BrianB Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I’ve been trying to find a copy of this on vinyl but available copies are waaaayyyy out of my budget. Plus, vintage record store rummaging is constantly futile for this album. I guess people don’t want to give up a good thing I have it on Apple Music and love it - but would also love it on vinyl. I found one list of upcoming Blue Note reissues but this wasn’t on the list. Does anyone know if this is slated for a rerelease anytime soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I don’t know but Japanese pressings are fairly common on Discogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 There’s also the French DMM reissue if prepared to ‘rough it’. Agree with Porcy there - the King Japanese reissue is a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted September 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thank you both - how’s the sound quality of the pressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 (edited) I don’t have the pressings readily available but the King will be smooth, low noise with very nice presentation. Maybe lacking a little presence. The Pathe Marconi will be a little on the ‘thin’ side. An original will have lots of ‘oomph’ and life, although noise might be an issue if the condition is not great (although Plastylite pressings usually are very good in this regard). My NY pressing has a blank white label on one side. They were churning them out so fast in 1964/65 that quality control took a dive ! And as usual, Londonjazzcollector has a whole treatise on it.. https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/lee-morgan-the-sidewinder-1964-blue-note/ Edited September 20, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I have a King pressing and a 70s era blue label pressing. The King is preferred but the 70s pressing is an acceptable alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I used to have this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, mjzee said: I used to have this: I’ve seen this at estate sales. Unfortunately, it was badly beaten up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I live happily with the 1977 UA edition not that I play it very often not because of the pressing just don't need to hear it much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I have a Classic reissue and it sounds fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 It's crazy how much the vinyl goes for on this one considering how many were pressed back in the 1960s. I have an original mono with lovely punchy sound. Music Matters reissued it a few years back and it sounds OK, but not as vibrant as the original or even the RVG CD. You are probably in safe hands with a King or Liberty era pressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 1 hour ago, B. Clugston said: It's crazy how much the vinyl goes for on this one considering how many were pressed back in the 1960s. I have an original mono with lovely punchy sound. Music Matters reissued it a few years back and it sounds OK, but not as vibrant as the original or even the RVG CD. You are probably in safe hands with a King or Liberty era pressing. And the resale prices on the Music Matters one is crazy stupid, $200 and up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 All very helpful feedback! Thank you. I’ll keep looking in shops & online - maybe I’ll get lucky Or Blue Note Records will get around to reissuing the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Wow, this one was in print up until the end. Is there really a shortage of even latter/last day pressings? I mean, that one used to go for, like 5-6 bucks tops in used bins, that's how many of the there were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 yeah, I got a decent $2 Liberty USA copy maybe 20-25 years ago; decided to purge it a while back and was surprised to get like $40 for it. Good record but I did not feel the need to keep one in the racks. Maybe I'll grab a Japanese at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 This is becoming an interesting question to me ... I've been looking at jazz in used record store racks since 1988, cannot really say I've ever seen a copy of The Sidewinder. You'd really think they would be all over but if so, where did they go and when did they become scarce? I am pretty sure I've seen a few copies of Rumproller though ... 23 hours ago, mjzee said: I used to have this: I used to object to BN slapping on the "Finest In Jazz" mark on non-Blue Note reissues, but I actually never knew that this reissue program actually was also used on BN vinyl and pretending they were PJ issues. I've only seen PJs reissued with these covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 16 hours ago, Brad said: And the resale prices on the Music Matters one is crazy stupid, $200 and up. it is?? omg theyve all jumped in price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: This is becoming an interesting question to me ... I've been looking at jazz in used record store racks since 1988, cannot really say I've ever seen a copy of The Sidewinder. You'd really think they would be all over but if so, where did they go and when did they become scarce? I am pretty sure I've seen a few copies of Rumproller though ... I used to object to BN slapping on the "Finest In Jazz" mark on non-Blue Note reissues, but I actually never knew that this reissue program actually was also used on BN vinyl and pretending they were PJ issues. I've only seen PJs reissued with these covers. It was also used for some Solid State albums. This is my favorite; Chick Corea's 1968 Solid State album, re-released as a Pacific Jazz album by Music For Pleasure on cassette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said: it is?? omg theyve all jumped in price Yes, I looked at Discogs and eBay and they’re all super expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Daniel A said: It was also used for some Solid State albums. This is my favorite; Chick Corea's 1968 Solid State album, re-released as a Pacific Jazz album by Music For Pleasure on cassette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 44 minutes ago, Daniel A said: It was also used for some Solid State albums. This is my favorite; Chick Corea's 1968 Solid State album, re-released as a Pacific Jazz album by Music For Pleasure on cassette! Hitting all the bullseyes there in terms of optimal sonics - not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 theres also the black triangle original cd: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMP Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Every time I hear it, I still hear the skip in Barry Harris’ third chorus of the title cut after all these years - don’t miss my vinyl copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 How’d this become so popular? I enjoy it (clearly) but didn’t know it was so elusive or expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 It is an iconic album in the Blue Note catalog, and the title track is very listenable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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