Srwooten: I like it too. About as close to country/western as I can get. Had to listen to it again tonight.
as well as:
Brubeck: "Time Out" (mint copy I just picked up for $3.00!)
Joni Mitchell "Song to a Seagull"
Trinity Church Tenbury "Sing Joyfully" Argo a choir that doesn't exist today (sad)nice recording, 32ft. pedal that will part your hair!
Holst "Savitri", "Songs from the Rig Veda", one of Rushton's favorites,mine too. |
I have a good audiophile friend over for some single malts,cigars, and of course vinyl.
Tonight's listening as they occur:
Christy Moore "Voyage"
Lyle Lovett "Pontiac"
Frank Zappa "Joe's Garage"
Chris Issak "Heart Shaped World"
John Williams "Star Wars" incidental music (Zubin Mehta,LA) |
Just picked up a few LPs at Everybody's Records.
First up Bill Evans "New Jazz Conceptions" mint condition $5.99 on Riverside.Mono
I recently was turned on to Bill Evans by my good friend and audiophile Tom Collins. I was immediately hooked.His style seems to be somewhere between Brubeck and T.Monk. amazing!
Next: Brubeck "Right Now!" VG+ $7.99 A compilation of Brubeck favs on Columbia Record Club label. |
Had to fix the preamp due to my poor soldering skills. Back up and sounding better. Thanks to Mike Morrow.
With that....
Sphere "Live"
Joni Mitchell "Clouds"
Dire Straits "Love over Gold"
The Police "Synchronicty"
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No worries Z. It is good to be back on this thread with you and Rush and Slipknot.
Just installed my Morrow Audio phono cable after Mike repaired it.What a difference! Also reset my SUT for 1/15 ratio which raises the load to about 200 from the previous 60.
Bass is still great but the mids and highs are sounding much more nuanced.
Brubeck: "Jazz Impressions of Eurasia" Columbia "six eye"
Dire Straits: "Making Movies"
Bach: "Magnificat"Proprius
Sphere: "Flight Path"
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Z, the big question is what is the load that your MC cartridge requires. What kind of trannys are in it?
btw these things require a very long break in. The tiny voltage can take a year to get settled in.
I just built a new SUT tonight using Shure microphone trannies and so far they rock! The seller said that they had a 300 ohm secondary which is a little higher than my Beher trannys. But the big thing is that they are quieter.
Do you have a tube preamp with phono section? If so, I will bet that the MC setting uses Jfets. I would rather have a tube sounding phono by using a SUT with a tube MM section.
Edgard Varese "Offrandes/Integrales/Octandre/Ecuatorial"
Nonesuch
this is a weird (avante garde)piece that has very interesting and almost explosive sound.
Dire Straits "Dire Straits"
Al Stewart "Year of the Cat"
List "Les Preludes"
Jennifer Warnes "Famous Blue Raincoat"
Christy Moore "Voyage" |
Z: Glad to hear you are having good results from your SUT. My new DIY SUT is rocking for me.
Just got a few nice ones:
Mozart; "Requiem",,,Proprius
Paranagua : "Folio" Harmonia Mundi/Speakers Corner
Poulenc "Organ Concerto" Proprius
These are all sonic block busters and are amazing pressings.
The Folio, though weird is a lot of fun to listen to. The bull whip crack can make you come out of your chair!
The Poulenc is one of my favorite organ pieces. Big and Loud! The organ in this recording is superb.Great reeds and ample pedal.Lots of personality and well played.
The Mozart is the best Proprius I have heard yet. And that is saying something(I have a Cantate Domino coming).Add to that one of the greatest pieces ever written in Mozart's Requiem and it is a gem.
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J...what's a vacation? Glad to see you again. Of course the vino!
Z....I put some foil inside the cigar box where my SUT lives and the noise floor dropped. Those buggers are susceptible to all kinds of hum but mine is pretty much under control.
Light listening tonight while doing Illustrator.....drag!
Dire Straits: "Making Movies"
Christy Moore: "Voyage" and "Unfinished Revolution"
Elton John: "Elton John"
Joni Mitchell: "Song to a Seagull"
Janis Ian: "Between the Lines"
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Just got a new Proprius.
The well known
'Cantate Domino"
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Z I sent off a reply today,but I had started it right after I recieved your email.Just got busy and I wanted to find a good web page for you.
As for Janis Ian, her Verve debut album mentions that she was 15 and after Wiki ing her birth date I just did the math.
Her "between the lines" came out about 1976 and is all contemporary stuff(to the best of my knowledge).I remember when it came out and "17"got lots of air time.Indeed,that is when I bought my copy that I have to this day.
I can understand how some may not care for her stuff;with all the self reflection on bad relationships.Joni Mitchell went down the same road, but less pathetically.
I personally was in your camp but lately have come to have more empathy and appreciation for women's plights in a male led society; especially in the 70's.
I hope you find the email I sent you helpful,and I hope that I piss off anyone with my last remarks.
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Z, that sounds like you had a problem. I would look for the Billings and Stevens TX 103s. Or pony up to the Coincident SUT.
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M, don't you mean "Heart Shaped World"?
Great record and hard to find. I have it but would love to find a mint one.
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Very nice MacDadtexas. I got mine from Brazil,it has one "bad" spot but on the whole is very good.
Just upgraded the HMW19jr. to MKIII level.What a difference!
tonights spins:
Janis Ian: "Between the Lines", "Janis Ian"(made in 1966 when she was only 15!)amazing.
Christy Moore: "Unfinished Revolution","Strong Whiskey and Smoke"
The Beatles: "Sgt. Pepper's Loney Hearts Club band"
Dire Straits: "Dire Straits" |
I have been too busy to post up but due to a snow storm and working from home I got to do some listening between conference calls. Especially nice since I just got a new Ypsilon SUT. Damn thing costs as much as the rest of my system, but Mike Morrow is very persuasive (he lent it to me to hear first).
Janis Ian "Between the Lines" Columbia
Joni Mitchell "Clouds" Reprise
Gustav Holst "Savitri" Argo
Shostakovitch "Age of Gold","Symphony #1" Decca LSO/Martinon
"Contate Domino" Proprius
Dave Brubeck "Impressions of Eurasia" Columbia "six eye"
Film score of "Barry Lyndon" Warner Bros.
Excerpts from "Star Wars, Close Encounters" LA phil./Mehta
Rushton: I love your selections,glad to see you are still going strong
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Rush that sounds like fun. I envy you having a listening partner.
I have been working my way through the Shostakovitch symphonies. I have the 1st with the same combination as the Decca only it is on a ancient RCA Victrola label. On the whole it is quite excellent.
My lp of the 9th is bundled with the Prokofiev "Lieut. Kije"; it is on Everest with the LSO and Malcolm Sargent.
It is well played but the pressing isn't the best.
I also have the 5,8 on Everest. more later
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Cat Stevens "Teaser and the Firecat"
Al Stewart "Year of the cat"
Dave Brubeck "Impressions of Eurasia"
Joni Mitchell "Song to a Seagull","Blue", "Ladies of the Canyon", "Clouds"
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Rush: I started thinking about one of your last posts and after looking at your list you played with your friends visiting;wow, what a eclectic list! I dearly love the Walton and John Shirley Quirk. You must have great friends. When ever I play my English cathedral music for my friends;they just roll their eyes.
I hope we can meet up some day
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Just made some tweaks to the VPI HMW19. If you want more "prat" from your old war horse, send me a email.
Rimsky-Korsakov "Scheherazade" London/Decca LA Phil. Mehta
Christy Moore "Voyage" Atlantic records
Joni Mitchell "Hissing of Summer Lawns" Reprise
Sphere "Flight Path" Musician
Dire Straights "Communique" Warner Brothers
Dave Brubeck "Impressions of Eurasia" Columbia "six eye", "Greatest Hits" Columbia
cheers
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Love those Rach concertos Rush.
Just got a bunch of "Shaded dogs" including the Van Cliburn Rach 3.
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Great selection Rush! Love Taverner, and Tavener too. lol
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Rush: Do you know "Song to Athenae"?
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Yes Rush. It was used as Lady Dianna's casket was carried out of Westminster Abbey. A sublime moment.
I have sung the piece a few times and every time I couldn't help but think of the image of the solders marching in perfect step carrying the casket into the light of the front doors as the Westminster Abbey choir reached the glorious final chord.
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tonights records:
Linda Ronstadt: "what's new"
Joni Mitchell: "Song to a Seagull"
Christy Moore: "Smoke and strong Whiskey"
CSN: "Crosby,Stills and Nash"
Judy Collins: "Colors of the Day"
Phoebe Snow: "Phoebe Snow" |
I am back after a long absence. Good to see Rushton still going strong. I will try to contribute again. After several changes to my system my enthusiasm has returned.
Tonight:
Beethoven symphony 7 Ansermet / Suisse Romande
Dire Straights "Dire Straights"
Joni Mitchell " Don Juan's Reckless Daughter "
Stravinsky "Rite of Spring" Muti Mobile Fidelity |
Thanks Rushton
Afternoon listening
Copland Fanfare for the common man, Rodeo. Analogue Productions
Respighi Pines/Fountains Reiner/Classic reissue
Shostakovich,Ravel piano concertos #2/ Bernstein/NY. Cisco reissue
Malcolm Arnold Flute concertos/Bournemouth / Ronald Thomas EMI
Borodin symph#2 Rimsky Korsakoff Capricio Espagnole Classic reissue
Holst Somerset Rhapsody/Brook Green suite/ V. Williams "The Wasps"
Bournemouth / Norman Del Mar EMI |
Happy Independence Day!
Tonight's plays:
Dire straights "Love over Gold" Speakers Corner reissue
Taking Heads "More songs about buildings and food"
Jethro Tull " Broadsword and the Beast" " Heavy Horses"
Linda Ronstadt "What's New" " Lush Life" |
Cisco reissue of six eye Bernstein Shostakovich symphony#5
First record after using Feikert Adjust software. What a difference ! |
