Dean Martin-Happiness is...(RS 6242) Side 1
Janie Fricke-Sleeping With Your Memory Side 1
Queen-Live Killers-Side 4
The New Christy Minstrels-In Person(CS 8741) Side 1
Frank Sinatra-Strangers In The Night(FS-1017) Side 1
The Cowsills-In Concert(SE-4619) Side 1
Rush-Exit Stage Left Side 4
Molly Hatchet-Double Trouble Live Side 1
Even without any Audiophile SQ recordings the night was not a loss. Only the Dean Martin album suffered with SQ, content was just ok. The Cowsills/Minstrels were better than expected. Slowly playing the 60’s era M- thrift store haul(40 albums) from early this year. Frank/Jack Jones/Ramsey Lewis and Brazil 66 have been the best so far. Ended the night with 2 of the best live Rock/Pop albums of the 1980’s.
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Ocean-Put Your Hand In The Hand Side A SQ Audiophile
Dick Haymes-For You, For Me, For Evermore Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Michael Hedges-Aerial Boundaries Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Dokken-Tooth And Nail Side 2
Bruce Springsteen-The River Side 3
Jim Croce-You Don't Mess Around With Jim Side 2
Jefferson Starship-Earth Side B
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Finesse(CJ-69) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
With 4/8 having Audiophile SQ this makes for an enjoyable evening when adding superior content. Only Dokken's SQ hurt the exceptional content. The SQ crown goes to Akiyoshi giving CJ another win. Have not spun Aerial Boundaries in a while, easily makes my Top 50 of all recordings released during the 1980's.
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Van Morrison-Veedon Fleece(barcode WB shield) Side 1
Marshall Crenshaw-Good Evening Side 1
Janis Ian-Between The Lines Side 1
Stephen Bishop-Red Cab To Manhattan Side 2 SQ*
Gerry Rafferty-Night Owl Side 1
Bruce Hornsby And The Range-The Way It Is Side B
Burt Bacharach-Living Together Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Brenda Russell-Love Life Side 2 SQ Audiophile
As mentioned in previous post-singer/songwriter night. Played 4 recordings from the 70's and 80's. SQ* Bishop very close to Audiophile SQ. Burt easily takes the SQ crown, might not be demo disc level but close(Grundman).
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Michael Franks-The Camara Never Lies Side 1
Joan Steele-Looking Back... Earl Brown Side 1
Steve Lawence-Eydie Gorme-Two On The Aisle Side 1
Peter Paul & Mary-No Easy Walk To Freedom Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Shirley Jones-Always In The Mood Side 2(dancing)
Dusty Springfield-You Don't Have To Say You Love Me(mono) Side 1
Dee Bell-One By One(CJ 271) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan-Basin Street East(LSP-2635) Side 2
Even with only 2 Audiophile SQ recordings the other 5 were very close. Only the Dusty mono version was lacking in SQ. Ms. Bell gets the slight edge over PPM due to having a more analog texture.
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Kansas-Point Of Know Return Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Thema Houston-Any Way You Like It Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Kendalls-Heart Of The Matter Side B
David Amram-Havana/New York Side 1
Mary Travers- Mary Side 2 SQ*
The Who-The Who By Numbers(barcode 1980 pressing) Side 1 SQ*
Bob James-One Side B SQ Audiophile
Olivia Newton-John-Let Me Be There Side 1
After playing Jann Arden-Living Under June(1994) which has a very strong 70's vibe I decided to play various genres of 1970's recordings. Only the Kendalls disappointed in content and SQ. Will need to play Travers/Who again to determine Audiophile SQ. Bob James clearly takes the SQ crown and might has demo disc credibility.
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The Bama Band-ST Side 1
Al Cohn-Standards Of Excellence(CJ 241) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Harry Chapin-Heads & Tales Side Tales
James Williams-Images(CJ 140) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
M.A.R.S.-Project Driver(Shrapnel SH-1028) Side 1
Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers-Keystone 3(CJ 196) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Rufus-Rufusized Side A
Fraser MacPherson-Jazz Prose(CJ 269) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Played 4 Concord Jazz albums and all had Audiophile SQ. Wanted to showcase tenor saxophonists-Bill Pierce/Al Cohn/Fraser MacPherson that are virtually unknown to casual jazz fans. I would give the SQ crown to "Images" by a nose over "Jazz Prose". Played these for @bkeske, all 4 recordings are 5* in content. James Williams might be the most talented jazz pianist very few are familiar with. Chaka is off the charts vocally. The Bama Band is a superior Florida Georgia Line 35 years prior. Not much can be said for Harry Chapin other than brilliant song writing. MARS featured Tony MacAlpine an overlooked guitar god of the 1980’s.
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@bkeske Are you still in the process of increasing your vinyl jazz collection? FWIW consider the first 400 Concord Jazz vinyl series. I own about 90/400 and my estimate is > 75% have Audiophile SQ and content always rates at least 4/5. Many of these recordings can be found in near mint or even sealed for < $25. Don't let the "Wine and Cheese" label (by some) discourage you, great jazz has a very wide range of styles.
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Jack Jones-Our Story Side 2
Sammy Hagar-Live 1980 Side 1
George Muribus-Trio 77 Side A SQ Audiophile
The Who-Meaty Beaty And Bouncy Side 1
Teena Marie-Starchild Side 1 SQ Audiophile
K.D. Lange And The Reclines-Absolute Torch And Twang Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Yes-The Yes Album Side 2 SQ *
Three Dog Night-Around The World Side C+D SQ*
Not sure if I have an OP of Yes? TDN Floyd Sneed’s drum solo had Audiophile SQ but the album fluctuates in SQ. K.D. Lange takes the SQ crown.
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@bslon Thx. War is difficult to categorize, a little Santana/Tower of Power and some of the song writing ability of Stevie Wonder. FWIW Acoustic Sounds will be reissuing the first 5 Bad Company recordings on 45 rpm vinyl.
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Johnny Mathis-Romeo And Juliet(CS 9909) Side 1
Bob Dylan-Real Live Side 2
War-Greatest Hits Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Bob James-Touchdown(25AP1184 Master Sound 76) Side A SQ Audiophile
Doobie Brothers-Cycles Side 1
Luther Vandross-Busy Body Side B SQ Audiophile
Chopin-Chopin By Starlight(SP 8371) Side 1
Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams(are made of this) Side B SQ*
Another diverse vinyl night. Played 2 of my M- Goodwill finds... Chopin was decent but Mathis just OK. Cycles what a great "comeback" album. Many 70's "Classic Rock" artists had strong albums that year(89). SQ* Sweet Dreams might have Audiophile SQ but would need another spin. Very tough 3 way SQ tonight but Touchdown edges out Vandross/War.
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Cedar Walton-Eastern Rebellion(Music On Vinyl 829) Side B SQ Audiophile
Debbie Boone-You Light Up My Life Side 1
Ernie Ford & Glen Campbell-Ernie Sings/Glen Picks Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Sibelius/Grieg-Finlandia/Peer Gynt-Ormandy MS 6196 Side 1+2 SQ Audiophile
Genesis-And Then There Were Three Side 2
Woody Herman-Woody And Friends(CJ 170) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
A slightly condensed Sunday night session, blame the NFL. Very difficult to select a SQ winner on the next day but the edge goes to Ford/Campbell for a very natural sounding recording. No, the Debbie Boone recording is not as bad as perceived but will NOT be making any of my Top 100 lists.
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Jack Jones-Without Her(LSP-3911) Side 1
The Monty Alexander Quintet(CJP-124) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Jeff Healey Band-See The Light Side A
Son Seals-Chicago Fire Side B
Mahler-Symphony No.1(Walter MY 37235) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Peter Frampton-Where I Should Be Side 1
Procol Harum- With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Fleetwood Mac-Rumours(KP/Capitol pressing) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Rumours takes the SQ crown tonight!
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ELO-Out of the Blue Side IV
Steely Dan-Greatest Hits Side 2
Andreas Vollenweider-Behind The Garden...SQ Audiophile Side 1
Jimmy Forrest-Heart Of The Forrest Side B
Dave Mason-Headkeeper Side 2
George Winston-Winter Into Spring Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Gordon Lightfoot-If You Could Read My Mind Side 1
Gordon Lightfoot-Back Here On Earth Side 2
This completes my Gordon Lightfoot tribute. Need to pick up "Old Dan's Records" to complete Gord's 1970's releases. Vollenweider takes the SQ crown tonight.
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Rosanne Cash-Rhythm & Romance Side 2
Jimmy Roselli-Sold Out Side 1
REO Speedwagon-Nine Lives Side 2
Jorge Bolet-At Carnegie Hall Side C
Renaissance-Live At Carnegie Hall Side B
Sue Raney-Flight Of Fancy Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Ulrich Schnauss-A Long Way To Fall Side B
Barbara Cook-Live At Carnegie Hall Side 2
All albums were played before during my 3+ year no repeat plan. I just ran out of time today to clean 8 vinyl sides. Played 4 Carnegie Hall recordings unfortunately none had Audiophile SQ. All 4 were very close in SQ.
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Frank Sinatra- Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back(Quadradisc) Side 1
BTO-Live-Live-Live! Side 2
Charley Pride-In Person Side 1
Queen-A Night At The Opera Side 2
Brubeck-A La Mode(Reissue OJC-200) Side 1
Canned Heat-Concert Side 1
Gordon Lightfoot-Summertime Dream Side 1
Liszt-The Horowitz Concerts 1977/1978(RCA ARL1-2548) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
FWIW the power quality was lacking tonight. Usually Sunday evening is #1 in SQ but dynamics were restrained tonight. Nothing had below average SQ but was disappointed in "Opera" since its an original pressing maybe on a better power night? Wrapping up Gord's tribute with 2 or 3 albums to go.
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Anne Murray-A Country Collection Side 2
Ratt-Out Of The Cellar Side 1
Art Blakey-New York Scene(CJ 256) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Neil Diamond-Primitive Side 1
Jackie Moore-I’m On My Way Side 1
Paul Davis-Cool Night Side 1
Leos Janacek-Sinfonietta(Denon OX-7110-ND) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Tom Scott-Street Beat Side 2 SQ Audiophile
After cable switching/rotating my system SQ is vastly improving. Tough call between Scott/Janacek. Despite being slightly aggressive in SQ this overlooked jazz/fusion gem(Street Beat) takes the SQ crown. Another very solid Anne Murray recording that goes unnoticed by too many. "This Time Baby" one of the best disco singles!
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David Frizzell & Shelly West-In Session Side 1
Rose Hardaway-It's Time For Rose Hardaway Side B
Joanne Bracken-AFT Side B SQ Audiophile
Son Seals-Chicago Fire Side B
The Marshall Tucker Band-Long Hard Ride(Barcode) Side 2
Neil Diamond-September Morn Side 1 SQ*
Luther Vandross-Busy Body Side B SQ*
Gordon Lightfoot-Don Quixote Side 1
Only unplayed album tonight was Marshall Tucker which also had the worst SQ. Probably due to being a later pressing. Luther and Neil had near Audiophile SQ but after switching around all cables its a tougher call, by Friday I will lock in my best SQ. Quixote could be Gord's best. David/Shelly a dollar bin gem.
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Queen-Sheer Heart Attack Side 1
Glenn Frey-No Fun Aloud Side 1
Uriah Heep-Demons And Wizards Side 1
Lynyrd Skynyrd-Gimme Back My Bullets Side 1
Rosemary Clooney-With Les Brown(Aurex EWJ-80268) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pink Floyd-Meddle Side 1
Dave Brubeck-WATAFTFT(Atlantic SD 1641) Side 2
Billy Joel-Turnstiles(MoFi Gain 2 No. 1121) Side 2 SQ*
Repositioned my speakers and rotated IC's/Powercords which created a noticeable SQ change. The only recording that was just average in SQ was Skynyrd might not be an OG pressing. SQ* Joel was tough to analyze maybe due to cable changes but my guess is an original pressing has better SQ. I'm sure some don't want/need/hear another version of Take Five but a 16 minute live version could be of interest.
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Gordon Lightfoot-Summer Side Of Life Side 2
The Rolling Stones-It's Only Rock 'n Roll Side 1
Aretha Franklin-Who's Zoomin' Who? Side 1
James Williams-Images(CJ-140) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
America-ST Side 1 SQ Audiophile
It's A Beautiful Day(UK pressing)-ST Side 1 SQ*
Bob James-One Side A SQ Audiophile
Fleetwood Mac-ST Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Added about 30 albums to my collection, several were played tonight. SQ* would need another listen to IABD to possibly give it Audiophile SQ status. Bob James takes the SQ crown with a recording that also comprises top level content.
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Harry Chapin-Living Room Suite(White/Promo) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Vickie Sue Robinson-Never Gonna Let You Go Side A
Al Cohn-Standards Of Excellence(CJ 241) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Styx-Equinox Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Gordon Lightfoot-Cold On The Shoulder Side 1
Rimsky-Korsakov-Le Coq D’or(6 Eye MS 6092) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Linda Ronstadt-Silk Purse Side 2
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire Side 2 SQ Audiophile
With 5/8 having Audiophile SQ makes for a great listening session! Picking the best SQ album tonight is difficult. I will go with Equinox due to its one of the great 70’s classic rock recordings with top level SQ(Doug Sax) that very few possess.
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Simon & Garfunkel-Bookends(KCS 9529 2 Eye/360) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Shaun Cassidy-Born Late Side 1
Michael Franks-Sleeping Gypsy Side 2
Gordon Lightfoot-If You Could Read My Mind(Early Repress) Side 2 SQ*
Harry James-Greatest Hits(CS 9430) Side 2
Joshua Rifkin-Piano Rags By Scott Joplin Side 2
Ahmad Jamal-The Bright, The Blue And The Beautiful Side 2
Mahler-Symphony NO.2 (Solti/LSO CSA 2217) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Slowly going thru my last 150+ unplayed albums condition and content will be the issue for many of these albums. Bookends played at Audiophile SQ, not bad for VG vinyl. SQ* would need a 2nd play to determine Audiophile SQ. Harry James was the only recording with subpar SQ. Mahler takes the SQ crown due to the excellent clarity and dynamics from this London box set.
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@ticat Thx. During the next several weeks I will be revisting Gord’s 1970’s recordings. Of his 8 70’s studio recordings I might be only missing one. When considering 1970’s singer/songwriters he’s right up there with Paul Simon and Harry Chapin.
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Phobe Snow-ST Side A SQ Audiophile
Gordon Lightfoot-Sundown Side 1 + 2
Karrin Allyson-Footprints Side A SQ Audiophile
Hank Jones-Hanky Panky Side 2
Dokken-Tooth And Nail Side 2
Diane Schuur-Timeless Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Rene and Angela-Street Called Desire SQ*(Grundman)
Mary MacGregor-Torn Between Two Lovers Side 2
All albums have been played during my ongoing 3 year project. I just did not feel like cleaning any unplayed vinyl tonight. SQ* Rene/Angela does have a digital edge but it’s pristine. Tough call between Allyson/Schuur but I will give the edge to Schuur a $10 album defeating a $100+ Audiophile recording(lol). Played both sides of Sundown in tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
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@bslon +1 Night Owl what a great overlooked album. With over 2 million in US sales its collecting dust in a lot of record collections. Both City To City and Night Owl are Top 100 "Classic Rock" recordings of the 1970's.
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The Who-Tommy Side 4
Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die Side 1
Three Dog Night-Naturally Side B
Paul Mauriat-Blooming Hits Side 2
Larry Vuckovich-City Sounds, Villages Voices Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Foreigner-4 Side 2
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-Greatest Hits Side 1
Every recording had above average SQ but only Larry Vuckovich had Audiophile SQ along with superb 5* content.
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@bslon At that time 1977/8 I was still a kid in middle school listening to Top 40 radio. It was one of a few albums that my older sister and myself both had. It wasn’t until I heard Foghat-Live, Double Live Gonzo ect. when my taste in music changed. FWIW I prefer the smoothness of "Night Fever" over "Stayin’ Alive".
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Since I have hit the 3 year mark of playing 1 side of every vinyl record in my collection about 150+ albums are left. About 50 are classical/baroque/organ in VG/VG+ condition all thrift store finds including another 50+ Broadway/movie scores/50’, 60’s pop that await a stylus drop. Another 15 box classical/opera sets which I have played at least half. That leaves the miscellaneous and about a dozen sealed albums. In summary it shows how long it takes to play every record even in a mid-sized collection(1800-2000). Now the difficult part deciding what goes and how many multiple copies are kept.
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Barbra Joan Streisand-ST Side 1
Saturday Night Fever(Sound Track) Side 1
George Muribus-Trio '77 Side B SQ Audiophile
Giuffria-ST Side 1
Devadip(Carlos Santana)-Oneness Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Eugenia Zuckerman-Music For Flute(Pro Arte PAL-1086) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
ELP-Pictures At An Exhibition Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Renaissance-Azure D'or Side 2
4/8 with Audiophile SQ makes for an enjoyable listening session. Giuffria(Grundman) and Renaissance were average at best. Tough call between Zuckerman/Muribus and ELP for the SQ crown. I will award the crown to ELP(1st pressing) for the great bass SQ on a rock recording.
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Gilels-Live At Carnegie Hall(MHS 824369) Side 2
Renaissance-A Song For All Seasons Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Freddie Jackson-Do Me Again Side 2
Peter Case-Blue Guitar Side 2 SQ*
Earl Bostic-For You(King 503) Side 1
Queen II-Side White
Oscar Peterson Trio-With Respect To Nat(mono)Side 2
David Foster-The Symphony Sessions Side 2 SQ Audiophile
I waited 1 week after Axpona for any playback on my system which was a good cleansing. Nothing sounded below average but the stereo version of Earl Bostic sounded equally mono. Would need to hear Peter Case again to verify possible Audiophile SQ. Foster takes the SQ crown despite sounding more like a CD then vinyl. IMO the content rises above the SQ. Northern Lights what a great song!
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John Denver-Greatest Hits Side B
Shirley Bassey-Live At Carnegie Hall Side 3
REO-You Get What You Play For Side 2
Dave Mackay & Lori Bell Sextet-"Take Me To Brazil" Side 2 SQ Audiophile
CSN-Allies Side 2
Anne Murray-New Kind Of Feeling Side 1 SQ*
Humble Pie-Rockin’ The Fillmore Side 4
Barry Manilow-Greatest Hits Side 3
Played 4 "Live" recordings none had Audiophile SQ but REO was closest. Ms. Murray was very close to Audiophile SQ with excellent content from one of the most currently overlooked artists from the 70’s/80’s. The bass on Humble Pie was excellent despite the recording being to closed in. Mackay & Bell is a great $10 jazz album with Audiophile SQ!
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Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim-West Side Story(OS 2001) Side 1
Donovan-The Hurdy Gurdy Man Side 2
Black Sabbath-Heaven And Hell Side 1
Dinah Washington-Dinah ’63 Side 1
Neil Diamond-Rainbow Side 2
Mary Travers-All My Choices Side 2
Schubert-Symphony No.5(Walter MS 6218) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pat Metheny Group-Letter From Home Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Only "Rainbow" had Subpar SQ. Would have to play Metheny/Schubert several times to declare a SQ winner. Metheny had that slight digital edge and Schubert had a slight veil common with 2 eye vs. 6 eye Columbia recordings. Nearing 3 years of my "play all my vinyl project" while trying to avoid repeats. I have added close to 400 albums in this 3 year period and will give a detailed update shortly.
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Jack Jones-Our Story Side 2
Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Side 1
Henry Mancini-Peter Gunn(LSP-1956) Side 1
Krokus-Alive And Screamin’ Side 1
Blood Sweat & Tears-Brand New Day Side A SQ Audiophile
Hank Williams Jr.-Five O Side 1
Pat Martino-Consciousness Side B SQ Audiophile
Concord Jazz All Stars-North Sea Jazz Festival(CJ-182) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Nothing had below average SQ tonight. Was disappointed with the Peter Gunn SQ since its an original? mint pressing. Pat Martino takes the SQ crown tonight. If anyone appreciates high level musicianship and Audiophile SQ this recording might interest you. A very strong BS&T album released on ABC records with half speed mastering by Stan Ricker. Yes, Krokus had very solid SQ for a "live" pop/metal recording.
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Spinners-The Best Of Side 2
Lacy J. Dalton-Survivor Side 2
Deep Purple-Made In Japan(WB shield no barcode) Side 1
Dick Haymes-For You, For Me, For Evermore Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Bob Dylan-Bringing It All Back Home(2021 repress) Side 1
Boz Scaggs-Slow Dancer(2nd cover bar code) Side 1
Rush-2112 Side B
Gordon Lightfoot-Endless Wire Side 1
With only 1 recording receiving Audiophile SQ the night was NOT a loss. All recordings were very good to near miss Audiophile SQ. Purple was near Audiophile SQ wonder if the OP has much better SQ? My only vinyl Dylan recording was a solid repress paid $5 at an estate sale. Lacy a very overlooked 80’s progressive country artist with a very strong 1989 release.
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Eagles-One Of These Nights Side 1
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You Side 1
Aerosmith-Night In The Ruts Side 1
Kiri Te Kanawa-Mozart Exsultate Jubilate Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Rodney Crowell-Keys To The Highway Side 1
Crowbar-The Serpent Only Lies Side 3
Tony Bennett-The Art Of Excellence Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Alan Parsons Project-I Robot Side 1 SQ Audiophile
I Robot was the easy SQ winner! Solid Aretha LP not just for "Respect". Aerosmith and Crowbar are very good SQ recordings and excellent for genre(NOT the gear but the recording is dictating hard rock/metal SQ) Eagles "Nights" might be the pinnacle?
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Eagles-ST Side 1
Barry White-Rhapsody In White Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Frank Sinatra-Strangers In The Night Side 1
Charlie Rich-Silver Linings Side 2
Dinah Washington-In Tribute...(SR 25244) Side 2
Harry Chapin-Heads & Tales Side Tales SQ Audiophile
AC/DC-Back In Black Side 1
Grover Washington-Strawberry Moon Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Grover takes the SQ crown edging out Barry White and Chapin which had surface noise/tape hiss, could be my copy but still deserves Audiophile SQ status. Have not listened to BIB in over 10 years, great wall of sound production.
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Steely Dan-Katy Lied(ABC Sunburst Label) Side B
Dionne Warwick-Hot Live And Otherwise Side B
Renee Rosnes-Beloved Of The Sky Side A SQ Audiophile
Jethro Tull-Aqualung Side 1
Tony Bennett-Get Happy With The LPO Side 1
The Charlie Daniels Band-Simple Man Side 2
Beethoven-Violin Concerto(Kyung-Wha Chung L25C-3029) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Keith Jarrett-The Koln Concert(ECM PA-6053-54) Side A SQ Audiophile
Tony Bennett and Tull had average SQ at best. Tull was a late 1970’s gatefold pressing without barcode. Renee Rosnes(2018) takes the SQ crown with the help of Kevin Gray. IMO one of the best recordings of new material in the past 5 years. If you want only 1 Warrick recording consider this live album.. The Koln concert is outstanding no need for my opinion. Kyung-Wha Chung plays with a great balance of technique and feel.
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Phil Collins-No Jacket Required Side 1
Molly Hatchet-Double Trouble Live Side 4
Rene And Angela-Street Called Desire Side B
Van Morrison & The Chieftains-Irish Heartbeat Side A
Billy Squire-Emotions In Motion Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Arnold Bax-String Quartet(Chandos ABRD 1113) No.1 Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pat Travers-Makin' Magic Side 2
Reba McEntire-Greatest Hits Side 2
A rare occurrence a rock recording(Squire) takes the SQ trophy tonight. No recordings had below average SQ. 1977 was a great deep year for "Classic Rock" Pat Travers is almost always overlooked, a great guitar recording.
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Roy Clark-Family & Friends Side 2
Phil Collins-Face Value Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Lamb Of God-Killadelphia Side 1
Lee Morgan-Caramba(Classic Repress) Side 1
Mary Travers-Circles Side 2
Grand Funk Railroad-E Pluribus Funk Side 1
Bucky & John Jr. Pizzarelli-2x7=Pizzarelli Side B
Mozart-Concerto No.7(Yehudi Menuhin) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Mozart on Angel S 36240 takes the SQ win tonight. Several recordings had near miss Audiophile SQ... Pizzarelli/Travers/Clark and Morgan. Lamb had good SQ for an extreme metal live recording and GFR had very good bass quality.
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@vonhelmholtz Appreciate your mature response. Was not criticizing your choice of music since I am of fan of extreme metal which many here think its noise? They might be right since most extreme metal is poorly recorded. IMO Classical/Baroque Jazz and Classic Rock has a much wider range of diversion then current pop music.
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@vonhelmholtz Gave Bibi a quick VT listen it's the same regurgitated current dance/pop in a different wrapper.
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Thx for the info! Considering a vinyl version of Kind Of Blue since the 1997 remastered CD is the only version in my collection.
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@bslon Kind Of Blue AP 45rpm. Has the tape hiss of this recording been lowered or completely removed?
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Bette Midler-Broken Blossom Side 2
Al Di Meola-Casino Side 1
Megadeth-The Sick.. The Dying...And The Dead! Side 3
Elton John-Tumbleweed Connection Side 2
Allison Moorer-Blood Side B
Led Zeppelin-II Side 2
Dionne Warwick-Very Dionne Side A SQ Audiophile
Pat Metheny Group-First Circle Side B SQ Audiophile
Sunday evening power quality was not up to its usual standards. Might be related to a 36hr power outage in my area late last week. Very difficult to pick the worst SQ but was very disappointed in the noisy vinyl of my new/sealed Moorer LP when compared to a plethora of surface scratches on my yard sale find Zep 2 The latest Megadeth SQ was ok but nothing special. The content is solid but not up to the level of 2009's End Game. Metheny takes the SQ crown despite the very holographic sound of an excellent Warwick recording.
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@noromance +1 Have both the US Dunhill/ ABC block rainbow label and the pink UK Probe label which includes the seven playing cards. Have not played back-to-back determining which pressing has better SQ. FWIW "Seven Separate Fools" easily makes my Top 100 Pop/Rock albums of the 1970's.
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Bud & Travis-...In Concert(Liberty LDS 12001) Side 1
George Shearing-Piano(CJ-400) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Al Martino-We Could Side 1
David Lee Roth-Eat 'Em And Smile Side 2(This Side On Label)
Delia Bell-ST Side 2
Pete Townshend-Empty Glass Side 1
Godfathers-Hit By Hit Side 2
Three Dog Night-Seven Separate Fools(Probe UK) Side 1 + 2
Reality strikes... only one album with Audiophile SQ. Godfathers had the worst SQ of the 8. Played both sides of Three Dog Night's strongest studio album in a belated tribute to Floyd Sneed. Shearing-Piano is sublime despite being mostly ignored by the media/collectors/sellers and even Audiophiles, they have a huge inventory of Miles Davis represses to unload!
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Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ Audiophile
Linda Lawson-Introducing...Side 2
Mel Torme-A New Album Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Marlena Shaw-Live In Tokyo Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Dick Haymes-Keep It Simple Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Carmen McRae-Live At Sugar Hill Side A SQ Audiophile
Harry Connick Jr.-20 Side 1
Rosemary Clooney-With Les Brown-Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Played Last night 2/14/23.
When playing jazz vocals you expect Audiophile SQ. With the 8 recordings I selected(2 Japanese pressings) I was not disappointed due to 6/8 reaching Audiophile status. Since Linda Lawson was a 1960 pressing and Connick Jr. 1988 both had slight issues common with each recording era. The SQ crown goes to Dick Haymes(Audiophile AP-200)maybe it was the calmness/flow of the music that gave it the edge over Marlena Shaw. Both IMO are demo level recordings.
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Doc Severinsen-Trumpets And Crumpets And Things Side C
Stan Getz & Albert Dailey-Poetry Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Nancy Wilson-TLC Side 2
Dannie Richmond-Quintet Side 2 SQ Audiophile
The Montreux/Detroit Collection Volume 2(VA) Side 2
George Muribus-Trio 77 Side B SQ Audiophile
Joan Steele-Looking Back...Earl Brown Side 1 SQ Audiophile
John Pizzarelli Jr.-I’m Hip Side A SQ Audiophile
Wow! 5/8 Audiophile SQ recordings tonight. Unfortunately 4 recordings just slipped in. Trio 77 was clearly a notch above the other 4. Not quite a demo level Lp due to being slightly forward in presentation. If you are an acoustic jazz fan this recording is a 9+/10 SQ and content. TLC could be Ms. Wilson’s 1960’s best? Felt like an all jazz playlist today. Just finished playing prior to Super Bowl Halftime.
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Anne Murray-Together Side 1
McCoy Tyner-Asaante Side 2
The Moody Blues-To Our Childrens Childrens Children Side 1
Michael Jackson-Thriller Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Shubert/Bruno Walter(MS 6218) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Armageddon-ST Side 1
The Robert Cray Band-False Accusations Side B SQ Audiophile
David Sanborn-Hideaway Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Every recording had above average SQ with the exception of The Moody Blues, which was average at best(could be my LP?) Tough call on SQ champ but Shubert/Walter get the edge over Thiller due to its excellent dynamics! FWIW Armageddon is one of the best hard rock albums of 1975 and yes that was a very strong year for that genre.
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Three Dog Night-Captured Live At The Forum Side B
The Nashville String Band-ST Side 1
Barry Manilow-Tryin' To Get The Feeling Side 1
House Of Lords-ST Side A
Les Brown-The Explosive Sound Of...Side 1
Bruce Hornsby & The Range-Scenes From The Southside Side 2
The Moody Blues-Seventh Sojourn(Barcode) Side 1
Dan Fogelberg-Captured Angel(Barcode) Side 1
Very difficult to pick the best SQ tonight, therefore no Audiophile SQ status was awarded tonight. All recordings were near Audiophile SQ with the exception of House Of Lords.
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