Video Vinyl Spotlight: Sam Rivers, Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note 4184) RVG vs No RVG Stereo Shootout!
DGM compares ’70s pressings of the album, one made from the original Van Gelder stereo mastering, the other a remaster.
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Video Vinyl Spotlight: McCoy Tyner, The Real McCoy (Blue Note 4264) Liberty RVG Stereo Pressing
One of the more exciting finds from my Midwest road trip this summer…hard to beat a clean, fairly-priced vintage pressing…
Video Vinyl Spotlight: Joe Henderson, Mode for Joe (Blue Note 4227) Original Mono Pressing
Back for the first time in a while with an original mono pressing! There’s a pretty fun story behind my acquisition of this record, check out the video below to hear all about it.
Video Vinyl Spotlight: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (Columbia 1355) 2010 Legacy Reissue
This week I’m reviewing the 2010 Legacy reissue of KOB cut by Kevin Gray. I’m also introducing a new system with this … More→
Introducing “Video Vinyl Spotlight”, A New DGM YouTube Series
I’m back, once again. Vinyl Spotlight posts began back in January 2014 and have been a cornerstone of this blog for the past eight years. Well, I recently acquired a new camera and decided it was time to bring Deep Groove Mono into the 2020s … More→
Shellac Spotlight: Lester Young, “These Foolish Things” / “Jumpin’ at Mesner’s” (Aladdin 124)
Collection Favorites > Original 1946 pressing Recorded December 1945 in Los Angeles A These Foolish Things B Jumpin’ at Mesners’ Selection: “These Foolish Things” (Strachey) Truth be told, I snubbed Lester Young for a long time for the simple fact that he rose to fame during the swing era. I didn’t realize how … More→
Shellac Spotlight: Max Roach Quintet, “Maximum” / James Moody Quartet, “Just Moody” (Blue Note 1570)
Collection Favorites > Original 1949 pressing “Maximum” recorded May 15, 1949 at Studio Technisonor, Paris “Just Moody” recorded April 30, 1949 in Lausanne, Switzerland A Max Roach Quintet, “Maximum” B James Moody Quartet, “Just Moody” Selection: “Maximum” (Dorham-Roach) There is something to be said about the role exclusivity plays in record collecting and … More→
Shellac Spotlight: Thelonious Monk, “Humph” / “Misterioso” (Blue Note 560)
Collection Favorites > Original 1949 pressing Personnel: Idrees Sulieman, trumpet (side A only) Danny Quebec West, alto saxophone (side A only) Billy Smith, tenor saxophone (side A only) Milt Jackson, vibraphone (side B only) Thelonious Monk, piano Gene Ramey, bass (side A only) John Simmons, bass (side B only) Art Blakey, drums (side … More→