What are these Sonny Rollins recordings?

[Hardbopjazz]

My assumption is these fell off of copy write. 

 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

These are from the Pipe Dublin label and are download only. I assume that that the Pipe Dublin name, PD for short, was not chosen blindly. Most of the tracks on these "albums" are from OJC labels (Prestige, Contemporary & Riverside). As an example, "Nocturne Logic" is "Tenor Madness".

[Dub Modal]

No idea what "ractals of blue" are supposed to be. Really odd looking stuff. 

[T.D.]

8 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

No idea what "ractals of blue" are supposed to be. Really odd looking stuff. 

I assumed the F got dropped from Fractals, and that seems to be correct. The actual album is Saxophone Colossus. https://www.isrbx.me/3138221225-sonny-rollins-fractals-of-blue-remastered-2025-hi-res.html

[Dub Modal]

19 minutes ago, T.D. said:

I assumed the F got dropped from Fractals, and that seems to be correct. The actual album is Saxophone Colossus. https://www.isrbx.me/3138221225-sonny-rollins-fractals-of-blue-remastered-2025-hi-res.html

I guess the "F" somehow fell off prior to print. 

[Big Beat Steve]

In short, those packagings are a big scam. 

 

BTW, I do assume "copy write" in the opening post is supposed to mean "copyright" (unless it's a clever play on homophony ).

Since liner notes are probably inexistent with downloads there is not likely to be much "copy write/writing" there. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Big Beat Steve

[mikeweil]

In other words, cheaply taking advantage of European copyright regulations.

[T.D.]

I've always been puzzled by PD vendors' assertions of "Remastered", when they certainly don't have access to the source tapes, etc.

On the other hand, I've seen claims here on the forum that some of Werner's (ezz-thetics) PD reissues really do have improved sonics.

So perhaps wizardry can be performed from needle-drops or CD-drops.

[Big Beat Steve]

"Remastered" should not be impossible at least in those cases where there are no source tapes in the first place (which often is the case if the recordings are old enough). In the same manner, my guess is that many do start their remasterings from actual records, turn them into "enhanced needle drops" and call them "remasterings".
As for what actual improvement this yields, it all depends ... (Isn't it so that there are enough buyers out there who do not approve of certain "recent" remasterings - on perfectly "legit" labels and reissues - either because these above all have been remastered to make the music louder - in accordance with what the reissuers perceive is today's listeners' preferences? ).
And no doubt there also are PD reissuers whose remastering claims are either wildly exaggerated or a case of usurpation because they re-use previous reissues' remasterings. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Big Beat Steve