Comments on: Jazz Vinyl Countdown: Lee Morgan, The Cooker

By: Wes

Wes — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:23:45 +0000

What’s a good price in your opinion for a first pressing of this in vg?

By: Geraint

Geraint — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:07:00 +0000

Robert, the ones I’m thinking of are the 1983-4 BLP pressings – I think the later BNJ pressings also have coated covers but, as you say, do not sound so good.
I, too, have been massively disappointed by the Classic Records reissues: it seems to me they’ve been mastered to sound like CDs & represent the antithesis of why I remain a vinyl junkie in spite of crackle & pops.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:11:28 +0000

Right, the Toshiba pressing vary in quality. but the coated ones were later (late 80ths) and for my ears, do not sound very good.
By the way, what do you think of the “Classic Records” reissues?
The 3 Lps I had were a grear dissapointment. At first glance the look great, but the second glance… and they sound bader than any UA pressing.

By: Geraint

Geraint — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:50:17 +0000

The Toshiba presses vary greatly in quality – the first press BLP issues (like the one you have here) with coated cover & heavy vinyl are by far the best IMO. Some of the other’s are no better than the late 80s DMM pressings.