Feeling '80's tonight.......
YAZ - Upstairs at Eric's
Romeo Void - Benefactor
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czarivey,,
Age or Decade? :~)
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astro58go,
The Glen Hansard vinyl EP showed up in the mail today. His version of Drive All Night is special. Interestingly the list of musicians is a veritable "who’s who" of Reubent favorites. In addition to Glen Hansard, Jay Bellerose and Patrick Warren, you’ve got some of my favorite musician - Greg Leisz, David Pitch, Jake Clemons and Eddie Vedder. And produced by Joe Henry. Wow, good stuff...... |
palasr,
The 12" 45 RPM single of Supertramp’s "Cannonball" arrived from the UK vendor today. Wow! It’s awesome. I’ve got the original US LP and CD and they are both great. However the 12" 45 RPM direct to disk single is even better still.
Thank you very much for the recommendation.
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astro58go,
I found a copy of Black Dub and it's on it's way to my house! I hope it arrives before the weekend..... |
On tonight's bill:
Black Dub - Thanks for the suggestion astro58go......
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
Carly Simon - Spoiled Girl |
rushton, astro58go and All,
I do not want to highjack the thread, so please let me know if I should start a new thread for this question.......
I've seen many mentions of "original pressing" or "1st pressing" in this thread. My question is regarding how to tell if a record is really a first pressing or an original pressing? Is there a standard labeling scheme that identifies the pressing? If not, how do you know?
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astro58go and Rushton,
Thanks for the responses. I’m not really a collector and I currently have a modest, but musically good sounding, system. I am not the type to collect multiple copies of an LP and compare them for sound quality. I’m a "buy and forget" guy.
My curiosity was mostly regarding comments I see in this thread, and other threads, regarding LP’s. I often see folks saying an LP they are enjoying is an original pressing, or a first pressing. I was curious to understand how they knew this. Of course, its easy when you buy a record when it is first released. I’m thinking that is almost a guarantee that it is a first pressing. However, years after initial release, it seems like a difficult task to try to determine the pressing.
Thanks for your time in replying. It is much appreciated.
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2channel8,
Romeo Void - Benefactor was released in 1982. Everything was issued on vinyl. Very few original releases on CD in 1982. The first CD player was released by Sony in late 1982.
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I played my new copy of Shovels and Rope -Little Seeds. I don't love it yet, although I do love the duo and they are one of the best lives shows I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot!).
However! I do have to say the LP is one of the coolest packages I've ever seen. It's a double LP with 3 sides of music. Side 4 is a really cool etching of the bands logo. It's pressed on translucent red vinyl and the logo is visible through the vinyl. It is really cool. Almost worth the price, just for the cool factor....... almost..... |
Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse - 20th Anniversary 2-LP Set
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astro58go,
Shovels and Rope live, especially "up-close and personal" in a small venue, is one of the most engaging shows I've seen. The interaction between Michael and Cary Ann is amazing. Go see them live if you get the opportunity.
BTW, they are playing two nights at The Ryman Auditorium in February. |
Here's my LP lineup from last evening:
Shovels and Rope - Little Seeds (3 -sided Double LP w/ etching)
Black Dub - Self Titled (3-sided Double LP w/etching)
Glen Hansard - Drive All Night (12" 45 RPM EP)
Emmylou Harris with Spyboy - Live in Germany 2000 (new DMM cutting)
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (original pressing)
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astro58go,
Love both of them. Both squarely in my wheelhouse.. |
Yes - Fragile
Emerson, Lake and Palmer(I still love Lucky Man!)
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Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy
Peter Gabriel - So |
Moody Blues - Octave (Original Pressing)
Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels - Live, Sonic Studios, Hampstead, NY 1973 (2015 DOL Pressing)
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey |
Leon Bridges- Coming Home
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John Abercrombie - Timeless
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Jackson Browne - Hold Out |
Stealing Fire is a great record...... |
Jeff Beck - Performing This Week.....Live at Ronnie Scott's |
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Closer to it! |
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Just saw the mailman walking up with a flat square package and knew it must be one of the LPs I've been expecting. So, later today...
The Beta Band - "The Three E.P.'s"
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slaw,
I love "Talk is Cheap". Heard it when it first came out and I've been listening to it ever since....... |
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here |
Big Country - The Crossing
In a Big Country
"I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered,
but you can't stay here with every single hope you have shattered...." |
Loggins and Messina - "So Fine"
Old timey songs and good SQ. Better than I remember it being when I last heard it about 40 years ago.... |
XTC - English Settlement - Melt the guns, Melt the guns, Melt the guns and never more to fire them, Melt the guns, Melt the Guns, Melt the guns and never more desire them..... |
Wallflowers - "Bringing Down the Horse"
Neil Young - "After the Gold Rush"
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BTW, David Gilmour wrote the song "White City Fighting" and is credited as a musician on the album.
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Pete Townshend - "White City" |
Pete Townshend - "White City"
Listened to side one at lunch yesterday. Got around to side two today at lunch. I'd forgotten how much I like this record. Er, or should I say "novel"? |
Jimbo Mathus - "Band of Storms" - Just delivered from Amazon today. |
World Party - "Goodbye Jumbo" |
Bow, Wow, Wow - "I Want Candy". The original LP I bought back in 1982. Good Times, Good Times........
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"White City" - Pete Townshend
Listed to it again at lunch today and I'm listening to it again tonight. Man, I love this record! I had totally forgotten how much I liked this while I survived the last several years without a turntable. Now that I'm playing vinyl again, I'm going back through the old collection, as well as buying new stuff. I bought this 1985 album back when it was first released. I think I like it more now than I did back then. And that's saying a lot....
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"On Your Feet or On Your Knees" - Blue Oyster Cult |
"Blue Healer" - Jimbo Mathus - Just got it in the mail today. Thx Amazon! |
"Down in the Bunker" -Steve Gibbons Band |
"Face the Face" - Pete Townshend - 12" 45 RPM "Single" - Live version of "Face the Face" from the movie - White City on Side A and the studio versions of "Face the Face" and "Hiding Out" on the B side.
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astro58go,
Agreed. Most people who only know Boz Scaggs from his radio hits don't really know Boz. The hits were OK, and certainly better than much of the stuff from the same era. However, they are a minor portion of his overall output and they weren't my favorites from him. |
Nazareth - "Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll" |
Pat Metheny Group - "American Garage"
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Dave Mason - "Certified Live". First pressing - Double Live LP. "Certified Live" no studio overdubs. Excellent Album from 1976. Killer performance.....
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For lunch today I played side one of Rush's "Hemispheres". What an epic!
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The J Geils Band - Live "Blow Your Face Out" House-Party Rockin'.....
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Just got in from a 4 day long weekend ski trip and found the LP "Underground Soul" from Houston Person was delivered while I was gone. (Thanks USPS). I found a nice original 1967 mono pressing on eBay and got it for a song IMHO. Anyway, put it on and was very impressed.
For any of you soulful jazz fans out there, Houston Person is THE man. Check out the song "Underground Soul" from his debut 1967 album or his solo on Joey DeFrancesco's - "Live at the 5 Spot" on "Moonlight in Vermont".
Great stuff......
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