The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me (great new pressing)
Rolling Stones - Exhile on Mainstreet
INXS - Kick (reminds me of Exhile, that's why I pulled it out)
Chet Baker - Chet |
Billy Squire- Don't Say No
Every track is a winner IMO. |
Paul Simon-HEARTS AND BONES
One of my top 10 BEST RECORDED LPs OF ALL TIME |
Jimmy Buffett.....Come Monday |
The Who: Quadrophenia, Who's next
Pete Townshend: White City |
Mink DeVille - Cabretta
Allman Brothers - Brothers & Sisters
Pink Floyd - DSOTM |
Elton John- Yellow Brick Road excellent 180 gram pressing (DJM 1001) with big dynamics
J.C. Mellenkamp- Scarecrow
Dire Straits- first one
Tommy Tutone- Two
CCR- Willy and the Poor Boys |
Went to the Cincinnati Public Library annual book sale and picked up about 50 single LPs (mostly classical) and about 10 box sets (all classical).
A very kind audiophile that I met there gave me a
NM Britten "War Requiem" (London, Britten,Pears,Fischer-Dieskau, Vishnevskaya) from off his stack.
I have been wanting to pick this up for years and just never found one that was in good shape or was affordable.
I paid $1.00 for the Britten as well as the other discs.
I do have another version by Rattle (digital)that is pretty wonderful. But this one has such a low sound floor and soundstaging that the digital version doesn't portray. Not to mention the dynamic shading and impact.Amazing!
Rushton I know you have this and love it. Now I do too.
imagine that
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Norah Jones- Not To Late
Just gotta' love her breathy voice. Man! |
Nazareth- Close Enough For Rock And Roll
Great sounding and a wide range of music on this LP that I have bought an unknown number of copies from my teen years 'till now. Highly recomended for any 70's rock fan! |
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Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Just got this one, one of my fave albums. The LP could use a cleaning (still waiting on my d*mn VPI 16.5 to arrive) but sounds awesome even if a little gritty. I heart eBay. |
Thin Lizzy - Jail Break (180g)
Stone Temple Pilots (180g) - Great album, who would have thought they could pull off another great album?
Black Keys - Brothers (180g)
Pixies - Surfer Rosa, Doolittle (MOFI) |
Bob James Three (CTI 1976)
Mike Greene Band Mirage
Grover washington Jr Mr Magic |
Donald Byrd - "Royal Flush" [Blue Note '61/'06]
Sonny Rollins - "The Sound Of Sonny" [Riverside '57/'07]
Paul Desmond featuring Jim Hall -"Bossa Antigua" [RCA '64/'99]
Buddie Emmons - "Steel Guitar Jazz" [Mercury '63/'05]
Mosaic Select: McCoy Tyner [Mosaic 3CD '07, orig. issued on Blue Note albums "Expansions", "Cosmos", "Extensions" and "Asante" rec. '68-'70]
Wayne Shorter Quartet - "Beyond The Sound Barrier" [Verve '05]
Andy & The Bey Sisters - "'Round Midnight" [Prestige '65/'07]
Abbey Lincoln - "Devil's Got Your Tongue" [Gitanes/Verve '92]
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - "Naturally" [Daptone '05] |
brinsley schwarz-new favorites....donovan-cosmic wheels......mcguinness flint s/t |
Pat Matheney (We live here)
Winton Marsalis (J Mood)
Branford Marsalis (Romances for a saxophone) |
Dig the "Cosmic Wheels" Jaybo, "7-Tease" was another underrated hip later Donovan (though "Essence To Essence" in between was kind of a dog IMO...)
Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers - "That Motown Sound" [Motown '65]
The Zombies - S/T [Parrot '65]
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - S/T [Elektra '65]
101 Strings - "Play Million Seller Hits Written By The Beatles" [Alshire '67?]
John Barry - "Petulia" O.M.P. Sndtrk. [W7 '68]
Gordon Lightfoot - "Back Here On Earth" [UA '68]
The Clique - S/T [White Whale '69]
Cat Stevens - "Very Young And Early Songs" [Deram/London '72, comp. rec. mid-60's]
The Fleshtones - "Speed Connection II/Live In Paris '85" [I.R.S. '85]
The Original Sins - "Self Destruct" [Psonik/Skyclad '90] |
Melody Gardot - My One and Only Thrill (sorry, yes AGAIN)
The Eagles - Hotel California
Fleetwood Mac
The Police - Synchronicity
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook
Tierney Sutton - Dancing in the Dark (sublime vocals) |
Roy Buchanan, Peter Green's Splinter Group, Atomic Rooster's "In Hearing Of", Traffic "Traffic" |
Arlen Roth- Hot Pickups
Queen- A Night at the Opera
I was gonna watch "Inglorious Bastards" on BluRay.... |
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I loved Inglorious Basterds! Christopher Waltz steals the movie, and I am shocked by how good Diane Kruger is in that movie, she's great, as well as the beautiful French actress who plays the theater owner.
I need to rent that again, my wife didn't want to see it because of the violence, but I know the movie well enough to zip through the parts she will gross out at. |
The writing in "Inglorious Basterds" is stunning. The scene at the french farmhouse, and the apple strudel scene are enough to recommend the film. |
Stravinsky - pulcinella apollon musagete
academy of st martin in the fields neville marriner
Argo ZRG 575 |
Oliver Nelson - "A Dream Deferred" [Flying Dutchman 2LP comp. '76]
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Blues On Bach" [Atlantic '74]
Bill Evans - "The Interplay Sessions" [Milestone 2LP '82, rec. '62]
George Harrison - "Wonderwall Music" [Apple '68] |
Van Morrison's "A Period of Transition". |
Mozart 35, 39, 40, 41 Szell/Cleveland |
Billy Holliday - Lady Day
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Mecury 180g)
Journey - Captured
The Police - Zenyota Mondata
John Coltrane - Blue Train |
Harry James - "COMIN' FROM A GOOD PLACE" - Sheffield Lab Direct to Disc
Benny Goodman - "the King" - Century Records - direct to disc
TheGreatJazzTrioDirectFromL.A. -EW- DIRECT MASTERING
MANHATTAN TRANSFER - Atlantic
It was a dynamic session at 85db (with apologies to Tvad you were correct this was much better/"alive", than at 72db!!!!) |
John Cale - Paris 1919
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage |
The Beatles - Abbey Road MFSL 1976 (mint find, $60!!)
The Outfield - Play Deep
Steely Dan - Aja (at least twice)
Madonna - Celebration (yes I admited it, that just happened)
Led Zeppelin - II (Japanese pressing)
The Cars - (MOFI, new, but not a great record, lots of side surfice noise, disappointing)
Les Miserables - Original London Cast Recording |
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Toto- Hydra- I finally found a really clean copy of this stellar LP!
Fleetwod Mac- Rumors
MacPapaTejas- To bad about your Cars LP. FWIW the regular pressing sounds really good IMHO. Great album too. |
>>07-03-10: Macdadtexas
The Beatles - Abbey Road MFSL 1976<<
Not possible.
MFSL Abbey Road wasn't released until December 1979. |
Beethoven 9th 3rd and 4th movement MOFI
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Georg Solti
A (Decca) Kenneth Wilkinson and Gordon Parry recording.
Simply Amazing. One of the best I have heard the Chicago Symphony perform. Kenneth Wilkinson was very special.
Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber
New York Philharmonic
Thomas Schippers
Columbia Odyssey Y 33230 |
Audiofeil, I mistyped, it is 1979. Thanks for being the hall monitor. |
S-R-WoTen, I know, I love MFSL stuff and that is a great album. I'm not happy about it, I should have returned it when I first got it, but didn't get around to it then.
Too late now. |
some vacation driving CDs...
Nico - "Chelsea Girl" [Verve '67]
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - "Blank Generation" [Sire '77]
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "The Singles" [BR comp. '99, rec. '65-'72]
The Five Royales - "Sing For You" [King '59]
The Rockin' Vickers - "The Complete: It's Alright!" [Purple Pyramid comp. '00, rec. '64-'66]
VA - "Psychedelic Unknowns Vol. 4" [Scrap]
VA - "Nobody To Love" [Teenage Shutdown]
Tom & Jerry-o - "Boo-ga-loo" [Boo-Ga-Loo comp.] |
Billy Joel, Songs in the Attic
Eagles, On the Border
Marni Nixon, Sings Classic Kern |
Wilco - Wilco (The Album), A Ghost Is Born
Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert
Dire Straits - Dire Straits |
Robert Cray Band - Don't be Afraid of the Dark;
XTC - Drums & Wires |
Ravel - Rapsodie Espanole
L'Orchestre des Concerts Colonne/ Pierre Dervaux
Command Classics Stereo 35 mm
CC 11007 SD |
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Grieg - Peer Gynt
Stanley Black conducting London Symphony Orcestra
London Phase 4 SPC 21046 |
Mussorgsky/Ravel
Pictures of an Exhibition
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Mark Records |
Gershwin on Broadway Overtures
Michael Tilson Thomas conducting The Buffalo Philharmonic
Columbia Masterworks
M 34542 |
Shostakovich, The Bolt (RCA by Decca)
Respighi, Church Windows (Reference Recordings)
Rossini-Respighi, Overture to ÂLa Boutique Fantastique (RCA by Decca)
Herold-Lanchberry, La Fille Mal Gardee
Enescu, Violin Sonata No. 3 (Altarus and Wilson Audio)
Vivaldi, Seasons (Fone and CRD)
Laudate II (Proprius) |
Illinois Jacquet - "The Cool Rage" [Verve 2LP '82, rec. '51-'58]
Kenny Dorham - "Jazz Contrasts" [Riverside/OJC reish, orig. '57]
Big Maybelle - "The Complete Okeh Sessions 1952-55" [Epic/Legacy '94]
Jimmy Page - "Session Man" [Sony Special Products '92 comp., rec. '64-'65]
(Ambrose) Slade - "Beginnings/Play It Loud" [Salvo '06, orig. '69/'70]
Jimmy Cliff - "Struggling Man" [Mango/Island '74]
Doc Watson - "Riding The Midnight Train" [Sugar Hill '86] |
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances/Martinon
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
XTC - English Settlement/UK pressing
Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
Van Morrison - Saint Dominick's Preview
Love - Forever Changes
Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers |
P.F. Sloan - "Here's Where I Belong/The Best Of The Dunhill Years 1965-1967" [Big Beat '08]
Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - "Kirk's Work" [Prestige '61/'07] |
MFSL - Beatles Box
I know some of the record afficiandos don't love this set, but to me it's sublime. I have wanted one since buying my first MFSL Beatle album, and I finally bit the bullet, bid up and got one for what I feel was a great price.
I couldn't be happier, the vinyl is in sublime shape.
No, it's not the Japanese mono versions, which I have heard a few of recently, but I still think they are stellar.
An all Beatles weekend is in store. |
The local audio group is meeting this afternoon and members asked for "an introduction to classical music." Not wishing to teach music history class, a few of us put our heads together and decided to offer simply a sampler based "classical music we enjoy, perhaps you'll find something here that strikes your fancy..." We'll only be playing snippets, unfortunately. Nothing longer than 8 minutes. Here's the planned playlist, that will surely change based on requests...
Copland, ÂAppalachian Spring, Dorati/LSO
Debussy, ÂSonata for Flute, Viola & HarpÂ
Chopin, ÂBallade No. 3, Moravec
Bach, ÂBrandenburg Concerto No. 3, Pinnock/English Consort
- Allegro Moderato (5:33)
Copland, ÂFanfare for the Common Man, Johanos/DallasSO
BREAK Â Vivaldi Four Seasons: La Primavera in background
Dvorak, ÂPiano Trio No. 3, Jung Trio
Gershwin, ÂRhapsody in Blue, Slatkin/StLouisSO (LP)
Albeniz, ÂSuite Espanola, De Burgos/NewPhilO
Gershwin, ÂVariations on "I Got Rhythm"Â Slatkin/StLouisSO,
Gershwin, ÂAn American in Paris Slatkin/StLouisSO
- the Paris street scene sounds in the first several minutes
Mussorgsky, ÂPictures at an Exhibition, Reiner/ChicagoSO
- Baba-Yagá and The Great Gates of Kiev finale (8:45 min for both)
Berlioz, ÂSymphonie Fantastique, Munch/BostonSO
- March to the Scaffold |
