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Has anyone purchased any pressings from Pete Hutchison’s Electric Recording Company? If so, what did you buy and what do you think of the quality?

I've read some articles that say Hutchison now makes what many consider the finest records on Earth. It is said he meticulously crafts reissues of jazz and classical titles (including his prized Mozart) from the 1950s and ’60s—wrapped in letter ­pressed sleeves—that sell for $350 or more. Hutchison’s outfit, the Electric Recording Co., mints no more than 300 copies of each ­album.

https://www.electricrecordingco.com/about/uk

Are they worth the money? 

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roberjerman
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300 X $350 = $105,000 - and a nice bit of profit left after production costs!
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mijostyn
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I just came from their web site. The vast majority of their catalog is sold out. One Bach disc goes for 500 sterling. It is all mastered on old equipment and does not mention who is doing the pressing. I already have an excellent Riverside copy of "Everyone Digs Bill Evans" which I paid maybe $20 for. Why on God's Green Earth would I spend $600.
If I were rich I suppose I might try one. I'd rather get 25-30 records for the same money and expand my collection. 
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mijostyn
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They are not originals. They are reissues and will never be worth what the originals are. 
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mofimadness
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I have a couple that were given to me.  They are indeed very, very good.  However, I probably wouldn't buy them with my own money.  They're just too expensive and the titles and artists aren't in my wheel house as they say.

I think everyone should hear at least one of them though...
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