AUDIONAUTES RECORDINGS
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COMPLETE A–Z LP RECORDS CATALOGUE 2026
World Collector’s Audiophile Sound Quality Reference
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Catalogue status: 12 August 2026
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Total AudioNautes Recordings LP Record listings: 33
VERIFICATION KEY
✓ AN = specification explicitly published by AudioNautes Recordings
◇ EXT = information established from the original recording/release history but not explicitly stated on the current AudioNautes vinyl page
— NP = not published by AudioNautes / insufficient evidence to state safely
AAA = only used where a complete analogue provenance is explicitly established
★★★★★ The Sound of Tape Rating = editorial collector rating based on provenance, mastering, pressing specification, presentation, rarity and importance of the recording. It is not an AudioNautes rating.
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1. ACO BOCINA — MEDITERRANEAN FEELING
Catalogue No.: AN 2103
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording: Live, Bibine Theater, 2004 ✓ AN
Original recording format: — NP
Provenance: Source type not explicitly disclosed; AAA not verified
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Musicians: Aco Bocina — guitars & mandolins; additional guitar and bass ✓ AN
Genre: Acoustic / Mediterranean / World
Edition: Gatefold • first 500 copies numbered • 2021 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
An unusually attractive audiophile world-music release with a clearly documented pressing specification, although AudioNautes Recordings does not publish enough source-chain detail to classify the LP as AAA.
2. ARNE DOMNÉRUS & GUSTAF SJÖKVIST — ANTIPHONE BLUES
Catalogue No.: AN 1601
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Stereo: Stereo recording; current AudioNautes LP does not specify channel format
Original recording: 1975 ◇ EXT
Venue: — NP on current AudioNautes Recordings
Original recording format: Analogue-era master
Provenance: AAA not explicitly verified for this edition
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Musicians: Arne Domnérus — saxophone • Gustaf Sjökvist — organ
Genre: Jazz / Sacred Jazz / Organ
Edition: Regular European edition • not numbered ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★
One of the great Swedish audiophile recordings, but the older AN 1601 page provides remarkably little technical information compared with AudioNautes’ anniversary edition.
3. ARNE DOMNÉRUS & GUSTAF SJÖKVIST — ANTIPHONE BLUES: 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Catalogue No.: AN 2508
Format: 3×LP • 45 rpm • single-sided ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: 1975 ✓ AN
Original recording format: Analogue master recording
Provenance: Original analogue recording; full AAA cutting chain not explicitly stated by AudioNautes Recordings
Cutting: Scott Hull — Masterdisk ✓ AN
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Musicians: Arne Domnérus • Gustaf Sjökvist
Genre: Jazz / Sacred Jazz
Edition: 1-Step • 1,325 numbered copies • box set • booklet • certificate • 2025 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE
One of AudioNautes’ most ambitious analogue-disc presentations: three single-sided 45-rpm LPs, 1-Step manufacture, Masterdisk cutting and Optimal pressing.
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4. BAROQUE MUSIC FROM THE DÜBEN COLLECTION — LAUDATE II
Catalogue No.: AN 2101
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original recording format: — NP
Provenance: — NP • AAA not verified
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Musicians / ensemble: — NP on current AudioNautes Recordings release
Genre: Baroque / Early Music / Classical
Edition: Standard AudioNautes release
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The sparse currently confirms the title and 33-rpm format but not its mastering or source chain.
5. BENGT BERG / STORKYRKANS KÖR — NOW THE GREEN BLADE RISETH
Catalogue No.: AN 1901
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: Stereo recording
Original recording date / venue: — NP on current AudioNautes LP page
Original format: Analogue-origin recording
Provenance: Exact LP mastering lineage — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Musicians: Bengt Berg • Storkyrkans Kör
Genre: Sacred / Choral / Classical
Edition: Numbered and non-numbered variants; 2026 back-order availability ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A highly regarded Swedish sacred recording, although this particular AudioNautes Recordings does not disclose pressing or mastering provenance.
6. HARRY BELAFONTE — BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL
Catalogue No.: AN 2401
Format: 2×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Channel: MONO ✓ AN
Original recording: Live at Carnegie Hall
Original recording format: Analogue
Provenance: Analogue-source release; complete cutting lineage — NP
Cutting / mastering engineer: — NP
Original recording engineer / producer: — NP on AudioNautes page
Pressing plant: — NP
Genre: Vocal / Folk / Traditional Pop / Live
Edition: 1-Step • limited to 300 copies ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★
The combination of the original mono presentation, 2-LP format, 1-Step manufacture and tiny 300-copy edition makes this particularly desirable to collectors.
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7. CARL ORFF — CARMINA BURANA
Catalogue No.: AN-2512
Conductor: Václav Smetáček ✓ AN
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ✓ AN
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 200 g Crystal Vinyl ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording: 1961 ✓ AN
Original recording format: Analogue master tape ✓ AN
Provenance: Remastered from the original analogue master tapes ✓ AN; AudioNautes Recordings does not explicitly use “AAA” on it
Cutting: Scott Hull — Masterdisk ✓ AN
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Vinyl de Paris ✓ AN
Genre: Classical / Choral
Edition: 1,000 numbered copies • January 2026 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★
One of the strongest 2026 releases: original analogue-master provenance, Scott Hull cutting, 200-g Crystal Vinyl and Vinyl de Paris pressing.
8. OSCAR’S MOTET CHOIR — CANTATE DOMINO
Catalogue No.: AN-2201
Format: 3 LPs total: 1×33⅓ rpm + 2×45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: 1976
Original format: Analogue tape
Provenance: Analogue-origin master; complete AAA chain not explicitly stated on this LP
Cutting: Scott Hull — Masterdisk ✓ AN
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Sacred / Choral / Classical
Edition: 1-Step • limited to 420 numbered copies • 2023 • box, booklet & certificate ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE
The unusual package contains both a complete 33-rpm presentation and a two-disc 45-rpm presentation of the programme.
9. OSCAR’S MOTET CHOIR — CANTATE DOMINO
Catalogue No.: AN 2506
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: 1976
Original format: Analogue tape
Provenance: Analogue-origin; exact source-to-lathe chain — NP
Cutting: Scott Hull — Masterdisk ✓ AN
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Sacred / Choral / Classical
Edition: 1,000 numbered copies • January 2025 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A considerably more affordable route into the famous recording while retaining premium Scott Hull/Optimal manufacturing credentials.
10. OSCAR’S MOTET CHOIR — CANTATE DOMINO 50
Catalogue No.: AN-2601
Format: 4×12″ LP • 45 rpm • all single-sided ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g black vinyl ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: 1976 ✓ AN
Original recording format: Analogue tape
Original recording engineer: Bertil Alving ✓ AN
Original recorder: ReVox A77 Mk III ✓ AN
Microphone documentation: Pearl-Milab TC-4V ✓ AN
Provenance: Original analogue recording; full cutting chain not described sufficiently to stamp “AAA” without qualification
Cutting engineer: — NP
Pressing: Optimal • 1-Step ✓ AN
Genre: Sacred / Choral / Classical
Edition: 994 individually numbered copies • 36-page hardcover booklet • handcrafted Italian light-blue eco-leather box • certificate ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE
This is arguably the ultimate physical AudioNautes Recordings presentation of Cantate Domino: four single-sided 45-rpm discs and extensive documentation of the original recording equipment.
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11. FABRIZIO DE ANDRÉ — THE SINGLES COLLECTION, PERIODO KARIM
Catalogue No.: AN-2310 / PH-8177
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Manufacture: 1-Step ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Both — Side A stereo / Side B mono ✓ AN
Original recordings: 1961–1963 ✓ AN
Original format: — NP
Provenance: Source chain — NP; AAA not verified
Cutting: Roberto Barbolini ✓ AN
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Italian Cantautore / Singer-Songwriter
Edition: 500 numbered copies ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The record contains the first eight Karim recordings twice—once in stereo and once in mono—making it an especially interesting archival comparison edition.
12. FABRIZIO DE ANDRÉ — THE SINGLES COLLECTION, PERIODO KARIM — BOX SET
Catalogue No.: AN-2310 / PH-8209
Format: 4×7″ singles • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: Original single configurations; exact channel details — NP
Original recordings: 1961–1963 ✓ AN
Original format / provenance: — NP
Cutting: Roberto Barbolini ✓ AN
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Italian Cantautore / Singer-Songwriter
Edition: 500 numbered box sets • 16-page booklet ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A collector-oriented recreation of De André’s first four Karim 45s rather than a conventional LP reissue.
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13. FLUTE DE PAN ET ORGUE
Catalogue No.: AN 1001
Number of LPs: — NP
Speed: — NP
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original recording format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Mastering / cutting: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Musicians: Pan flute and organ performers not identified on current AudioNautes page
Genre: Instrumental / Organ / Classical-Folk
Edition: Early AudioNautes Recordings release • sold out ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★
AN 1001 remains in AudioNautes Recordings official vinyl archive, but almost no technical specifications.
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14. ARNE DOMNÉRUS & ENSEMBLE — JAZZ AT THE PAWNSHOP
Catalogue No.: AN 2202
Format: 4×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: 6–7 December 1976, Stockholm
Venue: Stampen jazz club / “Pawnshop” sessions
Original format: Analogue tape
Provenance: Analogue-origin master production; precise source-generation description — NP
Cutting: Scott Hull — Masterdisk ✓ AN
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Musicians: Arne Domnérus-led ensemble
Genre: Jazz / Live Jazz
Edition: 1-Step • 989 numbered copies • 2023 • box, booklet & certificate ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE
One of the defining AudioNautes Recordings releases and one of the most elaborate vinyl editions ever produced for this classic audiophile recording.
15. ARNE DOMNÉRUS & ENSEMBLE — JAZZ AT THE PAWNSHOP VOL. 2
Catalogue No.: AN 2404
Format: 2×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: December 1976
Original source: Original PEM/PER 468 7″ session tapes ✓ AN
Provenance: AudioNautes Recordings states that the full material comes from the two original session tapes; no digital stage is disclosed on the page
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Jazz / Live Jazz
Edition: Gatefold • first 500 numbered • 2024 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★
Particularly important from a source-history standpoint because AudioNautes Recordings explicitly identifies the original 7-inch PEM/PER 468 session reels used for the programme.
16. JEAN GUILLOU — J. S. BACH: TOCCATAS ET FUGUES
Catalogue No.: AN 2102
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: HQ-180 / 180 g ✓ AN on AudioNautes mastering listing
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Mastering: Scott Hull ✓ AN
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Musician: Jean Guillou — organ
Genre: Classical / Organ / J. S. Bach
Publication: November 2021 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A strong organ reference with the important manufacturing combination of Scott Hull mastering and Optimal pressing.
17. JOCULATORES UPSALIENSES — EARLY MUSIC AT WIK
Catalogue No.: AN 2403
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 200 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Pressing: Vinyl de Paris ✓ AN
Musicians: Joculatores Upsalienses
Genre: Early Music / Medieval-Renaissance / Classical
Edition: 1,000 numbered copies • BIS ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A relatively unusual 200-g AudioNautes Recordings pressing and one of the catalogue’s specialist early-music releases.
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18. LA SPAGNA
Catalogue No.: AN 1401
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP; do not assume AAA
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: — NP
Musicians / ensemble: — NP on current AudioNautes vinyl page
Genre: Early Music / Renaissance / Baroque
Edition: Numbered ✓ AN; low/no-number variants listed
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The double-45 format makes AN 1401 technically notable even though the current product catalogue does not document its mastering chain.
19. LIVINGSTON(E) TAYLOR — GOOD FRIENDS
Catalogue No.: AN 2003
Format: 1×LP • 33 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: — NP
Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk / Acoustic
Edition: Very-low-serial-number variants listed • sold out ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★
AudioNautes Recordings confirms the 33-rpm format but does not publish the source or mastering chain.
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20. MILES DAVIS & GIL EVANS — SKETCHES OF SPAIN
Catalogue No.: AN-2517
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Manufacture: 1-Step ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: November 1959–March 1960 ✓ AN
Original recording format: Analogue magnetic tape
Provenance: Original analogue-era recording; AudioNautes Recordings does not explicitly identify the entire LP chain as AAA on this one.
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP on current product page
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Musicians: Miles Davis — trumpet • Gil Evans orchestra
Genre: Jazz / Orchestral Jazz
Edition: 1,190 numbered copies • April 2026 • rigid gatefold ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE
One of the flagship 2026 releases, combining 45 rpm, 1-Step manufacture and Optimal pressing.
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21. NAT KING COLE — PENTHOUSE SERENADE
Catalogue No.: AN-2519
Format: 1×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g Crystal Vinyl ✓ AN
Channel: MONO ✓ AN
Original recording: Eight tracks recorded 1952; four additional tracks 1955, Capitol Studios, Los Angeles ✓ AN
Original recording format: Analogue tape
Provenance: AAA — copy of the original master tapes → full analogue process ✓ AN
Cutting: Scott Hull — Masterdisk ✓ AN
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Vinyl de Paris ✓ AN
Genre: Jazz / Cocktail Jazz / Instrumental Pop
Edition: 1-Step • 450 numbered copies • July 2026 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE
One of the clearest provenance statements in the entire AudioNautes Recordings LP Records catalogue. AudioNautes explicitly describes this edition as a full analogue AAA process produced from a copy of the original master reel tapes.
22. BENGT BERG / STORKYRKANS KÖR — NOW THE GREEN BLADE RISETH
See entry #5. AudioNautes Recordings maintains this as AN 1901 with both numbered and non-numbered variants.
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23. THE WESTMINSTER CHOIR — O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM
Catalogue No.: AN 1801
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: — NP
Ensemble: The Westminster Choir
Genre: Choral / Sacred / Classical
Edition: Regular, non-numbered • till sold out ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
AudioNautes Recordings currently provides only basic format information for this older edition.
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24. SARA K. — PLAY ON WORDS
Catalogue No.: AN 1602
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: Stereo programme
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Musicians: Sara K. and accompanying ensemble
Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk / Audiophile Vocal
Edition: Regular • non-numbered • sold out ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A desirable vocal-audiophile title, although technical documentation for the AudioNautes Recordings edition is sparse.
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25. SOLFLOIT
Catalogue No.: AN 2301
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Classical / Instrumental
Edition: 500 numbered copies • BIS ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
A well-specified physical edition despite the absence of published source-chain information.
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26. THE ALL STAR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE — THE ALL STAR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Catalogue No.: AN 2510
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Manufacture: 1-Step ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording format: Digital master ✓ AN context
Provenance: DIGITAL → VINYL — NOT AAA
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Classical / Percussion / Audiophile Demonstration
Edition: 1,000 numbered copies • July 2025 • rigid gatefold ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The release can be exceptionally high-quality without being analogue-source: AudioNautes Recordings product material specifically refers to the original digital master, so it must not be catalogued as AAA.
27. TSUYOSHI YAMAMOTO TRIO — BLUES FOR K
Catalogue No.: AN 2407
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Manufacture: 1-Step ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: 20 June 2022 ✓ AN through corresponding AudioNautes Recordings master documentation
Recording engineer: Yoshihiko Kannari ✓ AN
Original recording format: Digital master ✓ AN
Provenance: DIGITAL → VINYL — NOT AAA
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Musicians: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio
Genre: Jazz / Piano Trio
Edition: April 2025 • numbered • rigid gatefold ✓ AN
Published limitation: Product text states 1,400 copies while the low-number selector refers to /1389; this discrepancy should remain documented rather than silently corrected.
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★
Premium 45-rpm/1-Step production does not make a release AAA. The original master here is digital.
28. TSUYOSHI YAMAMOTO TRIO — PLAYS SONGS
Catalogue No.: AN-2703
Status: FORTHCOMING — Q1 2027 ✓ AN
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl: 180 g ✓ AN
Manufacture: 1-Step ✓ AN
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: March 2026 ✓ AN
Recording engineer: Yoshihiko Kannari ✓ AN
Original recording format: ½-inch analogue master tapes ✓ AN
Provenance: AAA — ORIGINAL ½″ MASTER TAPES ✓ AN
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Pressing: Optimal ✓ AN
Genre: Jazz / Piano Trio
Edition: Limited • numbered • rigid gatefold • final quantity not yet published ✓ AN
Release: Q1 2027 ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★★ REFERENCE / ANTICIPATED
This may become one of AudioNautes Recordings most important modern analogue releases. The label explicitly states that Yoshihiko Kannari’s March 2026 original master is on ½-inch tape and identifies the production as AAA.
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29. ULTREIA!
Catalogue No.: AN 2302
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: — NP
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: — NP
Genre: Early / Sacred / Traditional Music
Edition: Numbered ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★
AudioNautes Recordings currently publishes only the 33-rpm and numbered-edition information.
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30. VALERIE JOYCE — NEW YORK BLUE
Catalogue No.: AN 2002
Format: 1×LP • 33⅓ rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: Stereo programme
Original recording date / venue: — NP
Original format: — NP
Provenance: Source chain not published
Mastering: Half-Speed Mastered by Miles Showell ✓ AN
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Publication: December 2020 ✓ AN
Edition: Limited Edition • very-low-serial-number option ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
Miles Showell’s half-speed mastering is the major technical distinction of this edition.
31. ANTONIO VIVALDI — LE QUATTRO STAGIONI / THE FOUR SEASONS
Catalogue No.: AN 2406
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Manufacture: 1-Step ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: Stereo
Original recording: AudioNautes’ corresponding master programme identifies March 1992
Original format: Digital master ✓ AN source documentation
Provenance: DIGITAL → VINYL — NOT AAA
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer: Michael Seberich associated with the original recording/master programme
Pressing: — NP
Genre: Classical / Baroque
Edition: Limited • April 2025 ✓ AN; serial-number selector references /989
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The premium 2×45-rpm 1-Step manufacture should not be confused with analogue provenance: the underlying recording is identified as digital.
32. A. VIVALDI — 4 SEASONS
Catalogue No.: AN 1201
Format: 2×LP • 45 rpm ✓ AN
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: — NP
Original recording date / venue: — NP on current vinyl page
Original recording format: — NP on this edition’s page
Provenance: — NP • AAA not verified for AN 1201
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Recording engineer / producer: — NP
Pressing: — NP
Genre: Classical / Baroque
Edition: Earlier AudioNautes Recordings edition • sold out ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The surviving AudioNautes Recordings confirms the double-45-rpm configuration but provides little further technical information.
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33. VARIOUS ARTISTS — 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Catalogue No.: No vinyl catalogue number displayed on current page
Number of LPs: — NP
Speed: — NP
Vinyl weight: — NP
Mono / Stereo: Mixed / programme-dependent
Original recordings: Selection from AudioNautes source catalogue
Original format: Mixed
Provenance: Mixed analogue / digital source material; no blanket AAA claim should be made
Cutting / mastering: — NP
Pressing plant: — NP
Genre: Audiophile Sampler / Various
Edition: 15th Anniversary Edition • sold out ✓ AN
THE SOUND OF TAPE RATING: ★★★★½
The current LP Record preserves the title but not detailed manufacturing specifications.
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THE SOUND OF TAPE — TOP REFERENCE VINYL
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE
Nat King Cole — Penthouse Serenade — AN-2519
45 rpm • MONO • 180 g Crystal Vinyl • 1-Step • AAA • Scott Hull / Masterdisk • Vinyl de Paris • only 450 numbered copies.
This currently has one of the clearest and strongest documented analogue provenance statements in the entire AudioNautes Recordings catalogue. AudioNautes Recordings explicitly confirms a copy of the original master tapes and a full analogue AAA process.
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE
Jazz at the Pawnshop — AN 2202
4×45 rpm • 180 g • 1-Step • Scott Hull / Masterdisk • Optimal • 989 numbered copies.
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE
Antiphone Blues — 50th Anniversary — AN 2508
3×45 rpm • single-sided • 180 g • 1-Step • Scott Hull / Masterdisk • Optimal • 1,325 numbered copies.
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE
Cantate Domino 50 — AN-2601
4×single-sided 45 rpm • 180 g • 1-Step • Optimal • 994 numbered sets • historic ReVox A77 Mk III / Pearl-Milab documentation.
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE
Carl Orff — Carmina Burana — AN-2512
Original analogue master tapes • 33⅓ rpm • 200 g Crystal Vinyl • Scott Hull / Masterdisk • Vinyl de Paris • 1,000 numbered copies.
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE
Miles Davis — Sketches of Spain — AN-2517
2×45 rpm • 180 g • 1-Step • Optimal • 1,190 numbered copies.
🏆 ★★★★★ REFERENCE — FORTHCOMING
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio — Plays Songs — AN-2703
Original ½″ analogue master tapes • AAA • 2×45 rpm • 180 g • 1-Step • Optimal • Yoshihiko Kannari recording • Q1 2027.
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IMPORTANT PROVENANCE GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS
✅ VERIFIED AAA
Nat King Cole — Penthouse Serenade — AN-2519
AudioNautes Recordings explicitly states: sourced from a copy of the original master tapes with a full analogue AAA process.
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio — Plays Songs — AN-2703
AudioNautes Recordings explicitly states: original ½-inch master tapes — AAA.
✅ VERIFIED ORIGINAL ANALOGUE MASTER SOURCE
Carl Orff — Carmina Burana — AN-2512
AudioNautes Recordings explicitly states it was remastered from the original analogue master tapes. The product does not explicitly label the complete mastering chain “AAA”, so this catalogue keeps those two claims distinct.
❌ NOT AAA — DIGITAL MASTER
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio — Blues for K — AN 2407
Premium 45-rpm, 1-Step vinyl does not automatically mean AAA.
The All Star Percussion Ensemble — AN 2510
Source identified as an original digital master; therefore the vinyl cannot be correctly described as AAA.
Antonio Vivaldi — Le Quattro Stagioni — AN 2406
The associated original recording/master lineage is digital; the 1-Step LP should therefore not be presented as AAA.
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COLLECTOR RATING SCALE
★★★★★ REFERENCE — landmark pressing, exceptional provenance/specification and major collector importance
★★★★★ — outstanding audiophile/collector release
★★★★½ — highly recommended premium edition
★★★★ — strong collector release, usually with less technical documentation or conventional production
★★★½ and below — would indicate notable compromises; none of the current curated AudioNautes vinyl releases falls below four stars in this catalogue
THE SOUND OF TAPE VERDICT
AudioNautes Recordings occupies an unusual position among modern audiophile labels because its catalogue combines historic analogue recordings, contemporary analogue recordings, digital masters, 33⅓-rpm editions, elaborate 45-rpm 1-Step sets and extremely limited collector editions.
The most important rule is therefore:
1-STEP DOES NOT MEAN AAA.
45 RPM DOES NOT MEAN AAA.
180/200 g VINYL DOES NOT MEAN AAA.
Only the actual recording → mastering → cutting provenance determines whether a record can legitimately be described as AAA.
For that reason, The Sound of Tape A–Z Database only uses “AAA” when the evidence supports it. Where AudioNautes has not published a specification, it is marked “Not Published” rather than guessed.
AudioNautes Recordings are dedicated to working exclusively with original master sources - whether analog master reel tapes, or DATs - ensuring the highest fidelity music sound at your home HiFi audio system.
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Publication reference: AudioNautes Recordings LP Record Catalogue, verified 12 August 2026.
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