The table below contains a list of abilities that are affected by DR, and under what circumstances.In addition, DR categories are listed. That eventually our dodge will hit enough diminishing returns to where defense.MID-WEEK MUSIC SPOT: Modern Jazz in Britain 1965-72Diminishing returns, abbreviated DR, means that certain spells and abilities are less effective against player characters if they are used frequently within a short period of time. It also typically refers to spells that can be considered crowd control or to stuns and slows.Daily quests are one of the new pieces of content for World of Warcraft. Typically this refers to PvP play though there are some abilities that can be subject to DR in PvE play. Diminishing returns (WoW) Diminishing Returns (sometimes abbreviated as DR) refers to the decrease in a spells effectiveness.
Sourcing an original pressing is out of scope, and does not inform their mastering process. Almost all modern audiophile reissues over the last two years have been quieter than original vintage pressings, I have a few notions why, but I am not an engineer.My impression is that today’s engineers do the best they can with the tape they get. The originals have significantly higher gain than the Sampler, so I have increased the gain on the sampler rips to bring them both approximately the same loudness on playback, level playing field. Comments always open, it’s a two way process.I have three of the sampler tracks as originals. Im still unsure of some, I marked those with a question mark.LJC change of process: this is a 2xLP sampler, so I have taken a sample of the samples Sounds fair, no?True to my mission: searching for original first pressings, because they (almost always) sound the best, and the practice of comparative listening, which for all it’s faults is at least evidence-based, and posting rips, with all their limitations, you can decide for yourself, we proceed to inform and entertain.
This was confirmed to me by Decca producers. This cut is ” A Matter of Time”, and not “Spacewalk” as listed on the cover. The collector’s burden is to own an original, which conveniently provides a baseline comparison with modern reissues.A: Don Rendell Quintet – A Matter Of Time – Space Walk – Decca Sampler, 2021 B: Don Rendell Quintet – A Matter Of Time – Space Walk – EMI Columbia/ Lansdowne issue 1972 Interestingly, just like the original release of Kind of Blue, the original edition of Spacewalk (1972) has a track sequence error on the cover and label. The original pressings for comparison are from my own collection, the cost of which did serious damage to my bank balance, and in some cases took years to obtain. What you get is not always what you expect.Declaration of interest: my thanks to Decca for supplying me with this review copy. It is always an interesting process of discovery.
My original Spacewalk cost me ten times the sampler, bummer, but it’s the original, including the original track sequence error.A: Stan Tracey – Matinee Days – The 7 Ages Of Man – Decca Sampler 2021 B: Stan Tracey – Matinee Days, EMI Columbia Lansdowne SCX 6413 The 7 Ages Of Man The stereo mix sounds very different between the original and the sampler, I have no idea why. So it goes, you never know with comparisons, you have to leave you assumptions at the door. This apparently has a slight earth-hum, removed on the digital edition but present on the vinyl edition.Despite this admission, good for you Caspar, the Decca reissue sounds bright, open and lively, while the original sounds recessed, muddy and a little lacking in life.
Gibbs line up includes up to seven reed-players, six trumpeters, four french horns, three bass trombones, two drummers and Chris Spedding on rock guitar. Stan Tracey Big Band (I prefer his small ensemble) , Mike Westbrook Concert Band, Johnny Dankworth, Mike Gibbs. The late 60s and early 70s UK jazz scene included a lot of composed and arranged big band recordings, often two, three or four players on each instrument, and one or two soloists stepping forward. You wouldn’t order 12 starters, would you? Many of these tracks heard here are from albums rarely seen in the wild, so it is interesting to hear what you have almost certainly been missing.It includes some albums which are not to my personal taste. Mike Westbrook Concert Band – Waltz for Joanna – from Deram DML 1047 Marching Song Vol 1 A compilation/sampler of different artists and styles in late 60s British jazz is like a list of starters on a menu. Mike Westbrook Concert Band – Waltz for Joanna – Decca Sampler 2021 B.
However Collin Bates (two L’s) isn’t, he was Australian.Mastered and cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Records, London, pressed at Optimal, Germany.Three sampler tracks I was able to compare were significantly quieter than the three originals, in Audacity looks like around 20% lower gain, not especially noticeable given the dynamic load of big band.This lower gain business, I am beginning to sound like a cracked record, but I figure Rudy ran the dials hot for a reason. One question: is Collin Bates album “ Brew” your cup of tea? Play on words, it’s British thing. Mike Taylor Quartet ‘s Pendulum has only a dozen or so copies ever reached auction, highest selling for over $2,000. Don Rendell, Ian Carr, Michael Garrick, Mike Taylor (rare!) Dick Morrisey, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, some very fine saxophone players and pianists, sometimes quirky, avant-leaning, and cut loose from American blues and soul-informed genres, quite refreshing.The original albums are all very rare, from which I conclude they didn’t sell many at the time.
I have four of the titles below on original vinyl, and the Decca reissue programme (hopefully there is a progamme) will see more vinyl editions of titles like these. Why do the Japanese have more interest in British Jazz than the British?The series title, “ブリティッシュ・ジャズの逆襲,” roughly translates to English as “ British Jazz Strikes Back“, and also found in a selection from other Universal Music Japan series, however many only on The Evil Silver Disc. There are some who like their vice versa, only interested in the music, and not the hi-fi.Decca’s 20-page insert documents the backround of each recording and artistThe Decca Jazz Explosion is the brainchild of Tony Higgins, bravo.There has been a source of British jazz of the 60s and 70s available for the last ten to 15 years, no surprise, not in Britain, but in Japan. Nothing wrong with that, it’s a personal choice. However none of these artists will be performing live any time soon, or ever again, so I will look forward to adding some of these titles to my shelf.Thrown in for period authenticity unrelated to Modern Jazz, ads for David Bowie, The Who, Arthur Brown (The Crazy World Of, Fiyer!!), and a rather a lot of Pink Floyd gigs, early days before they became multi-millionaires and Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) became the standard hi-fi demonstration disc, particularly those more interested in hi-fi than music. Records were a poor relation of live performance.
Interesting times! Looks like the past has a future after all.It certainly does look as if the past has a future — well put, LJC.I have held off on ordering the sampler on the assumption that everything on it will eventually see re-release in the Decca series. There are at least three I will order without hesitation. From the Sampler selection the rest are slated for future reissue:I’ll sample the starters, and move on to the main course.
All of these are now nearing twenty years old and most if not all are out of print.
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