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Bill Evans Vinyl on Riverside


As much as I would love to have the box set of the Complete Riverside Recordings---18 LPS I believe it is--it normally goes for at least $350, a nice little chunk of change around my house. On the other hand, you have the OJC pressings, which I have heard are excellent. I have a few of these and they are very good, but I have not heard the Evans.

I realize the Complete Recordings contain much more music, but I could probably live with having "Live At The Village Vanguard" and "Waltz For Debbie" (both of which I believe are available on OJC) in addition to the Evans I already have on vinyl.

At last then, the question: Has anyone compared the sonics of the box set and the OJC pressings? If the box set is substantially better, I may remain patient and wait for a deal. If they are about the same, I'll probably go ahead and get the OJC records.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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davemitchell
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03-07-07: Tarsando
The CD version is your best bet. In my opinion

Even the inexpensive OJC LP which normally sells for about $10-$12 new and $4-$6 used, handily beats any version of the CD I have tried, including the otherwise excellent $30 Analog Productions CD remaster.

This assumes, of course, that you have a good turntable that is properly set up.
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