John Coltrane The Complete Sun Ship Sessions Mosaic 3 LP set

[miles65]

Up for pre order on the Mosaic website a 3 LP set 'The Complete Sun Ship Sessions' .Release date end May. Verve will issue this on a 2 CD set.

[J.A.W.]

Link: http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=3005

[Stefan Wood]

Damn, 30 bucks an lp!

[.:.impossible]

Good grief. How much are the CDs? I guess they really don't want us to hear these sessions.

[colinmce]

We've been here before, but man, really ... come on. Not a chance.

[jazzbo]

Good grief. How much are the CDs? I guess they really don't want us to hear these sessions.

2 CD set is 28 bucks from amazon.

[mikeweil]

Same price in EURO ....

[king ubu]

previous thread (discussing not necessarily the Mosaic LP version):

[Eric]

Damn, 30 bucks an lp!

yeah ... given the price differential with the CDs and the nature of this materials - breakdowns, false starts, etc., I can't see why the lps would interest anyone ...

[sidewinder]

I'll certainly be adding the Mosaic LP set to my list. Will have to pick up the Monk 'It Club' set first though.

[David Ayers]

Damn, 30 bucks an lp!

yeah ... given the price differential with the CDs and the nature of this materials - breakdowns, false starts, etc., I can't see why the lps would interest anyone ...

The LPs will be great and LP-buyers don't have so much to go after any more. I am certainly going to buy the CDs (my LP set-up is a bit rusty). I think people will be interested and if my LP set-up were in order I would be too.

[jazzbo]

I guess that people are so used to paying about 30 bucks an lp these days. I still shudder to think about it and haven't done so. There are so many old lps out there in great condition for cheap. . . .

I've got the cd set on preorder.

[erwbol]

I'll get the CD set when prices drop. I'm already familiar with a lot of the outtakes through dimeadozen.

[kh1958]

The content of this release (with false starts and complete and partial alternate takes) seems better suited for CD format.

On the other hand, while pricey, the Mosaic LP release of the Monk/Coltrane concert is rather nice.

[danasgoodstuff]

I think I'll pass on this one in any format - rather too much of a good thing, as is 48 minutes of Sonny playing "Four", diminishing returns and all that, YMMV

[Clunky]

The content of this release (with false starts and complete and partial alternate takes) seems better suited for CD format.

On the other hand, while pricey, the Mosaic LP release of the Monk/Coltrane concert is rather nice.

that's where I'm coming from too

[ejp626]

People can do their own thing for sure, but I would never buy an LP if there was a CD with the same content (some labels are now putting out double-LPs with bonus material over the CD, which is quite a twist). And if the LP cost more than the CDs, it wouldn't ever cross my mind to go that route.

[gvopedz]

And if the LP cost more than the CDs, it wouldn't ever cross my mind to go that route.

I was under the impression that CDs have always been cheaper to manufacture than LPs, even back when CDs first appeared.

[Chuck Nessa]

And if the LP cost more than the CDs, it wouldn't ever cross my mind to go that route.

I was under the impression that CDs have always been cheaper to manufacture than LPs, even back when CDs first appeared.

Not so.

[Deepak]

Damn, 30 bucks an lp!

yeah ... given the price differential with the CDs and the nature of this materials - breakdowns, false starts, etc., I can't see why the lps would interest anyone ...

The LPs will be great and LP-buyers don't have so much to go after any more. I am certainly going to buy the CDs (my LP set-up is a bit rusty). I think people will be interested and if my LP set-up were in order I would be too.

I'm not sure... I'm a big fan of vinyl and will probably go for the CDs. I really don't want to listen to take after take of the same song on vinyl. I will miss the 12x12 size booklet which is easier to read.

If you don't buy the vinyl from Mosaic, you can get 10% off at many retailers (ie SoundstageDirect) lowering the vinyl price to $81.

[burningambulance]

I've heard the set and it's definitely worth owning. The material was edited for release in such a way (solos removed or shortened, studio dialogue moved from one take to another) that there's only one track which is identical between this set and the original disc, so this isn't even an expanded version of Sun Ship - it's a companion piece. That said, $90 for 3 LPs is crazy. If it came with a download card (which a lot of LPs do now) or a CD version in a plain envelope, tucked into the sleeve (also something I've seen with, for example, recent Blue Note vinyl reissues), you could tell yourself you were buying it as an objet d'art and stick it up on a shelf and stare at it, but as it is they're just driving people to the CD version, I think.

[David Ayers]

I've heard the set and it's definitely worth owning. The material was edited for release in such a way (solos removed or shortened, studio dialogue moved from one take to another) that there's only one track which is identical between this set and the original disc, so this isn't even an expanded version of Sun Ship - it's a companion piece. That said, $90 for 3 LPs is crazy. If it came with a download card (which a lot of LPs do now) or a CD version in a plain envelope, tucked into the sleeve (also something I've seen with, for example, recent Blue Note vinyl reissues), you could tell yourself you were buying it as an objet d'art and stick it up on a shelf and stare at it, but as it is they're just driving people to the CD version, I think.

Welcome!

Cheaper as an artwork than a Damien Hirst anyway...

[Carl Baugher]

I pre-ordered the Mosaic set and I have the CDs. Wonderful stuff and it's great to hear the whole session in chronological order.

[bogdan101]

Thinking about the Mosaic LP box... does it sound better than the cd version?

[sidewinder]

I've just ordered the 'Sun Ship' (as well as a few of the other LP sets). It will be interesting to see how it compares with my early-70s (original?) LP.