Last night...
Talking Heads "Speaking In Tongues" One heck of a way to warm up for the evening.
Pink Floyd "Meddle" Awesome!
Pink Floyd "Division Bell" More awesomeness!!!
Patricia Barber "Cafe' Blue" 1-Step, this is certainly an album that grabs you and pulls you in. And the SQ on this issue is as good as it gets.
The Who "Quadrophenia" Classic Records, 200 gram QUIEX SV-P vinyl. I was able to secure this copy, factory sealed, a couple of years ago. I paid dearly for that, but had to have it. I saw the Quadrophenia, North American Tour in 1973 (or was that 1974?). That concert was at the Fabulous Forum here in Southern California. Such memories. |
Hey Brian, I have that same Leo Kotke S/T album. It's very good, I do enjoy it often.
I have a friend coming over this evening and he wants to listen mostly to Pink Floyd albums. I can dig that...
OK, I finally uploaded pictures of my system and wrote a ton about what I have done, what I am doing, etc. So, no longer just a big yellowtail fish. Now it's the real deal. Check it out if you like. |
Welcome @dredison . This is the coolest thread so stick around and enjoy the fun. Your contributions will certainly be welcome.
Talking Heads "...Buildings and Food" As I said, just had to play it. I wish it had the SQ that the reissue of Speaking In Tongues has. Nevertheless, outstanding music and album.
Maynard Ferguson "Hot" Big-band music, good fun. |
James, enjoy the travel. I/we welcome your many posts.
With all of the mentions of Talking Heads, "Buildings and Food" I am going to play that later today.
Fleetwood Mac "Kiln House" This reissue is very well done. I replaced my long lost pp copy with this and am very pleased with it. Excellent music, no doubt.
Jethro Tull "Benefit" The Steve Wilson remix issue. My copy is really good and quiet and the remix is wonderful. Brings back some awesome memories of "back in the day" (Tull concerts, high school parties...). |
Manfred Mann "Watch"
All this talk on Mayall, I had to play them.
John Mayall "Blues From Laurel Canyon" A second trip through the Degritter has helped quite a bit. The quietest song on the album though, First Time Alone, is the noisiest. Darn... But what a great album. And mine, after all, is an English pressing.
John Mayall "John Mayall & Friends" And what friends they are on this album. Peter Green, Gary Moore, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Billy F Gibbons, Steve Miller, John McVie, and several others. These cuts were made in 2001 and the album (at least in vinyl) was released last year. Unless I am mistaken, I know that I was on the waiting list for several months. This pressing is made in Germany and the vinyl is very quiet, the plating/pressing is excellent, and the overall SQ is about as good as it gets without having to pay for 1-Step, IMHO. |
My copy of Blues From Laurel Canyon plays exactly as you described of yours. I also bought it as NM/M- in order to replace my original and very thrashed/unplayable copy. Maybe that's just the way they were pressed and the quality of the vinyl they used. Awesome music, too bad we have to suffer through vinyl noise on an otherwise perfectly clean looking record. |
@big_greg I love that Mayall album. I love John Mayall. My copy is a U.S. print and it's good, but I can imagine that your German pressing is very good. Please advise. That's one of my all time favorite Mayall albums.
If you are a Mayall fan I can highly recommend the 2020 release, "John Mayall and Friends". It's a two record set, priced very fair, excellent music, and just as excellent is the recording/pressing/vinyl quality. SQ is fabulous! Just outstanding and a value at the price point. |
See what I mean, Jim. That crunchy distortion on top of super clean, as you put it. That's what I was talking about a few weeks back. It's really quite a job they did on that album. Me likes it! |
Neil Young "After The Gold Rush" This is from the reissue series. Great music but the SQ isn't quite what the hype says it would be. Love the album and it will get plenty of play time.
P.J. Harvey "Uh Huh Her" I got this just the other day based on recommendations from this thread. After getting my first P.J album, "To Bring you My Love", which I got due to this thread, I found a new artist to add to my collection. I really like P.J. Harvey, so, thanks guys. |
By the way, the picture is me at the summit of Mammoth Mountain. It's my favorite ski destination and I was born in 1954. Thus, my handle name. |
Jim, you are going to love that album. It's really outstanding jazz music and the recording captures the staging so well. The vinyl is superb as is the plating and pressing. I am joyous about adding this to my collection.
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Last night...
Roxy Music "Siren" Great album. I don't know what happened to my original copy, it's just missing. So I bought the reissue.
"Katanga" the Tone Poet issue. This is just fantastic, I mean, WOW! I'll be listening to this one many, many times.
Pink Floyd "The Final Cut" Not their best album, but certainly good. You need to close your eyes and let it take you. Vinyl is dead quiet and SQ is truly outstanding. |
I loaded a picture of me and my big yellowtail fish on the systems page. Click on the picture and it enlarges to full screen. In the near future I will list my system components and upload system pictures. |
@reubent Those are really nice speakers and they use excellent drivers. Check the surround on the woofers because history indicates they may need to be rebuilt. If not, they should be a wonderful fun time for you. Even if they need a rebuild it will be relatively inexpensive and the speakers are well worth it. Good luck and do enjoy them. |
I still have some fishing trips lined up. Departing Sept 6 and returning Sept 9. Departing Sept 26 and returning Sept 29. That's it for the season. I wish I could attach a picture of the biggest yellowtail I have ever caught. It was not my best trip last week, but the yellowtail was my biggest ever, by far. Then I have hand surgery scheduled for Oct 4th. Damn it!!!
I should be healed and through PT in time for ski season.
Plenty of vinyl to spin and plenty of time to spin it. I love to mix up all the pleasures in life. Oh, and I still need to get in a couple more mountain day hikes, of at least 8 miles each. All before it snows again.
Damn COVID, f^%*n up my retirement. But I am back at it and hope to make up for some lost time.
Be healthy, enjoy the music, enjoy life! |
You guys have turned me on to a number of good artists and albums. I can't buy them all but I have picked up a good number of them. Just arrived, P.J. Harvey "Uh Huh Her", Blue Note Tone Poet issue of "Katanga!", Pink Floyd "The Final Cut" and on the way is Roxy Music "Siren" (the last two are groups I have been listening to for many years, but the first two are directly from this thread).
I'm cleaning them in the Degritter now. Saturday night will be a wonderful pleasure. I love albums, I love vinyl. This is a great thread!
Happy Friday and have a very healthy weekend. |
Smoooooth day...
Grover Washington Jr. "Inside Moves"
Robert Cray "Strong Persuasion"
Bryan Ferry "Boys and Girls"
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Congrats Jim. Keep up the progress and get well, 100%.
PT is a bitch, but it absolutely necessary to regain your mobility and strength. |
Marvin Gaye "What's Goin On" This still fits with the times. Some things just never seem to change.
Tania Maria "Forbidden Colors" It was someone here that advised me on this one after I had listed that I had listened to another of her albums (which I have had since it was released in the mid 80s). The music is wonderful and this is a superb production of SQ. Audiophile quality, and I got it for $4 and it looks as though it has never been played. Best deal of the year for me.
The Moody Blues "To Our Children's Children's Children"
The Moody Blues "In Search of the Lost Chord"
I wish these albums sounded as good as the Tania Maria album. But the music is to my liking and they still sound pretty good. I saw the Moody Blues 3 times, I'm quite the fan. |
Pretenders S/T Nautilus Superdisc Half-Speed Master recording. Excellent album of excellent music. I got the idea to play this album from this thread, yesterday. What a wonderful thread, the best on the forum.
George Harrison "All Things Must Pass" I have had this since it was first released. It's in perfect condition. Played only a few times, the box and all of the records and sleeves look like new. The music is wonderful but it's a crying shame that the SQ is terrible. Do any of you have an original copy (like I do) and find that the SQ is terrible, or is yours sounding good? Now I remember why it has so little play, it's because the SQ is that bad. "Isn't it a Pity" |
Sounds like I am just going to have to get one of those devices from Noteworthy Acoustics. I firmly believe in doing all one can for the best grounding. As well, mechanical ground for micro-vibration drainage. All of the small things, cumulatively, just add up to greatness.
Just finished...
Country Joe & The Fish "Electric Music for the Mind and Body" pp issue in NM condition and only $4. Nice find!
Dire Straits "Communique" NM condition for only $12. Another nice find!
Jethro Tull "Benefit" The Steven Wilson remix. My copy is very flat and very quiet and the SQ is quite good. I think tonight will be a Tull night. Serving up, "Stand Up" and "A Passion Play".
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More about that phono stage ground enhancer/stabilizer, please.
Thank you. |
Back from the fishing trip and am looking forward to spinning some vinyl later today. I have to clean all of my gear first. No corrosion allowed!
The bluefin tuna were all small, 12 to 15 pounders. The yellowtail were superior grade, 20 to 35 pounds. @tomic601 Jim, I was thinking of you when pulling on the biggest yellowtail of my life. Pound for pound, they are about the strongest of the pelagic species. My arms are still sore. |
@tomic601
Jim, good to hear that you are on the mends. Welcome back!
I'm heading out on a 2 1/2 day fishing trip tomorrow night. As soon as I hook up I'll bring it in with you in mind. Tight lines!!! |
Just arrived! Jeff Beck "Truth" MoFi 45rpm 2-disc issue, limited qty. I was lucky to get one. In the US machine they go and I'll be spinning them later tonight. This album was a great part of life in my teen years, on 8-track tape. I bought a respectable vinyl copy, new, after getting my first hi-fi system. It's good, but I anticipate this one to be great. |
@bkeske
I leave on Monday afternoon, heading to san Diego (a two hour drive). The boat departs in the evening and we return on Thursday morning.
I sure hope to get my limits on Bluefin tuna. And of course, the others as well; yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, and dorado are the other target pelagic species.🤞 |
I saw that comment on the gel lighter on a thread here on Agon. Very interesting. Please do provide some further report on your findings after additional use. Thanks Brian.
All the talk about Harrison ATMP, I pulled out my original box set which I purchased around 1973, possibly earlier. It's in perfect condition. I haven't played it in decades. A run through the US machine first and I'll play it sometime soon. I just love the ideas I get from this thread! |
@dayglow Thanks for that information. I'll search for it, either new or on Discogs. I bought Love Explosion when it first came out, in 1984. I'm surprised that I didn't get her next album. Maybe today, though! |
Michael Franks - Tiger In The Rain Direct Disc Labs issued this and is cut at half-speed from the original master tapes. Sounds great! Michael Franks has such a pleasant voice.
Tania Maria - Love Explosion I forgot how good this album is. Latin/Jazz/Fusion music that's really good and the SQ is really dynamic. The bass is fabulous, really deep and punchy. It's been a very long time since I listened to this album so I will have to listen to it again, very soon.
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Just finished a set and now it's time for dinner.
The Babys "Broken Heart' I got the idea to play this album from this thread, a few days ago.
R.E.M. "Murmur"
Talking Heads "Speaking In Tongues" The SQ on this reissue is great!
Procol Harum "A Salty Dog" I got this back in 1973 or 74. Awesome album but too bad the grade of vinyl and pressing is not so great. I'm going on a fishing trip next week so I thought to play A Salty Dog. I hope to catch my "limit" of bluefin tuna. |
Yes, this is a cool site. Spun a few and now getting ready for the Olympics Gold Medal mens basketball game.
Rickie Lee Jones "Pirates"
Joan Armatrading "Show Some Emotion"
Joan Armatrading "To The Limit"
Joan is excellent! |
On the softer side today.
James Taylor "Flag" Promo copy, sounds really good.
Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" Nicely done remaster.
Getz/Gilberto AP/QRP 45 rpm. What depth this recording has!
Elvis "24 Karat Hits" AP/QRP 45 rpm. |
@middlemass When seeking out the Wilson remix of Aqualung be absolutely certain to get the one that is a very thick Gatefold and has 25 pages of incredible information and pictures inside, bound as part of the package. I don't know if there is a Wilson remix without that, but if there is be certain to seek out this one. It is one heck of a keeper for your collection and will keep you busy for hours. Good luck! |
@middlemass I am so glad that it worked out well for you. The Wilson remixes are really quite good. Example; my 70s U.S. pressing of Aqualung also sounds like a 1960 transistor radio and the Wilson remix is a true high fidelity record. The same is true for Stand Up and This Was. My original copy of Passion Play sounds very good, though. I am waiting for Thick As A Brick to come off of backorder, I need that to complete my Tull collection.
Enjoy! |
Atlanta Rhythm Section "Champagne Jam" This thread got me on to this album last year. I bought it on Discogs NM/M- condition for a low price. It's a good one, I like this album.
Robert Cray "Strong Persuader" This was listed above so I pulled out my copy. That's a great part about this thread. Two years ago I bought a copy by Analogue Productions/QRP. I forgot how good this album is, and the pressing is excellent.
Leon Russell "Carney" I just got this last week. Another great one from Leon, and another great copy from Analogue Productions/QRP. |
Last night.
Paul Simon "Graceland" 25th Anniversary issue. Outstanding!
Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" Fantastic album, excellent saxophone jazz.
Jethro Tull "This Wass" Steven Wilson remix reissue. This album delivered even better than I had hoped for. Very well done remix. Very good grade of vinyl; flat and quiet. Highly recommended for Tull fans. |
@middlemass Thank you very much. The seller clearly states this is a sealed copy, Mint condition, for $20.26 I ordered it, of course.
Have a healthy weekend. |
@middlemass I have the Wilson remix of Stand Up and Aqualung. Both are very good and I tend to like the sonics of Stand Up the best, between them. Very quiet vinyl, flat, and really good SQ overall. I couldn't find benefit available. Where did you buy it? |
Thanks Steve. I see the EMI meters/testers for around $130 for a new one. I'll look to find a good condition used one and go from there. I think it would be fun to check the line when I feel the music is sounding better. As well, to check the line when I feel the music is not at its best. Another tool to add for the system and the hobby (the passion). |
I'm curious now and would like to get an EMI meter. I have no idea what is on the grid and at my power panel (especially with the heat in Southern California and so many air conditioners running all day). I have an Audioquest Niagara 3000 for my power conditioner and am curious just how much it does for me. I would like to take a measurement at the outlet and after the conditioner. |
I saw the Flying Burrito Brothers in concert at The Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino. I believe that was 1971. I really enjoyed the concert. They weren't the headliner, I forget who that was. Something good, I saw a ton of fabulous concerts at The Swing. And typically very close to the stage. Alice Cooper, The Tubes, Jefferson Airplane, Procol Harum, Traffic, Credence Clearwater, Lee Michaels, Iron Butterfly, Jethro Tull, Janis Joplin, Leon Russell, and many many more.
I sure hope that my copy of Carney is a good one. Hard to believe that AP and QRP would put out multiple bad copies. We shall see.
And indeed, I will report on the SQ of the Steven Wilson remix of "This Was". These are all intended for Saturday night. |
Just arrived via FedEx. I'll be playing these over the weekend.
Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" 1988 remastered by Phil De Lancie, Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA.
Leon Russell "Carney" Analogue Productions / QRP.
Jethro Tull "This Was" Steven Wilson remix, 50th Anniversary Edition |
@mwinkc I think that you will find just as great of a sound quality difference when comparing your original copy of Graceland to the remastered/reissue 25th Anniversary Edition. If you really like that album (I certainly do) and choose to make that purchase you will be greatly rewarded. It's one of my go-to albums for high fidelity demonstration on my system. Enjoy! |
Mark Almond Band 'To The Heart' This is the last of the 3 albums I have of them. Great album.
Buffalo Springfield S/T
Buffalo Springfield "Again" These are from the box set. I sure am glad that I got that box.
Rickie Lee Jones S/T MoFi issue. Really good!
Dire Straits "Love Over Gold" op issue, not bad, but I would rather have the 45 rpm issue. Maybe some day. |
Brian, enjoy that new cartridge. No matter how good it sounds at first, remember, there is a break-in period of time. It will keep sounding better over the first 50+ hours of play. My guess is that it will sound great from the start, and even better as time passes. Enjoy it in good health! |
Rickie Lee Jones 'Pirates' I forgot how good this album is. A pleasure, from start to finish.
Mark Almond Band 'Mark Almond II' I forgot about this one, it's their second album, in between the S/T album and 'To The Heart'. I have all 3 albums. I'll play the other two very soon.
Miles Davis 'Kind Of Blue', the latest issue on UHQR. Fantastic! |
You guys got me thinking about playing Rickie Lee Jones so I pulled out my two albums for play, later today. I have Pirates, in perfect condition, and also her eponymous album, a perfect condition MoFi issue. I got both of these albums when first released.
@almosthome I have that Mark-Almond Band album, and also the one before that. Both are in perfect condition but both are less than stellar pressings. The recording quality is good, but the physical production quality is not so good. Still very listenable but what a shame, they could have been better. I haven't checked, but possibly a clean copy on Discogs? Good luck to you for that. I saw them in concert in 1970 or '71 and it was a very memorable experience, still to this day. |
Welcome @almosthome Hang around, you will find this thread a lot of fun and zero of the snide remarks like on far too many of the other threads. Nice people only, on this one.
@dayglow Good luck on the move. I hated it when I had to make the move into my current house, though that was 32 years ago. I bought it when it was being built and had to move stuff accumulated for 10 years in my previous house. I dread the day if ever I need to move again. Can you imagine, all the stuff that gets placed into every nook and cranny over 32 years... My guess is that your are not imagining, bur are realizing that reality about now. Good luck, don't hurt yourself. |
@grey9hound That is a really cool guitar. I'll look for those guys on vinyl. What an amazing capability he has to play that instrument. |
