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Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus - best LP?

I just love this LP! For some time I've been trying to gather all the versions I can find of it to get the best possible fidelity.

The one version I can't seem to get my hands on is Analogue Productions' 45rpm reissue from the Fantasy 45 series. Does anybody here have that and can compare it to for example the 180g DCC pressing? The DCC is the best version I've got by far, and I think now that I've played through them all except the original Prestige and the AP 45.

I'd also love to hear someone compare the original to the modern reissues.
osgorth
osgorth OP
109 posts
 
Yeah, "Way Out West" is another favorite! Fortunately I've managed to find the 45rpm version from AP. "The Bridge" is superb as well. Those three are easily his best albums in my opinion.

By the way, if you like great sax players - check out Barney Wilen. His softer records are just amazing - check out "French Ballads" on IDA Records if you can find it.. And "La Note Bleue" on the same label. Another great one is "Sanctuary". These are all mid-80s French pressings on thin vinyl, but oh my they sound great!
grimace
624 posts
 
the 200g reissue of the bridge sounds pretty good too.
duonri
11 posts
 
The best Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus on LP is the vintage original pressing on the Prestige 50th st label. You can find it on eBay only.
dcstep
1,518 posts
 
06-12-08: Duonri said:
"The best Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus on LP is the vintage original pressing on the Prestige 50th st label. You can find it on eBay only."

Forgetting about collectability, I'm wondering if the original pressing is better than the Analogue Productions 45rpm/180gram reissue. The reissue is astounding. Of course, it's sold out and now into collector status also, but it was a great deal at the original price of 50-bucks. Without hearing both, I can't declare one "the best", but maybe you've heard both.

Dave
duonri
11 posts
 
I have compared 3 pressings of the Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus:
The Original Prestige 50th st pressing with the AP lp and with the AP SACD – all mono of course :
While The Original Prestige ( vintage vinyl ) is not as clean/quite as the other two, it is the most detailed and best sounding.
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