From my memory, the widely available pressing before the 2016 complete masters set was fine but didn’t impress me too much. I sold it after acquiring various vintage pressings of it. This is the first time I was really impressed by the recording. I’ve never heard the 45 rpm set. This release is very much in line with how the tone poets sound compared to Van Gelder recordings. Much better instrument separation and more clarity. Less “punch”.
This is the biggest vinyl headache, lol. I have the 2016 Impulse Complete Masters and it sounds fantastic. The AS is really tempting, but it's such a hard trigger to pull sometimes. I have the SRV AS pressings of CStW and Soul to Soul and they're perfect, now MoFi's releasing SRV Can't Stand the Weather on a One-Step...........and that's tempting AF, lol.
I have the ALS Complete Masters and it sounds great, all analog mastering, and has the Shepp takes which are really good. No need to go further.
Is that a single LP? Ridiculous price. Didn't they say it only costs them like $5 more? Or maybe MM said that about SRX.Interesting new series from MoFi coming out...seems they are going to start re-releasing some titles on Super Vinyl at 33. That's the same vinyl formula as the One Steps (different from the One Step process though). First title up is Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory. This was previously pressed as a regular MoFi album a few years ago. Limited to 2,000 copies and ONLY available through MoFi's site (maybe Music Direct too). But these will not be in record stores supposedly..
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory 180g SuperVinyl LP
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Hoping this means some other older MoFis get the 33 Supervinyl treatment as I would be way more interested in a bunch of those than the 45s.
I don't remember anybody saying that the supervinyl costs only $5 more to make, but $5 price per unit extra is actually a pretty big cost extra manufacturing cost...not trying to justify the $50 price tag though it is a lot...with MoFi I typically know that I'm getting quality though. I'm not gonna buy most of these, but if there's an album I really want, I'd probably snag it.
I doubt it even costs that much honestly, we are talking vinyl, and increasing the cost by $5 and adding 200% of that cost on top of it is printing money.
I've got the 33RPM AP on backorder. Hope it comes in one of these days.
It's a vicious cycle. Vinyl prices all over are rapidly rising. Demand is at an all-time high due to how many new consumers there are. Pressing plants charge more because there's more demand, labels charge more because they can get it. Places like VMP and MMJ are leading the charge too...charging almost $50 now for a GZ pressed 2xLP at VMP. $80 or whatever it is for an SRX. $100!!! for a 1 LP in some cases at MMJ.
Yeah and I hate them for it, but I can't just say oh well when I bought bunch of vinyl from all those companies at a reasonable price and then they all turn around and almost double or more than double prices. In that situation my response is oh well, guess I won't buy from them anymore. Until I win the lotto! Or at least get my kids out of pre school!
I picked up the Masterpieces album yesterday while at a hifi store yesterday (grabbed a used Parasound zphono for the basement system). That record is the most proverbial musicians-in-the-room-with-you record I now have. It really is a time machine, and a reference for what is possible if all the performance, recording, mastering, and pressing variables come together just right.
haha yea I hear you on all of this. It's very frustrating. And I don't plan to buy too many of these as I said...but i will probably not be able to resist a few titles. Luckily, somewhat, whoever is in charge of selecting MoFi titles doesn't quite have the same music taste as meYeah and I hate them for it, but I can't just say oh well when I bought bunch of vinyl from all those companies at a reasonable price and then they all turn around and almost double or more than double prices. In that situation my response is oh well, guess I won't buy from them anymore. Until I win the lotto! Or at least get my kids out of pre school!
If it helps, I would never consider buying a $250 pair of Nikes either.
I can say that i will probably not buy any of this series if it is only available directly from MoFi (seem to be taking a page out of MMJs playbook). But all bets are off if they announce a Miles Davis release.
From what I have seen for now, its only this single SuperVinyl that's being sold as a MoFi exclusive.
Damn you
The guy at Toad Hall Records and Books posts a weekly MoFi video catchup with all the restocks + any MoFi news. It's dangerous...
