Tania Maria-Taurus Side 2 SQ 4.3
Gary Moore-Victims Of The Future(Japanese VIL-6083) Side 2 SQ 4
Wagner-Karajan Conducts Wagner(Angel 45 Sonic Series) Side 1 & 2 SQ 4.5
The Motels-Little Robbers Side 1 SQ 4.4(Doug Sax)
Staple Singers-City In The Sky Side 1 SQ 4.1
Hank Jones-Hanky Panky-Side 2 SQ 4.4
FWIW-Sunday April 11th will have an audiophile guest/friend over for dinner and music. Will try to play 10+ sides or he might want to hear a complete album or two? |
I concur Audiophile USA is first class. Have purchased over 60 albums from them, description of vinyl has always met my expectations. Had a sealed record that was warped, they gave me full credit and did not want the album shipped back as proof. |
Hank Williams Jr,-High Notes Side 1 SQ 4.3
Benny Goodman Sextet-On Stage Side 4 SQ 4.4
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes-Havin' A Party With... Side 2 SQ 4.3
Carly Simon-The Best Of Side 2 SQ 4.3
Stephen Bishop-Red Cab To Manhattan Side 2 SQ 4.3
Nazareth-Expect No Mercy Side 2 SQ 3.9
Brahms-Concerto No.2(RCA LSC-2581) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Gladys Knight & The Pips-I Feel A Song Side 1 SQ 4.4 |
Leon Russell-Will O' The Wisp Side 1 SQ 4,4
The 5th Dimension-Individually & Collectively Side 1 SQ 4.2
Deep Purple-Nobody's Perfect Side 3 SQ 4.3
Jim Croce-Photographs & Memories Side A SQ 4.3
Bizet-Symphony No. 1 In C Major(2 Eye MS 7159) Side 2 SQ 4.5
Pat Benatar-Seven The Hard Way Side B SQ 3.8
Ernestine Anderson-Hello Like Before Side 2 SQ 4.4 |
@big_greg Somewhat surprised that the MCA 37040 is better the the original ABC pressing of Can’t Buy A Thrill. Many factors could determine which recording is best. Vinyl condition/level of record cleaning system/ Interconnects(better not go there) ect. Maybe the original Japanese pressing could prove best |
Dan Fogelberg-Souvenirs(Barcode)-Side 2 SQ 4.3
Steely Dan-Can't Buy A Thrill(MCA 37040} Side B SQ 4.3
Morgana King-Looking Through The Eyes Of Love Side B SQ 4.2
Bobby Cole Trio(6 Eye Stereo)-New! New! New! Side 2 SQ 4.3
Dannie Richmond Quartet-ST Side 2 SQ 4.4
Respighi-The Pines Of Rome(Angel AE-34419) Side 2 SQ 4.3
Harrison/Blanchard-Crystal Stair-Side 1 SQ 4.3
FWIW-Can't Buy A Thrill-Original pressing is ABCX-758(Gatefold) is that an audiophile level recording?
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@big_greg +1 Steely Dan Can’t Buy A Thrill. Will play later tonight(hope my copy has no barcode). |
@mammothguy54 Thx for the info! My copy of "Blow By Blow" was a thrift store find in VG++(cover/vinyl) Not easy for me to spend 50+ dollars on a reissue, since most original pressings hold up well to audiophile reissues. A SQ of 4.2/5 is not all that bad for a rock/fusion recording considering a SQ rating of 4.5 reaches audiophile status in my rating system. My current copy is just a place holder I will look for a better original copy, there might even be a 1/2 speed CBS mastered copy available? |
Barry Manilow-One Voice Side 1 SQ 4.2
Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell-Dueling Banjos-Side 1 SQ 4.4
Jeff Beck-Blow By Blow Side 2 SQ 4.2
The Borodin Quartet-Shostakovich(Seraphim SIC-6035) Side 1 SQ 4.7
Tania Maria-Forbidden Colors Side 1 SQ 4.5
Barbra Streisand-The Broadway Album Side 1 SQ 4.3 |
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+1 Liz Story-Solid Colors. Windham Hill has many overlooked gems in there catalog but Solid Colors might be the best! |
Tony Orlando & Dawn-Prime Time Side 2 SQ 4
Gordon Brisker Quintet-"About Charlie" Side 1 SQ 4.5
Steely Dan-Aja(MFSL-1-033) Side 1 SQ 4.4
Judas Priest-Hell Bent For Leather Side 1 SQ 4.1
The Mills Brothers-Greatest Hits Side 2 SQ 3.9
Dick Haymes-"Keep It Simple" Side 2 SQ 4.6
Rosanne Cash-Seven Year Ache Side 1 SQ 4.2 |
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(2) 1970's pop/rock masterpieces, Doobie Brothers -Toulouse Street and Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band-Night Moves! |
Macdadtexas-Great choices!!! Were the STP/Soundgarden original pressings? How would you rate the sound quality of these 2 "grunge" vinyl recordings? |
+1 mammothguy54 Manfred Mann/Watch is one of his best. |
+1 flennon. I have to admit your the king(playlist) of newer posters! Please try to stay humble. |
@mammothguy54 Just want to let you know I have the vinyl version of "Forbidden Colors" do not know if the cd version has audiophile level sound quality. |
+1 mammothguy54 Tania Maria gets very little mention here. If you don’t have "Forbidden Colors" 1988 Capitol release, please consider purchasing this 5 star audiophile level recording it could be her best. |
Rickey Skaggs-Highways & Heartaches Side 2 SQ 4.3
The Knack-Get The Knack Side 2 SQ 4.5
Barbra Streisand-The Broadway Album Side 2 SQ 4.4
Rare Silk-New Weave Side 2 SQ 4.4
Itzhak Perlman-Mendelssohn Concerto(Angel DS-38150} Side 1 SQ 4.5
Kate Wolf-Safe At Anchor Side 1 SQ 4.5
Hall & Oates-Fast Times Behind Side 2 SQ 4.3
Roberta Flack-Killing Me Softly-Side 1 SQ 4.4
Cat Stevens-Teaser And The Firecat Side 2 SQ 4.6
Queen-Greatest Hits Side 1 SQ 4,4
All recordings were played last night. Played some favorites(that were not boxed). Safe At Anchor might be my favorite "folk" album. along with Get The Knack fav "power pop" recording. My wife Loves Teaser And The Firecat as much as any of the Eagles/Hall & Oates or Duran Duran recordings. The Perlman version of the Mendelssohn Concerto is a favorite for both of us. After all is and done a great night of music. With my system down for about 6 weeks I will have more time to delve into my CD collection playing on a Panasonic RX-DS 750 or SA-PM03, which both sound OK. Will keep up with this blog and will probably add a comment or two.
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Thx mammothguy54!
Yes it is a pain(moving) but it's also a renewal. |
Thx spiritofradio.
Moving vinyl is the biggest pain but our dreaded Pacifica makes moving vinyl/cd"s and gear much easier. |
+1 boxer12. Thx for the encouraging words! |
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Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ 4.5
Bruce Springsteen-Darkness On The Edge Of Town Side 2 SQ 4.3
Tania Maria-Taurus Side 2 SQ 4.3
Rosemary Clooney-With Les Brown(EWJ-80268) Side 1 SQ 4.4
Paul Simon-Still Crazy After All These Years Side 1 SQ 4.5
ELO-Out Of The Blue Side 1 SQ 4.3
Rare Silk-New Weave Side 1 SQ 4.4
The Motels-Little Robbers Side 2 SQ 4.3
Sue Raney-Ridin’ High Side 2 SQ 4.4
Eagles-On The Border Side 2 SQ 4,5
Roseanne Cash-King’s Record Shop Side 2 SQ 4.5
FYI- Played a couple extra sides tonight will do the same on Tuesday(last day). I am in the process of moving as you might expect my system will be down for a while. Hopefully everything will be back in order right after Labor Day. |
+3 mammothguy54 All great albums! If you have time maybe you could contribute to my Windham Hill Top 5 Thread? |
+1 slaw Ozark Mountain Daredevils/ST is a must in any 1970's "Classic Rock" collection. |
The Brothers Four-BMOC(CS 8378 Six Eye) Side 2 SQ 4.3
George Winston-Winter Into Spring Side 1 SQ 4.4
'Til Tuesday-Welcome Home Side 1 SQ 4.3
Gary Morris-Stones Side 1 SQ 4.2
Horace Silver Quintet-Further Explorations(Tone Poet) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Mtume-You, Me And He Side 2 SQ 4,5
Motels-ST Side 2 SQ 4.5
George Shearing-Grand Piano Side 1 SQ 4.4 |
+1 Blue Rodeo Tremolo. From the late 80’s to late 90’s I have always thought Blue Rodeo was one of the best mainstream rock bands. "Five Days In July" IMO is one of best pop/rock albums(all genres} of the 90’s. |
Alison Moyet-"ALF" Side 1 SQ 4,4
The Tubes-T.R.A.S.H. Side 2 SQ 4
Los Lobos-La Bamba Side 1 SQ 4,2
Barry Goudreau-ST Side 1 SQ 4.2
Willie Nelson & Ray Price-San Antonio Rose Side 1 SQ 4,3
The Staples-Unlock Your Mind Side 1 SQ 4.3
Claudia Schmidt-ST(Flying Fish 066) Side 1 SQ 4.4
The Yellowjackets-Mirage A Trois Side 1 SQ 4.5 |
+1 big_greg
Chicago 3 gets overlooked by many great choice. On holiday vacation wil be back on Sunday with my wacky playlist. |
Johnny Paycheck-Armed And Crazy Side 2 SQ 4.3
Bryan Adams-Reckless Side 2 SQ 4.2
Mel Torme-Torme A New Album Side 2 SQ 4.3
Traffic-Welcome To The Canteen Side 2 SQ 4.2
CCR-Gold Side 1 SQ 4
Dionne Warwick-Valley Of The Dolls Side B SQ 4.3
Louis Van Dyke-Mariposa Side A SQ 4.2
Billy Squier-Enough Is Enough Side 2 SQ 4.2
All were played last night. |
+1 big_greg Might be Harry Chapin's best recording! |
+2 spritofradio. Yes I do need Looking Glass /ST album added in my collection. Elliot Lurie also released a solo album with a great song "Rainbow Girl". Not sure how strong the whole album is. |
+1 spiritofradio SQ is above average(somewhat aggressive) but it could be system or power issues. Great album jacket! |
The Oak Ridge Boys-Greatest Hits Side 1 SQ 4.4
Joan Baez-Hits/Greatest & Others Side 1 SQ 4.2
Steely Dan-Katy Lied Side 2 SQ 4.4
Malcom Frager-Plays Chopin(Telac DG-10040) Side 1 4.6
Benny Goodman-Swings Again(CS-8379 Six Eye) Side 1 SQ 4.4
The Kinks-Kinks-Size(R 6158 Mono) Side 1 SQ 4
Mel Torme George Shearing-An Evening At Charlie’s SQ 4.3
Lighthouse/ST Side 2 SQ 4.3
FYI-SQ on Mel Torme and Joan Baez was disappointing considering Concord Jazz and Vanguard labels. I was generous with(all) my ratings since i had my power amp in the conditioner due to poor wall power today. Lighthouse ST might interest some BS&T meet The Doors. |
Pablo Cruise-Reflector Side 2 SQ 4.5
Nancy Wilson-Come Get To This(re-issue no bar code) Side 1 SQ 4.3
Metal Mania-VA(Columbia PC 39948) Side 2 SQ 4.2
Mahler Symphony No,4(Philips 6514 201) Side 2 SQ 4.3
Nicolette Larson-Radioland Side 2 SQ 4.3
Eddie Money-Playing For Keeps Side 1 SQ 4,4
Art Farmer-To Duke With Love Side 2 SQ 4,4
Carole King-Music Side 1 SQ 4.4 |
Ricky Van Shelton-Wild-Eyed Dream Side 1 SQ 4.4
Night Ranger-Midnight Madness-Side 1 SQ 4.3
Puttin' On The Ritz-Steppin' Out(Pausa PR 7161) Side 1 SQ 4.4
Beethoven-Symphony No.7(Columbia MS 6112 Six Eye) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Sister Sledge-The Sisters Side 1 SQ 4.4
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy Side 1 SQ 4.6
Pat Benatar-Wide Awake In Dreamland Side A SQ 4.3
Bud Shank/Bill Mays/Alan Broadbent-Crystal Comments Side 2 SQ 4.5 |
The Who-Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy Side 1 SQ 4
Rock ’n Roll Fever Volume 2(K-tel NU-2890-2) Side B SQ 3.6
The George Shearing Trio-Breakin’ Out Side 1 SQ 4.6
ELO-A New World Record Side 2 SQ 4.3
Chic-Risque Side 1 SQ 4.5
Haydn-Symphony No,96"The Miracle"(London STS 15320) Side 1 SQ 4.6
Santana-Freedom Side 1 SQ 4.2
Jimmy Forrest-Heart Of The Forrest Side A SQ 4.3
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Foreigner-4 Side 2 SQ 4.3
Rubinstein-Chopin Waltzes(LSC-2736) Side 1 SQ 4.4
Diane Schuur-Schuur Thing Side 2 SQ 4.4
Barry Manilow-2:00 AM Paradise Cafe First Set SQ 4.2
Molly Hatchet-Beatin' The Odds Side 1 SQ 4,3
Peter Gabriel-So Side 1 SQ 4.4
Nancy Wilson-Nancy Now! Side 2 SQ 4.3
Rosanne Cash-Rhythm & Romance Side 1 SQ 4.3
FWIW-Back after missing 2 Sundays and a Tuesday. A Memorial Day 3 day vacation and my niece had a graduation dinner yesterday altered my playback schedule. Playing Peter Gabriel So brought an unexpected(to me) emotional moment with my wife. Reminded her of wearing out the cassette tape while commuting to college. The power of music!!! |
+1 au_lait Teena Marie released 9 albums from 1979-90 all have strong musical and lyrical content. Which IMO gives Lady T the title of the queen of 1980’s R&B. |
Voyage-ST(Marlin 2213) Side 1 SQ 4.6
Carly Simon-ST Side 1 SQ 4.3
Paul Davis-Singer Of Songs/Teller Of Tales Side 1 SQ 4.4
Henry Gross-Show Me To The Stage Side 1 SQ 4.2
The Ramsey Lewis Trio-Another Voyage Side 1 SQ 4.3
Teena Marie-Naked To The World Side 1 SQ 4.3
Pablo Cruise-Part Of The Game Side 1 SQ 4.4
Mark Knopfler-Down The Road Wherever-Side C SQ 4.4 |
The Jayhawks-Back Roads And Abandoned Motels Side B SQ 4.4
Maria Muldaur-Live In London Side 1 SQ 4.3
Bobbie Gentry-Local Gentry Side 2 SQ 4.3
Hall & Oates-Bigger Than Both Of Us Side A SQ 4.3
Billy Squier-Signs Of Life Side A SQ 4.2
Rosemary Clooney-Show Tunes Side 2 SQ 4.4
Carolina Chocolate Drops- Genuine Negro Jig Side 1 SQ 4.6
Rubinstein and Szeryng-Violin Sonatas(AP Reissue) Side 1 SQ 4.6 |
Thx spiritofradio! My copy of Jail Break is VG+(vinyl) a garage sale find. Had to toss the damaged moldy jacket. The vinyl was just scuffed no real damage just a cloudy finish even after a spin on my Nitty Gritty. Not a bad sounding recording(4.2) but a near mint original copy could raise it to another level. |
