Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (Bethlehem Album)

[Teasing the Korean]

This is being reissued on Oct. 22.

I have a 70s vinyl reissue of this one.  It sounds out-of-phase and like it is mastered from vinyl.  Worth the upgrade for me.

And it is nice that this is being released in the Autumn.  For some reason, I like to spin jazz vocals between Halloween and Thanksgiving.

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Girl-Blue-2021-Remaster/dp/B095MPVJR8/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&tag=shforums-20

[mikeweil]

Judging from this recent reissue, they must have tapes in good condition:

I wonder if they will include the tracks from the session that were released later without her consent.

I have a 1981 Japanese vinyl reissue that sounds great:

It would be nice if BMG reissued the whole Bethlehem catalog in good remasters and less cluttered compilations than previously available.

Edited July 27, 2021 by mikeweil

[Teasing the Korean]

I just realized that I also have the LP reissued on the Salsoul label, of all things.  I will spin this over the weekend and determine if I really need the new CD.  

10 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

Judging from this recent reissue, they must have tapes in good condition:

I'm guessing Bethlehem tapes were lost or inaccessible for a while.  I have the Herbie Nichols Bethlehem 70s LP reissue, dating from the same period as the Nina Simone, and they are both out-of-phase needle drops.  

[Teasing the Korean]

I have to revise my opinion on the Bethlehem Nina Simone reissue from the 1970s.  I must have confused it with a different album.  It sounds fine, although there is some sibilance in the vocals.  The Salsoul pressing sounds a little better to my ears.