Wow. Now that's doing analog recording right. So glad Kevin Gray has started this new record label and is such a meticulous, patient guy.

HK

The album is very quiet damn near digital quiet. I wish other pressers would pay as much attention to detail as Kevin.

John

Kevin mentioned that there will likely be two releases per year, then up to four later on. Given that musicians have to be recorded in his studio, I wonder if any main stay artists, under contract, will be able to cut an album there. Hopefully they will find a way.

HK

Super cool. Not an album guy here, but really enjoyed the video. Great to know that tube tech throughout the recording process is back even just a tiny bit. This will make some very very happy.

Brad

Saw this article and thought of the Vinyl Decwarians. I don't know anything about vinyl, but I hope that this is informative:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/rhino-launches-audiophile-vinyl-series-with...

Randy

John is a good ambassador to Decware, he did his best to convince Willy to try a Decware amp. Like John said, it's great putting a face to a name. I hope your back is ok after moving those boxes!

Kevin Gray has been remastering Blue Note titles for their Classic and Tone Poet LP series for some years now.

This year they started releasing these as UHQCD discs from Japan in batches of 20. 40 have been released so far, and 20 are coming out next month, and another 20 in June and probably more batches in what Japan is calling the 85th Anniversary Blue Note series. I have the first 40 released, and they sound very good. The only niggle I have with them is they do not contain bonus or alternate tracks that were on other Blue Note cd releases or the Analogue Production SACD releases.

Kevin Gray knows what he is doing--he does not overuse compression and his tonal balance is pretty neutral and the presentation dynamic.

Well, Wilson is paid to REMIX and remixing itself will entail personal choices that transform the material in ways that transferring and mastering as Gray does are not required. I get what you are saying and I like what Wilson has done with Yes, Tull and the few King Crimson I have been interested in.

Hi Dom. Cool Struttin is one of the vinyl selections on my list, for sure!

And I did not know he was involved in a Rumors remaster. Sounds like another that I need to find. Thanks for the heads up.

Lon, have you heard Kevin’s remaster of Song For My Father? I really want one that’s sounds great. I’ve read several times that it was not originally recorded that well, and that holds true for what I have listened too. I’m hoping Kevin has found a way to make it better.

By the way, that Pallas pressing of Rumours 45RPM is incredible.

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I just noticed this!

My back fared the task. Thanks Sean for the album lot. There was some goods ones in those two boxes for sure. Hope to return the favor some day.

Advocate for Decware? Not sure about that but certainly want to share a good thing. I really just wanted to return a favor with Willie in our conversation that day. Willie is the one that planted a seed when we talked about the old 78s that pack the second floor of his warehouse previously on visits. His passion and knowledge on that era pushed me to explore and acquire the Victorias.

Yesterday, Karen and I sat in the camper listening to her old 45s on the portable Audiotronics player. Quite fun actually. Those old scratched up 45s sounded very good on that player. You see matching the media of the time with the said equipment of the time will bring very good results. After all, do you think the old timers were deaf? She actually wants to search out favorite artist on 78s now and indeed I want to play the hundred or so 45s from last summers lot purchase.

The love of music is very contagious as well as keeping an open mind in adventuresome tactical plots!

“Happy listening”

It’s a good album. Beyond the sonic qualities, I enjoyed it musically as well. Grabbed me more on first listen than the one he did that preceded this.