Best Record You Have Ever heard


Thought I would start this thread for all you vinyl lovers out there.

The rules are simple:
1. Only post one album, the absolute best you have heard.
2. It must be something you have heard on VINYL.
3. Both the recording AND musical content must be impeccable
and I do mean BOTH!
4. Try to be as specific as possible i.e/ version, year, re-issue, original, 45RM,direct to disc, half speed mastered etc...

Here is mine.

Artist: John Frusciante
Album: Curtains
Release: Record COllection
Date: 2005
Recording: It was done in his living room, fully acoustic album. Mastered by Bernie Grundman Hollywood CA.
dfelkai

Showing 2 responses by viridian

This is a confusing question, the best record that I have ever heard is the Tape Project's open reel tape of Oistakh and the LSO performing Hindemith. A record being any recording of a performance. Though for some reason those who seem to enjoy vinyl have the opionion that it somehow refers exclusively to that medium.

For vinyl I think that I would take the Gilberto side of the LP "Getz/Gilberto 2" on Verve or perhaps a Bernie Grundman first pressing of Joni Mitchell's "Blue".
If you guys think that the MFSL "Crime" is a decent LP, you should listen to the MoFi UHQR of the same.

Interesting that many pics are recorded digitally. In fact, even more interesting that some are from very early digital recordings.