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The site "Vintage Vanguard" has nothing to do with the Village Vanguard bookstores in Japan. Here is the real story... Mikami-san, who is the owner of that site and a certain doctor, is a famous LP collector as well as vintage audio system collector. As you can see, that site has teriffic numbers of photos including vintage LPs, vintage audios, potted cactus, aquariums, expensive cars, tablewares, and so many more. It is unbelievable that they're all in his house! Maybe he is super-rich doctor... I don't know whether he's just a snob or he's a real hobbiest, but in my humble opinion I cannot see any sincere affection to those materials in his web site. I think he's just showing how many things he has His house is always open (although reservation is necessary) to all who wish to listen to his vintage audio sound (he even has a number of rooms for such vintage audios - one for monaural system, one for early stereo pressings, one for 78rpms, etc., etc...), although I have never been to. Awesome? Or Awful? It's up to you...

This is a middle-1980s Toshiba pressing of Japan-only promo sampler LP. The person on the cover, late Shoichi Yui, was Japan's most famous jazz critic and a radio personal. This sampler LP contains digest from famous Blue Note tracks as well as his narrations in Japanese.

Hi, I am the owner of that web site. Unfortunately, I don't know either - but in my humble opinion it actually sounds like digitally-remastered CDs. I'm thinking to ask to somebody working at Toshiba EMI (or to Mr. Van Gelder himself) for a correct answer...