Hollywood
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Nice! I wish I had that kind of moneyI had to settle for the MOFI 45RPM 2LP boxset
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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keylime_5
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I have the 33 Head Hunters and Time Out, and I'm tempted to upgrade to 45, does anyone know how a big of a difference the sound on those are?
Time Out has a bigger wider stage and I think the bass digs a bit deeper, but the noise floor I THIIINK might be slightly higher on it? From what I recall...
kafunis
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Get Herbie’s Crossings.
Seconded. It's excellent.
Portland Sheriff
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Third. Amazing album, and the SC sounds fantastic. I have a 1st press and the SC, and there’s no comparison (and still would be no comparison even if my OG was in M condition).
NathanRicaud
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I have all of these and they are all marvellous! The only one I don't have is Ike Quebec's Bossa Nova Soul Samba and I just listened to it and really wish I didn't miss out on the AP pressing of it! It must be such a joy spinning that one!!!
There also Outward Bound by Dolphy and Coltrane by Coltrane. Both 33.
NathanRicaud
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mmmmmm! I don't know both those albums even though I love both those artists! I have to check them both out! I just checked and both those AP titles are out of stock on Acoustic Sounds! Bummer, as I know I would've loved to have picked them up!
Russ I
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Available for a lot less than that! Bill Evans Waltz for Debby on PopMarket
Looks like the recent OJC press which I’m not sure about the source on, but seems to have positive reviews! Worth a shot
Russ I
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I'll give it a spin and report back.
Portland Sheriff
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I have the recent OJCs of both Waltz for Debby and Sunday at Village Vanguard. WfD is excellent. Sounds fantastic and the pressing is very quiet.
I haven’t spent enough time with Sunday at Vanguard, especially loud enough to really evaluate the quality. But what I’ve heard so far suggests it’s probably on par with Waltz for Debby or close to it.
I don’t know the source/lineage of these and have no other versions to compare against these, so ymmv.
NathanRicaud
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Yes, if anyone on here can confirm the high sound quality on the 2011 Original Jazz Classics (OJC) pressing of Bill Evans Trio's "Waltz For Debby", that would be great! It does have very positive reviews on Discogs and seems like the definitive pressing of this album (not specifically the 2011 pressing, but any OJC pressing of Waltz For Debby)!
MikeH
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The AP of Waltz for Debby is probably the definitive version, but OJCs are really solid usually and for the prices, hard to beat those 80's ones. The newer pressings are probably digitally sourced, but find one with GH in the runout and those should be AAA. Nobody really seems to be able to pinpoint when the switch from AAA to digital happened with OJCs.
JohnnyCashFan
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Anyone seen Everybody Love's Bill at a good price ?
NathanRicaud
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That's awesome to know! I got the WaxTime pressing of Waltz For Debby around 2-3 years ago and the pressing is average! I'm looking to upgrade so think I'm going to grab the 2011 Original Jazz Classics (OJC) pressing! Especially if it's 'very quiet' as well as sounding great!
Waltz For Debby is a stunning album! I love the emotive, warm, gentle, slow tempo sound of the album!
JohnnyCashFan
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I have a older 90's OJC of it and it is fine.That's awesome to know! I got the WaxTime pressing of Waltz For Debby around 2-3 years ago and the pressing is average! I'm looking to upgrade so think I'm going to grab the 2011 Original Jazz Classics (OJC) pressing! Especially if it's 'very quiet' as well as sounding great!
Waltz For Debby is a stunning album! I love the emotive, warm, gentle, slow tempo sound of the album!
I have an older Japanese pressing thats in great shape and even still it’s my least spun Bill record. There’s some pretty hardcore baked in distortion on the record that spoils the listen for me most days. Even the AP pressing apparently suffered heavily from it.