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

[Marek Boym]

I have finally read the review of the Blue Steele CD, and my reaction is
not to buy.  The reviewer seems to be a 78rpm collector, and if he says the
CD sounds worse, I'd take his word for it.  And he mentions that most of
the music there isn't even hot!
Cheers

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
> [Scroll down.]
>
> 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
> [Scroll down.]
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