, The Old Ideas vinyl sounds remarkably superior to the CD also included in the jacket. And if a $60 LP from a major label is remastered from the best original sources, but comes out with a lot of crackling well, I would RATHER get some $13 LPs possibly cut from dubious sources but with absolutely no surface noise. I'm thinking of getting this LP, since it seems to be the only release of the original soundtrack for "Psycho" on vinyl (I compared it to the movie and it's definitely not a re-recording). To my knowledge, there is no such resource anywhere on the web. Morton Feldman and Earl Brown, 3 Pierre Henry records and A couple John Cage Lp's. Their stuff so far as I know is just CDs pressed to vinyl. I couldn't agree more re some labels simply putting out junk copied from digital. Is best ignored even though some titles were pretty good. Another informative article by Mikey and terrific feedback from the many knowledgeable readers; most of whom, I imagine are far more knowledgeable than myself, which is why I am throwing my question out to the field. The Related rights in France are fixed at 50 years for a musical work, but if I understand correctly, for an American record, it is more complex, and generally longer. Trust your ears. If Mikey, with his connections, can't get this information, what hope is there for us? So i buy my lps produce before the digital era, with warts and all. Thank you for shining light on this topic. We're proud to present the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of our acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration of our 80th anniversary in 2019. ermitage records quality. To this day I think it's my brightest-sounding LP. Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:54 AM There are so many recordswith that common "180G" gold on black sticker..when I see that sticker, I assume its straight up transfer of a CD to vinyl by whichever summer intern in the office shows a bit of apptitude. I pulled out my original copy and, although it lived a hard life during my misspent youth, it still sounded way better than the Vinyl Lovers. If the analog master and mastering was used than is should be "AAA" and so on. I ask that question every time I buy new LP. Juliette Greco Pre-order limited edition new releases and exclusive record pressings. When I played the record back, it played beautifully with no more skips. How many generations down they were is open to debate but MMT was definitely 4th generation. There is a wealth of music being reissued on vinyl, but not all labels are equal. And there there are those boots with those 180 gram gold and black stickers used by gray area companies like Scorpio. eXhibit Records/Soundboard EHRs can help providers make efficient, effective decisions about patient care, through: Improved aggregation, analysis, and communication of patient information. Every time I played it (which of course wasn't often) I had to tell myself, "This is supposed to sound good. Heaven only knows how they got here and in the surprisingly good sound quality. 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One of their LPs I bought had a blob of glue in the middle of side one, and this was a $40 Comus LP. I also doubt that they share them or even give them on loan to anyone. It's a nice and heavy, 180g record, and the label and spindle hole were also top-notch. Price: 85. I'm going by mostlymemory here since I've long parted with mine. The same problem exists for audiophile CD reissues. Put on album title, record label or company, and what the sources were for the record. These were all sourced from Capitol submasters and not EMI originals. The article, and subsequent comments have been enlightening, but, What about the Supercuts vinyls (EU) of H-Q Records.? affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and A lot of The Beatles 1/2 speeds were NOT done with originalEMI master tapes. To: martin I have a Music on Vinyl version of Al Di Meola's LP, the original 1970s LP, as well as a CD rip. They sound fantastic to me, but note they do not say original analog masters. It is HUGE. Try finding an original copy of Gris Gris. While I do try to chiefly hunt down original pressings of my favorite albums, the occasional re-release is unavoidable for the unobtainable. I'm reading an old thread, but just to add my 2 cents: back in the late '90s I realized Mofi did not always use original masters when I bought Clapton's "461 Ocean Blvd", which contained a track from his subsequent album ("One In Every Crowd") right in the middle of the CD. Lionel. Hi Michael and the crew! That's the way it works. He did this work : After I cleaned out the mass, I used my Record Doctor V vacuum record cleaner with a small mix of distilled water and 99% isopropyl alcohol and sucked out the residue. My apologies if someone has already asked this. Sound is Ok, sounds digital, a bit flat. I just tried listening to my first "Wax Time Records" reissue of Albert King's 1962 debut album, "The Big Blues". Recorded 2/65. For example, I have Juke Box Hits by Chuck Berry in WaxTime edition, and the same at Chess version 1984. The Hoffman/Gray re-issues from Analogue Productions and Music Matters are spectacular, and a benchmark for how an audiophile re-issue should be made and marketed. The tell-tale sign to me is that, while the jacket art is pretty close to the original, the label never is -- it's always a Wax Time label, never Columbia, etc. The main Quality record page provides information that may have been filled out when the Quality record was created and/or may need to be modified at different Phases. They are "simply" about vinyl. But to much confusion and poor information about the source. This study identifies and describes current uses of EMR data for performance measurement and considerations to further its potential in the Canadian context. They are the real deal. I bought 3 records, opened only 1 - Jacob Fischer Trio/My Romance. Often you can see a "WG/NRP" on the inner groove area, which means "Wes Garland at Nashville Record Productions" did the cutting even though the credits say "mastered by Bob Irwin". See their past imports and exports, including shipments to Charlois Cooperage Usa in Cloverdale, California. Another fact. A total of 18 studies analyzed the effect of an EMR on the quality of health care (78%), 16 the effect on the efficiency of health care (70%). Most of what I've read isn't positive. Consider The OXFAM Online Record Store, Platter World in Garfield, NJ Closing End of December, 2014, Record Score of the Day at The Princeton Record Exchange. Ermitage is one of the most long-lasting brands of the independent classical discography. We buy the hardware and software in the hope we're avoiding the digital nasties but it would appear there's much more to this than would appear. Compression has a HUGE impact on the aural perception of a recording and should be banned as far as I'm concerned. I am not impressed with the quality controls in the press/release process at Wax Time, a record company out of Spain. Maintains working knowledge of quality . Also, I've come to the conclusion that so called "mastering" is simply a ploy to make the recording sound LOUDER. There are certain labels I urge you to avoid. Mark Hammar is a Certied Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence through the American Society for Quality and has been a Quality Professional since 1994. Quality of Miles Davis on Ermitage 180 gram Vinyl Discussion in ' Music Forums ' started by T68, Feb 16, 2019 . Thanks for that information. The DECCA Stones box from DSD sounds fantastic. Digital or not, those Modern Times and Together Through Life sound much better on LP than CD, particularly Modern Times. "Sourced from" does not necessarily mean "cut from.". Terrible sound, terrible QC. We'll see, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. "Old Ideas" soundsbetter. It would be worth putting an area on Analog Planet devoted to this. Sometimes we get slightly fudged information. ________________________________________. 1,2 The move from vision to reality is not as simple as we would like, however. At any case, I do empathize with your comments. The source was some kind of digitally sourced, noise reduced flat sonic wash with all the life and dynamics sucked out. Actual production runs may not be as consistent as test pressings. He heard the HF boost and was outraged. It was my first MFSL and nearly my last. The Mo-Fi UHQR of Sgt. If they were taken directly from the original two track analog masters, I believe they would have said so. Last time I checked, they didn't even have a website, just an email address, which also makes one suspicious that the operation is a bit fly-by-night. I think at this point any astute observer knows that "Form the original tapes" can mean anything, as in fact, EVERYTHING is ultimately sourced from the original tape if the recording was analog. Looking into buying some Miles Davis records that are discounted right now at a Swedish online shop. Legend states that "Pink Moon" was the only Nick Drake album that still has the existing analog, 2-track master. Same with "together through life". If there is a bad pressing - is commentary more likely to be offered in a unfocused and unwieldy general thread on bad pressings or in a thread focused on that specific recording/release? Sorry. When I first played it, it sounded so bad I thought there was something wrong with my system. Everything is there in three dimensional space in front of you. At least I'm not as dissapointed when it is a dud. It's definitely a good effort. Recently a friend brought over a copy of Jeff Buckley's Grace album Simply Vinyl had reissued. I'm so glad you brought this subject up because I buy lots of vinyl..new reissue vinyl and when I pay on average $30 per album I certainly do not want one cut from a cdI gave up collecting cd's and don't want my lp's sounding like or cut from cd'sthanks for the information about music on vinylI have bought quite a few of these and the price for them is not cheap! Ermitage US Customs records for Ermitage, a supplier based in France. Say; 1. The jacket and the sleeve are high quality, and the vinyl looked really nice when I inspected it under normal lighting. Leonard Cohen - the 4 men with Beards reissues - "Apparently" all Hi-Rez digital Take a look. Widespread adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) in the United States is transforming the practice of medicine from a paper-based cottage industry into an integrated health care delivery system. I do not know whether these rights are the slightest in Russia, Spain, or Italy, but I doubt it seriously. Accurate and complete medical record documentation is essential in any healthcare setting. Kevin Gray didn't convert the mono tapes to digital. Some of these tapes were originals, but some weren't. REGA FONO MINI A2D. Born in the mid-eighties with the publication of some vinyl records by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, he later released CDs of the world's leading opera, symphonic and chamber artists. We do get it from certain labels, like Mobile Fidelity, ORG, ORG Music, Analogue Productions, Music Matters, IMPEX, Mosaic, Rhino, Pure Pleasure, Speakers Corner, Reference Recordings, more recently Sony/Legacy and probably a few others I can't recall off the top of my head. Those Wayne Shorter titles, for example, were all recorded only in stereo, RVG did a simple fold down to produce a mono version. I know you want to maintain validation for your expenditure. Very interested to compare to originals though. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ermitage research. I do not have a crazy material, but I tend to perfect my system. It's not just the remaster, it's the fact the new Beatles releases are digital. Even Kevin Gray don't want to tell me what is it really. Good that you've bought this subject up. Lots of labels have cottoned on to the fact that they can make great margins from knocking out a badly sourced record so long as they put a '180g audiophile vinyl' sticker on the front. There was a 12" single (both 33 1/3 and 45rpm) of the 1985 Power Station remake. Anyone else have similar quality issues with new reissues from Wax Time Records? This program brought electronic health records to well over 80% of ambulatory physicians and virtually every hospital in the United States. has been recently discussed regarding "HD" downloads and of other digital files (and even including analog formats). I'd like to throw in my two cents: Avoid anything released by the Italian reissue label Get Back records. If you don't like the hi-fi, you won't like the sound. Thanks! I suspect it was either a bad sounding tape supplied by Decca (though why?) This is not possible in France. The past 10 years, as vinyl picked up popularity again, it seemed like an onslaught of companies offering "audiophile 180G" vinyl. The CD is totally compressed while the LP has lots of dynamic range and better tonal balance. In addition to communicating vital patient care information, the medical record provides documentation of appropriate evaluation, treatment, and services. Make it updatable by anyone. Unsurprisingly, if you can pass off 44.1/16k as a full analogue chain and sell it as such, why tell people? My reference recording is Sheffield Lab's direct to analogue recording of James Newton Howard & Friends. Doxy have done a series of Muddy Waters box sets on vinyl for example. I think the guy "robert" is full of it, and doesn't know anything about this series. Thanks. And anyone can go in and update information. I have to say, I'm very pleased with the three Doxy LPs I've bought so far. Just listen to 'Cool Struttin' and compare to any analog sourced version, and all the hallmarks of a digital source are there. The 68 records which did not allow for accurate identification (38 records with poor image quality, and 30 records without a picture), were removed. Is this a false statement? Of course sometimes content trumps source but if the source was originally analog and the source is available, using a CD to cut a record is inexcusable. Tell ya what though, the pressings I've been happiest with have come from Quality Records. Transparency in what you buy in music is not good. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, why would Kevin convert the tapes to digital files? You can read a review of a Vinyl Lover's John Cale reissue on this site. Call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first!) Only the record companies that own the rights to a recording have access to the original master tapes. Pepper. for Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emmerick at a mastering session where I got to hear the master tape that Geoff had flown over from the U.K. for a planned 30th Anniversary CD edition. I've lost count I must say. The Chess Masters reissue, it was done all analog by Steve Hoffman. Review Explosion: Post Malone, 070 Shake, Merzbow, & Whitearmor, More Notes on the Rolling Stones Reissues, High End Munich 2022 Analog Coverage Day 3, Munich High End 2022 Day Two - Action-Packed Analog, Review Explosion: The Smile, Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles & Ethel Cain, Vinyl Review Explosion: David Bowie; Tyler, The Creator; The Weeknd; Lola Kirke, The World's Best High-End Munich 2022 Analog Coverage, 40th Anniversary Mobile Fidelity "One-Step", Rega Research io Integrated Amp With Built-in Phono PreampA Cautionary Tale, Schiit's Mani 2 MM/MC Phono Preamp Goes to the Head of the Budget Phono Preamp Class, Goldring Launches New Eroica HX H.O. There are a lot of factors that go into whether an LP sounds good or not, and whether digital was involved is only one of them. Pablo was a Norman Granz label (Granz founded Verve among other labels) that used top engineers and the RCA vinyl infrastructure to process its albums and what this guy was playing me sounded wrong. But still other times you get nothing, yet you're asked to plunk down big bucks for these reissues. There are a few others like that here too. The primary data studies achieved a mean score of 4.3 (SD 1.37; theoretical maximum 10); the secondary data studies a mean score of 7.1 (SD 1.26; theoretical maximum 9). I'm French, excuse my english. or someone at the American affiliate made some foolish mastering choices and forced them on the Bell Sound cutting engineer. I have a couple of other artists from that label, and they're ok; nothing to write home about. Hey! It's not easy! Also, how about somebody starts a company to release 00's music that is remastered without the massive compression (provided it's not squashed for posterity in the mixing stage already) -- I know Arcade Fire and The National have put out some great releases, but just imagine how awesome that stuff would be if MoFi remastered it with 50% more dynamic range. Rolling Stones, "Rarities 1971 - 2005". Kevin Gray cut the lacquers, and the vinyl was pressed at Quality Records. What do you say to that? I got rid of them, I have sold them. I own a ton of Music On Vinyl records and I have always thought they sound great but i'm a vinyl noob and only have about $3000 worth of gear so maybe i'm not hearing what you hear. I emailed Music on Vinyl and this is the response I got. ). We later went used record shopping in Athens and I found an original Pablo Sarah Vaughn for a few bucks in near mint condition. Benefits of Record Keeping Record keeping has many benefits and can help you improve the operation and management of your system. They are: Serge Gainsbourg Isn't this what the search engine is for? As Canadian primary health care (PHC) EMRs mature, there is increasing potential use of EMR data for performance measurement. Ie., fully open. Hey we need to bring back those goofy AAD designations that used to be on CDs, where it was implied that DDD was somehow the ideal, but now we need them for vinyl -- AAA implying pure analog recording, mixing, and mastering! The T-Rex "Electric Warrior" reissue is also "apparently" Hi Resolution digital, though I haven't heard it. Nirvana, Nevermind, Simply Vinyl. Experience live in-store music and artist signing events. There is amazing variation,the "Exile" reissue sounds like a shrill, lifeless compressed mess. MMT, White Album and Abbey Road. Is there an easy and inexpensive way I can improve my system? 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