Also, I've come to the conclusion that so called "mastering" is simply a ploy to make the recording sound LOUDER. The T-Rex "Electric Warrior" reissue is also "apparently" Hi Resolution digital, though I haven't heard it. It's my opinion, it doesn't mean I m right. Every time I played it (which of course wasn't often) I had to tell myself, "This is supposed to sound good. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, why would Kevin convert the tapes to digital files? Marginal improvement over the CD. Just to be sure, I compared it to the mp3 version on Spotify, which blows it out of the water in EVERY respect. So your best bet for a good sounding reissue would be the record company that owns the recording. ________________________________________. The Classic Series will once again feature all-analog 180g vinyl pressings in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin . Ermitage un marchio ben noto a tutti gli amanti della musica e del cinema storico ed uno dei marchi pi longevi della discografia classica indipendente. It's not 100% accurate or complete, but I haven't seen better elsewhere. Built-in safeguards against potential adverse events. It is suggested that you develop one procedure to comply with Clause 4.16. The original UK presses walk the floor with them. I would like to say that I am more of the persuasion that record companies are ripping everyone off by knowingly releasing an inferior sounding product to keep the "remaster" business going. I'm truly happy with it. Awful!

, Geoff called it "rubbish" and demanded a take it off the turntable! It would be worth putting an area on Analog Planet devoted to this. I pinpointed the skips and examined them under my hand-held microscope and saw lots of silvery specks all over it. Not particularly good "Reissue Labels To Avoid and Some Best to Proceed With Caution". How do I go about researching who is issuing what? Anyone else unfortunate enough to grab that same LP? And I'm glad you are not "digiphobic" and call them as they sound. Rhino is a division of Warner Brothers and if you see Rhino, chances are sources are good, even if the label is Scorpio. Doxy have done a series of Muddy Waters box sets on vinyl for example. Perhaps one day the reissue and "HD" music businesses will reach a level of public conscieness that similar ad hoc (voluntary, yet accurate and agreed-upon) standard vocabulary --- and its uses --- will come about. Data rates are typically higher than this during the recording, mixing, and mastering process. All your speculation is cute. Actually some of them, especially those licensed from EMI, can sound very good and could very well be analog tape sourced, but the company refuses to identify sources. These were widely anticipated in Japan, but soon after they came out, a number of independent specialist retailers in Japan stopped selling them, citing the dubiousness of the sources, indeed, some audio journalists published in Japan did a detailed comparison to originals, and also expressed serious doubts about the validity of the sources. I had a track on a CD made from the original pressing and we compared the two and the CD killed the vinyl played back on a very good turntable. A Sarah Vaughn fan, he played me a "greatest hits" album from ZYX that had been culled from Sarah's later Pablo catalog. Putting on the Fly,Electric Warrior after the 12" has people bopping around the room. I've been toying with the idea of replacing the Pro-Ject pre with a Bellari VP-130 tube pre amp, but I am wary of throwing money at the problem out of blind ignorance. I remember when MFSL reissued several John Lennon LP's about 10 years ago. Propel Administrators can customize the fields that are displayed on different types of Quality records. @Michael Fremer can you comment on whether the 2020 50th Anniversay cut of Abraxas by Kevin Gray is AAA? Sorry. The truth of the matter is records in good condition have a higher sound quality than any other medium - even better than a modern CD or DVD. The article, and subsequent comments have been enlightening, but, What about the Supercuts vinyls (EU) of H-Q Records.? I don't know of a comprehensive list, but. Short of a "AAA" type rating system, why not impart our will? If you spend $25-$50 on a reissue, all the info should be printed on the album jacket, or available in plain sight on the reissue companies, and dealers, websites, including source tape, mastering chain (absence of digital), mastering engineer (s), manufacturing plant. The low end was muddy (thought it was my old ears at first), sloppy mid and highs. It's a Universal remaster. I picked up Dylan's 'No Mercy'. The point is, you can't even necessarily believe what you read on the jacket! I m sure he knows about this question of this DBLP serie blue note reissie mono Japan EMI. and anybody else who have information about this subject. EU law used to be sometimes quite advantageous, for umm, unofficial releases. Rolling Stones - 70s and 80s; 48/24K; compressed. . I have a general idea of what people on here think of this site (see below), but maybe, just maybe, this is a way for all of us to be a part of the solution. I commend Mobile Fidelity for their Silver Series for not trying to pass these releases as being sourced from the original master tapes. I was at a show in Scandinavia and someone was playing a Vinyl Lovers Rod Stewart LP. I have to say, I'm very pleased with the three Doxy LPs I've bought so far. One of their LPs I bought had a blob of glue in the middle of side one, and this was a $40 Comus LP. The albums were subsequently re-cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, this time using the analog master tapes, and they sound fantastic. Sylvie Vartan. Early studies on digital data quality within electronic health records revealed a long list of concerns including: incompleteness, duplication, inconsistent organization, fragmentation and an inadequate use . T68 Super Member Messages: 2,868 Location: Sweden Hi! Not only were they very cheap, but they are great-sounding, quiet, 180g above-average pressings. Recently a friend brought over a copy of Jeff Buckley's Grace album Simply Vinyl had reissued. I hope to see the thread keep going with peoples opinions on other reissues. This is one of the most useful threads on the website. We compared and the difference was so great, we at first thought the ZYX was a different arrangement and performance. Audiokarma is about to undergo a server change and upgrade. The source was some kind of digitally sourced, noise reduced flat sonic wash with all the life and dynamics sucked out. Bob Dylan, "Modern Times", digital, resolution unknown. Hermitage. I can only guess what that all means, but it can't be good and can't be from the masters. Yup, "Old Ideas" on vinyl sounds remarkably better than the CD that came with it. Create or Clone a Quality Record; Edit a Quality Record; Share a Quality . Can anyone of you tell me about the reissues on the DOL-Label? Acoustic Sounds is as good as I've ever seen in terms of having commentary on re-issues. They used Capitol 3 & 4th generation copies, Parlophone eq'd dubs etc. Kevin Gray told me himself he cut them from the tapes, so yeah, believe whatever you want. Isn't this what the search engine is for? I do not have a crazy material, but I tend to perfect my system. Simply Vinyl has done some Elvis reissues and other LPs. Recorded 2/65. My reference recording is Sheffield Lab's direct to analogue recording of James Newton Howard & Friends. ". Even with the good audiophile companies that Michael listed, one needs to check carefully. They have also released some excellent sounding pressings, for example of film soundtracks or historical compilationsthey are not a pure re-issue label, they also have original releases, though no original artists I think. Just listen to 'Cool Struttin' and compare to any analog sourced version, and all the hallmarks of a digital source are there. On top of that, our sound engineer has over 35 years of experience in cutting and mastering records for (major) labels. This goes way back to the original Mobile Fidelity LP's from the 70's and 80's. Some Girls came from the tapes, so I suppose it depended on the condition of the tapes. Put on album title, record label or company, and what the sources were for the record. They are: Serge Gainsbourg View 110 Hermitage Ave, Lafayette, LA 70503 property records for FREE including property ownership, deeds, mortgages, titles & sales history, current & historic tax assessments, legal, parcel & structure description, land use, zoning & more. West Hollywood, CA 90069". I'm not good with lists. . Interesting reading, especially your opinions on Music On Vinyl. And here's a reissue to steer WAY clear of WaxTime Lilith and others and the public domain, What about the Japan EMI DBLP Blue Note mono Reissue. "I have not been at liberty to reveal sources on mastering since around 2000. Leonard Cohens "Old Ideas" is digital, resolution unknown, but quite nice sounding. Legend states that "Pink Moon" was the only Nick Drake album that still has the existing analog, 2-track master. The CD is totally compressed while the LP has lots of dynamic range and better tonal balance. Then there are all those cheap Blue Note reissues. It also is used to evaluate practitioner performance, to monitor resource use, and to determine . Quality of Miles Davis on Ermitage 180 gram Vinyl Discussion in ' Music Forums ' started by T68, Feb 16, 2019 . However, the LP reissue is 44.1/24 and compressed. It sounds nothing at all like an analog original. The Leonard Cohen live stuff recently released on vinyl is a 48/24k recording upsampled to 96/24k. They are taking advantage of the EU law that puts stuff beyond a certain age in the public domain. eXhibit Records/Soundboard Is there an easy and inexpensive way I can improve my system? I also really like the Japanese red mono vinyl, but mostly for the different mix. http://disc.gs/Review. Back then I bought the MFSL Magical Mystery Tour, unfortunately. So there might be a tape that could be used for a reissue!

, The Old Ideas vinyl sounds remarkably superior to the CD also included in the jacket. The Doors, Box set from a few years ago, 192/24k digital. So i buy my lps produce before the digital era, with warts and all. After this last purchase, and your article, this will be definetely one label that I shall be avoiding like the plague. People buy it under the impression it's analogue. Simply Vinyl refuses to identify sources. A lot of The Beatles 1/2 speeds were NOT done with originalEMI master tapes. 4. who mastered it. Some say dub tape, some say corrected copy tape etc. This program brought electronic health records to well over 80% of ambulatory physicians and virtually every hospital in the United States. While the Music on Vinyl might be from a high rez digital source (although given I've never seen one on HDTracks etc, maybe not), it definitely isn't just ripped from CD, as the mixes are distinctly different. At least I'm not as dissapointed when it is a dud. I am seek advice about Venus Records from Japan. There never was a true mono master for many of these. Doxy and WaxTimes can claim their junk is sourced from the original tapes too, after all, the CD they use to master comes from the original tape. That is, out of 1026 observations that were identified at the species rank in iNaturalist, 39 had an incorrect genus, 25 an incorrect family, and . I haven't listened to it yet but this is a lesson learned. For your general information, unlike other reissue companies, we have only ever used analog masters on our vinyl releases. It sounds quite respectable. You can hear it here: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/bernard-herrmann-alfred-hitchcock-psycho- and I want to say that, while it's definitely not an "audiophile sound quality" release, I'm truly impressed with the quality of the record itself. Ermitage now has a library of about 400 titles between audio and video, makes CDs and DVDs and provides video content for various TV channels, including Classica (broadcast on the Sky platform) and Sky Arte. and what they know about the up coming reissue of Pink Moon. Digital something, and not good. To: martin I just tried listening to my first "Wax Time Records" reissue of Albert King's 1962 debut album, "The Big Blues". Not so much but I wouldn't blame Bell Sound. Heard 24/96 rips of the UHQR Pepper on three different high quality systems and found it enjoyable. 2015 Apr;26(2):245-51, ix. Are you changing your recommendations of the Fairport Convention reisuses on FMWB? The main Quality record page provides information that may have been filled out when the Quality record was created and/or may need to be modified at different Phases. Affiliate programs and Juliette Greco But HD Tracks says 88kHz/24bit files. Greetings, Kevin here in The City. The only thing I don't like about the packaging of Wax Time LPs is their tendency to put the Allmusic review in the sleevenotes. Keywords: health care costs, unannounced standardized patients, medical ethics; medical records; quality of health care. Yazoo appears to have nothing to do with these as their ability to coax fantastic sound out of old 78's set the gold standard on vinyl back in the 70's. The original was much better. I have a few CD's which have no compression or equalization at all (such as Al Stewarts's Year of the Cat MFCD-803) and when you listen to it you wonder why we are compressing the dynamics at all. I should have known that there was something up when I saw a sealed copy of Romeo Must Die available at such a reasonable price. The do a lot of reissuing of Wu-Tang LPs. But still other times you get nothing, yet you're asked to plunk down big bucks for these reissues. Here is the confirmation I recently received from them: "Thank you for your interest in Exhibit Records. This property is not currently available for sale. In the unlikelyhood that Mobile Fidelity or Speakers Corner does their fancy reissue of these records I'll gladly fork out the money, but in the mean time if I want to hear Embryo, Lard Free, Mythos, Anaxis Quam, Holderlein and lot's more, I'll be listening to them on Wah Wah. Actual production runs may not be as consistent as test pressings. EHRs Support Provider Decision Making. Thank you ! The records will hold the scale of the sound and you will get everything. October 23, 2020. In my opinion, 10 new songs suffered a bit from some wierd Pro-tools sounding stuff. Chopin . The Hoffman/Gray re-issues from Analogue Productions and Music Matters are spectacular, and a benchmark for how an audiophile re-issue should be made and marketed. The terroir of wines in Ermitage and Hermitage Hermitage Hill is one of the few places in the world to benefit from the 4 geological eras that have taken place over time. Leonard Cohen - the 4 men with Beards reissues - "Apparently" all Hi-Rez digital The SV reissue was bright and hard by comparison. Rolling Stones, "Rarities 1971 - 2005". I don't care! The primary data studies achieved a mean score of 4.3 (SD 1.37; theoretical maximum 10); the secondary data studies a mean score of 7.1 (SD 1.26; theoretical maximum 9). EHRs can help providers make efficient, effective decisions about patient care, through: Improved aggregation, analysis, and communication of patient information. What do you say to that? ON THE CUT! They are "simply" about vinyl. Bryan Ferry, Dylanesque, 96/24. The original purchased White Album was far superior to the remastered 180 gram from sound Soundstage Direct. Granados . Then on the other side 3 versions of I think Jeepster. We do get it from certain labels, like Mobile Fidelity, ORG, ORG Music, Analogue Productions, Music Matters, IMPEX, Mosaic, Rhino, Pure Pleasure, Speakers Corner, Reference Recordings, more recently Sony/Legacy and probably a few others I can't recall off the top of my head. Then we figured it was a different take from the same session. The worst-sounding piece of 180gr vinyl in my collection. In addition to communicating vital patient care information, the medical record provides documentation of appropriate evaluation, treatment, and services. Look at the job Sony Legacy did with Bernard Purdie's Soul Drums. Obviously if you only want the classics then you will usually get a good deal but if it's anything that was on an independent Been reading Plain Recordings and 4 Men With Beards are one in the same and have the same mailing address. or someone at the American affiliate made some foolish mastering choices and forced them on the Bell Sound cutting engineer. The album is badly in need of a proper scrubbing, and sounds as noisy as ever, but we still love giving it a spin. REGA FONO MINI A2D. Clinical alerts and reminders. Apparently no one at Simply Vinyl pays much attention to sound. It's a nice and heavy, 180g record, and the label and spindle hole were also top-notch. It's not easy! The opinions here are educated, thoughtful and easy to come by. This is not possible in France. I agree with you there! Subject: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks, Dear Administrator, If they were taken directly from the original two track analog masters, I believe they would have said so. The whole set. ", Let the world know what you think about a record: Write a Review on Discogs! I purchased this album with that information in mind. Thanks for any advice you may offer, and I'd like to wish you all a safe and happy new year. I can recommend whole heartedly and with a clear conscience to other music lovers, please, stay away from 4MwB. Hi! The Friday Music Elvis reissues are analog and great sounding. This is because the vinyl can pick up every single part of the sound wave. The vinyl is noisy and Dylan's voice is all over the place. Whether or not the former is rubbish is open for some debate, considering the multilayered approach to the recording wasn't a purist, minimalist effort by any stretch of the imagination. It's definitely a good effort. but when you put the record on - psshhhhpssshhhtt. We compared. I guaranty you, the ZYX was cut either from a CD or some other source that the mastering engineer completely ruined when he cut it. I got rid of them, I have sold them. Transparency in what you buy in music is not good. Great article, and critical subject matter. There has been a long history of decpetive marketing, as we are slowly finding out. Classic Records' version of Tapestry was fantastic. I prefered a complete analog experience, that's why ilisten to Lp in the first place. The approach for control of quality records is to identify the records required in each of your procedures to support or provide objective evidence that the procedure has been followed.

. As a double 45 and in print is even better! "shaknspin" Electronically Measures Turntable Speed Plus a Great Deal More, Review Explosion: Spiritualized, Pusha T, Bladee & Ecco2k, Father John Misty, & Swedish House Mafia, Parlogram Auctions: A Customer's Honest Experience, "Record Store DayThe Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century" Book Review and Interview, Review Explosion: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Yung Lean, Son House, & Johnny Marr. With or without the compression from Marcussen - the masher - mastering??? Glad someone else noticed. Other times you get part of the story, the most important part of which is, was the original master tape the source of whatever was used to do the cuttingwhether a high resolution (96/24) digital file or a 1:1 analog copy of the master, which is what some labels have to use if the tape's owner refuses to let it out the tape vault door. Compression has a HUGE impact on the aural perception of a recording and should be banned as far as I'm concerned. See their past imports and exports, including shipments to Charlois Cooperage Usa in Cloverdale, California. Born in the mid-eighties with the publication of some vinyl records by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, he later released CDs of the world's leading opera, symphonic and chamber artists. Apart from the ones mentioned, it gets really difficult to work out what sources are. No-one seems to know. Many comments say that Lilith, Doxy, Dol and others are labels that exploit works that have fallen into the public domain. The Chess Masters reissue, it was done all analog by Steve Hoffman. Yes I should have mentioned them as "musts to avoid." Scorpio and many other "to be avoided labels" are reissuing many hip rare underground records that the high end reissue labels aren't doing and will never do. So, please, any ideas would be much appreciated. Vinyl Lovers definitely cuts from CDs. Call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first!) A total of 18 studies analyzed the effect of an EMR on the quality of health care (78%), 16 the effect on the efficiency of health care (70%). That makes no sense though because some people are still interested in music from Aaliyah's catalog (which is available on an extremely limited basis right now.). but when I spend $25 or $50 on a 180 gram reissue, I want to know the source used and who did the cutting, plating and pressing. These were all sourced from Capitol submasters and not EMI originals. Is this a false statement? The compression may be an aesthetic choice, or may be done so to accommodate use on portable devices. Patricia Barbers "Caf Blue" is a 44.1/16k recording, but the LP is very listenable. The German Horzu pressing of Magical Mystery Tour is of course incredible compared to all the rest. Last time I checked, they didn't even have a website, just an email address, which also makes one suspicious that the operation is a bit fly-by-night. It really stinks to drop $50 on a brand new copy of "The Wall" only to be inundated by staticky noise. Also Traffic's "Shoot Outn At The Fantasy Factory", which I bought the week of release in 1973, featured EDITED versions of 2 tracks. Wax Time reissues are sold widely by reputable record stores like Amoeba and Rasputin, and while not in the price range of the true audiophile masterings, they're not exactly cheap, eithertypically about $20 retail at a brick and mortar store. http://robertmusic.blogspot.fr/2011/11/about-those-toshiba-japan-blue-no https://www.discogs.com/Santana-Abraxas/release/16479144, Love Those Vintage British Pressings? Again, this is 1960s jazz material that is in the public domain in the EU. Love the record, it sounds just a tad muddy. Your descriptions of those releases above is SPOT ON, IMO. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I played the box version of Sgt. Hey we need to bring back those goofy AAD designations that used to be on CDs, where it was implied that DDD was somehow the ideal, but now we need them for vinyl -- AAA implying pure analog recording, mixing, and mastering! Subject: RE: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks. I would move Doxy Music / Doxy Records from the "generally avoid" to the "check before buy" category. I tried to go to Simply Vinyls website and not only is it not available, but the Blackground Records website isn't either. And, I still own the first LP my family ever owned - Neil Diamond's Moods from 1972, which my mom bought on impulse as we were returning home from school and she saw the album in a record store window. I thought it was cute that Rhino used the wrong labels on the Meters and Dr. John LP's so people don't pass them off as originals (like that dealer in New Orleans) by using the 2-color Reprise W7 label for the Meters and the old 50's Atco label with the harp for Dr. John. Thanks for replying, jgannon! The EQ was "car stereo valley" all the way: boosted bass and treble, sucked out midrange. Prokofiev . No information is lost. Great track selection, pretty questionable sound from various sources. Maybe they should start putting the "SPARS Code" (remember this on CD) on the LP jacket. I know the individual components are quality pieces because I never buy any hardware or software (the real subject of this article) that hasn't received some favourable reviews from credible sources, so I am sure it's that they are not complementing each other as a system. The Wah Wah label from Spain has reissued tons of obscure 70s records from France and Germany that I am glad I am able to own in the vinyl format, regardless of the source. I read on the web that The Japan EMI reissue Blue Note Mono Prenium are fake reissue analog and in fact these are from the master digital RVG. All are flat and muddy sounding. Great article and followup posts. Lots of labels have cottoned on to the fact that they can make great margins from knocking out a badly sourced record so long as they put a '180g audiophile vinyl' sticker on the front. Seem like they're readily available and less than $15/LP. The quality on these releases has been steadily improving over the last few years. I have not yet tried any of their jazz releases. I just got a Carole King simply vinyl, cleaned with that $4,000 record cleaner Mikey talked about at T.H.E. Januar 2012 22:59 Caveat Emptor. Review Explosion: Post Malone, 070 Shake, Merzbow, & Whitearmor, More Notes on the Rolling Stones Reissues, High End Munich 2022 Analog Coverage Day 3, Munich High End 2022 Day Two - Action-Packed Analog, Review Explosion: The Smile, Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles & Ethel Cain, Vinyl Review Explosion: David Bowie; Tyler, The Creator; The Weeknd; Lola Kirke, The World's Best High-End Munich 2022 Analog Coverage, 40th Anniversary Mobile Fidelity "One-Step", Rega Research io Integrated Amp With Built-in Phono PreampA Cautionary Tale, Schiit's Mani 2 MM/MC Phono Preamp Goes to the Head of the Budget Phono Preamp Class, Goldring Launches New Eroica HX H.O. At any case, I do empathize with your comments. I didn't trust and don't like what I read about them and also didn't like the sound (like Cd I think) Blue note sound on my mind is more "dirty" with some "saturation" sometimes. of the "Chess master" reissues from the mid '80s are actually analog, although it says "digitally mastered by" on the back. We will let you know before it is started. Having only just started to re-build my vinyl record collection, advice like this is invaluable! As Canadian primary health care (PHC) EMRs mature, there is increasing potential use of EMR data for performance measurement. Same faults all the time. It's not just the remaster, it's the fact the new Beatles releases are digital. horrible." Finally we realized it was the identical take but sounding soooo wrong, it was difficult to identify. If it's a CD, which is probably is, then it's an excellent sounding CD. A lot of websites that sell new re-issues have little to no information about the pressing. Are the HD Tracks files really Hi Rez? Morton Feldman and Earl Brown, 3 Pierre Henry records and A couple John Cage Lp's. I emailed Music on Vinyl and this is the response I got. The vinyl is also perfectly flat with no surface noise, essential for this kind of music. So I will continue to purchase WaxTime records. You have made a very serious charge. How is the pressing quality? I know that since there was no "Magical Mystery Tour" LP for the U.K. (it was a double EP containing only side one of the American LP) and that side two of the Mo-Fi LP was the same "horrid electronically reprocessed for stereo" used by Capitol, that that record was sourced from Capitol, but what others used "3rd and 4th generation copies"?

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