Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
1975 Reprise Records
Great detailed soundstage. The bass guitar on the title track is exceptional.
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Leon Redbone - Double Time
1977 WB
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Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs
2011 Monkeywrench
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King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon
1970 Atlantic Records
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Had to play this one again. Great production job with 3D soundstage.
Spooky tooth - Spooky Two
1969 A&M Records
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George Thorogood - Move It On Over
1978 Rounder Records
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Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
2003/2016 XL Records 45 RPM Reissue
I picked up the LP recently after having the CD for many years and am glad I did. The LP sounds great and is far more listenable than the CD. I don't always find that to be the case and am sometimes disappointed when the LP doesn't sound very much different than the CD version but that's not the case here. XL did a nice job on this reissue.
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@spiritofradio
I see Emerson and Fripp while quite different taking their music to the outer limits with Greg Lake being the calming force bringing them back down to earth.
King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
1973 Atlantic Records
With John Wetton my second favorite bassist and vocalist in the band.
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King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
1969/2018 Discipline Reissue
ELP - S/T First Album
1971 Cotillion
Difficult to think what path King Crimson would have taken had Greg Lake not left for ELP but I’m glad he did as I enjoy the journey that both bands took.
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Humble Pie - Smokin’
1972 A&M
Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two
1969 A&M
Strawbs - From The Witchwood
1971/1975 A&M Reissue
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Music for a hot summer day.
Etta James - Tell Mama
1968/1987 Chess Records Reissue
Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues
1969/2011 Columbia Legacy Reissue
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Jethro Tull - Stand Up
1969/1973 Chrysalis Reissue
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Golden State - Boston tied up 2-2
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@mammothguy54
Thanks for taking the time to compare the two versions of Are You Experienced. It sounds like the UHQR release is well worth the cost. I hope you at least enjoyed the listening session.
In reference to Pictures At An Exhibition I have the MoFi version also and while I enjoy the entire album I could listen to Promenade and The Sage back to back about 10 times without tiring of it. Greg Lake's crown jewel.
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Radiohead - OK Computer
1997/2016 XL Recordings Remaster
I originally had this on CD from the Loudness Wars days. It's shocking how much more listenable the XL LP remasters are compared to the original CD.
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@mammothguy54
What are your thoughts when comparing the Hendrix Family QRP copy vs the UHQR copy of Are You Experienced?
I have a pretty early original Reprise copy that's probably VG+ and recently purchased the Hendrix Family copy and find the new QRP pressing to be near equally as good as my original copy with all around good bass, mid, and highs. Minimal difference if any. I was tempted to order the UHQR copy but am very satisfied with the new QRP copy.
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
1979 Reprise Records
One of my favorite Neil Young albums with two of my favorite songs Thrasher and Powderfinger.
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@bslon
Jane Live At Home is excellent.
I had streamed a few of their more recent live albums that were also good but this one was not available streaming and I've wanted the LP for some time. I scored a great NM early copy on eBay with zero wear or noise so the original owner took very good care of this album for many years.
The SQ is very good for a live album and the band and music is great. I'm a big fan of progressive rock and they are not quite like any other band that I am familiar with.
I think I saw you post this album a number of months ago that initially got my interest. Much appreciated.
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CSN&Y - 4 Way Street
1971 Atlantic Records
Great album to wind down to before dinner.
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Genesis Live
1973 Charisma/Buddah Records
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@reubent
in reference to Tarkus I think the album comes together well as the whole package without having a standout song like a number of their other albums but think Emerson really shines on Tarkus. The drumming comes through excellent also. I’m a fan of all of their albums up until Works that I have mixed feelings about. My favorite being Pictures at an Exhibition.
I saw them live at a great stadium show during the mid 70’s also. They were one of the best in their time.
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EL&P - Tarkus
1971 Cotillion
Great sounding old pressing.
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Free - Heartbreaker
1972 Island Records - W. Germany
Nice European pressing.
Badass before Bad Company
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Graham Nash/David Crosby - S/T
1972 Atlantic Records
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Peter Gabriel - (2) Scratch
1978 Atlantic Records
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Moby Grape - S/T
1967/ Late 80's Columbia Repress
A few of the songs are a bit bright on the highs but most of the songs sound pretty good other than those exceptions.
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Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
1984 Columbia
Great three dimensional soundstage.
Roger Waters made the right choice bringing in Clapton for this one. Excellent!
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Beatles - Sgt Pepper
1967/2017 Parlophone Capitol - Giles Martin Stereo Remix
Giles did a great job on the remix. Much better than the original stereo version.
A+ on the SQ and remix.
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Arrived this week.
Graham Nash : Live. Songs For Beginners/ Wild Tales
2022 Proper Records
Really impressed with this release. SQ is great, the band is great and the pressings are dead quiet when they are supposed to be quiet.
I have early pressings of both studio albums and the live versions are close to the originals but with a fresh new sound.
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Jethro Tull - A Passion Play
1973 Chrysalis
Early pressing with really good SQ.
I enjoyed it so much I had to listen to it twice.
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@slaw
Kevin Gray mastered some of the early Byrds mono reissues for Sundazed and they are excellent. The copies I have were also pressed at QRP. Really good.
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I don't have too many Sundazed releases and I've seen mixed reviews on them but I've had good luck with everything I have from them.
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Ten Years After - S/T
1967/2017 Sundazed/Deram Mono Reissue
Sundazed with Cohearent Audio and RTI did a great job on this reissue. Great SQ and separation of the instruments.
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Humple Pie - S/T
1970 A&M
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Grand Funk - S/T
1969 Capitol
Great SQ with nice bass but has unfortunately seen better days.
Wish someone like Analog Productions would release a reissue on this one.
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Beck, Bogert & Appice - S/T
1973 Epic/CBS Japan
Hadn't played this one in a while.
Great SQ and a great album.
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Pearls Before Swine - Balaklava
1968 ESP
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Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
2007 Sub Pop Records
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Supertramp - S/T
1970 A&M
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@bslon
Followed your lead on his one.
Delivered today. NM find from an unlikely seller on eBay.
Jane - Jane Live at Home
1976 Brain/Metronome Records Germany
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Johnny Winter - S/T
1969 Columbia
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Johnny Winter - About Blues
1969 Janus Records
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What else but The Beach Boys now.
Wild Honey
1967/1980 Capitol mono reissue
Not the best SQ but a very enjoyable album.
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@bdp24
Your memory of your first experience listening to Smiley Smile is worthy of being added to the liner notes on the next reissue of the album .They could do no better.
While I never purchased a copy of the Smile Sessions I have listened to it a number of times streaming.Quite remarkable.
I did purchase Brian Wilson Presents Smile when it was initially released that I have always enjoyed but I would always go back to my original copy of Smiley Smile afterwards.
Thanks for your memory and thoughts on the album. I thoroughly enjoyed your post.
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@bdp24
I have an early Mono pressing of Smiley Smile on Brother Records also and always thought it sounded good and was in decent shape but had been eager to find a new copy from a good remastering company for the past couple years.
QRP finally had another production run last year and I picked up the 33 RPM Mono version from Analog Productions and think it sounds great. Very satisfying.
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King Crimson - In The Court of The Crimson King
1969/2018 Discipline Reissue on 200g. Great SQ.
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Great Final Four games tonight.
@mammothguy54
I’m right there with you on the monthly album budget. Going through my long list of wants to determine the handful that will make the month.
While the MSFL 33 RPM Eldorado is by no means cheap it’s a heck of a lot less expensive than the MSFL One-Step releases that I can't justify. Especially when I look at some of my original records still in shrink with a $3.99 sticker.
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@bkeske
I waited a long time to replace my original copy of Eldorado and to my ears and on my system can't say enough about the new MFSL pressing.
I also prefer 33 RPM pressings so was happy to see they released it on 33 prior to their 45 RPM release.
I'm hoping they release Face The Music next but there is no word yet. I also searched Discogs for this one but no luck yet.
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ELO - Eldorado
2022 MFSL 33-1/3 RPM pressing.
Can't get enough of this one. Or should I say "Can't get it out of my head".
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Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love
1967 Reprise Records
My original copy with just a bit of background noise in a few spots but absolutely great SQ. Thinking of picking up the remaster from QRP but concerned it won't match the great sound of my original copy.
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