Coltrane Box Setatlantic Years Vinyl Review

Chasin trane out later this year and now for the first time since their original release this box set gathers his mono recordings from the atlantic vaults.

Coltrane box setatlantic years vinyl review.

Rhino s 6cd 6lp 7 inch set is a splendid acquisition for both newbies and longtime fans. The atlantic years in mono doesn t include the entirety of his work for the label but it does ably document a thrilling era that brought coltrane to a mainstream audience. Rounding out the box is the coltrane legacy a scattershot outtakes comp from 1970. Don t be scared by the audiophile angle.

Fully remastered in glorious mono. John coltrane the atlantic years in mono label. If you are new to mr. Atlantic 0081227946401 rhino records 2 0081227946401.

John coltrane s life will be the subject of a new documentary tentative title. This box set gathers coltrane s mono recordings from the atlantic vaults to be released as a 6lp set with a 7 vinyl single. Packaged in an elegant hard bound box. T he retro chic of vinyl this package of john coltrane s pivotal sessions for atlantic in 1959 60 is released as seven vinyl discs or six cds seems now to be joined by an appeal to the.

Jazz writer ashley kahn has penned a new intro that situates trane in an audiophile context parsing the prevailing opinions on how people tended to feel about mono and stereo albums 60 years ago. I always find vinyl has better low end and cd s have better highs and dynamic range when it s not destroyed by brick wall mastering. The cd s seem to have more distortion but only the mono ones. Packaged in an elegant cloth bound box.