Because Columbia was a big label, a lot of their records are out there making them cheaper to acquire a first run pressing. Whatever the reason, perhaps degradation of the master tape, some of the great Columbia first issues are better sounding than digital reissues. Ellington’s “Blues in Orbit” and Brubeck’sTake Five” comes to mind. I like my records more than the digital reissues I’ve heard. This DOES NOT demonstrate any inherent superiority of one medium over another, this is just some incidents where analogue examples sound better.
Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital
I have not bought a vinyl record since CDs came out, but have been exposed to numerous claims that vinyl is better. I suspect jazz may be best placed to deliver on these claims, so I am looking for your recommendations.
I must confess that I do not like trad jazz much. Also I was about to fork out A$145 for Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" but bought the CD for A$12 to see what the music was like. I have kept the change!
I love the jazz in the movie Babylon, which features local Oz girl Margo Robbie (the film, not the jazz).
So what should I buy?
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