some distortion in the brass, bit of a mess.

 

In short, yes the 45RPM sounds better. Blakey's drums have more impact, overall there is a greater bass presence in the recording, piano notes are clearer, you can definitely hear and feel the room more with the 45RPM. 

 

Having said that, the new mastering is still very good. I love the couple of Alan Yoshida blue note XRCDs I have, his jazz masterings thus far in my experience have a very distinctive and pleasing quality. Can't quite put my finger on what I like about it, everything sounds clean and even and sweet across the spectrum. 

 

So while the 45RPM has better bass, better "feel of the room", and yes, more "breath of life-ness", I'm still a fan of the Yoshida mastering and will be keeping it, and probably buying some other new vinyl, especially if they keep selling for $18. 

[Wmcmanus]

Got me a nice set of Jon Bonamassa concert Blurays.  Really looking forward to watching them in my HT setup.  Used to listen to him a lot on the SiriusXM blues channel when I was on the road in my motorhome.  He did some guest DJ'ing and the other guys would then play a lot of his stuff after his show was over to give him props.  I'm surprised that he's not better known because he's a master and was a child prodigy, yet for whatever reason, he's really never taken off.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EL6NWUE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EL6NWG8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EL6NWB8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EL6NWT0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B6S56X6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[blessingx]

Actually cheaper on Amazon UK than todays PopMarket deal. 

[blessingx]

I have a moratorium on music purchases, and am late on this title, but couldn't resist The Lazaretto Ultra LP on sale at Elusive Disc.

[Dusty Chalk]

Blurred City Lights (both) -- really dug this, there's something about the male vocals that makes this not sound like Yet Another Curve Record.  It also sounds like Kevin Moore / the softer side of OSI.

[MexicanDragon]

I have a moratorium on music purchases, and am late on this title, but couldn't resist The Lazaretto Ultra LP on sale at Elusive Disc.

Bah... I have to go pick up my late copy of the RSD Ghostbusters glow in the dark vinyl tomorrow... tempted to see if this shop has this too.

**BRENT**

[aardvark baguette]

It's been too long.  Daddy's home 

 

 

not thrilled with the new shm sacd package size - wtf

[TMoney]

^

 

Great haul!!!!

[Dusty Chalk]

Team Doesn't-fuck-around FTW.

[postjack]

It's been too long. Daddy's home

not thrilled with the new shm sacd package size - wtf

The platinum shm rain dogs is awesome.

[blessingx]

The Julie London Three Album Art of Music White Vinyl Set

 

[Torpedo]

I'm backing the future Alyse Black new album at Kickstarter. I like her singing.

[blessingx]

B&W Society of Sound membership. Let it expire a couple years ago, so curious how the catalogue has changed.

[grawk]

[GrindingThud]

The remaster is outstanding:

[blessingx]

Awesome Mix, Vol. 1

http://dealmac.com/iphone/deals/1143061.html

[blessingx]

Some vinyl from Elusive Disc's Sale


4MBLP196 SERGE GAINSBOURG INITIALS B.B. 180g LP

RESLP9011-45 WES MONTGOMERY ECHOES OF INDIANA AVENUE 180g 45rpm

BLP4036QP Lou Donaldson Sunny Side Up 200g Mono LP

WEALP97798 Carolina Chocolate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii LP

UNILP06 VASHTI BUNYAN LOOKAFTERING LP

BEALP18008 JOHNNY HORTON THE FANTASTIC JOHNNY HORTON 180g MONO

BNJPLP6519 Johnny Griffin The Congregation 180g Japanese Import

SUNLP5374 THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS MASTEROLOGY 180g 2LP

XLRLP40307 Sigur Ros Hvark-Heim 150g 2LP

BLP4033QP Dizzy Reece Soundin' Off 200g Mono LP

SPELP002 TONY KINSEY AN EVENING WITH MR. PERCUSSION 180g MON

SPELP005 JAZZ AT THE FLAMINGO 10TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE 180g

[postjack]

the new mastersounds are awesome.

[recstar24]

Jake shimabukuro gently weeps on iTunes. Sweet.

[Dusty Chalk]

Pineapple Thief, Show a Little Love, Little Man (remaster), What We Have Sown, One Three Seven, Magnolia (previously purchased 10 Stories Down, Tightly Unwound, and Variations on a Dream) -- catching up on purchases, I've decided they're my favourite current band.  Yes, more than Porcupine Tree, and that's saying something

Lunatic Soul, Walking on a Flashlight Beam

Yes, Relayer (chuckletrousers* edition)

Pink Floyd, Endless River

Amplifier, Mystoria

 

*chuckletrousers edition == affectionate term for Steven Wilson's remasters

[postjack]

Scott O))) — Soused

It sounds exactly like you think it would.

[Voltron]

Drunken Dirge?

[postjack]

Drunken Dirge?

Pretty much. Basically it's "The Drift" but with a long sustained guitar chord throughout.

[grawk]

Primus and the Chocolate factory