Interesting I have never seen that brand, Master Sound, Have they done a series?Sly and the Family Stone Stand! Gold
Columbia started their Mastersound series in 1980 to compete with MoFi. I have a few but looking over the discogs list below .... hardly a dent in what was released......Vinyl and Chromium Dioxide cassettes are listed but there were quite a few released as Gold CDs in premium packaging:Interesting I have never seen that brand, Master Sound, Have they done a series?
http://www.24-karat.de/sony/Interesting I have never seen that brand, Master Sound, Have they done a series?
Are they all made in Japan?there were 2 distinct releases of these titles. The first version had the big longbox with the second re-release being cd size with a outer dust cover. see pics
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I have two bought in Buffalo for less than $20 each when just released.Wow , you old timers have left me in the dust on this subject, Master Sound.
Are they good? Are they inexpensive?
they are good. Some just good. some exceptional good. Discogs is your friend on the subject and search. And Ebay is yer bud to purchase as deals can be had on them. Good deals = 20 to 25 bucks per disc. Be patient to find those deals. BTW - they sound awesome in a Luxie spinnerWow , you old timers have left me in the dust on this subject, Master Sound.
Are they good? Are they inexpensive?
And dug this one out of the pile and played it all the way through ...Stereo Review offered this back in the 80's at a special price for subscribers and it sounds fantastic with cuts from West Sde Story [original Cast], Miles Davis [Kind of Blue], Dave Brubeck, Springsteen, Boston, et alia ...... very audiophile sounding utilizing Columbia's proprietary Super Bit Mapping which promised 20 bit resolution from a 16/44.1 CD!they are good. Some just good. some exceptional good. Discogs is your friend on the subject and search. And Ebay is yer bud to purchase as deals can be had on them. Good deals = 20 to 25 bucks per disc. Be patient to find those deals. BTW - they sound awesome in a Luxie spinner
Here is the one to get if you want to test the waters -
https://www.discogs.com/release/7032164-Chicago-Transit-Authority-Chicago-Transit-Authority
And dug this one out of the pile and played it all the way through ...Stereo Review offered this back in the 80's at a special price for subscribers and it sounds fantastic with cuts from West Sde Story [original Cast], Miles Davis [Kind of Blue], Dave Brubeck, Springsteen, Boston, et alia ...... very audiophile sounding utilizing Columbia's proprietary Super Bit Mapping which promised 20 bit resolution from a 16/44.1 CD!
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