British jazz reissues

[RiRiIII]

"Greek Variations" needs urgently a proper reissue by DECCA.

Ardley,Neil / Carr,Ian /Rendell,Don -Greek Variations Original 1970 Vinyl Record | eBay

[RiRiIII]

On 5/22/2025 at 4:32 PM, RiRiIII said:

1. This 52 GBP postage fee includes shipping costs, VAT, custom duties etc. Acc. to their FAQ. you will not pay anything more upon arrival... Let's wait and see where else these will be available from.

2. And the reissue was announced also here: OUT OF NOWHERE. The uniquely elusive jazz of MIKE TAYLOR. : Mike Taylor's albums reissued soon!

3. EDIT: FOR NON UK FANS, JAZZECHO.DE [a Universal website/store] offers these LPS for €33 each. €13 shipping. And a BLUE NOTE bag for free. Order placed. Mike Taylor Trio (Tone Poet Vinyl) - JazzEcho

 

Shipment notification received this morning the 24th.

[mjazzg]

23 hours ago, RiRiIII said:

Shipment notification received this morning the 24th.

Me too

[RiRiIII]

On 7/25/2025 at 9:47 AM, mjazzg said:

Me too

It is mentioned at the sh forum that these Mike Taylor reissues are cut quite low.

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, RiRiIII said:

It is mentioned at the sh forum that these Mike Taylor reissues are cut quite low.

Yes, possibly, I did turn my copy of 'Trio' up a bit. I also found the bass(es) recessed but that could be the original recording. 

I've not listened to 'Pendulum' yet

[RiRiIII]

2 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Yes, possibly, I did turn my copy of 'Trio' up a bit. I also found the bass(es) recessed but that could be the original recording. 

I've not listened to 'Pendulum' yet

Thanks.

...since the original was not in-stock at the record store nearby 🙂, I will check with the CD after I receive my package...

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, RiRiIII said:

Thanks.

...since the original was not in-stock at the record store nearby 🙂, I will check with the CD after I receive my package...

Yes, my local shop also didn't have an original...

Listening again now with the volume up another notch, sorry neighbours, and bass is definitely more present.

[T.D.]

This has a forthcoming (apparently the first) reissue:

'Original' was the second release by Cadillac Records in 1973 and came about through the involvement of Mike Westbrook with the label - Mike Osborne was of course the fiery alto player in Mike's groundbreaking Concert Band and came to Cadillac with a duo recording with legendary pianist Stan Tracey. Cadillac founder John Jack naturally snapped it up!

Reissued for the very first time, remastered from the original tapes and available digitally.

Mike Osborne: saxophone
Stan Tracey: piano
Recorded April 1972, Surrey Hall, Stockwell, London

[HutchFan]

58 minutes ago, T.D. said:

This has a forthcoming (apparently the first) reissue:

'Original' was the second release by Cadillac Records in 1973 and came about through the involvement of Mike Westbrook with the label - Mike Osborne was of course the fiery alto player in Mike's groundbreaking Concert Band and came to Cadillac with a duo recording with legendary pianist Stan Tracey. Cadillac founder John Jack naturally snapped it up!

Reissued for the very first time, remastered from the original tapes and available digitally.

Mike Osborne: saxophone
Stan Tracey: piano
Recorded April 1972, Surrey Hall, Stockwell, London

This looks very interesting.

Has anyone heard it before?  If so, care to share your impressions?   

 

Disregard the above.  Found this:

 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by HutchFan

[T.D.]

Thanks for posting that. Personnel renders it a must-hear but I hadn't looked for samples.

[clifford_thornton]

have the LP, excellent indeed.

[HutchFan]

8 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

have the LP, excellent indeed.

 

[romualdo]

A welcome reissue (first on CD though) - earliest recording of Osborne/Tracey duo ('72) - will be a worthy addition to their duo Wigmore Hall concert from '74 (another Cadillac release & given CD Rx back in 2017).

Still hoping for the as yet unreleased (CD) 1976 duo concerts (Bracknell) originally released on Ogun as Tandem

https://stantraceymikeosborne.bandcamp.com/album/original

Edited 17 hours ago by romualdo

[B. Clugston]

Original is an excellent album--glad to see it's being reissued.