king ubu Posted November 9, 2012 Report Posted November 9, 2012 Sheesh, the "owner" doesn't own anything really, does he? I'm not one of the pirates or anything, but bootlegs belong to the musician or else to everyone or whatever do I know. And demanding (sorry if I misunderstand your first sentence, Mr. Marcello!) a high price (i.e. wanting to make some money out of it) is all the more sorry-assed, I'm afraid to say, even if this is a treasure. I say let's hand it to the Library of Congress or some such institution, at least it should hopefully be conserved then! Anyway, on topic: this 4LP box looks pretty tempting to me, indeed! Has anyone gotten any of the recent Mosaic vinyls, how is quality? Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 9, 2012 Report Posted November 9, 2012 I ordered it. It's supposed to ship in a few weeks. I have the Stan Getz set and it sounds fine. I assume that this one will be too. I've never heard of the mastering engineer. Hopefully he doesn't futz with the EQ too much. I was just told that my Monk set (ordered in early February) will also ship soon. Apparently RTI is backed up. Quote
Clunky Posted November 9, 2012 Report Posted November 9, 2012 I've the Monk and the Getz sets and these sound great, pressing are excellent. I've a very soft spot for these recordings and have a hunch they could sound very good on LP. Tempted, I am. Quote
JSngry Posted November 9, 2012 Report Posted November 9, 2012 My only concern is that my system is not really one that can get fullest benefit out of this. I've "gotten inside" this stuff for for about 35 years now, so at this point it's probably not a question of hearing anything new, but just hearing it differently, and even then, how much differently? And even if my system was better than it is, my ears are almost 57 years old now, and have been subjected to a lot of loud amps and cymbals, if you know what I mean. But still, in spite of all that, still tempted... Tell you what - y'all just go ahead and buy it on out so I can kick myself for not getting it, ok? Deal? Please? Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 11, 2012 Report Posted November 11, 2012 I just got the E-mail announcing this new LP set and I see that this one is limited to 2,500 copies. The other Mosaic Singles 4 LP sets were all limited to 5,000 copies. Quote
.:.impossible Posted November 11, 2012 Report Posted November 11, 2012 Let us know your impressions Kevin. Believe it or not y'all, there are plenty of us who don't already own everything, and plenty of us who are old enough to remember analog sound that grew up in a digital era. My entire CD collection is backed up to FLAC (which I rarely listen to), and we listen to a good mix of CD and LP. I haven't bought an mp3 in a long while. Used CDs are less expensive! I have found the physical object to be more convenient and enjoyable. I do preview albums often on Spotify in the car or while running on my phone. Strange Days. Whatever... there is a big market for new, quality LPs.$25 LPs are generally not priority for me, and I do have this music on CD, but I'm curious. Quote
sjarrell Posted November 14, 2012 Report Posted November 14, 2012 I really want to know how this sounds vs the 1989 Brownie box CDs. Kevin, please update us when you can! Quote
sjarrell Posted December 9, 2012 Report Posted December 9, 2012 Jesus, I hang back for months and still I have BOSS THREAD-KILLING SKILLS Quote
jazzbo Posted December 9, 2012 Report Posted December 9, 2012 Sandy, several on the Hoffman forum are reporting excellent sonics. Quote
Clunky Posted December 9, 2012 Report Posted December 9, 2012 Sandy, several on the Hoffman forum are reporting excellent sonics. that's interesting to hear as I've this on my want (rather than need) list Quote
sidewinder Posted December 9, 2012 Report Posted December 9, 2012 I'm in mixed minds about this one. Normally I'd jump at it on vinyl but I have UK Nixa and Emarcy LPs for most of the original releases. Plus the Brownie Emarcy CD set put out by Universal. Too much of a good thing? Quote
AllenLowe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Posted December 9, 2012 pressed in Camarillo? By the inmates? Quote
Clunky Posted December 9, 2012 Report Posted December 9, 2012 I'm in mixed minds about this one. Normally I'd jump at it on vinyl but I have UK Nixa and Emarcy LPs for most of the original releases. Plus the Brownie Emarcy CD set put out by Universal. Too much of a good thing? UK Nixa's sound great. I'd not bother ( with the Mosaic) if I had those in reasonable condition Quote
sjarrell Posted December 14, 2012 Report Posted December 14, 2012 Sandy, several on the Hoffman forum are reporting excellent sonics. Thanks, Lon Quote
sidewinder Posted December 14, 2012 Report Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) I'm in mixed minds about this one. Normally I'd jump at it on vinyl but I have UK Nixa and Emarcy LPs for most of the original releases. Plus the Brownie Emarcy CD set put out by Universal. Too much of a good thing? UK Nixa's sound great. I'd not bother ( with the Mosaic) if I had those in reasonable condition Must give them a re-spin this weekend. In near-mint condition as well - they formerly belonged to Decca producer Ray Horrocks. Edited December 14, 2012 by sidewinder Quote
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