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The Absolute Sound Top New Vinyl Release of 2016!
Limited Edition Vinyl Exclusive First Pressing - Only 1000 Copies!
100% Analogue Recording!
Recorded To Tape & Cut Direct To Vinyl!
From their inception in Leeds, UK nearly two decades ago, The New Mastersounds have wholeheartedly embraced the “old school” label—their sound rooted deeply in those classic soul jazz, boogaloo and funk albums on labels such as Blue Note and Prestige by artists like Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Lou Donaldson. The New Mastersounds’ latest LP, The Nashville Session, takes that devotion one step further by recording in the same tradition that many of those rare groove gems were made. The 10-track collection, cut at Welcome To 1979 studio in Nashville, was multi-tracked live onto one-inch tape in a single evening session in front of a small studio audience. Following the performance the recording was mixed down to quarter-inch stereo to then be cut direct to vinyl lacquers. There are no guests and no overdubs, just bass, drums, guitar and organ—essentially pure New Mastersounds.
Hitting the studio at the tail end of their Fall and Winter 2015 cross-country U.S. tour, the band was razor sharp and vise tight. They selected material to record from throughout their 16-plus year career and ten studio albums. The lone exception being their take on legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green’s arrangement of James Brown’s “In The Middle.” The results from top to bottom are gritty, greasy and funky to the bone. The effort will be released exclusively on vinyl via a limited edition 1000-piece pressing. The Nashville Session presents The New Mastersounds at their finest, utterly unadulterated by digital technology, fully analog and unapologetically old school.
Note: The album will be released exclusively on vinyl via a limited edition 1000-piece pressing and will not be available in any other formats upon initial release.
In the late 1990’s, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was running a club night in Leeds called “The Cooker.” When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets. Simon Allen and Eddie had played together in 1997 as The Mastersounds, though with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob Birch were added on bass and Hammond respectively, and The New Mastersounds were born. Though it was raw, and more of a boogaloo sound at first, it was powerful from the start. Their first rehearsal was hot enough for Blow it Hard Records to release on two limited-edition 7” singles in 2000.
"While overdub-free recordings can make for self-conscious playing, the New Mastersounds recorded after a tour instead of before, and the opening tracks "One Note Brown," "Coming Up Roses," and "Burnt Back" threaten to spring audiophiles from their sweet spot to a makeshift dance floor." - Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, 3.5/5 Music, 4/5, Sonics
Features:
• Limited Edition - Only 1000 Copies
• Vinyl LP
• 100% Analogue Recording
• Recorded To Tape & Cut Direct To Vinyl
Musicians:
Eddie Roberts, guitar
Simon Allen, drums
Pete Shand, bass
Joe Tatton, organ
Selections:
Side A:
1. One Note Brown
2. Coming Up Roses
3. Burnt Back
4. Drop It Down
5. The Minx
Side B:
6. 102%
7. Carrot Juice
8. Vandenburg Suite
9. Made For Pleasure
10. In the Middle
The Absolute Sound Top New Vinyl Release of 2016!
Limited Edition Vinyl Exclusive First Pressing - Only 1000 Copies!
100% Analogue Recording!
Recorded To Tape & Cut Direct To Vinyl!
From their inception in Leeds, UK nearly two decades ago, The New Mastersounds have wholeheartedly embraced the “old school” label—their sound rooted deeply in those classic soul jazz, boogaloo and funk albums on labels such as Blue Note and Prestige by artists like Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Lou Donaldson. The New Mastersounds’ latest LP, The Nashville Session, takes that devotion one step further by recording in the same tradition that many of those rare groove gems were made. The 10-track collection, cut at Welcome To 1979 studio in Nashville, was multi-tracked live onto one-inch tape in a single evening session in front of a small studio audience. Following the performance the recording was mixed down to quarter-inch stereo to then be cut direct to vinyl lacquers. There are no guests and no overdubs, just bass, drums, guitar and organ—essentially pure New Mastersounds.
Hitting the studio at the tail end of their Fall and Winter 2015 cross-country U.S. tour, the band was razor sharp and vise tight. They selected material to record from throughout their 16-plus year career and ten studio albums. The lone exception being their take on legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green’s arrangement of James Brown’s “In The Middle.” The results from top to bottom are gritty, greasy and funky to the bone. The effort will be released exclusively on vinyl via a limited edition 1000-piece pressing. The Nashville Session presents The New Mastersounds at their finest, utterly unadulterated by digital technology, fully analog and unapologetically old school.
Note: The album will be released exclusively on vinyl via a limited edition 1000-piece pressing and will not be available in any other formats upon initial release.
In the late 1990’s, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was running a club night in Leeds called “The Cooker.” When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets. Simon Allen and Eddie had played together in 1997 as The Mastersounds, though with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob Birch were added on bass and Hammond respectively, and The New Mastersounds were born. Though it was raw, and more of a boogaloo sound at first, it was powerful from the start. Their first rehearsal was hot enough for Blow it Hard Records to release on two limited-edition 7” singles in 2000.
"While overdub-free recordings can make for self-conscious playing, the New Mastersounds recorded after a tour instead of before, and the opening tracks "One Note Brown," "Coming Up Roses," and "Burnt Back" threaten to spring audiophiles from their sweet spot to a makeshift dance floor." - Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, 3.5/5 Music, 4/5, Sonics
Features:
• Limited Edition - Only 1000 Copies
• Vinyl LP
• 100% Analogue Recording
• Recorded To Tape & Cut Direct To Vinyl
Musicians:
Eddie Roberts, guitar
Simon Allen, drums
Pete Shand, bass
Joe Tatton, organ
Selections:
Side A:
1. One Note Brown
2. Coming Up Roses
3. Burnt Back
4. Drop It Down
5. The Minx
Side B:
6. 102%
7. Carrot Juice
8. Vandenburg Suite
9. Made For Pleasure
10. In the Middle
