Whats on your turntable tonight?

Wonderful records, Al!

The Vivaldi is a Peter McGrath (recording engineer) marvel.
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Jessica Lea Mayfield Tell Me -produced by Dan Auerback of the Black Keys. Check out the review on Pitchfork (although I'd give it a solid 8.5). They did a very nice job mastering it too.

David Francey - Late Edition

Matthew Good - Vancouver

Oliver Nelson - "More Blues And The Abstract Truth" [MCA/Impulse! LP reissue '64/8?]

Max Roach - "Deeds Not Words" [Riverside stereo LP reissue '58/'68]

"Murder, Inc." [Time Series 2000 stereo LP '60] Large band crime jazz

Barney Kessel - "Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party At Contemporary" [Contemporary stereo LP reissue '63/'7?, rec. '60] Um, like the title sez...

The Kinks - "Face To Face" [Reprise mono LP '66]

The Fallen Angels - S/T [Roulette stereo LP '67]

The Sopwith Camel - "Hello Hello" [Kama Sutra LP reissue '67/'73]

Van Dyke Parks - "Song Cycle" [Edsel LP reissue '86, orig. WB '68]

Julian Bream - "The Golden Age of English Lute Music" [RCA Victor Soria Series mono LP '61] The playing's great, alas if only the recording were as swell the deluxe packaging

05-30-11: Rushton
Wonderful records, Al!
The Vivaldi is a Peter McGrath (recording engineer) marvel.

Thanks, Rushton. Yes, they are wonderful indeed! I'm gradually working my way through the best sounding recordings in my collection that I haven't listened to since prior to the several major system upgrades I've made in the last couple of years.

Best regards,
-- Al