Patti Page – Indiscretion (Mercury 1959 mono)
This is more like it. Magical voice. Excellent recording. Only negative is the enthusiastic big band accompaniment.
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The Jonah Jones Quartet – Swingin' On Broadway (Capitol 1958 mono)
Almost mint 62 year old record. Laid back and chill with the sense of humor that being a master trumpeter brings. |
Dittersdorf, Werner, Albrechtsberger - Janos Sebestyen – Harpsichord Concerto / Pastorale For Harpsichord / Harpsichord Concerto (Turnabout 1969)
Mint and a solid recording. As good as it gets with harpsichords.
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CSNY - 4 Way Street (Atlantic 1971)
More nostalgia. Solid. Live. |
The Winter Consort - S/T (A&M 1968)
Weird mash of Renaissance music and pop song. It can only have been created on the wrong side of the pond. |
Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders – Chicago - The Living Legends. This is a superb 1961 analog recording and wonderfully musical. There are copies on Discogs. Far better than most modern efforts at producing audiophile efforts. |
^ no idea why I said "efforts" twice. Apologies for the poor writing.
So as not to waste a post, check out Joe Williams – A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry. (Mono)
This is a great 1958 recording -full of emotion and soul. If you like Sinatra but think Harry Connick Jr. is too awful, this is for you.
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The Black Swans – Don't Blame The Stars (Misra 2011)
This grows on you. Worth picking up.
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First Aid Kit – The Big Black & The Blue (Wichita 2010)
Magic.
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Pollution – Pollution (Prophesy 1971)
Hmm, dipping into the back of the pile. Very hippy prog but actually quite good. Female vocals on some songs are Janis good.
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Laura Nyro – Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat (Columbia 1970)
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@tomic601 Re the Croft warm-up, dunno...10 minutes. Why? You having issues? |
Ira Ironstrings – Ira Ironstrings Plays With Matches (Warner Bros. 1959)
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The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (Arista 1977)
I used to love Pyramid and haven’t played it in 35 years. So I played some of it tonight. Nope. Musically meh. Awful recording and seems I overplayed it. VG-
So I Robot is much better music and NM- and a quite enjoyable somewhat bizarre Logan’s Run type musak.
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Scott Hamilton And Buddy Tate – Scott's Buddy (Concord Jazz 1981)
Superb. NM. |
Genesis – A Trick Of The Tail (Charisma 1976)
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Canned Heat – Living The Blues (United Artists 1971)
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The Osborne Brothers – Up This Hill And Down (Decca 1966)
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Carl Nielsen - Flute Concerto / Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57 (Turnabout 1970)
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Katie Melua Featuring Gori Women's Choir - In Winter (BMG 2017)
Perfect. |
The Incredible String Band – U (Elektra 1970)
Sides 1&4.
Solid recording on NM vinyl. Magic stuff.
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Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, A True Star (Bearsville 1973)
As ghastly as I remember. |
Bob Dylan – Desire (CBS 1975)
One of the best.
They used play the Nutz cover of One More Cup of Coffee at our teen disco back in the day. I can smell her hair. |
Lucius – Nudes (Mom + Pop 2018)
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@uber There are few records that I feel embarrassed by. And I like Melanie. At least I don't have Frampton Comes Alive in my collection.
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@tomic601 I take it you've not played this rig in a while. If so, and the Croft isn't giving you the magic, swap out the phono tubes with some spare 12AX7s and see what happens.
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The B-52's – Play Loud (Island 1979)
Oh dear, this has seen some play. Couple of skips at the start. No doubt Planet Claire was hit on by drunks. Good stuff. |
I saw the SR-71A in the desert in AZ. Boyhood obsession! I also was on an old B52. Incredible and evil.
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Patti Page – In The Land Of Hi-Fi (EmArcy 1956 mono)
Unintentionally humorous name. Love it.
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Count Basie - Basie Jam #2, Pablo 1977, 1976 RCA. Magic.
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Homesick James - Ain't Sick no More.
Flat & Scruggs - Folk Songs of our Land
Ray Anthony - Standards |
John Cale - The Academy in Peril
Michael Hedges - Breakfast in the Field
New York Philomusica Ensemble - Mozart Divertimenti.
Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner - The King and I (Capitol 1957)
The Black Swans - Don’t Blame the Stars
Tom Paxton - Complete Live
Judy Roderick - Woman Blue
Little Willie Littlefield - It’s Midnight (Route 66 mono)
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Check out the article written in the current Stereophile by Jay Jay French from Twisted Sister on the closing of Lyric HiFi. |
Thanks man. I may have to spend. If you haven't got Live in London... get the DVD and triple LP. |
@slaw How is the SQ on LC-You Want it Darker? Clean vinyl? Thanks.
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Eddie South - The Distinguished Violin of... (Mercury 1958)
Lotte Lenya - September Song, Songs of Kurt Weill (Columbia Masterworks mono 1958)
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Georgia Brown - Sings Kurt Weill (London 1962)
So Kurt Weill wrote Alabama Song. Made famous by The Doors.
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Teddy Wilson and his Trio - Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gershwin (Columbia 1959)
Piano, drums, bass, bowed bass. Speakeasy awesome. You can smell the smoke. Recorded in studio where everyone there came by to see and hear the magic so it has a live feel.
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@jamesclarke The Benriach 16. I should note that Bertold Brecht wrote the lyrics Kurt Weill the music to Alabama Song. Here is the original (translated version) by Lotte Lenya: https://youtu.be/EGUjGPrfA6U |
T.J. Fowler - Early Detroit R&B (1989)
Poor sound like they’re in a dingy restroom but the music is great.
Little Charlie and the Nightcats - Disturbing the Peace (1988)
Magnificent, blows SRV into the weeds.
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Eddie Kirkland - It’s the Blues Man! (1961)
Goat - Commune
Newer that sounds great up loud.
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Uriah Heep – Demons And Wizards (Bronze 1972)
RIP Ken Hensley. |
@tomic601 Good to know! Make sure you get the originals on discogs etc. rather than remastered copies.
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Franz Danzi / New York Woodwind Quintet – 3 Woodwind Quintets (Nonesuch 1966)
Mozart contemporary. Mannheim style. Love it.
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The New Black Eagle Jazz Band – At Symphony Hall (Philo 1982)
Love these guys. Wonderful musicianship. Solid, dynamic recordings.
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Eddie Heywood – One For My Baby (Mercury 1960 mono)
Solo piano.
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Ira Ironstrings – Ira Ironstrings Plays With Matches (Warner 1959)
Hugely entertaining and superb recording.
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Van Morrison – Beautiful Vision (Warner 1982)
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@slaw I’ve been running it in and today did serious testing by swapping arms. While the Jelco has some glare and is a little shouty compared to the WT clone, it is a lot more dynamic, faster, blacker and retrieves fine detail. C’est la vie. |
Played all the albums I played last week again on my old 850L tonearm. Always fun. |
