@reubent +1 Ramsey Lewis. What makes his music interesting is the difficulty in categorizing it into a specific genre. I hear Ray Charles/Herbie Hancock and a little Stevie Wonder in his later recordings. Sun Goddess(1974) might be a great starting point for this overlooked artist.
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Lorraine Feather-Sweet Lorraine(Checkered Label CJ-78) Side 1 SQ* Pat Benatar-In The Heat Of The Night Side 2 Charlie Rich-Very Special Love Songs Side 2 Vikki Carr-Live At The Greek Theatre Side 1 SQ* Jack Sheldon-Playin' It Straight Side B SQ Audiophile U.K.-ST(Repress EGLP 35) Side 1 Anita Baker-Giving You The Best That I Got Side 1 The Bruce Forman Quartet-Full Circle(CJ-251) Side 2 SQ Audiophile SQ* Ms. Carr/Feather just missed Audiophile status. Jack Sheldon is the clear SQ champ tonight with his 5* recording! |
Earl Klugh-Crazy For You Side 2 SQ Audiophile Art Pepper And George Cables-Goin' Home Side 1 SQ Audiophile The John Colianni Trio-Blues-O-Matic(CJ 367) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Chris Connor-Live Side 1 SQ* Maynard Ferguson-Hollywood Side 2 SQ Audiophile Joyce Collins Quartet-Moment To Moment Side 1 SQ Audiophile Al Jarreau-This Time Side 2 SQ* Zoot Sims-And The Gershwin Brothers Side 2 SQ Audiophile Moving on from Valerie Joyce(CD) I kept the cool jazz theme. With 6/8 Audiophile SQ recordings provided a great evening of SQ and content! SQ* Connor/Jarreau were a notch below the others in SQ. Difficult picking an SQ winner tonight but Maynard takes the SQ Crown due to the recording being dynamic and relaxed simultaneously. Portuguese Love is one of the standout tracks on this overlooked recording. |
Hiroshima-ST Side 2 Crowbar-The Serpent Only Lies Side 3 Olivia Newton John-Greatest Hits Side 1 Eric Clapton-Slowhand Side 1 Van Halen-II(Bellman Press) Side 1 The Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers(Barcode) Side 1 Jeannie And Jimmy Cheatham-Midnight Mama(CJ-297) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Jefferson Starship-Red Octopus Side A With only 1 Audiophile SQ recording is a disappointment. Midnight Mama has demo level SQ. "How Long Blues" makes a solid demo track. |
@bkeske I also are aware of your classical posts. I get the vibe that opera/individuals are not a major interest to you? |
Earl Thomas Conley-Greatest Hits Side A Ross Tompkins-And Good Friends(CJ-65) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Rod Stewart-A Night On The Town Slow Side(1) Ted Nugent-Cat Scratch Fever(Barcode) Side 2 Mahler-1st "Titan" Walter/Great Performances(MY 37235) Side 1 SQ Audiophile The Baby's-ST Side 1 Robin Trower-Long Misty Days(Barcode) Side 1 Peter, Paul & Mary-Reunion Side 1 SQ Audiophile A nice mix on the last day of June! All had above average SQ. Easily Nugent's 2nd best studio recording with solid SQ. Great comeback album for P/P&M "Forever Young" is 5* Baby's-ST debut is severely overlooked IMO. Close SQ battle between Ross/P/P&M but Concord Jazz takes another SQ crown! |
George Thorogood-Bad To The Bone Side 2 The Call-Reconciled(white label promo) Side 2 SQ* Al Jarreau-Breakin’ Away Side 1 SQ* Vern Gosdin-Chiseled In Stone Side 1 Bruce Springsteen-Born In The U.S.A. Side 1 The Motels-Shock Side 2 Harry Connick Jr.-20 Side 1 SQ Audiophile SVR-Couldn’t Stand The Weather Side 2 SQ Audiophile As mentioned it was 1980’s night. Nothing had below average SQ tonight, Even Bruce had decent SQ. Jarreau/Call had near Audiophile SQ. Pure 80’s country does not get any better than Vern. Shock a must for Motels Fans. The SQ crown goes to SVR for stellar content and near demo level SQ. |
Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham-Back To The Neighborhood-(CJ-373) Side 1 Nazareth-Hair Of The Dog Side 1 Melanie-Leftover Wine Side 1 Roy Clark-Stringin' Along With The Blues Side 2 GTR-ST Side 1 Shostakovich-The Borodin Quartet(SIC 6035) Side 4 SQ Audiophile Jones-Brown-Smith(CJ-32) Side 2 SQ Audiophile ELP-ST Side 2 SQ Audiophile Only GTR(edgy/sharp digital sound) and Melanie(noise floor/hazy) were distracting. Nazareth(original pressing) was a pleasant surprise, borderline Audiophile SQ. The SQ crown goes to the Soviet recorded Borodin Quartet.
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@mammothguy54 +1 Congrats on your speaker purchase. I’m in the process of upgrading my current speakers. I hope the manufacturers realize the time/effort and emotional involvement required in purchasing the most difficult(flawed)audio component. |
Ella Fitzgerald-Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson(V6-4054) Side 1 Glenn Frey-No Fun Aloud Side 1 Spyro Gyra-Carnaval Side 2 SQ Audiophile Slade-Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply Side 2 Jennifer Rush-Heart Over Mind Side 2 Yes-Close To The Edge Side 1 SQ* The Charlie Daniels Band-Windows Side 1 Neil Young/Crazy Horse-Live Rust Side 3 Carnaval is a solid Audiophile(SQ) recording not demo disc level but few are. SQ* Yes was very close to Audiophile SQ, might have been into the music more then being analytical? Only Live Rust was compromised by the recording quality. @bslon Thx for the kind words! |
@bslon +1 Joe Jackson from 1979-89 was nearly flawless with content and recording SQ. |
Grieg-Peer Gynt(RCA ARL-1-2613) Side A SQ Audiophile ZZ Top-Rio Grande Mud Side 2 Don Henley-Building The Perfect Beast Side 1 Nancy Wilson-TLC Side 1 SQ Audiophile Journey-Infinity Side 2 Al Stewart-24 Carrots Side 1 SQ Audiophile The Tiffany Singers-ST(Roulette SR 25302) Side B Stan Getz & Albert Dailey-Poetry Side 2 Everything sounded above average with Don Henley taking last place with a slight digital edge. 24 Carrots SQ is outstanding! SQ winner tonight, could be a demo disc need to spin again. TLC is one of Ms. Wilson's best. Words can't describe Poetry. Might be Stan's last great recording. |
@big_greg +1 A live recording of great content and SQ. |
Franck-Symphony In D Minor(Columbia M 31803) Side 1 SQ Audiophile The J. Geils Band-Bloodshot(red vinyl) Side 1 Richie Cole-Keeper Of The Flame Side B Bruce Hornsby & The Range-A Night On The Town Side 1 The Staples-Unlock Your Mind Side 2 Kansas-ST(barcode) Side 2 Richie Kamuca-Drop Me Off In Harlem(CJ-39) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Maria Muldaur-Southern Winds Side 1 Tonight everything sounded above average, tough to pick a bottom feeder. Another Concord Jazz SQ winner. Richie Cole/Kamuca both overlooked with mainstream jazz followers. Southern Winds might be Ms. Muldaur's best/content recording. Bloodshot a colored vinyl pressing with very good SQ from 1973 exacerbates my disappointment with the current SQ issues of new vinyl. |
Bee Gees-Main Course Side 1 Tchaikovsky-Symphony No.4(RCA VICS-1100) Side 1 Bruce Hornsby-The Way It Is Side A Giuffria-Silk + Steel Side Steel Joe Williams-A Man Ain’t Supposed To Cry Side B Gene Watson-Reflections Side 1 Sonny Criss-Warm & Sonny Side 2 SQ* Bette St. Claire-Basin Street East(1987 repress) Side 1 + 2 No recording made Audiophile SQ status which has happened a few times. On the positive side nothing sounded poor enough to impair the music. Sonny Criss just missed Audiophile SQ due to being to forward and aggressive but does take the SQ crown. Main Course was a close 2nd in SQ very good bass/drive but felt moderately closed in (my system)? Anyone interested in 1980’s slick hard rock/pop(Bon Jovi/Europe/Night Ranger) should enjoy Silk + Steel. |
Brahms-Symphony No.2(Seraphim S-60083) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Beatles-Sgt. Pepper’s(Capitol/rainbow/stereo/paper cutout SMAS 2653) Side 1 & 2 Hall & Oates- Live At The Apollo-Side 1 Outlaws-ST Side 2 McCoy Tyner-Atlantis Side 3 Toto-Past To Present 1977-1990 Side 2 Ratt-Out Of The Cellar Side 1 Tom Scott-Street Beat Side 1 SQ Audiophile My wife wanted to hear Sgt. Pep. in entirety. Was disappointed in the SQ of Toto(77-90) since it was a 1991 release little effort was given on the vinyl side. Street Beat was the SQ champ with top level content. If you enjoy fusion jazz this is a must have.
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@bslon +1 Hall & Oates-Abandoned Luncheonette 5* recording. @mammothguy54 +1 George Benson-In Flight will play on next vinyl night. Not sure about the daily recap but since there was a 36 hour period that no one posted could be the reason?
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EWF-All 'N All Side 2 Alicia De Larrocha(London CS 6733) Side 2 David Clayton Thomas-ST Side B Julio Iglesias-1100 Bel Air Place Side 2 Ten Years After-R n’ R Music To The World Side 1 The Hanna-Fontanna Band-Live At Concord(CJ-11) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Neil Young-Silver & Gold Side 1 Three Dog Night-Hard Labor Side B With only 1 Audiophile SQ level recording tells us were all prisoners to the recording and the power supplied to us. Maybe a Stromtank is something more of us should consider? With exception of Ten Years After(lack of treble) every recording was solid. Silver & Gold could be his last great recording(2000). Alicia De Larrocha stunning performance!
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@juanmanuelfangioii +1 Paris. Arguably the best live pop/rock recording of the 1980's. |
The Fabulous Thunderbirds-Hot Number Side 2 Fritz Reiner-Great Music Of Spain(RCA Gold Seal AGL-1 1332) Side A Yes-Fragile Side 2 SQ Audiophile Ricky Skaggs-Comin’ Home To Stay Side 1 Shirley Jones-Always In The Mood Side 2 Jazz Super Hits Vol.2(VA SD 1559) Side 1 Crosby Nash-Live Side B SQ Audiophile Bette St. Claire-At Basin Street East(1987 repress CELP 4560) Side 2 Reality strikes with only 2/8 Audiophile SQ recordings tonight. Nash/Crosby great live recording with Audiophile SQ that is almost forgotten. I purchased it on a hunch after hearing a few Youtube vids. Really enjoyed Bette St. Claire like to find an original 1958 Stereo pressing. YES-Yes takes the SQ crown clearly a Top 50 pop/rock recording of the 1970’s. |
@bslon +1 Appreciate your posts being concise and unpretentious. It appears you have a vast amount of 1970's OP classic rock recordings which is somewhat of a weak link in my collection. If possible, adding a SQ rating would be invaluable for me and many others. |
Julio Iglesias-En Concierto Side 3(C) Charlie Rich-Very Special Love Songs Side 2 McRae/Shearing-Two For The Road Side(CJ-128) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Schubert’s Greatest Hits(MS-7526) Side 2 Rene And Angela-Street Called Desire Side 2 SQ Audiophile SQ Champ*** Makoto Ozone-After Side 1 SQ Audiophile Howard Roberts-The Real Howard Roberts(CJ-53) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Santana-Abraxas Side 2 SQ Audiophile With 5/8 Audiophile SQ recordings not much to complain about(lol). Tough to pick a SQ winner but a $10 OP album that has Audiophile SQ and top level content gets the crown(take that Mofi) Only Charlie Rich had so/so SQ which puts a damper on the great content. Ozone and Roberts recordings are worth investigating if your a serious Jazz fan. Would like to compare a mint/sealed OP Abraxas vs Mofi 1Step. My yard sale OP Abraxas(still had poster) might give the 1 Step a battle |
Beethoven-Symphony No,5(Ozawa LSC-3132) Side 1 Pointer Sisters-Special Things Side 1 Larry Vuckovich-City Sounds, Villages Voices Side 2 SQ Audiophile The Bama Band-ST Side 2 SQ Audiophile The Scott Hamilton Quintet-The Right Time(CJ-311) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Alice Cooper-Greatest Hits Side 1 Scott McKenzie-The Voice Of... Side 1 Mel Torme/Buddy Rich-Together Again-For The First Time Side B SQ Audiophile Finally spun some vinyl!! 4/8 Audiophile SQ recordings is an unattainable goal if you buy recordings you like no just based on SQ. Alice had the worst SQ. Sometimes the "Greatest Hits" versions are poorly done. I will give the SQ crown To Larry Vuckovich over Hamilton’s CJ release due to being less edgy(relaxed) in the treble. |
@mammothguy54 +1 Aerial Boundaries is one of the great recordings of the 1980's. Have you spun Weisberg 4 yet? |
@spiritofradio Thx for the quick reply. I will look for the 1959 Terre Haute stereo pressing. You might like Ruth Price With Shelly Manne... its a live recording from 1961(Contemporary S7590). One of my favorite jazz/vocal recordings from the 1960’s. Plan to spin it on Friday and report the SQ. |
@mammothguy54 Thx! I love the ability to find obscure "budget" vinyl with great content and Audiophile SQ. |
@spiritofradio +1 Lambert Hendricks & Ross What version(pressing) did you play? |
@mammothguy54 Bernie Grundman mastered 4. What I like about Tim Weisberg is his music is difficult to categorize. Was it rock/jazz/folk or just some type of new fusion? I even detect (pre) new age? |
@mammothguy54 +1 Splendido Hotel and for being the first to post in over 10 hours here! |
Earl Klugh-Crazy For You Side 2 Yes-Yesshows Side 2 Johnathan Edwards-ST Side 2 SQ Audiophile Teddy Pendergrass-Love Language Side 2 Three Dog Night-Seven Separate Fools(Probe UK) Side 1 Cedar Walton-Eastern Rebellion(repress) Side B SQ Audiophile Tim Weisberg 4-Side 1 SQ Audiophile BTO-ST Side 1 Was not planning a vinyl night it just happened. Weisberg 4 gets the SQ crown due to being more liquid(organic) then Eastern Rebellion and more relaxed then Edwards but all 3 have solid Audiophile SQ. BTO SQ was OK but the upper treble was MIA. Seven Separate Fools what a great discovery for me, since I only knew some of the Top 40 songs when I was in grade school. Midnight Runaway might be my favorite song from them.
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England Dan & John Ford Coley-Dowdy Ferry Road Side 1 Nielsen-Symphony No.4(Karajan DS 2532 029) Side 1 + 2 SQ Audiophile CCR-Cosmo's Factory Side 2 Angela Bofill-Something About You Side 2 Al Di Meola-Casino Side 2 SQ Audiophile Ulrich Schnauss-A Long Way To Fall Side A Survivor-Vital Signs Side 1 Paul McCartney-Band On The Run Side 1 SQ Audiophile Every recording had above average SQ tonight. I will give Casino the slight edge over BOTR since my Di Meola copy is mint but my OP McCartney is VG. Need to find a better OP copy. Dowdy Ferry Road might fill the dollar bins but it's a near Audiophile SQ recording with top level songwriting. Survivor is somewhat of a nostalgic recording for me and my wife she still loves the songs and I was obsessed with the woman in the "High On You" video, can't blame a kid at 19. |
@big_greg Thx, appreciate the kind words. I know my music taste is all over the place with the exception of punk/post-pop punk and extreme alternative/indie which are genres mostly avoided. My goal here has been to organize/cleanse my albums by playing my entire vinyl collection and help others decide if the SQ is a make or break buying decision. |
Judas Priest-Hell Bent For Leather Side 1 Sister Sledge-We Are Family Side 2 Larry Carlton-Strikes Twice Side 1 Rosanne Cash-King's Record Shop Side 1 No Nukes-Side 3 Queen-A Day At The Races Side 1 London Grammar-If You Wait Side A Jefferson Starship-Dragon Fly Side A Never have I had 8 recordings so close in SQ. Was Priest/Nukes/Grammar or Starship the weakest? All 4 had very solid SQ. Finally a newer non Audiophile recording(London Grammar 2014) on vinyl that has very good SQ. It was to close to give a SQ crown tonight. The 4 other recordings were near Audiophile SQ |
Steve Winwood-Talking Back To The Night Side 1 Michael Franks-The Camara Never Lies Side 1 Bad Company-ST Side 1 Dave Mason-Certified Live Side 2 SQ Audiophile George Benson-White Rabbit(1979 2nd press) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Heatwave-Central Heating Side 2 Maggie Rogers-Heard It In A Past Life Side A Gary Moore-Victims Of The Future(Japanese pressing) Side 2 Could a "live" album win a SQ crown? Tonight it did. I'm aware that they "fix" live recordings, regardless its a great recording with top SQ and content. Maggie Rogers(2019) recording was not warped but scuffed it did have a sonic veil. Might purchase the CD to compare. Central Heating is a 5 star recording with near audiophile SQ if your a R&B fan check it out,
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@sbank +1 Christine McVie. Might be the best "Fleetwood Mac" album of the 80's. |
Nancy Wilson-Nancy Side 1 Vive La Marche!-Paul Paray(SR90211) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Pat Metheny-Bright Size Life Side 1 SQ Audiophile Crowbar-The Serpent Only Lies Side 2 The Brothers Johnson-Blast Side 1 Renee Rosnes-Beloved Of The Sky Side B SQ* Joan Armatrading-Track Record Side 1 Bonnie Raitt-Sweet Forgiveness Side 1 SQ Audiophile Always tough to beat a Mercury Living Presence, gets the SQ crown. Yes, Crowbar had the worst SQ. Extreme metal might be best on CD. Have about a dozen more extreme metal titles to purchase, I will give them a chance on vinyl. SQ* I rarely give recommendations here since its so subjective, what I play/post is what I like. Renee Rosnes Beloved Of The Sky(2018) deserves a listen if your a jazz fan! "Nancy" had near audiophile SQ with great bass(Track 1) will listen to the entire recording. Metheny/Armatrading and Raitt has excellent SQ and content as expected. |
Bruce Hornsby & The Range-Scenes From The Southside Side 2 Spyro Gyra-City Kids Side 1 Melanie-Portrait Side 2 Country Fair-(VA SWBB-562) Side 4 Schubert-"Unfinished"(RCA LSC-3132) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Secret Sphere-Portrait Of A Dying Heart Side B Stan Clarke-Children Of Forever Side 1 Carole King-Thoroughbred Side 1 All recordings had near miss Audiophile SQ, with the exception of "Country Fair". surprised even "Secret Sphere 2016" a prog/metal band had VG+ SQ for that genre. This might be the first "Dynagrove" recording that I have awarded an Audiophile SQ?
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@big_greg Welcome Back!!! |
Bobby Darin-The Bobby Darin Story(Atco SD-33-131) Side 1 Alberta Hunter-Look For The Silver Lining Side 2 Beethoven/Brahms-Rubinstein and Szeryng(LSC-2620 AP repress) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Poison-Open Up And Say ... Ahh! Side 1 Stan Rogers-Between The Breaks... Live! Side 1 SQ* The Rolling Stones-Lacerated(IMP 2-108) Side 4 Cleo Laine-Woman To Woman Side 2 Pete Townshend-Empty Glass Side 1 Very rarely do I post/play vinyl on back to back nights but why not take advantage of the best(cleanest) power evening! Even the Stones "bootleg" sounded decent. SQ* would have to play Stan Rogers again but it has borderline Audiophile SQ and is a 5* recording. Forgot how great the writing is on "Empty Glass" wish the SQ was better. Cleo Laine great vocal jazz album(1989) worth seeking out, CD might have better SQ? |
Carole King-Simple Things Side 1 SQ Audiophile Michel Legrand-"brian's song" Side 1 Jeffrey Osborne-Don't Stop Side 1 Patsy Cline-The Patsy Cline Story(MCA 2-4038 1977 repress) Side 2 Ferde Grofe-Grand Canyon(London SPC-21002) Side 1&2 SQ Audiophile Gordon Brisker-"About Charlie" Side 2 SQ Audiophile Rival Sons-Head Down Side 2 Willie Nelson-City Of New Orleans Side 2 The SQ crown goes to Carole King/Simple Things due to the exceptional bass quality(Bernie Grundman) The vocals could have projected more forward but it could be the weakness of my speakers? IMO Patsy Cline had the weakest SQ. This was a thrift store find in M- for <$1 If your an acoustic jazz fan I highly suggest "About Charlie" Cedar Walton and Eddie Gomez assist on this 5* recording no need for another Miles Davis recording! Willie Nelson does a great cover of "Please Come To Boston" on this 4.5* recording.
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Doris Day And Harry James-Young Man With A Horn(CL 582) Side 2 Melissa Manchester-Greatest Hits Side 2 Weather Report-Heavy Weather Side 1 Jimmy Roselli-Core Spezzato Side 1 Kreator-Live Kreation Side C Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-ST Side 2 SQ* Bette Midler-Broken Blossom Side 2 Journey-Evolution Side 1 Might be the first time without an Audiophile SQ recording? Power quality is not the best on Friday evening but Flack/Hathaway SQ* were close. After playing Kreator which has decent SQ for extreme metal(wife now knows what extreme metal is). On "Broken Blossom" Tom Waits(I Never Talk To Strangers)plays and sings with Ms. Midler. |
Liz Story-Part Of Fortune Side B SQ Audiophile Scorpions-Savage Amusement Side 1 Earl Klugh And Bob James-Two Of A Kind Side 2 SQ Audiophile Journey-Departure Side 1 Alison Moyet-Raindancing Side 1 Black Sabbath-Mob Rules Side 1 Rosanne Cash-Seven Year Ache Side 2 SQ* John Pizzarelli Jr.-I'm Hip(please don't tell my father) Side A SQ Audiophile You guessed it another 1980's vinyl night. Journey might have the sales win but gets the worst SQ trophy tonight. Klugh and James win the SQ contest tonight with great "lite" Jazz. SQ* Audiophile? Need to listen again got caught up in the music, great alternative country recording. My wife thought "Mob Rules" was extreme metal? Friday will have a surprise for her! |
Elton John-Jump Up Side 2 The Judds-Greatest Hits Side B Collins-Cray-Copeland-Showdown Side A The Call-Into The Woods-Side 2 SQ Audiophile Billy Squier-Emotions In Motion Side 1 SQ Audiophile Chapter 8-Forever Side 2 Saga-Behaviour Side 1 SQ* Eric Clapton-August(2010 repress) Side 2 Everything sounded very good to excellent tonight, even the Clapton repress was acceptable. I give credit to the quality of power on a Sunday night. Saga SQ* very digital sounding but fits the music. I would consider it an Audiophile recordings others might not. YES-it was a 1980's vinyl night with August being one of my wife's favorite pop/rock albums of the decade. Empty Garden caught my wife by surprise and played it 3 times for her, what a great song and better album then critics claim. Into The Woods is clearly a top 10 alternative/pop album of the 80's Billy Squier gets the SQ crown tonight great sounding/content rock album! |
+1 @loomisjohnson Glad your still posting have always enjoyed your posts. |
@big_greg +1 Dokken "When Heaven Comes Down" is a melodic pure metal masterpiece. |