Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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.]