Are the newly released LP records in Hindi, any good?

[navarannan]

The LP market appears to be booming at the moment. Many classic Hindi hits are being re-released, though the prices seem quite high.

http://blisstainment.com/

Has anyone purchased these? How is the audio quality? Are they sourced from audio CDs, or are they true analog recordings (e.g., reel-to-reel tape or other analog sources)?

Would love to hear your thoughts!

 

[skroderider]

I've not bought or heard any of these new releases, but my gut feeling is it's "make hay while the sun shines".

If you read through some of the old threads in this forum, there is anecdotal evidence that S*r*g*m* does not even have the original master tapes of most Bollywood classics from that era.

 

[kratu]

The general consensus is that these are digitally mastered and don’t sound the same as the analogue records of the 70s or 80s. Having said that, if the audio engineer truly understands the medium and masters them, it is worth considering. For new Bollywood records I wouldn’t spend so much.

 

[Bhaskar Jyoti Talapatra]

My experience with new bollywood records is not good. Though i did not buy many new records, most of the new records that I purchased are not even shadows of their old siblings. In most cases I have found that the dynamics is missing. If one listen to an old bollywood record and next a new vinyl of the same movie then he surely will prefer the old one IMHO. However, last year i purchased a new record of Jagjit Singh. To my ears it sounds sweet. This record is atleast better than the other new records that I have.

 

[TD150]

These vinyl LPs seem to be manufactured in Navi Mumbai. The cover mentions it's remastered from analog source. Let's wait before forming some conclusion. Who knows the music companies must have taken notes and wants to give us what we are looking out for.

 

[Bhaskar Jyoti Talapatra]

These vinyl LPs seem to be manufactured in Navi Mumbai. The cover mentions it's remastered from analog source. Let's wait before forming some conclusion. Who knows the music companies must have taken notes and wants to give us what we are looking out for.

If the music companies take notes and do some remarkable correction then music lovers will be more than happy. But till now I don't find any such redressal. Rather new vinyls are made , sold at skyrocketing prices and those are no better than the older versions except some . But I can be hopeful. BTW can anyone suggest some really good newly pressed bollywood vinyls?

 

[navarannan]

If the music companies take notes and do some remarkable correction then music lovers will be more than happy. But till now I don't find any such redressal. Rather new vinyls are made , sold at skyrocketing prices and those are no better than the older versions except some . But I can be hopeful. BTW can anyone suggest some really good newly pressed bollywood vinyls?

But the question is, are the newly pressed vinyl records truly good quality?

I’m still waiting for someone who has purchased and listened to them to share their experience.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any reviews on the subject.

 

[arj]

But the question is, are the newly pressed vinyl records truly good quality?

I’m still waiting for someone who has purchased and listened to them to share their experience.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any reviews on the subject.

Simple answer - No
better to buy the CD in 90% of the cases as many use CD/digital itself as the master to make the vinyl

 

[navarannan]

Simple answer - No
better to buy the CD in 90% of the cases as many use CD/digital itself as the master to make the vinyl

Thanks @arj
Is this from your personal experience

 

[jmascreen]

Thanks @arj
Is this from your personal experience

Since you are from kerala, the recent release of Malayalam movie oru vadakan veera kadha, it sounded like the master is from an audio cassette, similar for dhawni etc

 

[arj]

Thanks @arj
Is this from your personal experience

Very much so Absolute waste of time money and peace of mind.

Since you are from kerala, the recent release of Malayalam movie oru vadakan veera kadha, it sounded like the master is from an audio cassette, similar for dhawni etc

Yeah it is not a very good recording either but does nt sound as jarring as most new Bollywood releases

I personally am not buying any new vinyls as IMHO it is a Scam in the name of Analogue .

 

[navarannan]

Since you are from kerala, the recent release of Malayalam movie oru vadakan veera kadha, it sounded like the master is from an audio cassette, similar for dhawni etc

Thanks. I will check that out.
I have also seen couple of releases from Satyam like "Aaram Thamburaan" & "Aniyathipravu". Do you know what the source is?

Very much so Absolute waste of time money and peace of mind.

Thanks a lot. You saved my $$ and peace of mind

 

[jmascreen]

Thanks. I will check that out.
I have also seen couple of releases from Satyam like "Aaram Thamburaan" & "Aniyathipravu". Do you know what the source is?


Thanks a lot. You saved my $$ and peace of mind

Apart from vietnam colony rest everything is scrap either too digital made from wav/mp3 or from cassette

 

[availlyrics]

Is this from your personal experience

Have you heard about mo-fi scandal?

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Scandal? What Scandal? On July 14, Mike Esposito, a record dealer form Phoenix, Arizona made public, via his Youtube channel, that Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), a mainstay of the analogue audiophile world, has been deceiving its customers for years...

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[MSLokesh]

Save your money , stream music , live happily with the money you saved from not buying those newly pressed LPs .

 

[bhooshaniyer]

No company worth it's salt will hand over digital masters to bootleggers. Those digital masters are their main asset and they don't hand over those assets to no name 300 lp makers. Don't bother buying any new releases be it tamil, malayalam or hindi from hawkers. All are proper bootlegs made from unreliable digital files most likely ripped from commercial cds, with zero mastering skills and just splattered onto a vinyl disc with some filters and eqs. The only saving grace is the glossy new printed cover art. Everything else is a total farce.

Stay away from bootlegs.

 

[prem]

None of the vinyl releases of these new films are bootlegs. They are all official releases.

 

[bhooshaniyer]

None of the vinyl releases of these new films are bootlegs. They are all official releases.

And if they are why don't the sony, universal, saregama, t series etc list those vinyls in their website? Why arent the label selling them or promoting them? There is a difference between a label not taking action/ignoring or even enabling low-level bootlegging and something officially mastered and driven by themselves..suresh and ramesh are releasing lps, not labels. I believe this era of bollywood lps especially ones mastered and released by enthusiasts will.be seen as bootlegs in hind sight.

 

[prem]

The rights have been been licensed. It’s official. Bootleg is making an album without official permission of the rights holder.

The digital copies of the original master are provided by the music company to these individual operators.

If the music company were to be making these lps they would be using the same master.

Most of the new film releases on vinyl sound fine. It’s the best you can get. If you find Rock On tinny, it’s because the original master sucks. The LPs can be only as good as the original master allows it to be. Unfortunately many 90s original recordings are thin and digital sounding.

 

[bhooshaniyer]

The rights have been been licensed. It’s official. Bootleg is making an album without official permission of the rights holder.

The digital copies of the original master are provided by the music company to these individual operators.

If the music company were to be making these lps they would be using the same master.

Most of the new film releases on vinyl sound fine. It’s the best you can get. If you find Rock On tinny, it’s because the original master sucks. The LPs can be only as good as the original master allows it to be. Unfortunately many 90s original recordings are thin and digital sounding.

I have not seen any license agreement by sony or saregama to agree with you. I have my doubts and have good reasons to doubt. This is a wink wink nod nod arrangement done at a very localized level. Sony managed thriller album- they have rock solid process. This is anything but. Someone shared with me files they are going to use for an upcoming lp work- it was a direct magnasound Cd rip. I understand that many of these projects get hold of some cd rip wav and then eq it for lp. There are those that believe these albums in 90s have dat files in the vault. No one is getting those dats. So bootleg style operation hidden by a fig leaf. I don't want to convince you but calling it as I see it. The new lps sound worse than cd equivalent - Bombay for example. Have a good day.