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Yes I agree @slaw the highs are knocked off the base is weird lots of heavy thump but the timbral quality is masked by a wide muffle of the middle. So maybe both the mix and the nasty red vinyl are to blame. Haven’t checked the digital version yet but I’m guessing some of this is purposeful. Some of the songs are good in a heavy sort of way but I get turned off when music makes my clear and sensitive horns sound like Bose.
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Uncle Tupelo - “No Depression”
Legacy HQ 180 Vinyl |
Gov’t Mule - “Shout”
Playing sides a and b for the first time. Low SQ transparent red vinyl. Seems like they’re trying to recreate concert-like sound but it’s really muddled I think on this pressing. Some other time I’ll check the digital version to see if it’s the production itself.
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Pat Metheny
Charlie Haden
Jack DeJohnette
Dewey Redman
Mike Brecker
”80/81”
An ECM Production, Manufactured and Distributed by Warner Brothers... |
Eric Dolphy - “Out to Lunch” |
“In Tandem” - Danny Stiles 5 featuring Bill Watrous
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Bobby Hutcherson -“Waiting”
sounds exactly like the late 70s: and I mean that in the best sense. |
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Mahler - Symphony No.1 in D Major “Titan” • Bruno Walter conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra • 1962 Columbia Masterworks
Very nice. This recording is miked and mixed very nicely indeed. The pluck of individual violin strings, percussion isn’t overbearing, clear horns. Very nice. |
The Pineapple Thief - “Dissolution”
Incredible drummer (ex porcupine tree w Steven Wilson). EX SQ. Fantastic.
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Billy Cobham - “Spectrum”
1973 w Tommy Bolin guitar work. |
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Tommy Bolin - “Teaser”
Oh Yeah |
Buddy & Julie Miller - “Written in Chalk” |
David Crosby - “Here if you Listen” |
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
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I’ll check it out @tomic601, thanks. |
What’s not on my turntable tonight: - Camel - mirage
- Sabbath - Masters of Reality
- Montrose - eponymous 1st
- UFO - Lights Out
- Crack the sky - safety in numbers
- Weather Report - Heavy Weather
- Moxy - Eponymous 1st
- Yes - fragile
- Sabbath - Vol. 4
- Machine Head
- Tull - SFTW
- ZZ “Top’s” - Rio Grande Mud
- Moving Pictures
- Tommy Bolin - Teaser
- Foghat - Rock & Roll Outlaws
- Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs
- Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
- UFO - No Heavy Petting
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- UFO - Phenomenon
- Foghat - eponymous 1st
- Sad Wings of Destiny
And no Hendrix, no Rory Gallagher, and no old guy with the bundle of sticks. So I play them in my head ‘til I get back...
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Lovely sunset in Maui tonight @tomic, made me miss my stereo... |
@6t5-gto, yes, please do give us the details, results and findings of your record cleaning study and efforts. Steaming? Vacuuming? And which US system you prefer. I’m looking into this too. Thanks.
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Elgar - “Enigma Variations”
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
Philips Festivo Series |
The Best of Charles Lloyd
Keith Jarret on Piano |
Joe Sample - “Carmel”
This is the strangest sounding record, like AM radio.
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Woody Herman & The Herd - “Jazz Hoot”
Featuring Bill Chase on Trumpet
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Pat Metheny Group - “Travels" |
Beethoven - Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 58
M4X 30052
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Beethoven
The Five Piano Concertos
The Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, Conductor
Leon Fleisher, Piano
Concerto No. 2. in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19
Great sounding box: 10 bucks from LRS |
The Toasters - S/T 1985 EP on the Band’s own label: Moon Records
Wow! Fantastic S/Q really. I’d forgotten. Never forget this absolutely great music though. |
@dramatictenor that sounds like you’re havin’ fun over there
digging out my Toasters album right now. |
@noromance Good choice
I think I’ll open a Whiskey Bar
Going to name it Trouble
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Dream Theatre - “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”
I try to ignore the lyrics...
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@tomic601
”Vandersteen’s House” sounds like a good name for a bluegrass band.
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Opeth - “Blackwater Park” |
@noromance I hope you found a glass of whiskey to go along with that... |
@slaw It sounds really good to me. Hot mikes and vocal qualities like a rich old 45 made in the swelter of a Memphis summer evening. The guitar amps on this record sound like they have giant tubes filled with honey. I think the music and the sound quality are both quite wonderful and that it’s a successful, purposeful production in that respect.
But I don’t think that’s new information to many here. I guess the word is out to music lovers about this record and it’s sold out and become hard to buy. It’s really nice music but I think the production values have helped make it even more desirable. I think It’s a sound that most owners of good stereos are really excited by. Am I wrong?
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@big_greg +1 on Moontan. Love that record.
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The Tesky Brothers - “Half Mile Harvest” |
Mark Knopfler - “Local Hero” |
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CSNY - 4 Way Street
CSNY - Looking Forward |
Mozart- Piano Concerto in D Minor
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Not sure what a self-made argument is. I suppose if the Wilco guy had never been in Uncle Tupelo I’d ignore him as I ignore, say, Katie Perry, Billy Joel, or Kenny G...
But of course there is no point in perpetuating arguments, established, new, or however made. No point at all.
A burning question but altogether unworthy. Apologize. Won’t come up again.
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Amadeus - Original Soundtrack Recording |
Thanks for the technical help. I’m pathetic on this phone really.
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Funny @slaw. No violent reaction to fans of Wilco (I mean, it’s not like it’s pop country Nashville or anything...) I’d probably envy your open mindedness. Just don’t get Wilco’s popularity, especially against Jay’s music. Son Volt music is inarguably authentic American experience. Wilco to me is more like a lukewarm copy of a British act copying an American act... Of course I also don’t really understand the popularity of of a lot of music.
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Neil Young - “Hitchhiker”
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Ha! I still have my infinity kappas in the basement @tomic. Had to re-foam the woofers and replace the mids. The silicone cones discolored and then finally turned to cornflakes. They still take me back though. Love to blast Rush and UFO on them.
Great memories of school life stereo stories. We are blessed to have so much good music in our lives - both live and right at our fingertips.
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Right on @tomic601
maybe I wasn’t clear though. I absolutely love uncle Tupelo. Their first record is one of my all time favorites. (and Jay’s Son Volt stuff is just very very good). I just laugh though when people think what has been labeled alt country started in the 90s...
which reminds me of something: the uncle Tupelo fork: A question that really bugs me. Why does anyone even like Wilco? That guy was basically Jay’s sidekick/backup singer. Jay is really quite a humble genius but Wilco seems like nothing but self promoted derivative unlistenable to me. I don’t get it.
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