The Blue Note Thread

MikeH said:
Is the SRX mono? I've been a big fan of these Original Master Tapes series if you find them at the right price. Got a chance to listen to the first two tracks on this one before work and it's dead quiet. I haven't been able to A/B test any against the same album in SRX/MM/AP but I'd be willing to say that these are just as good and if I wanted a mono pressing, I'd get one of these over a MM version.

@botherly did yours arrive yet? The guy was pretty slow to send it out but mine got here safe and sound.
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Came yesterday! we've been really busy here so I haven't given it a proper listen just yet but it's I. deck this afternoon.
 
snowwhat said:
Just bought a 45rpm MM of “Out to Lunch” on eBay. Came to about $55 with shipping and tax making it the most expensive record I ever bought. Feeling a little foolish right now even though I feel like it’s one of the more highly regarded MMs. Anybody have this one?
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The MM pressings are worth it especially for albums you really lIke. Good, older pressings of that album aren’t cheap. I don’t have the MM of that record specifically but every MM I have sounds awesome.
 
snowwhat said:
Just bought a 45rpm MM of “Out to Lunch” on eBay. Came to about $55 with shipping and tax making it the most expensive record I ever bought. Feeling a little foolish right now even though I feel like it’s one of the more highly regarded MMs. Anybody have this one?
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Welcome to the fancy-pants reissue club! Be careful - at first $55 seems like a big reach but then, next thing you know, you're looking at $125 MoFi one-steps! Enjoy the record; it's amazing. And, if it makes you feel any better, I will happily buy that Out to Lunch off of you for the $55 you paid if you're not into it at all.
 
snowwhat said:
Just bought a 45rpm MM of “Out to Lunch” on eBay. Came to about $55 with shipping and tax making it the most expensive record I ever bought. Feeling a little foolish right now even though I feel like it’s one of the more highly regarded MMs. Anybody have this one?
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Looked it up and you actually got a really good price on that...hope you enjoy it! Typically sells for much more now. MM has it for $75 on their site and I think it's $10 shipping on top of that.
 
Selaws said:
Just going to cross post this because I dont want anyone to miss out:

I've not heard of this musician until now, but my god the one track I have heard from him, Amathambo, is stunning. A killer free-jazz/spiritual jazz/world music song.

The reason I mention him is because he has a new album out soon through Blue Note by the sounds of it!


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That's a really cool track. What is UP with the 3D piano keys in the video though? hah
 
MikeH said:
Looked it up and you actually got a really good price on that...hope you enjoy it! Typically sells for much more now. MM has it for $75 on their site and I think it's $10 shipping on top of that.
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So...this reminds me to start stalking eBay for more jazz listings. I've only been collecting vinyl for a short time - can anyone enlighten me on if MM eventually restocks anything? Like the SRX pressings or any of the high demand stuff? Is it all a mystery or can has there been any anecdotal tales of restocking? Just curious...

On a related note, I had made a purchase for a backordered Coltrane album on April 14th from Acoustic Sounds and it finally came back in stock and was shipped today. Hooray!
 
adrock said:
So...this reminds me to start stalking eBay for more jazz listings. I've only been collecting vinyl for a short time - can anyone enlighten me on if MM eventually restocks anything? Like the SRX pressings or any of the high demand stuff? Is it all a mystery or can has there been any anecdotal tales of restocking? Just curious...

On a related note, I had made a purchase for a backordered Coltrane album on April 14th from Acoustic Sounds and it finally came back in stock and was shipped today. Hooray!
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Was it one of those Coltrane Prestige AP reissues? I’m waiting for them to repress some of that Prestige stuff.
 
adrock said:
So...this reminds me to start stalking eBay for more jazz listings. I've only been collecting vinyl for a short time - can anyone enlighten me on if MM eventually restocks anything? Like the SRX pressings or any of the high demand stuff? Is it all a mystery or can has there been any anecdotal tales of restocking? Just curious...

On a related note, I had made a purchase for a backordered Coltrane album on April 14th from Acoustic Sounds and it finally came back in stock and was shipped today. Hooray!
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They seem to restock certain titles once in a great while but I would not count on it. They’ve got a bunch of nice titles on sale right now fwiw.
 
Bill Frisell wrote about his favorite BN albums. Might be of interest to y'all:
www.jazziz.com

Guitarist Bill Frisell Picks His Favorite Blue Note Albums - JAZZIZ Magazine

Guitarist Bill Frisell, long known for his genre-straddling work in jazz and Americana on labels such as ECM and Nonesuch, has just released his debut album for Blue Note Records. HARMONY, which drops October 4 on the storied label, was produced by his longtime collaborator Lee Townsend and...
www.jazziz.com
 
marshall said:
How is the pressing quality? Seems like there were complaints that it is noisy or has a lot of surface noise.
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MikeH said:
That was the other reason why I held off. So far so good! No surface noise on this copy on the first disc. And when I entered it into discogs, I was surprised to see copies for as low as like $21+ shipping on there.
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I had this crazy robotic/glitch type noise on mine at a couple places. My replacement is fine though.

On a side note this has to be the album of the year for me. I was lucky enough to see Joel Ross live at a really intimate setting (our table was touching the stage!) and they played constantly for about 3 hours with just 1 break inbetween. It was just amazing. Even today, 3 months later, I still find myself humming bits from the show.
 
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