Whats on your turntable tonight?

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Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
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Rubinstein / Beethoven Piano CTO # 5 / Leinsdorg - RCA German pressing - SOA 25038-R/1-4 , 26.35033 (4 lp)

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" 88 Basie Street / Count Basie and His Orchestra " on Pablo 2310-901 - just fabulous
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"The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits " DCC 180 Virgin Vinyl pressing / Lacquer Cutting by Steve Hoffman. Boy was this record a pleasant surprise. I just opened the sealed copy tonight.
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Mahler Symphony No. 4 - Reiner / CSO / Lisa Della Casa - RCA Living Stereo LSC-2364, re-issue - great performance and recording - Thanks Doug !
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"Tea for the Tillerman" - Cat Stevens - A&M Records SP 4280 - Brown label - surprisingly great sounding for an old A&M - incredible performance and recording - Thanks Doug
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“Diamond Life” - Sade CBS / Portrait Records
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Merry, Happy, Healthy & Safe to you all.
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Rgds - Larry
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto/ Tartini Devil's Trill - Szeryng / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Munch RCA vics-1037
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Brahams Piano Concerto No. 2 / Richter Warshaw National Philharmonic / Wislocki - DG 138 076
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 / Gilels / Berlin / Eugen Jochum / DG 2530 259
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Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 - Rubinstein / RCA Victor Symphony / Krips
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Los Romeros / Vivaldi Guitar Concertos / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Iona Brown - Philips 412 624-1
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Beatles / Sgt. Pepper - Mofi Master Recording.
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Fleetwood Mac / Fleetwood Mac - Mofi - Original Master Recording
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Rushton - glad you liked the play list from yesterday. I always get some inspiration for new LP's from your listings. Please keep 'em coming
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Here is this afternoon's / night's list:
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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto / Henryk Szeryng / London Symphony Orchestra / Dorati - Mercury Living Presence 130-575 MLY
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Schumann Violin Concerto / Henry Szeryng / London Symphony Orchestra - Mercury Living Presence 130-575 MLY
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Dvorak Cello Concerto / Janos Starker / London Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati - Mercury Living Presence 35MM - SR90303
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto/ Tartini Devil's Trill - Szeryng / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Munch RCA vics-1037 (Second night in a row - just too good).
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Well I guess the party is over for now - back to work tomorrow.
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Rgds, Larry
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Slipnot,
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When you have worked your way through the Mahler 1st, get a copy of the 4th with Reiner & CSO on RCA Living Stereo (re-issue). It only gets better and is quite addictive. I don't think it is possible to listen to the 4th too many times, but I am trying.
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Rgds,
Larry

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Well, I guess I have to crack my still cellophane wrapped "Smile" LP open and see what the deal is.
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Carole King / Tapestry 45 rpm LP
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. Midori / Zukerman - Bach/Vivaldi Violin Concertos - Philips - LP
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Linkoping....Nice choices....some of my favorite stuff.
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Rgds,
Larry
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Carmen Fantasie / Havanaise / Ruggiero Ricci – London Symphony Orchestra – Gamba - Decca SXL-2197 ffss - reissue - just a knockout recording/performance.
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Mahler Symphony No.4 - Reiner / Chicago Symphony / Lisa Della Casa - RCS LSC-2364 reissue - heavenly
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Steely Dan - Katy Lied MCA 1483
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David Roth - Pearl Diver / Stock-Fisch 357.8031.1 -
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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms / Warner Brothers Records W-125264
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Carly Simon - The Best if Carly Simon / Columbia - FC-40052 – Surprisingly good recording
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Louis Armstrong - Satchmo Plays King Oliver - 45RPM – Classic Records 200 gram - mind bogglingly wonderful
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon / EMI Heavy Vinyl 30th Anniversary Edition
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Jennifer Warnes – The Well / Cisco Music 180 gram – great recording /music
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Loggins and Messina - The Best of Friends / CBS/Sony 25AP 527 - Japanese pressing - great recording...great music
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A very, very nice day.....I’m smiling
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Rgds,
Larry
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Rushton,
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Thanks for the tip on the Petrouchka. I will try to track it down.
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I totally agree with your appraisal of Eva Cassidy's "Songbird". What a delight she is and such a pity to have lost her so young.
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Thanks/Rgds,
Larry
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Oregon,
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"Blind Faith, It's A Beautiful Day and Jethro Tull and Delanie and Bonnie".
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Have not thought about "Bonnie & Delanie for years....Thanks for the reminder of all 4 groups. I think I will drag out my "It's a Beautiful Day" Lp out for a listen today.
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Rgds,
Larry
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Louis Armstrong - “Satchmo Plays King Oliver” 45rpm Audio Fidelity reissue – Special two sided pressing – Classic Records .what a performance what a recording
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Willie Nelson – “ Stardust” – Columbia Half Speed MasteredHC-45305 .great recording and Willie at his best.
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Otis Spann - “Otis Spann is the Blues “ Candid re-issue
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Jennifer Warnes - “The Well” on Cisco Music CLP-7009 love this record especially cuts “And So It Goes “ and “You Don’t Know Me” Killer recording as are most of Jennifer Warnes records.
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“Ella and Oscar” on Pablo 2310-759 Quite nice for a Sunday afternoon
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“It’s a Beautiful Day” San Francisco Sound Label - Half Speed Master – Nice memories
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Rgds,
Larry
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A great Sunday afternoon of listening:
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Harry James - Comin’ From a Good Place - Sheffield Lab # LAB-6 – A large, large warm grin . Rushton, give this one a try as well .
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Diana Krall - “The Very Best of Diana Krall” - Verve - 2 LP set - What a Sunday Afternoon is all about.
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Malcolm Arnold - English –Scottish & Cornish Dances - Lyrita - Stereo – SRCS.109 - If you don't have socks on after listening to this one, it is not because you did not have any on when you started.
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Mozart - “Mass in C Minor” DG reissue by Speakers Corner - If you do not believe that there is something beyond this existence, listening to this record might make you start to think ..
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Happy Holidays to you all.
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Rgds,
Larry
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Beethoven / Appasionata - Ikuyo Kamiya (Pianist – on Bozendorfer Piano) 45 rpm Direct Mastering LP - RCA # RDC4 - A big wow – just stunning
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Aja - Steely Dan Reissue – Japanese Pressing (Geffen Records).
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Steve Tibits - “Big Map Idea” - great guitarist / great recording 1989 ECM Records - # 839-253-1
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Stravinksy - “The Firebird” Mercury SR-90226 - (M pressing) – What can you say that Rushton has not already said.
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Carly Simon “ The Best of Carly Simon” Volume One Electra - Wonderful LP – Surprisingly good recording. I just ordered the Japanese and German pressings to see how they compare. It would be hard to imagine they could be much better, but one can hope.
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A Sunday Morning –
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Louis Armstrong - “Under the Stars” 33 rpm Verve
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Louis Armstrong - “ Under the Stars” Classic Records 45 rpm re-issue
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Phoebe Snow - “Phoebe Snow” Shelter Records - SR2109 - great recording ..I have a sealed copy of the DCC version think I've got to open it, clean it and compare the two.
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Malcom Arnold - “English, Scottish, and Cornish Dances - Lyrita SRCS. 109 - a recent repeat, but too good not to...
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Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances / Vocalise - Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Donald Johanos Conducting - Athena Analogue Recording 1988 ALSW -10001 - Another repeat, but again, well worth it.
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Art Garfunkel - “Breakaway” Columbia 1975
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Henryk Szeryng “ Brahms Violin Concerto” - London Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati Conducting - Mercury Living Presence Stereo from 35 MM Magnetic film Recording.
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Ruston,
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I know you have listed some of your recommendations more than once on Audiogon, but I would be interested in your current top 5 or 10 knock your socks off, hate to live with out LP's (any genre).
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Thanks / Rgds,
Larry
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Rushton,
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Thanks for your usual over the top and greatly appreciated effort. I like the music that you are recommending and looking forward to the performances and the sonics.
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Best Regards,
Larry
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I second and third Rushton's recommendation that you don't miss out on getting the Bach Cello Suites / Janos Starker on Speaker's Corner.
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It is all he says and more....
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Rgds,
Larry
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Rushton,
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Do you use a Mono cartridge for your Mono's ?
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Rgds,
Larry
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