Finally I must give a shout out for Judith Owen, all her recordings are first rate, maybe start with this ("Train out of Hollywood")
https://youtu.be/7RavSWS_pso
https://youtu.be/7RavSWS_pso
Best female vocal recording on CD?
Finally I must give a shout out for Judith Owen, all her recordings are first rate, maybe start with this ("Train out of Hollywood") https://youtu.be/7RavSWS_pso |
Surprised btw that no-one has mentioned Janis Ian "Breaking Silence" yet -- I know it’s an audiofool chestnut but it really is a superb recording And finally here’s one to mess with your head |
@meiatflask I think you're obsessing about recording quality a bit too much -- the true measure of a system should be how well it presents the musical event irrespective of the recording (i.e. it finds all that can be found even in a mediocre recording) Having said that to address your specific questions
ps Speaking of Joe Boyd go and dig this out - you'll like it (Songhai 2) -- And frankly you won't go much wrong by buying everything on this list of his work, especially this (The Hank Dogs, Half Smile, which has some more lovely female vocal) pps Thanks for making me look that last one up, I never even knew the video existed! |
Some suggestions from the folk genre (as you might expect)
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@glennewdick -- good pick with Ruth Moody Check out her work with the Wailin' Jennys (this is "Arlington" from "40 days") And while your at it try Heather Masse (another member of the Jennys) with Dick Hyman |