Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Vikki Carr-For Once In My Life Side 2

Foghat-Live Side 2

Johnnie Taylor-Eargasm Side 1

Jody Miller-He’s So Fine Side 1

Jean-Luc Ponty-A Taste For Passion Side 2

George Shearing-The Fool On The Hill Side 2

Marian McPartland-From This Moment On(CJ-86) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Chicago-At Carnegie Hall Side 7

Nothing sounded below average tonight despite only McPartland having Audiophile SQ tonight. If I was forced to say which recording was 2nd best I would give the nod to Jody Miller. An interesting bit of trivia Johnny Taylor-Disco Lady was the 1st single to be certified platinum(2 million copies) an unlikely feat considering the heavy hitters in the 70’s. Chicago at Carnegie Hall was a M- garage sale find for me so very little risk. The SQ is not as poor as some have mentioned. The live recording in Japan is touted as better performance/SQ but I have only heard on Youtube.

Roxy Music / Avalon
2022 Virgin half-speed master, orig. 1982

Lovely sounding remaster, ultra quiet vinyl, a fabulous reissue

 

Emerson, Lake & Palmer https://a.co/d/5kYiush

Wasn’t until I got it in my hands I realized it was cut from digital sources not studio tapes (aren’t they all these days?). Still, fifty years (more) since I played a cassette tape of this recording to death (loaned it to a girlfriend and never saw it again), it sounds pretty good.