Whats on your turntable tonight?

@sailmed 

Le Sacre du Printemps

Boulez

Cleveland Orchestra

Half speed mastered

excellent 👍🏼

@tomic601 

Hey Jim, received your card today, a nice surprise, thank you!.....and based on my favorite Hopper painting too ;-) Merry Christmas

Donald Fagan - The Firefly. WB 1982. Need to listen to this album every couple months.

Talking Heads - Fear of Music. Sire Records 1979

R.E.M. - Life’s Rich Pageant. IRS 1986

Had to finish my evening off with some classical....

Szell conducts Dvorak - ‘The Three Great Symphonies’ box set. Symphony #7. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1970

Finally done for the week, so spinning some LP’s before travel tomorrow.

Finishing up what I started last night....

Szell conducts Dvorak - ‘The Three Great Symphonies’ box set. Symphony #8 & 9. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1970

The Modern Lovers - S/T. Beserkley 1976

The Vandersteensota Posse. Hohoho 😜

@big_greg 

@bkeske The Firefly (Nightfly?)

Ah yes, typing too fast, Nightfly, of course.

yep, a great LP.

@spiritofradio

After I bought the Soundsmith, the overriding concern I had was what I would do when I had to eventually send it to Peter for service (never a speedy turn-around as I understand). Thus, have been thinking of a decent back-up for some time now. A back-up, that although might not be ‘on par’ with the Zephyr, still one which I could enjoy.

The Goldring is at the limits of working compliance-wise with my arm, but thus far, is sounding good and I’m pretty pleased with it. I could live with this for a couple months if need be. Not sure I could the Grado Red, and the 8mz stylus didn’t make the improvements I had hoped....oh well, live and learn.

@spiritofradio

@Bkeske I have that same box Brian. Lovely music. Safe travels. Happy holidays.

Yes it is. Thank you James, and you as well. After the last couple weeks (busy busy) I would love to ‘hide’ alone with my vinyl and rig, but, mom wouldn’t like that much ;-)

I got a bug up my rear, (maybe just wanted to spend money 😁), and decided to buy a back-up cart to my Soundsmith Zephyr. Got a new Goldring 1042 from a gentleman on US AudioMart for a good price. Local, so picked it up from him yesterday after a meeting. Actually he sells and is a member here too.

Installed it on a headshell earlier, and checking it out. Gotta tell you, the Goldring is actually pretty darn nice for what I paid for it. Really has nice tone, dynamics, and detail. I now feel assured I have a back-up cart that I can actually enjoy. Tried out my old Grado Red with a new 8mz stylus, and just wasn’t pleased. The Goldring 1042 outclasses it significantly. Perhaps time to sell that puppy.....and look for something else to buy.... 😁

Van Cliburn - My Favorite Chopin. RCA Victor Red Seal ‘Living Stereo’ 1961

Bernstein conducts Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1 (Andre Previn, piano) & Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos (Gold and Fizdale, piano). New York Philharmonic. Columbia Masterworks 1962

Very very nice recording

Øivin Fjeldstad Conducts David Monrad Johansen - Voluspaa. Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester (Orchestra) with the Det Norske Solistkor (choir). Philips 1969, Norway release/pressing.

@sbank 

Nice music/listening list Spencer 👍🏼

Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers. New West 2018

Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Asylum 2LP gatefold 1977

@sbank 

Brian, you've inspired me to dig deeper & more frequently into my modest classical collection, thank you.

Fantastic 👍🏼 Checking out the new pre, am listening to a lot of stuff I know well, but am looking forward to digging through my classical selections later. In a fairly short period of time, I believe my classical collection is larger now than any other genre of music after nibbling around the edges of it for years. Fascinating stuff.

 

Oscar Peterson Trio - We Get Requests. Verve reissue 2019, originally 1964

Ahmad Jamal - Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival 1985. Atlantic 2LP gatefold 1986

Joe Sample / Ray Brown / Shelly Manne - The Three. Inner City Records 1978

Wynton Marsalis - J Mood. Columbia 1986

McCoy Tyner - Time For Tyner. Blue Note reissue 1986, originally 1969

Monty Alexander / Ray Brown / Herb Ellis - Overseas Special. Concord Jazz 1984.

Recorded live at the Satin Doll Club, Tokyo, Japan, March 1982.

Thanks James, I did indeed, and hope you did the same.

The Solti-Edition by DECCA are really nice collections. I only have two of the volumes so far, but the others are on my radar. I’m a bit of a bargain hunter for those box sets, and at times, one may be available for well under what they typically sell for on Discogs. So, I try to be patient. 

Weather Report - Mr. Gone. ARC/Columbia 1980

🤔 can’t remember who then, it’s hell getting old 😁

@tomic601

Must be payback Brian as i spent an hour on the phone today w orchestra conductor with Treo….fun. He digs three microphone stuff ;-)

Yes, very cool Jim. I wanted to jump in, but as my brain is stuck on all things Belles right now,  figured I better not 😁 Though it is always interesting to hear folks into, or who participate in classical drawn to the Vandy sound, as I became attracted for much the same reasons.

I’m sure you helped him out with guidance 👍🏼

I believe @reubent brought up the Yellowjackets not so long ago, and reminded me I haven’t spun this for a long while….

Yellowjackets - Four Corners. MCA 1987

@no_regrets

With the Tone Poet, it feels more laid back and reserved.

Interesting observation. I concur, but as you say, it’s still quite good. Very good. I’ve had the CD for years, so my only comparison. I have to wonder if these releases were closer to what Van Gelder captured directly on tape, and cut as that. I did find myself wanting to crank the volume to get ‘more’ out of it, and that did help.

Regardless, a stellar release.

Grateful Dead - Wake of the Flood. Grateful Dead Records 1973

@tomic601

Really? I’m not familiar with the Voyager set.


This is a fantastic recording for 1961. And you cannot beat Stravinsky conducting his own work.

I’ve had this album on CD, but finally received the vinyl copy today, which I was looking forward to. Sounds wonderful. Vinyl is in immaculate shape. My goodness, the CD was one of my favorites, but amazing how vinyl brings this performance to life to me.

Vladimir Ashkenazy Conducts Strauss - Ein Heldenleben. The Cleveland Orchestra. London 1985 Holland pressing.

@boxer12 

LOL Reubent, I've been clean for over 30 years. Not worried.

congrats boxer, I’m on year #24.

Eugene Ormandy conducts Charles Ives - Symphony No. 1 & Three Places In New England. The Philadelphia Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1968

@tomic601 

Brian - Voyager  it’s a collection of music, nature sound etc sent on gold LP discs into space on Voyager one and two spacecraft....

Yep, did a Google search, and found it. Pretty cool. 

Very nice Spencer 👍🏼

Szell conducts Sibelius - Symphony No. 2. Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Philips 1965 Netherlands release

Hilary Hahn - Paris

Prokofiev - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In D Major Op. 19
Chausson - Poème Op. 25 For Violin And Orchestra
Rautavaara - Deux Sérénades

Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France conducted by Mikko Franck
Deutsch Grammophon 2021 2LP 45rpm

@spiritofradio 

+1 man. Nice selections today 👍🏼

Pablo Casals In Concert. With Paul Szabo cello, Mieczyslaw Horszowski piano, Georges Janzer viola, Sándor Végh & Sándor Zöldy violin. Recorded at the Prades Festival. Murray Hill Records 3LP box 1972

McCoy Tyner - Time for Tyner. Blue Note reissue 1987, originally 1969.

Thanks Joel, it really has knitted together all my equipment, just as a good pre should. I am very pleased. Everything has been elevated by its inclusion. Some subtle, some not so subtle. 

Hans-Dieter Bauer & Siegfried Schubert-Weber - Klaviermusik Zu Vier Händen. Grieg - Symphonische Tänze Über Norwegische Motive Op. 64, Walzer-Capricen Op. 37, & Symphonische Stücke Op. 14. RBM Records 1983 German release

 

Bela Bartok - The String Quartets (1-6). Tokyo String Quartet. 3 LP box set. Deutsche Grammophon 1981 German pressing

The Beatles - Revolver. Apple reissue 1975

@reubent 

Not sure what Pro-Ject you have, but my old Pro-Ject Debut Carbon had no VTA adjustment, and I would actually use various mats to change it, or when I went to the acrylic platter, none. As I said, and Steve pointed out, his MyMat is very thin, and should have little to no effect as mentioned.

Here’s the thing, the difference between a 140 and 180 gram LP is probably more a difference than the MyMat, and I know I don’t change the VTA when playing one or the other. In other words, the difference is too small for the hassle to make the adjustment for the weight of the vinyl I play at any particular time.

Steve’s mat is great, and something you should try. Good thing is, it can go on a new table/platter should you decide to move on from the Pro-Ject. Nothing lost, only gained.