dsockel Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Is there any way to tell which were the first pressings on the Inner City label? I realize that they were primarily a re-issue label in the US for European labels. I have seen blue labels with buildings in the background, brown labels with a buildings in the background, solid blue with IC and other solid colors with IC. Thanks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 I never saw a label with buildings in the background. IIRC, the different colored labels denoted the original source of the music. Purple was Steeplechase. A greenish-brown was Enja (I'm color blind, so not the best judge of colors), and green was East Wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 My copy of "The Pentagon" by Cedar Walton is a East Wind and the label is brown. Great record!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 I've got two East Wind Art Farmers on Inner City ('The Summer Knows' and 'To Duke With Love'). Brown labels both. They sound fine - but I'd prefer the East Wind versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybreezie Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I've got a David Friedman - Futures Passed LP on Inner City with a purple label that was that was licensed by Enja. Never occurred to me there was any intentional color-coordinating going on according to the corresponding European label. I'll have to keep an eye out for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) A lot of Inner City pressings were mediocre at best. Edited June 22, 2009 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 A lot of Inner City pressings were mediocre at best. Yeah, they kinda suck. They were some of the last LP's left in the bins when vinyl went tits up. I liked the OJC's, which hung on for dear life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 A lot of Inner City pressings were mediocre at best. If by "pressings" you mean technically, I won't dispute that (although I never had a problem). But if you're referring to the quality of the music, I would disagree. There were a lot of really fine performances either made available through licensing or original pressings. Some really nice albums by the likes of Nat Adderley, Dexter, Great Jazz Trio and many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 A lot of Inner City pressings were mediocre at best. My experience too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I had a few discs where one side was pressed off-center. Boy, did that destroy the music; gave me vertigo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 A lot of Inner City pressings were mediocre at best. If by "pressings" you mean technically, I won't dispute that (although I never had a problem). But if you're referring to the quality of the music, I would disagree. There were a lot of really fine performances either made available through licensing or original pressings. Some really nice albums by the likes of Nat Adderley, Dexter, Great Jazz Trio and many others. I was referring to pressings, not music. Tho, in some cases, the pressings interfered with my enjoyment of the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Back to labels, I had a Vogue Legacy issue on Inner City. If my memory is correct it had a silver label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 I found both blue and purple labels on Steeplechase licensed LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Back to labels, I had a Vogue Legacy issue on Inner City. If my memory is correct it had a silver label. Yes, they released some of the Jazz In Paris stuff as a distinct series. I remember the Clifford Brown. Overall, Inner City did have an ambitious release schedule for a small label with limited resources and no major backing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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