Coltrane, John - Standard Coltrane - White Hot Stamper

Coltrane, John - Standard Coltrane - White Hot StamperAs you may have guessed by now, "remastered" is a bit of a dirty word around these parts. Most remastered records we play, from The Beatles to John Coltrane to ZZ Top, sound to us like pale imitations of the real thing, whether the real thing is an original or a reissue from back in the day. But only a fool could fail to appreciate how correct and lively the better copies of this remastered record sound, and were no fools here at Better Records. We

As we were playing the finalists for side two (at ear-splitting levels

Allow us to make the case for The Nightfly

The fact that practically nobody seems to be able to make a record nowadays that sounds remotely this good tells me that I'm wrong to think that such an approach tends to work

The sound is big and open with real weight to the bottom

and feeling as if you are sitting in the control room hearing the master tape being played back

not exactly the kind of sound that inspires you to turn your system up good and loud and really get involved in the music

What The Best Sides Of Kelly Blue Have To Offer Is Not Hard To Hear

but we have the good fortune of being able to play the best older pressings (reissues included) side by side with the new ones

This album can be a real powerhouse -- if you have the right copy -- and this superb pressing can show you just how lively and dynamic this music can be

and no other place in which to record”

Raw and Real

Vintage Recordings - What To Listen For