New favorite VINYL Album?

Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" on 200 gr vinyl. Sounds fantastic!

Vince Guaraldi Trio, "Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus" 180 gram 45RPM

This is excellent.

Lately I've been enjoying an album quite immensely, that I have had since the 80s. However, I am just getting back into vinyl this year after a long hiatus.

Matthew Locke
Incidental Music to The Tempest
The Academy of Ancient Music
L'Oiseau-Lyre (Decca) DSLO 507, 1977

I can't tell you how fantastic this is. Awesome performances and excellent sound and recording quality. Plus the angelic, pure voice of a young Emma Kirkby.

And now it's even better with the Naim NAP 250-2 I just bought. :-)

The new (came out last week) Muddy Waters "Soul Singer" remaster from Quality Records, 200g 45 RPM. Wow!!!

Also enjoying the Complete Riverside Recordings of Bill Evans, 180g 45 RPM set. I bought at the same time. Best I've ever heard these recordings. "Waltz For Debby" is just killer.

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Intégrale des oeuvres pour clevecin (Complete works for keyboard, i.e. harpsichord)
par Scott Ross au chateau d'Assas (perf. by Scott Ross at his home in Assas, FR)

STIL discothèque 2107 S 75 (4 LPs)

I acquired this box set around 1987. I cannot possibly overstate how fantastic this is, compositionally, performance-wise and from a sound quality standpoint.