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Whats on your turntable tonight? My cat	2344
What's your favorite lyric from a song? Castles Made Of Sand Jimi Hendrix There was a young girl whose heart was a frown Because she was crippled for life and couldn't speak a sound And she wished and prayed she would . . .	427
Your ONE all time favorite love song? "In My Life" by The Beatles, (Lennon/McCartney), first released on Rubber Soul,  Dec 3, 1965	374
What music do you want to play really loud? Queens of the Stone Age, "First it Giveth" Rocks	270
What's your latest "Discovery" Not my latest discovery, but great music worth looking into. Steve Tibbetts "Safe Journey" and "Yr." albums. Steve is an ECM artist, a creative guitarist . . .	216
Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? Based on my enjoyment of various recordings including him, no question it‘s Charlie Hayden	177
Modern day female jazz recommendations Wwwrecords, that's an awesome suggestion, she sounds amazing based on the samples at that web site. Wonder if she will release on LP like so many new artists are doing	170
Amazing Solo Piano Recordings Bill Evans, "The Final Village Vanguard Sessions, 1980." Although there are many places where Bill is accompanied in his superb performance, his introspective and emotional . . .	152
Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever I think I saw Jean Butler hum for a few seconds while dancing......that's qualification enough for me. http://www.celticcafe.com/people/jeanbutler/photos.htm	148
Your favorite recent discovery Nick Drake, "Pink Moon" and Eels, "Shootenanny."	143
Music for "Tough Times" Depends on my mood, and what is stressing me. The ones that come to mind are Daniel Lanois, "Acadia," Bjork, "Debut," or Red Garland, "Steppin' Out." These are very different. . .	138
Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Discovering ( from this post ) that Pat Metheny is smooth jazz, I heartily join the smooth jazz group. Are Oregon, Steve Tibbets, and other artists on ECM also considered . . .	128
The Evolution of Modern Jazz This is one of the best, a hard bob favorite recorded back in 1958. The whole album is fantastic musically and the recording is stunning on the original, the the Classic Records . . .	125
An observation about "Modern" classical music. I've been reading this thread for some time without commenting, until I saw this by Shubertmaniac: My moniker says I love Schubert, and I do! But I would rank some of the . . .	124
What is the one CD you can't find? Slappy, Aki Onda did an album called "Precious Moments", but I cannot find an album of his titled "Broken Pieces". "Precious Moments" by Aki Onda. . .	109
First song to "Blow You Away"... Led Zeppelin doing "Gallows Pole." Not necessarily my favorite song though. I was photographing the group in concert (one of tens of dozens I've covered) and was . . .	102
Song covers that are better than the originals Not sure I agree about LA Woman however, I wanted to mention this thread has been done before so search the archives Perhaps another Doors fan like myself	95
The Beatles Click click, send send. (right	83
Best Concert Film I seem to never tire of these: (1) Fleetwood Mac, "The Dance" (2) Bjork "Volumen" (3) Dave Brubeck (with Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello), in ". . .	76
Dead Can Dance's Into the Labyrinth The mysterious voice of "Dead Can Dance" is Lisa Gerrard, the same voice heard in the motion picture "Gladiator" and "Whale Rider". Her first album . . .	71
What's the funniest song you ever heard? Tom Waits album "Nighthawks at the Diner (From Easy Street)" here's a blur drizzle down the plateglass as a neon swizzle stick stirrin up the sultry night air and a . . .	71
Which artists' music do you buy without audition The Eels Goldfrapp Bjork Radiohead	69
The song you just cant stop playing??? This one, Cool Cats	69
Music for Riding a Storm Out? Rhyno, Just goes to show that conventional wisdom rarely is, and that the uninformed populace here is living up to the state's rank as one of the least educated states in the US. . .	67
Beatles Reissues on VINYL Finally I find myself agreeing very strongly with Mr. Fremer. I think this box set for the price is well worthwhile, especially for those of us that bought the USA versions on day of . . .	64
what is the difference between good and bad music Kthomas: I could send you the list of my music collection - it's pretty definitive as to what is good music. Some people disagree with me, but they're just idiots. That made . . .	64
Would Audiogoners be interested in this? Ben, you know I'm behind you. Hope this woks out, Audiogon is about music and this would be perfect	64
Who is the World's Best 'New' Female Vocalist "Who is the World's Best 'New' Female Vocalist?" Have a listen Rachael Price	62
Records of the Year 2003 The passion that drives Ben_campbell to write in favor of his choices is the same passion that causes him to react violently to music he dislikes. Personally I prefer a guy with. . .	60
One Song Before You Go... "Sensual World" by Kate Bush, This never fails to move me regardless of my health or mood	57
Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players Gonzala Rubalcaba Marian McPartland Hampton Hawes John Lewis Carla Bley	55
Explain the asthetics of Punk 06-16-09: Stanwal Is this a shortest book in the world contest? I don't like punk but read every posts here with great interest. These are groups with which I have little or. . .	54
Music to make you laugh by The album on "Rough Trade" recorded in Spicewood Texas by Two Nice Girls, has a cut titled, "Spent My Last $10.00 On Birth Control and Beer." ( "I was better off when I was . . .	53
Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics? Gunbei, all this time I though that was what was going through Bill Clinton's head when Monica was under his desk	53
The problem with the music We are forgetting the issue that the recording people are "THERE," at the original event. To make an analogy with photography, even a guy with a crappy $199.00 point . . .	51
The Debate's Not Over All I know is this thread is worth it's weight in gold for this line alone..... Blondie vs. Bjork - I just made this one up. Bjork would karate chop Ms. Harry and sample her . . .	50
Your favourite recordings that everyone else hates Frederica von Stade, "Song Recital" (Purcell, Debussy Hall, Canteloube Dowland, Liszt). (1978) Björk Gudmundsdottir, "Post." (1995) Man Jumping, "World. . .	50
How Big is Your Music Collection Jack, How about you send those open reel production masters to my home for evaluation? I promise not to give them back	50
Album Of The Year 2011 Thanks for the great suggestions above. I ordered three titles at Amazon a few minutes ago. My favorite, I've already talked it up here at Audiogon. Black Dub, is Daniel Lanois, . . .	49
Does anyone do good protest music anymore? Nrchy, How about that old tune, "Da Speakers Hit Me In Da head, Da Turkey Stole My Wallet?"	49
Who is the sexiest female vocalist? Kate Bush, Jennifer Warnes, and maybe not sexy, but makes me crazy-happy due to her spirit, Bjork	49
Porcupine Tree release that equals Lightbulb Sun? After reading this thread I ordered Porcupine Tree, "Stupid Dream" which is highly regarded and praised at AMG as their Album Pick. I located it as original double LP. . .	47
Who are the Jazz Cats on Audiogon? I own more jazz than any other kind of music. From Lee Morgan on Blue Note (1950's) to Paul Motian and Gonzalo Rubalcaba last year. There are so many great Jazz artists, it's . . .	47
What new music did you get for Christmas? (1) Jack Johnson "In Between Dreams" (2) Mino Cinelu "Quest" (45 RPM) (3) Ernestine Anderson "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (45 RPM) (4) Louis . . .	46
Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners Dodgealum, I received my copy yesterday but have not cleaned or played it yet. I'll bet this limited pressing will sell out fairly quickly if it's as good as you say	45
C/W music Audiogon members I like almost all kinds of music including some of the C/W scene. However, it is pretty much limited to Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Linda Rondstant, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams . . .	45
Hooverphonic anyone? I visited their web site: http://www.hooverphonic.com/ Must admit, they sounded very good to me, I will probably research them on the web and see what formats their music is . . .	44
Bob Dylan, have an opinion? I remember his amazing release in the 1960's summertime. I was day labor, painting buildings to make money for college. "Like a Rolling Stone," the first single release to be . . .	43
What do you listen to when no one else can hear it Boy, this is easy. I've got lots of material that offends fellow music group members my age. In Rock we have: (1) The Streets, "Original Pirate Material" (2) Eminem. . .	42
Rock albums that sound good on your system? The term "Rock & Roll" referred to that exactly in it's early days Egoss, and good point. Ever listened to the lyrics of the old "60 Minute Man" cut from . . .	42
Your Wish List for Reissue on Vinyl Roger Waters "Amused to Death." Impossible to find new and very expensive used	40
Does anyone like country The country I like is the old stuff, Hank Williams , Patsy Cline and Eddy Arnold I'm still moved by Patsy Cline's "Crazy' and "I Fall to Pieces," the lady . . .	40
Have U ever bought an LP because of the cover art? Pulp Fiction sound track on LP is worth buying for the image of Uma Thurman. Music is probably great too, if I could just quit staring at that image of Uma, pull out the LP and. . .	40
1st song you remember??? This from All Music Guide: Gene Autry was more than a musician. His music, coupled with his careers in movies and on radio and television, made him a part of the mythos that has . . .	40
Dylan - The Greatest Remasters Ever Being a Dylan fan you review will entice me to revisit my library one more time. Lately I have been hung up on his 1997 release “Time Out Of Mind”, produced by Daniel Lanois. . . .	39
What? No Norah Jones New CD Thread? I got my new Norah Jones LP today but have not cleaned or played it	38
Songs that you just have to sing DEVO, whip it, whip it good	37
How BIG is yours? At last inventory, my LP collection was about 5,000. The CD and SACD's amount to only a few hundred. What is more important than quantity is the quality of the collection. If. . .	36
Overrated & Underrated I think the postings of Nrchy and Sugarbrie are underrated and should be put in all bold type	35
Top This No music, I wish instead to be buried with my stereo system. I can just imagine, old friends and relatives at grave side watching the casket being lowered between the Soundlab . . .	34
Help pick opening song for my film Hello Kubla!! I am so happy to see you here again. As for the song, I am not near as quick with a response. I will think about it and post as soon as possible	34
Coldplay X&Y New Release Marco, Why do you call Bush stupid? Bush	33
Favorite music For those unfamiliar, here are a couple of links. Seeing and hearing them is a treat, at least for me. Hope it brings joy to other Audiogon members. "I Believe In You,&. . .	32
Stan Getz VOYAGE Thanks Frogman, I listened to a few moments of each cut at AMG and then clicked over to Ebay and purchased the LP. I don't see where you mention the album title, but I figured. . .	31
Non classical piano based music recommendaiton The first two that come to mind is Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. All of Bill's work is near perfect, my favorite of Keith Jarrett is from his days with A&M Horizon, teamed up . . .	30
what is good music? Shandorne, What is good reverb? What is good harmonics? What is good soundstage? What is good detail? What is good bass? What is good damping? What is good karma? I only know. . .	30
Red Trumpet still in business? What happens to orders placed at the site? I just placed a big order Nov 4th, not knowing these facts. Should I call AX and stop payment or does anyone know	30
tough sounds to reproduce ??? Stand in the street, right beside a parade that is passing by. Add the sound of twenty or more US Marines marching in perfect cadence and striking their drums in perfect . . .	29
Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications Lou Reed with John Cale "Songs for Drella"(Warhol). A favorite of mine, if you can listen all the way though without being moved and smiling at the same time you're . . .	28
slow, funky, groovin' laid back music Memberman, I know the suggestions were not aimed at me, but thanks. I went to AMG, listened to a few cuts from Nightmares on Wax and Ratatat and am ordering the LP's	27
Your music system is an instrument. Perhaps the Sonicare Chute Brush	27
song title that is memorable "Somebody throwed lye on my dog" by The Horseflies	27
Got a melody running around in your head? "Lola is her name," sung in the background, accompanied by images of a cute teen age girl gyrating to keep her hula hoop aloft. This began as a harmless television . . .	27
Favorite solo piano players...cds As always, I've got to mention Bill Evans. I never heard a release of his that I did not absolutely love. Got to agree with Jay@viaccess.net, for suggesting Jerrett, Bley and . . .	27
Bands who'se names describe thier sound. The Shitty Beatles. Wayne: Hey Tiny, who's playing today? Tiny: Jolly Green Giants and the Shitty Beatles. Wayne: Shitty Beatles? Are they any good? Tiny: They suck! Wayne: . . .	26
Concert stage layout -- who made who? First of all Nate, it's BABE Brubeck's Time Out, not BAVE Brubeck. I don't see how anyone can make such a silly error	25
RIP Ray Charles I bought so many of his LP's I've lost count. I began collecting his music in the early 1960's. Ray had a wonderful voice and was a great piano player. He's an important part . . .	25
What song says something about you? Detlof, Kinky couldn't possibly offend us Texans with a mere song. We've already weathered, "Dallas," with JR. "Walker Texas Ranger," a martial arts cowboy. . .	25
MUSIC THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE My post should read: MUSIC THAT SERVED AS MARKERS IN MY LIFE. I hear certain songs and they BELONG to a specific moment. Listed in somewhat the order they occurred at a moment in. . .	25
How many albums do you need ? Buy whatever you are attracted to and think you might enjoy. You can always sell off later if you make a poor decision. Software is the only reason for buying high end . . .	24
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters Several months ago I listened to preview clips at AMG and other music sites and concluded this was not an album I wanted. I'm not judging sonics, having listened only via . . .	24
Question for classical lovers Rotarius, maybe you're like me (and Neil Young), an analog guy. The good news is , most of the great classical performances were pressed on LP and many have been redone by Classic. . .	24
Any heard of Porcupine Tree? That's what I love about you Ralph, an excellent designer and state of the art guy that LOVES music. Not many around like you, thanks for the many music software comments over . . .	24
Rock Lyrics - Best Reference to Other Rock Group The Beatles (Harrison I think) "Elmore James got nothin' on this babe."	24
Live or Recorded; A Faustian response I agree Sdcampbell. I put out the word that I wanted to see Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans and Billie Holliday in concert. No one has come up with any tickets yet. I couldn't . . .	24
Super Audio CD Hey Blues_man, why don't you give me those old Blue Note LP's and get some wonderful hi tech digital? I don't know you, but since I am such a nice guy, I would do that for you! . . .	24
Classical Audiophiles Rejoice! Sugarbrie, the comments you make are absolutely correct. That is even more reason to listen to the Classic Records reissues on LP. I have every 45 RPM that Classic has issued. . . .	24
Comedy Albums The first three that come to my mind are: Bob and Ray "The Two and Only" The Rutles (Also known as the Prefab 4, a musical parody of The Beatles) National Lampoon, &. . .	23
Classical music for Rockers My first suggestion would be "La Fille Mal Gardee" / Herold-Lanchbery Second, "E'Spana" Argenta / London Symphony. Both of my copies are Decca LP's and both . . .	23
More great news of industry imploding By that standard, people with iPod's are just as guilty. iPods are tiny computers with RAM or mini hard drives containing music. Apple has sold hundreds of millions of these, . . .	22
My Next Miles Davis Disc? The closest album musically to Miles "Kind of Blue" period of work is "Ascenseur pour L'echafaud." (Lift to the Scaffold). It's an obscure move sound track on . . .	22
I turn the big Half-Century today Congratulations, Subaruguru ! Here is my musical list covering the topics of time, birthdays, and the state of mind from seeing 50 years on this planet pass by. "Wow". . .	22
The Dead Boa2, Apparently, Nancy & Harry serenaded their respective houses with a karaoke version of "Ship of Fools". Standing ovation, the papers said. Don't you mean: . . .	21
what's your latest music "score" The Eels "Dasies Of The Galaxy," I have been searching for a vinyl copy for years. Great sound and great tunes, I love it ! Eels	21
Audiogon Music News June Ben, I am delighted to see you back!! Thank you for the great music update. I hope you can make this a regular thing for Audiogon members	21
Time for everbodys Top Ten list..... This list changes constantly depending on my mood, who is listening with me, and time of day (or night). This moment it is: Alison Krauss, " New Favorite" ('01) Bjork &. . .	21
Best Rainy Day music "Acadia," Daniel Lanois. "Songs for Drella," & "Magic and Loss" Lou Reed. "Bye-Bye Safe Journey, " Steve Tibbitts. "Blue" Joni Mitchell. "American Prayer," Jim. . .	21
Beatles: Help ? Warren, that’s not a good set, I would value it at $34.50 total. However, since your a long time Audiogon member, I will pay you $39.50 and even spring for the shipping charges. . .	20
Anybody willing to admit? It would be difficult to choose more than a couple of hundred LP's to discard from my collection. This from what is probably near 6000, not counting CD's. I purged and binged . . .	20
Dr. Ebbetts Beatles CD's This is a good explanation of why this silver disc sounds great: http://www.boot-review.com/page10.html Appears it's been recorded from one of the better LP releases	19
If you haven't tried them, you need to... Madeleine Peyroux, "Dreamland" (HDCD). Another disc, not HDCD but great sound and good music is "Nature" by Dave's True Story. Good topic	19
Would an Audiofile really download music? I use Windows medial player (on my Macintosh) along with QuickTime to review music I'm interested in buying. While searching through LP's or tapes at Audiogon and Ebay, I'll have. . .	19
Anyone know anything about Eleanor McEvoy? I don't remember Eleanor McEvoy, but I clearly remember Eleanor Rigby. For some reason cannot see her image in my mind. Maybe because she's wearing a face that she keeps in a . . .	19
NEW MUSIC I have one original Stockhausen LP, cannot find it right now but I think it is four orchestras and youth choir. I believe his work was influenced by Edgar Varese. I have two . . .	19
Has your system changed the music you listen to? Yes It has. The more we evolve our systems, exposing the textures, colors and nuances of the instruments the greater the possibility of enjoying the performance. Not to say . . .	19
Songs & Artists NEVER HEARD on the RADIO? Happy Rhodes album titled "Warpaint." Is the first that comes to mind. It is an intoxicating album released in 1991 that I still enjoy today. While shopping for music. . .	19
Cough vigilante I recently auditioned several preliminary DAT masters taken from the mixing board of Delos recording sessions. These featured the Dallas Symphony Orchestra with Andrew Litton. . . .	18
The Best Movie sound Tracks I really love "Emerald Forest," and is one of the few not already listed. I strongly agree with the posters who mentioned both "Lift to the Scaffold," with Miles Davis, and ". . .	18
Music to test systems The answer would probably depend on my mood. Limited to five, and pressed to choose right now, the list is below: (1) Joni Mitchell "Hejira' Asylum 7E 1087 (2) Charlie Haden. . .	18
Afro-Cuban Jazz My favorite is Kenny Dorham, "Afro Cuban" on Blue Note Records, this is "the" classic interpretation of the genre. Personnel include: Art Blakey Drums Kenny . . .	17
Would treated CD's or OOP's-hold its value later? Viridian, thank you for that "tip"	17
Don't let this happen to you I wish you had not told that story, my family had almost forgiven me for that blunder. Had Marco and Gunbei not wakened me from my restful slumber I would not have acted so . . .	17
What 'entrance' music? Bigjoe, that's what I like about Audiogon, occasionally someone breaks the boredom with a humorous post. Yours really cracked me up	17
why are some cd's so bright sounding Homedesign, the correct address for the site is: http://www.linkwitzlab.com	17
New Music vs. New Equipment I am not challenging the comments about the validity of attending live concerts, but a quick look over my software tells me that more of my favorite artists are dead than alive. . . .	17
Les Paul dead at 84 nt. Does anyone else at Audiogon think Les Paul and Mary Ford were about the classiest combo in the history of music? I'm not going to wait for someone to say deed I do.... Deed I Do. . .	16
Caravan - does anyone listen anymore? Funny, everyone here seems to have understood the topic of your thread except me. When I hear the word "Caravan" I think Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers	16
where do you bye your LPs Here's a start, links provided below. I also suggest using Google for the exact title with "LP" following the name and see what turns up. There's also Ebay, search LP . . .	16
Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" Miles is one of the most important musicians of our time. He has performed tirelessly for more than 50 years, forging new directions in the jazz community. He has received 9 . . .	16
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Richard Pryor did the flaming bit too but I don't think it was on purpose	16
Your favorite obscure ECM album For obscure my vote goes to "Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1961". This was pressed in Germany in 1992 (ECM 1438). I love "Oregon" (ECM 1258), which is a USA pressing, . . .	16
state songs -- our suggestions? For South Dakota, the Beatles "Rocky Raccoon." For North Dakota there is "North Dakota" from "Joshua Judges Ruth" by Lyle Lovett. I favor ". . .	16
Roger Waters... I own three copies of "Amused to Death," the two disc British LP that I play. Another identical sealed set as backup, and the US CD. For what it is worth, I agree . . .	16
The Blues.... 5. Blues cars are Chevies and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportation is Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does . . .	15
David Byrne & Brian Eno Great discussion. This may be the first time I've seen "My Life In the Bush of Ghosts' mentioned in Audiogon forums. I usually don't stray that deeply into my fav's for . . .	15
I'm thinking that youngsters are getting burned . I agree with Herman that more music is needed than 20 albums. However, if the point your trying to make is that for a VERY small investment a young person can enter the world of . . .	15
What happen to favorite music list? There was ( I guess) a date code error at Audiogon, the postings had a strange date and got slammed to the VERY BOTTOM of the page, although the posting was new! Please revisit . . .	15
2012 Additions to Your Music Collection Whart, Regarding, "I'd rather go Blind." That single paid for itself the first few seconds with Brian Blade's smoking drum beats. Trixie's voice is a bonus, making . . .	14
NYC new LPs store ? This place is great, located in Rochester NY. http://www.bopshop.com	14
I have "inherited" approx. 600 7" 45 RPMs Any place I can view titles you have for sale	14
Metheny show...who is excited? I'm officially jealous. I've been a Pat Metheny fan since his first LP	14
The value of open space Well, I agree with Guidocorona on all points except format. Like you Chashmal, I too am a huge fan of vinyl LP's and have little or no emotional connection with music from CD's. . . .	14
led zeppelin suggestions on vinyl That was a cover done by Hipgnosis, a work by Storm Thorgerson. The Naked "girls" you mention are actually two kids, a boy and a girl. The cover is a composite of more . . .	14
Breakthrough Evidence of the Beatle's Genius? Barry, that's the finest post you have ever submitted to Audiogon	14
Kill Bill Soundtrack Cher may have done a cover of “Bang Bang,” but Nancy Sinatra performs it in this instant classic by Tarantino. Daryl Hannah WITH Uma and a “killer” Japanese schoolgirl. It would . . .	14
Now something completely different I always liked, "You Broke my Heart, so I Broke Your Jaw."	14
Melody Gardot "The Absence" I too like the music on "The Absence," I purchased the LP from Amazon and received it almost the same day it was released. I don't think it's the same recording team, . . .	13
Anyone got and album database for iPhone? There are several free Barcode readers available for iPhone. Many LPs and CD's have a bar code, maybe scan and identify in memory as already purchased software? Don't know if . . .	13
Recording quality effect on listening pleasure ... Have you listened to the Music Matters Blue Note reissues mastered by Steve Hoffman? These are among the greatest recordings I have ever heard and the music represents the best . . .	13
Help locate stolen Tom Waits song by 3rd Bass Hey Kubla! I love how "sampled" means it's OK to take it, Re: It's not copying, it's sampling :^). So, I'm thinking of going to my local Porsche dealership, and when. . .	13
How about an Audiogon poll for 2004? Categories? Nrchy, I've met you. If it's you in that lingerie, I don't want to hear that song	13
Keith Jarrett Recomendations Follow link below to a list of his works. (AMG now requires registering which I don't like). http://www.tcp-ip.or.jp/~ichihasi/CH/CH_disco.htm I love Jarrett, probably have at. . .	13
Any pleasant surprises because of guest appearance During CES back in 2004 a couple of buddies and I went to Casa Di Amore, a small Italian place far enough from the strip to be enjoyable. Half way through the meal Robert Goulet . . .	12
Vikings Fight Song: Try again That second one is some fun sh*t, I laughed out loud	12
Re Miles Davis vinyl Miles has produced such a wide range of work it would help if you revealed your favorites. This is an artist with an incredibly long career, releasing his first work in 1949 and . . .	12
2005 Remembrance And our good friend Pat Malone (AKA Lugnut, here at Audiogon	12
Does Jeff Tweedy sound like Ray Davies? My wife disagrees with me so we haven't spoken in weeks. Regardless of the Audiogon community "vote" you have already made me to laugh out loud this morning. . . .	12
Under the Boardwalk Since it was being played on the radio perhaps it's new? AMG says the most recent is from Lynn Anderson (Country	12
Tom Waits on Austin City Limits If you buy "Nighthawks At The Diner," be prepared to laugh your head off. There is a tune titled: "Better off Without A Wife" that always cracks up any group . . .	12
Keith Jarrett recommendation Spindrifter, you may have also overlooked a title on A&M Horizon, one of my all time favorites. The title is "Closeness Duets" and Keith is accompanied by Ornette . . .	12
Any fans of Jordi Savall? What is there on vinyl? I love these threads about music, thanks Rushton	11
Carpener goes to Rounder and Vega to Blue Note Viridian, when you're right, you're right	11
Keef Out Of His Tree The Monkey Man & The Coconut He survived rock and roll, recreational drugs, fast cars, groupies and adoring throngs to be nearly "done in" by a palm tree. Strange times indeed	11
"hard bop" jazz heads.... Phase, this is a subject I can relate to. Some of the work by the artists I have listed below fall into hard bop category. ALL of these artists have important things to say, but . . .	11
Your latest "HOT " secret music............ Siliab, I agree with your assessment of Phineas, do you own any of his old pressings on Roulette label? I found some at CES (Vegas) a few years ago and have enjoyed them . . .	11
Describe The Listening Room of Your Dreams... Your room should remain just as you describe it Cwlondon. I would like to come for a visit. Please use some magic and have Audrey Hepburn there with you, just as she was in . . .	11
Wedding Music - Recommendations for Program Didn't Led Zeppelin do an entire album dedicated to church music? I think it was titled "Houses Of The Holy"	11
Jazz Renaissance Damn Tireguy, my confidence level in you rose to a new high after reading your post	11
Jazz and the Hammond B For those of you who are real Jimmy Smith fans, Mosiac released both an LP and CD set that included the complete 1957 Blue Note Sessions. These were produced by Alfred Lion, with . . .	11
Heads Up for EELS fans I played a couple of Eels albums last night during our regular Tuesday night music session. It's not just the music and lyrics, these early recordings sound quality is wonderful. . .	10
Music, new artists, found at HiFi Shows I found Felix Laband (the South Africa artist) music at the Montreal show a few years ago. Totally electronic and a bit off from the general publics taste for pop but it's a . . .	10
Cowboy Junkies "Demons" I listened to samples at AMG and understand your excitement. I just ordered both Renmin Park and Demons on LP from Acoustic Sounds. I appreciate the heads up, I didn't know . . .	10
Alright ? Who brought the bandeon to the jazz gig? Here's the kittens playing Indenpendant woman, I think the Bandelon works for this kind of music :^). http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman	10
Regular Blue Note reissues quality? I agree with Viridian. If you must buy Blue Note reissues, and cannot justify Music Matters, see if you can find your favorite artist on Mosaic box set. They work out to about. . .	10
New Music: Oh Laura Clicked on a few short sample cuts of this album at AMG, the girl sounds very sweet. I always fall for "pretty" girl voices. Checking with my sources it appears to be. . .	10
Sonny Rollins I'm jealous, bet it was a wonderful experience. I am a big fan of Jazz and he and Miles are among the best of the best	10
Exotic Reissue Lps VS. Rare orig Which one? $$=$$ Agree with all the above and also ask, what is this reissue that costs $200.00? I recently subscribed to the 45 RPM Blue Notes from Music Matters Jazz and also the set from Chad . . .	10
Any dual mono phono stage or pre using 6DJ8 tubes? The Aesthetix Io uses two 6DJ8's among a host of other tubes, including 6SN7, 12AX7's and EL34's. The Io is fine with .1 MV cartridges, I've owned that combo. It should be better . . .	10
Enter The Haggis Is that the new Scottish group that used to call themselves, "The Sheep Stomach"	10
Meet The Beatles I have the album but cannot find any reference as to who wrote the notes	10
Beatles "Butcher Cover" on Antiques Road Show I have a stereo version purchased at Montgomery Ward the first week of it's release. I peeled the "cover up" image off a few weeks after purchasing it so I could see . . .	10
Audiogon Music News April Good to see you posting again Ben. Hope your move goes smoothly and you will return soon and apply your unique review style to some of this music	10
How have your tastes changed? I began with 1950's rock and roll. Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis, Roy Orbison Sam Cooke and all the greats of that time. Grew into the Every Brothers, Patsy Cline, and New . . .	10
Great music in bad commercials - what can you do? Beethoven "Ode To Joy" for the Direct TV ads. Worse, someone at my sons school identified it as the "Direct TV .....Movies, Movies song" when the teacher . . .	10
Led Zeppelin 2 First pressing David99. You got absolutely screwed! However, since you are my friend, so I am willing to go out on a limb and refund the money you paid for that first pressing. After all, . . .	10
Actual photo locations from Classic Album Covers I enjoyed that, thanks for posting. Your posts are frequently about music (excellent). I wish there were more, I can think of dozens of covers I've wondered about	9
anybody into 60s garage comps? Well, you made me go to Amazon and look these up. Now I understand this is "Various Artists" compilation of early psycho stuff, 13th Floor Elevators, Electric Prunes, . . .	9
New LPs with CDs inside Radiohead, "In Rainbows" is my favorite dual format music software purchased in the last couple of years. If you order from Radiohead's UK website you get two heavy 45. . .	9
Will you check this out Absolutely wonderful	9
FLAC, WAV, RAW, AIFF Download Sites? At a dollar a song, there are sites like yourmusic.com that sell CD's at $5.99 including shipping. If you like four or five songs your almost break even. The best part, you own . . .	9
Arctic Monkeys I hope the group is as much of a turn on as the samples I heard at AMG. After listening, I purchased their LP from a vendor in England and should have it in a week or two	9
Chris Whitley 1960-2005 This is sad, I loved his music. Cancer seems to take everyone we love	9
Radiohead -Hail to the Theif I hope they press LP's of this new release. The double 10" LP's of "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" are some of the most amazingly recorded rock of the last few . . .	9
Great Spooky &/or Melancholic Soundtrack/Classical The movie sound track "Gladiator" is terrific. The mysterious voice is Lisa Gerrard. If you love it, there is a nice collection by the group "Dead Can Dance&. . .	9
Anyone Else Like Jimmy Smith? For sheer musical magic, the Mosiac issue of the 1957 Blue Note sessions in New York are a must. Remote recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and produced by Alfred lion, the 5 LP box set. . .	9
Green and Clapton There may be other instances but I immediately remembered the Bluesbreakers Band and found the following at Wikipedia . John Mayall Bluesbreakers After three months with . . .	8
Making of the Doors 45RPM Vinyl re-issues I keep debating if it's worth buying these. I have the original versions from when they were released. I had the box set ordered, then cancelled. My conscience was bothering me. . .	8
The Ultimate Question? This will be personal, very different for each responder. I'll stay with your lead toward Rock and Roll rather than blues and Jazz. The songs I'm listing continue to effect me, . . .	8
Hats off to Seasick Steve Karelfd, great post! The guy absolutely has talent. There are vids of Seasick Steve at YouTube so Audiogon members can hear and see what Steve is all about. One YouTube news . . .	8
Best re-issue LP's While not "audiophile quality," the Speaker Corner reissues of Blues greats are so superior to the originals, I thought they must have found earlier masters than the . . .	8
Where were you the day the music died?-Buddy Holly Ken, Ken, Ken............Buddy Holly is not dead. He was spotted last week, in Las Vegas, hanging with Elvis Presley and a bevy of young female fans. I'm hoping they are . . .	8
Buying Vinyl in Vienna Austria??? This will be a required LP purchase once you're there Nate: Ultravox - Vienna (Single Edit) Lyrics We walked in the cold air Freezing breath on a window pane Lying and waiting A. . .	8
John Lennon Question Perhaps this: 1968 Nov 5, U.S. presidential election In one of the closest elections in US history, Republican challenger Richard M. Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey . . .	8
Bonzo's drum sound Too bad we don't have ability to post images into these forum threads. I have images of Led Zepplin in their hotel room (stoned) with a KLH portable hanging from the hand of John . . .	8
Lee Morgan I have "Sidewinder," a great LP. The old Blue Note (#4157) from 61st street NYC, was bought used and is pretty noisy. My new copy, Blue Note (#46137) was pressed . . .	8
Where can I purchase big band lp's? My favorite modern releases of big band and Jazz were offered by Mosaic Records. See the link below: http://www.mosaicrecords.com/last.asp Unfortunately, their greatest material. . .	8
Anyone tried a copy protected CD? I recently acquired Laundry Service" by Shakira and have had zero problems in my Sony 9000 CD / SACD player. It also plays without problems in my Macintosh Computer, using . . .	8
Top Music DVD s? I used to rent the Laser Disc "The Whole Story," by Kate Bush. Unfortunately there is not a DVD replacement for this performance. I like her music, even though her vocals are . . .	8
Clarinet lover s favorite My nomination is an old one, Jimmy Giuffre 3 on Atlantic Records. The cut that comes to mind is one of my all time Jazz favorites, "The Train and The River." This piece was . . .	8
The Hot Dogs. AnyoneKnow? Biography by Alvaro Neder The Hot Dogs were Sérgio Hinds' (future O Terço leader) first group, and had Paulo Jobim on the drums. The group was considerably active during the &. . .	7
here is what is... Richard, It's good to see another Audiogon member who thinks so highly of Daniel. I have many of Daniel's LP's, including "Acadia," "For the Beauty of Winona,&. . .	7
Looking for the Best Sounding 250 Tracks I know before this thread is over, Stevie Ray's "Texas Weather," Louis Armstrong's, "St. James." Pink Floyd's, "Dark Side" and one or more popular . . .	7
Goldfrapp Seventh Tree---LP Vinyl The US release is only $17.00, so I doubt it's two LP's. What is available is a Limited Edition heavy 180 British pressing (where she lives) with poster and extras that sells for. . .	7
Frank Sinatra "The Voice" on Classic Records 180g Pbb, how does address his question? It's as far fetched as: Question: "My car stalls out at stop signs, one mechanic says it's the fuel injection, another says it's the . . .	7
Best Gene Pitney collection...sonically?..... It isn't very pretty what a CD without pity can do	7
Classic Records Zep series ? Wayne's World After luring assistance in a guitar store by playing the "Can I help you?" riff, Wayne picks up his dream guitar and plays the legendary opening riff to . . .	7
vocal distortion on Jayhawk's Rainy Day Music While I have not heard this album, the American Recordings pressings of Johnny Cash are superb on my four LP copies. I hope this is limited to this artist, I have long considered. . .	7
jennifer warnes, discs other than The Well Agree with both posters comments, especially with Yslee comments about the heavy bass on "The Hunter." There is an album called "Duets" with Rob Wasserman that. . .	7
Another blues great passes... "Doin' everything the Dr. told me not to do, drinkin' bout a quart a day" (John Lee Hooker	7
What is the name of this song?? If you will visit "All Music Guide" @ http://allmusic.com/ You can put in the title of any song IE:'don't worry, be happy......' OR the name of any artist, the guide will give . . .	7
Miles Davis Box Sets: Mosaic LP -v- Sony CD I agree with Dave, however I am basically an LP only guy. I never liked the Miles CD versions, so when Mosaic pressed these sets, I bought all I could afford. (Mosaic) Miles . . .	6
Thom Yorke's new CD My copy on LP is due this week	6
"Hustle" Television Show Music Available? What I found is the name Simon Rogers who is credited for the intro and exit music for Hustle. This series appears to have been released only as a Region 2 DVD (not normally . . .	6
My son and the Alban Berg String Quartet Don't worry, when my son was that age his favorite was Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. He still listens to Carl Orff, but added "Bright Eyes," "Radiohead" and all . . .	6
Beatles "Butcher Block" Album If you have one, you can just make out the "Butcher Block" cover through the pasted over replacement. I bought one when it was new and have owned it all this time. . . .	6
Jazz Again I am a huge Jazz fan. I have a library of several thousands titles, many are what I consider mainstream Jazz. There are dozens of labels that turned out great music by well known. . .	6
Dripping faucet leading to a flood; performed by? Have at look at this, beginning track 9. It is the only thing I can find that remotely connects to your description. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aodo7gjir86iv	6
Mitsibushi Montero TV ad song meisterkleef@yahoo.com, I've got to respect anyone who loves music enough to be able to answer as thoroughly as you have. Hope you stick around here and enter our music . . .	6
Nirvana on Simply Vinyl My experience with Simply Vinyl has been much like yours. I have a rare few that are good, with most being disappointing. I just did a quick search at EBAY, and there is a brand. . .	6
"hey throat" from a live rock concert I'm not a Metallica fan, but you can cure the raspy voice, at least temporarily by doing what Robert Plant did when his voice gave out.....suck on a lemon. The astringent . . .	6
Rate your QRP Doors 45's I have all the original first press LP releases "Big E" Electra and also all the Steve Hoffman DCC on LP. I only bought "Morrison Hotel" (my favorite Doors . . .	5
Can't find "Till There Was You" by Laura Fygi Unless this site has printed the information in error, it appears there are three copies available. These folks are the go to for difficult to find titles. Dicogs Good luck, . . .	5
Keith Jarrett Trio, Live stock I've often wondered why Keith could not resist making those vocal contributions to his otherwise fine performance on the piano. Thanks for the humor break	5
Sharp-Nine Records - My New Favorite Jazz Label I believe you but visiting their site I see option to purchase and not a single word as to what you get. CD, download, Vinyl? It made me grimace when I reached the checkout	5
Digitally Mastered Lp's? Some LP's produced from analog tapes sound wonderful, and some sound terrible. Same for digital masters. If a digital master is converted to analog at the studio and then to LP, . . .	5
Know who played this Colman Hawkins date? You're close on the date, that LP is from 1960. Here's the lineup of talent: Eddie Costa Piano, Vibraphone George Duvivier Bass Coleman Hawkins Saxophone Osie Johnson Drums . . .	5
Alison Kraus : So long so wrong ; Vinyl The album garnered much praise from Stereophile, Absolute Sound and Hi Fi+. Of course that doesn't automatically make it good, but this double LP sounds excellent on my system. . .	5
Re Issue vs Re Re Issue I agree with Narrod and Hdm. I have literally tens of dozens of OJC releases, both with and without bar codes. I have quite a few of the Contemporary label releases that . . .	5
Help Me Find This Song: Christy/Christie? Do you remember if it was a cut from a movie sound track, a popular music hit, redone oldie or what	5
JOHNNY WINTER IN CHICAGO Nothing more to be said. Had I been there myself, I could have written a better review	5
Katie Melua, has anyone else bought her new LP? That's too bad, 'cause Katie says it better I won't spend my life, waiting for an angel to descend, searching for a rainbow with an end, now that I've found you I'll call off . . .	5
Felix Hell on Reference Recordings WHOA Yea, Paris Hilton	5
Dealer's demo recordings I often find demo material boring. Some dealers and even manufacturers choose software that shows off the equipment, but musically is not very inspiring. On the occasion where. . .	5
If you had to completely replace your collection.. Since I am mostly an LP guy, I would call Classic Records, Acoustic Sounds and then visit EBAY and Half Price records and begin replacing what was lost. As to artists, whatever . . .	5
Copy protection circa 1987 Great idea to post this Sdcampbell. For what it is worth, I have never copied or traded an album to anyone, nor do I download MP3 files. I at one time copied LP's that were my . . .	5
Paul Dresher - worth exploring Is there any truth surrounding the rumor that Paul is working on a musically complex opera titled "The Nanny" in honor of his sister Fran Dresher	5
"Best of 2001" lists: Jazz I was not aware of the list Sd, thanks for posting it! The problem will be deciding which artists appeal most to my taste and how many I can afford. Oddly enough, the last title. . .	5
Carmen Sings Monk Speaking to information in Columbia, SC. they have no listing for Papa Johns or Papa Joe's. They did have a listing for Papa Jazz, and I telephoned them. They said Papa Jazz had. . .	5
Anyone Have a Good Source for Import LP's? Here are a few I use http://www.gemm.com/ http://hmv.com/ http://eil.com/ http://www.rpmrecords.uk.com/ http://www.musicstack.com/ Buying from any of these vendors does. . .	4
Skye Edwards, ever hear her beautiful voice? Looked her up, surprised to see she was part of the group Gorillaz that my son was so fond of. Skye is also involved in a lot of movie sound tracks and lead for the group . . .	4
Teo Macero...RIP... "Time Out" was a gift, I listened to a cut off it last week with my son. It's one of the most influential Jazz albums of all time, and don't forget "Kind of Blue&. . .	4
Live at the Blackhawk??? In that era it was likely an Ampex 350 or 351. An all tube machine that captured most of the great music of that time. Tonight my music group was listening to a reissue of the . . .	4
Remastered My Life in the Bush of Ghosts Armstrod, I have the original, did not know about the remastered version. I laugh my head off every time I hear the "Jezebel Spirit" cut. (Very well, you are . . .	4
Columbia 6 eye lp's How about one of the most famous Jazz LP's of all time? "Time Out" by Dave Brubeck Quartet. The original 6 Eye is wonderful both musically and sonically. The cut &. . .	4
"At Last" as performed by Elvis Costello Here it is at Amazon, don't know if LP will be available but CD seems to be in stock now. You may have missed it because it's with Marian McPartland, the great lady jazz piano . . .	4
Nomatics? There is an Argentinean Latin rock band named Nomataras. Don't know if that has anything to do with the group you are looking for. It's the only one I could find	4
German Re-issue: Joni Mitchell "Blue" LP Peter, most likely that means “White Label Promo	4
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap	4
Desperately Seeking.......at whatever cost........ I just found you an LP copy for $3.00, here is the link: http://www9.gemm.com/c/search.pl?sid=303020136&key=61328&disp_ad_format_mode=0&artist=GOMM%2CIAN&title=GOMM+WITH+THE+. . .	4
The Mysteries of Random Play Two possible answers. You have only Stevie Wonder related songs on your computer :^). Steve Jobs had a real thing for "Songs In The Key Of Life" and programed the . . .	4
Best Shearing Recordings Since no one has responded to this post, I will try to help. I hoped an expert on Shearing would bail us out. My favorite recordings are all on LP, so I cannot say how many are . . .	4
Dizzy Gillespie, "Portrait of Jenny" Here's the CD version at Amazon. If you click sample tracks, it's obviously not from the LP although I agree the YouTube clip was. http://www.amazon.com/Giants-Portrait-Jenny-. . .	3
Pls. help w/song-"Close your eyes and sing to me" "Close Your Eyes," Snow Patrol You can visit AMG and look up Snow Patrol and listen to a brief excerpt. Let us know if I guessed correctly	3
Kill Bill soundtrack Any good? Here is the play list for Kill Bill Vol. 1. Obviously they intend to do two or three of these in a series like Star Wars, Matrix and LOTR to name but a few. 1.   Bang Bang (My . . .	3
Scrambler Guitar The Wachovia Bank said that the music in the recent commercials was composed by Billy West, and was specifically designed for Wachovia's advertising campaign. The slide guitar is . . .	3
Probably somebody knows if it worth something... Here is a link to a review of the first show of this type, recorded Jan 18, 1944. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=Ablf4zfa8eh7k The comments on this . . .	3
Music in Nike Commercial? I did not see or hear the ad you describe, but the agency list of music for latest ads follows: 'Move' ad - The music is called 'Elias Music' and the sound design was by Jeff . . .	3
Telefunken Record Label David, I don't know the answer to your question, but I'll bet I can guess what brand of tubes they used when they recorded this. Hint, they were not Sovtek	3
Holy Smoke Majewski, Stensen, Baron. Stunning. Put in record title and musicians without listing the instruments. Try a Euro search engine such as Ixquick. Here's what I turned up. Here is a download: http://www.jayfan.. . .	2
Another vinyl comeback story Getting a little tired of the 'vinyl makes a comeback' story. Would you be happier with 8 track makes a comeback? Have some of them stored away	2
Cannonball Adderly / Somethin' Else I'd bet on the Acoustic Sounds Blue Note 45 RPM Reissue, due to be released any day now. This, based on the quality of this group of 45 RPM LP's I've received from Chad at . . .	2
Listening in Depth - A Sampler of CBS Stereophonic   I don't know if the following qualify as unique, but a couple of very much overlooked labels with great sound are the Artist House LP's and the pressings from A&M records . . .	2
Animated Egg... Here is all there is at AMG, only one album released according to their site. Year 1969 Type LP Label Alshire Catalog # 5104 Styles Rock Psychedelic	2
Neil Young's Musical Lifeline Thanks for the link. All of us are mortal and it's nice to see a true artist like Neil Young turn that into a positive	2
Digital Recording Telefunken Vinyl Don't know about the performance or the recording as those are completely separate issues. As for digital versus analog, I generally prefer analog but conversions from an . . .	2
Early MONO Beatles albums Just looked at EBAY and found a ton of Beatles LP mono releases. Prices all over the place. http://search.ebay.com/Beatles-Mono_W0QQhtZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1	2
if i were a carpenter... Here is the link to the hit at AMG. Johnny Cash did that song on so many albums I don’t think you want me to list them all. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=. . .	2
Rare Soul Disc - Can Anybody Help Me Find It? Here is a 7" on Lizard. Porter, Nolan/nolan.  I Like What You Give/somebody's Cryin' 7"  $8.00. Here is the site to buy it: http://www.musicobsession.com	2
Where can I find Turtle Reference CD's -Web-Site? Here is the link: http://www.turtlerecords.com	2
Quadraphonic Pressings Quadraphonic pressings contain specially encoded information intended for multi channel playback. These are inferior to traditional stereo pressings because the grooves contain . . .	2
Bjork Volta YES, it's wonderful, I play it often. However my copy is One Little Indian, pressed in the EU. Volta contains some strange studio mixes, processed sounds and electronic blips. . .	1
need help with ella song during malcom x The song is "Azure,' and you're correct, that's Ella singing. "Azure" appears on the following albums (and perhaps others I missed) : Ella Fitzgerald, "The. . .	1
Trying to locate Sally Everson ablum Since there is nothing on the web and I found nothing at AMG, I suggest you call the local NPR station and ask them about it. At your request, they will often check their play . . .	1
DMV music event. By any chance was the Peter Gabriel song "Don't give up"? That would be especially appropriate for those who lost their case and choose to appeal	1