Is Get On Down if you're into hip-hop at all. He never had the original mono tapes. The same problem exists for audiophile CD reissues also. The non-recorded areas are extremely quiet. Probably different sources. ". With these mono (false mono) too much clean and uniform. Are you changing your recommendations of the Fairport Convention reisuses on FMWB? My understanding is that when Simply Vinyl licensed titles from EMI, the label used analog sources from its vault but other label sources are a crap shoot and mostly sound mediocre. Most of what I've read isn't positive. The do a lot of reissuing of Wu-Tang LPs. Exile on main street - 2010 reissue; 48/24. The approach for control of quality records is to identify the records required in each of your procedures to support or provide objective evidence that the procedure has been followed. Compression has a HUGE impact on the aural perception of a recording and should be banned as far as I'm concerned. It is unfortunate. Having only just started to re-build my vinyl record collection, advice like this is invaluable! I have sent emails to Capital and 4 Men with Beards about the source of certain LPs and they never responded. What do you say to that? Taxonomic accuracy was generally high (Table 3). Why the difference? horrible." I m sure he knows about this question of this DBLP serie blue note reissie mono Japan EMI. and anybody else who have information about this subject. The reissues sound nice but the original recordings weren't audiophile material. I can only guess what that all means, but it can't be good and can't be from the masters. So I will continue to purchase WaxTime records. A Sarah Vaughn fan, he played me a "greatest hits" album from ZYX that had been culled from Sarah's later Pablo catalog. The only way to teach these companies that won't clearly state the source of a recording is to not buy their records. this is fairly disconcerting. Ermitage un marchio ben noto a tutti gli amanti della musica e del cinema storico ed uno dei marchi pi longevi della discografia classica indipendente. Benefits of Record Keeping Record keeping has many benefits and can help you improve the operation and management of your system. The vinyl is also perfectly flat with no surface noise, essential for this kind of music. 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. I do not have a crazy material, but I tend to perfect my system. Can anyone chime in about the simply vinyl nick drake releases? Same with "together through life". You have made a very serious charge. Seem like they're readily available and less than $15/LP. Last time I checked, they didn't even have a website, just an email address, which also makes one suspicious that the operation is a bit fly-by-night. Miller Industries is seeking to fill the position of Quality & Regulatory Assurance Engineer at our Hermitage, PA facility. I couldn't agree more re some labels simply putting out junk copied from digital. There are a few others like that here too. 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. One of their LPs I bought had a blob of glue in the middle of side one, and this was a $40 Comus LP. It was my first MFSL and nearly my last. We buy the hardware and software in the hope we're avoiding the digital nasties but it would appear there's much more to this than would appear. Yup, "Old Ideas" on vinyl sounds remarkably better than the CD that came with it. Sony/Legacy's Record Store Day Monomania! Clinical alerts and reminders. Well if not ripped off most grossly inconvenienced due to sending stuff back in the post time and time again. Same for "together through life". 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. I have a general idea of what people on here think of this site (see below), but maybe, just maybe, this is a way for all of us to be a part of the solution. Maybe the Hankersons (owners of Blackground) were out to make a quick buck? Demand for new vinyl records outstripping supply is a common theme when the topic of quality control rears its ugly head. I've lost count I must say. Accurate and complete medical record documentation is essential in any healthcare setting. All of the Meters and Electric Prunes albums have the "manufactured by Rhino" sticker on the shrinkwrap. I pinpointed the skips and examined them under my hand-held microscope and saw lots of silvery specks all over it. Simply Vinyl refuses to identify sources. Good that you've bought this subject up. 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 would not be against lightning. Blues and Jazz To: contact@hdtracks.com Other times you get part of the story, the most important part of which is, was the original master tape the source of whatever was used to do the cuttingwhether a high resolution (96/24) digital file or a 1:1 analog copy of the master, which is what some labels have to use if the tape's owner refuses to let it out the tape vault door. Doxy have done a series of Muddy Waters box sets on vinyl for example. Legend also states that because of the availability of the "Pink Moon" original tape, it is the only remaster done with an entirely analog signal path. Built-in safeguards against potential adverse events. Perhaps one day the reissue and "HD" music businesses will reach a level of public conscieness that similar ad hoc (voluntary, yet accurate and agreed-upon) standard vocabulary --- and its uses --- will come about. In addition to communicating vital patient care information, the medical record provides documentation of appropriate evaluation, treatment, and services. The ones I have heard are uniformly crap. To your specific inquiry, the original analog master tapes were the source for our remastered vinyl release of Chet Atkins & Les Paul, "Chester & Lester" (eXLP1-44061). I'm thinking of getting this LP, since it seems to be the only release of the original soundtrack for "Psycho" on vinyl (I compared it to the movie and it's definitely not a re-recording). Yes I should have mentioned them as "musts to avoid." This is a really good article, and hopefully, along with consumer pressure, it will lead to greater transparency from reissue labels. has been recently discussed regarding "HD" downloads and of other digital files (and even including analog formats). Or just 44.1/24 masquerading as 88/24? Once MFSL was able to license the whole shabang for the box setthey were granted access to vault tapes from EMI England. 1,2 The move from vision to reality is not as simple as we would like, however. This is supposed to sound good. For $13 a piece at your local Half Price Books, you could do a lot worse, especially since many titles in the WaxTime catalog are totally unavailable except as rare scratchy originals that go for $100 a piece. Call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first!) He also produces editorial series for the most important Italian newspapers such as Il Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica. ERMITAGE Record Number: ERM 160-2 UPC: 8014394101603 Country: ITALY D/A Code: Analog CD Beethoven, Symphony #5 + Rehearsal. I would like to say that I am more of the persuasion that record companies are ripping everyone off by knowingly releasing an inferior sounding product to keep the "remaster" business going. Simply Vinyl has done some Elvis reissues and other LPs. Great article, and critical subject matter. 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. From: Support [mailto:contact@hdtracks.com] The albums were subsequently re-cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, this time using the analog master tapes, and they sound fantastic. Here is the confirmation I recently received from them: "Thank you for your interest in Exhibit Records. Lots of labels have cottoned on to the fact that they can make great margins from knocking out a badly sourced record so long as they put a '180g audiophile vinyl' sticker on the front. Not an audiophile quality release, but it may be a good addition to a collection just as a document. If you buy from Sundazed, for instance, you can be assured that the original tape was used as the source, because Sundazed's Bob Irwin, who has worked for Sony's Legacy division for years producing CD reissues, is very focused on using masters. Of course, the CBS Mastersound LP of Dylan's Blood On The Tracks is a great example of this. Then I played him the red vinyl Japanese Odeon mono pressing and he declared that "spot on.". How It Sounds on Vinyl The First & Only Vinyl SQ Database , Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service, Well mastered records sound better bigger, clearer, wider, more coherent and louder. I need to review that I have it here. Propel Administrators can customize the fields that are displayed on different types of Quality records. Nirvana, Nevermind, Simply Vinyl. No-one seems to know. The audio has noticeable background noise, but it's definitely because of the source and not from the record itself. He heard the HF boost and was outraged. 6000 Classical Records In Upstate New York Bookstore: Some For You? BUT, since both Music Matters and Analog Productions have stated their releases are from the analog masters I can confirm that. Subject: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks, Dear Administrator, I had the original European vinyl. To my knowledge, there is no such resource anywhere on the web. I bought 3 records, opened only 1 - Jacob Fischer Trio/My Romance. Epub . http://disc.gs/Review. Also, how about somebody starts a company to release 00's music that is remastered without the massive compression (provided it's not squashed for posterity in the mixing stage already) -- I know Arcade Fire and The National have put out some great releases, but just imagine how awesome that stuff would be if MoFi remastered it with 50% more dynamic range. We use analog & digital sources, for the majority of our releases we use high res digital files sourced from the master tapes. I purchased this album with that information in mind. At least one track on it was on the ZYX reissue. Is this a false statement? I have bought a lot of reissues years ago without the knowledge of digital to vinyl sacrilege that I now know about. EHRs can help providers make efficient, effective decisions about patient care, through: Improved aggregation, analysis, and communication of patient information. If the analog master and mastering was used than is should be "AAA" and so on. Mark has experience in auditing, improving processes, and writing procedures for Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems, and is certied as a . Didn't know there was an analogue version of Modern Times. 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. My reference recording is Sheffield Lab's direct to analogue recording of James Newton Howard & Friends. Not so much but I wouldn't blame Bell Sound. In my opinion, 10 new songs suffered a bit from some wierd Pro-tools sounding stuff. The main Quality record page provides information that may have been filled out when the Quality record was created and/or may need to be modified at different Phases. He mainly travels from center to right. For your general information, unlike other reissue companies, we have only ever used analog masters on our vinyl releases. And there there are those boots with those 180 gram gold and black stickers used by gray area companies like Scorpio. Thanks for any advice you may offer, and I'd like to wish you all a safe and happy new year. And in the end, I believe we would be better served by greater transparency about sources and mastering because the current atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion not helpful. Considering how full of errors Discogs already is and that there is no objective way of measuring pressing quality then it wouldn't be something that worked well, the best thing to do is learn which plants pressed most of your favourite records and those that pressed the ones with most problems, buy from the former and avoid the latter. The worst-sounding piece of 180gr vinyl in my collection. Wax Time is made in Spain, if I recall correctly. I think it speaks for itself. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Readers of Audiostream.com know the subject of "what's in a name?" There are certain labels I urge you to avoid. Morton Feldman and Earl Brown, 3 Pierre Henry records and A couple John Cage Lp's. Subject: RE: Contact Inquiry From HDtracks. I emailed Friday Music about their reissue of Boston's debut LP, which their literature says is "Masteredfrom the original Epic Records tapes" but doesn't specifically say "analog." The past 10 years, as vinyl picked up popularity again, it seemed like an onslaught of companies offering "audiophile 180G" vinyl. Well if the source and other info is listed on the record, of course consider that release. I've never heard a 1st pressing, only CD masters until this point, so I can only compare what I have heard. 328 Compass Poin, Hermitage, TN 37076 is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2,371 sqft single-family home built in 1997. Use the analogue tape. 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. The really important question is, are theextra tracks 88/24? Bob Dylan Bootleg Series 8, Tell tale signs; 44.1/16k digital. Perhaps they don't have the dynamic range of a re-mastered LP from a major label, but I find the sound quite enjoyable on my vintage system. I'm French, excuse my english. Thanks! Chopin . I know the individual components are quality pieces because I never buy any hardware or software (the real subject of this article) that hasn't received some favourable reviews from credible sources, so I am sure it's that they are not complementing each other as a system. Prokofiev . I prefered a complete analog experience, that's why ilisten to Lp in the first place. Apart from the ones mentioned, it gets really difficult to work out what sources are. I guaranty you, the ZYX was cut either from a CD or some other source that the mastering engineer completely ruined when he cut it. I thought it was cute that Rhino used the wrong labels on the Meters and Dr. John LP's so people don't pass them off as originals (like that dealer in New Orleans) by using the 2-color Reprise W7 label for the Meters and the old 50's Atco label with the harp for Dr. John. I am not impressed with the quality controls in the press/release process at Wax Time, a record company out of Spain. The Hoffman/Gray re-issues from Analogue Productions and Music Matters are spectacular, and a benchmark for how an audiophile re-issue should be made and marketed. I kept listening in hopes of adjusting my ear, but could not have avoided that eerie feeling that they tortured music to death before they buried in the vinyl. Hi Michael and the crew! Pablo was a Norman Granz label (Granz founded Verve among other labels) that used top engineers and the RCA vinyl infrastructure to process its albums and what this guy was playing me sounded wrong. Heard a $12 copy of Pete La Roca's Basra in one shop on a basic system that sounded pretty flat, and a few months later I was in a store where they were spinning the 1995 reissue, and it sounded great. She hit the brakes, put some money in my elder brother's hands (he was the bravest of us three boys, although not the eldest) and said "Tell the store owner that your mom wants to buy the man hanging in the window." Great sounding, transparent, clear and full. After I cleaned out the mass, I used my Record Doctor V vacuum record cleaner with a small mix of distilled water and 99% isopropyl alcohol and sucked out the residue. And, I still own the first LP my family ever owned - Neil Diamond's Moods from 1972, which my mom bought on impulse as we were returning home from school and she saw the album in a record store window. But that's another story. @Michael Fremer can you comment on whether the 2020 50th Anniversay cut of Abraxas by Kevin Gray is AAA? Detroit VA hospital harmed patients, altered records, investigation reveals Washington Investigators found lacking oversight they believe contributed to patient harm and death, and a pattern of "substandard" care in the surgery practice at Detroit's John D. Dingell VA Medical Center that leaders tried to conceal by altering external peer reviews and other data. The UHQR Pepper ain't in that same league at all. 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