I posted a few days ago about the new series of vinyl mono Blue Note titles from Toshiba Japan, and got a bit of flak from readers saying they are from 24bit digital files.
I protested that pretty heavily - if there are any folks in the world I would believe without hesitation, it is the Japanese.
Which is why I am terribly saddened to have found out this afternoon, from absolutely direct and unimpeachable sources, that in fact this new vinyl Blue Note Series is not only from 24 bit hi res files, they are actually from 24 bit files originally remastered by Rudy Van Gelder as part of the 24 bit RVG CD series of a few years back.
That's right - these are not even sourced from original blue Note mono tapes, digitized. They are actually folds of RVG mastered digital files!
To say that Kevin Gray has done miraculous work on the two titles I have is an understatement. The Maiden Voyage, for which I understand the true master tape has not existed for over 20 years, sounds very good. The Soul Station is not bad either, although not near as good as the Music Matters.
Leave it to Citigroup/EMI to be the ones to, for the first time, turn even Japanese record companies into dishonorable crooks. I am beyond shocked and feel shamed for the Japanese record buyer.
Whether they sound decent or not is immaterial. These are a sham. There is no doubt that these vinyl pressings are a complete crock. Avoid.
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