Bill Evans Riverside Recordings Box Set is FINALLY IN STOCK!!

I was SHOCKED when I looked up the value of what a minty copy of my 

"New Jazz Conceptions" album  can be!

Bill Evans – New Jazz Conceptions (1957, Vinyl) - Discogs

The LP itself is short A+ mint, and the jacket looks new, for a 66 year old LP. It was a find in a box of fresh acquisitions my local store had from a retired executive for some record label. I paid $20 bucks, 20 years ago? At the time, I thought it was a stretch.

The LP itself sounds as if it as pressed yesterday-very nice. 

If anyone wants it for...$500? message me-snicker. This is just a goof.

I'll just leave my entire LP collection on the sidewalk when the time comes I think all this audio stuff is junk.

@rich121 I would talk to the folks at Acoustic Sounds.  I have played all the discs a couple times now and none of them have noise.  They are all just as quiet as my MoFi UD1S albums.  

The QC of today's world of pressing has been a let down.  Noise and warpage on brand new records is too common.  I bought a vinyl flat for the warpage and it works well, but only on new vinyl...has never worked on older albums.  

When I last spoke to AS about an update of this release I asked if they were pressing enough to ensure my backorder would be fulfilled.  They said do not worry as they are pressing more than enough for future sales as well.  I would think they could work with you on a possible replacement.  I would at least want to send them back so they can experience the problem.  Hopefully they would be open to this on such a high-value product. 

Good luck!

I have finally had time to play the first 2 titles of this boxset.
Sadly, quite disappointed in the quality of the vinyl so far... I have played 4 sides and 3 of the 4 have unacceptably noisy vinyl... constant ticks/hash.
At $82 per album, $41 per disc, this is even more unacceptable.

I waited so long for this... and I'm finding no matter if its RTI or QRP, the pressings more often than not are noisy.

Starting to re-think my purchasing in this hobby... getting really tired of the lack of QC.

I had a Riverside box set of the 1963 trio recordings with Scott Lafaro and Paul Motian and they were just all-right. Riverside left the mixes alone but cleaned things up however at PCM 16 bit/44.1 I opted to sell it for more than I paid for it and eventually downloaded a DSD file of ‘Waltz for Debbie’ which I like a slight bit better.

I like the Bill Evans box set $900 , since I have some of his album? I decided to buy the Venus 30th aniversary box set sampler for $449.

I have an original box set and it doesn't have a side #2.  There's a side labelled #2, but it's actually side #18, if I remember correctly.  Something I've never encountered before.  Very strange.

Go for it! Guys.

The Bill Evans set is a sound investment.

Happy Listening!

I have listened to half....they have all sounded fabulous and very quiet.  The pressing quality is quite excellent.  My favorite at this point is Shelly's Manne-Hole.

I have the Sunday at the Village Vanguard  (Numbered Limited Edition Ultradisc One-Step 45 RPM 180 Gram 2 LP Box Set)  and will be comparing the two tomorrow. I will let you know…

I was traveling for work and FedEx did not acknowledge my note to leave with my neighbor so attempt #3 is tomorrow lol. I don’t have any other audiophile pressings so will only be comparing to a couple of the albums $30 recent pressings. Do you have either of the UD1S or any other older audiophile copies for comparison? I am looking forward to a chill Friday night with this set.

Mine arrives on Saturday!

The first run was priced at $600. 50% is a pretty steep increase!

Thank you for sharing. I am hesitating since it’s $900, but I know the moment I decide to pull the trigger it will be gone. If I wasn’t considering leaving vinyl completely, I would buy it in a heartbeat.