Jazz at 33⅓ (Partwork)

Posted by: Eloise on 04 February 2016

(Not sure if this is appropriate here or more in the Padded Cell)

This might be showing my inexperience here... but has anyone seen the Jazz at 33⅓ "partwork" which started recently. The first release was Miles Davies: Kind of Blue.

Has anyone else bought it and compared the vinyl to originals or other versions and can comment on if the releases are worth getting in terms of sound quality. Kind of Blue sounds pretty good to me, but my reference is just the old standard CD.

The first was £4.99 but I think standard price is £14.99 so not cheap but not excessive for 180g vinyl if the quality is good. They say "Where possible we have gone back to the master tapes and the albums are re-released on 180g virgin vinyl" - but that can mean anything...

Anyway if I see it in WH Smiths will likely pick up Blue Train.

Posted on: 04 February 2016 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

They say it's better than cd. You have a link on your wall.

Posted on: 04 February 2016 by Eloise

Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:
They say it's better than cd. You have a link on your wall.

Thanks ... I didn't even know I had a wall either!

Posted on: 04 February 2016 by Gianluigi Mazzorana

You welcome! I did not know if i could post a link of the site here. I run and cancel it.

Posted on: 08 February 2016 by Judge

I bought the mag and thought that the album was good, both in terms of content and quality. At 1/3rd of the shop price, a bargain too.

Planning to get issue 2 for the John Coltrane album.

Posted on: 08 February 2016 by Steve J

These can be released as the copyright in the EU has expired. I don't know of their origin but they are probably transferred from CDs. At that price I wouldn't expect too much.

These albums were released in the millions over the years and '70/80s reissues of Kind of Blue and Blue Train can be had for about a tenner and will sound far superior to these new LPs.

Posted on: 09 February 2016 by Eloise

Steve J posted:
These can be released as the copyright in the EU has expired. I don't know of their origin but they are probably transferred from CDs. At that price I wouldn't expect too much.
These albums were released in the millions over the years and '70/80s reissues of Kind of Blue and Blue Train can be had for about a tenner and will sound far superior to these new LPs.

I know about the copyright expiration ... but beyond that are you talking from knowledge or spreading FUD? They "claim" that they have gone back to master tapes not just transferred from CD.

As I say if you have some actual facts or have listened and compared to other versions then I would be interested; otherwise you are just p***ing in the wind.

Posted on: 09 February 2016 by Steve J

I said I didn't know the origin in my post but at that price I doubt they have gone back to the original analogue masters, like Music Matters or Analogue Productions. If the quality is good, which I doubt, then all's good. I was just pointing out you can buy good quality analogue pressings from the '70s/'80s for reasonable money.

No need to be so terse with your reply.