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New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations

good day,

i am brand new to vinyl, having just received my first turntable - Original Oracle Delphi, Papier Triplanar tonearm, Talisman Virtuoso cartridge.

I've done a considerable amount of reading on how best to care for records and think i have a handle on that, and now was hoping to get a few recommendations on recordings that REALLY show off the virtues of viyl.

After some browsing around the 'best of' threads here, there seems to be some often recommended albums, such as:

Louis Armstromg St. James Infirmary, Classic Records, 45 rpm
Jazz At The Pawnshop (i have this cd and LOVE it, so am looking forward to hearing it on vinyl)
Allison Krauss and Union Station Live (again, another of my favorite CDs)

Any other suggestions would be appreciated... the goal is to queue up a few great records and be able to demonstrate to my wife why all this extra gear is now finding a home in our living room!

many thanks,
Scott
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macdadtexas
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All the new Chet Baker pressings I have gotten have been great, as are all of the Miles Davis (sounds like you like jazz).

Also, I have found the many new pressings get very noisey quickly, whereas older records in good condition, are quieter. I am beginning to believe those pundits on A'gon who say unless it's a Japanese pressing, the newer ones are simply inferior. It's fun to hunt used vinyl too.

For Rock, I have loved the Led Zep Mothership set, Kings Of Leon "Only By the Night", Black Sabbath "Paranoid", The Cars, The Police "Zenota Mondota"

For mellower fare I have enjoyed the new Steely Dan albums, and I concur with MoFiMaddness about Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin", in fact I'm going to open myself up to ridicule, slings and arrows and say I think it's better than "Dusty in Memphis"
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