MikeH
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Yep--good point. Worth doing research on specific titles. I have seen high praise for Imagine and Hunky Dory. Slowly looking through the other titles to see if any jump out at me of titles I'd like.
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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dhodo
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Yeah I was also looking for that Hunky Dory alo, but even 3 or 4 years ago it was too rich for my blood.
kafunis
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I’ve got the 33, don’t listen to it much.
MikeH
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I think that one in particular skyrocketed in price as soon as people caught on to how good it sounded.
Selaws
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I have a first pressing. Funny story with it. Columbia owed Michel Legrand a load of money from unpaid sessions and in an attempt to defuse the situation, the label offered to cover the costs of an album for him, allowing him to choose the repertoire and any musicians he wanted. So he must have been like "fuck it" and just listed every jazz musician hes ever wanted to play with
I do. I got the 33rpm version & was incredibly impressed, sounds great. I haven't played it in a while, I should dig it out.
I have a first pressing. Funny story with it. Columbia owed Michel Legrand a load of money from unpaid sessions and in an attempt to defuse the situation, the label offered to cover the costs of an album for him, allowing him to choose the repertoire and any musicians he wanted. So he must have been like "fuck it" and just listed every jazz musician hes ever wanted to play with
I saw that somewhere as well. The line is phenomenal.
Russ I
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Also have an original (mono promo), but wasn’t aware of that backstoryI have a first pressing. Funny story with it. Columbia owed Michel Legrand a load of money from unpaid sessions and in an attempt to defuse the situation, the label offered to cover the costs of an album for him, allowing him to choose the repertoire and any musicians he wanted. So he must have been like "fuck it" and just listed every jazz musician hes ever wanted to play with
(Sunlight really emphasizes that long mark, which is more a scuff than a scratch. Some occasional light background noise, but otherwise sounds pretty good.)
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Portland Sheriff
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Much smaller Fremer rabbit hole, but I have the AP press of the Dick Schory record he discusses in this article: Three Percussion Records You Should Own
Of the original press, Fremer says, "You'll be left wondering where we've gone in the art and science of recording over the past fifty nine years . . . I'm not exaggerating about the sound quality: It's amazing nor am I overstating the "pure novelty" aspect of the arrangements. This is not "serious" music but it is serious fun."
The AP pressing is consistent with this, from both audiophile and fun/kitsch perspectives. The original recording/production was painstakingly meant to have pristine sound quality ("Stop Coddling Your Hi-Fi Set!" headlines the back jacket liner notes), and it shows on the AP press.
Of the original press, Fremer says, "You'll be left wondering where we've gone in the art and science of recording over the past fifty nine years . . . I'm not exaggerating about the sound quality: It's amazing nor am I overstating the "pure novelty" aspect of the arrangements. This is not "serious" music but it is serious fun."
The AP pressing is consistent with this, from both audiophile and fun/kitsch perspectives. The original recording/production was painstakingly meant to have pristine sound quality ("Stop Coddling Your Hi-Fi Set!" headlines the back jacket liner notes), and it shows on the AP press.
Portland Sheriff
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I have the 2x LP @ 45rpm version, and it's excellent (and underrated musically). I splurged on the 45 bc I wanted the background info in the booklet that comes w/ that version but not the 33rpm. The 45 is also gatefold if you care about that.
Other Impex well worth owning, especially from the audiophile perspective, is "Blow Up" by Isao Suzuki trio/quartet. This is part of the "Three Blind Mice" reissues mentioned here a day or two ago.
definitely not a dumb question. I would be interested in the answer to that one
dhodo
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Most 70s UK pressings purportedly sound great and last I checked (and bought) were quite affordable. I ended up with this one after trolling eBay for a while but I don't know if you can know exactly what press it is without asking for deadwax info. There are people discussing exactly which deadwax stamp sounds best on hoffman if you want to dig through that info but iirc all should be pretty great. There are a lot of slightly different ones in that time frame.
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MikeH
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People seem to love the recent 50th anniversary pressing!
MikeH
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I have that one on its way to me as well.
jamieanderson1968
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I have the US because I have every Bowie release but cannot remember much about it. Think I bought it bought it because I am a completist and because Life On Mars is a different version.
Mather
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Ya it is, it's the 2016 mix. I don't like getting comps but Bowie's discography is daunting when it comes to my limited space...