[Dixielandjazz] CD query: Blue Steele, Vintage Music Prod.

[Marek Boym]

I wonder what people who worry about poor sound would think of the
HIghtower reissues?
Happy holidays

On 27 March 2015 at 11:47, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> M J [Mike] Logsdon wrote:
> > Hello all (and especially my upside-down friend B Haesler).  The Vintage
> Music Productions CD "Blue Steele and his Orch: The King of Rhythm", at
> Amazon, has one review, and, from my opinion of their Nat Shilkret CD, a
> fair one, that it sucks sound-wise.  Does anyone here have it, and thereby
> able to give me another review?  I just ordered it, so no matter.  But I'd
> like to know if "sounds like it was re-mastered with a railroad spike" is
> maybe something near to accurate?
>
> Dear Mike,
> I have both the Blue Steele and Nat Shilkret Vintage Music Productions'
> CDs.
> And while neither are not up to John RT Davies, Doug Pomeroy, Jack Towers
> or Archeophone remastering quality, this does not worry me.
> These are rare records and near-mint clean copies would not have been
> available
> I too read Mr A W Senior's review on the Amazon site.
> His opinion, "The worst sounding reissue ever" is a bit harsh.
> I wonder what he would say about some of the Ma Rainey reissues some of us
> have put up with over the last 70 years?
> Perhaps, I am not the best person to ask regarding remastering quality.
> I want, but do not demand it.
> To me, the availability of the music is more important.
> If they have to use a railroad spike to produce it, so be it.
> As long as I can hear the music.
> And this is the only CD with a comprehensive collection of this band's
> records.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
>
> The Steele Amazon review:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Satisfied-Nat-Shilkret/dp/B000CIXDYK/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1427438076&sr=1-4&keywords=nat+shilkret
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>
> The Shilkret Amazon review:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Satisfied-Nat-Shilkret/dp/B000CIXDYK/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1427438076&sr=1-4&keywords=nat+shilkret
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