Barbra Joan Streisand-ST Side 1
Saturday Night Fever(Sound Track) Side 1
George Muribus-Trio '77 Side B SQ Audiophile
Giuffria-ST Side 1
Devadip(Carlos Santana)-Oneness Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Eugenia Zuckerman-Music For Flute(Pro Arte PAL-1086) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
ELP-Pictures At An Exhibition Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Renaissance-Azure D'or Side 2
4/8 with Audiophile SQ makes for an enjoyable listening session. Giuffria(Grundman) and Renaissance were average at best. Tough call between Zuckerman/Muribus and ELP for the SQ crown. I will award the crown to ELP(1st pressing) for the great bass SQ on a rock recording.
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Gilels-Live At Carnegie Hall(MHS 824369) Side 2
Renaissance-A Song For All Seasons Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Freddie Jackson-Do Me Again Side 2
Peter Case-Blue Guitar Side 2 SQ*
Earl Bostic-For You(King 503) Side 1
Queen II-Side White
Oscar Peterson Trio-With Respect To Nat(mono)Side 2
David Foster-The Symphony Sessions Side 2 SQ Audiophile
I waited 1 week after Axpona for any playback on my system which was a good cleansing. Nothing sounded below average but the stereo version of Earl Bostic sounded equally mono. Would need to hear Peter Case again to verify possible Audiophile SQ. Foster takes the SQ crown despite sounding more like a CD then vinyl. IMO the content rises above the SQ. Northern Lights what a great song!
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John Denver-Greatest Hits Side B
Shirley Bassey-Live At Carnegie Hall Side 3
REO-You Get What You Play For Side 2
Dave Mackay & Lori Bell Sextet-"Take Me To Brazil" Side 2 SQ Audiophile
CSN-Allies Side 2
Anne Murray-New Kind Of Feeling Side 1 SQ*
Humble Pie-Rockin’ The Fillmore Side 4
Barry Manilow-Greatest Hits Side 3
Played 4 "Live" recordings none had Audiophile SQ but REO was closest. Ms. Murray was very close to Audiophile SQ with excellent content from one of the most currently overlooked artists from the 70’s/80’s. The bass on Humble Pie was excellent despite the recording being to closed in. Mackay & Bell is a great $10 jazz album with Audiophile SQ!
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Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim-West Side Story(OS 2001) Side 1
Donovan-The Hurdy Gurdy Man Side 2
Black Sabbath-Heaven And Hell Side 1
Dinah Washington-Dinah ’63 Side 1
Neil Diamond-Rainbow Side 2
Mary Travers-All My Choices Side 2
Schubert-Symphony No.5(Walter MS 6218) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pat Metheny Group-Letter From Home Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Only "Rainbow" had Subpar SQ. Would have to play Metheny/Schubert several times to declare a SQ winner. Metheny had that slight digital edge and Schubert had a slight veil common with 2 eye vs. 6 eye Columbia recordings. Nearing 3 years of my "play all my vinyl project" while trying to avoid repeats. I have added close to 400 albums in this 3 year period and will give a detailed update shortly.
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Jack Jones-Our Story Side 2
Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Side 1
Henry Mancini-Peter Gunn(LSP-1956) Side 1
Krokus-Alive And Screamin’ Side 1
Blood Sweat & Tears-Brand New Day Side A SQ Audiophile
Hank Williams Jr.-Five O Side 1
Pat Martino-Consciousness Side B SQ Audiophile
Concord Jazz All Stars-North Sea Jazz Festival(CJ-182) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Nothing had below average SQ tonight. Was disappointed with the Peter Gunn SQ since its an original? mint pressing. Pat Martino takes the SQ crown tonight. If anyone appreciates high level musicianship and Audiophile SQ this recording might interest you. A very strong BS&T album released on ABC records with half speed mastering by Stan Ricker. Yes, Krokus had very solid SQ for a "live" pop/metal recording.
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Spinners-The Best Of Side 2
Lacy J. Dalton-Survivor Side 2
Deep Purple-Made In Japan(WB shield no barcode) Side 1
Dick Haymes-For You, For Me, For Evermore Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Bob Dylan-Bringing It All Back Home(2021 repress) Side 1
Boz Scaggs-Slow Dancer(2nd cover bar code) Side 1
Rush-2112 Side B
Gordon Lightfoot-Endless Wire Side 1
With only 1 recording receiving Audiophile SQ the night was NOT a loss. All recordings were very good to near miss Audiophile SQ. Purple was near Audiophile SQ wonder if the OP has much better SQ? My only vinyl Dylan recording was a solid repress paid $5 at an estate sale. Lacy a very overlooked 80’s progressive country artist with a very strong 1989 release.
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Eagles-One Of These Nights Side 1
Aretha Franklin-I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You Side 1
Aerosmith-Night In The Ruts Side 1
Kiri Te Kanawa-Mozart Exsultate Jubilate Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Rodney Crowell-Keys To The Highway Side 1
Crowbar-The Serpent Only Lies Side 3
Tony Bennett-The Art Of Excellence Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Alan Parsons Project-I Robot Side 1 SQ Audiophile
I Robot was the easy SQ winner! Solid Aretha LP not just for "Respect". Aerosmith and Crowbar are very good SQ recordings and excellent for genre(NOT the gear but the recording is dictating hard rock/metal SQ) Eagles "Nights" might be the pinnacle?
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Eagles-ST Side 1
Barry White-Rhapsody In White Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Frank Sinatra-Strangers In The Night Side 1
Charlie Rich-Silver Linings Side 2
Dinah Washington-In Tribute...(SR 25244) Side 2
Harry Chapin-Heads & Tales Side Tales SQ Audiophile
AC/DC-Back In Black Side 1
Grover Washington-Strawberry Moon Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Grover takes the SQ crown edging out Barry White and Chapin which had surface noise/tape hiss, could be my copy but still deserves Audiophile SQ status. Have not listened to BIB in over 10 years, great wall of sound production.
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Steely Dan-Katy Lied(ABC Sunburst Label) Side B
Dionne Warwick-Hot Live And Otherwise Side B
Renee Rosnes-Beloved Of The Sky Side A SQ Audiophile
Jethro Tull-Aqualung Side 1
Tony Bennett-Get Happy With The LPO Side 1
The Charlie Daniels Band-Simple Man Side 2
Beethoven-Violin Concerto(Kyung-Wha Chung L25C-3029) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Keith Jarrett-The Koln Concert(ECM PA-6053-54) Side A SQ Audiophile
Tony Bennett and Tull had average SQ at best. Tull was a late 1970’s gatefold pressing without barcode. Renee Rosnes(2018) takes the SQ crown with the help of Kevin Gray. IMO one of the best recordings of new material in the past 5 years. If you want only 1 Warrick recording consider this live album.. The Koln concert is outstanding no need for my opinion. Kyung-Wha Chung plays with a great balance of technique and feel.
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Phil Collins-No Jacket Required Side 1
Molly Hatchet-Double Trouble Live Side 4
Rene And Angela-Street Called Desire Side B
Van Morrison & The Chieftains-Irish Heartbeat Side A
Billy Squire-Emotions In Motion Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Arnold Bax-String Quartet(Chandos ABRD 1113) No.1 Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pat Travers-Makin' Magic Side 2
Reba McEntire-Greatest Hits Side 2
A rare occurrence a rock recording(Squire) takes the SQ trophy tonight. No recordings had below average SQ. 1977 was a great deep year for "Classic Rock" Pat Travers is almost always overlooked, a great guitar recording.
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Roy Clark-Family & Friends Side 2
Phil Collins-Face Value Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Lamb Of God-Killadelphia Side 1
Lee Morgan-Caramba(Classic Repress) Side 1
Mary Travers-Circles Side 2
Grand Funk Railroad-E Pluribus Funk Side 1
Bucky & John Jr. Pizzarelli-2x7=Pizzarelli Side B
Mozart-Concerto No.7(Yehudi Menuhin) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Mozart on Angel S 36240 takes the SQ win tonight. Several recordings had near miss Audiophile SQ... Pizzarelli/Travers/Clark and Morgan. Lamb had good SQ for an extreme metal live recording and GFR had very good bass quality.
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@vonhelmholtz Appreciate your mature response. Was not criticizing your choice of music since I am of fan of extreme metal which many here think its noise? They might be right since most extreme metal is poorly recorded. IMO Classical/Baroque Jazz and Classic Rock has a much wider range of diversion then current pop music.
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@vonhelmholtz Gave Bibi a quick VT listen it's the same regurgitated current dance/pop in a different wrapper.
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Thx for the info! Considering a vinyl version of Kind Of Blue since the 1997 remastered CD is the only version in my collection.
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@bslon Kind Of Blue AP 45rpm. Has the tape hiss of this recording been lowered or completely removed?
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Bette Midler-Broken Blossom Side 2
Al Di Meola-Casino Side 1
Megadeth-The Sick.. The Dying...And The Dead! Side 3
Elton John-Tumbleweed Connection Side 2
Allison Moorer-Blood Side B
Led Zeppelin-II Side 2
Dionne Warwick-Very Dionne Side A SQ Audiophile
Pat Metheny Group-First Circle Side B SQ Audiophile
Sunday evening power quality was not up to its usual standards. Might be related to a 36hr power outage in my area late last week. Very difficult to pick the worst SQ but was very disappointed in the noisy vinyl of my new/sealed Moorer LP when compared to a plethora of surface scratches on my yard sale find Zep 2 The latest Megadeth SQ was ok but nothing special. The content is solid but not up to the level of 2009's End Game. Metheny takes the SQ crown despite the very holographic sound of an excellent Warwick recording.
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@noromance +1 Have both the US Dunhill/ ABC block rainbow label and the pink UK Probe label which includes the seven playing cards. Have not played back-to-back determining which pressing has better SQ. FWIW "Seven Separate Fools" easily makes my Top 100 Pop/Rock albums of the 1970's.
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Bud & Travis-...In Concert(Liberty LDS 12001) Side 1
George Shearing-Piano(CJ-400) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Al Martino-We Could Side 1
David Lee Roth-Eat 'Em And Smile Side 2(This Side On Label)
Delia Bell-ST Side 2
Pete Townshend-Empty Glass Side 1
Godfathers-Hit By Hit Side 2
Three Dog Night-Seven Separate Fools(Probe UK) Side 1 + 2
Reality strikes... only one album with Audiophile SQ. Godfathers had the worst SQ of the 8. Played both sides of Three Dog Night's strongest studio album in a belated tribute to Floyd Sneed. Shearing-Piano is sublime despite being mostly ignored by the media/collectors/sellers and even Audiophiles, they have a huge inventory of Miles Davis represses to unload!
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Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ Audiophile
Linda Lawson-Introducing...Side 2
Mel Torme-A New Album Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Marlena Shaw-Live In Tokyo Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Dick Haymes-Keep It Simple Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Carmen McRae-Live At Sugar Hill Side A SQ Audiophile
Harry Connick Jr.-20 Side 1
Rosemary Clooney-With Les Brown-Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Played Last night 2/14/23.
When playing jazz vocals you expect Audiophile SQ. With the 8 recordings I selected(2 Japanese pressings) I was not disappointed due to 6/8 reaching Audiophile status. Since Linda Lawson was a 1960 pressing and Connick Jr. 1988 both had slight issues common with each recording era. The SQ crown goes to Dick Haymes(Audiophile AP-200)maybe it was the calmness/flow of the music that gave it the edge over Marlena Shaw. Both IMO are demo level recordings.
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Doc Severinsen-Trumpets And Crumpets And Things Side C
Stan Getz & Albert Dailey-Poetry Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Nancy Wilson-TLC Side 2
Dannie Richmond-Quintet Side 2 SQ Audiophile
The Montreux/Detroit Collection Volume 2(VA) Side 2
George Muribus-Trio 77 Side B SQ Audiophile
Joan Steele-Looking Back...Earl Brown Side 1 SQ Audiophile
John Pizzarelli Jr.-I’m Hip Side A SQ Audiophile
Wow! 5/8 Audiophile SQ recordings tonight. Unfortunately 4 recordings just slipped in. Trio 77 was clearly a notch above the other 4. Not quite a demo level Lp due to being slightly forward in presentation. If you are an acoustic jazz fan this recording is a 9+/10 SQ and content. TLC could be Ms. Wilson’s 1960’s best? Felt like an all jazz playlist today. Just finished playing prior to Super Bowl Halftime.
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Anne Murray-Together Side 1
McCoy Tyner-Asaante Side 2
The Moody Blues-To Our Childrens Childrens Children Side 1
Michael Jackson-Thriller Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Shubert/Bruno Walter(MS 6218) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Armageddon-ST Side 1
The Robert Cray Band-False Accusations Side B SQ Audiophile
David Sanborn-Hideaway Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Every recording had above average SQ with the exception of The Moody Blues, which was average at best(could be my LP?) Tough call on SQ champ but Shubert/Walter get the edge over Thiller due to its excellent dynamics! FWIW Armageddon is one of the best hard rock albums of 1975 and yes that was a very strong year for that genre.
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Three Dog Night-Captured Live At The Forum Side B
The Nashville String Band-ST Side 1
Barry Manilow-Tryin' To Get The Feeling Side 1
House Of Lords-ST Side A
Les Brown-The Explosive Sound Of...Side 1
Bruce Hornsby & The Range-Scenes From The Southside Side 2
The Moody Blues-Seventh Sojourn(Barcode) Side 1
Dan Fogelberg-Captured Angel(Barcode) Side 1
Very difficult to pick the best SQ tonight, therefore no Audiophile SQ status was awarded tonight. All recordings were near Audiophile SQ with the exception of House Of Lords.
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Barbra Streisand-Superman Side 2
Ravel-Bolero/Ma Mere L'oye(Mercury SR-90005) Side 1+2 SQ Audiophile
Dan Fogelberg-The Innocent Age Side 2
Judas Priest-Unleashed In The East Side 2
Ricky Skaggs-Comin' Home To Stay Side 1
Tanita Tikaram-Ancient Heart Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Joe Williams-Live Side 1
Sister Sledge-We Are Family Side 2
Every recording had above average SQ. Priest might have had the worst SQ tonight but not bad for metal or so-called live recording. My Living Presence is a VG garage sale find but still shows its potential despite all the wear and tear takes the SQ crown. @no_regrets I always post SQ comments but rarely get to specific due to all systems are different.
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DeBarge-Rhythm Of The Night Side 2
Sweethearts Of The Rodeo-One Time One Night Side 1
Bon Jovi-7800 Fahrenheit Side A
Bruce Springsteen-Born In The U.S.A. Side 2
Pat Metheny-Rejoicing Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Call-Into The Woods Side 1
Bob Seger-Nine Tonight Side 2
As you might have guessed it was 80's night! Yes, it was cut short by 1 album played due to an unexpected visitor. Springsteen finished last in SQ with a very sharp digital edge.
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Milt Jackson-Born Free(Limelight LS-86045) Side 2
Stan Rogers-Between The Breaks...Live! Second Set SQ Audiophile
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.-I Hope We Get To Love In Time Side A
Led Zeppelin-In Through The Outdoor Side 2
Fathers & Sons-ST Side 1
Randy Travis-No Holdin’ Back Side 2
Supertramp-Paris Side 4 SQ Audiophile
Art Farmer-To Duke With Love Side 2 SQ*
Both "live" albums had a natural SQ that appear to have very little, if any touch ups? Tough to call a winner here. Paris was very dynamic with natural vocals. Rogers had a more intimate small venue feel. If Art Farmer had a slightly more laidback perspective it would have Audiophile SQ status.
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Joni Mitchell-Court And Spark Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Peter Cetera-Solitude Solitaire Side 2
Dokken-Tooth And Nail Side 2
Sue Raney with Bob Florence-Fight Of Fancy Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Charley Pride-Greatest Hits Side B
The Beach Boys-Surf’s Up Side 2
Eugene Ormandy-Liszt/Smetana/Dvorak(LSC-3085) Side 1+2 SQ Audiophile
BTO-Not Fragile Side A
Ormandy takes the SQ crown over Ms.Raney(slight digital edge?) Joni(flat?) Yes OG copies vary. Rock On-Robbie!!!
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@noromance Thx for taking your time to reply. I'm at the point where being very selective is needed in keeping my vinyl collection in order.
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@noromance +1 Jacqueline du Pre in her prime. How would you rate the SQ of this recording?
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@bslon Congrats on posting 50,000! Some of our regular posters have been MIA in the recent months? Please come back to the best thread on Audiogon.
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Marvin Hamlisch-The Sting Soundtrack Side 2
Rosanne Cash-The List Side B
Dio-Sacred Heart Side 1
Grover Washington Jr.-The Best Is Yet To Come Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Mike Post-Television Theme Songs Side 1+2
Miklos Rozsa-Rozsa Conducts Rozsa(DG 2584 021) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Black Sabbath-13 Side C+D
Deniece Williams-I'm So Proud Side 1
Even the later pressed "13"(2013) and "The List"(2009) had very acceptable SQ, no excuse for so many newer pressings with poor SQ. Miklos Rozsa takes the SQ crown tonight.
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Janie Fricke-It Ain't Easy Side 1
Kansas-Point Of No Return Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Mongo Santamaria-OLE' OLA(CJP-387) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Dimitri Tiomkin-Lost Horizon(RCA-ARL1-1669) Side A SQ Audiophile
Secret Sphere-Portrait Of A Dying Heart Side B
Pat Metheny Group-Offramp Side 1
Susannah McCorkle-No More Blues(CJ-370) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Earl Klugh-Dream Come True Side 2 SQ Audiophile
With 5/8 recordings with Audiophile SQ and Metheny a near miss makes for a very satisfying night of vinyl playback! Concord Jazz tasted defeat tonight even with 2 albums. A thrift store find Dimitri Tiomkin/Lost Horizon was purchased due to being in mint condition, was not expecting possible demo disc SQ and top level content.
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@noromance +1 It’s very difficult to recall exactly what album or side you played 2 years or even 2 months ago. The idea came from a thread here regarding how many records is too many? The stereotype that "Audiophiles" play the same 100 titles over and over despite having thousands of vinyl albums was a personal attack. I knew it would take over 3 years to complete this task but so far it has been very rewarding and informative.
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Carly Simon-Another Passenger Side 1
Vern Gosdin-Chiseled In Stone Side 1
Bruce Springsteen-Darkness On The Edge Of Town Side 1
The New York Jazz Quartet-In Concert In Japan Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Gerry Rafferty-Snakes And Ladders Side 1
Hall/Oates-Past Times Behind Side 2
The Motown Sound-Volume:7 Side 1
Dee Bell-Let There Be Love(CJ 216) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
We start the year with another Concord Jazz SQ win. With the exception of the Motown recording everything had above average SQ. Will continue to play my complete vinyl collection while trying(not easy) to avoid repeats. Started this process in April 2020, pretty sure I’m close to 80% of my vinyl played.
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Placido Domingo-Christmas With Placido Domingo(FM 37245) Side 1 SQ*
Alabama-Christmas Side B SQ*
Carpenters-Christmas Portrait Side 2
The Wonderful World Of Christmas-VA Side 2
Frank Sinatra-The Sinatra Christmas Album Side 2
Bing Crosby-Merry Christmas Side 1
Amy Grant-A Christmas Album Side 2 SQ Audiophile
John Denver-Rocky Mountain Christmas Side B
Played some of my favorite Christmas albums and saved my favorite for last(John Denver). Amy Grant/Merry Christmas is also a 5* album with 5* SQ(Doug Sax), with any luck a dollar bin find.
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Anne Murray-Somebody's Waiting Side 2
Rick Wakeman-Journey To The Center Of The Earth Side 1
Patti Austin-The Real Me Side 2 SQ*
John Williams-Star Wars(Damil SGA-1000) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Styx-The Grand Illusion Side 1 SQ*
Larry Carlton-Friends Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Brahms-Stern/Mehta(M 35146) Side 1+2 SQ Audiophile
The Alan Parsons Project-I Robot Side 1 SQ Audiophile
4 recordings with Audiophile SQ and 2(SQ*) near misses makes for a very enjoyable night. Just a note, I rarely wax poetic over recording content because assume what I play I like. My focus on SQ could help if one is indecisive about a vinyl purchase. Parsons gets the SQ crown without any comments needed.
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Helen Reddy-Music, Music Side 1
Anne Murray-Let's Keep It That Way Side 2
Seawind-ST Side B
Oliva Newton-John-Greatest Hits Side 1
Dionne Warwick-Dionne Side 1
Michael Franks-One Bad Habit Side 2
Carpenters-Voice Of The Heart Side 2 SQ Audiophile
John Klemmer-Touch Side A SQ Audiophile
Every recording had above average SQ. After hearing Carpenters and Klemmer rise above the rest I could not justify giving any of the others Audiophile status. As many know "Touch" has a long history of being a demo disc which ultimately takes the SQ crown.
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Patti Labelle-Tasty Side 1
Moe Bandy-Soft Lights And Hard Country Music Side 2
Aerosmith-Night In The Ruts Side 2 SQ*
Uriah Heep- Live Side B(2 on label) SQ*
Paul Simon-There Goes Rhymin’ Simon Side 1 SQ *
Harold Betters-Funk City Express Side 2
Deep Purple-Perfect Strangers Side 2(B on label)
Tchaikovsky-Symphony No.4(RCA VICS-1000) Side 1+2
SQ* Just missed Audiophile SQ. If I had to pick a winner Uriah Heep gets the edge considering its a live album regardless of whether or not it was cleaned up in the studio. Gary Thain is wicked on bass as well as the entire band, great live album if your a classic rock fan! Perfect Strangers is one of the best rock albums of the 1980’s.
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@tgilb +1 RLJ first 3 recordings are 5 star rated with demo level SQ. I do believe "The Magazine" was digitally recorded.
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John Anderson-Wild And Blue Side 1
The Guess Who-Live At The Paramount Side 2
Sally Rogers And Howard Bursen-Satisfied Customers Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Supremes Featuring Mary Wilson-Greatest Hits Side 1
The Scott Hamilton Quintet-The Right Time(CJ-311) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Beethoven-Symphony No.4(London CS-6512) Side 1+2 SQ*
The Romantics-ST Side 1
Janis Siegel-At Home Side 2 SQ Audiophile
With the exception of the Supremes SQ flat/dull/muddy and Romantics bright/thin/edgy the rest had very good SQ. SQ* Beethoven just missed Audiophile SQ status due to dynamics being so/so. Guess Who live features an excellent expanded version of "American Woman" which should interest classic rock fans. Ms. Siegel takes the SQ crown over Scott Hamilton due to the soundstage being a little forward, not typical of Concord Jazz vinyl.
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Jack Jones-Without Her Side 1
The Osborne Brothers-Bluegrass Spectacular Side A
John Cougar-ST Side B
The Pointer Sisters-ST Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Mahler-Symphony No.2(Solti London CS 6504) Side 4
Robin Trower-Victims Of The Fury Side 1
Shadowfax-The Dreams Of Children Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Jack Sheldon-The Warm World Of Jack Sheldon Side 1
Played 3 more M- thrift store finds Jones/Sheldon and the Osburne Brothers. All 3 will be added to my collection. Cougar disappointed me with SQ but has great content. Shadowfax was the runaway SQ champ which was mastered by Bernie Grundman.
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Anne Murray-Love Song Side 1
The Doors-ST(Tan Label) Side 1
All-Star Country(VA-RCA Custom Box Set) Record 7 Side 1
Marian McPartland-Portrait Of(CJ-101) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Heart-Bebe Le Strange Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pachelbel-Corelli(Seraphim S-60271) Side 2
Earl Klugh-Low Ride Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Gary Moore-Victims Of The Future(Japanese Pressing) Side 1
Low Ride takes the SQ crown mastered by Bob Ludwig. The Canadian queen of the thrift store and dollar bins delivers with content and SQ on this album. If you have any interest in classical/baroque music consider Corelli "Christmas" Concerto for your X-mas play list.
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Sting-The Dream Of The Blue Turtles-Side 1
Glen Campbell-Houston Side 1
Red Holloway & Company(CJ-322) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Fleetwood Mac-Tusk Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Isaac Hayes-Hot Buttered Soul Side 2
Jethro Tull-The Broadsword And The Beast Side 1
Tchaikovsky-Symphony No.6(MS 6006 Six Eye) Side 1+2 SQ Audiophile
Makoto Ozone-After Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Everything sounded above average tonight. The SQ crown goes to Tchaikovsky. Many of the original Stereo Six Eye recordings have a very wide soundstage. Glen Campbell released many subpar recordings but Houston is top level.
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Peggy Lee-Bewitching-Lee! Side 2
Kiss Alive II-Side 2
Count Basie-Bassie Picks The Winners Side A SQ Audiophile
Maggie Rogers-Heard It In A Past Life Side B
The Richie Kamuca Quartet-Richie(CJ-41) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Milt Jackson-Born Free Side 2
Poison-(banned cover)Open Up And Say... Ahh! Side 2
Ramsey Lewis-Wade In The Water Side 1
Played 4 more of my M- thrift store finds Peggy/Basie/Milt and Ramsey Lewis all were stereo versions with very solid sound. Basie was awarded Audiophile SQ due to very good dynamics. Enjoyed the "Glam Metal" of Kiss and Poison despite many well educated distractors. Another Concord Jazz takes the SQ crown and another recent recording Maggie Rogers(2019) takes last place.
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Dave Valentin-In Love’s Time Side 1 SQ*
Arlo Gutherie-Alice’s Restaurant(soundtrack) Side 1+2
The Doobie Brothers-The Captain And Me Side 1
Anne Murray-Heart Over Mind Side 2 SQ*
Teddy Pendergrass-This One’s For You Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The RFD Boys- No.3 Side 2
Dave Frishberg-getting some fun out of life(CJ-37) Side 2
Linda Ronstadt-Heart Like A Wheel Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Even with subpar quality power Ms. Ronstadt still delivered winning Audiophile SQ tonight. SQ* very close to Audiophile level. Played Alice’s Restauarant tonight due to it being an AOR radio Thanksgiving staple when I was a kid.
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@big_greg +1 My favorite Iron Maiden recording.
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Daryl Hall John Oates-ooh yeah! Side 1
Shooting Star-Hang On For Your LIfe Side 1
David & Shelly-In Session Side 2 SQ*
Vision Quest(VA) Side 1
Santana-Freedom Side 1
The Motels-Little Robbers Side 2 SQ*
The Babys-Union Jacks Side 1
Jeff Lorber-In The Heat Of The Night Side 2 SQ*
Yes it was 80's night! I avoided some of the biggest sellers for a more unique playlist. Nothing made Audiophile SQ* status partially due to the Sunday evening power(quality) not being up to standard. Tough to pick a SQ winner but David & Shelly had an organic SQ edge. Shooting Star one of my favorite rock(non metal) albums of the 1980's.
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Nielsen-Symphony No.4(DG-2532 029) Side 1&2 SQ Audiophile
Uriah Heep-The Magician’s Birthday Side 1 SQ*
Eric Clapton-Backless Side 2
Richie Cole-Alto Madness Side A SQ Audiophile
Earth Wind & Fire-Faces Side 4 SQ Audiophile
Robin Trower-For Earth Below Side 1
Frank Gambale-Brave New Guitar Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Nashville String Band-Identified! Side 2
EWF takes the SQ crown by a nose over Carl Nielsen. SQ* Shocked how good Uriah Heep sounded must be an early 1st pressing could have Audiophile SQ need another listen. Nashville/Clapton battle for last SQ place. Clapton was dark/muddy Nashville was edgy/thin.
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@big_greg +1 Women And Children First is my second favorite VH recording only behind the great debut. "Romeo Delight" has always been my No.1 VH song with "In a Simple Rhyme" placing in my top 10. Since only a few of us are consistently spinning Hard Rock/Metal let's "Keep The Faith"!
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