Pim Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Now I’ve got a few of these in my collection, mostly bought when I was unaware of this ‘label’ called Scorpio. But everytime I listened to them I did notice that they did not sound great and different from all Blue Note records with a date of release. I’ve got two questions about them: 1. How does this thing work? Are these legit? I mean they violate every US copyright law don’t they. But Scorpio is based in the US. How do they get away with it? 2. Did they also do this with other labels than Blue Note? I recently bought an undated reissue of Jimmy Heath’s ‘On The Trail’ and don’t like the sound at all. It has that same weird empty and flat sound. Edited December 28, 2020 by Pim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Here ya' go: https://vinyldiscovery.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-primer-on-rhinoscorpio-jazz-reissues.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) I’ve a few of them. Funnily enough, I was impressed with the sound on Sun Ra’s ‘Strange Strings’ - which I assume is a Scorpio. Mind you, that may say more about ‘Strange Strings’.. Edited December 28, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 I think I have one, Tyrone Washington "Natural Essence." Strangely it sounds a lot like the first TOCJ cd does. (Well, that strangely was ironic--my guess is that cd is the source for the LP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pglbook Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) I also have a few Scorpios in my collection - Sun Ra, Coltrane, Ramones, etc. I bought them new a few years ago at my local record store. Scorpio reissues lps on 180gram vinyl and reproduces the original album cover art. In fact, "Scorpio" is not listed anywhere on the lp label or cover. I was told by a very knowledgeable record dealer that one can spot a Scorpio record by the large black/gold "180 gram" label on the shrinkwrap. The Scorpio reissues are ubiquitous. They market 180 gram vinyl as being better sounding than non-180gram lps (which is nothing but marketing nonsense). However, most Scorpio reissues are merely needle drops. The sound is not bad on the Scorpio reissues but I have learned to avoid buying them. I spend money on records to have something that sounds better than a CD, not to have a needle drop lp that sounds the same as a CD. Edited December 28, 2020 by pglbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted December 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 8 hours ago, JSngry said: Here ya' go: https://vinyldiscovery.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-primer-on-rhinoscorpio-jazz-reissues.html Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 In the late 1990s/early 2000s, Scorpio was doing vinyl reissues of some rare Columbia LPs. I bought at least five of these. They do not sound at all like they are sourced from vinyl. I was told at the time that the LPs were mastered from digital tape copies provided to Scorpio by CBS/Sony or whatever the company was at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 12/28/2020 at 9:31 PM, JSngry said: Here ya' go: https://vinyldiscovery.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-primer-on-rhinoscorpio-jazz-reissues.html Very good article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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