casey33
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| Best jazz covers of rock songs ivan "boogaloo" joe jones covering Donovan's Jennifer Juniper is always worth a listen. | |
| World Music new A couple of things I have bought on used vinyl ($1.98 apiece!!) a Flamenco-Blues album on Hanibal Records The Group is Pata Negra it's titled "Blues de la Frontera" recorded in Spain sounds great and the music is really exciting.They play some in ... | |
| This is the way to release an album on vinyl... I just bought a new Johnny Thunders 180 gram on Get Back.It was shrink wrapped too tight and warped.Recently bought 4LP Sonic Youth Daydream Nation with one LP very dished.I'm really concerned with quality control,or lack there of,exhibited by com... | |
| White Album, when's your last listen? Likely sometime in the early 70s.My next listen,unlikely. | |
| What is the ideal weight/mass for a turntable? Please see posting "poor Man's aesthtix" and click on pedrillo's system. | |
| Reel 2 Reel I have two in my system a Revox A77 half track head,and a Revox B77 quarter track head.To me pre-recorded reels are the only thing that sound better than LPs.The channel seperation is incredible on Electric Ladyland. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stockhausen "Der Jahreslauf" on DG.Unbelievable soundstage on this LP. | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? John Fahey | |
| Cartridge polarity? Both channels reversed wouldn't be out of phase,merely left channel on right side and right on left,no? However for an adventure in soundstage I recommend Morton Subotnick "Sidewinder" it has deliberately out of phase synthesized bass parts mixed ... | |
| Sundazed Records I have The Rising Sons and Skip Spence LPs on Sundazed.No problems with these. | |
| turntable issue - faint hum on one channel Sometimes the hum is a little farther down the path.You might try removing the headshell and buffing the spring loaded(arm) side connections with a pencil eraser.Also try pinching the RCA connectors to ensure that you are getting good ground.I hav... | |
| Best jazz or blues female vocalist ever I'm a big fan of Betty Carter as a jazz vocalist,and Big Maybelle as an unbelievable Blues,R"n"B singer her Okeh Sessions re-released on Epic in '83 with "Rain Down Rain" and "You'll Never Know" "Whole Lotta Shakiin'" are required listening. | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs I had heard Cecil Taylor the avant garde/free jazz pianist on many records and didn't "get it" at a concert something clicked,for me it was suddenly completely different.This concert in Yellow Springs ,Ohio was later released as the LP "Indent".Li... | |
| Instructions for a Turntable Basics Protractor I have this tool and the instruction sheet that came with it.If you want to send me your snail mail address I'll copy the one page and mail it to you (for free even).Casey. | |
| Who is your favorite blues guitarist T-Bone Walker,PeeWee Crayton,Albert Collins,Gatemouth Brown these guys deserve to be in the conversation. |