James Mason "Rhythm Of Life" LP RARE 2nd VINYL Issue Better SOUND than OG or RE

	£		15
	$		20

James Mason  ?– Rhythm Of Life 

Sure Shot Records (UK) ?– SURE 1LP Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 5020127000757
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Official 2nd Issue  
Condition : Cover/Media Ex/Ex 
Country:UK Released:1993
Genre: Jazz /Jazz-Funk

Seminal Jazz Funk LP with the dance floor classics 'Free' & 'Sweet Power' Great LP that never failed to light up the floor! 

Sleeve notes: For making the music that has inspired and shaped my musical values over the years, SPECIAL THANKS to The Crusaders, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Joseph Zawinul, Stevie Wonder, The Pointer Sisters and Stanley Clarke. And for the learning experience working as a member of his band afforded me, THANK YOU to Roy Ayers.

For sale here is the Rare 2nd offical issue from Sureshot - mastered from the original tapes - it's known to be pretty much the best vinyl issue of this LP to own. Soundwise it even trumps the original which suffers from low sound & poorer frequency range due to budget constraints of a small label.  In direct comparisons to the original copies & the recent reissues from 2014 & 2018 this 1993 remastered version wins hands down. You'll find a similar situation with The MIghty Ryeders rare funk LP - The Ubiquity 90's reissue is far better sounding than the far rarer & expensive original. 

Here's some feedback on all the other versions - As noted below despite excellent packaging 180g weight the newer vinyl reissues just don't cut it (Without opening pandoras box I have to agree - A lot of the recent vinyl editions just don't sound great - a lot of the mastering know how, machinery & expertise of this format just doesn't exist anymore since at least 2010 IMHO) A growing case of consumers being fed style over substance in the craze for vinyl. 

Reviews of other reissues from buyers on Discogs including recent Shout reissue 
'Reissue claiming Chiaroscuro Records CR 189 on cover, labels and vinyl etching. Nice heavy vinyl, nice labels and authentic looking packaging, but sound is virtually MONO so does not sound impressive at all  Disappointing.'

'Bootleg or not - it sounds mono and much worse than any (bad) youtube rip.
As already mentioned: Disappointing.'

The Sureshot reissue up for sale here
'Better keep your hands away from that copy! I just compared this (bootleg) reissue with the proper Sureshot reissue and the Sureshot sounds way much better!!! Really big sound difference!'
'Do yourself a favor and save up some money for the older Sure shot reissue from 93. The sound difference is very much notable, if you ask me '

Tracklist
A1 Sweet Power Your Embrace   
A2 Good Thing   
A3 Free   
A4 Mbewe (Piano – Philip Woo)   
A5 Funny Girl   
B1 Slick City   
B2 Rhythm Of Life (Drums – Dwayne Perdue)   
B3 Hey Hey Hey Piano – (Philip Woo Vocals – James Mason)
B4 I've Got My Eyes On You (Drums – Dwayne Perdue)
B5 Dreams   

Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Lucifer (2) Copyright (c) – Sure Shot
Licensed From – Chiaroscuro Records Recorded At – Downtown Sound Studio, New York

Credits
Art Direction – Ron Warwell
Backing Vocals – Mbewe Ninoska Escobar
Bass – Gene Torres
Congas – Mustafa Ahmed
Drums – Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B5)
Engineer – Bruce Gerstein, Fred Miller (2)
Engineer, Engineer [Remix] – Phil Clendeninn
Guitar, Piano, Keyboards [Fender Rhodes, Arp Odyssesy, Poly-moog, Arp String Ensemble], Engineer [Remix], Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – James Mason
Illustration [Cover Airbrush Coloring] – Karl Blickenderfer
Photography By – Rollo Phlecks
Producer – Hank O'Neal
Saxophone – Justo Almario
Vocals – Clarice Taylor
Written-By – Ninoska Escobar*
Notes
1977 Licensed courtesy of Chiaroscuro Records

As an avid collector of vinyl for the past 30+ years it is with a heavy heart that I am selling off my entire vinyl collection - mainly due to the arrival of a small family & the need for the space that all entails, coupled with lack of time to DJ and any spare time now being spent on creating music and setting up a small home studio.
It feels right that these records seek a new home & get the play out they deserve!
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