There is a Marcel DuPre Organ Recital available on a Speakers Corner reissue of the Mercury Living Presence vinyl that should impress your father in both music and sonics.
LP for fathers day ideas please............
With fathers day coming up I want to get my dad a new album, he has over 3,000 but hasnt purchased a new one since CD'S came about. He plays records daily and with his new cart and pretty new system I want to get him something dynamic and engaging, he has 6000+ cd's so he will likely have most anything in his collection (Classical, Opera, and World music), For background he studied the Pipe Organ for years so something with Organ or just great Classical is my goal and around $30-$40 so I am asking for ideas because although I have a few hundred Classical titles I am nowhere near compitent enough to guess what is good by names so plesse help! cheers
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I grew up with a bit of a classical background myself, though I gravitated toward jazz and of course a lot of great rock and pop music came along in my teens (Beatles, Stones, Who, Beach Boys, Cream, etc.). But I'll tell you what I want for Father's Day, and it's THIS, the 45 rpm vinyl LP of Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt's "A Meeting by the River." |
Chad, the "A Meeting by the River" could be an excellent choice for several reasons. I've not heard the vinyl version but have owned the CD for many years and expect the LP is even better. Even on CD, the sonics are wonderful (thanks to Kavi Alexander). The music is what must be classified as World Music due to the Indian influence; it is rhythmic, detailed, percussive, and intricate with exciting interplay between Cooder and Bhatt. Finally, because it is out of the realm of what your dad typically listens to, it is almost certain he does not have it on CD. And I should ad that everyone I've played it for has enjoyed it. |
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