All new mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, cut at 45 RPM from the original master tape. Double LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings. Stoughton Printing Old Style Tip-On g…. Catalog Number: AAPJ268-45 Color: Black Format: LP UPC: 753088026874 "Soular Energy with the Ray Brown Trio, originally issued on Concord in 1985, has long been considered both great straight ahead jazz and an audiophile treasure. ... none (of the previous reissues) come even remotely close to this new double 45 RPM edition mastered by Kevin Gray at his Cohearent Mastering and pressed at QRP. ... It has never sounded better than it does on this double 45. The room is small, the miking close, the sonic excitement intense! The longevity of this record's popularity and so many others on Concord proves that while Carl E. Jefferson was a used car salesman turned record company owner, he did not sell lemons! Very highly recommended!" Music = 8/11; Sound = 10/11 - Michael Fremer, AnalogPlanet.com. "This is one of my favorite LPs of all time. ... My heart literally skipped a beat when I saw that Analogue Productions was bringing us a (180-gram), 45 RPM version of this LP. To top it off, it would be pressed at the new Quality Record Pressings plant and be mastered by Kevin Gray. One more thing, at its price of $50, it's a bargain compared to what near mint or mint original Concord pressings are going for, much less the ridiculous price of the Japan pressing. ... This reissue does everything the original does, but it does it better. First, as quiet as my copy was, this pressing just allows the music to appear in my room with no hint that it is being played off vinyl. Second, there is just something relaxing about the sound of a well-done 45 RPM pressing. It loses none of its presence, clarity or transient speed, but at the same time it is more relaxed and simply sounds more beautiful." -- Jack Roberts