Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch!

A fantastic album and a fantastic pressing over all. There are a few very short passages on side B with non-fill artefacts, otherwise it’s very good. I have the Van Gelder edition CD also which also sounds very good but this is even better.

First things first: this is easily up there with KoB, Shape of Jazz and Love Supreme as some of the greatest music ever put to tape. Like those, this also redefined what jazz could be.

The mastering is phenomenal here. Crystalline image, huge soundstage and tons of detail (sax keys and brush strokes. Lucky to live in time with pressings like these.

I could have done with less noise, however. It’s not a dealbreaker by any means, but it shouldn’t be the amount I’m getting. Did a cleaning right out of the package and have spun it four times. It’s cleared up a bit and hopefully will continue.

But honestly don’t let that deter you from this otherwise incredible pressing.

Debut III / OM10 / Mani / Musical Fidelity A3.5 / Dynaudio 1.3SE

Mine sounds (the press/sound quality), great but this nonsensical horn wining and disjunctive gibberish playing is god+awful and I guess I just don't "get it". Sounds like your walking down the hallway on the practice floor of a music college with random phrases being thrown at you. Sorry, guess it's just not my cup of tea.

This sounds great, the effect of the stereo sound is impressive, close your eyes and you can see the band. GREAT pressing, even greater album. Anthony Williams on the drums is a beast, there is a hardcore groove on every track, heavily supported by
Rchard Davis on the bass, add Hubbard and Hutcherson to that band, wait, there is one more. Eric Dolphy? A genius, surrounded by... other geniuses. Sounds to good to believe, Try it on your own, wild stuff. I would send this shxt to space for all other beings out there to enjoy. Mulder, contact me on that issue, i believe;-)

My copy is noisy all over the place. I've clean it with my spin-clean maybe that's the problem.

Just received my copy. It sounds as amazing as everyone else says. However, something weird happened with the shrinkwrap: it seems to have been applied too tightly, meaning all four of the corners arrived with minor crinkling. It's not the end of the world, but I like my audiophile records to look as good as they sound. I bought this (new) from a seller on eBay, so it's probably not worth the hassle of trying to exchange it.

Beautiful sounding record. Completely silent and it sounds awesome. I’m glad it was cheap too.

My pressing was pristine, with almost no surface noise of any kind - even the quiet parts; light clicks are very few and far between.

The recording sounds brand new. Every instrument is sharp, with the drums being the most visceral. There's a xylophone in the middle, towards the back, and it has nice zing to it. The bass is in the middle, back, and you can hear it quite well; you can easily hear plucks as they are sharply rendered. The saxophone is very present in one channel, and the trumpet is the same in the other channel. It's easy to hear every instrument.

There is a lot of stuff going on in this album. I hear a flute in the left channel sometimes.

As it stands right now, this is the best pressing of any Classic Reissue Series records that I own. It is hilariously quiet.

Cartridge: AT150Sa

Very nice pressing. Clean with no crackle and very nice sound quality.

Breathtakingly good-sounding. I am pleased to have this Blue Note fave of mine finally on a flat 180g disc. The mastering is just awesome. No complaints, just fascinated by the reproduction value. Highly recommended. Bought this in a local shop, so no bad amazon surprises...