Eric Dolphy ‎– Out To Lunch!

Fairly dusty, dirty, and smudged out of the wrapper, but luckily cleaned up nicely and sounds a lot better than I feared. No pops, nice stereo mix, good depth = great value pressing. Sounds the way I would expect a more carefully manufactured 180g release to sound.

Addendum to comment below. My lovely original mono copy has 'deep groove' on side 2 only.

Exactly the same pressing as https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Dolphy-Out-To-Lunch/release/5595901. My copy was flat and quiet, with no pops and plays fine - despite the vinyl not looking the best on first inspection.... the mastering and therefore the Sound, is top notch - Recommended if you get a decent pressing, cheap

Exactly the same pressing as https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Dolphy-Out-To-Lunch/release/5671726. If you get an Ok Pressing, then the Sound is very good!

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An interesting work of Avantgarde art by a master jazz musician. This record is a real statement of an individuals sound and ideas on how music can be played and demands a listener that’s willing to go along for a pretty wild ride. These cheap represses aren’t great, but I’ve found that with a good cleaning with a GOOD record cleaning machine (thanks to my local record store), they become VERY listenable, bass is more apparent and horns sound smoother.

Warm and full sound. Vastly superior to the 2012 reissue I also own (B1 85391).

Another Blue Note reissue with quality control problems. Record is warped even if it was new and sealed. Out of eight Blue Note reissues I've bought recently, four have some defects i.e. warping, spindle hole too tight, record not perfectly circular. Sound quality is very good though so it is a shame that quality control has allowed defective records to be put on the market. Five stars for the music but one star for the substandard quality control. I will not be buying anymore mint sealed Blue Note reissues from now on which is a shame but a 50% chance of getting a good pressing is too much hassle in returning them from Europe to US and extremely disappointing.