ZZ Top-Fandango(London PS 656) Side 1
Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme-Two On The Aisle Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Bob Seger-Against The Wind Side 1
McCoy Tyner-Asante(LA-223-G) Side 2 SQ*
Bon Jovi-Slippery When Wet Side A
Cal Tjader/Carmen McRae-Heat Wave(CJ 189) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Jon Anderson-Greatest Hits Side 1 SQ*
Chicago-VII Side 3 SQ*
Was a little lazy this afternoon enjoying a 4 CD playback prior to vinyl night and did not feel like cleaning 8 unplayed albums Close call but CJ 189 takes the SQ crown over Steve/Eydie a budget bin gem.
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Frank Sinatra-Nice And Easy(W 1417 mono) Side 1
Dave Mason-Let It Flow Side 1 SQ*
Deep Purple-The House Of Blue Light Side 1
Herb Ellis/Remo Palmier-Wildflower(CJ 56) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Serpent Power-ST(Vanguard VSD-79252) Side 1
Tony Bennett-At Carnegie Hall Volume 1 Side 2
Margie Joseph-Margie Side 2
Vivaldi/Von Karajan(DG 2530 296) Side 2 SQ*
MIA for 2 weeks as my new cartridge(Phasemation pp 200) breaks in. After tonight the 200 has about 22 hours on it. Played which might be one of my most valuable $ vinyl recordings CJ-56 which did not disappoint in SQ or content. Only Bennett/Sinatra have been previously played.
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Alice Cooper-Love It To Death(Censored Jax 71' pressing) Side 1
Andy Williams-Happy Heart Side 1
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils-It's Alive Side 4
Julie London-Julie Is Her Name(LST-7027) Side 1 SQ*
Shannon-Love Goes All The Way Side 1 SQ*
Jefferson Starship-Winds Of Change Side A
Mahler-Symphony No.7(Pro-Arte 2PAL-2003) Side 1 SQ*
Nicki Parrot-The Last Time I Saw Paris Side A SQ Audiophile
Very diverse music content tonight. My wife got a kick out of Andy Williams following Alice Cooper! All 8 albums have NOT been previously played. Alice might have had the worst SQ but it did not distract the content. might be his best! If you enjoy female vocals with Audiophile SQ, Nicki Parrot is a must have!
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Elvis-Aloha From Hawaii(Quadradisc VPSX-6089) Side 1
Rod Stewart-Camouflage Side 1
Santana-Inner Secrets Side 1 SQ*
Dvorak-Prague Waltzes/Czech Suite(Dorati LDR-71024) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Lisa Stansfield-Affection Side A SQ*
Willie Nelson-Stardust Side 1 SQ*
MJQ 1984-"Echoes" Together Again Side 1 SQ*
Kim Carnes-Mistaken Identity Side 1 SQ Audiophile
With 4 SQ* near misses does NOT imply I was indecisvie, they just fell short of the top 2. Kim Carnes/Doug Sax take the SQ crown. Elvis had the worst SQ. Despite Elvis being on his last leg some magic still exists. IMO Secrets/Camouflage are overlooked with Stardust being over hyped. Willie is at his best with Honky/Tonk or Arlo Guthrie(type) ramblings. FWIW all 8 albums have NOT been previously played as I approach 90% of my vinyl collection played that started in April 2020.
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Julie London-Our Fair Lady(LST-7392) Side 2
Krokus-Headhunters Side 1
Henry Gross-Release Side 2 SQ*
Jefferson Starship- Modern Times Side A SQ*
The Dave Brubeck Quartet-Newport 1958(CS 8082/6 Eye) Side 1
Head East-Flat As A Pancake(A&M SP-4537) Side 1
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils-The Car Over The Lake,,, Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Bob Seger-Like A Rock-Side 1
Not a landmark night for SQ but even Krokus was very solid for hard rock. FYI all 8 albums have NOT been previously played. Two great Jefferson Starship songs Stranger/Save Your Love justify space on your record shelf. Gross/Head East Lp’s are very deep in content.
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"Living In The USA" +1 Great content and SQ(SQ is important to some)!
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Queen-The Game Side 1 SQ*
Mannfred Mann's Earth Band-Watch Side 1 SQ*
Fleetwood Mac-Mirage Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Dave Brubeck-Jackpot Side 2
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers-Long After Dark Side 1
Al Stewart-Time Passages Side 1
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Soul To Soul Side 1
Al Jarreau-Heart's Horizon Side 2
All 8 albums have NOT been previously played. Purchased about 2 dozen albums from a recent garage/yard sale! None of the albums had below average SQ but was disappointed with the SQ of Time Passages(could be my copy).
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@slaw I understand your point. I rarely comment on content due to its subjective nature. Sound quality is much more objective and IMO could be helpful. I wish more posters would comment on SQ.
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@slaw Thx for the reply. I aways mention SQ of an album(played) to help inform a potential buyer. We only have so much space on our shelves.
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@slaw +1 CTA. One of MFSL best(SQ/content)!
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Sarah Dash-You're All I Need Side 2
Rickey Skaggs-Comin' Home To Stay Side 2
Beethoven-Violin Concerto(Kyung-Wha Chung London L25C-3029) Side 1 SQ^
Led Zeppelin-In Though The Out Door Side 2
Nancy Wilson-TLC(ST 2555) Side 1
Jefferson Starship=Freedom At Point Zero Side B
Betty Carter-Look What I Got Side B SQ Audiophile
Don Henley-Building The Perfect Machine Side 2 SQ*
This evenings vinyl playback was spontaneous due to a change of plans, so no unplayed vinyl.
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@slaw +1 You have gone on a vinyl rampage! Kudos!!!
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Tony Bennett-The Art Of Excellence Side 2 SQ Audiophile
ZZ Top-Deguello Side 2 SQ*
The Call-Reconciled Side 2
Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ Audiophile
Charlie Rich-Silver Linings Side 1
Three Dog Night-Seven Separate Fools(Probe/UK) Side 2
Mel Torme And Buddy Rich-Together Again(Direct To Disc) Side B SQ Audiophile
DeBarge-Rhythm Of The Night Side 2
Only Charlie Rich had average SQ. Very close SQ call between Bennett and Torme take your pick. All albums had been previously played, ran short of time to set up and clean vinyl yesterday. Yes my playlist is from last night.
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Marshal Royal-Royal Blue(CJ 125) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Black Sabbath-Heaven And Hell Side 1
Carpenters-A Kind Of Hush Side 2 SQ*
Julian Bream-An Evening With... Side 4 SQ*
Van Halen-II(Bellman Repress) Side 1
Pablo Cruise-Worlds Away Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Deep Purple-Perfect Strangers Side B
Andrew Gold-What’s Wrong With This Picture? Side 2 SQ*
Played 3 Yacht Rock and 3 Hard Rock albums along 1 classical and 1 Jazz recording. 4 albums were unplayed including a newer Pablo Cruise which takes the SQ crown.
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Phoebe Snow-ST Side A SQ Audiophile
Bill Evans Trio-At Shelly’s Manne-Hole(Repress) Side 2 SQ*
Survivor-Vital Signs Side 1
Eric Clapton-Slowhand Side 2
Marty Balin-Balin Side 1 SQ*
Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From The Road Side 4
The Phil Woods Quartet-Volume One Side B SQ Audiophile
Blue Rodeo-Diamond Mine Side 2 SQ*
All albums have been previously played, lacked time to clean any non-played recordings. No recording had below average SQ. Skynyrd had to be "turned up" due to low recording volume(gain). What a voice Mr. Balin had, it’s unfortunate he only has a few 1980’s recordings. Diamond Mine is another great recording from 1989! Phil Woods takes the SQ crown with a demo level recording.
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Foreigner-4 Side 2
Jackie Cain & Roy Kral-One More Rose(Audiophile AP-230) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Charlie Daniels Band-Full Moon Side 2
Aretha Franklin-Aretha Side A
Billy Joel-Turnstiles(MoFi-1121) Sides 1/2 SQ*
Joni Mitchell-Court And Spark Side 1 SQ^
Al Green-Greatest Hits(2009 Repress) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Helen Merrill-Something Special... Side 1 SQ*
Only Joni and Joel were previously played as I strive to pass the 90% level of played LP’s in my entire vinyl collection. Shocked by the SQ level of the Al Green repress but still not enough to dethrone Jackie & Roy. "Turnstiles" is such an overlooked Joel recording, second only to his masterpiece "The Stranger". Finally spun Foreigner 4 which might be the last(unsealed) 1980’s Pop/Rock or R&B album played in my vinyl collection.
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Shaun Cassidy-Born Late Side 1
The Beatles-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band(SMAS 2653) Side 2 SQ*
Millie Jackson-The Tide Is Turning Side 1 SQ*
Journey-Evolution Side 1
Charnett Moffett- Net Man Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Cry Before Dawn-Crimes Of Conscience Side 1
Herb Alpert-Fly With Me Side A SQ*
The J. Giles Band-Bloodshot(OP Red Vinyl) Side 1 SQ*
Power quality was top notch tonight. My SQ grading might have been tough tonight but all 4 SQ*(near misses) are a solid level below Net Man in SQ. Cassidy was my wife's first LP(her copy) so I finally spun it, better than expected. J. Giles Band might be the most overlooked AOR band of the 1970's. Bloodshot is easily in my Top 100 Pop/Rock albums of the 1970's but never makes any of the critics/experts lists. Millie Jackson is better without the vulgarity!
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@slaw Jon Butcher released 5 albums during the 1980’s, 2 for Polydor and 3 on Capitol. "Pictures From The Front"-1989 is at least the equal of his best seller "Wishes"-1987. Anyone that appreciates well crafted AOR/Arena Rock should not be disappointed.
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Van Morrison-Beautiful Vision-Side 2
Jon Butcher-Pictures From The Front Side 1
Rosemary Clooney-Here’s To My Lady(CJ 81) Side 2 SQ*
Jackie And Roy-In The Spotlight(ABCS-267) Side 1 SQ*
Walt Wagner-ST Side 1 SQ Audiophile
George Adams-Nightingale Side 1 SQ*
Molly Hatchet- Beatin’ The Odds Side 1
Bob James-Ivory Coast Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Only Hatchet and Morrison have been previously played. With 5/8 having above average SQ makes for a good night. Ivory Coast gets the SQ crown
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Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass-Volume 2 Side 2
Martika-ST(UK pressing) Side 1
Jackie & Roy-Concerts By The Sea Side A SQ*
Alfred Newman-Captain From Castile(Delos F25411) Side 1 SQ*
Eternal-ST(UK Pressing) Side 1
Nancy Sinatra-Nancy Side 2 SQ*
Bob James-Three Side A SQ Audiophile
Burt Bacharach-Greatest Hits Side 1
Played 7 unplayed albums tonight! Tijuana Brass is the oniy album previously played. With only 1 Audiophile recording and 3 near misses makes for an average SQ night.
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The Doobie Brothers-Best Of The Doobies Side 1 SQ*
Saga-Heads Or Tales Side 2 SQ*
The Hues Corporation-Freedom For The Stallion Side A
Schubert-Carol Rosenberger(Delos DEL 15313) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Rossington Collins Band-This Is The Way Side 1
Yes-The Yes Album Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Monty Alexander-Facets(CJ 108) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Gary Morris-Stones Side 1 SQ*
Very good night for SQ! 3 near misses and 3 Audiophile SQ recordings. Ironic that the only previously unplayed vinyl(Facets) takes the SQ crown. Might have played Saga and Morris best 1980’s recordings.
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Carpenters-Voice Of The Heart Side 1 SQ*
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-ST Side 2 SQ*
Dave Brubeck-"Back Home"(CJ 103) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
John Lennon-Imagine Side 1
Freddy Weller-Games People Play Side 1
John Denver-Back Home Again Side B
Gary Moore-Victims Of The Future(Japanese Press VL-6083) Side 2
Joe Sample-Carmel(Extended Range Processing) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Very good SQ night for vinyl nothing was sub-standard. Flack/Hathaway 5* recording. Freddy Weller is one of the last pristine albums played in my mint late 60's-early 70's thrift finds. Carmel on extended range Teldec vinyl is at demo level.
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Jimmy Buffett-You Had To Be There Side 2
Sonny Rollins-Next Album Side 2
Schumann/Artur Rubinstein(LSC 2669) Side 1 SQ*
Foghat-Stone Blue Side 1 SQ*
Devonsquare-Walking On Ice Side 1
Chris Connor-Classics Side 2 SQ Audiophile
The Call-ST Side A SQ*
Kenny Burrell/Grover Washington Jr.-Togethering Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Only Buffett and Connor were previously played. Ms. Conner takes the SQ crown with 5* content and near demo level SQ. Stone Blue has top level SQ for a heavy rock recording.
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Vern Gosdin-Chiseled In Stone Side 1
Herbie Mann-Monday Night At The Village Gate(SD 1462) Side 2
Bob Seger-The Distance Side 1 SQ*
Judy Collins-Wildflowers Side 2
Denise Lasalle-A Lady In The Street Side 2 SQ*
Vladimir Horowitz/Ormandy-Golden Jubilee Concert Side A SQ Audiophile
Scorpions-World Wide Live Side D
Woody Shaw-Master Of The Art Side 1 SQ Audiophile
5/8 Albums had not been previously played, After nearly 3 weeks with my system down due to vacation/family and summer. its great to be back. No SQ issues tonight even the weakest(Gosdin) was very acceptable. Woody Shaw gets the SQ crown tonight with a 5* recording(content).
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@bslon +1 Nice trifecta of vinyl!!!
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England Dan & John Ford Coley-Nights Are Forever Side 2
Hooker N' Heat-ST Side 1
Chrisine McVie-ST Side 1 SQ*
Santana -Freedom Side 1
Susannah McCorkle-No More Blue(CJ 370) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Johnny Lytle-Swingin' At The Gate Side 1
Queen-A Night At The Opera Side B SQ*
Neil Young-Silver & Gold Side 2 SQ*
An unusual Wednesday vinyl night. No SQ flaws diminished the content of any albums played tonight. McCorkle takes the SQ crown with her first Concord recording.
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Bill Evans-The Paris Concert/edition one Side 2 SQ*
The Doobie Brothers-Livin' On The Fault Line Side 2 SQ*
The Call-Modern Romans Side A
Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind Side 2 SQ*
Peter, Paul and Mary-Album 1700 Side 1 SQ*
ZZ Top-Deguello Side 2 SQ*
Styx-The Grand Illusion Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Bon Jovi-7800 Fahrenheit Side B
Played last night. Was not being over generous with SQ ratings, the power had an added jump factor to my system. Very difficult picking a SQ champ tonight since everything had elevated SQ. Still in progress of playing my entire vinyl collection, The Call and 1700 were first time plays. Have added about 250 albums in the past year with about 45 still sealed. After 4+ years close to 90% of my vinyl has been played with around 5-6% of unplayed or unwanted vinyl will be thrifted due to condition or having multiple copies.
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@mofimadness +1 Alannah Myles! Despite "Black Velvet" being the standout song on the album the rest of the tracks make for a 5* recording. FWIW another great recording from 1989!
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Judy Garland-Judy At Carnegie Hall Side 3 SQ*
Herbie Mann-Monday Night At The Village Gate Side 1
Jimmy Roselli-Right From The Heart-Side 2
Led Zeppelin-II Side 1
Peter Paul And Mary-ST Side 1 SQ*
Connie Smith-Miss Smith Goes To Nashville Side 1 SQ*
The Beatles-Sgt.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Side 2
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66-Ye-Me-Le Side 1 SQ*
Kate Smith-At Carnegie Hall Side 2 SQ*
The Jimmi Hendrix Experience-Are You Experienced Side 1
All albums were played last night. I added another 2 albums making for 10 recordings which were all original Stereo pressings. Thought I played a solid mix of some obvious and some overlooked 1960’s recordings. Brasil '66 easily takes the SQ crown! Getting towards the end of playing ALL my vinyl records. Roselli and Brasil ’66 were unplayed leaving about 2% remaining of this 5 year project.
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Art Farmer-To Duke With Love Side 2 SQ*
Bob Dylan-Bringing It All Back Home(2021 Repress) Side 2
Loudness-Thunder In The East Side 1
Maggie Rogers-Heard It In A Past Life Side A
Bill Evans-At Shelly's Manne-Hole(Repress() Side 2
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66-ST Side 2 SQ*
Willie Nelson-Shotgun Willie Side 2 SQ*
Micheal Franks-One Bad Habit Side 2 SQ*
None with Audiophile SQ status tonight but 4 near misses. I gave the edge to Franks over the other 3. Shotgun is clearly worth an Atlantic 75 pre-order. mine will be placed in the very near future. Don't sleep on Brasil 66(any album) that could be in the budget bins.
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Bruce Springsteen-Born In The U.S.A. Side 1
Shooting Star-Hang On For Your Life Side 1
Bob Seger-Beautiful Loser Side 1
Henry Lee Summer-ST Side 1
Grand Funk Railroad-E Pluribus Funk Side 1
Michael Stanley Band-Heartland Side 1
Cheap Trick-Heaven Tonight(2013 Repress) Side 1
John Cougar Mellencamp-The Lonesome Jubilee Side 1 SQ*
Thought "Heartland" Pop/Rock would be an honorable tribute on Memorial Day. Nothing had remarkable SQ but no recording did disservice to the music. IMO Mellencamp had the best SQ but excessive treble energy kept it from Audiophile status.
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AC/DC-Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Side 1
The Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy(MS 6081 6 Eye) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Ray Charles/Cleo Laine-Porgy & Bess Side C SQ*
Played last night got distracted and failed to finish my playlist. Cat/Gino and Ormandy were all very close in SQ but I will give the edge to "Brother To Brother" due to the dynamics.
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Cat Stevens-Buddha And The Choclate Box Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Doris Day-The Love Album(Craft repress) Side 1
Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak Side B
Gino Vannelli-Brother To Brother Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Marcus Roberts-Deep In The Shed Side B
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ELO-A New World Record Side 2
Deniece Williams-I'm So Proud Side 1
Steely Dan-Can't Buy A Thrill Side A SQ*
Bon Jovi-Slippery When Wet Side A
The James Williams Trio-The Arioso Touch(CJ 192) Side 1 SQ*
The Who-Who Are You Side 2
John Cougar-American Fool Side A
Szymanowski/Rosenberger(Delos 15312) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Nothing had below average SQ tonight. James Williams/Carol Rosenberger were the only previously unplayed albums tonight. FWIW I will have more(updated) statistics with my next post(s).
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Correction - City To City.
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Baker Street/Night Owl/North and South are equal in content with Baker Street having the edge in SQ. Night Owl has always had a flat/thin perspective on all my various systems and even when demoed on all tube gear. Tonality and clarity is there so the SQ does not diminish the music unlike the 1979 Born To Run repress I played last night. Maybe a Japanese/UK or Euro pressing of Night Owl is worth seeking out?
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Eddie Money-Playing For Keeps Side 2 SQ*
Julie London-Tenderly Yours(Guest Star GS 1447) Side A
Dan Fogelberg-Phoenix Side 2
Led Zeppelin-Coda Side 1
Schubert-Rosenberger(Delos 15313) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run(79 barcode) Sides 1+2
Bruce Hornsby-A Night On The Town Side A SQ*
Played last night had internet issues. Carol Rosenberger and Springsteen had not been previously played. Ironic that Schubert was the SQ champ and Born To Run had very mediocre SQ. Maybe the OG has better SQ or a Japanese pressing?
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@bslon +1 Whenever "Night Owl" is played/mentioned I will always give a shoutout! Might be the most overlooked singer/songwriter recording of the 1970's.
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Schubert-Lydia Artymiw(Chandos ABRD 1075) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Johnny Paycheck-Armed And Crazy Side 2
Donna Summer-On The Radio Side 3
Jerry Vale-Sings The Great Love Songs Side 3
Van Morrison & The Chieftains-Irish Heartbeat Side A SQ*
Freddie Jackson-Do Me Again Side 2 SQ*
John/Bucky Pizzaerelli-2x7=Pizzarelli Side B SQ*
Jeannie And Jimmy Cheatham-"Homeward Bound"(CJ 321) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Only Mr. Vale was an unplayed recording as I slowly get to the last of the 60’s-70’s mint easy listening thrift store collection haul. Concord easily takes the SQ crown, might be demo level.
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George Thorogood-Bad To The Bone Side 2
Wynton Marsalis-Thick In The South Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Mountain-Twin Peaks Side 4
Barry Manilow-Greatest Hits Side 2
Anita Baker-Rapture Side 2 SQ*
Uriah Heep-ST Side 1
The Moody Blues-Days Of Future Passed Side 2
Three Dog Night-Around The Word With...Side B SQ*
Played "Days" in tribute to Mike Pinder. Since collecting vinyl around 2010 Uriah/TDN and The Moody Blues have become favorite 1970's acts that were relatively unknown(to me) before collecting. What a great version of "Liar". Wynton is superb as usual and Marcus Robert's playing is sublime on tonight's SQ winner.
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Statistical Update/Correction
Found a shelf which consisted of R&B albums. 46 from the 1970’s and 27 from the 1980’s and a handful from the 60’s which will be tabulated later. Also found a few more "Live" and "Fusion Jazz" LP’s.
Update
1970’s Pop/Rock 560
1980’s Pop/Rock 320
70’s//80’s Fusion Jazz 112
70’s Live LP’s 66
80’s Live LP’s 31
FWIW will be back tonight with my Sunday night vinyl posts.
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The Yellow Jackets-Mirage A Trois Side 2 SQ*
Rosanne Cash-Rhythm & Romance Side 2
The Bruce Forman Quartet_There Are Times(CJ-332) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Megadeth-The Sick The Dying And The Dead! Side 3
Mac Davis-I Believe In Music Side 1
Noel Paul Stookey-One Night Stand Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Haydn-Edith Mathis(Philips 9500 929) Siode 1 SQ Audiophile
The Manhattan Transfer-Vocalese Side 1 SQ Audiophile
4 Audiophile SQ recordings shatters my average of < 25% Close call on all 4 for the SQ crown. The award goes to Vocalese which is 1 of the best Jazz Fusion vocal albums of the 80’s and Mirage A Trois could make claim as the best instrumental Fusion Jazz album from the 1980’s despite the tough competition.
Promised some statistical facts...
*514 Pop/Rock 70’s LP’s
*293 Pop/Rock 80’s LP’s
*64 Live Pop/Rock LP’s 70’s
*25 Live Pop/Rock LP’s 80’s
107 Jazz Fusion LP’s 70s-80’s
*Includes R&B NOT Country. Only the 1970’s might have close to 5% of unplayed albums. Only a few compilation (KTEL etc.) have not been played from the 1980’s. Jazz Fusion might have some Gap Mangione/Tim Weisberg and possibly a Pat Metheny(have 9 albums) that are unplayed. Not sure what live albums I have not played but will go over again with specific results. Classical/Country/Easy Listening/Blues/Folk/World/50’s-60’s and Jazz will have an Acoustic and Vocal breakdown.
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Jefferson Starship-Dragon Fly Side A
Ernestine Anderson-When The Sun Goes Down(CJ 263) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Rod Stewart-Every Picture Tells A Story Side 2 SQ*
Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind Side 1 SQ*
Bob Segar-Against The Wind Side 2 SQ*
Santana-Lotus(2017 MoFi Japanese Vinyl Edition) Record 3 Side B
Deep Purple-Made In Japan(WB Shield label no barcode) Side 1
Renaissance-Live At Carnegie Hall Side A
Tonight was a celebration hitting the 4 year mark of playing my entire vinyl collection. 3 of my favorite live Pop/Rock recordings along with 2 great albums from the 70's/80's. Let's not forget the SQ winner tonight, Ernestine Anderson. IMO her strongest Concord Jazz vinyl release an exceptional recording of SQ and content.
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Mac Davis-Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Side 1
Schubert's-Greatest Hits(MS 7526) Side 2 SQ*
Jimmy Witherspoon-Spoonful Side 2
Harry & Lena(PRS-295) Side 1
Bobby Short-Celebrates Rodgers & Hart Side 4 SQ*
The Charlie Daniels Band-Simple Man Side 2 SQ*
Johnny Hartman-Today(Perception PLP 30) Side 1 SQ*
Only Charlie/Mac have been previously played. One of the few times a set list lacked an Audiophile recording. The last 3 albums sounded best maybe the system and power quality kicked in. I will give the edge to Simple Man one of the best(content) from Charlie Daniels. Have hit the 4 year mark of playing my entire vinyl collection. My next post(s) will have a breakdown of some hopefully interesting statistics.
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John Denver-Seasons Of The Heart Side A SQ*
Ian Hunter-You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic Side 2
The Concord All Stars(CJ 348) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Get Dancin’-K-TEL TU 3110 Side 2
Ice Castles-Soundtrack Side 2
Art Garfunkel-Angel Claire Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Grace Slick-Dreams Side A
All 7 recordings have not been previously played. Might have played all my 80’s vinyl with the exception of a few sealed albums. Concord gets the edge over Garfunkel due to a liquid/relaxed flow that many live Japanese recordings possess. If you only want one 1980’s Denver studio recording consider "Seasons". Recently acquired Grace Slick-Dreams a must for Starship or even Airplane fans.
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Barbara McNair-Here I Am(Motown 644 Stereo) Side 2
Bee Gees-Main Course Side 1 SQ*
Giuffria-Silk + Steel Side Silk(1)
Branford Marsalis-Renaissance Side 1 SQ*
Vikki Carr-The Golden Songbook Side 3
Ravel-Karajan Conducts(Angel S-36839) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Bebop And Beyond(CJ 244) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Cleo Laine/John Williams-Best Friends Side B SQ Audiophile
Played last night only Giuffria/Bee Gees were previously played. All 3(SQ Audiophile) recordings were very close in SQ but I will give the award to "Best Friends" since it's a vocal recording.
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Billy Joel-An Innocent Man Side 1 SQ*
Point Blank-Airplay Side 2
Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger Side 1 SQ Audiophile(Doug Sax)
Jon Faddis-Into The Faddisphere Side 1 SQ*
Derek And The Dominos-Layla(RSO/gatefold no barcode) Side 4
David Clayton Thomas-Clayton Side A
Ravel-Alcyone(Mariana Nicolesco) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Asia-Astra Side 1
All 8 recordings have not been previously played. The SQ crown goes to Ravel. Layla had well below average SQ, hope the OP or Japanese pressing is much superior. All 3 1980's Asia recordings are exceptional in content.
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Wings-London Town Side 2
Johnnie Taylor-Lover Boy Side 1
Dave Valentin-In Love's Time Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Knack-Round Trip Side 2(Back on label)
Judy Collins-Living Side 1
Bach/Scarlatti-Baltazar Benitez(Nonesuch H 71404) Side 2
White Lion-Big Game Side 1
Patti Austin-Body Language Side 1 Audiophile
Only White Lion was previously played. Power quality was an issue tonight, so no near misses SQ*(not sure). Can't award an SQ crown tonight but Patti/Valentin clearly had the best SQ of the 8 recordings. London Town might be 2nd best(in content} of all Wings studio recordings. If you enjoy power/pop don't dismiss Round Trip.
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Tom Jones-She’s A Lady-Side 1
Ravel-The Sequoia String Quartet(Delos DMS 3004) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Sammy Hagar-All Night Long Side 2
Ricky Skaggs-Live In London Side 2 SQ Audiophile
The John Bunch Trio-The Best Thing For You(CJ 328) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Boz Scaggs-Slow Dancer Side 1 SQ*
Johnny Mathis-Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head Side 1
Aretha Franklin-Aretha’s Jazz Side 1 SQ*
All 8 recordings have not been played. Have about 10/40 near mint(late 60’s/early 70’s MOR) thrift store finds left to be played. Enjoyed Tom Jones but another miss for Mathis. Sequoia String Quartet takes the SQ crown with ease. Great version of "Bad Motor Scooter" on All Night Long.
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Bruce Hornsby And The Range-The Way It Is Side A
Barry White-Rhapsody In White Side 2 SQ*
Gordon Brisker Quintet-"About Charlie" Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pat Travers-Makin' Magic Side 1
Harry Chapin-Heads & Tales Side Tales SQ Audiophile
Henri Lazarof-Sinfonietta(LR-133) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Steve Winwood-Back In The High Life Side 1 SQ*
Billy Joel-The Nylon Curtain Side 2 SQ*
With 3 Audiophile and 3 near misses(SQ*) makes for a very special night. Only Hornsby had SQ that diminished the excellent content. Lazarof had possible demo level SQ, would need to spin again but easily takes the SQ crown. Gordon Brisker is another great(overlooked) jazz album with 5* content and sound.
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