This playlist is from last night. After many delays due to moving and contractors backed up schedules my system is up.
The Spinners-The Best Of Side 1
The Beatles-Magical Mystery Tour Side 2
The George Shearing Trio-Breakin’ Out Side 2 SQ Audiophile
John Cougar Mellencamp-Scarecrow Side 1
Pat Benatar-Crimes Of Passion Side A SQ Audiophile
K.D. Lang And The Reclines-Absolute Torch And Twang Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Dee Bell-One By One(CJ-271) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Frank Gambale-Brave New Guitar(Legato 1001) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Ray Charles/Cleo Laine-Porgy & Bess- Side B
Liona Boyd-The First Lady Of Guitar(M 35137) Side 1
Regarding sound quality(SQ) I will only post if the recording is at an Audiophile level or Poor if below average.
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+1 noromance Demon In Disguise is a great "somewhat" overlooked recording!
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+1 boxer12 David & David. "Boomtown" easily makes my Top 10 Alternative Rock recordings of the 1980's! If not for Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel it would be a strong contender for album of the year for 1986. |
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+2 boxer12/slaw
Painters/Electricians have delayed the set up of my system. With any luck I should have my 2 dedicated lines installed by 10/25! Have enjoyed that several newer posters have added immensely to this thread. |
+1 slaw Ted Nugent-ST one of the great classic rock albums of the 70's. |
Amy Grant-Age To Age Side 1 SQ 4.3
Thin Lizzy-Jail Break Side B SQ 4.2
The Doobie Brothers-One Step Closer Side 1 SQ 4.3
Phil Woods-I Remember... Side A SQ 4.5
Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker-I’ve Got The Music In Me Side 1 SQ 4.8
Kiri Te Kanawa-Kiri Sings Gershwin(Angel DS-47454) Side 1 SQ 4.4
Dave Mason-Mariposa de Oro Side 1 SQ 4.4
LA4-Just Friends(D2D CJD-101) Side 1 SQ 4.8 |
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Carpenters-ST Side 2 SQ 4.4
AC/DC-Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Side 1 SQ 4.3
Muddy Waters-I’M Ready Side 1 SQ 4.2
Dave Mackay & Lori Bell Sextet-’Take Me To Brazil" Side 2 SQ 4.5
Judy Garland-Judy At Carnegie Hall Side 4 SQ 4.3
Nils Lofgren-ST Side 1 SQ 4.4
Bartok-Suite No,1/Two Pictures(London CS 7120) Side 2 SQ 4.6
Eric Dolphy-Out To Lunch(Blue 75 reissue) Side 1 SQ 4.4 |
Chet Akins-The Other Chet Akins(LSP-2175) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Barbra Streisand-The Broadway Album Side 2 SQ 4.3
Chuck Mangione-Chase The Clouds Away Side 2 SQ 4.4
Johnny Cash-Songbook Side 1 SQ 4.3
Jefferson Airplane-The Worst Of Side 1 SQ 4
ELO-Discovery Side 1 SQ 4.2
John Lee Hooker-"Mad Man Blues" Side 3 SQ 3.8
Rita Coolidge-Fall Into Spring Side 1 SQ 4.5 |
Hi clearthinker thanks for responding. Yes having a 0-5 scale is slighly compressed but only because many recordings fall in a very narrow window of sound quality(3.8-4,4) which gives 1/10 a point great significance. Unacceptable is 3.9 or < as was posted. Theoretically a record could rate a 1 but being an audiophile more then a collector my scale is biased towards audiophiles. A poor sounding damaged record would never be in my collection or many others. The lowest rated record(non damaged} so far has been 3.4 due only for sound quality. On the other end of the spectrum two recordings so far have received a 4,8 a Sheffield Labs/Harry James LAB 11 and a Mercury/Balalaika SR 90310. I do agree with you that nothing can be a 10 or 5(my scale) but I could run across a 4.9 I have played(graded) about 45% of my vinyl collection which contains around 1400 albums. In conclusion I do place more value between 4-5 on my scale because that is where a majority of modern vinyl resides, so yes its skewed but not misleading. |
It"s a grading scale of 5
4.5> Audiophile SQ
4.4 Near audiophile SQ
4,3 Above average SQ
4,2 Average SQ(nondistracting)
4.1 Acceptable SQ(distracting)
4. Borderline SQ
3,9< Unacceptable SQ
The most difficult grade is a 4,4. I always grade to a lower end bias, so many graded 4.4 could be audiophile level recordings on your own system.
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Dion-Yo Frankie Side 1 SQ 4.2
Laurindo Almeida-Duets With The Spanish Guitar Album 2 Side 1 SQ 4.5
Billy Squier-Don't Say No Side 2 SQ 4.3
Emmylou Harris-Angel Band Side 1 SQ 4.3
Billy Joel-Songs From The Attic(CBS Half Speed Mastered) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Liszt-Hungarian Rhapsodies(RCA Red Seal LSC-3085) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Jennifer Holliday-Feel My Soul Side 1 SQ 4.4
Grover Washington Jr.-Time Out Of Mind Side 1 SQ 4.2 |
Karla Bonoff-ST Side 1 SQ 4.3
Black Sabbath-Mob Rules Side 1 SQ 3.8
Elton John-Live In Australia Side 3 SQ 4.6
Mendelssohn-A Midsummer Night's Dream(Mercury MG 50174) Side 1 SQ 4.4
Blondie-Eat To The Beat Side 1 SQ 4
John Lewis & Hank Jones-...Two Grand Pianos Side 1 SQ 4.5
Willie Nelson-City Of New Orleans Side 1 SQ 4.3
Crusaders-The Good And Bad Times Side 1 SQ 4.4 |
Kiss-Alive! Side 3 SQ 4.3
Mary Macgregor-,,,In Your Eyes Side 1 SQ 4.3
Little Junior Parker-Driving Wheel(Reissue) Side 1 SQ 3.6***
Mike Wofford-Plays Gerald Wilson Side 2 SQ 4.6
Joe Jackson-Blaze Of Glory Side 2 SQ 4.6
Rosemary Clooney-Roses Sings Bing Side 1 SQ 4.3
*** Another example of a poor reissue. Not assuming the original 1962 pressing is even near audiophile level but I bet it is listenable. On a positive note "Blaze Of Glory" and the Mike Wofford recording are outstanding in both performance and SQ! |
+1 big_greg
Do you own Ernie Sings & Glen Picks?
It is a true audiophile level recording(1st pressing)
I rated it a 4.6 |
Mr. B-B's Bounce(Boo-Kay Records} Side A SQ 4.5
Grofe-The Grand Canyon Suite(CBS Half Speed Mastered) Side 1 SQ 4.6
Robin Trower-Bridge Of Sighs Side 1 SQ 4.2
Al Martino-We Could Side 1 SQ 4.2
Z. Z. Hill-Velvet Soul Side 1 SQ 3.9
John Cougar Mellencamp-The Lonesome Jubilee Side 1 SQ 4.4
Harry Connick Jr.-20 Side 1 SQ 4.4
Judy Collins-Colors Of The Day Side 2 SQ 4.6 |
Schumann-Symphony No,3(Mercury MG 50133) Side 1 & 2 SQ 4.4
The Statler Bros.-Entertainers...On And Off The Record Side A SQ 4.3
Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind Side 1 SQ 4.3
Martha Davis-Policy Side 1 SQ 4.3
Van Morrison-Hard Nose The Highway(Barcode) Side 1 SQ 4.3
LA4-Live At Montreux Side 2 SQ 4.7
Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ 4,5
FWIW-The Babys-Union Jacks Side 1 was played on 8/23 and 4/19. Manhattan Transfer Bodies And Souls Side 2 8/23 and 2/23. Surprised I only had 2 repeats, checked my posts 3 times so 2 repeats it is! Since 4/14/20 - 4/25 have played 620 album sides, occasionally playing both sides. With approximately 1350 albums 46% of my collection has been played. |
Gino Vannelli-Nightwalker Side 2 SQ 4.3
Larry Gatlin-Straight Ahead Side 1 SQ 4.3
Jackson Browne-Running On Empty Side 2 SQ 4,5
Led Zeppelin-III Side 2 SQ 4.2
Angela Bofill-Intuition Side 1 SQ 4.3
Elgar & Walton-Marches(45 Angel Sonic Series) Side 1 SQ 4.6
Marian McPartland-At The Festival Side 1 SQ 4.5
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J, Blackfoot-City-Slicker Side 1 SQ 3.9
Joan Baez(Vanguard VSD-79240) Joan Side 1 SQ 4,4
Queen-News Of The World Side A SQ 4.2
Anne Murray-Heart Over Mind Side 2 SQ 4.3
Zoot Sims-And The Gershwin Brothers(Pablo 2310-744} Side 2 SQ 4.5
The Babys-Union Jacks Side 1 SQ 4.3
Rickie Lee Jones-The Magazine Side A SQ 4.4
Johann Strauss-Wine, Women And Song(45 Angel Sonic Series) Side 1 SQ 4.5
Playlist was from last night 4/18. I started posting 2x per week on 4/14/20, My first update after 7 months had 332 albums sides played with 3 repeats. As of 4/18 613 albums sides have been played, I will omit the 7 intentional repeats from 4/11 giving me a true total of 606. There probably are several repeats over the last 5 months, I will post that info on 4/25. Over the past year have acquired about 100 new recordings and tossing well over 50 giving me a total around 1350 albums. After 1 year not even at the half way mark and just realizing how few audiophile recordings 4.5/5 I own. |
Stevie Nicks-Bella Donna Side 1 SQ 4.2
George Thorogood-Bad To The Bone Side 2 SQ 4.3
Deniece Williams-Hot On The Trail Side 2 SQ 4.3
Teena Marie-Robbery Side 2 SQ 4.2
George Shearing/Mel Torme-Top Drawer Side 2 SQ 4.4
Judy Garland/Liza Minnelli- At The London Palladium(MFSL-1-048) Side 2 SQ 4,4
Johnny Rodriguez-Just Get Up And Close The Door Side A SQ 3.9
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Playlist was from last night(4/11) had an audiophile friend over for dinner, fine wine and most important...Music!!! Many of these albums have been recently played(all audiophile level) but breaking in a new Shunyata power cord on my power amp.
Wagner-Karajan Conducts Wagner(Angel Sonic Series 45rpm) Side 2 SQ 4.5
Tania Maria-Forbidden Colors Side 1 SQ 4.5
Ted Nugent-ST(AP 45rpm) Side 1 &2 SQ 4.6
Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Side 1 SQ 4.6
Womack & Womack-Love Wars Side 2 SQ 4.5
Sue Raney-Ridin’ High Side 1 SQ 4.5
Pink Floyd-DSOTM(Harvest Blue Triangle) Side 2 4.5
Heart-Dog & Butterfly Side 1(Dog) SQ 4.6
Hank Jones-Hanky Panky Side 2 SQ 4.4***
The Borodin Quartet(Shostakovich Seraphim SIC-6035} SQ 4.7
***Note SQ on Hanky Panky would have rated a 4.6 but had static throughout the recording. Anyone else have this issue with this recording?
FWIW- I’m near the 1 year mark of playing at least 1 side of my entire vinyl collection and trying to avoid repeats. Will have a current status update on 4/18. |
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. |
