brownie Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 From a Blue Note story on Business Wire this week: For Record Store Day in April, Blue Note will also reissue the label’s first two releases as limited edition 12” vinyl: Meade “Lux” Lewis “Melancholy”/”Solitude” (BN1) and Albert Ammons “Boogie Woogie Stomp”/”Boogie Woogie Blues” (BN2). Other catalog releases, including a 75-track digital bundle spanning Blue Note’s entire history, will be announced shortly; The full artisle/press release: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140226005402/en/Blue-Note-Records-Continues-75th-Anniversary-Celebrations#.Uw8NTrRUO3M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) wish I could grab these two special reissues someplace, but I know of but one shop joining these silly RSD procedures here and I have no idea if they bother about jazz at all ...there's also this:BLUE NOTE RECORDS 75th ANNIVERSARY VINYL INITIATIVEBlue Note will commence an extensive 100-album vinyl reissue initiative on March 25 with the release of five classic titles (Art Blakey Free For All, John Coltrane Blue Train, Eric Dolphy Out To Lunch, Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil, and Larry Young Unity). The vinyl releases are set to continue monthly and will also include modern classics from Blue Note’s recent catalog such as Joe Lovano Quartets: Live At The Village Vanguard, Jason Moran Soundtrack To Human Motion, Terence Blanchard Flow, Medeski Martin & Wood Combustication, and Cassandra Wilson Traveling Miles. Click here for the full list of vinyl releases.Blue Note President Don Was says, “Two years ago, we began remastering the jewels of the Blue Note catalog in hi-def resolutions of 96k and 192k. In order to develop a guiding artistic philosophy for this delicate endeavor, we donned our lab coats, ran dozens of sonic experiments and carefully referenced every generation of our reissues. Ultimately, we decided that our goal would be to protect the original intentions of the artists, producers and engineers who made these records and that, in the case of pre-digital-era albums, these intentions were best represented by the sound and feel of their first-edition vinyl releases. Working with a team of dedicated and groovy engineers, we found a sound that both captured the feel of the original records while maintaining the depth and transparency of the master tapes... the new remasters are really cool!While these new versions will become available in digital hi-def, CD and Mastered for iTunes formats, the allure of vinyl records is WAY too potent to ignore. This year, Blue Note - along with our friends at Universal Music Enterprises - is launching a major 75th Anniversary vinyl Initiative that is dedicated to the proposition that our catalog should be readily available at a low cost, featuring high quality pressings and authentic reproductions of Blue Note's iconic packaging. Although this program begins in celebration of Blue Note's 75th Anniversary, our catalog runs so deep that we will faithfully be reissuing five albums a month for many years to come!”[...]For Record Store Day in April, Blue Note will also reissue the label’s first two releases as limited edition 12” vinyl: Meade “Lux” Lewis “Melancholy”/”Solitude” (BN1) and Albert Ammons “Boogie Woogie Stomp”/”Boogie Woogie Blues” (BN2). Other catalog releases, including a 75-track digital bundle spanning Blue Note’s entire history, will be announced shortly.http://www.bluenote.com/news/blue-note-announces-75th-anniversary-vinyl-inAVAILABLE MARCH 25, 2014ART BLAKEY - FREE FOR ALLWAYNE SHORTER - SPEAK NO EVILJOHN COLTRANE - BLUE TRAINERIC DOLPHY - OUT TO LUNCHLARRY YOUNG - UNITYAVAILABLE APRIL 22, 2014ORNETTE COLEMAN - AT THE "GOLDEN CIRCLE" STOCKHOLM, VOL. 1HERBIE HANCOCK - MAIDEN VOYAGESONNY ROLLINS - A NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARDCANNONBALL ADDERLEY - SOMETHIN' ELSEDEXTER GORDON - OUR MAN IN PARISAVAILABLE MAY 27, 2014Horace Silver - Song For My FatherMcCoy Tyner - The Real McCoyGrant Green - Idle MomentsHank Mobley - Soul StationMadlib - Shades Of BlueAVAILABLE JUNE 24, 2014Dexter Gordon - GoLee Morgan - CornbreadBobby Hutcherson - Total EclipseJimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken ShackMedeski Martin & Wood - CombusticationAVAILABLE JULY 29, 2014Kenny Burrell - Midnight BlueDonald Byrd - Black ByrdJoe Henderson - Mode For JoeCassandra Wilson - Traveling MilesKenny Dorham - Afro-CubanAVAILABLE AUGUST 26, 2014Lou Donaldson - Lush LifeBud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1Wayne Shorter - JujuHerbie Hancock - Speak Like A ChildTerence Blanchard - FlowAVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 30, 2014Kenny Drew - UndercurrentSonny Clark - Cool Struttin'Stanley Turrentine - That's Where It's AtFreddie Hubbard - Ready For FreddieBrian Blade Fellowship - PerceptualAVAILABLE OCTOBER 28, 2014Horace Silver - Horace Silver and The Jazz MessengersThe Three Sounds - Out Of This WorldDianne Reeves - I RememberHank Mobley - No Room For SquaresThelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 1AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 25, 2014Curtis Fuller - The OpenerJoe Lovano Quartets: Live At The Village VanguardLee Morgan - The SidewinderOrnette Coleman - New York Is NowClifford Brown - Memorial AlbumAVAILABLE DECEMBER 30, 2014Andrew Hill - Black FireJackie McLean - Let Freedom RingAnthony Williams - SpringGrant Green - Street Of DreamsBobby McFerrin - Spontaneous InventionsAVAILABLE JANUARY 27, 2015Herbie Hancock - Empyrean IslesWayne Shorter - Adam's AppleArt Blakey - MosaicJason Moran - Soundtrack To Human MotionCecil Taylor - Unit StructuresAVAILABLE FEBRUARY 24, 2015Don Cherry - Complete CommunionElvin Jones - The UltimateRobert Glasper - Double BookedThelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2Sonny Rollins - Newk's TimeAVAILABLE MARCH 24, 2015Wayne Shorter - Night DreamerFreddie Hubbard - Blue SpiritsKurt Elling - Flirting With TwilightGrachan Moncur III - EvolutionSonny Rollins Vol. 1AVAILABLE APRIL 28, 2015Herbie Hancock - The PrisonerHorace Silver - Cape Verdean BluesMcCoy Tyner - Time For TynerJoe Henderson - The State of the Tenor - Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1Cecil Taylor - Conquistador!AVAILABLE MAY 26, 2015Lee Morgan - Search For The New LandMedeski Martin & Wood - End Of The World PartyArt Blakey - A Night A Birdland, Vol. 1Bobby Hutcherson - ComponentsGrant Green - I Want To Hold Your HandAVAILABLE JUNE 30, 2015Donald Byrd - A New PerspectiveCassandra Wilson - New Moon DaughterHank Mobley - The TurnaroundBud Powell - The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 5Dexter Gordon - One Flight UpAVAILABLE JULY 28, 2015Miles Davis Vol. 1Tina Brooks -True BlueAndrew Hill - Point Of DepartureJoe Henderson - Page OneJackie McLean - Capuchin SwingAVAILABLE AUGUST 25, 2015Donald Byrd - At The Half Note Café, Vol. 1Art Blakey - A Night A Birdland, Vol. 2Freddie Hubbard - Breaking Point!Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'Stefon Harris - Black Action FigureAVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29, 2015Horace Silver - Blowin' The Blues AwayMiles Davis Vol. 2McCoy Tyner - ExpansionsArt Blakey - Moanin'John Scofield - Time On My HandsAVAILABLE OCTOBER 27, 2015Jimmy Smith - Midnight SpecialSonny Rollins Vol. 2Hank Mobley - WorkoutBobby Hutcherson - HappeningsJoe Lovano - Rush Hour**Release Dates Are Subject To Change** Edited February 27, 2014 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Yeesh! Are they planning anything interesting besides vinyl and Apps for iPad for the US/EU? (New recordings don't count.) Edited February 27, 2014 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Well, some folks' Blu Spec CD 2 is vinyl, you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 I don't think there's an emoticon to express just how far back my eyes are rolling. This is getting comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Why? If they're nicely produced LPs like the Connoisseurs from the mid/late 90s, and if they don't ask crazy prices like those collector's rip-off hi-end 350 gram vinyl labels reissuing every track on a separate 7" at 78 rpm or some such ... I might actually be in for a few favourites on vinyl.Anyway, obviously they could try and get back into documenting at least *some* new stuff, but hey, the NoJo days have gone and come and BN hasn't been what it was for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) In reading the list, I'm struck by how many titles I own in various forms. Unless they release some rarities or curiosities, I'll continue my current focus on other labels. Still, the BN titles are great music, and we shouldn't overlook the value of their being available to a new generation of listeners. I also hope this helps debilitate "Doxy" and other bootleg labels currently issuing these on vinyl from who-knows-what sources. Edited February 27, 2014 by mjzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 I simply fail to see what makes these different from anything. Some of these titles have been done on HQ CD by Acoustic Sounds and EMI Japan and vinyl by Music Matters, Heavenly Sweetness, and (yes, I know) Scorpio in just the last 3 years. I bet these run close to $30 and offer what exactly beyond what exists? Unless you really want to drop real $$ on a a Stefon Harris album you could get on CD for 50 cents.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Pre-order price on US Amazon is around $19 for these. Not too bad. http://www.bluenote.com/vinylreissues.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 € 19.79 at amazon.fr (somewhat more on amazon.de) - indeed pretty okay I'd say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 The novelty is that, at least if you buy from Amazon, you get both the LP and an MP3 rip of the album. That's playing both centuries at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Did I miss something? Are these going to be 78 rpm? If so, I might buy them though I have the real originals. For Record Store Day in April, Blue Note will also reissue the label’s first two releases as limited edition 12” vinyl: Meade “Lux” Lewis “Melancholy”/”Solitude” (BN1) and Albert Ammons “Boogie Woogie Stomp”/”Boogie Woogie Blues” (BN2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 I dare them to release new 78s. i dare them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Did I miss something? Are these going to be 78 rpm? If so, I might buy them though I have the real originals. For Record Store Day in April, Blue Note will also reissue the label’s first two releases as limited edition 12” vinyl: Meade “Lux” Lewis “Melancholy”/”Solitude” (BN1) and Albert Ammons “Boogie Woogie Stomp”/”Boogie Woogie Blues” (BN2). I wonder, too ... that phrase just makes little sense ... I guess it might actually just be ONE record, then bloated to 12" because .... well, why anyway, because it's silly heavy duty vinyl and running at 45 rpm probably. I don't quite get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 12" 45s for the disco crowd DJs, yes, that would make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 I would consider buying new 78s to compare with my "originals". Otherwise, I would accept promos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 So the new vinyls will be from digital masters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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