| Review by SnaggS June 14, 2007
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Reference Shefield Labs level soud quality. This applies to every 3 Blind Mice album I've heard. Packaging is supreme on this series. The best I've seen, with the paper sleves being somewhere between a 7" single and a CD.. probably closer to the 7". I bought the FIM releases of some 3 blind mice albums, and I wish I hadn't and bought these Sony's instead. However, be quick, since some of the titles have sold out after only 2 months. Given the demand in Japan these are genuinly limited editions.
A performance that everyone could enjoy. Swinging instruments, cigarettes, smokey rooms and resonant singing. This SACD needs no special consideration, its just cracking. Play this and then tell me what you think of Rebecca Pigion. You will want more.. Its a shame that 3 blind mice arn't still around, or maybe we should just be happy they ever existed.
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| Review by Barb October 27, 2007 (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
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M. Nakamoto vcl, A. Myazawa ts & flt, S. Yokouchi g, Y. Osawa p, K. Inaba b, T. Obara ds, Three Blind Mice 1973.
While the rest of the world mostly made over-engineered, synthetic sounding recordings in the 70`s, TBM made natural sounding records, rich of colour, with good soundstage and imaging, air for the instruments to breath, dynamic and brilliant. So, the best of them have been hits within the audiophile community for decades.
On this disc Mari Nakamoto sings some standards and less known material and her interpretations rise the goose-pimples every time I listen to e.g. Time After Time, Blue Prelude, Sneakin Up On You or Please Send Me Someone To Love. Seems the Japanese have invented the Blues. She has a raucous, rough but energetic voice that I like and her rhythm-mates Kunimitsu Inaba on bass and Tetsujiro Obara on drums bear any comparison to the best American colleagues, playing skilful, precisely and with a lot of feeling. But don´t misunderstand, the other musicians do a perfect job here as well. Paper sleeve, LP-like cover.
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