I know this is a Hifi forum but isn’t it about the music as well. Has anyone recently played a Vinyl, disc or whatever you are into. One that you forgot was so good and totally was blown away by the music and the recording? If so share it with us. Mine was Mahavishnu orchestra Birds of Fire. Have not listened to that for some time. Wow. FORGOT HOW GOOD THAT WAS. This is what Hifi is all about IMO.
The 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere deserves a listen even if (like me) you didn't have it back in the day....this and the first album are classics (that stuttering sound you hear in the background isn't an effects pedaled guitar....it's a jug!). All good choices this string....12 Dreams, Guess Who, Mahavishnuetc. James Gang - Rides Again brings it like no other!
I thought of another gem... Even if you think that you have no interest in The Kinks, or all that you know of them is "Lola" (yuk) or "You Really Got Me", you need to get Village Green Preservation Society. I've been listening to it for about 45 years and I never get tired of it. It is fresh and brilliant. Ray Davies and the band at their best, which is very good indeed.
@roxy54, you are SOP right about VGPS! Ray's other masterpieces are the two previous Kinks albums, the equally great Face To Face ('66) and Something Else ('67). Three in a row!
+1 for Spirits Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus! Ted Nugent's eponymous album Black Sabbaths first albumAny of Stevie Ray Vaughn's first 4 albums plenty more but I won't bore you.
A recital by the late violinist Wanda Wiłkomirska of various short classical pieces, including the famous Chaconne of J. S. Bach. On a 1974 Connoisseur Society In Sync cassette, which was produced with real-time duplication on CrO2 tape, and with zero dynamic compression.
Wow.....all your favorites gave me flashbacks! Skipping every Stevie and Beatles album, may I add, A Wizard/A True Star Todd Rundgren. Edgar Winter's White Trash. Tower of Power Back to Oakland. Thanks for the Procul Harem mentions, but no "Shine on Brightly" on Amazon Unlimited.......I guess they aren't, huh.
David Bowie / Hunky dory Grateful Dead / Working man's dead Brian Eno / Another green world Roxy Music / Roxy Music (their first album) Bob Dylan / Planet waves
These all have been in frequent rotation on my TT for many years. Each one a masterpiece imho
The Doors first album after hearing light my 🔥 On AM radio i went out and bought the album Abbey road by the Beatles was another classic Let it be. as well as dark side of the moon Pink Floyd . it was a time growing up we’re here we’re just so many classics also Led Zep 1 and 2, Jim Hendrix experience and they still sound fresh today. A true sign of a classic !!
dnb4, I'm with you. I listen to Surrealistic Pillow as well as Crown of Creation and Worst of Jefferson Airplane on a regular basis. Some incredibly beautiful songs there...timeless.
Just thought of another gem...Hall and Oates "War Babies" made in conjunction with Tod Rundgren. No other Hall and Oates record like it, and it is my favorite.
Trout Mask Replica. It was a result of the convergence of several extraordinary factors which flashed like a lighting bolt in a split second in time that can never be replicated. There never was and will never be anything remotely like it.
@roxy54 ~ Agree both are indeed "timeless" and have left a deep musical impression. Still have both albums from '67 and the MFSL 45rpm mono. Been hoping MFSL would release the Dead album, but so far no luck.
Albums that turned my head around & upside down; and that changed my predilections and tastes in music --
Meet the Beatles The Doors Aladdin Sane (Bowie of course) Kind of Blue Mahler Fourth (Haitink) Led Zeppelin Turandot (Pavarotti, Mehta) Sex Pistols -- Bollocks Television -- Marquee Moon
Agreed. Somehow missed this one entirely when it was new. First heard Avalon only about a half a dozen years ago. Even then it was just on iPod. Now on euro vinyl on my system it is just mind-boggling good! Both in terms of sound quality, which is exceptional, as well as the music, which is a timeless blend of styles and genres.
Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation Todd Rundgren: Something Anything Stevie Wonder: Hotter than July Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King Supertramp: Crime of the Century & Breakfast in America Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland Ten Years After: A Space in Time
So many inspiring albums back in the day...still spin most of them regularly!
The WHO, WHO’S NEXT album! I think I played that record hundreds of times over the years, through many a speaker and system. I never get tired of that recording. I think I first played it while in my teens through my old radio shack Optimus 10's! A great speaker with an 8 inch woofer and a 10" passive radiator! The bass was phenomenal! "LOCAL HERO" sound track by Mark knopfler! I think I played it at least a hundred times! A great great recording...and a great movie as well.
Two come to mind: Joe Walsh 'The smoker you drink, the player you get', beautiful, emotive music, like a drug experience (with no pharmaceuticals necessary), and ' Frampton Comes A live', which I still maintain is the finest live concert album ever.
About 6 months ago I was reminiscing about my college days ( Lowell, Mass 1969-1970 ), and this name pops up in the deep recesses of my memory. Candy Givens. Couldn't remember why, so I Googled her. All came flooding back. The band ZEPHYR. JJ had nothing on Candy. AAMOF, I preferred Candy. Could wail with the best. And then there was Tommy Bolin ( guitar ). If Tommy hadn't OD at the age of 25, we would be speaking his name with the likes of Clapton, Page, Hendrix, Beck, etc.. He was that good. So I track down a mint copy on Ebay and since I started listening to it again ( after a 50 year hiatus ), I play it 2-3 times per week. Find your self a copy ( also a Record Store Day reissue a while back ) and be prepared to be amazed.
Ten years After, " A Space in Time ", Audio Fidelity re-issue from the Master Tapes. When you dial the VTA in, it really opens up. Wish Audio Fidelity was still in business..........................
1982. I bought a TELDEC, Hamberg Germany pressing, RCA Red Seal Digital of Eduardo Mata “Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Night On Bare Mountain”. Hadn’t listened to it in 38 years!
As Falls Witchita , So falls Witchita Falls - Pat Metheny / Lyle Mays ( RIP) American Garage - Pat Metheny Group Procol Harum Live in Concert with The Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra The Best Sittin Again - Loggins and Messina Come and See The Show - Emerson , Lake and Palmer Sgt Peppers Live - Cheap Trick Aja - Steely Dan
Taj Mahal - Oooh So Good n’ Blues JJ Cale - Troubadour Rolling Stones - Aftermath UK mono and US stereo Gene Ammons - ca purange Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land
As it happens I’ve been breaking in a new cartridge since last night.
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