king ubu Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 The Simones are in the same jewel case "Originals" design over here, but they seem to have been a separate "batch" rather than being part of the series. Quote
Mitchell Duval Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 I believe that there was also a jewel-case "Decca Original" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Lullabies of Birdland." Quote
Big Al Posted October 24, 2008 Author Report Posted October 24, 2008 Well, FWIW, at least here in the States, what we now recognize as the Verve Originals are the digipaks with the color strip on the left hand side with the word ORIGINAL written in. I guess Verve was trying different things when they were issuing the guitar albums, the Simone discs, the Decca Original (thanks for the reminder, I remember there were a few of those as well). Quote
king ubu Posted October 25, 2008 Report Posted October 25, 2008 the european "jewel case originals" had clear jewel cases and where the coloured strip is on the digipacks, on the inner part of the traycards, it read "[verve/decca/whatever] originals" as well. Quote
Big Al Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Posted October 26, 2008 That's cool. I don't understand why Verve didn't just keep it under the LPR name. Or why they felt like they had to do it two different ways between Europe and the States. Quote
king ubu Posted October 26, 2008 Report Posted October 26, 2008 No clue... they also introduced the "Verve Masters" here, which where a bit sturdier/glossier digipacks (one fold-out part more, like those Frech Universal Heritage/Anniversary digipacks). Those contained titles that were earlier released in the LPR series, but also a bunch of Coltrane albums (which subsequently became "Originals" as well, I think? Sort of like the Nina Simone series, Originals yet not part of the on-going reissue series...) Also, thinking of it, I think the reissue I have of Shirley Horn's "Here's to Life" is also labelled "Original" (same digipack with the originals logo on the inside spine behind the clear tray). Weird! I guess it took them a couple of years to figure out how to continue with their reissue activities once they stopped the LPRs (and VMEs... the Verve By Request and Verve Elite Editions were stopped around 2000 already, I think). Quote
king ubu Posted November 11, 2008 Report Posted November 11, 2008 You know, the confusing thing about those "jewel case originals" is that not only the few mentioned above were called like this, but a whole lot of other "regular" reissues over here were packed just the same, for instance: Benny Carter - Further Definitions (as opposed to the rule, that one was a straight reissue of the earlier digipack twofer in the Impulse Master Sessions or whatever that series was called) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster Tony Scott - Music for Zen Meditation (those are just three I remember seing in a store today... not a full list by far, I guess there would be 20 more...) Some other discs were repacked as "Verve/Impulse/... Masters" (including "A Love Supreme", "Getz/Gilberto"). And finally, one more "Original" that I'm not sure where to put (but I'd guess it would be part of the actual series) is "1" by the Crusaders. And we'd agree that the Coltrane batches (also part of two boxes) were sort of like the Nina Simone Philips batch - same packaging, but not actually part of this series? (As if it would matter in the end... I'm getting nerdy, I'll sign off and have a beer now!) Quote
crisp Posted December 16, 2008 Report Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) Amazon has a new batch listed for January 27: Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle Bud Powell - Blues in the Closet Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America Count Basie - On My Way and Shoutin' Again Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Ubiquity Nina Simone - Let It Be Me Grover Washington Jr - Feels So Good Louis Armstrong - Satchmo at Pasadena Quincy Jones - You've Got It Bad, Girl There is also a boxed set, The Impulse! Albums, Vol. 3 by John Coltrane for January 20, and a batch of Coltrane CDs (presumably the contents of the box) for March 24: Kulu Se Mama New Thing at Newport Ascension The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Meditations Edited December 16, 2008 by crisp Quote
king ubu Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 That Basie should be nice. The Barbieri is another useless one - there was a 2CD set in Impulse's "Master Editions" or however the earlier digipack reissues were called, combining Chapters 1 & 2 and more material - great music! (OOP but still to be found) Chapter 4 is part of this series already, but Chapter 3 (old GRP jewel-case-packed CD) is OOP and usually pretty expensive... they should bring that one out first! The Ayers... weird but I think I already saw that one... though maybe there are several out already and that band was called Ubiquity like this upcoming album, so I may be wrong. What's the Nina Simone? Quote
king ubu Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 What's the Nina Simone? Not much info on AMG: a live set, AMG says rec. 1980, with Simone (voc,p), Arthur Adams (g,elb), Cornell McFadden (d), originally on Verve (1987 or 1990) Quote
Big Al Posted January 23, 2009 Author Report Posted January 23, 2009 Amazon has a new batch listed for January 27: Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle Bud Powell - Blues in the Closet Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America Count Basie - On My Way and Shoutin' Again Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Ubiquity Nina Simone - Let It Be Me Grover Washington Jr - Feels So Good Louis Armstrong - Satchmo at Pasadena Quincy Jones - You've Got It Bad, Girl These have been added to the first page. Thanks, crisp! Quote
crisp Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 UK members might like to know that hmv.com has the new batch at a preorder price of £6.99 delivered (£12.99 for the two-disc Getz): search results. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 Oh shit! There are quite a few there I want: "Hobo flats"; the Crusaders' two Motown albums; "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf", which I didn't know had come out. I can see February is going to be expensive. MG Quote
king ubu Posted February 26, 2009 Report Posted February 26, 2009 Here's a PDF catalogue - comes in very hand! Universal Originals There are some Verve By Requests listed (Desmond, Dearie, Mendes a.o.), not sure that's just a mistake or those have come out in new Originals reissues again, or if they were just incorporated into the new series and will be kept in print in the original VBR packaging (VBRs did contain some bonus tracks, though!) Quote
Big Al Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Posted February 26, 2009 Here's a PDF catalogue - comes in very hand! Universal Originals Very VERY cool, ubu!!! Thanks for posting that! Quote
king ubu Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 welcome... and of course that been "handy". Quote
king ubu Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 welcome... and of course that been "handy". gee... should have been, of course... Quote
AndrewHill Posted February 28, 2009 Report Posted February 28, 2009 Not to be a wet blanket, but I kinda wish Verve would focus on more obscure items in their catalogue, rather than reissuing the same old stuff...man I miss those Verve Elites! Quote
king ubu Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 Same here! And these Originals contain a) too many easy listening albums, and b) too many albums reissued earlier by Verve/Universal/GRP in much better editions with additional tracks. Not a great series, all in all, but still at least they haven't stopped completely yet... Quote
Bluesnik Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 I believe that there was also a jewel-case "Decca Original" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Lullabies of Birdland." yes, i have that and it's very recommendable. lots of early scatting as in the birth of... i think it's from the fourties though i'd have to look now to be sure. Quote
Big Al Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Posted March 4, 2009 Any opinions on the Getz "Dynasty" set? Stan with an organ trio; on the surface it looks interesting! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 Any opinions on the Getz "Dynasty" set? Stan with an organ trio; on the surface it looks interesting! Take the bellbottoms off and buy it. Fine Getz. Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 Any opinions on the Getz "Dynasty" set? Stan with an organ trio; on the surface it looks interesting! Take the bellbottoms off and buy it. Fine Getz. Fine Rene Thomas and Eddie Louiss there too. Very intense. Quote
king ubu Posted March 5, 2009 Report Posted March 5, 2009 I believe that there was also a jewel-case "Decca Original" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Lullabies of Birdland." yes, i have that and it's very recommendable. lots of early scatting as in the birth of... i think it's from the fourties though i'd have to look now to be sure. There are two such Ella Deccas in jewel cases, both are in the list (depicted as digipacks it seems, but that's not really an indicator of how these discs actually look, it was mentioned before that some of these "Originals" were still LPRs in the US and some mini-LPs in the US were digipacks over here etc). The Getz is mighty fine! I recently got hold of the old version of it, indeed fine playing by all involved! Quote
Big Al Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks gents. And y'all will get my bell-bottoms when you pry them from my cold dead legs. Quote
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