I tried to go to Simply Vinyls website and not only is it not available, but the Blackground Records website isn't either. But still other times you get nothing, yet you're asked to plunk down big bucks for these reissues. There are a lot of factors that go into whether an LP sounds good or not, and whether digital was involved is only one of them. ", Let the world know what you think about a record: Write a Review on Discogs! This is one of the most useful threads on the website. Having only just started to re-build my vinyl record collection, advice like this is invaluable! I'm truly happy with it. . Another fact. Same faults all the time. Good that you've bought this subject up. Thanks. If you spend $25-$50 on a reissue, all the info should be printed on the album jacket, or available in plain sight on the reissue companies, and dealers, websites, including source tape, mastering chain (absence of digital), mastering engineer (s), manufacturing plant. You'd think there'd be some obsessive on the internet keeping track of this stuff. of the "Chess master" reissues from the mid '80s are actually analog, although it says "digitally mastered by" on the back. Those Wayne Shorter titles, for example, were all recorded only in stereo, RVG did a simple fold down to produce a mono version. Marginal improvement over the CD. Recently a friend brought over a copy of Jeff Buckley's Grace album Simply Vinyl had reissued. The quality of vinyl that consumers buy is actually the responsibility of the labels and not the pressing plants, labels should monitor what they are putting into the market and withdraw any faulty pressing runs, it's labels quality control that is failing vinyl, too many people skipping test presses or not even bothering to listen to them, In the unlikelyhood that Mobile Fidelity or Speakers Corner does their fancy reissue of these records I'll gladly fork out the money, but in the mean time if I want to hear Embryo, Lard Free, Mythos, Anaxis Quam, Holderlein and lot's more, I'll be listening to them on Wah Wah. great sounding And I must say. unlike MANY recent official reissues from the major labels, the WaxTime records are absolutely free of pops/clicks and surface noise! But believe whatever you want. That's the way it works. This is because the vinyl can pick up every single part of the sound wave. Unsurprisingly, if you can pass off 44.1/16k as a full analogue chain and sell it as such, why tell people? The Leonard Cohen live stuff recently released on vinyl is a 48/24k recording upsampled to 96/24k. Sony/Legacy's Record Store Day Monomania! Miller Industries is seeking to fill the position of Quality & Regulatory Assurance Engineer at our Hermitage, PA facility. I use a V15 VMR on a variety of turntables, and MoFi has been pretty noisy. Rolling Stones, get your ya yas out reissue box set; 96/24. The original purchased White Album was far superior to the remastered 180 gram from sound Soundstage Direct. Also Traffic's "Shoot Outn At The Fantasy Factory", which I bought the week of release in 1973, featured EDITED versions of 2 tracks. But I know people that will refuse on principle to buy any vinyl that they know to have had its purity of analog essence contaminated by digital. The do a lot of reissuing of Wu-Tang LPs. Yazoo appears to have nothing to do with these as their ability to coax fantastic sound out of old 78's set the gold standard on vinyl back in the 70's. Are they worth buying? While the Music on Vinyl might be from a high rez digital source (although given I've never seen one on HDTracks etc, maybe not), it definitely isn't just ripped from CD, as the mixes are distinctly different. Put on album title, record label or company, and what the sources were for the record. The Netherlands based Music on Vinyl label issues some albums cut from analog sources but mostly from high resolution files sourced from masters that they obtain directly from the labels (at least based on my experience). It's not just the remaster, it's the fact the new Beatles releases are digital. We do get it from certain labels, like Mobile Fidelity, ORG, ORG Music, Analogue Productions, Music Matters, IMPEX, Mosaic, Rhino, Pure Pleasure, Speakers Corner, Reference Recordings, more recently Sony/Legacy and probably a few others I can't recall off the top of my head. The article, and subsequent comments have been enlightening, but, What about the Supercuts vinyls (EU) of H-Q Records.? Another informative article by Mikey and terrific feedback from the many knowledgeable readers; most of whom, I imagine are far more knowledgeable than myself, which is why I am throwing my question out to the field. Trust your ears. The fact is, these are obviously not from analog tape. Often you can see a "WG/NRP" on the inner groove area, which means "Wes Garland at Nashville Record Productions" did the cutting even though the credits say "mastered by Bob Irwin". I'm French, excuse my english. They have also released some excellent sounding pressings, for example of film soundtracks or historical compilationsthey are not a pure re-issue label, they also have original releases, though no original artists I think. Still, you would be hard-pressed to trump a well-kept, well-cleaned original. Thanks for that information. So your best bet for a good sounding reissue would be the record company that owns the recording. I was quite excited when I saw many of the classic blues titles from Yazoo being reissued. That could mean Bob took the master tape, did his thing, produced a 96/24 file and had Wes Garland cut from that, or that he went with the tape to NRP and cut from analog (assuming NRP has a preview head equipped playback deck), but sometimes there's nothing written in the Sundazed "deadwax", which leaves buyers with not a clue as to who did the all important lacquer cut and where it was cut, which is equally important: a mastering chain is like a hi-fi system in reverse. As you would expect, this doesnt come cheap and while there is no obligation to donate, we would greatly appreciate anything you might send to help to sales@audiokarma.org at PayPal.com. A total of 18 studies analyzed the effect of an EMR on the quality of health care (78%), 16 the effect on the efficiency of health care (70%). I prefered a complete analog experience, that's why ilisten to Lp in the first place. We will let you know before it is started. I have a couple of other artists from that label, and they're ok; nothing to write home about. Nice article, Mikey. The quality on these releases has been steadily improving over the last few years. has been recently discussed regarding "HD" downloads and of other digital files (and even including analog formats). Not particularly good I ask that question every time I buy new LP. You can read a review of a Vinyl Lover's John Cale reissue on this site. It's definitely a good effort. One concern I have is that some vinyl enthusiasts will automatically reject any reissue that has been "contaminated" by digital in any way whatsoever, which might be part of the reason labels are sometimes not forthcoming with information. I'm not good with lists. Born in the mid-eighties with the publication of some vinyl records by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, he later released CDs of the world's leading opera, symphonic and chamber artists. I hope to see the thread keep going with peoples opinions on other reissues. Lack of provenance and of relying on familiar "Good Housekeeping"-style labels are pervasive. Shuga Records is a Chicago-based record store and record label specializing in new and vintage rock, jazz, punk, hip-hop, electronic, psychedelic, metal vinyl records and posters. The only way to teach these companies that won't clearly state the source of a recording is to not buy their records. People buy it under the impression it's analogue. As this is the reason why someone with the original LPs would buy these. Surely pulling random copies and checking for problems is something that should be done by the pressing plant in the production cycle? I don't care! Not one single click or pop. Yet they state quite clearly on the back that they were pressed at RTI and mastered by Kevin Gray and Joe Reagoso from the original Columbia Tapes. I have a few CD's which have no compression or equalization at all (such as Al Stewarts's Year of the Cat MFCD-803) and when you listen to it you wonder why we are compressing the dynamics at all. If all the informationis not available, there is probably a reason. Use the analogue tape. I completely agree with Mickey that it's dicey at best with remasters if the info is limited. As for Electric Warrior if you can find a U.K. A few months back I paid about $40 in Norway for the Friday Music's 2008 reissue of America's self-titled album. When I first played it, it sounded so bad I thought there was something wrong with my system. Same for "together through life". All your speculation is cute. I've been around vinyl since the 70s and many of the Scorpio records sound good and have stickers stating "manufactured by Rhino" (whatever that means). I think it's worth putting this on. The source was some kind of digitally sourced, noise reduced flat sonic wash with all the life and dynamics sucked out. Don't you? Here is the confirmation I recently received from them: "Thank you for your interest in Exhibit Records. 328 Compass Poin, Hermitage, TN 37076 is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2,371 sqft single-family home built in 1997. The Wah Wah label from Spain has reissued tons of obscure 70s records from France and Germany that I am glad I am able to own in the vinyl format, regardless of the source. Early studies on digital data quality within electronic health records revealed a long list of concerns including: incompleteness, duplication, inconsistent organization, fragmentation and an inadequate use . The CD is totally compressed while the LP has lots of dynamic range and better tonal balance. The DSD mastered Stones reissues sound fantastic as do original UK Deccas. Classic Records' version of Tapestry was fantastic. The original was much better. No-one seems to know. The terroir of wines in Ermitage and Hermitage Hermitage Hill is one of the few places in the world to benefit from the 4 geological eras that have taken place over time. All the jazz albums I've bought on WaxTime sound horrible, in some cases like they didn't even use a CD source, but perhaps an MP3! Ermitage US Customs records for Ermitage, a supplier based in France. I'm reminded that not until sometime in the '70s did amplifiers advertise comparable power and distortion specs based on common criteria and that it didn't happen for car audio until the '90s. Kevin Gray told me himself he cut them from the tapes, so yeah, believe whatever you want. I got rid of them, I have sold them. As a newb vinyl listener (largely influenced my MF articles in Stereophile, thanks!) P.S. All of the Meters and Electric Prunes albums have the "manufactured by Rhino" sticker on the shrinkwrap. It sounds nothing at all like an analog original. Digital, most likely 48/24k. For your general information, unlike other reissue companies, we have only ever used analog masters on our vinyl releases. I emailed Music on Vinyl and this is the response I got. Only the record companies that own the rights to a recording have access to the original master tapes. They use their own mastering engineers, so I imagine they aim for the best possible result. Great article Michael. Something is definitely wrong with that Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo. There is amazing variation,the "Exile" reissue sounds like a shrill, lifeless compressed mess. A couple of years ago I bought a Vinyl Lovers reissue of the Allman Brothers "Eat a Peach". Simply Vinyl refuses to identify sources. October 23, 2020. There is no CD mastering of any Nick Drake material that comes close to the "Pink Moon" remaster. I am seek advice about Venus Records from Japan. The truth of the matter is records in good condition have a higher sound quality than any other medium - even better than a modern CD or DVD. I do not have a crazy material, but I tend to perfect my system. To my knowledge, there is no such resource anywhere on the web. About the "manufactured by Rhino" you see on the back of the Scorpio reissues, those are legit and pressed by Rhino. Probably different sources. My sources told me back then that Bob's people brought both ProTools files and an analog master tape to the mastering sessions for Modern Times and Bob went with the digital files. Music Lovers = we make money by cutting corners not by cutting from masters. BTW: the Mobile Fidelity MMT CASSETTE has side two in real stereo, like the German MMT LP! These were widely anticipated in Japan, but soon after they came out, a number of independent specialist retailers in Japan stopped selling them, citing the dubiousness of the sources, indeed, some audio journalists published in Japan did a detailed comparison to originals, and also expressed serious doubts about the validity of the sources. I know you want to maintain validation for your expenditure. Rolling Stones, "Stripped" double LP. Early History of the Ermitage family. I have a Music on Vinyl version of Al Di Meola's LP, the original 1970s LP, as well as a CD rip. The jacket and the sleeve are high quality, and the vinyl looked really nice when I inspected it under normal lighting. Some Girls came from the tapes, so I suppose it depended on the condition of the tapes. Audiokarma is about to undergo a server change and upgrade. The albums were subsequently re-cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, this time using the analog master tapes, and they sound fantastic. From: martin MMT, White Album and Abbey Road. To: martin A couple of obviously legit reissues II recently bought are two outstanding Johnny Winter reissues, Second Winter and Johnny Winter And Live from Friday Music that are the best I have ever heard these recordings by a mile. Even Kevin Gray don't want to tell me what is it really. I am not impressed with the quality controls in the press/release process at Wax Time, a record company out of Spain. I do not see how the discs of Jazz that are fifty years old, or discs of Caetano Veloso like Tropicalia (1968) can be considered as being in the public domain. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ermitage research. The conversion's resolution depends on the sample rate and bit depth. Thanks! Sent: Mittwoch, 4. Juliette Greco One of the grand promises of health care digitization through the adoption of EHRs was better quality reporting and a path to improving day-to-day clinical outcomes by reinforcing best practices and modifying poor-quality care. Label/record company, 3. sources. Call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first!) I had the original European vinyl. resolution unknown. Glad someone else noticed. Thanks for replying, jgannon! The Related rights in France are fixed at 50 years for a musical work, but if I understand correctly, for an American record, it is more complex, and generally longer. Then the labels mentioned above, steer clear of anything from Doxy, it is virtually guaranteed to be 44.1/16. For example, CD-quality audio has a sample rate of 44.1kHz, meaning the sound is sampled 44,100 times per second, and 16 bits of data are recorded per sample. Sorry. Scorpio and many other "to be avoided labels" are reissuing many hip rare underground records that the high end reissue labels aren't doing and will never do. or maybe try one of them since the price is low. I have bought a couple of records from this label for $15+tax: Ray Charles and Grant Green, and found the quality to be poor. Januar 2012 22:59 Why the difference? Sometimes you buy something, put it on the platter and get confronted with 2 dimensional, harsh crap where you were expecting something decent. The Chess Masters reissue, it was done all analog by Steve Hoffman. The ones I have heard are uniformly crap. The non-recorded areas are extremely quiet. We compared and the difference was so great, we at first thought the ZYX was a different arrangement and performance. Some of these tapes were originals, but some weren't. It could have been a great Beatles collection but some one at MFSL back then was making bad judgementcalls in regards to the eq used. Would be a great idea for a reissue. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.11.018. but when you put the record on - psshhhhpssshhhtt. Not very, I'd say. When I played the record back, it played beautifully with no more skips. Actual production runs may not be as consistent as test pressings. RHINO 180g Jazz - seems they pressed mainly ATLANTIC stuff. Well if not ripped off most grossly inconvenienced due to sending stuff back in the post time and time again. I think its only fair to buyer that they disclose the source used to cut the LP. Copies and checking for problems is something that should be done by the pressing plant in the production cycle someone... 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