I'm tempted. I've never sold any records, still trying to sort them out, but looking at the listing on discogs, If I could get £60 for the Blue Vinyl one, I think I could pre-order the box for around £90
edit - £30 outlay seems quite tempting
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I'm tempted. I've never sold any records, still trying to sort them out, but looking at the listing on discogs, If I could get £60 for the Blue Vinyl one, I think I could pre-order the box for around £90
edit - £30 outlay seems quite tempting
Joe Mac
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Seems like a huge waste of money to remaster 4 albums just for a box set. I’d have expected it was much more likely that they just release the box contents individually after a period of exclusivity.
Portland Sheriff
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Good point.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I just got my Amazon Giant Step and unfortunately, it wasn’t the KPG cut Rhino Pressing. It’s a Euro WEA reissue pressed at Optimal...
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
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TenderLovingKiller®
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Well, after reviewing the Discogs comments it looks like @AnthonyI has this version and said it “sounds fantastic”. You still a fan Tony?I just got my Amazon Giant Step and unfortunately, it wasn’t the KPG cut Rhino Pressing. It’s a Euro WEA reissue pressed at Optimal...
The reviews aren’t terrible but I might still return it. I’ll ponder it for a bit.John Coltrane - Giant Steps
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2014 Vinyl release of "Giant Steps" on Discogs.
zdkaiser
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I own that version as well. No complaints from me. Pressed at Optimal. Though I do remember Coltrane was panned hard to one side, which I didn't necessarily care for too much.
Also, the gods will smite you for returning a John Coltrane record. I'm pretty sure it's the 11th commandment.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Looking more into the KPG cut of Giant Step, it looks like at least some of them where pressed at Rainbo so this Optimal press might be the best way to go as far as affordable reissue go.
This is the one I got, can be pretty cheap & it's mono so you don't have the hard panning. Not KG but sounds pretty good.
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "Giant Steps" on Discogs.
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keylime_5
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Yeah the Kevin Gray Giant Steps is pressed at Rainbo, so all of them have piano distortion on side 2, particularly Naima. The mastering is great, but Rainbo kept it from being a perfect reissue by messing up side 2 on all the pressings. I still recommend it over other recent reissues.
keylime_5
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This is the one I got, can be pretty cheap & it's mono so you don't have the hard panning. Not KG but sounds pretty good.
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "Giant Steps" on Discogs.
Yeah, that one is supposed to be pretty good. The Coltrane in mono box that is a part of got pretty good reviews I think.
AnthonyI
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I still have no issues on this pressing, It sounds great to me. And I apologize, I should have been more clear that I thought the LP sounded fine, but was not the KG press.
TCell
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Anyone got a few grand laying around for Audiophile vinyl? $2000 for 25 titles. 8 different sets in stock.
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AnthonyI
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Just listened to this again, still sounds great
TenderLovingKiller®
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Phish - Lawn Boy (Olfactory Hues Version)
mastered from the original 2" analog reels by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Amazon product ASIN B092CBN8L2
mastered from the original 2" analog reels by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Amazon product ASIN B092CBN8L2
TransformerMan
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This just arrived today, another one for the Boom Boom column and he didn't let me down.
Russ I
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Which ones? I recently ordered Echo and the She's the One soundtrack that should be Bellman pressings, but I haven't received them yet. I guess all of the Vol. 1 box set should be Bellmans as well.
Portland Sheriff
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I'm a huge Phish fan (I know . . . haters gonna hate), who, like most fans never listens to studio albums. I did buy this on CD when it was released (edit -- the Elektra reissue in 1992), and I may have to check out a good vinyl version.
Joe Mac
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I got s/t, southern accents and into the great wide open today. All three sound fantastic!