Blue Note 45rpm reissue

JLoveys, where can I get King reissues for less than $50? If you think the Hoffman issues are bright, you should try the Classics or EMI reissues (digital). I find it suprising that one would conclude the originals are warmer. Frankly, I rarely have heard a Hoffman release that sounded brighter than an original. Nevertheless, your comments are duly noted and respected. I'm no expert and my experience is limited in comparison to many.

I will say this. On the Hoffman Fantasy 45s, I found a few that were clearly not $40 better than their OJC counterparts. OJCS (George Horn mastered) always are brighter and thinner sounding. However, they are always a great listen. The difference appears to be that for Blue Note, there really is no OJC counterpart. Closest thing I guess would be the UA/Liberty Blue Notes with "van gelder" in the deadwax but even these go for $20 or more these days.

Finally, I find it surprising that a mono fold down from stereo tapes could sound better than the an issue/reissue from the original stereo tapes. Any explanation here? Maybe it's a matter of taste. I have always preferred stereo blue notes (not rechanneled stereo). It seems there was enough bleed in done by RVG to create a nice soundstage.

Thanks.

I'm sure Jloveys can defend himself, but, with respect to the King re-issues, they're commonly available on E-Bay between $25 and $50 or so-there's a bucket full of them on Buy it Now between $35 and $50 including a Mobley "Soul Station" at $38. Although I don't own any (I've got a couple of Toshiba Blue Notes but the Kings are reportedly better), I think they'd probably be a pretty good bet and less of a crapshoot than buying an actual original with respect to condition.

That being said, I have the Music Matters Mobley on order with a dealer I trade with because I've got a bag of credit there. If it sounds good and doesn't have quality control issues, I'll spring for others. I'd agree with you Plinko that some of the older OJC's sound fabulous. I've got a pre 80's analog NM OJC of Gene Ammon's Blue Gene which sounds incredibly good. On the other hand I have an '87 OJC of Boss Tenor which I can tell is digitally remastered. It actually sounds pretty good, but I've compared it to an early Prestige analog re-issue of the same record which I bought on E-bay and the earlier Prestige definitely sounded better in a way that Jloveys described almost to a T in his original post here with respect to the Blue Notes.

Unfortunately, the earlier version is beat up to the point that I can't stomach listening to it, so for now it is the digital OJC that get's played. If I had an older analog OJC or earlier analog re-issue in near mint or mint condition though they would be the ones getting played and that Boss Tenor somehow gets played less because I know that.

Thanks! ...I'll have another look. Whenever I do look, I only see them for $40 and up. That is why the MM Blue Notes are appealing to me.

I don't have extensive experience with Jazz, so I wasn't familiar with the original pressings. I have to comment thought that even on my meager analog rig (for about one more week, then I'm in high end heaven)I am very impressed with the sound quality of 40 year old recordings. I have the first four and every time I listen to one I just can't believe these were recorded so long ago.

I'm very happy. I didn't know any of the musicians/artists before subscribing, but I love jazz and good quality, so my I'm looking forward to each release.

I have got a warped Horace Parlan, anyone else get a warped LP?