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Nina Simone’s Enduring Artistry Evident on Two Verve/Acoustic Sounds Series Philips Reissues

Posted on by Michael Fremer
As a value proposition the 2016 “The Philips Years” seven LP box set covering all of Nina Simone’s recorded output between 1964 and 1967 can’t be beat. Digitized at 96/24 resolution at Abbey Road using the original master tapes and well-pressed at Record Industry, the seven LPs sound very good. However!

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
AAA Vinyl
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Nina Simone
Album: 
Pastel Blues and I Put A Spell On You
Cred Label: 
Verve/Philips/Acoustic Sounds PHS 600-187/172 B0032266-01/32332-01 180g LPs
Cred Prod: 
Hal Mooney (Reissue Supervision, Chad Kassem)
Cred Eng: 
N/A
Cred Mix: 
N/A
Cred Mast: 
Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, Nashville
Michael Fremer
As a value proposition the 2016 “The Philips Years” seven LP box set covering all of Nina Simone’s recorded output between 1964 and 1967 can’t be beat. Digitized at 96/24 resolution at Abbey Road using the original master tapes and well-pressed at Record Industry, the seven LPs sound very good. However!