Not me, I'm always " disappearing into the MUSIC it self ". ALWAYS but when I'm doing tests/evaluations.
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Dear friends: You have to listen the piano of Ayado player/singer with this label: East Work Entertaiment. 16 Eyes Records, Top Music, of course all the VTL ones, the Shumann piano works recorded by Green Room Productions ( just listen it. ), ssome of the Chesky Records, Concord jazz, Pure Audiophile Records, ATR, The MusicLab, Groove Note. There are several great labels and is impossible to remember all but the ones posted in this thread are really good and something to look for, yes at premium prices. But our hobby ask for the best posible software. R. |
Last year I happened across a 1958 recording titled: "The Arrival of Victor Feldman" Feldman plays vibes and piano and is accompanied by the legendary Scott LaFaro on bass and Stan Levy on drums. It’s an extraordinary recording and worth looking for. For those of you who don’t know the name Scott LaFaro, he was the bass player that Bill Evans used on his landmark recordings in the early 60’s. These cats are the best of the best, and the sonics are exceptional. As an exercise, after I bought the vinyl album, I went out and scored a CD copy. Here's a flac rip from the CD. http://russbutton.com/tmp/bebop.flac |
Back in the day were current sellers offering these truly superior records just trying a ripoff? Personally, especially in contrast to current day sales and what some record labels are asking for reissues, I don't think so. Case in point: Better Records Considering the inherent mechanical wear on the vinyl itself, $100+ for a vinyl recording? That's too rich for my blood. Maybe I'm just not into collecting for collecting's sake. I wanna listen to my record purchases not let them sit unopened or played once in hopes of making a profit at some later date. IMHO, because of vinyl's resurgence, high demand and probably a bit of opportunistic greed, current day records labels are ripping us off. |