Black Saint LPs.

[Bol]

I just got a turntable, and also found a very clean copy of Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd's "Trickles" (Black Saint) at a local vinyl store. I was looking forward to getting some vinyl versions of the Black Saint titles I have in CDs, as the CDs all sound pretty cloudy/opaque -- as if the recordings all have a cold. I'm disappointed to find that this LP, though a bit more transparent, is not that much better. Is this other people's impression of Black Saint LPs too?

Edited September 20, 2010 by Bol

[B. Clugston]

I only have one (Leroy Jenkin's Legend of Ai Glatson) and it sounds great.

[clifford_thornton]

Never had any problem with Black Saint LPs or CDs. My copy of Trickles sounds great, and it's a wonderful album.

[JohnS]

No real problems here though I think some of the David Murray Octet records sound a bit muddy.

Edited September 20, 2010 by JohnS

[Clunky]

I've found Soul Note and Black Saint LPs to be just fine, generally quiet pressings and decent sound.

[paul secor]

Black Saint/Soul Note LPs sound fine to me too. There might be something they've released that wasn't up to snuff, but I've heard a lot of them & haven't found anything to complain about.

[JSngry]

If anything, they can be too "upfront", dry and non-reverby, but I suspect that's recording/mixing more than anything having a cold.

[Chuck Nessa]

They are relatively "unsophisticated" recordings but much of that is 'cause many are "artist produced" sessions sent to the label.

edit to say: musicians usually think of hearing the parts and not how it sounds to listeners. These can be different things.

Edited September 21, 2010 by Chuck Nessa

[mjzee]

They are relatively "unsophisticated" recordings but much of that is 'cause many are "artist produced" sessions sent to the label.

edit to say: musicians usually think of hearing the parts and not how it sounds to listeners. These can be different things.

You sound like a producer.

[Chuck Nessa]