JonnyH
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It sounds very good!
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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It sounds very good!
Russ I
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Since I took advantage of the last posted opportunity, here's another:
Harold Land - Westward Bound! (2 x LP)
Contains previously unissued live recordings of unsung tenor saxophone hero Harold Land from The Penthouse in Seattle from 1962, 1964 and 1965 with stellar musicians including Hampton Hawes, Carmell Jones, Buddy Montgomery and Philly Joe Jones. Released in partnership with the Harold Land...
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HayesWeighsIn
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Little late chiming in here, but I have Green and Postcards both on clear vinyl and they are very good presses.
I also have Kankyo Ongaku on black, and it’s great.
Echoing what @Portland Sheriff said, you’ll definitely notice a stray click or pop here or there on a lower cut ambient record like these. So long as that doesn’t bother you, you’ll love all 3.
HayesWeighsIn
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So thrilled to hear this delivers! I sprung for the “Punk Note” versions. Too cool to pass up.As much as any Hardcore album can be “Audiophile” I can’t imagine any pressing of Bad Brains self-titled debut topping this ORG reissue. This is great especially for like $20 retail.
Bad Brains - Bad Brains
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Crabbers
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I’ve been going back and forth on it too
HayesWeighsIn
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I don’t have an OG anymore to compare, but the top end definitely seems substantially more lively than what I remember on the OG. Then again, I have an entirely different system since I gave the OG a listen, so maybe it’s the same cut! Hah!
HayesWeighsIn
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While we’re talkin Kev, this is absolutely f’n stellar.
JonnyH
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As much as any Hardcore album can be “Audiophile” I can’t imagine any pressing of Bad Brains self-titled debut topping this ORG reissue. This is great especially for like $20 retail.
Bad Brains - Bad Brains
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2021 Vinyl release of "Bad Brains" on Discogs.
I'd missed out on the green note version so I picked up the standard at rainy day in Saturday. Now that it's on display I was like, "oh yah, I really want the iconic album art. What was I thinking before?"
dhodo
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Yeah I have the punk note on order, but definitely have the dilemma that I wouldn't say the album art is better. Much easier decision with Rock For Light.
Selaws
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Its funny to me how popular the Kenny Dorham was this year, I honestly thought it would be under the radar for some reason. It seems to have taken up 99% of my instagram feed, which is incredible to see. Its such a fantastic session that it deserves to be more well known and accessible.
jamieanderson1968
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I ordered RFL and S/T from Amazon.ca. They used the Punk Note cover but I am pretty sure it will be the standard ones.
Portland Sheriff
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This shop also has Nilsson Schmilsson Mofi for $65, above original retail , obviously, but also below eBay/Discogs prices.Since I took advantage of the last posted opportunity, here's another:
Harold Land - Westward Bound! (2 x LP)
Contains previously unissued live recordings of unsung tenor saxophone hero Harold Land from The Penthouse in Seattle from 1962, 1964 and 1965 with stellar musicians including Hampton Hawes, Carmell Jones, Buddy Montgomery and Philly Joe Jones. Released in partnership with the Harold Land...goodrecordstogo.myshopify.com
MikeH
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It's also taken up most of my ebay and discogs sale listings...this one was popular because it was very limited + Craft has become popular with flippers as well sadly. My discogs sale email last night had probably 15 copies all listed as "great price!" at $100+
I think you hit the nail on the head there. I hope they do a proper release, or even a small batch, I would like this one.
I'm not too worried though, I expend the AP version will get a repress at some point even if Craft don't. And you never know, the flippers might not be able to sell it at that price.
MikeH
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I think they will do what they did with Chet Baker for RSD a few years ago. They'll release a stereo Craft cut but keep the mono as RSD.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, that was kinda my thinking too. I had the opportunity to purchase the the alt cover version of this one but figured that if I did, it would make me have to try to get the alt album art for all of the Bad Brain reissues and though the alt artwork is definitely cool and fun, the OG art is crazy iconic and I don’t wanna buy 2 copies. If I had an OG copy already though, then I might have gone the with the Alt cover art just to A/B the two versions.
TenderLovingKiller®
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I think it checked all the boxes for an audiophile Jazz reissue and while there were a few others interesting Jazz releases Quiet Kenny was the biggest Audiophile title available and it had a less than $30 list price.
MikeH
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And way more people know about Craft than they did even a year ago, flippers and jazz fans alike. It was funny seeing the reaction to Craft entering the One Step game over at Hoffman. It seemed like 90% of people on there had no clue who Craft or Concord was.
keylime_5
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Craft has been putting out great RSD stuff for a few years now. I remember last year they had those Parish Hall and Booker T. & The MG's all analog releases that went fast, and the year before the highly acclaimed Born Under a Bad Sign AAA mono, plus the Violent Femmes' 2nd album which was a hot commodity. Quiet Kenny is a big title in the jazz community, ERC did a $300 reissue of it not long ago. AAA jazz albums are few and far between on RSD, so it's no surprise at all that it was a highly sought after release.