Vinyl Me Please Classics

ghostdorado said:
That sounds like it may definitely be from chess.
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I was the one who asked the question - and it was related specifically to the Universal fires and the loss of original master tapes. So if we take his word that it is AAA, he's right - it's definitely not Chess.

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Recordings by Nirvana, Janet Jackson, Eminem, Nine Inch Nails, Chuck Berry, and More Destroyed in Fire

A 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed master tapes of recordings by John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Nirvana, and Nine Inch Nails, among other significant artists.
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He did say this about Chess : "So, from what I know, the LPs we'd be interested in actually do have intact tapes."
So there are Chess masters (or at least copies) that exist where they could do a Chess AAA if they wanted. They're just not doing it this month.

Honestly, if they do a non-AAA reissue that sounds as good as their Left My Blues in San Francisco release (which was Chess, and was not AAA), then I'm absolutely fine with that. AAA is a bonus, but the sound quality of all the Classics releases lately have been stellar.
 
keylime_5 said:
He did say this about Chess : "So, from what I know, the LPs we'd be interested in actually do have intact tapes."
So there are Chess masters (or at least copies) that exist where they could do a Chess AAA if they wanted. They're just not doing it this month.

Honestly, if they do a non-AAA reissue that sounds as good as their Left My Blues in San Francisco release (which was Chess, and was not AAA), then I'm absolutely fine with that. AAA is a bonus, but the sound quality of all the Classics releases lately have been stellar.
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Right on. And being AAA doesn't always indicate good sound, and digital mastering doesn't always indicate bad sound. I have all analog albums that sound like junk, and a few digital sourced pressings that sound phenomenal.

My understanding with Chess is that most of the original tapes are, unfortunately, lost. Not sure what the inventory looks like on generational copies, but it does sound like most of the lost tapes were digitized at some point and I'd assume those scans would be the source for most Chess titles going forward.
 
Btsvinylfarm said:
Right on. And being AAA doesn't always indicate good sound, and digital mastering doesn't always indicate bad sound. I have all analog albums that sound like junk, and a few digital sourced pressings that sound phenomenal.
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Amen to that!
I prefer to buy new AAA pressings but they indeed aren't always great. For example - for Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales, I prefer the free FLAC download that came with it vs the vinyl.

And I have digital Classical LPs from the 80s that sound fantastic. The recent Pink Floyd digital remasters sound great as well.
 
dhodo said:
Need more clues obviously but this got me to listen to this album today and I dug it. I might have to pick it up either way.



This is pretty great too:

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I've been asking VMP to press Luther Allison - Bad News Is Coming for years now, I would love that one! My 2nd favorite blues album of all time behind Live at the Regal. I own an OG, but the VMP treatment would be amazing.
 
BB King’s Completely Well also turns 50. Pretty easy to come by originals though, but it does have The Thrill Is Gone. Looks like Bear Family put out a reissue a few years ago, but I’m sure this could sound pretty great if reissued through Classics. It sounds like it was recorded well.
 
CountZero said:
Here’s a look at Dave Brubeck’s amazing mid century pad in Connecticut to help you dial into the vibe for November’s Classics release:

See Inside Jazz Great Dave Brubeck's Groovy Connecticut Home
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Thanks for sharing this.

Im an Architect by profession and this really floats my boat. Top jazz and top architecture......yes please!

I actually have a big coffee table book of all the case study houses. Amazing to think Brubeck bought into the design movement!
 
Selaws said:
Thanks for sharing this.

Im an Architect by profession and this really floats my boat. Top jazz and top architecture......yes please!

I actually have a big coffee table book of all the case study houses. Amazing to think Brubeck bought into the design movement!
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I like it. It seems like a cool combination of mid century modern and Japanese (though my knowledge of architecture is lacking).
 
Hogues said:
I like it. It seems like a cool combination of mid century modern and Japanese (though my knowledge of architecture is lacking).
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Spot on buddy! The case study house project was set up after the war and sponsored by an art/architecture magazine. The idea was for the architects to have free reign (something which RARELY happens in architecture) to design anything they wanted, with the idea being that the houses could be mass produced to re-house the American soldiers returning. This meant that the designs reflected the architects interests.

Heres a link to Beverley Thorne's design for Case Study House no.26, which bears a lot of similarities to the one you linked which he designed for Brubeck.
 
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