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Has anyone managed to lock down what pressing this Rollins is? New master?

Signs point to the 2011 OJC, SH/KG, pressed at RTI

likely the same thing Newbury did in 2015

 
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"Expect big-voiced singers, multi-instrument masterpieces, and the beginnings of free jazz."

Any Prestige experts care to offer any predictions?
The header said this on VMP's page (emphasis mine). Sounds like the only difference between these and existing reissues is a color variant, maybe packaging?

"In honor of the label’s 70th anniversary of bringing iconic jazz releases from artists like Etta Jones, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis and more, Vinyl Me, Please is partnering on four color reissues of gems from the Prestige catalog."
 
Signs point to the 2011 OJC (digitally remastered), SH/KG, pressed at RTI

likely the same thing Newbury did in 2015


It is not a digital remaster. The description, which was incorrect in the first place, has been carried over from the first OJC pressing in the 1980s. Over the years, Fantasy and later Concord have used the same jacket design.
 
According to Jason through the Customer Service chat feature, it is just a color variation. Didnt have any insight into whether the other 3 options in the set would be harder to get or just a color variant. so yeah. not sure what i want to do...
 
It is not a digital remaster. The description, which was incorrect in the first place, has been carried over from the first OJC pressing in the 1980s. Over the years, Fantasy and later Concord have used the same jacket design.

I'm trying to get some clarification, that pressing has some odd remastering stuff going on with Gray/Hoffman being scratched out of the deadwax on the 2012 Prestige pressing. So I have no idea what master it's using... Appears to be one from 87.
 
I'm trying to get some clarification, that pressing has some odd remastering stuff going on with Gray/Hoffman being scratched out of the deadwax on the 2012 Prestige pressing. So I have no idea what master it's using... Appears to be one from 87.

The current master is DCC 95 by Hoffman and Gray. The stampers from 87 are probably worn out. When the 95 is no longer usable, they will either grab another one (AP?) or commission a new remaster from the original tape.
 
naw i missed that lol
It was long enough that I don't recall the details, but he came in guns blazing with that sort of attitude and pissed off just about everyone. He also walked it back and was fairly cool for the remainder of the time the forums existed. But clearly, this kind of attitude is a just a part of who he is.
 
The current master is DCC 95 by Hoffman and Gray. The stampers from 87 are probably worn out. When the 95 is no longer usable, they will either grab another one (AP?) or commission a new remaster from the original tape.
Okay makes sense, so do you know why their names were scratched out on the 2012 Prestige deadwax? Why would they do that?
 
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It was long enough that I don't recall the details, but he came in guns blazing with that sort of attitude and pissed off just about everyone. He also walked it back and was fairly cool for the remainder of the time the forums existed. But clearly, this kind of attitude is a just a part of who he is.
And he was the king of "can dish it out but can't take it."
 
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