Remastered Rips Of Vintage LPs: An Update

I reworked Russ Garcia's Sounds In The Night album. The new version sounds better. The original post has been updated, but you can download the new version here too:

The zip archive for each album contains: the audio files for each track in lossless FLAC format, with 24-bit samples @ 96 KHz, and also images of the front and back covers. No guarantee how long the links will be valid, so get them while you can. 

These albums were remastered to have the best listening experience over loudspeakers.

Technical Information:
Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster.
Cartridge: Hana SH
Phono Preamp: Cambridge Audio Alva Duo
ADC: MOTU UltraLite Mk5
Capture Software: AlpineSoft VinylStudio Pro
Cleanup And Remastering Software: iZotope RX and Ozone
LP Cleaning Machines: VPI 17 and KLAudio - KD-CLN-LP200

NOTE: Clicking on the album covers below will take you to the DropBox download page for the album. Click on the download icon ⭳ in the upper-right corner of the DropBox page to get the zip file.

Russ Garcia, His Vocal Choir And Orchestra

1958 – Sounds In The Night (Stereo, Version 2) 

AAMCO Records – ALPS 76

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Strange Currencies In Music and  Discogs.

Remastered Rips Of Vintage LPs Part 13

It was time to upgrade the 10 albums in the two "Basic Rips" posts. They were older rips. All of them have been re-cleaned using the iZotope software. The clicks and noise that could not be removed by the original capture software, VinylStudio, have been repaired using iZotope without degrading the sound. VinylStudio, however, is still the bomb when it comes to the raw digitizing of vinyl LPs and separating them into tracks. The Basic Rips posts will be taken down to be replaced with this catch-up installment. The next installment in the "Remastered" series will have new albums.

The zip archive for each album contains: the audio files for each track in lossless FLAC format, with 24-bit samples @ 96 KHz, and also images of the front and back covers. No guarantee how long the links will be valid, so get them while you can. 

These albums were remastered to have the best listening experience over loudspeakers.

Technical Information:
Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster.
Cartridge: Hana SH
Phono Preamp: Cambridge Audio Alva Duo
ADC: MOTU UltraLite Mk5
Capture Software: AlpineSoft VinylStudio Premium
Cleanup And Remastering Software: iZotope RX and Ozone
LP Cleaning Machines: VPI 17 and KLAudio - KD-CLN-LP200

NOTE: Clicking on the album covers below will take you to the DropBox download page for the album. Click on the download icon ⭳ in the upper-right corner of the DropBox page to get the zip file.

Michel Magne And His Orchestra

1962 – Tropical Fantasy (Stereo) 

Columbia – CS 8493

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Alex Kallao Trio

1954 – An Evening At The Embers (Monaural) 

RCA Victor – LJM-1011

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

Ron Goodwin

1958 – Music In Orbit (Stereo) 

Capitol Records – ST 10188

Notes: We attempted some denoise work on this LP. Not quite there yet, but it's better than the last post.

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Bobby Montez

1966 – Jungle Fantastique! (Monaural) 

(Reissue of original 1958 album)

Jubilee – JGM 7001

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

The Milt Raskin Group

1970 – Exotic Sounds Of Hawaii (Stereo) 

(a.k.a. Kapu. Reissue of the original 1959 album)

Crown Records – CST 616 

Note: The original Kapu covers are also included in the zip file.

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Dominic Frontiere And His Orchestra

1959 – Pagan Festival (Stereo) 

Columbia – CS 8084

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Orquesta Riverside

1956 – Ritmos De Cuba (Monaural) 

Puchito – MLP-513

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

Tommy Morgan

1958 – Tropicale (Stereo) 

Warner Bros. Records – BS 1214

Click in the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Marcel Hayes and His Orchestra

1959 – Paris Goes Latin (Stereo) 

Guyden Records – GLP-501 ST

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

George Dunning

1960 – The World Of Suzie Wong (Stereo) 

RCA Victor – LSO-1059

Click on the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs and IMDB.

Morgana King – Portraits

 

 

Allmusic Review:
 

Portraits Review by Ron Wynn

Competent set presenting actress/vocalist Morgana King doing jazz-oriented pop, standards, and ballads backed by a tight combo. She has good technique, delivery, and style; there is nothing innovative or particularly original about either the material or the performances, but they are thoroughly professional and often enjoyable.

From Discogs:

Format:   
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:    Australia
Released:    1984
Genre:    Jazz, Pop
Style:    Vocal


01. What's Going On?-Save The Children
02. You Go To My Head
03. Moment Of Truth
04. Time Was (Duerme)
05. Send In The Clowns
06. Lush Life
07. You're Not The Kind
08. If You Could See Me Now


    Arranged By, Conductor – Mitch Farber
    Bass – Art Koenig, Jay Leonhart (tracks: A2, B2)
    Design [Album Design] – Ron Warwell
    Drums – Ed Caccavale*
    Engineer – Chuck Irwin, John Tamburello, Wayne Vlcan
    Engineer [Mastering Engineer] – Joe Brescio
    Executive-Producer – Morgana King
    Guitar – Joe Puma
    Keyboards – Ben Aronov
    Liner Notes – Bill Evans
    Percussion – John Kaye
    Photography By [Album Photo] – Arthur Paxton
    Producer – Chuck Irwin, Mitch Farber
    Synthesizer – Clifford Carter
    Vocals – Morgana King

Tantric Textures 1 & 2

 

 As promised releasing these "into the wild"

Earl Azema a top expert on the "Exotica....and other Cool,Ususual Music" wrote 

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"Last night I curated a vinyl DJ set at a party, first time in ages. My theme was "Tantric Textures," a sub-genre around which I've curated a couple of homemade comps. This subgenre consists essentially of aging jazz and sleazy listening artists doing eastern-tinged grooves, in the wake of pop tunes like "Paint It, Black" and "Eight Miles High." I actually prefer the adult take on this kind of stuff over what the kids were doing!"

 

Volume 1 was a ExoticaRing submittal and Earl created a followup years ago and recently discovered it.

This is #1

01. Chala Nata - Maynard Ferguson
02. 8 Miles High - Bob Thiele+Gabor Szabo
03. Sophisticated Wheels - Gabor Szabo
04. Ravi - Gerald Wilson
05. New Delire - Serge Gainsbourg
06. Happenings 10 Years Time Ago - Sandy Nelson
07. Love You To - Don Randi
08. Conquistadores - Chico Hamilton
09. La Ibkey - Ahmed Abdul-Malik
10. Odalisque - Herbie Mann+Arif Mardin
11. Danza Jazz - Piero Umiliani
12. The Sniper - Lalo Schifrin
13. Nefertiti - France Gall
14. Turkish Coffee - Herbie Mann+Arif Mardin
15. The Fakir - Cal Tjader+Lalo Schifrin
16. Paint it, Black - Gabor Szabo
17. Incense and Peppermints - Martin Denny
18. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Paul Mauriat

 This is #2.

01. George Garvarentz - Haschisch Party
02. Maynard Fergunson - Aquarius
03. Gabor Szabo - Gypsy Queen
04. Lalo Schrifin - Secret Code
05. Gabor Szabo - Sofisticated Wheels
06. Gianni Marchetti - Bali Street
07. Sandy Nelson - Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
08. Hugo Montenegro - Boo-Bam-Boo,Baby
09. Shocking Blue - Acka Raga
10. Michel Colombier - Psychasténie
11. Chico Hamilton - El Chico
12. Herbie Mann - The Oud and the Pussycat
13. France Gall - Chanson Indienne
14. Chico Hamilton - El Moors
15. Ananda Shaankar - Light My Fire
16. Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder
17. Klaus Doldinger - Sitar Beat
18. Lord Sitar - I Am the Walrus (From TV Film Magigal Mystery Tour)
19. Ramsey Lewis - Jade East
20. Bob Thiele-Gabor Szabo - Krishna - Intercontinental Jazz

(Link 1&2) 

1st try at WorkUpload 

Remastered Rips Of Vintage LPs Part 12

The zip archive for each album contains: the audio files for each track in lossless FLAC format, with 24-bit samples @ 96 KHz, and also images of the front and back covers. No guarantee how long the links will be valid, so get them while you can. 

These albums were remastered to have the best listening experience over loudspeakers.

Technical Information:
Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster.
Cartridge: Hana SH
Phono Preamp: Cambridge Audio Alva Duo
ADC: MOTU UltraLite Mk5
Capture Software: AlpineSoft VinylStudio Pro
Cleanup And Remastering Software: iZotope RX and Ozone
LP Cleaning Machines: VPI 17 and KLAudio - KD-CLN-LP200

NOTE: Clicking on the album covers below will take you to the DropBox download page for the album. Click on the download icon ⭳ in the upper-right corner of the DropBox page to get the zip file.

Russ Garcia, His Vocal Choir And Orchestra

1958 – Sounds In The Night (Stereo, Version 2) 

AAMCO Records – ALPS 76

[Update April 26, 2024: A new version that sounds better.]

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Strange Currencies In Music, Space Age Pop and Discogs.

Paul Mark, His Orchestra And The Geishas

1963 – 12 1/2 Geishas Must Be Right (Stereo) 

Sounds Of Hawaii – SHS-5010

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Jimmy Namaro Trio

1958 – Driftwood (Stereo) 

Dot Records – DLP 25246

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

Conte Candoli, Jack Costanza, Chuck Flores, Russ Freeman, Mike Pacheko, Art Pepper, Bill Perkins and Ben Tucker

1958 – Mucho Calor (Much Heat) (Stereo) 

Andex – S 3002

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

Carl Stevens

1962 – African Sounds (Stereo) 

Mercury – PPS 6030

Notes: Our iZotope wizard did an excellent job decompressing the audio in this LP, which improved its dynamic range and made it more listenable.

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Allmusic and Discogs.

No Artist

1961 – The Sound Of Sounds (Stereo) 

Directional Sound – DS 5013

Notes: As a kid, Side 1 of this LP was always fun to play LOUD. 😄

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs

Remastered Rips Of Vintage LPs Part 11

We're back!

The zip archive for each album contains: the audio files for each track in lossless FLAC format, with 24-bit samples @ 96 KHz, and also images of the front and back covers. No guarantee how long the links will be valid, so get them while you can. 

These albums were remastered to have the best listening experience over loudspeakers.

Technical Information:
Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster.
Cartridge: Hana SH
Phono Preamp: Cambridge Audio Alva Duo
ADC: MOTU UltraLite Mk5
Capture Software: AlpineSoft VinylStudio Pro
Cleanup And Remastering Software: iZotope RX and Ozone
LP Cleaning Machines: VPI 17 and KLAudio - KD-CLN-LP200

NOTE: Clicking on the album covers below will take you to the DropBox download page for the album. Click on the download icon ⭳ in the upper-right corner of the DropBox page to get the zip file.

As far as we know, there are two Paul Mark albums whose stereo versions have never been released in a digital format. Even the Japanese two-for CD from Oldays Records is monaural. We needed to change this situation. For your listening pleasure here are Paul Mark's East To West and Golden Melodies From Japan.

UPDATE: Okay, thanks to Gerard, I found a stereo version of East To West on Apple Music from 2006. I never saw if before because it was blocked from accounts in the USA. The one on Apple Music is obviously an LP rip, but, for various reasons, ours sounds a lot better.   😉

[Update Feb 29, 2024: Fixed a few things in Ahmad Jamal - Macanudo album.]

[Update Mar 6, 2024: Fixed a couple of clicks that snuck by at the end of track 2 in Paul Mark - East To West.]

Paul Mark And His Orchestra

1961 – East To West (Stereo) 

Imperial – LP 12057

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Paul Mark, His Orchestra And Voices

1962 – Golden Melodies From Japan (Stereo) 

Imperial – LP 12075

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Ahmad Jamal

1963 – Macanudo (Stereo) 

Argo – LPS-712

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Ambient Exotica and Discogs.

Pete Terrace Quintet

1956 – Invitation To The Mambo (Monaural) 

Fantasy – 3-215

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

Robert Maxwell, His Harp And Orchestra

1963 – Shangri-La (Stereo) 

Decca – DL 74421

Click the cover photo to download the album zip file.

More info from Discogs.

Remastered Rips of Vintage LPs...So Far...

If you came here from The Quiet Village podcast to find the remastered vintage LPs, then here's a set of links to the first ten blog posts in that series:

Part 1   Part 2  Parts 3 & 4  Part 5   Part 6   Part 7   Part 8   Part 9   Part 10

And don't forget to peruse the rest of our blog!