Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Jennifer* – I Can Remember Everything (Parrot 1968)

Jennifer Warnes first album. Even then her recordings were excellent. Very good album. 
Malicorne – Malicorne (Hexagone 1975)

A kind of French Steeleye Span crossed with Alan Stivel. Nice.
Mireille Mathieu – Mireille... Mireille (Barclay 1968)

French female singer with a style cross between Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel. Only a lot prettier. Imagine a chateau with the casement windows thrown open on a sunny morning.
@tomic601 Glad you like the JW.  I have KC Soul Serenade which might make it to the front of the line.
Kate Wolf & The Wildwood Flower – Lines On The Paper (Owl 1977)

Killed by leukemia at 44. Better than Carole King. Sweet album. Solid recording.
Count Basie & Zoot Sims – Basie & Zoot (Pablo 1976)

Going great until Basie started playing an organ. Good grief, the rig is resolving enough to hear the gawdawful sound that makes with the volume up.
Various – Lost In The Stars - The Music Of Kurt Weill (A&M 1985)

This is a blast. It should be in every collection. Waits, Lou Reed, Sting, Rundgren, Faithful etc.
Cheers Tim. 

Add my wishes to everyone recovering from surgery. 

Tonight was movie time at the 65" to let the ears rest.
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (Warner Bros.1971)

Van Morrison - No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (Mercury 1986)
ya, what’s not to like about spinning jazz on the stern deck of a boat on a hot Summer night ?
@tomic601   I gotta get out of this basement!
Steve, try one of the red vinyl 50s albums like the one up now^.

Good to see you playing away, Mr. Keske.
Paul & Paula – We Go Together (Philips 1963 mono)

If I could drink, I'd be dancing to this. Sweet and clear. Lovely.
Nancy Harrow – Anything Goes (Audiophile 1979)

Trying out PC-OCC interconnects from pre to mono. Almost perfect except for a slight dry upper mid hardness. Back to the reference. Nothing has beat them to date. They have a fast, light and airy, get out-of-the-way sound.

Album is great too.
@slaw Yes, it's a label. Specialized in good sound and early jazz artists.
Django Reinhardt Et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Nubes (Barclay 1968)
Side 1

Doc Evans / Knocky Parker / Albert Nicholas / Earl Murphy / Gene Juckem – Reminiscing In Dixieland, Stomps And Blues Vol. 1 (Audiophile 1958)

In your room clarity. Weird that I find syncopated swing Dixieland Jazz relaxing!

The Incredible String Band ‎– The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter (Elektra 1976 RE 1968)

Masterpiece. I'm reading Dr. Rose Simpson's autobiography so expect more of this. 

 

The Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble – Alive And Well (Stomp Off Records 1982)
Louis Nelson, Alton Purnell, Barry Martyn – In Germany With The White Eagle Jazz Band (GHB 1986)

The epitome of Dixieland with great live sound quality.
Susan Pillsbury - S/T (Sweet Fortune 1973)

Winifred Smith – Folk Songs Of The South (RCA Victor Custom 1968)
Daniel Martin Moore – Turned Over To Dreams (Sofaburn 2017 45rpm)

Always love playing an album on the Quad ESL rig that I’ve only played on the Spendors to realize how much better my primary system is. Sweet close-miked and tender album.
From earlier. Another spin from last week. Pretty darn good.

Kate Wolf & The Wildwood Flower – Lines On The Paper (Owl 1977)
Florian Zabach – Till The End Of Time (Mercury Microgroove 1958 mono)
Side 1.

Unreal high frequency response on this cut from the solo violin. They don’t make ’em like this anymore.
Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta and New York Philharmonic / Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration. Bach - Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins And Orchestra, BWV 1043. Vivaldi - Concerto In F Major For Three Violins, F. 1, No. 34 (CBS Masterworks 1981)

Black Sabbath – Paranoid (NEMS 1976)

Herself is out. Pool table and loud music using cue air guitar.  

Uriah Heep – Uriah Heep Live (Bronze 1973)

Couldn't do these without subs!

Louis Nelson, Alton Purnell, Barry Martyn – In Germany With The White Eagle Jazz Band (GHB 1986)

Buddy Tate / Humphrey Lyttelton – Kansas City Woman (Black Lion 1975)

Lady Blackbird – Black Acid Soul (Foundation Music 2121 RE 2022)

Sweet, laid back jazz covers. Very smooth recording. Not bright. Quiet vinyl. Slight warp doesn’t affect play (how can they not get this right?) Tentatively recommended.

The Blue Nile - Rooftops ( streaming off recommended list from a dude in Sneaker Pimps….
+1 @tomic601 

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 4 Way Street (Atlantic 1971)

Fantastic album. Wonderful you-are-there live analog recording.

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Jim, this album ^ is why Ladybird is tentative. It’s nice but it doesn’t have greatness for the following reasons: covers not originals. Lacks open, detailed sound. Methodological musicianship.