St Germain – Tourist

I can only agree with the positive reviews. Absolutely perfect pressing. Above all, the sound is finally decent hi-fi. No exaggerated bass, no scratchy and distorted highs. The mids are also very well balanced. This makes listening to vinyl fun.

Mindblowing pressing. Impeccably balanced sound, no surface noise and perfectly detailed. The packaging is also really nice.

why is it "club edition"? I don't seem to find any difference with other editions

TOURIST represented St. Germain’s move to the big league, as his merger of electronic music and jazz found its way to no less than the famed Blue Note. And from the first pulcks of the double bass on “Rose Rouge,” it’s not hard to see why. It sets down an immediate—if familiar—riff for the Marlena Shaw vocals (and, later, a trumpet and saxophone) to float atop. “Montego Bay Spleen” takes a completely different tack and goes for full-on dub, but “So Flute” returns to the house rhythms by featuring a lot of… well, flute, which soon gives way to a more traditional piano line. The Rhodes on “Land Of…” gives off hints of gospel before it settles into a funky groove, while “Latin Note” keeps the Latin-tinged percussion submerged beneath the melodic lines. The blues snippet from John Lee Hooker that undergirds “Sure Thing” offers a nod towards St Germain’s earlier, sample-based work, as does the smooth house of “Pont Des Arts.” The album closes with the mellow one-two of “La Goutte D’Or” and “What Do You Think About.” This album is the equivalent of a blended scotch—goes down smooth and gives you that warm feeling in your tummy.

Had great worries, because of the many bad reviews - All four sides sound very good!

Bought this one yesterday in a record store in Paris. Had to bother the guy in the store to open the record and do a test play of C1 😂 Sounded perfect, however. So it seems not all pressings have these issues stated below.

I’ve given up getting a decent copy of this album. Seems to be a recognised problem with a static clipping distortion but only on Sure Thing which makes me think it’s a mastering issue and not a pressing issue especially as the next reissue did exactly the same thing on the same track. It really can’t be that difficult to make a good record.

My LP has exactly that issues they thay mentioned(also with that sticker), distorted trumpet (which i could get over it) but completely unlistenable "Sure Thing" makes this reissue useless. Actually once I've had simple eliptical stylus I didn't hear it, but I've changed stylus recently on Shibata and I was in schock what a crap i this reissue.

My copy is absolutely magic. After an initial ultrasonic clean this is super vinyl quiet. Black background! The tunes and mastering are also increredible! Sounds as good as any all analogue Blue Note record I own! Massive soundstage both wide and deep! 10/10

I finally gave in and ordered a copy from Europe and I'm so glad I did. Mastering, press quality, and packaging are all top notch. A mighty fine reissue of an essential classic.