Crystal Clear Records

Crystal Clear Records

Profile:
San Francisco-based label, founded in 1976 by Ed Wodenjak and Michael Robert Phillips, focused on "direct to disc" audiophile recordings.
Parent Label:
Contact Info:
[obsolete]
Data from 1976:
Crystal Clear Records
225 Kearny Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94108
U.S.A.

Label

Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
00012 Various - 105.3FM Talk Radio's The Live And Local CD Various 105.3FM Talk Radio's The Live And Local CD(CD, Comp) Crystal Clear Records 00012 USA & Canada 2001 Sell This Version
79053 Richard Morris (9) / Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Richard Morris (9) / Atlanta Brass Ensemble Richard Morris (9) / Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks(Cass, Album) Crystal Clear Records 79053 US 1983 Sell This Version
79055 Jonas Nordwall - Space Organ Jonas Nordwall Space Organ(Cass, Album, Promo) Crystal Clear Records 79055 US 1983 Sell This Version
826515 Virgil Fox - The Fox Touch Vol. 1+2 Virgil Fox The Fox Touch Vol. 1+2(CD, Album, Dlx) Crystal Clear Records 826515 Germany 1987 Sell This Version
8.26516 Charlie Byrd - Direct To Disc Charlie Byrd Direct To Disc (CD, Album, RE) TELDEC, Crystal Clear Records 8.26516 Germany 1987 Sell This Version
8.26517 Laurindo Almeida - New Directions Of Virtuoso Guitar Laurindo Almeida New Directions Of Virtuoso Guitar(CD, Comp) TELDEC, Crystal Clear Records 8.26517 Germany 1987 Sell This Version
8.26519 Taj Mahal - Live And Direct Taj Mahal Live And Direct(CD, Album, RE) Crystal Clear Records, Teldec, Teldec, Crystal Clear Records 8.26519 Germany 1987 Sell This Version
8.26519 ZP Taj Mahal - Live And Direct Taj Mahal Live And Direct(CD, Album, RE) Crystal Clear Records, Teldec, Teldec, Crystal Clear Records 8.26519 ZP Germany 1987 Sell This Version
8.26534 ZP The Dillards - Mountain Rock The Dillards Mountain Rock(CD, Album, RE) Teldec, Crystal Clear Records 8.26534 ZP Germany 1987 Sell This Version
8.26537 Stoneground - Play It Loud Stoneground Play It Loud(CD) Crystal Clear Records, TELDEC, Crystal Clear Records, TELDEC 8.26537 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
8.26537 ZP Stoneground - Play It Loud Stoneground Play It Loud(CD) Crystal Clear Records, TELDEC, Crystal Clear Records, TELDEC 8.26537 ZP Germany Unknown Sell This Version
CC 5123 The Maines Brothers Band - Red, Hot And Blue The Maines Brothers Band Red, Hot And Blue(CD, Album) Crystal Clear Records CC 5123 US 1987 Sell This Version
CC#5123 Rusty Wier - I Stood Up Rusty Wier I Stood Up(CD, Album) Crystal Clear Records CC#5123 US 2002 Sell This Version
CCS 5002 Gino Dentie And The Family - Direct Disco Gino Dentie And The Family Direct Disco CCS 5002 US 1976 Sell This Version
CCS5002 Gino Dentie And The Family - Direct Disco Gino Dentie And The Family Direct Disco(12", Bla) Crystal Clear Records CCS5002 USA & Canada 1976 Sell This Version
CCS 5004 San Francisco Ltd. - San Francisco Ltd. San Francisco Ltd. San Francisco Ltd. (Album, EP) CCS 5004 US 1976 Sell This Version
CCS 5005 Charlie Musselwhite - Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough Charlie Musselwhite Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough(LP, Ltd, Dir) Crystal Clear Records CCS 5005 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS-5006 Merl Saunders - Do I Move You Merl Saunders Do I Move You (Album) CCS-5006 Germany 1979 Sell This Version
CCS 5007 The Dillards - Mountain Rock The Dillards Mountain Rock(LP, Album, Ltd, dir) Crystal Clear Records CCS 5007 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCS 5010 Hot Stuff (5) - Hot Stuff Hot Stuff (5) Hot Stuff (Album) CCS 5010 US 1980 Sell This Version
CCS-5012 Liverpool (12) - Direct To Disc Tribute To The Beatles Liverpool (12) Direct To Disc Tribute To The Beatles(LP, Album) Crystal Clear Records CCS-5012 US 1981 Sell This Version
CCS-5501 Various - Analogue Tape Sampler Of Jazz-Rock Direct To Disc Releases Various Analogue Tape Sampler Of Jazz-Rock Direct To Disc Releases(LP, Album, Comp, Promo) Crystal Clear Records CCS-5501 US 1981 Sell This Version
CCS 6001 Peter Nero - The Wiz Peter Nero The Wiz CCS 6001 US 1977 Sell This Version
CCS-6002 Phillips & Renzulli, Gershwin* - Gershwin Fantasia Phillips & Renzulli, Gershwin* Phillips & Renzulli, Gershwin* - Gershwin Fantasia(LP, Ltd) Crystal Clear Records CCS-6002 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCS-6003 Jonas Nordwall - Space Organ Jonas Nordwall Space Organ (Album) CCS-6003 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCS 6004 Carlos Montoya - Flamenco Direct Volume 1 Carlos Montoya Flamenco Direct Volume 1(LP, Ltd) Crystal Clear Records CCS 6004 US 1980 Sell This Version
CCS 6005 Carlos Montoya - Flamenco Direct (Volume II) Carlos Montoya Flamenco Direct (Volume II)(LP, Album) Crystal Clear Records CCS 6005 US 1980 Sell This Version
CCS-7001 Virgil Fox - The Fox Touch • Volume One Virgil Fox The Fox Touch • Volume One (Album) CCS-7001 USA & Europe 1977 Sell This Version
CCS-7002 Virgil Fox - The Fox Touch Volume Two Virgil Fox The Fox Touch Volume Two(LP, Album, Ltd, Dir) Crystal Clear Records CCS-7002 US 1977 Sell This Version
CCS-7003 Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* - Capriccio Italien - Capriccio Espagnol Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops* - Capriccio Italien - Capriccio Espagnol (Album) CCS-7003 Germany 1978 Sell This Version
CCS 7005 Morton Gould - The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Gould Conducts Gould Morton Gould - The London Philharmonic Orchestra Morton Gould - The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Gould Conducts Gould CCS 7005 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS 7006 Walter Susskind, The London Philharmonic* - Walter Susskind Conducting The London Philharmonic Walter Susskind, The London Philharmonic* Walter Susskind, The London Philharmonic* - Walter Susskind Conducting The London Philharmonic CCS 7006 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS-7007 Fernando Valenti - 1685: A Sound Odyssey Fernando Valenti 1685: A Sound Odyssey(LP, Ltd, Dir) Crystal Clear Records CCS-7007 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCS-7010 Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Volume 1 (Music For Organ, Brass And Percussion) Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Volume 1 (Music For Organ, Brass And Percussion) (Album) CCS-7010 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCS-7011 Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Volume II (Music For Organ, Brass & Percussion) Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Volume II (Music For Organ, Brass & Percussion) (Album) CCS-7011 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCS 8001 Laurindo Almeida - Virtuoso Guitar Laurindo Almeida Virtuoso Guitar (Album) CCS 8001 US 1977 Sell This Version
CCS 8002 Charlie Byrd - Direct Disc Recording Charlie Byrd Direct Disc Recording (Album) CCS 8002 US 1977 Sell This Version
CCS 8003 Cal Tjader - Huracán Cal Tjader Huracán CCS 8003 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS 8003 Cal Tjader - Huracán Cal Tjader Huracán(12", Ltd, TP, Whi) Crystal Clear Records CCS 8003 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS 8003 Cal Tjader - Huracán Cal Tjader Huracán(12", Ltd, COL) Crystal Clear Records CCS 8003 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS 8004 Jon Jarvis (2) - Evolutions I Jon Jarvis (2) Evolutions I(LP, Album, Ltd, Dir) Crystal Clear Records CCS 8004 US 1978 Sell This Version
CCS-8007 Laurindo Almeida - New Directions Laurindo Almeida New Directions (Album) CCS-8007 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCX-5009 Stoneground - Play It Loud Stoneground Play It Loud(LP) Crystal Clear Records CCX-5009 US 1979 Sell This Version
CCX-5011 Taj Mahal And The International Rhythm Band - Live & Direct Taj Mahal And The International Rhythm Band Taj Mahal And The International Rhythm Band - Live & Direct(LP, Album, Ltd) Crystal Clear Records CCX-5011 US 1979 Sell This Version
dbx GS - 2015 Charlie Byrd - Charlie Byrd Charlie Byrd Charlie Byrd(LP, Album, RE, Dir) Crystal Clear Records, Crystal Clear Records dbx GS - 2015 Unknown Sell This Version
GS-2022 Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Volume II Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble Richard Morris (9), Atlanta Brass Ensemble - Sonic Fireworks Volume II(LP, Album, DBX) Crystal Clear Records, Crystal Clear Records GS-2022 US 1979 Sell This Version
none Ed & Doris Mucklow - Country Dreamers Ed & Doris Mucklow Country Dreamers(LP, Album) Crystal Clear Records none US Unknown Sell This Version
PCR 1302 The Dillards - Mountain Rock The Dillards Mountain Rock(CD, Album, RE) Pacific Cypress PCR 1302 US 2012 Sell This Version
RCEP 127 Gene Summers And His Rebels - School Of Rock & Roll Gene Summers And His Rebels School Of Rock & Roll (EP) RCEP 127 Europe 2015 Sell This Version
UG-9003 Virgil Fox - The Digital Fox, Volume One And Volume Two Virgil Fox The Digital Fox, Volume One And Volume Two(2xLP, Album) Crystal Clear Records UG-9003 US 1977 Sell This Version
Z - 4061 Taj Mahal And The International Rhythm Band - Live & Direct Taj Mahal And The International Rhythm Band Taj Mahal And The International Rhythm Band - Live & Direct(LP, Album) Zartos, Crystal Clear Records Z - 4061 Spain 1980 Sell This Version

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rasputin_rarities

rasputin_rarities

February 3, 2021
I actually have a question that maybe someone out there can answer. I have come across a Crystal Clear test pressing that judging by the matrix information is CCS 5013. It's 2 side-long tracks of percussion somewhat akin to a Rhythm Devils type vibe. I can't find any information about it & am pretty curious to know what this is. Any help would be appreciated!
RolfeZ

RolfeZ

February 28, 2009
San Francisco Ltd. - Great music with wonderful performances. And this is just possibly the best sound quality ever recorded on any media - ever. LP. CD, SACD, DVD-audio - whatever. Even on mediocre equipment the sound quality of this album is spectacular. And on a good quality system it's breathtaking. Just make sure your system is up to it. The album is recorded on 45 rpm. with no noticable compression or equalization and simply explodes from the speakers - and it'll explode the speaker-units if you're not careful. Digital will have to go above 1 GHz/256 bits before there's any comparison.