Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Don't know if basements are allowed in Florida, seems it would be a perfect listening environment there?
Just listened to my original "CT", first track. Immediately,I could hear a more natural soundstage spread, especially for this time period. While the MFSL has more detail..more clean/clear...it lacks the originality of this record. Lost is the natural presentation for their stereo version. My original, again, has the boogie factor. Much more enjoyable, to me by a long shot.

I've a mint/clean MFSL 45rpm "Cheap Thrills" for sale. Any takers?
On now...

Sharon Jones (RIP) & the Dap-Kings  "I Learned the Hard Way"

(by the way, I'll take $35 + shipping/fees for the above mentioned lp)
Just US cleaned Yes "Fragile" MFSL UD1S/45rpm/dbl lp. I’ve had it for a few weeks and it kind of got lost in the shuffle. I guess this makes me a music snob.

I’m a big proponent of pre-steaming and have done so for years with audible positive results. Another upside for me is that I have intimate visual knowledge of just exactly what is on the record ( done under LED lighting). For the first time in years, I chose not to pre-steam this particular record as it looks SO clean.

I guess in addition to being a music snob I’m also a lp cleaning nerd.


@uberwaltz,

How do you like the Cadenza Black?

I own the Cadenza Mono, got about 150 hours on it. Want to mount it soon. I've been saying that for a long time though. After I bought the Sussurro MkII l haven't had the desire to change carts.
"gumption" Wow @boxer12, I never see that word used anymore....

love it! really!
Put on The Sadie's lp, from  last weekend again. The difference from going from a '70s analog recording to a current recording is striking! 

This is what I'm trying to convey above....we all need a reality check every once in a while!
Mini-review of "Fragile" MFSL UD1S 45rpm

To start, my only good reference is my EU/Atlantic pressing with the normal orange/white strip/ green label. Not the more prized plum/orange label.

Upon first listen to side one, nothing really jumped out at me. Having said this, nothing was wrong at all. ( You know how expectations can interfere with reality?)

Going forward, the music seems to just draw me in. I think this lp just gets incrementally better from start to finish. I think this is what early analog was all about: it has so much soul and frankly, soothes the soul. The louder the better.

There's much more "meat on the bones" here. I've read some negative members' comments and my feeling is they are too closely referring to the current state of recording quality. I feel sad that they cannot tell a difference. I have found that after listening to current recordings, it's good to go back in time to real analog recordings to get and keep a sense of "rightness".

Glad I bought it, own it!

Oh, and BTW, it's pressed on center!
@tomic601 ,

It seems very often you mention giving away a Basis here, a Denon there...

What a giving person!
BTW, put me on your list.
"Pretty Good"....wow, how does this sort of lyric come from a then, (new to us) artist and decades later, and have just as much significance?
I officially joined the ranks of the unemployed. Go stand in line tomorrow.
Forgot to mention.. have been listening to Grant Lee Buffalo "Fuzzy" MOV

Well back to work tomorrow.
As some US cleaning posters seem as their priority,( cleaning the maximum lps at once) is not a great way of optimizing the positive effects of US cleaning. The very cleaning method they invested in isn’t being used to it’s maximum potential.

This is Vinyl Playback people! It requires the very best an end-user can offer.
Divine Fits  "A Thing Called Divine Fits"
Nicole Atkins  "Slow Phaser"
Aimee Mann  "Bachelor No. 2"
Glen Hansard  "Drive All Night"
@reubent,

 If your a GH fan, I hope you have his tribute to Jason Molina on vinyl. If not, you should get it soon.

Cheers.
today so far...

Fran Healy  "Wreckorder"
Big Thief  "Capacity"
The Stray Birds  "Magic Fire"
Pieta Brown  "One and All"
Kelly Hogan  "I Like to Keep Myself in Pain"
Kapt. Kopter &/the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds  "S/T"
@mbd3,

"Rush" does have great music on it. Not a bad movie either. Love how they worked "Bridge of Sighs" in.
@noromance ,

No problem. My copy is basic black.

FWIW, Fremer posted  while back that this wasn't an issue now.

I haven't found it to be one either.
In honor and memory of John Prine.... I freshly cleaned his S/T lp. 

So sad that he survived cancer, twice, yet this corona virus took him out.

He will be missed and always loved.
Concrete Blonde  "S/T"
Lyle Lovett  "My Baby Don't Tolerate"
Aimee Mann  "Mental Illness"
Valerie June  "The Order Of Time"
Son Volt  "Notes Of Blue"
@bkeske,

Another vote for the Rega, if you use one of their carts, the 3 point mounting makes set-up fool proof.
Chris Isaak  "Wicked Game"  the UK/lp...BEST!
John MayerTrio "Try!"  ( although he's a (Man-Whore), he's got the groove!

I have the Universal reissue from 20 ? years ago and it sounds great! Has the flame cover. This may be one of those recordings that will always sound good.