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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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c123666
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I have a record titled "Sugarloaf Express" released by JVC. It is a direct to disk record and was purchased around 1980. It has Lee Ritenour, Patrice Rushen, Abraham Laboriel, Dave Grusin, and Harvey Mason. Good music and fantastic sound. I've never seen another like it; pity it has one audible scratch on side A. That was courtesy of a college party....
c123666
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Other recordings to die for are just about any Steve Kimock Band shows made by several people using Schoeps and vintage Neumann/Schoeps/AKG/Telefunken tube microphones with full permission of the band. The sound has to be believed; non compressed sound with first class A/D and tube mic preamps...

There are hundreds of internet friendly bands among them moe, Leftover Salmon, John Scofield, and more (a few dead shows here and there...); check it out.

All available via the internet on download at such places as GDLIVE.ORG, philzone.net.

for a primer and links to the various software and database/show sites go to etree.org. It walks you through the process and all the software to download, convert to WAV files, and burn the CDR, is shareware and easily available. Only caveat is you must have a reliable wideband connection; no dialups need apply. It is completely FREE other than your time and the requisisite PC hardware.

This is as close as you are going to to get to live sound unless you get a recording taped under similar circumstances that has not been "processed" subsequent to the initial recording.

regards,

carl
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