Definitive Audiophile pressings

[Joe Mac]

As someone whose monthly spins have been hovering around 200 (up from about 100) since the start of lockdown and WFH I wholeheartedly decry this 100 record nonsense

 

[OMC]

I’ve had a couple offers accepted, but most have been rejected.

Maybe try reverse psychology and offer more than they’re asking!?

True story: A long time ago I had an old clunker car that I put a sign in the window that read “$300 or best offer”. A woman knocked on my door and asked if I’d take $350. Sold!

 

[bettim84]

You all will probably appreciate this story. I met this guy on vacation and we were talking about records. He showed me a photo of his system and it looks like one of those space age turntables that are 7 inches thick. He also had a ultrasonic record cleaner so he had a pretty heavy investment I think. He only has about 100 records, mostly the high end classic rock stuff. I was taken aback a bit that someone would spend thousands and thousands on a system and have only 100 records. He just got some Japanese OG press of a Bread album and was telling me how incredible it sounded and all I could think of was "well, it's still BREAD." To each their own and I'm glad it makes him happy, but I thought the whole thing was kinda bonkers.

To be fair, I wish I could be content with only 100 records!

 

[Kris]

To be fair, I wish I could be content with only 100 records!

I wish more than handful of my top 100 had audiophile quality recordings. I am kinda jealous of that.

 

[Crabbers]

Love your posts Crabbers and not trying be a dick but just to let others know the original pressings are great too for much less if you like digging. I have the recent newer Cat mixes on digital and they are fantastic.

Thanks

 

[Mather]

I currently have 106 "audiophile label" records (AP, Mofi, SC, PP, Impex, ORG and MM). Not including MOVs because... It's not really audiophile all the time. So that puts me at like 16% audiophile albums. I'm pretty good with that.

 

[MikeH]

not sure if it's anything....but noticed that this MM title changed from out of stock to "coming soon"

Grant Green - Solid - Blue Note Vinyl Record Reissue

Grant Green - Solid vinyl reissue from legendary Blue Note Records. Music Matters Jazz creates high quality audiophile vinyl Blue Note recordings.

www.musicmattersjazz.com

haven't looked to see if any others changed, and no idea if this was always this way...

 

[Joe Mac]

I currently have 106 "audiophile label" records (AP, Mofi, SC, PP, Impex, ORG and MM). Not including MOVs because... It's not really audiophile all the time. So that puts me at like 16% audiophile albums. I'm pretty good with that.

I think I’m on about 30 out of 925 so 3%ish. I’d like more but given mofi and APs curation I’m actually fine with it too. I do, however, have plenty outside the audiophile labels that I totally deem to be audiophile quality.

 

[HuddieLedbetter]

Edit: just given this thread, sound quality etc -- this isn't Belafonte or Withers at... It's a solid recording, but you aren't going to put it on and pause because of the sound quality. Heck of a set though and it plays well

@Mather Real gone of Mingus at Carnegie is good, solid, pressing was terrific. 100% with picking up and over performs the steaming on my system by a good margin.

I'd also, highly recommend (!!) the Roy Brooks set from RSD.

 

[MikeH]

I currently have 106 "audiophile label" records (AP, Mofi, SC, PP, Impex, ORG and MM). Not including MOVs because... It's not really audiophile all the time. So that puts me at like 16% audiophile albums. I'm pretty good with that.

Haven’t checked audiophile label, but I’m at 111 boom boom out of my 1300 or so albums. Need to up that boom boom ratio!

 

[OMC]

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (Mobile Fidelty Original Master Recording Numbered Limited Edition Of 4,000)

Gotta Get UpDriving AlongEarly In The MorningThe Moonbeam SongDownWithout YouCoconutLet The Good Times RollJump Into The FireI'll Never Leave You

goodrecordstogo.myshopify.com

Restock a little over MSRP

Anyone know how the Simply Vinyl version of Schmilsson sounds? Went to play it and found it to be a sealed copy. I always keep sealed copies separate from the players but somehow this one was in the players rack.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Haven’t checked audiophile label, but I’m at 111 boom boom out of my 1300 or so albums. Need to up that boom boom ratio!

I have 72 KPG but only 21 Audiphile (ORG, AP, MoFi, PP, SC, Intervention, and Classic) and I have about 1500 albums. Must have a lot of crap on my shelves.

Zero Bread albums though.

 

[Mather]

I have 72 KPG but only 21 Audiphile (ORG, AP, MoFi, PP, SC, Intervention, and Classic) and I have about 1500 albums. Must have a lot of crap on my shelves.

If you add in my other KPGs I'm at 150 audiophile. So 25%. I like that number better.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

If you add in my other KPGs I'm at 150 audiophile. So 25%. I like that number better.

Yeah, some of my KPGs are pressed at United and shit though, so I would probably put mine n the same category as you were putting MOV. Sometimes audiophile. Also, you could probably include some Craft and VMP Classics in the Audiophile bucket too I suppose.

 

[Joe Mac]

Only 26 KPG here…

Hes good at his job but he is over hyped on here, There’s a little cabal that are equally good and he often doesn’t work on stuff I like.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Only 26 KPG here…

Hes good at his job but he is over hyped on here, There’s a little cabal that are equally good and he often doesn’t work on stuff I like.

Yeah, you don’t fuck with Jazz releases. I would be willing to bet a good chunk of my 90 or so Jazz titles have “KPG” in the runouts.

 

[Joe Mac]

You don’t fuck with Jazz releases I would be willing to bet a good chunk of my 90 or so Jazz titles have “KPG” in the runouts.

Yeah thats exactly why. My taste is why I instead have 77 Chris Bellman masters instead and I gotta say that I like work! I can see my 29 Ryan Smith going up before my 26 Kevin Gray.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Yeah thats exactly why. My taste is why I instead have 77 Chris Bellman masters instead and I gotta say that I like work! I can see my 29 Ryan Smith going up before my 26 Kevin Gray.

Yeah, I have 56 CB and 34 RKS…

…While we’re at it, I also have 35 Bernie Grundman, 35 John Golden, and 4 Steve Hoffman.

 

[Mather]

Yeah, I have 56 CB and 34 RKS…

…While we’re at it, I also have 35 Bernie Grundman, 35 John Golden, and 4 Steve Hoffman.

Yeah, 42 RKS and 26 Bellman, 25 Big Bern and 9 of The Hoff.

 

[Joe Mac]

Also increasingly fucking with OGs so obs these fellas weren’t all around or as prominent way back when.