Totally agree with you. I do have both Door Ka Rahi & Padosan in rerelease (1992) pressings, both are dull even in cassettes sounds better. Mostly Polydor / MIL vinyl pressing are excellent, exception like Ghungroo Ki Awaaz.
Good Quality Hindi Vinyl Pressings
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Sorry ! Till now not taken the risk to play gamble with new release.
I have few Angel & Odeon EP's, they all are excellent pressing, I can feel the artist breathing.
I was interested in getting Jagjit Singh’s newer albums like Face to face, Marasim, Parwaaz, Koi baat chale on LP. Since all these are digitally recorded and well mastered on CD will there be any significant improvement in the LP version? I would like to hear from members experience.
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Agreed.. I'm also waiting for a response to decide whether I should invest in those.
Got "1942 A Love Story" last Friday from Amazon.. Really disappointed. After Albums like Sapnay and Pareenita expectations were quite High. But felt really sad will the recordings.
I had called the seller he said these new releases are pressed from digital sources. Is it so? If yes does it make sense in spending 1.5k on vinyls?
It should make sense if the vinyl release is mastered well compared to CD pressing. IMHO, with digital masters, record labels should go for a good quality digital release instead of making money by offloading poor quality vinyl. Looks like they’re trying to pour more fuel where there’s fire
I'm a big fan of JS & have few original pressed LPs of live performances. I have Marasim LP also, recording is good IMO, one can feel texture, weight and depth of legends' voice when one glass in hand ;-).
Have you done a comparison with the CD releases? Is it similar sounding or better?
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Compared to other Indian mastered vinyls and regardless of music it contains with repeated listening I find (1) Chala Wahi Desh (2) Begam Akhtar in memorium (3) Ghar (4) Gharonda (5) Ankahee interesting. Other worth listening are Saath Saath, Guide, Bandini/Sujata. Most other are already posted.
Side note : Vinyls to avoid are (33 rpm) Yadon Ki barat, Abhimaan, Daag, Ajnabee/Amanush. Few with message like "To preserve the authenticity this vinyl is produced as it is" I think they have half circle on front with Title "Hits of Suman Kalyanpur" or something. Will check and post.
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I have noticed that among the bigger three music directors of t8he 70's, Laxmikant-Pyarelaal were the least advanced in terms of sound recording quality. Their sound is less defined, more radio-ish. RD Burman's is a mix, but has quite a few with good sound recording (while Sholay clearly underwhelms). But his speciality of innovating with instruments and arranging still make his albums listenable on a good music system. But to me the top spot on sound quality goes to Kalyanji Anandji. Their recordings have the cleanest, best defined sound of that era. No wonder the aesthetically conscious Khan brothers went for KA over the others.
The 80's saw Bappi (and Disco) take over and well his songs are always a delight for an audiophile - though one has to ignore the non-sensical lyrics and poor compositions that dogged this decade. RD's output of this decade is likewise - musically average, but sonically good (many of the albums are already listed in this thread)
What are your impressions on the music director - sound quality combinations over the decades? Which music directors produced the best albums, SQ-wise for their era? Any sonic surprises from the 60's or even the 50's?
I think this deserves a separate thread.
Khayyam & Naushad also had some very good compositions (SQ wise). Yes, as Naturelover said, this should be a separate thread, will be very useful for FMs
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Oh yes, How can one forget them! Khayyam made some immortal albums (Umrao Jaan, Bazaar, Razia Sultan) in the early 80s. Naushad gave us the ‘magnum opus’ orchestral sound in the 50’a and 60’s. Baiju Bawara, Mughal-e-Azam, Mere Mehboob are albums for ever.
Can a mod help us move the posts to a new thread? It could be titled, ‘Film directors and Sound quality over the decades’.
A lesson in musical appreciation! But are they also examples of good SQ/vinyl pressings of those eras?
Most of the 60s and 70s Hindi film vinyls sound very good. I own nearly 400 vinyls of old Bollywood films. So very familiar with them. They capture the emotion and the feel of the song very well. The focus is on the vocals. If you are looking for separation and other audiophile qualities it’s not going to be there.
You missed Pakeezah
Naushad only composed these songs for Pakeezah -
Nazaria Ki Maari", "Title Music - Alap", "Mora Saajan Sauten Ghar Jaye" and "Kaun Gali Gayo Shyam
All the known ones were composed by Ghulam Mohammed. He died before the film release and hence Naushad was called in to give background music and compose a few tracks
Nazaria Ki Maari", "Title Music - Alap", "Mora Saajan Sauten Ghar Jaye" and "Kaun Gali Gayo Shyam
All the known ones were composed by Ghulam Mohammed. He died before the film release and hence Naushad was called in to give background music and compose a few tracks
OK. Thanks. I thought he had composed the entire album
The fundamental difference I find between the 60s and 70s mastering versus the post 80s is the feel of the song is captured much better in the older films. I don’t know if it was because of better quality of music directors or singers or it was mastering related. That’s what makes those old songs legendary. Hear Talat or Hemant Kumar sing and you’ll know what I mean
I know the majority here swear by the Burning Train vinyl. I am not a huge fan of it. It ticks most of the audiophile stuff like separation, layering, soundstage etc. But I don’t get a feel here. Check the qawali of Hum Kisise Kum Nahin, Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai and Burning Train. The qawali in HKKN gets the mood so right. The Burning Train recording is more polished but it’s at the expense of the feel.
For me the intent and feel of a song is most critical. Even in Sholay, the feel comes through beautifully on all the tracks. Ditto with Namak Halal. You can hear the feel of every song. Most of the 60s and 70s songs get this feel and mood right.
For me the intent and feel of a song is most critical. Even in Sholay, the feel comes through beautifully on all the tracks. Ditto with Namak Halal. You can hear the feel of every song. Most of the 60s and 70s songs get this feel and mood right.
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