rbaldwin531 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Epic is one of the best albums of the year, and Kamasi has been involved with some of the other best albums in the last 12 months (FlyLo's "You're Dead!" and Kendrick's "To Pimp A Butterfly") 3 hours of insane and beautiful jazz. Preorders are up for the deluxe vinyl box set. From Brainfeeder: "3 x black 180g 12"s in artworked 3mm spined sleeves all housed in a rigid board outer slipcase. Half speed cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering. Includes 2 x 12" poster inserts featuring exclusive artwork by KC Woolf Haxton and story adaptation and calligraphy by Kenturah Davis. MP3 download code also enclosed." UK: http://ninjatune.net/release/kamasi-washington/the-epic US: http://www.amazon.com/Epic-Vinyl-Kamasi-Washington/dp/B00Y3VDR0C/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1428504455&sr=8-1 $40, ships in early October. No word on pressing numbers yet. Parker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcX Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ugggghh I've been waiting for this since its release.. Idk if I'm in a good position to pull a $40 trigger. Edit: I'm a dumbass, it's Amazon. They don't charge until it ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 sweet looking package with a pretty cool write up. Wish I liked jazz more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wish I liked jazz more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Finally! So psyched for this. That price is a lot better than what I was anticipating, too. I'm a bit surprised they squeezed all of this onto three albums, even with the reworked track list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcX Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 That price is a lot better than what I was anticipating, too. That's what I was wondering. The only 3xLP I've purchased was $49.99 before shipping if I remember correctly. I wasn't sure what a good 3xLP price was (I knew $49.99 was a pretty bad price). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaldwin531 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Finally! So psyched for this. That price is a lot better than what I was anticipating, too. I'm a bit surprised they squeezed all of this onto three albums, even with the reworked track list. That was a surprise to me, they managed to fit just under 3 hours onto 3 records. Gotta love that price, even though the Ninjatune shop mentions a "limited early bird pre-order price" so that might rise before too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wish I liked jazz more. Strongly recommend you guys give this album a shot, even if jazz isn't usually your thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcX Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wish I liked jazz more. Strongly recommend you guys give this album a shot, even if jazz isn't usually your thing. Yeah, this album is a great way to get into jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agaetisbyrjun Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 YESSSSSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcX Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Here's a non-looping gif found on Pitchfork detailing some of the boxset: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_stretts Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 po'd ohhhhhhh yhhh great album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Also on Bullmoose. $2 cheaper and no tax (for Cali and others) http://www.bullmoose.com/p/20942369/kamasi-washington-the-epic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domiendr Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 best jazz album from recent years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Pre ordered from Amazon. Gonna change to Bullmoose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinatra.45 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Pre ordered from Amazon. Gonna change to Bullmoose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowtooth Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 pre ordered from my local Bullmoose today and caught Kamasi at the Sinclair in Boston tonight - aeriously phenomal live show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Saw Kamasi live tonight. Incredible show. If he comes anywhere near you, I strongly recommend it. This might be hyperbole but he's the type of musician and performer that makes you feel like you're in the presence of a living legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelnine59 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Pre ordered from Amazon. Gonna change to Bullmoose. Does Bullmoose also not charge until it is shipped? Only reason I ordered it on Amazon was because of that , Don't want to charge it quiet yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantark Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Does Bullmoose also not charge until it is shipped? Only reason I ordered it on Amazon was because of that , Don't want to charge it quiet yet http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/114881-bull-moose-pre-order-question/?fromsearch=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE7EN Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Pre-ordered as soon as I saw it yesterday afternoon. Fantastic album and looks like it will get the release to match. Looking forwards to giving it a spin! Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epic-VINYL-Kamasi-Washington/dp/B00Y3VDR0C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440152358&sr=8-1&keywords=kamasi+washington+vinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcX Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 They are really pushing the lengths on these sides. Disc 1 will have 31 mins on side A and 27 mins on side B. Disc 2 will have 25 mins on side C and 31 mins on side D. Disc 3 will have 27 mins on side E and 31 mins on side F. (If you organize the tracks any other way than how I calculated, you get sides with > 31 mins, so I'm pretty sure I calcuated it accurately) Aren't you not supposed to go in the high 20-minutes or something on a side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Maybe the half speed mastering helps reduce any issues? But yeah, I'm surprised this isn't 4LPs. They probably need to save something to do in the future because it's an instant classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcX Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Maybe the half speed mastering helps reduce any issues? But yeah, I'm surprised this isn't 4LPs. They probably need to save something to do in the future because it's an instant classic Yeah, The Seer was 30 minutes shorter than this and they had to split up tracks to fit it on a 3LP. I mean, I don't think they'd let this release have a problematic pressing, but it is a bit worrying. If they decide to do a 4LP repress I hope it'll be aways from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelnine59 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 They are really pushing the lengths on these sides. Disc 1 will have 31 mins on side A and 27 mins on side B. Disc 2 will have 25 mins on side C and 31 mins on side D. Disc 3 will have 27 mins on side E and 31 mins on side F. (If you organize the tracks any other way than how I calculated, you get sides with > 31 mins, so I'm pretty sure I calcuated it accurately) Aren't you not supposed to go in the high 20-minutes or something on a side? According to Brainfeeder, " It was cut at Half Speed by Alchemy Mastering in the UK. This is actually one of the reasons it took so long for this pressing to be done right. The sound quality is very important to us and Kamasi, so we had to get it right. There is no loss of quality by cutting our vinyl using this method." https://www.facebook.com/brainfeederrecords/posts/10153519992934631 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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