Analogue Productions UHQR John Coltrane Ballads vinyl record album comparison

[@brianmedeiros6845]

Appreciate the review my UHQR will be here this Wednesday. Considering I just had a root canal looking forward to sitting back and enjoying Life. Thank You

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much...I hope that you heal up well from your root canal and enjoy John Coltrane when your UHQR arrives 😊.

[@brianmedeiros6845]

Was actually thinking about your review and your heart symbol you always make during the procedure. Positive energy is important and healthier than anything. Thank You

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much I really appreciate that 😊

[@brianmedeiros6845]

Got my UHQR today! Thank You Again

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Your welcome 😊

[@stuartwray6175]

It's a beautiful album. Great job, Kenny - interesting, informative, and well articulated overview.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much I sincerely appreciate that 😊 ✌️

[@amosperrine1909]

Thanks again. Getting ready to order it. As of now I have the regular AS reissue, an Impulse re-issue from 25 years or so ago, and a UK pressing from the 80s. And thanks for the update on your system, as I find comparisons on so-so equipment not to be reliable, especially as too many KZbin reviewers have systems I find wanting.

[@MidFiMan]

Better hurry, only 5000 were pressed and over half were preordered.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I hope that you enjoy the UHQR version when you get it 😊

[@robbiedetroitstigermanviny8883]

I Love The UHQR Records. I wish there was a lot more of them.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

They are great for sure 👍 👌 💯

[@fheller347]

Hello Kenny Love your videos. They are simply a great enjoyment. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Vienna!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for your kind words I really appreciate that. Thank you very much for watching my video from Vienna 😊 ✌️

[@lucullus6127]

Hi Kenny, great take on this beautiful record (one of my fav. Coltrane Album). Ballads is often criticized as too easy and as too much of a compromise between Coltrane and Impulse! With Ballads he looks into the warmer side of things, a path he would take with both Johnny Hartman (on John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman) and with Duke Ellington (on Duke Ellington and John Coltrane). I used to own many different versions in the past 40+ years, including also the "old" (1998) MFSL Gold CD , probably the best digital version available, but i think this album should be enjoyed in full "analogue" way. I am really happy to own the AS 33rpm Version which is really excellent. Now: if money is not an issue i would probably buy an OG, or a very early pressing in near mint condition; but : good luck finding the RIGHT ONE ! .... Best regards from Switzerland

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I really appreciate your comments about John Coltrane and thank you very much for watching my video from Switzerland ✌️

[@dr.technics3459]

Hi Kenny, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you very much for your work - you have made my Sunday brighter again. Health, respect, love, peace and best regards from Berlin

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for that, I really appreciate it. Thanks as always for watching from Berlin 😊 ✌️

[@markkirby8872]

Kenny! I have been enjoying your Reviews More and More, This one is Fantastic the way you get into reviewing these 3 different pressings was Great! Keep up the Good Work.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind words 😊 ✌️

[@romulan1006]

You made me dig out my copy of Love Supreme. : - )

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Cool ✌️....its an amazing album 👌

[@luis6379-q7k]

Kenny. Thanks for the great video. My UHQR of Ballads is in the mail. It sounds like you have a 1965 repress of the album with AS-32A Stereo LS Van Gelder on side A and AS-32B Stereo LS Van Gelder on side B. (The first pressing was 1963.) You didn't mention the LS, but that's what I could find on Discogs. Cheers.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I did not see LS on my copy but I think that you are correct, my version is probably from the mid 60s from what I see on Discogs. Thank you very much for the information, I really appreciate it 😊.

[@MrLovell1971]

Kenny awesome comparison on Ballads I just spun my UHQR it sounds stunning McCoy’ piano work sounds so intimate and refreshing the soundstage is more open on the UHQR.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I totally agree 👍...the UHQR is amazing 👏

[@r.l.steenvoorde3732]

Hi Kenny, I've got the first French version in mono and it's stunning in bright sounds and bass. Ballads is to my ears a great Coltrane record and i agree A love supreme is the better one. Thanks for the great videos. Greetings from Holland. Randy

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much Randy for watching my video from Holland 😊 ✌️

[@NickP333]

Hey Kenny. Thank you. I appreciate your take on these different pressings. My set up is nice enough to discern the difference between them, but after buying the 33rpm Acoustech versions of both “A Love Supreme” and “Ballads”, plus already having ones from the 70’s, I’m all set. I fully understand why people want the 2xLP’s @45rpm UHQR’s, especially if you’re looking for every last little bit of detail in those grooves, but as collectors, we can become obsessive..lol. I know I have been in the past. Of course, we often seek out the best sounding versions to us, but we’ve gotta know when to say when, imo., but that can oftentimes be easier said than done. I can imagine that if one is extremely wealthy and money is no object, how that could take some of the fun out of collecting. I think it’d likely become boring, as the thrill of tracking down that particular record is half the fun to me at least. Thanks again, Kenny.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I appreciate your perspectives and opinions on this record and record collecting in general. Thank you very much for taking the time to post your comments and watching my videos 😊 ✌️

[@NickP333]

@@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews Thanks, Kenny. Keep up the great vids! 🔊😊🎶

[@bacarandii]

Thanks so much for the illuminating comparisons! That is one of my favorite Impulse! Coltrane records, and it often seems to get overlooked in favor of his more adventurous, "boundary-pushing" music. I have a 1995 GRP pressing (MASTERED BY CAPITOL - Wally) and I wonder how it would compare to the Acoustic Sounds Verve Series. I may have to spring for that one. Are you familiar with singer Karrin Allyson's heartfelt tribute version from 2001 (with James Williams, John Pattitucci and Lewis Nash), "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane?" It captures the feel of the original beautifully...

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I have that Karrin Allyson album on CD and it's very good. Thank you very much for your kind and great comments 😊

[@chadkassem5881]

Hi Kenny , you may not have the absolute original Ballads but it is a RVG mastering . So probably as good. Nice review thanks I will repost

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much Chad I really appreciate it 🎶 ✌️

[@hank8499]

Hey Kenny, thanks for another great video. I curious what cabling you are using in your system?

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I use various types of RCA cables...my speaker cables can be seen near the end of the following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZjHaIWPZa2Yi6Msi=IAjN9FwK8IIPUM_o

[@onsenkuma1979]

Hey Kenny, another great video. 'Ballads' is a cool if not particularly innovative Coltrane album. Before getting the Acoustic Sounds release I was pretty satisfied with a clean Japanese pressing. I don't understand what Analogue Productions is up to any more, and unless they release something spectacular like 'Electric Ladyland' I'm pretty much done wth UHQRs. Let's face it: not EVERYTHNG needs this kind of archival care and gratuitous packaging...

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Electric Ladyland would be great 👍 👌 🎶...I appreciate your comments ✌️

[@danolaf8377]

Hey Kenny, random question but do you get into any reggae at all? Just wondering.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Other than a little Bob Marley, not much.

[@danolaf8377]

@@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews Fair enough, can’t go wrong with a bit of Bob. Also I want to thank you for casually mentioning The Association in one of your older videos, I gave them a listen and absolutely love the song Never My Love. Keep up the great music taste.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for watching my videos 😊

[@Fatdogrecords]

Hi Kenny Do you think both Coltrane UHQR’s have about the same level of sonic difference compared to the AS 33 ?

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Im not sure if I totally understand your question but on my system the UHQR versions sound better than the AS 33s with the Love Supreme UHQR sounding a little bit better.

[@Fatdogrecords]

⁠yeah cheers Kenny. I was just wondering if one of the UHQR’s sounded like a bigger step up than the other. Compared to its respective AS33. As I’ve heard the love supreme is probably the bigger difference

[@alainduquenois3812]

Sa c'est une perle rare

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

👏 👍 🎶

[@MidFiMan]

My new Mofi UltraDeck is broke. I can’t even listen to it yet. It’s just sitting here.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Sorry about that...I hope that you can get a replacement soon.

[@dsonyay]

UHQR version …. Nope nope nope. Too much packaging, too much money. Should be a 60 dollar 45rpm in a gatefold. Too much

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I 60 dollars version would be great too 🎶