CAGE THE ELEPHANY's self titled album "CAGE THE ELEPHANT". white stipes fans sure to like it. a winner. comes highly recomended. |
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Ilona Knopfler / Live The Life |
My "Heart shaped World" came from a dealer in Brazil. These are not easy to come by.
The first album is not "Silvertone" it just says Chris Isaak on the cover.I have Silvertone too.
Ebay is a good place to start your quest, but google used lps to further the expedition.
good luck and have fun.
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Actually you will find them difficult to locate.
"They were in plenty" is quite misleading. |
no they are not new , but avail. check local record shops they were in plenty. |
where can one buy these Chris Isaak albums ? are these new pressings ? |
Agree on the Chris Isaak albums.
I have 4 and all are sonically spectacular. |
the first chris isaak lp was called "silvertone" new pls "fleet foxes" music matters "jackie mclean swing" |
Sufjan Stevens - The BQE. |
I have acquired a couple of Chris Isaak LPs."Chris Isaak"(first album)and "Heart Shaped World" (my favorite Chris Isaak).
These are fairly rare,because he started recording at the beginning of the CD days. Anyway, these are really good.I also have these on CD.
The CDs are good, but they don't come close to the LPs! Here is another chance to show your non audiophile friends how good vinyl is. Huge soundstage,low sound floor.Chris's voice has a even more eerie sound to it. He has great texture and a range beyond most artists.Perfect for a good vinyl rig. |
Ben Harper and Relentless7's "White Lies For Dark Times". Great title and cool album cover art work. You have to think about it. Sound is pretty good. A nice tight lower end, but a little bright at times. liked several songs out of the gate, others I had to listen to a couple of times. Worth the price of admission. |
This one is pretty darn good:
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/28302/David_Roth-Pearl_Diver-Vinyl_Record__LP |
Calexico: Carried to Dust |
THIRDEYEBLIND's "URSA MAJOR" excellent songs, fair sound a little/fairly compressed. colored vinyl,likely all digital recording. another new album i like alot is the LemonHeads's "VARSHONS". much better sounding, great songs. a little graphic, but if you don't listen to hard or you like that sort of thing, it is a great ablum. both very highly recommendable. |
Newly revisited, Talking Heads, Speaking in Tounges, after seeing David Byrne in concert about a year ago, I pulled Speaking in Tounges from my vinyl collection. Bought this record, say, 25 years ago, hadn't played it in decades. Burning Down the House sounds really good, it simply consumes your room. |
Emerson Lake and Palmer cover Yessongs is amazing. |
Melody Gardot - My One And Only Thrill |
Ditto The List
Other good recent issues:
Alice in Chains: Black Gives Way to Blue
Pearl Jam: Back Spacer
Califone: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers |
The List- Roseanne Cash
Get Lucky- Mark Knopfler |
Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed. He says it is his masterpiece. Whether a mastered version or not, it will sound the same. I used it to test a B and W 801D and a high end Harbeth. |
Dear Koegz: Thorens 125 anniversary, Jim Hall " Concierto ", Mary Black " Full Tide ", Irene Kral " Where is Love ? " and even Anne McCue " Amazing ordinary things ".
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul. |
Just got the Led Zeppelin 'Mothership' boxed set. Brings back great memories, and the music is great, song after song (and sounds pretty damn good too). Crank it up, it's just great fun! |
Dopogue, have you heard the Sphere's "Live" disc? Italian pressing. Very close to the quality of "Flight Path". Just got one off Ebay for cheap.
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Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky
Julie London - Her Name Is Julie (45rpm Analog Productions) |
Phish's "JOY" deadheads rejoice. |
New vinyl in heavy rotation:
Fleet Foxes "Eponymous"...OK it was released last year but I've only just caught on
Cocktail Slippers "St. Valentines Day Massacre"
Noisettes "Wild Young Hearts" |
Art Pepper "The way it was" Mo-Fi |
Steven R. Smith - Cities LP (Immune recordings, 2009)
Beautiful. |
the lemomheads "VARSHONS". a little dark and morbid but great songs and sound. |
Patti Smith - Trampin'. Her best album in years. Atmospheric songs, a brilliant and empathetic recording and less than 15 minutes a side on a double album for great dynamics and bottomless bass. This will give your system a workout. |
Telefunken U47 mic on that Marianne Faithfull cover btw. |
Dear Koegz: Not for everyone and a challenge for any audio system:
Laura Branigan: Self Control.
David Bowie: Cat People.
Billy Ocean: Caribbean Queen.
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul. |
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neil young's "FORK IN THE ROAD"; 60's,70's, 80's, 90's and 2000, 5 decades and STILL THE MAN! |
Rancid "let the dominoes fall" if you like punk, clash, green day, a must hear. double vinyl album with a lot of great punk/protest music. for mild head bangers. highly recomended! i am now a RANCID FAN! |
"A Bande A Part" by this group called "Nouvelle Vagues". I was at Rocky Mouuntain Audio Fest last year and this album was played in the Verity/Aretemis/Schroeder room. It was dynamite. Luckily I managed to find the album online but had to get it shipped from the UK (seems rare or unavailable here). It stands out as the best recording I have, and the music is one of the best too. I also got their self-titled album on CD, and again, it's one of my best if not best CD recordings. |
Furr - Blitzen Trapper
Sea Sew - Lisa Hannigan
Not Animal - Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
Plague Park - Handsom Furs |
Dopogue you are dead on. Seeing the guys in front of the WTC with a album titled "Flight Path" is very ironic.
One could wax about the flight path of the country in regards to the greed of Wall Street,but of course the obvious 911 deads have nothing to do with that.(talk about irony)
I just listened to it again this morning on my small system (Snell E, junk Technics reciever,el cheapo Radio Shack turntable, Sony PS1 CD player)which is surprisingly revealing and was blown away. the bass player is a genius,and the Snells showed it very well.
On my big system,(Acoustat 2,Audio Alchemy DLC,Hafler 220,VPI HMW19/Benz Micro)it is absolutely magical. Maybe the quietest,detailed,nuanced,holographic record I have heard.
Can't wait to go back to work and upgrade to some tubes.
gidde up economy! |
Emorrisiv, an absolutely phenomenal album. Note the unintended irony of the
title, "Flight Path," and on the reverse, a photo of the artists
standing in front of New York's twin Trade Center towers. The album was
recorded (by Rudy Van Gelder) in the early 80s. |
I recently had a audiophile friend over for a listen.He brought his copy of Sphere's "Flight Path". It absolutely floored me. It had such a low sound floor. I really don't know much about these guys other than they were Tholonius Monk's band.These guys have chops! A really amazing performance on what may be the best sounding jazz album I have ever heard.
I just found a copy for myself at the local used record shop for $3.99! |
Kipdent - I have just a few digitaly remastered LPs that sound decent, most of them - particulary Pop or Alternative - sound almost like my digital source (just with clicks and pops). |
Kipdent, I too wonder if maybe some of the new vinyl(and which ones?) have had digital involved. Now that digital has improved, maybe it isn't quite as necessary to have all analog. I do know that I don't listen to earlier lps that have digital in them-even on Japanese vinyl. |
Rokia Traore - Tchamantche and The Specials (remaster)
The first is great music and beautifully recorded. The latter is just classic!
Charlie |
The scary thing as an analog devotee to admit about the Massey Hall LP is that it was digitally remastered--and probably altered--before going back out to the lathe. I guess we're just getting a good vinyl version of a CD. I've often wondered if such "digital" versions improve sonically by having them pressed on vinyl. At least here is no DAC in the chain! But is it really analog... |
Hear are some very tasteful new indie with excellent sonics and music
M. Ward ~ Hold Time You should buy Post War first. Then a few of his older stuff just released on vinyl...then Hold Time
Devander Banhart ~ Cripple Crow (you got to hear this)
TV on Radio ~ Return to Cookie Mountain
Black Morning Light~ I cant remember the album names but both are incredible sonics and if you like a pink floyd, with more blues, classic rock, roots you will love this.
Dan Auerback (from black keys) Keep it hid
Explosions in the Sky ~ They have two albums...good
Cat Power ~~~ You Are Free
CAt Power ~ Jukebox and The Greatest |
James Newton Howard & friends, - Sheffield Lab 23
Organic Jazz, very dynamic & just fun. |
I agree with Utahusker, Live at Massey Hall has rapidly become one of my all time favorite LP's. To hear Neil's 'Young' voice, is like hearing him for the first time. And the way he interacts with his audience is pure magic. And if that wasn't enough, the sonics are absolutely stunning. Highly recommended. |
Neil Young "Live At Massey Hall" |
Marianne Faithfull's new release "Easy Come, Easy Go". It a double album. She does a number of covers and does multiple duets (my favorite is her duet with Antony). Extremely well recorded. In fact a friend of mine commented on the quality of microphone on the front cover of the LP. You can hear every cigarette she ever smoked!
I agree with Jloveys, the Thelonious Monk Mosaic Set is fabulous! |
Quicksilver Messenger Service, "Live at the Carousel Ballroom". For Quichsilver fans only, "The Fool" is interesting. "Who Do You Love" is a little disappointing. I've not heard the jam lp yet. |
