Any good "sampler" or "demo" discs ?

I just received a disc from Kelly aka "Cornfedboy" that is great in EVERY aspect. I did him a small favor and he was more than kind enough to return it by forwarding me this disc. As such, i am grateful for many reasons. Not only is it an overall excellent recording, the musical selections are all top notch and quite diverse. I'll be buying several of the discs by the original artists that the selections were originally pulled from.

As such, this disc has helped to expand my musical horizons. It contains everything from female vocals to blues to pipe organ to chamber music to ballads to classical, etc... You would think that such a "mish-mash" of diversity would make for a tough listening experience, but not at all. I actually ENJOYED the music on an "audiophile" grade recording for a change : )

For the "record", this is a "demo" disc that Burmester put together. While i would guess that it was originally used for their dealers to show off the capabilities of their gear, it appears as if it can be bought outright too. The official title is: "Burmester Vorfuhrungs CD III" and i would HIGHLY recommend it. Be careful on track 10 though, as it can definitely do damage if played at anything remotely resembling high volume. There are extremely quick and powerful low frequency drum "whacks" that will probably put most woofers ( especially small vented designs ) into a state of shock.

This made me wonder how many other great "demo" or "sampler" discs are out there ? I'm strictly speaking quality recordings with a good amount of diversity in types of music. If something is truly outstanding but stays within the same genre ( all classical, all chamber music, all jazz, all blues, all bluegrass, etc...), i guess that it would also be safe to mention so long as it was clearly stated what type of music it was.

I think that these kinds of discs can be very eye and ear opening. A thread like this can help us all to find new types of music and artists that we might not otherwise have been exposed to or able to find and enjoy and do it in small pieces. I guess that in some respects, a good movie soundtrack can do the same thing. If you REALLY feel the need, you can include those too : ) Sean
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