andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Saw this on my merry search for info which people may or may not know about. Pretty good site if people have not seen it regarding Japanese Issues with fascinating info. This new lot is just out for the 65th anniversary. I do not do LPs anymore but I was drooling again http://microgroove.jp/bluenote-jpn/1989-no...JJ6501-TOJJ6520 Click through the rest of the site and you will find lots of old goodies including this page which showed the old stickers that came with the lps for the masterpiece replica series......anyone have these http://microgroove.jp/bluenote-jpn/1977-1983.shtml I will stick the stickers on the next post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Here is the new vinyl eg and list for those not interested in the rest of the site Mar. 24, 2004 “Blue Note 65th Anniversary” Series, Limited Edition, by Toshiba EMI Our dream has come true - Toshiba EMI decided to release Blue Note reissues even in this year 2004! This series (20 titles) is to celebrate Blue Note's 65th anniversary. And this series has several specialities... This is the first Japanese LP reissues ever, from the tapes mastered by Rudy Van Gelder himself. I will listen to the copies tonight, but it may be the best sounding Toshiba reissues. And it must be noted that the cutting engineer of this series is the famous Toru Kotetsu, a superb cutting/pressing engineer in Japan. And all titles of this series come with coated cardboard jackets, as well as 180g heavy-weight thick flat vinyls. TOJJ-6501 Somethin' Else Cannonball Adderley 81595 TOJJ-6502 Cool Struttin' Sonny Clark 81588 TOJJ-6503 Moanin' Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 84003 TOJJ-6504 The Scene Changes - The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.5 Bud Powell 84009 TOJJ-6505 Blue Train John Coltrane 81577 TOJJ-6506 A Night At The Village Vanguard Sonny Rollins 1581 TOJJ-6507 Candy Lee Morgan 1590 TOJJ-6508 Clifford Brown Memorial Album Clifford Brown 1526 TOJJ-6509 Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock 84195 TOJJ-6510 Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia Kenny Dorham 1524 TOJJ-6511 Jutta Hip With Zoot Sims Jutta Hip 1530 TOJJ-6512 Swing Swang Swingin' Jackie McLean 84024 TOJJ-6513 Workout Hank Mobley 84080 TOJJ-6514 Fuego Donald Byrd 84026 TOJJ-6515 Flight To Jordan Duke Jordan 84046 TOJJ-6516 True Blue Tina Brooks 84041 TOJJ-6517 Undercurrent Kenny Drew 84059 TOJJ-6517 True Blue Tina Brooks 84041 TOJJ-6518 Midnight Blue Kenny Burrell 84123 TOJJ-6519 The Congregation Johnny Griffin 1580 TOJJ-6520 A Night In Tunisia Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 84049 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Oh dear I remember now why I used to buy Japanese LPs In all an excellent site and full credit to MATSUBAYASHI, 'Shaolin' Kohji for a great site http://microgroove.jp/bluenote-jpn/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Just once again to credit the hard work of the web owner on this one. I Have hada really nice half hour reminiscing Do you think it is about time for a complete cover website?? DO people here have the necessary resources or should it tie in with the large jazz discography pages?? Anyway I would be interested in helping compile this especially some of the rarer bits and pieces that surface on EBAY which I usually click and keep for a rainy day Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 This is the first Japanese LP reissues ever, from the tapes mastered by Rudy Van Gelder himself. I will listen to the copies tonight, but it may be the best sounding Toshiba reissues. And it must be noted that the cutting engineer of this series is the famous Toru Kotetsu, a superb cutting/pressing engineer in Japan. Do you know if RVG mastered these tapes specifically for the LP reissues or if they simply took the JRVG CD masteres to make these pressings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Sorry the quote was direct from the website so you would need to email the main man : shaolin@microgroove.jp I will not be buying as they do not fit in my cd player but I would have done when I had Lps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) Do you think it is about time for a complete cover website?? like this one you mean? Edited March 24, 2004 by couw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinger Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Can anyone tell me what's so special about these Japanese Lps? Do they sound much better than the american pressings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Do you think it is about time for a complete cover website?? like this one you mean? Yeh I have seen that one but we could do with one with all rare or special issues or alternaitve covers like all the japanese ones and the weird late 60's ones etc Anyway cheers for the reminder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Can anyone tell me what's so special about these Japanese Lps? Do they sound much better than the american pressings? Not necessarily better just nicer, quality. You may remember that when the conns came out they were going to be wonderful and yet they were poorly packaged with mostly flimsy covers unlike these beauties which if other Japanese pressings are anything to go my ( and I used to have a few of the masterpiece/replica series then they will be welcome Not cheap though Maybe it is just attention to detail. I remember the paper thin reissues I picked up from the 70's etc whixh I had not hesitation in trading up for Toshiba pressings and the later rare grooves were not a great deal better. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Do you think it is about time for a complete cover website?? like this one you mean? Yeh I have seen that one but we could do with one with all rare or special issues or alternaitve covers like all the japanese ones and the weird late 60's ones etc Anyway cheers for the reminder the site linked was recently updated and some of the stuff you mention can be found there now. You have to look around as they new additions seem to have been made rather arbitrarily (i.e. not necessarily under the header you'd expect them to be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybleaden Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Thanks for that ...loads more if you look under the sp section http://www.gokudo.co.jp/Record/SPRec/index.htm This is just what I needed/thought of. Perhaps we should send them our rarities Andy btw I would be interested to know what this one was I will have a scout around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolin405mi16 Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) Do you know if RVG mastered these tapes specifically for the LP reissues or if they simply took the JRVG CD masteres to make these pressings? Hi, I am the owner of that web site. Unfortunately, I don't know either - but in my humble opinion it actually sounds like digitally-remastered CDs. I'm thinking to ask to somebody working at Toshiba EMI (or to Mr. Van Gelder himself) for a correct answer... Edited March 24, 2004 by shaolin405mi16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolin405mi16 Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) btw I would be interested to know what this one was I will have a scout around This is a middle-1980s Toshiba pressing of Japan-only promo sampler LP. The person on the cover, late Shoichi Yui, was Japan's most famous jazz critic and a radio personal. This sampler LP contains digest from famous Blue Note tracks as well as his narrations in Japanese. Edited March 24, 2004 by shaolin405mi16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) Hi, I am the owner of that web site. thanks for putting that up! great resource, very nice (but why no picture of Moncur's Evolution?) Edited March 24, 2004 by couw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I have been curious as to whether the "Vintage Vanguard" site is affiliated in any way with the "VV" shop in Tokyo? Shaolin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 (edited) TOJJ-6511 Jutta Hip With Zoot Sims Jutta Hip 1530 Now there's a dilemma!!...I was gonna spring for the new Classic Records one. Can't imagine that the Toshiba one can best it? Edited March 25, 2004 by Son-of-a-Weizen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Classic has done a few of them (some in stereo and mono) and I'm glad Grundman did them. TOJJ-6501 Somethin' Else Cannonball Adderley 81595 TOJJ-6502 Cool Struttin' Sonny Clark 81588 TOJJ-6503(pre-order) Moanin' Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 84003 TOJJ-6505 Blue Train John Coltrane 81577 TOJJ-6507 Candy Lee Morgan 1590 TOJJ-6511 Jutta Hip With Zoot Sims Jutta Hip 1530 TOJJ-6517 Undercurrent Kenny Drew 84059 Nice run of titles. Mint Liberty's may be cheaper. How much are these going to be? $40+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Nice run of titles. Mint Liberty's may be cheaper. How much are these going to be? $40+. Not with these oil prices. More like $55-60,I'd guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolin405mi16 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 (edited) I have been curious as to whether the "Vintage Vanguard" site is affiliated in any way with the "VV" shop in Tokyo? Shaolin? The site "Vintage Vanguard" has nothing to do with the Village Vanguard bookstores in Japan. Here is the real story... Mikami-san, who is the owner of that site and a certain doctor, is a famous LP collector as well as vintage audio system collector. As you can see, that site has teriffic numbers of photos including vintage LPs, vintage audios, potted cactus, aquariums, expensive cars, tablewares, and so many more. It is unbelievable that they're all in his house! Maybe he is super-rich doctor... I don't know whether he's just a snob or he's a real hobbiest, but in my humble opinion I cannot see any sincere affection to those materials in his web site. I think he's just showing how many things he has His house is always open (although reservation is necessary) to all who wish to listen to his vintage audio sound (he even has a number of rooms for such vintage audios - one for monaural system, one for early stereo pressings, one for 78rpms, etc., etc...), although I have never been to. Awesome? Or Awful? It's up to you... Edited March 25, 2004 by shaolin405mi16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 TOJJ-6511 Jutta Hip With Zoot Sims Jutta Hip 1530 Now there's a dilemma!!...I was gonna spring for the new Classic Records one. Can't imagine that the Toshiba one can best it? not sure why this session should be getting special treatment as it's only an average date. IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 They could do a lot worse (imo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 They could do a lot worse (imo). Palo Congo is not good music?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Jutta/Zoot smokes it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Jutta/Zoot smokes it! I'm beginning to suspect usted no sabe cuáles es la buena música, senor hijo de weizen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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