March 13, 2015

VG Jog - Violin [EMI EASD 1352] (1970)

Vishnu Govind Jog (Maharashtra 22 February 1922 – 31 January 2004 Calcutta) was a very gifted Hindustani violinist whose reputation has unfortunately seemed to have dimmed in recent years. There is not a terribly large number of records that were released during his lifetime and he does't seem to end up on many of the seemingly endless CD collections being produced these days.

Which is a shame. His work is very much worth seeking out and paying attention to.

The EMI LP was published in India in 1970 and features Affaq Hussain Khan on tabla. This particular copy is in near mint condition, as is the sleeve.

Equipment used in transfer:
Turntable: Audio-technica AT-LP-1240
Cartridge: Shure M97x
Pre-amplification: Vintage refurbished Pioneer SX-780.
Recorder: Edirol R-09HR at 24/48 resolution
Software: Audacity to normalize and carefully remove a few clicks as well as convert to 16/44.1. xAct was used to convert to FLAC and mp3







16bit 44.1 kHz FLAC file (230 MB)

320 kbps mp3 file

video of Violin Jugalbandi - VG Jog & L Subramaniam (Yaman/Yaman Kalyan)

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9 comments:

  1. RichardMarch 14, 2015 at 12:03 AM

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  2. RichardMarch 14, 2015 at 12:13 AM

    Also, please do not forget to celebrate Super Pi Day, when the date (at least for those in the US) will be the first 5 digits of the number Pi: 3-14-15. Typical activities for this day include eating pie and eating more pie. Although Pi Day occurs every year on 3-14, the next Super Pi Day will occur in 100 years.

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  3. SOTISEMarch 16, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    thanks for this great album!

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  4. ArchieMarch 18, 2015 at 2:21 AM

    Thank for sharing this lovely album. I have a query. In the mp3 folder, the track in Side B also sounds like the one in track A... i.e. Shyam Kalyan. Can someone please clarify?

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  5. RichardMarch 18, 2015 at 2:50 AM

    Yes, Archie, you are correct. The basic problem is that after recording both sides in 24/48 I used the file for side one to generate 16/44 and mp3 files for both sides.

    I am going to delete the comment with the files and post new, corrected links within a few hours.

    My apologies to everyone who downloaded these files. I've learned a valuable lesson today!

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  6. RichardMarch 18, 2015 at 5:04 AM

    Here are the corrected mp3 and side 2 FLAC (the side 1 FLAC is the same):


    VG Jog [EMI EASD 1352] mp3 (320) [CORRECTED]:
    http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/UyQDiQUg/file.html

    VG Jog [EMI EASD 1352] 1644 FLAC side 1 and scans:
    http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/EF6TBxjg/file.html

    VG Jog [EMI EASD 1352] 1644 FLAC side 2 [CORRECTED]:
    http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/Vi8OeFnQ/file.html

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  7. ArchieMarch 18, 2015 at 9:03 PM

    Hi Richard. Thank you very much for the corrected file. I'm really thankful for all the generous shares.

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  8. roberthMarch 30, 2015 at 6:36 PM

    thank you i love v g jog
    robert

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  9. GaruDecember 17, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    I have just come across your blog. Thank you for your attention to detail. I am far from knowledgeable about Hindustani classic music, and for some unknown reason I find VJ Jog's playing to be very enjoyable (compared to some other master musicians in the field) and since his recordings are rare, I am happy with this post. Thank you!

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