Each Opus 3 Reel-To-Reel Tape is made upon order and is ready to ship in approximately 2-4 weeks!
This item not eligible for any further discount offers!
Limited Production Run of only 50 Copies Worldwide!
Master Quality Reel To Reel Tape!
Exceptional Audiophile Sound as close to the Original Master Reference Qualityas possible!
Opus 3 Records Offers Analogue Copies From Original Analogue Masters!
Master copies of Opus 3 analogue recordings! The shortest and best possiblesignal-path, without any conversions.
The current Opus 3 catalogue contains 50 titles which have been strictlyanalogue recorded and preserved. To cater to the needs of people for whom onlythe best is good enough and demand the ultimate in sound perfection we now offeropen-reel master copies of Opus 3 albums.
All tapes are copied ‘by hand’, track by track, where all Mastering correctionsare made with meticulous calibration and control.
We use:
A modified Technics RS-1500 for playback of the master tape, which has also beenused for all of our re-mastering for SACD of our older titles. This taperecorder is world renowned as one of the best for playback. However it isspecially modified to achieve the best possible quality.
Telefunken Magnetophone M-28 for the recording of your copy. This tape recorderhas been used for the recording of all of Opus 3’s master-recordings since 1978.
The tape:
which we used for many years was Agfa PEM-468 which is no longer manufactured,however the RMG Studio Master SM-468 produced in the Netherlands has 100%identical performance.
1/4″, 2-Tracks
Speed: 38 cm/s (15″)
Playback EQ: IEC (CCIR) 35uS
Over many years Opus 3 has from time to time been asked to offer Analogue TapeCopies. At the end of 2014, the first copies were sold in Sweden and theresponse was overwhelming.
When Opus 3 Records creates an Analogue tape copy, it is always a One to OneCopy where, for example, no analogue sub-master is in between, in order to makeit as good as possible with no added distortion, noise and wow and flutter, etc.
The drawback is this process takes a lot of time, because all the tracks have tobe copies one by one which is the reason the Analogue Tape are high. Because ofthe way this is done, production is limited to a maximum of 50 pieces. Theupside to this process is you are guaranteed to have the best sounding AnalogueTape Copy.
Benny Waters was a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist known in part for thelongevity of his career. He began on organ, then switched to clarinet and lateradded saxophone. The first band he joined in 1918 was Charly Miller’s band. In1922 he attended the New England Conservatory of Music where he gave lessons toHarry Carney. From 1926 till 1931 he joined Charly Johnson’s band. Later on heworked with King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, Claude Hopkins, and others. Inthese years he made several recordings with King Oliver and Clarence Williams.During 1941-1942 he played with the famous Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra. After thathe started his own band and played at the “Red Mill” in New York. After NY hestayed for four years in California. From 1952 to 1992 he lived in Paris and in1996 received the Legion of Honor by the French Ministry of Culture. Hecontinued to perform regularly up to his 95th birthday.
In April 1976, at the age of 74, the legendary swing saxophonist Benny Watersmade a momentous appearance at the internationally famous jazzclub Stampen,often known as The Pawnshop, in Stockholm.
* Reel To Reel Master Tapes do not include cover art
** It is standard practice in all recording studios to keep the tape “tail out”. This reduces “pre-echo” and it means that the tape should be placed on the right hand side of the recorder, re-wound and then played.
Features:
1st Generation Reel to Reel Tape made from the Original Master Tape
Limited Production Run of only 50 Total
Analogue Tape Copies from original analogue masters
Three 10.5″ Metal-NAB-Reels
Playback EQ: IEC/CCIR (35uS)
2-track, 1/4″ at 38 cm/s (15″)
Musicians:
Benny Waters, saxophone
Selections:
1. Out of Nowhere
2. Some of These Days
3. Summertime
4. Ziggin’ & Zaggin’
5. Cherokee
6. Sophisticated Lady
7. Dark Eyes
8. I Can’t Get Started
9. Indiana
10. Blues Amore
