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RobbieBobby said:
Could you tell me which Baby Huey ressiue is supposed to be AAA? I would really like to pick that up.
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Alright, I should know better than to just shoot my mouth off about AAA except when I have a direct quote from the cutting engineer, so I did some more research to see if I could find a little more on it.

I was referring to the Run Out Groove pressing. That claim was based on this quote on their site regarding the RSD Version. "Lacquers cut directly from the analog tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering."

However, in the insert in my copy, the credits are a little different.

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That Audio Transfer credit makes me suspicious. Maybe they were able to make a copy tape and it just isn't original masters? I'm not sure.

In any case, I think it sounds good! The single LP version that is more widely available should be the same pressing, I believe.
 
dhodo said:
You're right about there not being a lot of great reissues, but that's why this pick was such a let down for me. Wish they would have done something worth it. If I really want holy ghost, I'd probably grab a 12" single of it.

I think the Baby Huey reissue is AAA. I've heard good things about the Craft Isaac Hayes reissues. I only have Hot Buttered Soul and it's pretty good but I'm not sure about AAA. MoFi Superfly should be good, again not sure of source. It's a shame the ORG There's a Riot Goin' On is out of print, it is pretty great too. Although, I think that highlights an issue that a lot of funk isn't necessarily recorded to the best audiophile standards anyway.

For that reason I'm generally happy with originals, especially when they're cheap.

I really wish some great reissue company could get their hands on some P-Funk releases. They couldn't have lost/damaged all the tapes, could they? That would be a tragedy.

At least there's some good Jazz-Funk reissues. If I'm forgetting any great quality funk reissues I'd love to know.
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Haha yep I have the RSD Baby Huey and the 2lp Superfly Mofi and also the Curtis Mayfield Bellman mastered boxset (not sure if it's AAA but I don't think so) and they all sound incredible.
 
So...I swapped Bar-Kays for Credit and they still gave me the 20% bonus. Ha! (EDIT: And I still have BVSC as an Add-On)

With the credit, I ordered Sonny Sharrock, which also has the Classics treatment (Tip-on jacket, mastered and plated by Ryan Smith, pressed at QRP, no notes from Storf though, but...), and is inarguably more "classic" than Money Talks.

Super stoked for my October VMP shipment which is scheduled to be (assuming they all ship on time): Sharrock, Walter Bishop, and Ambrose Akinmusire. Now that's some jazz goodness.
 
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TCell said:
So...I swapped Bar-Kays for Credit and they gave me the 20% bonus. Ha! With the credit, I ordered Sonny Sharrock, which also has the Classics treatment (Tip-on jacket, mastered and plated by Ryan Smith, pressed at QRP, no notes from Storf though, but...).

Super stoked for my October VMP shipment which is scheduled to be* Sharrock, Walter Bishop, and Ambrose Akinmusire. Now that's some jazzy goodness.
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I think I may have also gotten the 20% bonus but I didn’t swap my BVSC o_O

Math has never been my strongsuit though
 
dhodo said:
Alright, I should know better than to just shoot my mouth off about AAA except when I have a direct quote from the cutting engineer, so I did some more research to see if I could find a little more on it.

I was referring to the Run Out Groove pressing. That claim was based on this quote on their site regarding the RSD Version. "Lacquers cut directly from the analog tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering."

However, in the insert in my copy, the credits are a little different.

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That Audio Transfer credit makes me suspicious. Maybe they were able to make a copy tape and it just isn't original masters? I'm not sure.

In any case, I think it sounds good! The single LP version that is more widely available should be the same pressing, I believe.
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Your review that it sounds good is enough of an endorsement in my book. I found the single LP version, gonna snatch that up on my next vinyl order. Baby Huey is an artist I have known for a long time without knowing it. One of his songs came up on a Netflix documentary I was watching the other night and now I'm inspired to add his album to my collection. He has such an incredible and unique voice.

I had heard his cover of A Change Is Gonna Come a long time ago, but I could never figure out who he was until recently.
 
RobbieBobby said:
Your review that it sounds good is enough of an endorsement in my book. I found the single LP version, gonna snatch that up on my next vinyl order. Baby Huey is an artist I have known for a long time without knowing it. One of his songs came up on a Netflix documentary I was watching the other night and now I'm inspired to add his album to my collection. He has such an incredible and unique voice.

I had heard his cover of A Change Is Gonna Come a long time ago, but I could never figure out who he was until recently.
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That Baby Huey album is great. I'd be a little skeptical of any Run Out Groove titles being AAA, as they don't really advertise as such, but the 7 ROG titles I have all sound excellent and the packaging is top notch.

Edit: Which reminds I need to order the Dusty in Memphis. On the fence about the Roberta Flack - First Take.
 
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TCell said:
Ok, I don't want it to be Al Jarreau, so let's go with a shot in the dark:

Jelly Roll Morton - Mr. Jelly Lord

Old Time Jazz, Riverside Records, Catalogue #: RLP 12 - 132

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Oh man they could write a really great booklet on Jelly Roll, he was quite the character. He used to take a big chest on tour with him and keep it in his hotel room. He would invite people over and get them to open the chest and it would be full to the brim with money. In reality he installed a tray near the top to make it look like it was full. Imagine even bothering to set all that up :ROFLMAO:

I would be interested to see Storf's comments on any release from Jelly Roll. His final years kind of tarnished his overall reputation as he regularly publically claimed that jazz originated with him (same with Nick LaRocca from the ODJB). I wonder if Storf would just skim wikipedia and make the claim himself.
 
Selaws said:
I listened to Sahara again last night and read the booklet. They smashed it out of the park with this one as far as im concerned. Sounds fantastic and the booklet was really well written.
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Some of the recent booklets have been really great. Saharas notes by Natalie Weiner and Errol Garners notes by Ted Gioia in particular come to mind.
 
trickyseven said:
Some of the recent booklets have been really great. Saharas notes by Natalie Weiner and Errol Garners notes by Ted Gioia in particular come to mind.
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I think they can get it right when they get people who actually know about music journalism to write them. The booklets of the first couple of Classics where a mess. In one hand you had people like Ben Ratliff writing great pieces on Archie Shepp and Max Roach, and on the other you have Storf's lame track by track "breakdown", which frankly adds little to nothing to my enjoyment of the records.
 
agutierrezb said:
I think they can get it right when they get people who actually know about music journalism to write them. The booklets of the first couple of Classics where a mess. In one hand you had people like Ben Ratliff writing great pieces on Archie Shepp and Max Roach, and on the other you have Storf's lame track by track "breakdown", which frankly adds little to nothing to my enjoyment of the records.
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Completely agree. I'm not a fan of track-by-track breakdowns unless there's a unique history behind it. The liner notes/booklet's which build up the narrative around the actual session itself is always more interesting (to me). Evan Haga's notes on Art Blakey's Freedom Rider is another good example.
 
Selaws said:
Completely agree. I'm not a fan of track-by-track breakdowns unless there's a unique history behind it. The liner notes/booklet's which build up the narrative around the actual session itself is always more interesting (to me). Evan Haga's notes on Art Blakey's Freedom Rider is another good example.
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Yeah, that Blakey booklet is one of my favorites. I like the fact that he gives some context around the session as well as pointing especific things in the record, such as highlighting the directions Blakey gives the band in certain songs ("Blow your horn!", "Tell it like it is!" "Walk, walk, walk")
 
Guess this explains the lackluster Bar-Keys pick and the clear saturation of Stax picks in classics as of late. The curation is literally being run by a guy who seems like he can’t see past his own collection desires, it’s problematic.0611B903-3229-4DFD-BEEB-2A695066B9C8.png
 
Ghost said:
Guess this explains the lackluster Bar-Keys pick and the clear saturation of Stax picks in classics as of late. The curation is literally being run by a guy who seems like he can’t see past his own collection desires, it’s problematic.View attachment 59923
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Reading the article, it appears that he has a Stax tattoo. So...he's a fan.
 
dhodo said:
Alright, I should know better than to just shoot my mouth off about AAA except when I have a direct quote from the cutting engineer, so I did some more research to see if I could find a little more on it.

I was referring to the Run Out Groove pressing. That claim was based on this quote on their site regarding the RSD Version. "Lacquers cut directly from the analog tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering."

However, in the insert in my copy, the credits are a little different.

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That Audio Transfer credit makes me suspicious. Maybe they were able to make a copy tape and it just isn't original masters? I'm not sure.

In any case, I think it sounds good! The single LP version that is more widely available should be the same pressing, I believe.
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Mather said:
Haha yep I have the RSD Baby Huey and the 2lp Superfly Mofi and also the Curtis Mayfield Bellman mastered boxset (not sure if it's AAA but I don't think so) and they all sound incredible.
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TCell said:
That Baby Huey album is great. I'd be a little skeptical of any Run Out Groove titles being AAA, as they don't really advertise as such, but the 7 ROG titles I have all sound excellent and the packaging is top notch.

Edit: Which reminds I need to order the Dusty in Memphis. On the fence about the Roberta Flack - First Take.
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I concur with all this.. the ROG Baby Huey sounds amazing, whichever way it was made.
 
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