Somethin Else is probably the only title I have from DeAgostini that I'd feel the need to upgrade if I didn't already have a better copy. I gave my DeAgostini copy to my buddy since I have the AP45. There were rumors of it being a One Step at one point from MoFi but not sure that will actually happen.
And after listening to them all, you still prefer you 128kbps version on your ipod shuffle mini.
well the old MFSL is not bad when you have to go digitalAnd after listening to them all, you still prefer you 128kbps version on your ipod shuffle mini.
but it doesn't breath like vinyl. I don't care much for the KG/SH SACD tbh. DCC Know What I Mean is good too.
I have that weird alt album cover version too. It sounds not bad actually but the cover just really bothers me.
I actually really like that cover. Almost sought out a copy for that cover alone. Ha ha. Everyone has different tastes I suppose.
I don't dislike the design of it, but the Somethin Else cover is so iconic to me so it felt weird to listen to it while looking at that cover haha.
I’m kind of with you on this. Some killer titles and some lesser titles. I’ll probably end up getting most though. The real head scratcher is the November 5 drop. So many better titles from both artists that would have still fit the Tone Poet description. I would have loved to see a later Hank Mobley session like A Slice on Top or Thinking of Home, and definitely something like Let Freedom Ring or Demon Dance from Jackie McLean. I can only hope they will be released at some time in the near future.
Maybe their decisions have the long-haul in mind. If they thought it would be common that folks would buy every Tone Poet title, perhaps they'd offer a subscription. Otherwise, their goal should be to keep buyers generally happy and looking forward to what's coming next.
I really do think this series will run until Joe Harley and Kevin Gray get tired of it and I don’t see that happening any time soon. It’s one of the most acclaimed reissue series in recent memory and I think everyone is happy with it so far. I’m just greedily mad that I’m not getting tone poet reissues of some albums I want
I think the Classics, if that's what you mean, are just announced through July, right?
Is BN Classics and BN80 the same thing ? Just so I have my terminology correct.
They were announced as different things, perhaps because the 80th anniversary has come and gone, but I believe mastering and pressing plant wise, they are the same. So I think you could say the Classic is a continuation, but with more focus on heavy hitters. The Sidewinder was the first in the BN Classic series.
Subscription models are tough to execute, and don't work at all with record labels. It requires a higher level of customer interactivity and specific inventory management, as you have to keep stock for those who enter into a subscription part way through, which creates logistics issues for a label. Easy enough to do for a mom & pop (or just a pop, like MMJ) but even Acoustic Sounds wouldn't do it anymore.