ORG and ORG Music Are Two Different Companies! (Corrected 9/9/13)

Let's clarify a confusing situation once and for all. ORG, which has issued dozens of great double 45rpm titles from the Decca/London and Sony/BMG catalog (among others), including the recently reviewed B,S&T album, and ORG Music are not the same company!

The history that led to these two similarly named companies is not important. What is, is that you know that they are two different companies! However, they have the same goals and achieve them using basically the same production chains.

ORG Music was reponsible for the spectacular Nirvana 180g reissues of a few years ago. ORG Music titles are mastered from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and/or Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman mastering and while the superb Nirvana reissues from ORG Music were first pressed at RTI, like all ORG Music titles, they are now pressed at Pallas, in Diepolz Germany. In addition, while ORG Music originally did not use "Tip On" jackets, they do now.

Here's what in their catalog (reviews coming soon):

John Coltrane / My Favorite Things (45rpm 2LP)
Ornette Coleman / Shape of Jazz to Come (45rpm 2LP)
Sonny Rollins / The Bridge (33rpm)
Sly & The Family Stone / There's A Riot Goin' On (45rpm 2LP)
Charles Mingus / Let My Children Hear Music (45rpm 2LP)
Ornette Coleman / Free Jazz (45rpm 2LP)
Milt Jackson & John Coltrane / Bags & Trane (45rpm 2LP)
Carole King / Tapestry (45rpm 2LP)

And coming very soon from ORG Music are these titles:

John Coltrane / Ole Coltrane (45rpm 2LP)
Freddie Hubbard / Red Clay (33rpm)
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson / Soul Brothers (33rpm)
Jim Hall / Concierto (33rpm)
Weather Report / Weather Report (45rpm)

COMMENTS
mraudioguru's picture

Michael,

What is a "Tip On" jacket?  Sorry, I've never heard of this.

torturegarden's picture

From recordpressing.com:

"An old style record jacket that is hand glued. The term tip-on, refers to the folded seams on the paper. The printing is done on a peice of paper which is then glued to heavy board stock. The effect over standard direct to board jackets, for most record collectors, is similar to the differences between a hardback and paperback book."

mraudioguru's picture

Thank you for the explanation.

Nikkodull's picture

I understand that ORG Music reissues are pressed at Pallas, not RTI

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