That original pressing is something to treasure, for sure, and not just for its distinctive aural qualities. There's always something special in handling an original pressing or an original printing of a book, knowing that it was in this form that the work first became known to the world, and that the object itself existed in the world of that time (in this case, 1959).

@top5records796

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree! Holding an original like that has something magical!

I own the original mono, stereo MoFi and the 33 UHQR. I luv them all for different reasons and you are correct the UHQR is the best. The Mofi has more bass.

@top5records796

9 ай бұрын

I have the UHQR 45RPM now aswell! It’s even better!

I have both and i agree. I got a AT33 mono cart last year and my mono KOB original came to life.

@top5records796

Жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear that!

I have the original US 1st Stereo 6-eye pressing and a friend has the UHQR & the MoFi. We compared all three long and hard on two systems and we both agreed: the MoFi sounds a bit muffled (as so often) and the original and the UHQR are 99% identical. What you might perceive as a difference is purely academic. And that is very rare! In most cases a first pressing is the best because pulled from fresh master tapes as opposed to a remaster from 50-60 year old tapes. But here AP has really put a lot of effort and the result has become very good. If you don't care about the prestige of an original and/or don't want to search the second hand market, the UHQR is a very good choice. I know of only one other case where a comparison turned out like this: with Are Your Experienced by Hendrix. Here the original (I have UK and US 1st-pressings) are both significantly worse than the amazing UHQR. In other cases i'm going mostly with first- or early pressings.

@kobaltimusprime4847

15 күн бұрын

good to know. I might just get that Jimi UHQR after all

MoFi is from digital files. UHQR is from analogue original tape. If you can find a clean original that’s the way to go although one side was released slightly slower than 331/3.😮

love the mono

I own the 2013 Mono Music On Vinyl pressing. I also own a 2010 Stereo Legacy. I've never heard the other versions you mention. I'm sure they are amazing. Without having them to compare, the 2013 mono sounds excellent to my ears. The 2010 Stereo Legacy copy sounds very good as well.

@top5records796

Жыл бұрын

The comparison is with the 2013 mono version, which is not bad but… this album can sound amazing!

@edwarde5452

Жыл бұрын

@@top5records796 the sky's the limit!

My vintage Columbia 6-Eye Stereo pressing has Demo Disc sound - sound that’s guaranteed to make you want to take all of your remastered pressings and dump them off at the Goodwill After auditioning a Hot Stamper Kind of Blue like this one - a pressing that captures the sound of this amazing group like nothing you have ever heard - you may be motivated to add a hearty “Good riddance to bad audiophile rubbish!” KOB is the embodiment of the big-as-life, spacious and timbrally accurate 30th Street Studio Sound Fred Plaut was justly famous for Space, clarity, transparency, and in-the-room immediacy are some of the qualities to be found on this (vintage) pressing It’s guaranteed to beat any copy you’ve ever played. Scores of differently mastered versions have been cut over the years, but to find one that’s lively and dynamic yet still communicates the relaxed nature of this music is a trick that few of them can pull off. These sides on the original label did just that.

@StefanoCipo87

Жыл бұрын

Probably right. But how much for a NM original copy? I’d rather buy the new UHQR 45RPM for 150€ than spend hundreds for an original, until I’m rich at least 😂

@lucullus6127

Жыл бұрын

@@StefanoCipo87 ...the new UHQR is 33RPM, not 45, my copy was not perfect (some pops and clicks), i have sold it later. I'd rather buy a clean US Columbia 1971 reissue (still from the orig. analog master, by the way); i see one copy NM at discogs right now, from a german seller :89.00 EUR !! They do sound almost as good as a "6 - Eye" !

@StefanoCipo87

Жыл бұрын

@@lucullus6127 Thanks for the information, very interesting, I'll check it out. By the way I was referring to the 45RPM 2LP version of the UHQR that was announced yesterday and will be available next week.

will you buy the 45rpm UHQR? I have the mofi and the UHQR33 so I think I'm good.

@-elijahriggs-

Жыл бұрын

You good man. I didn't get the 33, i missed it. I got the mofi and there was defect. Like someone took a sewing needle and gouged between tracks 2 and 3. Didn't have time to return I just pre ordered the uhqr and am giving the mofi away. I know the uhqr will be perfect.

@top5records796

Жыл бұрын

I already pre-ordered the 45 rpm about a year ago so I really am curious what it will sound like. Both the 33 and the 45 where mastered by Bernie Grundman so it might even become the best Kind of Blue around (who knows?) Then again... I might sell the MOFI 45.

Kijk 'm zitten met z'n UHQR boxen

@top5records796

2 жыл бұрын

Hoeveel versies van Kind of Blue heb je ook al weer?

@ThePimDerks

2 жыл бұрын

Oh trouwens, Bitches Brew heb ik wel op vinyl. En zo'n Bitches Brew outtakes album ook :D

@top5records796

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePimDerks ik zou eigenlijk niet weten hoe hij op CD klinkt. Maar hem op vinyl ontdekken is echt gaaf.

after 3 month a lot isd already lost from the master tape, whats gone after 40 year of storadge you never get back.

I am just going to say it and be the 'idiot' in the room: Aren't 45rpm as a 'rule' producing a less quality vinyl than a 33rpm would? Please put a link to an in-depth explanation if you have one.

Why go AP? Because Chad walks it like MOFI talks it.

@top5records796

Жыл бұрын

I love Analogue Productions but MOFI also has loads of great pressings to it's name.

You guys who tend to have lots and lots of records always are really critical about pressings however when I see your music system I immediately see why you have trouble with critiquing music! If I take into account that you are educated in music (as a musician with a musical ear) then why the great disparity of one top pressing like MOV or have the need to elevate these over inflated pressings especially the one that Chad Kassem is profiting heavily on! I can tell you I have a badass system with a great MC cartridge playing into Klipsch Cornwalls! I know music as I play 7 instruments, one of them being trumpet, and I can tell you without hesitation the MOV sounds incredible! I think those in the VC need to show us their credentials and systems before denigrating one pressing over another! Apples to Oranges!!!

@top5records796

2 жыл бұрын

Why doubt my system? I have a Thorens TD160 with Ortofon Blue for stereo and white for mono. My receiver is a Marantz 2220 and my speakers are Dynaudio BM6A MK1. But to be quite frank; differences in pressings are even audible on some of the cheapest systems available. I am not giving critique for the sense of giving critique. I give a genuine opinion about my experiences and they really brought me closer to the music and intenser listening experiences.

@primeanalogrecords

Жыл бұрын

@@top5records796 great point for sure! Obviously I’m not talking specifically you but many in the VC who give us their uneducated opinion(I know those two words are diametrically opposed on purpose)😜😂

@top5records796

Жыл бұрын

@@primeanalogrecords thanks for your response! I understand the tendency to want to doubt people's opinion especially when one senses an ego who wants to show off pressings. My situation is the following; I hate the fact that good sounding records can be expensive. I love the vinyl world for having great sounding records sometimes being cheap or being found cheap. I am reluctant to just trust the most expensive pressing or brand but sometimes they are great and sometimes they are not. In any way; I prefer to have the best sound for as little costs as possible and I take no pride or ego in having expensive pressings. The thing is with judging sound or even judging ones opinion on sound; there is no golden rule. Not all first pressings are the best, not all MOFI or Analogue Productions remasters are the best. Sometimes a killer pressing can be found in the most unlikely place (as I have expressed in my Queen and Beatles pressings videos). It has to do with trusting ones ears and comparing them A/B. I do doubt the opinions of some KZread reviewers with regard to remasters when they clearly do not compare them to originals (even when they can be easily found for about 10 bucks). But beyond that; finding the best sounding version of something is always a challenge. Luckily we can sometimes find beautiful sounding records for just a couple of bucks and be completely taken away by the sound and the music.

@primeanalogrecords

Жыл бұрын

@@top5records796 great points all around! But I’m really on the OG train if for nothing else it should be a reference for listening to other pressings! Of course many represses sound good “tweeked” but I still care about the artist vision! That’s not to say that with todays endless ability to change this and that, the artist wouldn’t be happy with the “new” results! I’ll tell you this is why I love the VC because we can share ideas!

@dgross2009

Жыл бұрын

@@primeanalogrecords Supposedly Grundman cut the Classic Records/UHQR directly from the tape to the lathe without any tweaks. While I love OG's and have lots (being old) I find the remasters to be much more consistent. They tended to run many more disks off a stamper back in the day so a lot depends on which number in the pressing you get.

I wont get any because they cost very much money. 250 euros for one vinyl? No, no.

@top5records796

9 ай бұрын

I really understand that! If you happen to find an OG for a nice prize you should go with that.

as time goes by, we all now know it’s the classic records and analogue productions grundman plates. case closed.