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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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vinylvalet
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+1 David Crosby; that LP is on the TAS Super Disc list which fueled the vinyl resurgence and early heavy vinyl reissues. One of my favorite albums but mostly for content; the great sound quality is icing on the cake.

In Jim Smith's Get Better Sound book. he lists his favorite well recorded CDs (around 180) including the one he uses the most (he also likes LPs but not for system set up which this book is about). Very few are "audiophile" releases.
vinylvalet
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Absolutely agree with Lee Shore; great call. Just thinking of that performance, gives me goosebumps.

That entire 4 CD set, for the most part, is breathtaking.

Yes, Crosby may be the biggest asshole in rock but what a talent! He follows in the footsteps of other great musician assholes; Stan Getz, Buddy Rich and Delius come immediately to mind.

Hmm, that would be a fun musical thread; The Great Assholes of Music.
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