@bkeske I love Williams’ canon. Out of loyalty to my great aunt (the founder) I have the Angel Records release with Adrian Boult conducting but was looking for something with a more fidelity.
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@bkeske How's that particular recording?
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@reubent yes! A grrrrreat pressing! |
Dave Brubeck - Jazz Impressions of Eurasia. Original 1958 pressing. |
Marillion. - Clutching at Straws |
@big_greg. Pink Martini is such a fun act. they were so integral to that late 2000s lounge revival, and they've continued to make good music ever since.
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@gardners501. Does your RP8 still have the Elys MM cartridge? I have an RP8 as well to complement my VPI. And that Elys puts out something like 7 millivolts. Wasn't quite ready for that. |
@tomic601 I actually have that album of hers. It's an import and goes well with beets and bolsheviks.
In all seriousness, she def is a gem of an artist.
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@slaw yeah. It really grooves at times. Always loved that band. |
The Fixx - Phantoms (original 1984 pressing)
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Jean-Luc Ponty: The Gift of Time |
Paul Winter - Icarus. Immaculately produced by George Martin. Beautiful playing and sonics. |
Bruce Cockburn, "Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws"
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Heart, "Heart" (1985). A slightly compressed mid-80’s recording, but there’re way more nuances than expected, perhaps because it's an early pressing/promo copy. "These Dreams" just floats around me.
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@slaw that's a phenomenal album. Her first, right?
Also, did you know Colvin is the background vocals on Suzanne Vegas "Luka"? |
Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon from the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2 |
@spiritofradio - Inflatables for the bedroom - sure. But not for the lawn.
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@6t5-gto -- "Waltz for Debbie" was included as a filler materials for another album I ordered from Discogs several years ago. I vacuum cleaned it, brushed it, anad spun and it sounded pristine! A free pressing of a good album.
Tonight - The Fixx -Reach the Beach
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+1 as well. What a brilliant album |
@tomic601 its that 2013 reissue that has some sonic pops on side A, but other than that it's holographic and poignant |
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter. "Northern Sky" just floats in the air in front of me.
When my first wife and I were separating, I think the most amicable part of that disaster was when we split our Nick Drake collection.
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Phish- Sigma Oasis.
So clear and engaging |
Rush - Grace under Pressure (original 1984 pressing)
(with Synergistic Green and Black PHT's on the headshell and tonearm)
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Checkfield -- Through the Lens. |
A friend lent me several LPs, including Van Halens first. Not a huge fan, but gave it a spin. Roth's voice was beautifully recorded. The rest of the instruments and the mix itself was underwhelming. |
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Alfa Mist's "Antiphon" lp. I discog'ed it from England and it sounds phenomenal!
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Tears for Fears: Seeds of Love. Sheer sonic bliss.
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Coltrane - My Favorite Things. |
@bkeske I installed the Nobsounds under my VPI HW-19 MK4 and it made a palpable difference!
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Valerie June - The Moon and Stars (2021) - fantastic melodic alt-Americana
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Respighi - Pines of Rome. RCA (1960); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, conductor.
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@reubent - T4E is a difficult listen for me. It was right before Neil's tragedies (which ultimately focused him and his lyrics) and the album is cluttered and confused.
RTB is a phenomenal album; I remember it making quite a splash when it came out in 1991.
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@slaw Yes, that 45 pressing. It's phenomenal. I was hearing instruments and effects on "Why Worry" I'd never heard before. |
Just got the original master recording vinyl 45 LP of Dire Straits h brothers in arms. Looking forward to settling in with that. |
Okay, stay with me on this one. It had to have been 82 or 83. My great aunt and great uncle were the founders of Angel Records, and the chairman of the metropolitan Opera of New York, respectively. My grandmother and grandfather were fashion designers. My mom was the black sheep of the family but occasionally we got invited to social get-togethers and parties at my grandmother's apartment on the east side. There were always musical personalities and celebrities there, although I was too young to really appreciate any of them. Although I do remember being introduced to Leonard Bernstein.
I don't remember this but my sister says at one of these parties Ravi Shankar, his then wife Sue Jones, and their daughter, Norah, were in attendance. Apparently, I had just gotten a big bowl of ice cream and the three or four-year-old Norah Jones came into the room where I was watching TV and asked for some. And apparently, my sister, who was watching everything, said that I got a spoof of ice cream held it out to Norah Jones and then teased her with it before finally saying, "no you can't have it," and eating it myself.
At which point she burst into tears, her mother came into the room and picked her up and asked what was wrong and when she said I wouldn't give me any ice cream, her mother said, "oh he's just a little boy, don't worry about it."
Again, I don't remember any of this, but apparently it made quite an impression when the truth got out of my teasing. If I ever meet Ms Jones, I will be sure to relate this same story. |
@bkeske - "Norah Jones - …’Til We Meet Again. Live from various venues. Blue Note 2 LP set 2021" Did I ever tell the story of how I made Norah Jones cry? |
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is (original1986 pressing)
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The 45 of Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" - holographic and so emotionally pleasing!
Also, @mwinkc -- how would you rate Islam's revision of Tillerman? Worth getting?
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Jean-Luc Ponty - The Gift of Time. Unsealed 1987 pressing.
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Early Music Consort of London"The Art of Courtly Love"
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Just arrived:
B-52's "Cosmic Thing"Macy Gray's "Stripped"
Warming up the tubes and gettin' ready.
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Pat Metheny - Still Life Talking
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Jean-Luc Ponty -- Individual Choice
Just got a pristine German pressing delivered from a UK seller. It sounds absolutely fantastic. The album that turned me on to Jean-Luc and open the doors to so many other forms of music |
The XX, "I See You". Never heard before. Haven't even fired up the VPI in a few weeks. Maybe I'll follow that with Chick Corea's Akoustic Band "Alive!"
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