Blue Note 80 – the Masterpieces
The Blue Note 80 series is going to be extended to release the Ban masterpieces (previously released as Music Matters 33 series). The albums going to be reissued in AAA vinyl, mastered by Kevin Gray. The BN80 series started off a bit ropey- mediocre pressings on 140g in sand paper covers – but they subsequently really upped the quality. If you don’t have these titles – they will retail for less than €25 – you need to buy them – they are are truly fantastic.
It’s a pity Universal don’t just start a subscription service as Amazon are very slow to list the albums as preorders.
Here is the link.
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~ by Pat Neligan on October 24, 2020.
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Tags: Audiophile, blue note, blue note 80, Kevin Gray, masterpieces, vinyl buying advice, vinyl records, vinyl reissues
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Probably the best news of the year for those of us who came late to appreciate Jazz and seek for AAA without having to pay and arm and a leg.
I hope that the covers will be a bit better than the BN 80 series too.
I got the BN80s for about 15£ apiece through dodax uk .
If these are the same overall quality I cannot foresee to fork out more than 20€ each. 25€ is a sweet spot looks reasonable if covers are better than BN80 and inner sleeve is at least passable. Doesn’t need to be tone poet quality, no need for gatefold or super tip on, but at least some kind of glossy covering the same ‘cheap’ cardboard would be appreciated.
Hopefully Blue Train gets in the list soon!