Fantasy 10" LPs at True Blue

[dosjam]

Per True Blue e-mail:

Several years ago, Fantasy Records produced a series of 24 10" LP as custom pressings for Japan. The covers are exact replicas of the original artwork. Recently, they discovered an overstock of these collectors' items. We are making these titles available for a limited time at $17.98 per LP. We will be placing an order for these titles on Monday, August 1. For prompt delivery, please place your order before then. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery.

Has anyone heard these? Are they analog or, like the current OJCs, basically

a CD on vinyl?

DosJam

[Dmitry]

Is there a list of titles available? I'd be VERY interested.

[Claude]

Browse the True Blue Vinyl Dept for the $17.98 LPs.

[Dmitry]

Thanks for the heads-up, Claude

Here's the list of titles I plucked from the True Blue website, one by one -

Tadd Dameron : A Study In Dameronia with Clifford Brown (Prestige 10" LP 15?)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis (Prestige 10" LP 161)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis - Blue Period (Prestige 10" LP 140)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis - The New Sounds (Prestige 10" LP 124)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis All Star Sextet (Prestige 10" LP 182)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis All Stars (Prestige 10" LP 196)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis All Stars (Prestige 10" LP 200)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis Plays Al Cohn (Prestige 10" LP 154)

Miles Davis : Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige 10" LP 187)

Stan Getz : Stan Getz, Volume One (Prestige 10" LP 102)

Wardell Gray : Wardell Gray Los Angeles Stars (Prestige 10" LP 147)

Wardell Gray : Wardell Gray Tenor Sax (Prestige 10" LP 115)

Hampton Hawes : Hampton Hawes Quartet (Prestige 10" LP 212)

Lee Konitz : Lennie Tristano And Lee Konitz (Prestige 10" LP 101)

Charlie Mariano : Charlie Mariano (Prestige 10" LP 130)

Charlie Mariano : Charlie Mariano Boston All Stars (Prestige 10" LP 153)

Thelonious Monk : Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige 10" LP 142)

Gerry Mulligan : Gerry Mulligan (Prestige 10" LP 120)

Jimmy Raney : Jimmy Raney Plays (Prestige 10" LP 156)

Sonny Rollins : Sonny Rollins (Prestige 10" LP 190)

Sonny Rollins : Sonny Rollins Quartet (Prestige 10" LP 137)

Sonny Rollins : Sonny Rollins Quintet (Prestige 10" LP 186)

Zoot Sims : Swingin' With Zoot Sims (Prestige 10" LP 117)

Sonny Stitt : Sonny Stitt And Bud Powell (Prestige 10" LP 103)

Does anyone have an idea about these records as far as the sonics, vinyl quality, vinyl thickness, quality of album cover repoductions, etc.?

[Clunky]

with a dead line of 1st August not much scope for procrastination....cue cover shot....

[Dmitry]

Is True Blue running any discounts/specials/coupons these days?

[Rooster_Ties]

Not sure this nets a complete list, but it should...

Go to the True Blue search page (HERE), and type this into the KEYWORD seach field: Prestige 10" LP

Then check the radio-button marked "Album Title", and then hit the search button.

Brings up 24 titles.

[Jim R]

I thought Dmitry's list was already comlete

Too bad the site doesn't offer more info. I could swear I saw some of these at a local Tower some years back. If they were from the same production run, I can at least vouch for the covers looking very nice.

[mikeweil]

I'd rather see some 10" reissues of stuff that never was on 12", like the Fantasy Cal Tjader Trio .....

Edited July 27, 2005 by mikeweil

[wolff]

Acoustic Sounds will be selling these for $25. The covers match the original graphics. There are no bar codes or legal lines.

From Acoustic Sounds: "As far as we can tell, these are not digital transfers. These were made years ago and have been taking a nap in the Fantasy warehouse. We bought as many as we could. they're cool. I'm even buying a few."