I have 4 reissues from this label and all sound fantastic with zero pops/clicks/surface noise. Not sure if it’s because they upped their game in recent years, but I have zero complaints.
Not sure what all the complaining is about. Sounds like uppity bantering to me. Every record I've purchased from RGM has been an album I couldn't find or had to pay way more for. I love my 45 Grave and Return of the Living Dead records! I probably wouldn't have these gems without RGM. I appreciate the clean vinyl; their yearly CD/LP sale is awesome. I hope they keep the reissues going!
Kind of surprised by the negative comments below. I admittedly am new to the label, but the Black Jazz reissues are very nicely pressed and well done all around (including non-pixelated cover artwork). The only other experience with this label I have was the Dorothy Ashby reissue which I also enjoyed. I actually came here wondering where they pressed their records, because I was impressed! They aren't thick vinyl but nice and flat without any rough edges like from the budget shops and came in MoFi type inner sleeves (the Black Jazz records anyway).
FYI, it looks like they are pressed at Gotta Groove Records. Never heard of them, but I have nothing but good things to say about them. Harkens back to the days when you could get a flat and nicely pressed record on a normal weight.
Real Gone Music misrepresents pressing numbers - for example, the green edition of "Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" by Norma Tanega is still readily found in retail environments across the U.S., either they pressed more than 1,000 or there is a counterfeit version. The quality control on that release is also below professional standards as it is a poorly mastered needle-drop reissue with significant clicks and pops.
I’ve only purchased soundtracks from Real Gone, and they all sound great, but have one thing in common - terrible, pixelated, LQ artwork. Something’s Gotta Give, Chicago, Orange County, Love Actually, all of them look like Chinese bootlegs. Just horrible, for $30+ you’d expect something a little less amateurish.
The Faith Hope & Charity CD sounds like crap. My .49 cent charity shop VPI cleaned LP sounds better. Ugh. The Tubes 2-on-1 also sounds bad. Another reissue label to avoid.
Man these folks just don't get it. Any vinyl releases I've picked up from them have been off-center. And I've tried engaging them on this without success. Another reissue label to avoid.
Real Gone is what these people should be. Haven't heard one good sounding reissue from this label yet. Last I picked was the "Predator" soundtrack. Just awful. Dunno what the other reviewer hears that I don't. Might be he's on the wrong page.
RecordChaser9
October 5, 2022