Post #291240 by quickiki on Mon, Mar 12, 2007 10:36 AM

For some reason the record companies have not released all of Denny's albums intact in his vinyl discography, but instead rehash the material in various compilations and permutations repeating the same tracks over and over again (enough of the Quiet Village, already!). I don't know if it's a licensing issue or they just don't feel that there is market for the stuff, but in either case it's pretty sad considering the absolute dreck they choose to publish as contemporary music these days (don't get me started).

I don't own any of the Ultra Lounge discs as mentioned by DJ Terence Gunn and only own a few of Denny's compilation discs, including the excellent double disc collection which was issued in the Ultra Lounge series about ten years ago. Despite some overlap with the tracks on other CD's, I feel there is enough unusual material covered on this Japanese import worth the price, especially if you don't want to shell-out for all the individual albums.

As for the sound quality, it seems pretty good, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of manipulation or remastering/remixing here. I can't tell if they were lifted from vinyl or not, but there are no obvious clicks, and pops. The CD's released from the Capitol Ultra Lounge series definitely seem "cleaner" than this disc, although they also may not be as faithful to the original recording.

Considering that this import goes in and out of print and there is almost a third of the material on this disc not found on CD (to my knowledge), I think it's still a great disc for Denny fans, even though it has a rather steep price tag.