Herbie Hancock – Empyrean Isles
Tracklist
| A1 | One Finger Snap | |
| A2 | Oliloqui Valley | |
| B1 | Cantaloupe Island | |
| B2 | The Egg |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music
- Record Company – Capitol Records, LLC
- Record Company – Blue Note Records Inc.
- Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blue Note Records
- Copyright © – Capitol Records, LLC
- Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
- Mastered At – Cohearent Audio
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN85230
Credits
- Bass – Ron Carter
- Cornet – Freddie Hubbard
- Design [Cover Design By], Cover [Cover Design By] – Reid Miles
- Drums – Anthony Williams
- Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
- Liner Notes – Nora Kelly
- Mastered By [LP Mastering] – Kevin Gray
- Photography By [Cover Photo By], Cover [Cover Photo By] – Francis Wolff
- Piano – Herbie Hancock
- Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
Notes
Comes with a plain white poly-lined inner sleeve. There are 2 stickers on the protective shrink-wrap: "Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series" hype sticker on the front; and "Made in " sticker on the back.
Recorded on June 17, 1964
[Back cover and labels]
A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1964 on Blue Note Records © 2023 Capitol Records, LLC.
Made in the EU.
Blue Note® is a ed trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
[Back cover]
LP mastering: Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
[Hype sticker]
Mastered from the original analog tapes by Keven Gray at Cohearent Audio
180 gram vinyl
Catalog numbers:
> 4859562: back cover; spine
> ST-84175: back cover
> 84175: front cover; spine
> 00602448595621: back cover; labels
> BST 84175: labels
Runouts are etched. For variant 2 the side A "geometric" marks '1ʌ' are mirrored and on side B '2ʌ' are mirrored and inverted.
Recorded on June 17, 1964
[Back cover and labels]
A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1964 on Blue Note Records © 2023 Capitol Records, LLC.
Made in the EU.
Blue Note® is a ed trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
[Back cover]
LP mastering: Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
[Hype sticker]
Mastered from the original analog tapes by Keven Gray at Cohearent Audio
180 gram vinyl
Catalog numbers:
> 4859562: back cover; spine
> ST-84175: back cover
> 84175: front cover; spine
> 00602448595621: back cover; labels
> BST 84175: labels
Runouts are etched. For variant 2 the side A "geometric" marks '1ʌ' are mirrored and on side B '2ʌ' are mirrored and inverted.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02448 59562 1
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602448595621
- Label Code: LC00133
- Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label, in parentheses): BNST 84175-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label, in parentheses): BNST 84175-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): BN85230-01 A1 4859562 006024 48595621-A KPG@CA
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): BN85230-01 B1 +S 4859562 006024 48595621-B KPG@CA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): BN85230-01 A1 4859562 006024 48595621-A KPG@CA 1ʌ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): BN85230-01 B1 2ʌ 4859562 006024 48595621-B KPG@CA
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Empyrean Isles (LP, Album, Mono, DG side 1) | Blue Note | BLP 4175 | US | 1964 | ||
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Empyrean Isles (LP, Album, Stereo) | Blue Note | BST 84175 | US | 1964 | ||
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Empyrean Isles (LP, Album, Mono, No DG) | Blue Note | BLP 4175 | US | 1964 | ||
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Empyrean Isles (LP, Album, Mono, DG side 2) | Blue Note | BLP 4175 | US | 1964 | ||
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Empyrean Isles (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Liberty) | Blue Note | BST 84175 | US | 1966 |
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Reviews
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Edited one month ago2nd copy without defects.. Good. 1st copy with MANY POPS & TICS both on A2 and B2. Optimal Media GmbH is a relal disaster as Pressing Plant. You must be lucky -
Listening to this one again now. It's not just the ticks on B2. Freddie's trumpet is too hot and "cutting" at times. The jacket stinks. An album of this quality deserves better than this bargain-basement treatment. -
Flawless copy, sounds as good as may be expected with no tics or pops and good separation and definition of instruments.
Only remark that my copy has the Made in sticker but lacks the Classic Vinyl Series one. -
Compared to the 1985 Cadre Rouge Audiophile Edition I own, this reissue sounds very smooth and rich.
There is almost no noise and there are no manufacturing defects.
In fact, I wonder if there is an album with better sound than this. -
I read all the comments and came to the following conclusion: either someone has hearing problems or with the equipment on which they listened to this record, I do not take into factory defects in the recording. This edition sounds as natural as it can be, I'm telling you as a musician. the drums sound above all praise. A perfectly balanced engineering job. Take this masterpiece and do not hesitate.
Listened to : on the 45th lamp , Lowther dx3 speakers , ortofon vms20mkii stylus -
Edited one year agoExcellent pressing. No noise or other nasties. This reissue will satisfy all reasonable jazz vinyl fans. Really interesting Herbie session -
My copy is clean and quiet on both sides. The minor bother is a little distortion when Freddie reaches high notes. -
Very noisy on B2 with a lot of pops and clics. Probably noisy all over but B2 has a lot of quiet parts. -
Record sounds great, except for B2, altho that's a highly improvised track, meh, tons of clicks that didn't bother, my main concern was B1 which sounds fantastic. 😊😊 -
This is a superb pressing and a way decent master job. Silent surface, superb imaging. If you want to spend less than a hundred bucks on this LP you certainly cannot go wrong here. (discharge the static in the poly lined paper sleeve and give the disc a wee wash and you'll be super happy)
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