Crown, aka Modern. aka Kent, aka Bihari brothers licensed stuff from Fantasy and other West Coast labels. Nothing bought, just a license for a limited period of time.
I had the mono lp originally. That went to pay for the AE set. The McMaster is more than interesting (not useless) but would love an RVG reissue.
So much negativity about "mastering", so little discussion about the music.
Everybody please stop whining. We have had over 2 and a half feet in the last 10 days. I shoveled about 6" this morning and we expect another 6" overnight. Weather channel says it will be like this for 4 more days. Did I mention it has been around 20 degrees all day.
Gotta admit it's better than zero and lots of wind.
I think many, if not all, of the Byg reissues (of US titles) were dubbed from vinyl. I know the Delmarks they reissued were on the market before Delmark could send them the tapes.
Also worth searching out is "My Heart In My Hands", Columbia CS 9563. This is some sort of ultimate "male torch song" record. One of my favorites on the record is "Eight Million Stories (in the Naked City)". Happy endings are few.
1. Eugene Chadbourne is an interesting musician.
2. His "review" is obviously copped (out of context) from some other source. The reference to Byg, etc should be a tip off.
3. Just another way AMG messes up the world.
Paul is a fascinating pianist. I'm sure you will get a bunch of good recommendations.