Alfred Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 "Konitz meets Mulligan" is currently spinning it's rounds on my turntable. It's the GXF King release from 1979. WOW! I have no comparison but can't imagine the original plays better than this copy. The dynamic is fantastic, the bass blows me out of my pants ( I'm home alone for good reason!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Whoops, I thought you were talking about King Records, the Ohio based label that had James Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) The King pressings from Japan are great and well worth getting hold of. For BN sessions I find that they are only surpassed by originals in good condition, which tend to have more depth, especially if from the earlier (47W63, NY USA and earlier Liberty) vintage. For the Pcific Jazz sessions, they compare pretty damn well with the originals. Kings are usually a very sound purchase. Great dynamic as you say. I have some nice PJ sessions on King from that 'West Coast Classic' series (the Sheldon, Shank/Cooper 'Blowin Country' and the Bill Perkins) and will have to dig them out today. All are magnificent. Edited December 5, 2004 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajf67 Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 I'll second the thoughts on the King pressings. Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 For the Pacific Jazz sessions, they compare pretty damn well with the originals. I'm bringing this up because I'm choosing between a sealed mono Pacific Jazz pressing and a mint stereo King pressing of the same album. Which one should I go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 I can vouch for Beauties of 1918 by Charlie Mariano- I have this on a King and it sounds just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I can vouch for Beauties of 1918 by Charlie Mariano- I have this on a King and it sounds just fine. Yes, I have that title in that pressing too. Good excuse to dig it out ! King pressings remain excellent value, considering the alternatives out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) For the Pacific Jazz sessions, they compare pretty damn well with the originals. I'm bringing this up because I'm choosing between a sealed mono Pacific Jazz pressing and a mint stereo King pressing of the same album. Which one should I go for? If its an early Pacific Jazz issue (say with black label and deep groove) and in excellent condition then I'd be tempted. The sound on some of thise can be very good - just playing several of them yesterday (Feldman, Dick Grove etc.) and I was suprised how full and well balanced the sound was. The later 'Liberty period' LPs from the late 60s on are not quite so good, in my experience. Edited August 30, 2008 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I can vouch for Beauties of 1918 by Charlie Mariano- I have this on a King and it sounds just fine. Yes, I have that title in that pressing too. Good excuse to dig it out ! King pressings remain excellent value, considering the alternatives out there. Me too. Definitely due for a spin. I'm a big King fan, lovely sound on first rate pressings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 For the Pacific Jazz sessions, they compare pretty damn well with the originals. I'm bringing this up because I'm choosing between a sealed mono Pacific Jazz pressing and a mint stereo King pressing of the same album. Which one should I go for? If its an early Pacific Jazz issue (say with black label and deep groove) and in excellent condition then I'd be tempted. The sound on some of thise can be very good - just playing several of them yesterday (Feldman, Dick Grove etc.) and I was suprised how full and well balanced the sound was. The later 'Liberty period' LPs from the late 60s on are not quite so good, in my experience. Correction: It was in fact not on Pacific Jazz, but a World Pacific pressing (from -64). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajf67 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 For the Pacific Jazz sessions, they compare pretty damn well with the originals. I'm bringing this up because I'm choosing between a sealed mono Pacific Jazz pressing and a mint stereo King pressing of the same album. Which one should I go for? My guess is you probably wouldn't be much difference. Since the King pressings are very consistent (and probably cheaper), I'd go with that. I dont think you will lose either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajf67 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Whoops. I forgot that you also mentioned the mono/stereo issue. My personal prefernce is for mono, so 'd go for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Did go for the King. Will get back with my impressions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Predictably, the sound is very fine and the surface noise is at an absolute minimum. Only quibble: there is a faint noise at around 9 kHz (I checked it with frequency analysis software). It's not audible during the actual music, but can be heard at the end of the fade outs. Probably a tape machine problem. I don't know if this is on the original album (I've got a CDR of that somewhere). Not by any means a problem, but I thought I should mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Only quibble: there is a faint noise at around 9 kHz (I checked it with frequency analysis software). It's not audible during the actual music, but can be heard at the end of the fade outs. Probably a tape machine problem. I don't know if this is on the original album (I've got a CDR of that somewhere). Not by any means a problem, but I thought I should mention it. Sorry, Daniel, but I find this extremely funny (and that said as a fellow record condition obsessive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Only quibble: there is a faint noise at around 9 kHz I'll get my Hewlett-Packard spectrum analyser out and check my copy tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I know, this is but one step away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Faint noise? Hmmmmmm Have you tried passing smelling salt through the center hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blajay Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Spinning this now... Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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