Julie London – Latin In A Satin Mood – Analogue Productions 200g Vinyl
Analogue Productions has brought back Julie London sings Latin In A Satin Mood in dramatic, deserving fashion. Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, and plated and pressed on 200-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, the crispness and vibrancy of this recording is spectacular.
Exotic and Latin albums were big deals in the 1950s and early '60s, and singers as diverse as Dean Martin, Lena Horne, and Peggy Lee were recording with castanets and bongo drums. Like Peggy Lee, London combines a restrained vocal approach with jazz phrasing and a cool attitude with icy sex appeal on this album of relaxing Latin standards. Julie does look beautiful on the cover, and the backup male "mariachi-esque" serenade ads to the romantic ambiance.
Kate Bush – The Kick Inside (2018 Remaster) – Fish People Records 180g Vinyl
Kicking things off with a whimper, not a bang, Kate Bush quietly released her 1978 debut, The Kick Inside and that disc still to this day affects an incredible number people. There are so many elements that make this disc unique – Kate’s soaring soprano, her warm piano playing – but the one thing that perhaps sticks out most is how different her sounds were from anything else circulating at that time. Ten years before ‘Alternative’ hit the forefront, this music was neither easy nor palatable, truly an alternative from the other styles out there. Among the more legendary tracks, search out The Man With The Child in His Eyes and her timeless classic Wuthering Heights.
Kate Bush Hounds of Love – Fish People Records 180g 1LP Coloured Vinyl LP
Kenny Dorham – Matador Numbered Limited Edition HQ-180g Vinyl LP
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Limited To 5000 Pressings
• Audiophile 180g Vinyl LP
• 33rpm
• Available on all-analog LP for the first time in nearly 50 years
• First time ever on HQ-180
• Mastered by Chris Bellman from the original analog master tapes
• Original single disc jacket with ribbed paper tip-on over heavy-board stock
• Pressed at RTI
Khachaturian Gayne Ballet Suite 2LP 45rpm 180g Vinyl LSO Fistoulari Everest Classic Records
Rarely has a record label been so influential and so associated with trend-setting recording techniques for its time as Everest Records. Hollywood sound man Harry Belock and audio dealer-engineer Bert Whyte started the label as the stereo era dawned. They acquired 3-channel 35mm magnetic film recording equipment in 1959, and through the early ’60s recorded in this fashion, as did Mercury Records.
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- Limited Edition
- 2LP 45rpm 200 Gram Vinyl
- Cut From Original 35mm Magnetic Film Tapes
- Mastered Using ‘All Tube’ Cutting System
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman
- Classic Records 200-gram Super Vinyl Flat Profile
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP USA
- Stoughton Printing tip-on old style covers
- 2 LP’s Packaged in protective clear sleeve
Kirsten Edkins – Shapes & Sound – Cohearent Sound 180g Vinyl
Shapes and Sound by jazz composer/saxophonist Kirsten Edkins
Shapes and Sound from jazz saxophonist Kirsten Edkins is the debut LP release from Cohearent Records — the new record label companion to famed mastering engineer Kevin Gray's latest enterprise, an all-valve (vacuum tube) recording studio (Cohearent Recording) adjoining his home-based mastering facility in California.
"It's the 'essence of an era' we are trying to recapture with today's musicians, not the sound of specific spaces, engineers or recordings," Gray told music reviewer Michael Fremer.
Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie – Three Guitars – Chesky Records – SACD
Les McCann & Eddie Harris – Swiss Movement – Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series 45 rpm 180g Vinyl
Available to Pre-Order
Imagine yourself in a smoky, vibrant jazz club in the 1960s. The album opens with Les McCann, a soulful and charismatic pianist and vocalist, playing the keys with infectious energy. He's accompanied by an equally talented group of musicians. McCann's music is deeply rooted in gospel, blues, and soul, and it shines through in his performance. His warm, expressive voice draws you in, making you feel like you're right there in the audience.
Lincolnshire Posy – Reference Recordings HDCD
Dallas Wind Symphony Jerry Junkin
Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger, including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”). Australia considers Grainger its greatest composer; the U.S., where he lived most of his life, praises him as a music educator, composer and arranger of band music; and England considers him supremely important in the preservation and arrangement of British folk songs.
Livingston Taylor – Ink – Chesky Records 180g Vinyl LP
Experience the smooth, heartfelt storytelling of Livingston Taylor with Ink, now available on Chesky Records' 180-gram vinyl LP. Showcasing his signature blend of folk, pop, and jazz, this audiophile-grade pressing delivers an intimate, richly detailed sound, bringing Taylor’s warm vocals and masterful guitar work to life. Recorded with Chesky’s world-renowned high-fidelity techniques, this limited-edition vinyl release ensures a pure, immersive listening experience, making it a must-have for audiophiles, vinyl collectors, and fans of classic singer-songwriters.
Rediscover the magic of Livingston Taylor’s Ink—order your 180G Vinyl LP today!
Lonnie Smith – Turning Point – Blue Note 180g Vinyl
A stone killer from organist Lonnie Smith one of his completely cooking early albums for Blue Note, and a hard-burner all the way through! Smith’s working here with a really great group that includes Idris Muhammad on drums and Melvin Sparks on guitar both of whom give the album a really heavy bottom, and almost make the set feel like one of those classic Prestige jammers from the same time. But added to them is a great horn section of Lee Morgan on trumpet, Julian Preister on trombone, and Bennie Maupin on tenor all of whom give the record a slightly hipper, more modern feel in keeping with the Blue Note groove of the time. Tracks are all nice and long and titles include the originals “Turning Point” and “Slow High” plus versions of “See Saw”, “People Sure Act Funny”, and “Eleanor Rigby”.
