Archive for Yerba Buena Bounce
2012 In Review – New Reference Mastercuts LPs
2013 is quickly approaching, so take a look back though our 2012 releases! New Reference Mastercuts Releases RACHMANINOFF: SYMPHONIC DANCES; VOCALISE (RM-1504) Eiji Oue/ Minnesota Orchestra 33 1/3 rpm, Half-Speed Mastered, 200 gram virgin vinyl from Quality Record Pressings in gatefold jacket FIRST TIME EVER ON LP! Widely believed to be the finest orchestral recording RR has ever made. Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the most beloved composers of the twentieth century. His music is…
Audiophile Audition Reviews new Hot Club of San Francisco LP!
John Henry of Audiophile Audition with a thorough new review of The Hot Club of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Bounce LP: Reference Recordings has gone out of their way to make this double album of special audiophile interest. First, both discs are 200 grams, rather than the usual 180 gram audiophile standard for vinyl reissues. Then each of the four sides ends in a couple minutes of quiet grooves so you won’t have to deal…
The Truth Behind The Hot Club of San Francisco
Now available on HRx and LP, not quite as small of a “small plastic disc,” but that doesn’t make it any less dangerous. Learn about the true story of The Hot Club of San Francisco from the original Yerba Buena Bounce liner notes: BEWARE: The small plastic disc you hold in your hands is one dangerous item It’s a time machine, and as the first notes jump out from the guitars and violin of the…
Listen to Yerba Buena Bounce on Spotify
We recently got into an interesting discussion on Facebook and Twitter about people in the audiophile world using Spotify to preview music before getting a recording in a higher audio format. So, with the release of our newest Reference Mastercuts LP we thought it would be fun to share the original recording as it appears on Spotify in case you don’t already have an HDCD or HRx copy. Take a listen and then get the…
New Reference Mastercuts Release – The Hot Club of San Francisco
New Reference Mastercuts LP! RM-2503 The Hot Club of San Francisco Yerba Buena Bounce 2 LP set, 45 rpm, 200-gram discs from Quality Record Pressings, in gatefold jacket “San Francisco has the earned reputation as a city that is unique and goes its own independent direction. I think that can also be said of the Hot Club of San Francisco, a creative band that masters Gypsy Jazz, but gives it new shape, sound, and inspiration…