Crazy Good to Outrageously Good **Reissued** LPs

[MylesBAstor]

Reissues only!!! Albums that really show off the system!!!

Here’s six titles off the top of my head.

AP/RCA Szering/Rubinstein Beethoven and Brahms
MOFI Yes Fragile 45 rpm single step reissue
AP/Bethlehem Nina Simone Little Girl Blue 45 rpm (jaw dropping and remember recorded in 1957)
AP/RCA Elvis ‘57 (another oldie from 1957) 45 rpm
AP/Contemporary Poll Winners Three (1958?)
MOFI Dead Can Dance Into The Labyrinth

[Joe Pittman]

AP45 Hugh Masekela Hope is totally great. I like it more than the tape.
AP45 The Royal Ballet blows my mind.
MoFi One-Step Stevie Ray Vaughn Texas Flood even better than the AP45 box set.

[kcin]

I agree!, I have played the 33, 45 and now this box set along with the tapes. This box set is phenomenal. I think I will buy another box and keep it under wraps.

[SundayNiagara]

Reissues only!!! Albums that really show off the system!!!

Here’s six titles off the top of my head.

AP/RCA Szering/Rubinstein Beethoven and Brahms
MOFI Yes Fragile 45 rpm single step reissue
AP/Bethlehem Nina Simone Little Girl Blue 45 rpm (jaw dropping and remember recorded in 1957)
AP/RCA Elvis ‘57 (another oldie from 1957) 45 rpm
AP/Contemporary Poll Winners Three (1958?)
MOFI Dead Can Dance Into The Labyrinth

The 2 1957 recordings are stereo?

[MylesBAstor]

The 2 1957 recordings are stereo?

Yes early stereo, hard left/right. Outside of that are simply amazing.

[Steve Lefkowicz]

MoFi Tom Waits/Crystal Gayle - One From The Heart (even the 33 rpm version)
Classic Records - Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Classic Records - Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Classic Records - Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
I know the Classic Genesis reissues were controversial and some folks didn't like them, but they are better than my original English or American pressings of these albums. Probably should include Foxtrot too, but I only have a poor quality American pressing to compare with it.

[Mike Lavigne]

'every' single-sided early Classic Records 45 rpm title. outrageously good. every damn one of them. these were mostly 90's transfers when the tapes were younger.

the Classic Records 45rpm LZ box set.

[astrotoy]

The 2 1957 recordings are stereo?

RCA started serious recording in stereo in 1954. Their vinyl stereo issues didn't come out until 1958. However, they did start releasing the stereo albums on tape a few years earlier (I think 1955, maybe even late 1954). I have several RCA classical tapes (Myles has more than me) from that era. Don't have any of their pop recordings on tape from that time. BTW, Decca also started recording in stereo in 1954, again with the vinyl versions released in 1958. In both RCA and Decca vinyl, they did release the mono versions of the recordings close to the recording dates.

Larry

[kcin]

You get more bounce with Curtis Counce! , Analogue Productions AJAZ 7535 45 rpm

This is a great album superbly recorded. Stay safe.

[MylesBAstor]

I’ve been looking for this. Several hundred dollar LP now. I do have the 33 rpm though.

[MylesBAstor]

Here’s some more suggestions of the best of reissues from my shelves.

Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue, AP/Contemporary 45 rpm

Friday Night In SF: Impex/Columbia 45 rpm

Sonny Rollins: WOW Out West, AP/Contemporary 45 rpm

Peter, Paul and Mary: In the Wind, ORG/WB 45 rpm

Gary Karr: Songs of Prayer (this will test the lower limits of your system; if his bass sounds as big as the organ-and it can in some systems-need to readjust something in the system.)

[MylesBAstor]

The OJC WOW was cut with the wrong EQ as were many other Contemporary OJCs. The person mastering these OJCs didn’t realize Roy DuNann used his own tape EQ on the original tapes. John Koenig was really pissed off when that happened.

[Madfloyd]

While I knew about the EQ issue on that album (in general) I didn't know that it applied to this LP, so thank you. Must go back and compare again...

[MylesBAstor]

Cool be interested in your findings. I think I have the OJC version of WOW around here somewhere too.

[kcin]

Osamu Kitajima, Osamu Merlins Nose Label. The Taiko drums will floor you if your system is capable. Just as good as the original and cheap.


Jimmi Hendrix , Sony Music, The Blues. Extremely well recorded and excellent music. A culmination of Hendrix recording his own tunes.. you can hear the Marshall stack hum on some cuts. Wow. Cheap and available.


Thorens 125th anniversary Album recorded by Chad Kassem . A sampler of many great AP albums .. Phenomenal Recording. Way out of print and stupid money now.

[Skylab]

Im addition to the other great ones mentioned above:

Analog Productions / Roger Waters / Amused to Death
MFSL / Grateful Dead / Mars Hotel 45 rpm
MFSL / Charles Mingus / Ah Um 45 rpm/UD1S

[astrotoy]

I need to order the AP Rubinstein Szeryng album - never bought an original. Larry

[MylesBAstor]

Me neither. Wasn’t it originally a Dynagroove. Side 2 is to die for.

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Cisco Records - Steely Dan, Aja

[Viva Hifi Scott]

I think the Cisco remix of this record is simply awful. The original on ABC is much better. I bought both of these plus the MOFI. Only the Cisco annoys me. YMMV.

[Madfloyd]

Do you hear distortion on the Cisco version?

[Viva Hifi Scott]

Not distorted that I can recall. I unloaded my copy after listening to it once or twice. My recollection is that the remix made it sound more like Katy Lied than Aja. Aja did not need a remix. All it needed was a tiny bit of EQ boost at the frequency extremes and better quality vinyl.

[MylesBAstor]

Few more additions to the list!

[MylesBAstor]

I don’t know Joe. But would have to assume several pressings since released in 2012.

[Joe Pittman]

OK Myles, but I am only suggesting that a repress is not the same as a reissue such as going from a Blue Note to Music Matters. If subsequent repress of an original is better or worse, that would be good to know.

[MylesBAstor]

Oh I understand and agree. I got my copy last year so probably indicative of the most recent offering. Hell the same pop recording can be pressed at different places too.

When did you get yours?

[Madfloyd]

MOFI one-step Monk's Dream - phenomenal!