Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.


I think many of us would accept that artists such as Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Dire Straits have consistently put out music that was at least originally recorded to a high technical standard. [I'm not too sure what the loudness wars may have done to subsequent reissues, but even so, the tone and timbre thankfully tends to remain intact.]

However there must be plenty of lesser known recordings out there that could be said to be of a high sonic standard.

One such recording that I like to put on in the background whilst I'm doing other things is a piano recording that features wonderfully lush timbre and some delightful tunes.

This one is The Disney Piano Collection by Hirohashi Makiko and to me it makes a lot of other piano recordings sound a little washed out.
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My latest cheap oddball chick cover find gets happens to fall speak to this thread.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pA4k1kMb-lI/Xc0eHheQB6I/AAAAAAABi_k/dZp9NgFhzWkEiEmRwG7Tpy7H02LcytAHwCLcB...

Looks like the ol’ chicken sacrifice-put a spell on you thing, going on there!

The LP happens to be a 1963 Audio Fidelity press.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Fidelity_Records
Audio Fidelity I see is mentioned here, and in a few threads. This was pressed during their "golden years" and sounds everybit audiophool heaven.

Amazing ethnic percussion with EXTRA "in the room" presence than "ordinary" LP’s.

Chicken was spared.

I have a collection of ultra cool 50’s chick LP’s. Most of the music is not my thing, but many actually quality pressings. Martin Denny anyone?