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Bach The Goldberg Variations (1982) Glen Gould "It is, in short, music which observes neither end nor beginning, music with neither real climax nor real resolution, music which, like Baudelaire’s lovers, 'rests lightly on the wings of the unchecked wind.' It has, then, unity through intuitive perception, unity born of craft and scrutiny, mellowed by mastery achieved, and revealed to us here, as so rarely in art, in the vision of subconscious design exulting upon a pinnacle of potency." - Glen Gould, from the liner notes on his 1955 debut Version of the same |
@tomic601 do you mean the one Neil Young did called Deja vu? Or is there something more recent? a documentary I really enjoyed awhile back: https://m.imdb.com /title/tt2492916/ |
Re: Alan Douglas Rubenstein Douglas first crossed paths with Hendrix shortly after the latter’s performance at Woodstock in 1969,[2] and it was supposedly through Douglas that Hendrix met and began jamming with jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, and Gil Evans, as well as rap trailblazers the Last Poets.[3] In the book Ultimate Hendrix: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Live Concerts and Sessions, Buddy Miles credits Douglas with helping put together the Band of Gypsys band, as he was quoted as saying, "The Band of Gypsys were put together in Douglas’s office, between Alan and [concert promoter] Bill Graham, who gave us the dates at the Fillmore East." [4] However, in the book Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight, former Hendrix producer Chas Chandler is quoted as saying, "Hendrix said to me – and I remember the sentence . . . ’He [Douglas] can help [in business matters] . . . but I don’t want that guy to have anything to do with my music’."[5] Douglas would attend Hendrix’s funeral in 1970,[6] and four years after Hendrix’s death, Douglas acquired the rights to produce music that Hendrix had never released.[7] Douglas’s production work on a few of Hendrix’s posthumous releases is controversial. This is primarily due to tracks on the Crash Landing and Midnight LightningLP releases in 1975. On these releases Douglas replaced the original drum and bass tracks and added guitar overdubs newly recorded by session musicians. He added female backing singers to one track, and claimed co-composer credit on several tracks that he had altered. On the much later Voodoo Soup compilation album Douglas is known to have wiped original drum tracks on two songs and replaced them with The Knack’s Bruce Gary. Second, on the 1993 CD releases of Hendrix’s three studio albums, the original album artwork and packaging were scrapped in favour of new renderings of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Douglas’s work on Hendrix releases was defended by rock journalist and critic John Masouri, who in 2001 called him "one of the last great musical visionaries", and said he had been right to try to improve the original tracks: "wisely he’d also edited out passages where Jimi had toyed with a riff repeatedly, searching for just the right phrase... All things considered, it’s highly unlikely that Hendrix would have sanctioned the release of poorly executed material, yet the die was cast, and the producer has been branded a controversial figure ever since."[8]Supposedly, Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell also approved of Douglas’s decision to utilize sessions musicians on Hendrix releases, because "some of the original playing had been sub-standard."[9] However, in interviews[citation needed], guitarist John McLaughlin has criticized Douglas’s handling of his own LP Devotion(1970), as well, closely related to Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys sessions. But Umar Bin Hassan, a member of the Last Poets, said following Douglas’s death that "whether you liked him or didn’t, you had to admit that he was one of the giants in what he did, which was to put out responsible, intelligent and remarkable music."[8] Douglas was credited with being the first record producer to record a rap album. In 1995 Douglas lost control of the Hendrix archive to Hendrix’s father, Al. After years of legal wrangling, Douglas was able to obtain the right to compile Hendrix’s writings into a book, Starting At Zero, which was published in late 2013. He was also planning a documentary film of the same title which remained unreleased at the time of his death.[8] You can draw your own conclusions from the above. Re: Douglas Records & Richie Havens:
Some say Douglas was a good producer, some of the time at least. I think maybe he wasn’t a very good person, some of the time anyway. |
Nice Uber. Bet they sound fantastic. Sorry to make you repost. I haven’t been on AGon much lately. They had their sapphires hooked up to a LTA integrated at a show recently and they got great press. I have LTA separates and so have become very interested in the synergies with the Spatials. Could I PM you sometime about details/questions? |
@tomic601 Leona Boyd. nice. Do you know this: https://www.discogs.com/Badi-Assad-Solo/release/1235512 |
And of course there is the slot on the plinth for keeping and extra headshell handy by. I keep a modest Ortofon elliptical loaded there for lesser records. I got an LP gear Zupreme headshell that I really like. I think it was about 70 bucks but it’s really solid and sounds quite good I think. If I might ask, What brand is your case that holds 5 headshells? |
Hey Greg, Isn’t the 1200 is great for making easy comparisons and experiments with different cartridges. I really keep only two going at any one time but I’ve read that In some parts there is a lot of switching of pre-loaded headshells going on - like for every genre or even on almost every album. I’ll be interested to read about you finding your favorites. |
Hey Jim, you’re very welcome. I think my favorite caravan record is ‘girls who grow plump in the night’. You might like it. Progressive rock with a quick light touch and hilarious lyrics (actually the music itself can kinda put a smile on your face...) Of course I’m assuming that you’ve heard ‘in the land of grey and pink’. It’s great. Side 2 is a classic. |