Elizabeth wrote:
"The machines are all old, No one is building a new Lp pressing plant! Not any new machines. The vinyl is probably harder to get as they would want it. And the folks who KNEW what it should be are gone too."
Acoustic Sounds made this announcement last week:
http://qualityrecordpressings.com/
Their reissues are pricey but generally excellent in quality - - as evidenced by their recently completed traversal of 50 Blue Note reissues, their on-going reissue of 25 Impulse! titles, and many others.
As for folks who knew (know) about mastering, Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Stan Ricker and a few others are still at it. Let's hope they take on some bright, young understudies/apprentices to keep the flame glowing!
"The machines are all old, No one is building a new Lp pressing plant! Not any new machines. The vinyl is probably harder to get as they would want it. And the folks who KNEW what it should be are gone too."
Acoustic Sounds made this announcement last week:
http://qualityrecordpressings.com/
Their reissues are pricey but generally excellent in quality - - as evidenced by their recently completed traversal of 50 Blue Note reissues, their on-going reissue of 25 Impulse! titles, and many others.
As for folks who knew (know) about mastering, Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Stan Ricker and a few others are still at it. Let's hope they take on some bright, young understudies/apprentices to keep the flame glowing!