Various Artists - NAGRA: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album - 2xHD LP

200g 45RPM 2LP, All-Analog (AAA) Audiophile Pressing

To mark Nagra's 70th anniversary, this 45rpm double album was mastered at 2xHD on Nagra equipment and cut all-analog at Bernie Grundman Mastering, pure analog from analog master tapes. The set features tracks from Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Monty Alexander and Buddy Tate alongside audiophile recordings captured on the legendary Nagra IV-S tape machine. A 2022 Mono and Stereo Editors Choice Award winner.

Features

• AAA Audiophile 200g vinyl, 2LP, 45rpm
• Mastered by Rene Laflamme at 2xHD on Nagra equipment; cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Plated by Master Craft; pressed at Le Vinylist, Quebec
• Audiophile tracks recorded on the legendary Nagra IV-S tape machine
• Label: 2xHD / Nagra

Track Listing

Side One:

1. Bill Evans - Very Early (from Some Other Time)
2. Piltch and Davis - Horizontal Blue (from Take One)

Side Two:

1. Buddy Tate - Stardust (from I Cried for You)
2. Louis Armstrong - C'est si bon (from Now You Has Jazz)
3. Marlene VerPlanck - Deep in a Dream (from I Think of You with Every Breath I Take)

Side Three:

1. The L.A. Network - Take 5 (from Dave Brubeck Redux)
2. Monty Alexander Trio - Samba de Orfeu (from Love You Madly)
3. Drum Sound Check - Dynamics demo

Side Four:

1. Marc Vallee Trio - Cameleon (from Hamadryade)
2. OSL - The Soldier's March (Igor Stravinsky)
3. Trio de Curda - Oblivion (from Liber Tango)