Posts Tagged "Vinyl Spotlight"

Vinyl Spotlight: Thelonious Monk, Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) (Columbia 2416) Original Mono Pressing


As big of a Thelonious Monk fan as I am, I don’t collect original pressings of Monk LPs. There are several reasons for this: 1. Some of Monk’s most inspired recordings were for Blue Note in the late ’40s and early ’50s. As a result, they are not high-fidelity and I don’t find myself seeking out older recordings like this on vinyl. 2. Though Monk’s… More→

Vinyl Spotlight: Cliff Jordan (Blue Note 1565) UA Mono Reissue


Truth be told, these United Artists mono pressings from the early to mid ’70s are hit and miss, having heard more than one that suffered from significant non-fill problems. But this particular copy made it through that inconsistent manufacturing process unscathed. United Artists pressings also seem to have a gentler top end than a lot of… More→