Nicky Parrott - L-O-V-E ? The New Best / 2LP Venus Records

The Australian musician and composer Nicki Parrott is an absolute all-rounder: initially trained in flute and piano, she later switched to the double bass and achieved mastery and great popularity on this instrument.

She performed for many years at the legendary Les Paul Sessions at the Irdium jazz club and in several successful Broadway ensembles and played together with the pianist Rachel Z and her sister Lisa Parrott. “L-O-V-E:

The New Best” is a great compilation of the artist, which also shows how great she is as a singer: she combines the relaxed seductive power of Julie London with the coquetry of Blossom Dearie.

Venus Records was founded in 1992 by Tetsuo Hara, who had previously worked as a producer for RCA Victor. The label uses a mastering process called “Hyper Magnum Sound” – also for the strictly limited double LP of “L-O-V-E:

The New Best”, which is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and cut at 45 RPM. This special mastering produces a very powerful, present sound and is highly valued by audiophiles worldwide. A small note: Venus LPs are only pressed once.

When the first edition is out of print, the corresponding title is removed from the catalog and will no longer be produced. Collectors should therefore not wait too long to order: all releases of the “Venus Masterpiece Collection” are extremely popular!

Venus LPs are pressed only once. After the first edition is sold out, the titles are removed from the catalog. Collectors should therefore consider a purchase in time.

Title

LP 1

Side A
1. What A Difference A Day Made
2. Charade
3. Don’t Smoke In Bed
4. In The Wee Small Hours
5. Downtown
 
Side B
1. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 
2. Too Darn Hot
3. Autumn Leaves
4. My Favorite Things
5. L'Ame des Poetes

LP 2

Side C
1. The Look Of Love
2. The Very Thought Of You
3. Que Sera, Sera
4. We've Only Just Begun
5. L-O-V-E

Side D
1. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
2. Stompin' At The Savoy
3. Moliendo Cafe
4. Lotta Love
5. Destination Moon