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Which song you would love to wake up to?
Phil Collins, Another day in paradise. 
Rachmaninoff Conc 2 Mercury Living Presence
DGG 138 076. Svjatoslav Richter. Rachmaninoff. Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor. 6 Preludes. The one to have. 
How selective are you?
Don't let me think about when I retire, as I've around 14,000 l.p.'s & 2000 c.d.'sMostly the vinyl is classical, opera & jazz, c.d.'s are a mixture of jazz, country & m.o.r.I sometimes admonish myself for having 4 or 5 of the same l.p.... 
what are your favorite movie soundtracks.
Liza Minnelli: New York, New York & Cabaret.Forrest Gump: great theme & colection of hits. 
Stan Getz 1953-54 Norgran set on Mosaic vinyl?
I got the box set from Elusive Disc a while back but have not had chance to open and listen to it yet. 
Thanks for the music Etta....
She went un-noticed for years and then a lot of people heard that great voice because of a t.v. advert sound track - amazing revival, which I'm sure she enjoyed.Glad to say that I still have some of her early 78's. 
Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you?
Lets see, gone early at age 59 with 150+ albums in leadership roles performing with(to scratch the surface)Getz, Parker, Mulligan, Jim Hall, Elvis Costello, Lee Konitz, Chico Hamilton, Max Roach, Jimmy Guiffre, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones,... 
Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000
Two friends of mine used to Bose 901 & Yamaha based c.d. only systems, they sounded that good to me that it started me questioning my Quad ELS 63 based system. Definition and depth of field being much better with Bose.Think you'll be more than... 
Best Live Album Ever...
George Harrison, Live in Japan.Marlena Shaw, Live in Tokyo. 
SME 20 SME V cartridge
When I had an SME 20, I ran a Koetsu Rosewood for playing jazz & opera, which is mostly 1950's Blue Note & Decca pressings in my collection and a ClearAudio Discovery for the newer vinyl.I can recommend that you give Dave a call a Heatherd... 
Brandenburg concertos on vinyl
eil.com are listing the Concerto's 1 thru 3, on Decca, ECO with Benjamin Britten conducting. This used to be rated pretty highly prior to the Hogwood recordings. 
Album Of The Year 2011
Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, by Various Artists was an enjoyable release on c.d. for me.But I think the c.d. which I played the most in my car and on my Walkman was still Guy Clark's 'Somedays the Song Writes You'. There are just so many fine ... 
FAVORITE LP'S OF 2011
I've bought maybe 40 to 50 lp's this year and the same number of c.d.'s, along with my subscription to Music Matters Blue Note 45 rpm re-issues, with my favourite being Art Blakey - 'Like Someone In Love'.I'm thinking that the Frank Sinatra on MoF... 
Jennifer Warnes 20th Ann Famous Blue Raincoat RI
I see that we are now being 'treated' to a new limited edition release of "The Well". Its on 3 x 180gm 45 rpm discs plus 3 'exclusive' bonus tracks.This lady needs to get back into the studio and lay down some new tracks and make a new album or th... 
Two subs or not Two subs?
I used a single REL for quite some time but always found it directional, no matter where I placed it in the room. Meaning, that I could always detect just where the bass source was located.I now have a pair of ML Descenti's and the integration wit...