The Cure - Wish. Elektra 1992
Cassette |
@uberwaltz Some very fine tapes in your collection bkeske. It’s interesting. Most all my collection was purchased when you had a choice between CD’s or tape during the mid-mid 80-90’s. Why I chose tape over CD on these, I’m not sure. Probably either cost or availability. Thing is, I sure wish, today, I had purchased many many more of my CD collection on tape. |
OK, finally breaking out the classical.
James Levine conducts Mozart - Mozart : The Symphonies, 11 CD box set. Playing CD’s 7-8, symphonies 26-31+39. Deutsche Grammophon. 2015 European release.
CD |
Sugarcubes - Life’s Too Good. Elektra 1988
Cassette |
Changing genre direction and format....
Nanci Griffith - Flyer. Elektra 1994
CD |
Lush - Gala. Reprise 1990
Cassette |
Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind. Columbia 1997
CD
I think my TT is getting lonely, jealous, or both. |
Joni Mitchell - Blue. WB 1971. From a European box collection; The Studio Albums 1968-1979.
CD |
Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Grieg Serenades. Orchestre de Chambre Ferenc Liszt conducted by Janos Rolla. Harmonia Mundi 1991 Germany
CD |
Gunzenhauser conducts Prokofiev Symphonies #1 & 5. Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. NAXOS 1989 Germany
CD |
Emerson String Quartet - Anton Webern : Works for String Quartet, String Trio. Deutsche Grammophon 1995
CD |
Slatkin conducts Vaughan Williams Symphony 3 & 4. Philharmonia Orchestra. RCA Red Seal. 1993
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And my fully factory spec restored Nakamichi ZX-7 is probably going to give me best replay I am ever likely to get on cassette tape. @uberwaltz I picked up an inexpensive cleaned-up but unrestored Nakamichi CR-1A, which is only 2 head, (but understand they are typically better than most 3 head non-Naks out there), deck. Did that at the same time I dragged my old vinyl and cassettes out of hibernation. Goodness knows where my old Akai deck went. Anyway, as vinyl, was just ‘checking things out’ and seeing if these old formats would stick. And they are. I’m now actually buying cassettes on Discogs as well and vinyl. And now have my eyes peeled for a nicer Nak deck, as the CR-1A was pretty cheap, so wouldn’t lose much, and could probably sell it for what I paid. Or, at least have it restored, but not sure how smart that would be vs cost/worth. |
Wynton Marsalis - Hot House Flowers. Columbia 1984
Cassette |
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Further Out. Columbia, originally released 1961. Not sure when this cassette was released (only cassette release that I know of) but probably mid-80’s
Cassette |
The Red Hot Ray Brown Trio w/Gene Harris and Mickey Roker. Recorded live at the Blue Note 1985. Concord Jazz.
Cassette (chrome) |
The Doors - The Doors. Elektra Cassette. Unknown release date, but probably mid-70’s ?? No Dolby stamping, so playing it ‘bare’, but sounds pretty darn good.
Cassette |
The Ray Brown Trio w/Gene Harris and Jeff Hamilton - BAM BAM BAM. Recorded live at the Fujitsu-Concord jazz festival in Japan 1988. Concord Jazz 1989
Cassette (chrome)
This recording kicks butt |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia. Blue Note, reissue/remaster 1989
Cassette |
@uberwaltz Looks like we are the only Audiophool who play with cassette tapes bkeske.
Oh and GK I guess.. They don’t know what they are missing Uber. After I start playing cassettes, I don’t want to stop for a while. Different than vinyl, but darn good, and dare I say sometimes better. And always better than a CD to me, although I’m far from a CD ‘hater’. I saw you just got a cassette haul. 👍🏼 |
@uberwaltz
Agreed on the (non)value of getting the CR-1A restored by Willy.
But, just for kicks I checked on eBay for used Nak decks, and all the CR-1A’s are going for almost twice what I paid. A sign that cassette are really making a comeback? I could always find them for close to what I got mine for. I may take mine to Play It Again Sam here in town to get it further cleaned-up, adjusted if/as necessary, and belts replaced (with good OEM ones hopefully).
Did check out the other Nak 3 head models on eBay, and man, they seem to be going for a premium these days. Probably not something I would necessarily buy on eBay without knowing more. Once you get to $650+, I would want to know it has at least been serviced well. |
Paavo Jarvi conducts Beethoven - The 9 Symphonies. CD 1: symphonies 3 & 8. Sony/RCA Red Seal. 2016.
CD box set. |
Henri Dutilleux - Orchestral Works I. Hans Graf conducting Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra. Arte Nova classics. 2005
CD |
Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh. Capital 1991
Cassette |
John Coltrane - Lush Life. Heritage Jazz reissue 1993. Remastered by Joe Tarantino in 1987, original recording 1957 & 1958.
Cassette (chrome) |
Todd Rundgren - 2nd Wind. WB 1991
Cassette |
The Band Live in Concert - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Capitol reissue 1989
Cassette
Well, this is actually a re-release of songs culled from the Rock of Ages 2 LP set released in 1972, which I have, and rate it poor for its recording and overall SQ. I really don’t listen to it at all because of that.
I was hoping that maybe they may have improved things with this release, but not really. Perhaps a little better, but it’s just hard to believe they (Capitol) could have recorded and released such a poor effort recording and engineering-wise. The Band plays great, but I cannot get past the poor engineering effort on this one, or Rock of Ages. A shame really, it really does not do The Band justice. |
Boulez conducts Mahler, Symphony #4. The Cleveland Orchestra w/Juliane Banse, soprano. Deutsche Grammophon. Recorded 1998.
CD |
Boulez conducts Ravel & Debussy. Ravel : Sheherazade w/Anne Sofie Von Otter, mezzo-soprano & LeTombeau de Couperin. Debussy : Dances, Le Jet d’eau, Ballades de Francois Villon w/Alison Hagley, soprano. The Cleveand Orchestra. Recorded 1999 Deutsch Grammophon
CD |
@boxer12 Bkeske, I would also like to see a well recorded "Rock of ages". ***The music on that album(s) is steller.*** Which is why it is disappointing, as The Band were really playing well and with a ton of energy. Back in the 70’s, with a lesser system, I really didn’t notice it as much, but when I recently unearthed my vinyl and played it on my current system, there are times it is ‘cringe worthy’. And only has to do do with the recording technique and engineering. |
Szell conducts Haydn, symphonies 93, 95, & 97. The Cleveland Orchestra. Sony Classical reissue 1995
CD |
Natalie Merchant - Ophelia. Elektra 1998
CD
Just replaced this. Somehow I lost my original copy. |
Joni Mitchell - Hejira. Asylum 1976, reissue as part of a European box set.
CD
Been playing vinyl so much on the new rig, thought I’d play a CD. Plus, got a new set of interconnects, and wanted to see how they sounded with my CD front end. |
Royal Concertgebouw - RCO Live box set, 1980-1990. Avro
CD 1, 7, and 10.
Picked a real mix of more modern composers; Webern, Nielsen, Schreker, Skryabin, Varese, Escher, Berg, with Brahms 4th and Mahler’s 1st thrown into the mix as bookends to the above.
Great sets and live recordings. |
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers. Originally released 1971.
From the 14 CD reissue/remastered box set released in 2010.
CD |
Led Zeppelin (1) s/t, and Led Zeppelin II
From the reissued/remastered box set - ‘The Complete Studio Recordings’ released in 1993.
Was in the mood for some old school rock. Led Zep beats the heck out the Stones in SQ, that is for sure.
CD |
@uberwaltz reminded me of a Luc Ponty cassette I have in my collection...
Jean Luc Ponty - The Gift of Time. Columbia 1987
Cassette
Makes for nice Sunday morning listening. |
@uberwaltz Funk #49 ... James Gang. Oh man, one of my favs as a kid. Especially as Joe and the boys were from Cleveland. |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Into the Great Wide Open. MCA 1991
CD |
Dexter Gordon - Gettin’ Around. Blue Note reissue 1987
Cassette |
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Straight Ahead. Concord Jazz 1981
Cassette |
Miles Davis - Tutu. WB 1986
Cassette |
Modern Jazz Quartet - For Ellington. East-West 1988
Cassette |
Wynton Marsalis - S/T. Blue VOX. Swiss release, live. Probably 1983, recorded in 1980.
Strange release, as this seems to be Wynton playing with ‘the Art Blakey band’ per other versions on Discogs, which he did at that time. Very nice recording though.
Cassette |
Hindu Love Gods Very interesting. Just found a sealed copy on cassette at Discogs and snatched it up. |
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman. Recording to tape.
Cassette |
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark. From the CD collection ‘The Studio Collection’ released in Europe only. Island 1974
CD |
Well, it’s Sunday, so...
The Sundays - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. DGC 1989
CD |
Slatkin conducts Vaughan Williams - Symphonies 5&6. Philharmonia Orchestra. BMG 1991. From a box set collection of all Williams symphonies.
CD |
Jun Markl conducts Debussy. CD 8&9 - Preludes: Book 2, Estampes, Symphony in B Minor, Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra, Premiere Rapsodie for Orchestra and Clarinet, Rapsodie for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Deux Danses for Harp and Strings. Orchestre National de Lyon. Box set ‘Debussy Complete Orchestral Works’. NAXOS 2012
Just a wonderful set.
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