What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report


I enjoy vinyl and digital (lately, with recent changes, vinyl actually sounds better than digital to me), BUT given what seems an overall preference for analog/vinyl on A'gon, I'm curious what the non-vinyl "1/2" is listening to. I tried to see if this was a previously posted question. Did not seem so.

This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".

ghosthouse
Dead can dance, live in Chicago, 2005.  Was at the show, also have the pressing on LP.  Company called The Show did these productions and boy are they good.
The sole album (s/t, CD only) by super-group The Notorious Cherry Bombs. Headed by Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill, with assistance from some of the best studio musicians in Nashville (including producer Tony Brown, Hank DeVito, Richard Bennett, and Eddie Bayers). 
The Bee Gees, 20th Anniversary Compilation-2 CD set 
A departure from my usual genre but these are great songs from a group that had been around from the late 1950’s. Give em' a listen. I think you'll like them. 
" Still Waters" and "This is where I came in"

https://youtu.be/hXgpOIxDGTg

https://youtu.be/5a95WRSWvHA

N
Santana, Shaman - CD
Great supporting cast in this one.
Michelle Branch
Seal
Macy Gray
Dido
Many more...

Highly recommended track 7, "Victory is Won" - instrumental

N



Tonight was Etta James "At Last" she made me cry on many of the the tracks.
Best dynamic range version 2010
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/103607

And the rest, worst as usual was 2016 streaming compressed to the max.
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=etta+james&album=At+Last

Cheers George



georgehifi

Absolutely! Phil took great pride crafting his and Genesis releases.
Good to read that you own a CDV 2185 copy as well.

Happy Listening!


jafant13,016 posts02-13-2021 8:56pmPhil Collins - Face Value (now 40 years old).
+1 Played my 1983 Virgin West German CDV2185 uncompressed version last night, your right, an amazingly recorded album for being so old.

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/75650

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Phil+Collins&album=Face+Value

And if anyone wants this best version, there's just 3 for sale 
https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=CDV2185&_sacat=0...


Goes to show, the saying "perfect sound forever" for CD 20 years ago, was a true statement, just back then no replay equipment could get that perfection out of them, till just in the last few years.

Cheers George

Free Life by Dan Wilson. Dan is a singer/songwriter, but not in the 1970's sense. He has had a number of his songs recorded by others (including The Dixie Chicks, from whom I learned of him), often becoming hit records. I understand he is also a member of Semisonic---whom I now have to check out, and earlier was in Trip Shakespeare.

The album starts of meekly---a mid-tempo song sung by Dan, not a great singer. But by the end of the song, it has grown (via excellent production) into a majestic powerhouse! Great chord progressions---with an actual bridge, an endangered song element---vocal harmonies, guitar power chords, etc.

Not a bad song on the album, all B's or better. I found a Mint- copy on Amazon for $2.79 plus 3.99 shipping. Sorry @slaw and @tomic601, the album has never been available on LP. ;-)




Last night Sade "Promise" CD, she was in the room singing to me, startling very clean dynamics, just a stunning 1985 West German recording.
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/60499

Cheers George


Last night, Roger Waters "Amused to Death"
When you want to be blown away, even without any aids.

This is the "Gone with the Wind" of music CD’s

The 1994 Sony Gold Master Sound "Super Bit Mapping" version, even better than the others, which are still very very good.

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Roger+Waters&album=Amused+To+Death

Cheers George
Waiting For Columbus one of my favorites 
also Last Record Album by Little Feat.
Today, some random tracks Tin Machine featuring David Bowie - "Heavens In Here" A live track attached. It rocks!

https://youtu.be/YTjrqLtjb78

The Kills, Ash & Ice - check out "Heart of a Dog"  

https://youtu.be/urPxe4jxdt8

N

Linda Ronstadt "Simple dreams" stunning sound on todays R2R dacs, the 1987 uncompressed PCM Elecktra CD release.

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Linda+Ronstadt&album=Simple+Dreams

Cheers George
The Who, Who's Next - CD 

I personally feel that the band as performers were at their individual peaks at this point in their careers. Even though they already recorded Quadrphenia which is one of my top ten favorite concept albums. The albumn art on Who's Next is also a classic!

N
Steve Winwood - Back In the High Life

George Thorogood & the Destroyers - (Rounder)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Move it on Over

Justin Kauflin - Dedication

Illinois Jacquet - Desert Winds
Kenny Burrell and Tommy Flanagan (among others) play on this offering.
Keith Richards and the X-pensive Winos - Live at the Hollywood Palladium
December 15, 1988