I had never heard this record until I found this sealed original release in the used bin at my LRS. $5.99 later and I was out the door with a fresh sealed copy of this 1970 record. I had only heard the single "One Toke Over the Line". Always enjoyed the song. The album is similar as far as musical style goes. I really like it a lot.
@slaw - I love The Soft Boys - "Underwater Moonlight" ! A Great Album featuring the great Robyn Hitchcock. The song - "The Queen of Eyes" may be one of the best pop rock songs EVER!
Hey Slaw - I've been traveling and not keeping up on my music. Just saw your post about ARS - "Champagne Jam". Great record. It's been in my semi-regular rotation for something like 30 years..
I have found a gem in my record collection that I have overlooked for many years. Theme from Shaft. The one from the 70s written by Isaac Hayes. I recently found the CD for a dollar and just started playing it on my SA10 and wow. There is some really great music on the CD. I WILL have to say its one of the better sounding CDs I have by far and even though I can't find a release date on it, the description of the CD format zeros it the the 80s decade. I decided to put on the record after a thorough cleaning and wow. It does sound better in some ways with more detail and leading edges of notes sounding crisp but not harsh. I also have the 12inch 45 capital release from the early 2000s and gave it a spin. It has more dynamic range than the CD.! I'm going to have to change the filter and dither settings on my Marantz and see if I can improve it. Who else has an Sa10 here besides me and Elizabeth?
Last week, I started playing "Fathom This" by the Fathoms. I hadn't played it in a long time and I had forgotten how good it was. I've now played it 4 times in about 5 days, great sax, and of course, the fantastic guitar work of Frankie Blandino!
I am loving the "Loud Hailer" by Jeff Beck here as well. It is very in your face, very forward sounding album. I especially love "Right Now", it has everything you want for testing a speakers for dynamics and sound control capabilities in my opinion. Not the proper track for testing for musicality though :D
I want to throw in "Sahib Teri Bandi - Maki Madni" by The Derek Trucks Band. Lovely track. Their Songlines album is overall amazing actually.
For all-time greats: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere". A new discovery: "No Other", Gene Clark. It's haunting me.
@slaw & @toddverrone, I eventually got "Ten"; but made the mistake of getting the anniversary edition with the original LP and a 2009 (?) remix LP. I waste time comparing them instead of unfocusing and enjoying my senses.
This lp was my first introduction to both artists. I liked it then (it's been several years since I've listened to this one)...it prompted me to pursue Beth's output.
Listening today..wow..... It's an almost perfect lp. They compliment one another almost better than any two artists' colaborations I can think of. To top it off, the vinyl is quiet, the sonics are extremely engaging. You have the warmth associated with an analog recording. Very, very nice. A strong recommendation!
I have a retraction. We were discussing "Little Honey" recently. I thought it was on this thread but, here goes. It was not IMO, her best in terms of SQ and it was very noisy. I remember reubent commenting on this as well. I just put it through a very slow, extended US cleaning. It really, really helped, I now enjoy listening to it. (If I were to pick it apart.. it is somewhat compressed and more inconsistent song by song compared to the majority of her lps I own). It is pressed off-center as so many lps are these days as well.
US cleaning is the best thing that’s happened to the end user of vinyl in a while.
Well, this week's most played LP has been The Guess Who "Share The Land". I had never heard it before, but was familiar with the hits. Anyway, found a copy in the "new today" used record bin at my LRS and picked it up for a few dollars. Love It! I've been all the way through it 4 times so far this week. Great stuff......
I just bought it on CD. It was $5 and I wasn't sure I was going to like it, so I did not invest in the LP. Anyway, LOVE IT after 4-5 listens. It might be better than the S/T album. A few more listens will be need to pick a win, lose or draw......
@bdp24 - Yep, I was aware that it is the same lineup. Awesome that you got to see them together. I can totally understand why it was a memorable music moment for you. I'm jealous...
slaw & reubent, I feel safe in guessing you both know that Little Village were first together on John Hiatt's Bring The Family album. It's now available on a Mobile Fidelity LP, and is actually better music imo than their s/t album (Ry Cooder and Jim Keltner are not songwriters). I am so grateful I got to see LV live, on a Burbank sound stage to an industry-only audience. When they did "Lipstick Sunset", time stood still for me during Ry's guitar solo. The single best musical moment of my life!
@slaw - Little Village is indeed a Super Group. A Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner and John Hiatt combo could not be described as anything less. I've had the S/T release on CD since it was release back in 1991. I've always enjoyed it, but I've also always felt it could have, and should have, been better considering the talent. That said, "Big Love", "Do You Want My Job" and "Don't Think About Her When You're Trying to Drive" are good enough to keep me coming back over all these years.
Thanks for the reminder. I played a bit of it this morning while cleaning records......
@slaw Diggin' Mutations right now (1st track, Cold Brains, anyway). Thanks for the recommendation. The sound and feel are more similar than expected to Morning Phase & Sea Change. Not sure what year it came out relative to MP and SC, but maybe this completes the trilogy I was hoping for.
@reubent Beauty is in the ear of the listener, I suppose and I don't know his full catalog by any means (hence my comment about the IDM/club scene). Innocents works for me and I'd suggest it as a place to start even if not typical of the rest of his catalog. Sonics could be better but I like the feel of many of the tracks. Especially Track 3, Almost Home, with Damian Jurado on vocals.
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