Quincy Jones 'Sounds....' Nimbus Supercut
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Aug 27, 2016
Sold Date
Aug 22, 2016
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QUINCY JONES: SOUNDS... AND STUFF LIKE THAT Nimbus Supercut Audiophile LP
Extremely rare Audiophile re-issue of the classic 1978 Quincy Jones album that fused jazz, soul and disco with a host of great musicians.
This 'Supercut' series was a unique mastering and pressing, specially commisioned by Practical Hi-Fi magazine to sell direct to their discerning readers.
NIMBUS SUPERCUT LP QUINCY JONES SOUNDS...And Stuff Like That. CONDITION: LP. In very good condition with very little if any signs of wear round the spindle hole. Cover/Sleeve. In overall good condition but has a bit of wear round the edges and spline. inside sleeve/lyric sheet. In good condition
A&M Records AMLH64685. stamped nimbus england in the dead wax One of the best smooth and contemporary jazz funk lps out there. Incredible sonic accuracy and dark sound stage!
TRACKS: Stuff Like That I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning Love, I Never Had It So Good Tell Me A Bedtime Story Love Me By Name Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) Takin' It To The Streets ----------------------------------------------
This is serious audiophile territory and I played it a lot at Hi-Fi shows that I exhibited at. Fantastic line-up of musicians : Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, Hubert Laws, Tom Scott, Steve Gadd, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Tee, Michael Brecker, Anthony Jackson and many more. Vocalists: Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Chaka Kahn, Patti Austin, Gwen Guthrie, Luther Vandross, Charles May.
With a line-up like that you know you're in for some good tunes.
This album doesn't come up for sale that often so add it to your Nimbus Supercut collection, like fine wine they will only go up in value.
Any questions- please feel free to email me.
Nimbus Supercut
Nimbus Records have achieved somewhat of a legendary status within the audiophile circle for their 'Supercut' releases, which were only available by mail order through the Hi-fi magazines 'Practical Hi-fi' and 'Hi-fi Today' in the early 1980s. Nimbus mastered each release from the original master tapes using the best available mastering processes. Infact, Nimbus employed many techniques for each release that were not commonly used. For example, generally when bass moves from channel to channel on an LP, groove modulation is employed to reduce the movement of the stylus and this results in this bass being centered more over both channels. Most audiophiles would argue that this - and in fact anything, which changes the original recording should be avoided although this is common practice on most LPs. For example, the release of 'Joan Armatrading' had bass moving from channel to channel in several places, but Nimbus did not limit this, resulting in an outstanding pressing. Nimbus also had the ICI company produce an extremely pure vinyl for the LPs, which has amazing frequency reproduction and is virtually noise free - similar in quality to the 'super vinyl' used on earlier Mofi pressings. Due to their rarity and small pressing quantities, they are often more expensive than audiophile LPs from other labels, but the sums paid can be justified by the outstanding quality of the pressings and the fact that they tend to rise in value over time and as such are deemed as investments by some audiophiles. Other releases included Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here', Beatles 'Sgt Pepper' and Wings 'Band on the Run' and many other excellent titles.
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