Adam Levy - Master Reel to Reel Tape Copy Recording

Deep Jazz & Blues fans have heard of Adam thats for sure. He first received national attention for his work with Tracy Chapman and then later on with Norah Jones. BUT! He himself is an incredible vocalist, lyricist and guitarist. We can't wait for you to become as hooked on Adam Levy as we are. Order your master tape copy of Adam Levy & The Mint Imperials today!

Limited to 250 copies.

Recorded live, straight to tape by Stella Records with zero digital tools allowed.

Master Tape Copies from an original live recording.

Recorded on an Otari MX 80 at 15 Ips, on SM911 Tape, 0 VU =355 nWb/m IEC

Mixed/Mastered with 1/2 inch 1/2 track Otari MTR-10 (Brand new Flux Magnetics Heads)

Master tape copies: Created with a Studer a80-RC, Studer a807 or an Otari MTR-10.

Price: $550 - Two 1/4" x 10.5" SM911 Tapes @ 15 IPS & Library Storage Box

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★★★★★

Imagine Dire Straits crossed with Chris Rea, then imagine the trio playing with even more intimacy and delicacy than that suggests. Levy’s voice moves from warm richness to a soft whisper, and the band follows him like they’re sharing a single heartbeat.

This recording has one of the most real drum sounds I’ve ever heard — not hyped, not oversized, just true.

Every note starts and stops with intention, never blurred, never pinched. It’s musical, not mechanical.

Dave Denyer - The Reel to Reel Rambler

★★★★★

"Blessed to have Adam with us. He brings such depth to our growing recording company." - Marco Stella, Stella 1020 Co-Founder

Important Technical Information about your Master Tape Copy:

Original Recording
- Live Recording
- Straight to tape - zero digital tools used
- Recorded on an Otari MX 80 at 15 Ips, on SM911 Tape, 0 VU =355 nWb/m IEC

Mix/Mastering
- Mixed/Mastered with 1/2 inch 1/2 track Otari MTR-10 (Brand new Flux Magnetics Heads)

About This Recording

Adam Levy & The Mint Imperials bring together the feel of a working band, the craft of seasoned players, and the intimacy of songs built for close listening. At the center is Adam Levy, a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, educator, and longtime studio musician whose career spans decades of live performance, recording sessions, and collaborations across jazz, roots, folk, rock, and singer-songwriter traditions.

Levy’s playing is known for taste, restraint, tone, and feel. Rather than crowding a song, he knows how to shape it—placing the right chord, phrase, or texture exactly where it belongs. With The Mint Imperials, that sensibility is supported by a lean, expressive rhythm section that gives the music room to breathe. The result is direct, warm, and quietly sophisticated: songs with groove, character, and a strong sense of musical conversation.

This straight-to-tape reel-to-reel recording is especially well matched to the band’s approach. Captured without digital tools between the performance and the tape, it preserves the natural interaction of the musicians, the dynamics of the room, and the honest texture of a live session. For analog listeners, Adam Levy & The Mint Imperials offer music that feels immediate, human, and deeply rooted in performance.

About Stella Records

Stella works at the edge of craft: microphone selection, placement, analog gain staging, tape formulation selection, deck calibration — all in service of a recording chain that has one objective:

Capture the source with the least mediation possible.

As reel-to-reel collectors — that is what we want.

This is the moment reel-to-reel becomes not just archival.
Not just historical.
Not just about “vintage content.”

This is reel-to-reel as a living studio medium again.

Adam Levy - Master Reel to Reel Tape Copy Recording

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About This Recording

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