180 gram vinyl Kinks reissues from Earmark

Anybody know anything about the new 180 gram vinyl Kinks reissues from Earmark in Italy? Kinda Kinks and Kinks Kontroversy are now apparently out.

 

I have the same question.
Anybody?

BC

 

Hey, that's what I wanted to know! ... Italian reissue company, apparently, and they're commencing with a raft of diverse releases -- Parliament, Uriah Heep, Kinks, Desmond Dekker, Bert Jansch!

But that's all I know!

 

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Red Trumpet has had these for awhile.
Anybody??
peterredtrumpet???
BC

 

I ordered two of them from Music Direct, played them, loved them, silent background, good dynamics, (my system is a little bass starved, but I thought the bass was good) and have ordered the rest of them.

 

I started a thread inquiring the same thing a couple of days ago, but titled the thread, "Abraxas Records." I've seen "Something Else," and "Live at Kelvin Hall." I'm gonna snag "Something Else," pronto!

 

I am now 4 for 4 on these (3 Kinks and the Uriah Heep). All have been perfect with respect to quality (no pops or ticks, good heavy vinyl, great packaging) and I think they sound good. I get them for $15 from Music Direct.

 

Are they stereo?

 

I will have to check the early Kinks, but I am sure the later ones are stereo.

 

I would be interested as to how these compare with the 1981 UK black/white Pye label re-issues and the UK Castle 1999 LP re-issues.

The Castles were about $28.00 each; the Pyes I bought mostly new in 1981, so I am disinclined to get these unless I hear otherwise.

FYI, on the Pyes, the first four (Kinks, Kinda, Kontro. & Face) were mono while Something & Kelvin were stereo. The Castles were all mono, except for Lola (and Village, which was released a few years earlier as part of a separate re-issue series). Result? No mono Village!!!!! Now, if Earmaerk does that....................

 

Won't bother me; I want the stereo. I was so irritated when the Castle reissue CD put *most* of "Village Green" in stereo after the mono album! They didn't put all of it because the idea was to reproduce the Swedish issue of the album. Not an important achievement, I think.

I've ordered Earmark's "Something Else", which Red Trumpet tells me is stereo.

 

Re: Re: 180 gram vinyl Kinks reissues from Earmark

Last Saturday (May 17), Rick Flynn of Red Trumpet cracked one Earmark Kinks' LP open and played it for me while I was on the phone...

His response: "...so silent I thought the pre-amp was not on...".

BC

 

I picked up, Something Else" -- excellent! Now I'm trying to get a hold of Village Green.

 

Has Village Green been announced?
I'm waiting for Village and Arthur.
I don't see these listed yet.

BC

 

I now have Earmark's "Something Else" in front of me (haven't heard it yet). The mastering credit is to Simon Heyworth of "Chop 'Em Out" -- the fella who remastered most of the Castle CDs of 1998. In fact there's a copyright date of 1998 on the LP.

Yet Earmark's PR says the issues are all-analog. Furthermore, the Castle CD of "Something Else" was mono, and this is stereo ...

Remains to be heard -- but it's not a good omen that the Castle CD master is involved.

 

I know ... is that name supposed to be self-deprecating? (or merely honest?) Their website doesn't seem to be responding:

www.chopemout.co.uk

 

Castle Something Else LP was mono too......


Eagerly awaiting your opinions lil.fred....or as George Harrison put it in one of his most underrated songs..."Don't Let Me Wait Too Long".


BC

 

Steve does this refer to the 10CC/Sheet Music twofer that you did for DCC?

 

Most, maybe even all, the King Crimson remasters were done at Chop 'Em Out by Robert Fripp with Simon Heyworth. One exception is USA, which was done at Sanctuary Mastering. I don't know...I thought these sounded quite good, at least compared to the old CDs. I don't have any vinyl to compare to.

 

Everything I've ever heard from "Chop 'em Out" made my ears bleed.

The 12-track stereo "Village Green" is taken from a vinyl test pressing, even though most of the same mixes are available from a tape source.

 

Once again, this forum has saved me some money. I purchased, "Something Else," because I'll never be able to get a decent vinyl copy of it, but I won't buy any more of this company's vinyl.