Ok, so i dig female vocals of any genre, but the older jazz stuff really rocks my boat. I've got piles of Ella, Etta, Sarah and I forget who else. I'm digging Nina Simone. I have that first album, mono, on Bethelem, which is fantastic. The "Blues" album (mine is a Speaker's Corner reissue with the good ol DynaGroove logo on it) is groovy musically, but sounds like other RCA DynaGrooves, do others agree? It's borderline nasty sounding, and I'm not sure why if the tape was not processed using DynaGroove- if it was, that explains it. So there's a question.
Second, looking for Nina's album "I Put a Spell on You" which has 'Feelin Good.' This doesn't seem to be an audiophile 'hottie' but it just doesn't seem to be available from the usual out of print sources. Any tips on that front, and any thoughts on how that record sounds. (I thought twice about asking, because suddenly there will be 15 others looking for it, but ...)
Then, other Nina tips on vinyl, please?
Finally, Dinah Washington- don't know much about her, or her body of work.
Any recommendations?
Original pressings are fine as long as I don't have to pay hundreds of dollars for them, otherwise, a good reissue is Ok.
TIA.
Second, looking for Nina's album "I Put a Spell on You" which has 'Feelin Good.' This doesn't seem to be an audiophile 'hottie' but it just doesn't seem to be available from the usual out of print sources. Any tips on that front, and any thoughts on how that record sounds. (I thought twice about asking, because suddenly there will be 15 others looking for it, but ...)
Then, other Nina tips on vinyl, please?
Finally, Dinah Washington- don't know much about her, or her body of work.
Any recommendations?
Original pressings are fine as long as I don't have to pay hundreds of dollars for them, otherwise, a good reissue is Ok.
TIA.