Øivin Fjeldstad conducts David Monrad-Johansen - Voluspaa (Dikt Fra «Den Eldre Edda» For Soli, Kor Og Orkester, Verk 15). Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester / Det Norske Solistkor. Philips 1969 Norway release
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SBooster power supply arrived for the Hagerman Trumpet. Just trying for the first time with Ray Brown’s Soular Energy. Have it sitting on Vibrapod cones, kinda tucked away.
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Weather Report - Mr. Gone. ARC/Columbia reissue 1980, originally 1977
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David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (50th anniversary). Atlantic reissue 2021, originally 1971
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@noromance
Itzhak Perlman, André Previn, Shelly Manne, Jim Hall, Red Mitchell – It’s A Breeze (Angel 1981)
Holy smokes Brian, that is interesting indeed. Gonna have to look into that one!
Edit: Found it on Tidal
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@noromance
Very interesting. I played a bit through Tidal on the bedroom system before crashing for the day. Noticed there were two versions, one sounded better. But, too late, so had to get to sleep. Will check it out further on the main rig.
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Karl Böhm conducts Beethoven - 9 Symphonies. Wiener Philharmoniker. Deutsche Grammophon box set 1972.
Have not spun a Beethoven cycle for a while, so pulled Böhm, as I have not listened to this cycle for quite some time.
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@noromance
As I say, there are two versions on Tidal, and both have different cover art than yours: The release dated 2011 sounds less ‘thin’ to my ears and more enjoyable.
From 2011
From 2015
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János Ferencsik conducts Kodály - ‘Ballet Music’ Symphony. The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. Qualiton 1965 Hungarian release
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Jean Martinon conducts Saint-Saëns - Symphonies - No. 1 In E Flat & No. 2 In A Minor. Orchestre National de la RTF. Angel 1974
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Leonard Bernstein conducts Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 4 In F Minor & Serenade To Music. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1968
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Sir John Barbirolli conducts Elgar - Introduction And Allegro For Strings, Op. 47 & Serenade In E Minor, Op. 20 / Vaughan Williams - Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis & Fantasia On "Greensleeves". The Sinfonia Of London & The Allegri String Quartet. Angel reissue 1980’s, originally 1963
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Serge Baudo conducts Honegger - Pacific 231 / Pastorale D’Été / Chant De La Joie / Symphony No. 5. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Supraphon 1976, Czechoslovakian release
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Phil Manzanera - 801 Live w/Eno, Bill MacCormick, Simon Phillips, Francis Monkman, & Lloyd Watson. Recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, September 3rd, 1976. Polydor 1977
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A late RSD pickup.
Sandy Denny - Gold Dust, Live At The Royalty. UMC/Island remaster/RSD reissue 2022, (first time on vinyl), originally 1998.
Sandy Denny's final concert recorded at the Royalty Theatre, London, England on 27 November 1977
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Joel, so sad to read about your dog, very sad.
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Pere Ubu - New Picnic Time. Fire Records reissue/remaster 2017, originally Crysalis 1979
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Neil Young - Harvest. Reprise 1972
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That sounded so good, more Neil….
Neil Young - On The Beach. Reprise 1974
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@ltmandella
No I haven’t, but as a fan of guys like Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel, would like to hear it. I have none of his LP’s.
Will save him on Tidal to check out.
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Britten conducts Britten - Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op.68 & Haydn - Concerto In C For Cello And Orchestra. English Chamber Orchestra w/Mstislav Rostropovich, cello. London 1964
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Jean Martinon conducts Saint-Saëns - Symphony In A / Symphony In F "Urbs Roma". Orchestre National de la ORTF. Angel 1975
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Thanks to @big_greg I’m having an ELO party tonight…
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John Barbirolli conducts Mahler - Sinfonie Nr. 9 D-Dur. Berliner Philharmoniker. EMI/His Masters Voice reissue, guessing mid-70’s, originally 1964. German release
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Evgeny Mravinsky conducts Tchaikovsky - Symphonies No. 4 In F Minor, Op.36 / No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 / No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique". Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon 4LP box reissue, 1974.
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@noromance
Thanks Brian. Just checked, they will arrive tomorrow. Looking forward to checking them out. I love the Tele/Dynaco smooth plate AX7’s, so will be interesting to compare these ‘au7’s’ with them, and see which works better together.
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@noromance
Hey Brian, I have a couple of CBS-Hytron 5814A black plate tubes coming to use in the 12au7’s sockets of the Trumpet (looks like they might arrive tomorrow). Ever heard these tubes? I think these are from the 50’s with red lettering. I was casually reading about them and became interested to see how different they may be vs the NOS Brimar’s I’m currently using.
Not too expensive at all, so worth ‘playing around’ and trying something different.
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@noromance
My Brimar’s are NOS CV4003 originally from Upscale. And no, not black plate. Yea, the Amperex are said to be quite good, but obviously much more $$$.
As I say, these were pretty inexpensive, (only $58 for 2 shipped), so can hardly go wrong to experiment a little. Many have said they are quite good….we’ll see.
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@noromance
Well, the CBS-Hytron 5814A‘s arrived, and was anxious to compare them to the Brimar’s. Wow, I think I like these a lot. More detailed and ‘clear’. Because of that, the dynamics seem as good if not better. Listening to some complex orchestration, the instruments seem better defined, and even the overall tone a bit better. Went back and forth twice, and I think I’ll keep these in over the Brimar’s for a while, possibly for good.
To me, a fairly unknown tube manufacturer that performs very well and sounds great. Glad I took a shot with them.
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@slaw
Not that I noticed Steve. To be honest I’m not sure spec-wise what their gain is vs the 12au7’s, but know from reading, many have used them in place of au’s, and seemingly ‘equivalent’.
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Mark Eitzel - Hey Mr Ferryman. Merge Records 2017
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@noromance
@bkeske Good to hear the 5814A worked. As I mentioned, I find the CV400x to be a bit too warm so these are going to seem like a breath of fresh air!
It’s interesting as I never considered replacing the Brimar’s after installing them, as they are quite popular and were highly recommended. So, I somewhat ignored the au7’s and concentrated on the ax7’s instead. This was a nice change, but now wonder what an Amperex, Mullard, or Telefunken, etc. might bring to the table. But, for the time being, I’ll enjoy these. Seem like a bargain to me.
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Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). Island 1974
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André Previn conducts Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Angel 1978
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Glazunov / Taneyev / Balakirev - ‘Musical Memorials’. The USSR TV & Radio Large Chorus & Symphony Orchestra. Conductors - Kovalev & Yurovsky, Choir Master - Kuvykin.
Glazunov - Solemn Contata In Commemoration Of The Centemary Of A. S. Pushkin For Soloists, Choir, And Orchestra Op. 65 & Two Preludes For The Large Orchestra Op. 85
Taneyev - Cantata On The Inauguration Of The Memorial To A. S. Pushkin
Balakirev - Cantata On The Inauguration Of The Memorial To M.I. Glinka
Мелодия 1974, USSR release
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Luna - Bewitched. Gotta Groove Records reissue 2021, originally 1993 Elektra
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Natalie Merchant - Motherland. MOV reissue 2013, originally 2001 Elektra
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R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pagent. I.R.S. 1986
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@puffball08
I noted your exchange about 12AU7 and 5814 dual triodes a few pages back. Just curious Brian, what brand 5814 did you use?
Hey Daniel, I purchased a couple old CBS-Hytron 5814A’s. I believe they are from the late 50’s with red lettering. I believe the earlier of these tubes had white lettering, then blue in the 60’s (which are said not to be as desirable).
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@noromance
Brian, on the Trumpet, it all depends on the internal capacity of the DC regulator feeding the tubes on the board.
Gotcha. I think I was wrong anyway. 300ma is .3A, not 3A. So, not a huge difference really. I would have to check with Jim. Jim includes the schematics in the manual, but it is beyond my knowledge to know if the capacity is adequate
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Leo Kottke - Ice Water. Capitol 1974
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The Beatles - Rubber Soul. Capitol reissue 1975, originally 1965
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A mere 5 years later….
The Beatles - Let It Be. Apple 1970
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John Hiatt - The Open Road. New West Records 2010
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Good music being spun tonight gents 👍🏼
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Just arrived:
Hot Tuna - The Phosphorescent Rat. Grunt 1973
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Kiril Kondrashin conducts Shostakovich - Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2. Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & RSFSR Russian Chorus. Melodiya/Angel 1973
Another new arrival
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