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Here is a list of titles from Jonathan Valin's column in TAS. Sounds exciting. Larry "I also have to mention an exciting development for reel-to-reel tape fans (like me). Acoustic Sound’s Chad Kassem, bless him, has decided to issue first-gen 15ips two-track dubs of several mastertapes. The first bunch will include R.L. Jones’ It’s Like This, Hugh Masakela’s Hope, Lightning Hopkins’ Going Away, Bill Evans’ Sunday At The Village Vanguard, Ben Webster’s Gentle Ben, Sonny Rollins’ Way Out West, Art Pepper’s Meets The Rhythm Section, Credence Clearwater Revival’s Cosmo’s Factory, and the famous Athena recording of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. This is astonishingly good news for high-end audiophiles of every stripe and will, I hope, help further stimulate the reel-to-reel revival.
I heard several of Chad’s mastertape dubs (Rickie Lee Jones and Oscar Peterson) with $7k Joseph Audio Profile speakers, Rowland electronics, and an ATR player, and it was simply the best sound of the show. There is nothing like reel-to-reel for continuousness and naturalness. I don’t have the official word yet, but I’d imagine that the Analogue Production tapes will sell for about the same amount as other commercial reel-to-reel issues and re-issues, i.e., in the $400–$500/title range."
I heard several of Chad’s mastertape dubs (Rickie Lee Jones and Oscar Peterson) with $7k Joseph Audio Profile speakers, Rowland electronics, and an ATR player, and it was simply the best sound of the show. There is nothing like reel-to-reel for continuousness and naturalness. I don’t have the official word yet, but I’d imagine that the Analogue Production tapes will sell for about the same amount as other commercial reel-to-reel issues and re-issues, i.e., in the $400–$500/title range."
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