David Williams Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 Do the Sundazed LPs have better sound than the standard Josie reissues? My Josie of The Meters could stand some improvement, and I want to start picking up the others. Are they all analogue, or have they been done digitally then dumped on to vinyl? Help me out, fellow vinyl funkateers! B) Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 Don't know the specifics of their Meters reissues but Sundazed doesn't generally do dumps of digital to analog...I have their Blonde On Blonde (in MONO) on LP and it's superb so I'd guess they would be the way to go for the Meters (or the MGs for that matter). As long as I'm going slighly off-topic, I have to say that I find the Josie era Meters definitely preferable to WB era Meters. Quote
wolff Posted November 17, 2003 Report Posted November 17, 2003 (edited) I would contact Sundazed to get the answer to your question. I own about 15 Sundazed LP's and think they sound very good. All analog. Many of the recordings/tapes they have to work with were nothing special to begin (small labels, limited budget, etc..) with so they are limited on how good they can make them sound. Do not expect miracles. Their Stax/Volt re-issues sound as good as the few originals I have. Buy one and check it out. Edited November 17, 2003 by wolff Quote
David Williams Posted November 17, 2003 Author Report Posted November 17, 2003 Thanks. I've done a bit of browsing, and it seems they keep things analogue, but, as you say, can't make a silk ear from a sow's purse. I'll put the other two Josie albums on the Christmas list. Dusty Groove looks good, with the Dollar/Sterling rate they way it is! Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted November 18, 2003 Report Posted November 18, 2003 You might want to look at their websire, www.sundazed.com, to see if you can go directly through them... Quote
David Williams Posted November 18, 2003 Author Report Posted November 18, 2003 Thanks - a quick look suggests they don't have much Meters left on vinyl. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted November 18, 2003 Report Posted November 18, 2003 (edited) I think Sundazed does a fine job with their reissues, though I don't own any myself. As for the "Josie" reissues, you gotta know that Josie themselves aren't putting those out. It might be who of you to research who bought the rights. On a similar note, there are several reissues of psychedelic 60's dates formerly on majors now out on reissue vinyl (I'm thinking specifically of The Millennium, Sagittarius, Gandalf, etc.) that are clearly not funded by the labels who initially issued them (Capitol, Columbia, etc). Interestingly, they do not include reissue credits either on the jacket art or on a decal (a la Sundazed or Get Back) so it would be difficult to track down their origins..... Edited November 18, 2003 by Brandon Burke Quote
David Williams Posted November 19, 2003 Author Report Posted November 19, 2003 There doesn't seem to be a reissue credit on my 'Josie' The Meters either. It does the job, but the cymbals are a mess. Quote
David Williams Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Posted November 23, 2003 (edited) I can't find the Sundazed LPs of Look-Ka Py Py or Struttin' anywhere (eg. not on Sundazed's site, Dusty Groove, any of the various vinyl site links I've accumulated over the years, or Google) - anyone got any suggestions? Edited November 23, 2003 by David Williams Quote
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