Great sounding new vinyl


This was suggested by Sonojfim on a previous thread. I wanted to send a petition to the vinyl companies because so many bad sounding new LP's on the market. A more positive way would be for all of us to share a few titles of really good sounding new and reissue LP's with label info if possible...
jloveys

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Ok, I should have posted this on the "music" thread but some records are so important for us to reveal the full potential of our analog gear that we can call them "reference records" for testing a new cartridge or phonopreamp.
The music section of HiFi + gives a rating for sonics and this is how I discovered Pure Pleasure records a few years back, I listened to Stevie Ray Vaughan "Couldnt Stand The Weather" and was totaly blown away. My whole audiophile journey started there...
Gentlemans,
Let's try to share some stellar experiences with music. I'd like to discover more titles with you in a positive way. Every title I post here is listened just before to be sure I am not biased. So it will take time, little by little, but everytime I listen to those vinyls I am transported...to heaven !
1/ Janos Starker/ J.S. Bach : Suites for unaccompanied cello/ Speaker's Corner
The most relaxing after a hard day work. Very revealing lower midrange of your system. Emotionaly beautiful.
2/ Janis Ian: Breaking silence / Analogue Productions ( A.P.)
Female voice so well recorded, a must.
3/ Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan : Trouble in mind / SteepleChase Audiophile
This is one of my favourite jazz recordings.
4/ Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt : A Meeting by the river / 45 RPM A.P.
A pure analog recording vacuum tube Tim de Paravicini of EAR, Kevin Gray
This one is a gem, So well recorded, fells like you are with the musicians...
5/ Johnny Griffin : The Kerry Dancers / 45 RPM A.P.
If you like sax try this one, he was a genious. Gorgeous recording.
6/ Studio One Classics: the original / Soul jazz Records
If you like reggae, ragga,ska and jamaican souds of the 60's,70's,
Soul Jazz is a UK company that reissues the best with damn' good sound.
That's all for today. I will give more inputs as time allows...
Happy listening !
7/ -Bill Evans : Waltz for Debby / AP - Top live recording in the club
8/ -LA 4 : Just Friends / 45 RPM Groove Note
9/ -Jacyntha : Here's to Ben / 45 RPM Groove note- sensual voice- sax
10/-Serge Gaingbourg: Melody Nelson / Philips a masterpiece concept album
11/-Jazz @ the Pawnshop / Prophone Sweden- a classic live jazz sound A+
You are right, that was a great thread, hope this one will be as long...
Some more recent great sounding releases to please Palasr:
12/ -Eleanor Mc Evoy : Out There / diverse Records- HiFi + favourite, sound++
13/ -Robert Wyatt : Comicopera / Domino - Hypnotising voice celestial arrangements. The 4th side has a poem engraved in the vinyl. Amazing!
14/ -Bob Dylan : Modern Times / Columbia : proof that they can make a good sounding records when they want to. Nice job Bob !
15/ -Michael Cashmore : the Snow Abides / Southern Records - Immaculate white album transcends lyrical new poets of England. Beautiful.
16 / -Donald Fagen : Morph the Cat / Reprise Records - Perpetuates his tradition of great sounding albums, this one is more cerebral...
17 / -Jill Scott : Who Is Jill Scott ? / Hidden Beach Records.- Intelligent, Groovin' we LOVE this great american singer here in Europe ! Sounding +++

That's all for today, great session , good night !
famousblueraincoat / Jennifer Warnes Cisco 3 x 45 RPM arrived . I can tell you that this is a great sounding album, no surface noise, very well mastered absolutely no defect on any of the 3 LP's. Awesome packaging. Price justified.
Another one: John Heard & Co / The Jazz Composer's Songbook / Classic records
Dear Sonofjim, the Cypress and Classic pressings beeing out of print, they are not "new vinyl" releases anymore and price is out of reach now.
Thanks for inspiring me starting this thread, but I am quite surprised that so few of our vinylphiles friends here want to share their musical treasures...
Also important to notice is the original Label the LP was recorded. For example the majority of Jazz recordings on Candid, Contemporary, Strata East are very good and so the reissues.
Just bought Atlantic reissue of John Lewis & Sacha Distel reissue and sounds wonderful. I have been rarely disapointed with any Atlantic originals or reissues.
The new Classic Records "Clarity" vinyl seems to be very promising and superior to black vinyl. First title out is John Coltrane / Blue Train 4 single sided 45 RPM.
Has anyone heard it ?