Daryl Hall/John Oates-Bigger Than Both Of Us Side A
Red Holloway & Company(CJ 322) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Call-Reconciled(White Label Promo S 011962) Side 1 SQ*
Bob Seger & The Siver Bullet Band-Stranger In Town Side 2
White Lion-Big Game Side 1
Renaissance-Azure D'or Side 2
Ross Tompkins And Good Friends(CJ 65) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Joe Jackson-Night And Day Side Night SQ Audiophile
All albums were previously played With 3 Audiophile albums makes for an enjoyable evening. The SQ crown will go to Joe Jackson for a 9/10 in both SQ and conten.
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Bad Company-ST Side 1 SQ*
Scorpions-Savage Amusement Side 1
Branford Marsalis-Renaissance Side 1 SQ*
Journey-Evolution Side 2
The Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers(Barcode) Side 1
Night Ranger-Dawn Patrol Side 1
Wynton Marsalis-Thick In The South Side 2 SQ*
Pat Benatar-Precious Time Side 1 SQ*
All recordings were previously played. Journey had the weakest SQ with Bad Company taking the SQ crown with an original pressing. With any luck I will get another vinyl night in before the holiday weekend.
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Muddy Waters-Rolling Stone(Chess CH-9-101) Side 1
Verdi-Un Ballo In Maschera/Colin Davis(Philips 6769 020) Side 1 SQ*
K.T. Oslin-This Woman Side A
Steve Lawrence/Eydie Gorme-Two On The Aisle Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Jackie Cain And Roy Kral-Concerts By The Sea Side 2 SQ*
Steely Dan-Greatest Hits Side 2 SQ*
The J. Giles Band-Bloodshot(Red Vinyl) Side 2 SQ*
Anita Baker-Giving You The Best That I Got Side 1
First 3 albums were unplayed. Muddy Waters had the only below average SQ. K.T. and Ms. Baker had that 1980's digital edge where the CD version might have superior SQ. Bloodshot is a great 1970's Classic Rock recording that very rarely makes any Top 100 list.
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@noromance I appreciate the interest. My best estimation is around 2500 albums when counting sealed/box sets and loose(no outer jacket). Not in any hurry to play all my sealed vinyl which consists of Tone Poet’s/Atlantic 45’s/5 Pink Floyd reissues and the rest mostly Audiophile labels. Box sets(about 40) are mainly classical with only a few not previously played, three are still sealed. When adding an estimated repeat rate of 8%(albums played >1 during this period) this would add 192 album titles added to 2400 which totals 2592 Lp’s played in total during the 62 month span, which equals about 42 albums(sides) played per month. These are just estimates it would take a full day for more accurate statistics. With the extended 4th of July holiday around the corner I will have time for a complete and accurate update.
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Glen Campbell-Gentle On My Mind Side 2
Samantha Sang-Emotion Side 1
Ratt-Invasion Of Your Privacy Side 1
Aliza Kashi-Hello People! Side 1
Mel Tillis And The Statesiders-Live Side 1
Jethro Tull-Songs From The Wood Side 1 SQ*
Firehouse-ST(Real Gone Music Repress) Side 2
The Jack Sheldon Quartet-Stand By For(CJ-229) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Only Ratt/Firehouse were replays. Getting near the end of having new plays, have about 50 sealed LP’s and only a handful of never played albums that could stay. Currently at the 62 month period of my quest to play my complete vinyl collection. A weak SQ collection tonight but nothing severe. Jack Sheldon is a great Concord release(Content/SQ) easily a Top 50/400 of the original vinyl releases.
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Glen Campbell-By The Time I Get To Phoenix(ST 2851) Side 1
Genesis-...and then there were three...Side 2
Bruce Foreman/George Cables-Dynamics CJ-279 Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Pink Floyd-A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Side 2 SQ*
Natalie Cole-Thankful Side 1 SQ*
ELP-Tarkus Side 1 SQ*
Wilhelm Stenhammer-Serenad(EMI E 061-35148) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Saga-Behaviour Side 2
All vinyl was played last night. Only PF/Saga were previously played, Genesis is an upgraded copy. Thought a progressive edge would be a flattering start for the month of June. Serenad by the Swedish composer Stenhammer also had a progressive vibe with first class SQ enough to take the SQ Crown. The content and SQ on Thankful was a pleasant surprise might be Ms. Cole’s best recording.
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Simon And Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water Side 1 SQ*
Foreigner-Head Games Side 1
Charley Pride-In Person Side 1
Billy Joel-The Bridge Side 1 SQ*
Vinnie Vincent-Invasion Side 1
Barbra Streisand-Till I Loved You Side 1 SQ*
Rampal And Lagoya-In Concert Side 3 SQ Audiophile
Betty Carter-Now It's My Turn Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Only Charlie Pride had been previously played. Ms. Carter edges out the Classical duo for the SQ Crown but neither are demo level discs. Head Games IMO is the equal of the first 2 Foreigner releases but it does have the weakest SQ. Might consider the Atlantic 75 for this one.
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The Rolling Stones-Undercover Side Front Side SQ*
Daryl Hall + John Oates-H2O Side A
Elton John-Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Side 1
Felix Mendelssohn-Herbert von Karajan(DG 2530 416) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Who-It's Hard Side 1
Little Feat-The Last Record Album Side 1 SQ*
Richie Cole-Pure Imagination(CJ 314) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group-Live Side 1 SQ Audiophile
All 8 recordings have not been previously played. With 3 Audiophile and 2 SQ*(near miss) make for an above average SQ night. H20 had the weakest SQ but still solid with top level content. Hate to give CJ another SQ crown but they usually get it right(George Horn). Beck/Hammer a great "Live" 1970's recording that's in my top 25.
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Louis Armstrong-Hello Dolly Side 1
Santana-Abraxas Side 2 SQ*
The Art Farmer Quartet-The Warm Valley(CJ 212) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Elton John-A Single Man Side 2 SQ*
Krokus-Change Of Address Side 1
Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine-Let It Loose Side 2 SQ*
Earth Wind & Fire-Spirit Side 1 SQ*
Led Zeppelin-Houses Of The Holy Side 2
Only Santana/Armstrong were previously played. Abraxas sounded better on my Goldring Legacy than my current Phasemation PP 200. Many variables in play but the Phasemation has more transparancy.
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@bslon +1 Santana Abraxas is one of the few great 1970's Classic Rock albums with Audiophile SQ with an OG pressing. Never heard the MF 1 Step or any other MF versions. Might be time to replay since my last playback was 7/24/22.
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Cal Tjader-La Onda Va Bien(CJP-113) Side 1 SQ*
John Cougar Mellencamp-Big Daddy Side 1
Frank Sinatra-Sinatra '65(RS-6167) Side 2
Blondie-Parallel Lines Side A
Pachelbel-Kanon(London CS-6206) Side 1 SQ*
Willie Nelson-Willie And Family Live Side 3
Kingdom Come-ST Side 2
Bob Dylan-At Budokan Side 4
All 8 LP's have not been previously played. A somewhat rare occasion with no Audiophile SQ recordings. Tjader was close but expected more since the power was cleaner today than Friday. Another great album from '89 was Big Daddy, one of his best. Kingdom Come has been mocked by many for 35+ years but I have always defended them. Saw Kingdom Come at Monsters Of Rock(88) and was impressed. Led Zep does not have a copyright on sound. Does Dylan(vocals) sound better live?
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Lighthouse-ST(RCA LSP-4173) Side 2
Marlena Shaw-Let Me In Your Life Side 2
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77-Pais Tropical Side 1 SQ*
Dan Seals-Won’t Be Blue Anymore Side 1 SQ*
Frank Sinatra-Romantic Songs From The Early Years(HS-11205) Side 1
Luther Vandross-Never Too Much(Half Speed Mastered) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
J.S. Bach-H-Moll-Messe Karajan Side 5 SQ Audiophile
Iron Maiden-Fear Of The Dark(2015 Repress) Disc 1 Side 1
All 8 recordings have not been previously played. Luther takes the SQ crown! Both Audiophile recordings had minor issues. Luther with boosted lower treble and Karajan with a slightly murky midrange on the chorus. Neither are demo discs but much better than average. Lighthouse/Brasil 77 and Seals are excellent budget bin finds.
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@cjjeeper Appreciate the interest in playing all my vinyl project which started 5 years ago. Covid, curiosity and the stereotype of Audiophiles playing the same 50 records over and over gave me the idea. After 5 years I believe around 2000 different album sides have been played with a very low percentage of repeats. The statistical side of things might be an interest to a few but complete boredom for many.
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David Bowie-Station To Station Side A
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-Warm Side 1
Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Chance Side 1 SQ*
Rufus And Chaka Khan-Live Side 4
Gerry Rafferty-North & South Side 1
Chick Corea-Secret Agent Side 1 SQ*
Saga-Behaviour Side 2 SQ*
Monty Alexander/Ray Brown/Herb Ellis-Triple Treat(CJ-193) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
All vinyl was played last night. Only Rafferty/Saga were previously played 3/22 and 5/22. My only Bowie vinyl was a recent estate sale find strong VG cover but M- vinyl. North & South is the equal of both City To City and Night Owl, worth the search.
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@bslon +1 "Night Owl". Very few consider this a Top 100 Pop/Rock recording of the 1970's. Perhaps Chad Kassem does and will eventually bring this album to an Audiophile SQ level.
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Barry Manilow-This One’s For You Side 1 SQ*
House Of Lords-ST Side B
Sergio Mendes-ST Side 1 SQ*
George Benson/Earl Klugh-Collaboration Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Wasp-Live ...In The Raw Side 1
Neil Sedaka-Sedaka’s Back Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Phoebe Snow-Against The Grain Side 2 SQ*
Rush-Moving Pictures Side II SQ*
Despite my interest in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, Friday night vinyl endured. My playlist idea was 70’s light and 80’s heavy with a couple of Jazz Fusion recordings to complete the list. As expected House Of Lords and Wasp had the lowest but still acceptable SQ. Sedaka takes the SQ crown for having a smoother slightly less mechanical sound over a very competent Doug Sax mastering.
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Three Dog Night-Hard Labor Side B
Melissa Manchester-Hey Ricky Side 1 SQ*
Jack Sheldon-Playing It Straight Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Lobo-The Best Of Lobo-Side 1
Triumph-Never Surrender Side 2
Peter Cetera-Solitude/Solitaire Side 1
Jennie And Jimmy Cheatham-Midnight Mama(Cj 297) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Wings-Greatest Side 1
Mr. Sheldon takes the SQ crown with a demo level recording.
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Dee Bell-One By One(CJ 271) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Doobie Brothers-The Captain And Me Side 2
Bobby Short-Celebrates Rodgers & Hart Side 3 SQ*
Queen-The Game Side 1 SQ*
Gene Watson-Between This Time & The Next Time Side 2
Art Blakey-New York Scene(CJ 256) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Michael McDonald-If That's What It Takes Side 1 SQ*
Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From The Road Side 4
My wife was not pleased hearing "Freebird" after 11pm! The SQ crown is between Concord Jazz recordings, where Blakey takes the crown. Need/want a better SQ version of The Captain & Me, maybe Nautilus?
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Steve Winwood-Arc Of A Diver Side 1
Al Cohn-Standards Of Excellence(CJ 241) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Luciano Pavarotti-Mamma Side 2 SQ*
Delia Bell-ST Side 2 SQ*
Megadeth-The Sick The Dying...And The Dead Side 3
Nancy Wilson-Nancy(ST 148) Side 1
Bruce Hornsby And The Range-A Night On The Town Side A
George Adams-Nightingale Side 2 SQ Audiophile
CJ 241 takes the SQ Crown with a very strong(content) effort. Ms. Wilson has over 50 studio albums not all are keepers, this one is! Megadeth The Sick...is a decent later(2018) release but far from the band’s last masterpiece(Endgame 2009). SQ was an improvement tonight over Friday will let IC’s settle in until month’s end.
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Roy Clark-Family & Friends Side A
Robin Trower-Victims Of The Fury Side 1
Seals & Crofts-Greatest Hits Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Van Morrison-Beautiful Vision Side 2 SQ*
Christine McVie-ST Side 1 SQ*
Margie Joseph-Margie Side 2
Black Sabbath-Heaven And Hell Side 1
The Partridge Family-Up To Date Side 1
Albums were all played last night. Rotated IC's resulting in a lower noise floor but gave less of a jump factor, the cables might need time to reset.
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Earl Thomas Conley-Greatest Hits Side B
Nicki Parrot-The Last Time I Saw Paris Side D SQ Audiophile
Kreator-Live Kreation(2003 Pressing) Side C
Shelly Manne-Perk Up(CJ 21) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Liszt-Sonata In B Minor(Agustin Anievas) Side 2 SQ*
CSNY-Four Way Street(German Pressing SD 2 902) Side 1+4
Al Jarreau-This Time Side 2 SQ*
Eddie Money-Playing For Keeps Side 1 SQ*
Venus Records takes the SQ crown over CJ.
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Larry Gatlin-Straight Ahead Side 1
Millie Jackson-The Tide Is Turning Side 1 SQ*
Led Zeppelin-Presence(OG Raised Text) Side 2
George Thorogood-Live Side 1
Alexander/Brown/Ellis-Triple Treat(CJ 193) SQ Audiophile
The Who-Tommy(Japanese pressing(35MM0070/71) Side 4 SQ*
Shostakovich-The Borodin Quartet Vol.2 3 Lp Box(SIC-6035) Side 3 SQ*
Rickie Lee Jones-The Magazine Side 1 SQ*
Even with only 1 Audiophile SQ recording nothing suffered musically, even Thorogood was acceptable.
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Elton John-Blue Moves Side 3
Julie London-Our Fair Lady(LST-7392) Side 1
The Outlaws-ST Side 2
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-ST Side 2 SQ*
Stan Rogers-Between The Breaks....Live! Second Set SQ Audiophile
Bill Evans Trio-At Shelly’s Manne-Hole(Repress OJC-263) Side 2 SQ*
Norman Connors-Love From The Sun Side A
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan-Basin Street East(LSP-2635) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
From last night. USA vs. Canada grabbed my attention. With 2 live recordings earning Audiophile status on the same night, "Never Say Never" comes to mind. The slight edge goes to Rogers, being able to hear into the recording better. Disappointed Chad did not release a Series 75 for Flack/Hathaway album. Both London and Connors have better SQ potential, need to get better(cleaner) copies.
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Neil Diamond-Moods Side 1 SQ*
Martha Davis-Policy Side 2
Makoto Ozone-After Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Cinderella-Long Cold Winter Side 1
Miklos Rozsa-Spellbound(Film Scores) Side A SQ Audiophile
Rose Hardaway-It’s Time For Rose Hardaway Side 2 SQ*
John Lennon-Imagine Side 1
The Jack Sheldon Quintet-Hollywood Heroes(CJ 339) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Spellbound gets the SQ win over Jack Sheldon due to the dynamic quality of the recording.
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@slaw Thx for the kind words!
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Doris Day-The Love Album(2020 Craft Recordings) Side 1
Van Morrison-Hard Nose The Highway(Barcode Repress) Side 2
Reba McEntire-Live Reba Record 1 Side A SQ*
Barry White-Rhapsody In White Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Eric Clapton-Slowhand Side 1 SQ*
Jackie & Roy-The Music Of Cy Coleman Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Schubert-The 10 Symphonies(7 LP Philips Box Set) Side 6 SQ*
Al Green-Greatest Hits(2009 Repress) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
MIA for nearly 3 weeks! Super Bowl party and 2 belated Christmas dinners put weekend vinyl on hold. Kept a softer but still diverse playlist tonight for Valentine’s Day. Have to give the Audiophile SQ crown to Jackie & Roy in a 3 way photo finish.
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@mofimadness +1 "See The Light". A shamefully overlooked 1980's pop/rock recording!
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Susie Allanson-We Belong Togerther Side 2 SQ*
The Stan Getz Quartet-The Dolphin(CJ 158) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Dio-Sacred Heart Side 2
Jennifer Warnes-ST Side 2
Carmen McRae/George Shearing-Two For The Road(CJ 128) Side 1 SQ*
Melissa Manchester-Melissa Side 2 SQ Audiophile
M.A.R.S(Tony MacAlpine)-Project Driver Side 2
Emmylou Harris-Angel Band Side 2
All albums have been previously played, did not feel like cleaning any vinyl. Getz takes the SQ crown with very fine playing along with Lou Levy. Disappointed with the Warnes SQ might be my copy or a rare miss by Grundman? Harris and MacAlpine had a harsh digital edge(less with Harris) which compromised both recordings with a high level of content.
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Arthur Fiedler/Boston Pops-Fabulous Broadway Side 1 SQ*
Rush-Exit...Stage Left Side 4
Carpenters-A Kind Of Hush Side 2 SQ*
Head East-Flat As A Pancake Side 1
Anita Baker-Giving You The Best That I Got Side 2 SQ*
South Pacific-Kanawa/Carreras(SM 42205) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Malo-Dos Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Jackie Cain And Roy Kral-Concerts by the Sea Side B SQ Audiophile
With 3 Audiophile SQ and 3 SQ*(near miss) makes for a well above average SQ night. With 4 unolayed discs Malo 2 was the standout Hush is a very solid Carpenter album that might get overlooked, Kanawa/Carreas make the cut but Fieldler has to go! Very tough Audiophile crown pick since none are demo level. The all digital South Pacific takes the crown due to its balance. With 4 unplayed LP's tonight brings my played total to 13 this year with about 75? left. Would like to close out this project by late April.
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Peter, Paul And Mary-Album 1700 Side 1
Joanne Brackeen-AFT Side B SQ Audiophile
Foreigner-4 Side 1
Wynton Marsalis-J Mood Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Ratt-Invasion Of Your Privacy Side 1
Mozart-Exsultate, Jubilate(Edith Mathis) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Richie Cole-Keeper Of The Flame Side B SQ*
George Shearing/Mel Torme-Top Drawer(CJ 219) Side 1 SQ*
Hard to believe the ubiquitous Foreigner 4 was the only unplayed album! Ms. Brackeen edges out an excellent all digital Marsalis recording for the SQ crown. RIP Peter Yarrow.
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Folk Jamboree-VA(CSP 205/Philco) Side 2
Brahms-Arthur Rubinstein The Brahms Collection 4 disc box Side E SQ*
Spinners-The Best Of... Side 2 SQ*
Scandal-Warrior Side 1
A Winter's Solstice-VA(Windham Hill WH-1045) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Carol Rosenberger-Schubert(Delos DL 15313) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Foghat-Live Side 2
Ernestine Anderson-Big City(CJ 214) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Dusted off 3 more unplayed albums! Brahms was great as expected but that WH 1045 just missed the SQ crown. The Jamboree gets tossed. Concord takes another SQ crown with 5* content. Played Rosenberger since I mentioned her in another thread. Foghat-Live just missed my Top Ten live Pop/Rock 70's list. Falls somewhere between 11-15.
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Steely Dan-Katy Lied(ABCD 846 KENDUN) Side A SQ*
David Carroll-Let’s Dance Again!(SR 60152) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Monkees-Greatest Hits Side 1
The Rolling Stones-Emotional Rescue Side 2
The New Christy Minstrels- The Quiet Sides Of...Side 1
The Ramsey Lewis Trio-Upendo NI Pamoja Sise 2 SQ*
Rosanne Cash-King’s Record Shop Side 1
Boston-ST(Trauggot vs Zentz) Side 1+2
Knocked out 5 unplayed albums! Ramsey Lewis was clearly the best of the unplayed! Allen vs. Wally was close. Zentz had the claimed excessive treble energy but more dynamic/open with better note decay. Traugott was better balanced with deeper bass and tonality but lacking engagment on some tracks when compared to Zentz. Overall I slightly favor the Wally mastering for its tonality but neither are close to Audiophile SQ status. Both copies were VG/VG+ so far from perfect. Maybe the CBS Half/Speed is the definitive version.
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Harry Chapin-Heads &Tales-Tales SQ*
Elton John-Madman Across The Water Side 1
Steely Dan-The Royal Scam(ABCD-931) Side B SQ*
The Isley Brothers 3+3 Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Emerson Lake & Palmer-ST Side 1
The Knack-Get The Knack Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The Who-Who's Next(Decca DL 79182) Side 2 SQ*
The Carpenters-A Song For You Side 1 SQ*
Jefferson Starship-Dragon Fly Side B
Yes, it was 70's night and even played an extra LP. FWIW all recordings make my Top 100 1970's Pop/Rock Albums list. The Knack takes the SQ crown with the best Power/Pop recording I'm aware of. Might be worth preordering the AP-UHQR pressing of The Royal Scam. Have 'Countdown" which is my favorite SD recording followed by "Scam". FYI have been putting off playing those last 100+ unplayed albums in the collection mostly due to preconceived content but will get at it.
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@bslon Thx-Happy New Year! At The Third Stroke is one of a few albums that AOR radio completely missed on. "Cast The Spirit" is a standout track.
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John Waite-No Brakes Side 1 SQ*
Dan Seals-The Best Side 2
Fleetwood Mac-Mirage Side 1 SQ*
Loudness-Thunder From The East Side 1
Teena Marie-Naked To The World Side 2 SQ*
Rush-Moving Pictures Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Blue Rodeo-Diamond Mine Side 2 SQ*
The Godfathers-Birth, School, Work, Death Side 1
Yes, it was 80's vinyl night! Thought I would end the year with my wife's favorite pop music decade, it's a toss up for me 70's-80's.
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Lamb-Cross Between Side 1
Gloria Estefan-Into The Light Side 2 SQ*
McCoy Tyner-Atlantis Side 3 SQ*
Metallica-...And Justice For All(1988 Pressing) Side 3
Big Brother & The Holding Company-Cheap Thrills(70's Repress) Side 2
Harry & Lena-For The Love Of Life Side 1
Gino Vanelli-Big Dreams Never Sleep Side 2 SQ*
Russ Ballard-At The Third Stroke Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Gino/Gloria were unplayed, both with excellent content/SQ.
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Carmen McRae-The Great American Songbook(Repress) Side 3 SQ*
Fleetwood Mac-ST Side 1 SQ*
Lacy J. Dalton-Takin’ It Easy Side 1 SQ*
Johnnie Taylor-Wall To Wall Side 1
Neil Diamond-Touching You Touching Me Side 1
John Faddis-Into The Faddisphere Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Devonsquare-Walking On Ice Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Queen-ST(Repress-Butterfly Label) Side 1 SQ*
With 4 near misses and 2 Audiophile recordings makes for a great night. I will give Faddis the SQ crown for being more dynamic. With over 50 hours on my Phasemation pp 200 I can safely say the pp 200 is a solid upgrade over the Goldring Legacy. Was the Ethos/SE improved? Will try to get a couple more vinyl playbacks in before years end.
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@slaw +1 "Cycles" severely overlooked. 1989 was a great year for popular music, many "Classic Rock" acts had very strong comeback recordings!
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Aretha Franklin-Jump To It Side 1 SQ*
Secret Sphere-Portrait Of A Dying Heart Side A
Jackie & Roy-The Music Of Cy Coleman Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Jerry Vale-Alone Again(Naturally) Side 1
Dean Martin-The Hit Sound Of Dean Martin Side 2
King Crimson-In The Court Of The King Crimson(SD 19155) Side 1 SQ*
Barbra Streisand-One Voice Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Barbra Streisand-Lazy Afternoon Side 1
Only Streisand/Sphere have been previously played. Never play 2 albums from the same artist but Babs is just not "any artist". Jackie & Roy take the SQ crown with a very strong 1984 release. "One Voice" is one of the great live Pop recordings of the 1980's despite the minor digital haze/veil.
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Louis Armstrong-Hello, Dolly!(Kapp KS-3364) Side 1
Malo-Ascencion Side 1 SQ*
Firehouse-ST(Real Gone Music) Side 1
Denise LaSalle-Love Talkin’ Side 1 SQ*
The Romantic Philadelphia Strings/Ormandy(M 30066) Side 1 SQ*
Lee Wiley-Back Home Again Side B SQ Audiophile
Steely Dan-Countdown To Ecstasy(AP UHQR #635) Side A+B SQ Audiophile
Benny Goodman-Listen To The Magic(RS 321 SD) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
All 8 recordings were previously unplayed. The 2024 Firehouse release was the worst(SQ) recording but still acceptable. The first CD pressing's SQ might be better. SD Countdown takes the SQ crown despite the UHQR being slightly polite on my system.
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Chuck Mangione-Bellavia Side 2 SQ*
Molly Hatchet-Take No Prisoners Side 2
Freddy Fender-Rock N" Country Side 1 SQ*
Ruth Price-With Shelly Manne(Conemporary S7590) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Chicago-VI Side 2 SQ*
ABBA-Greatest Hits Vol.2 Side 2
TOTO-Past To Present(1977-1990) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Gerry Rafferty-Night Owl Side 1
All albums have been previously played, blame Thanksgiving for me not cleaning any unplayed vinyl. I will give the SQ crown to Ms. Price for an incredible 1961 Contemporary recording, hope Chad considers a reissue!
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Bryan Adams-Reckless Side 1
Gloria Estefan-Cuts Both Ways Side 1 SQ*
Wham!-Make It Big Side 2
Laura Branigan-Branigan Side 1
John Cougar Mellencamp-Scarecrow Side 1 SQ*
Pat Benatar-Precious Time Side 1 SQ*
Phil Collins-No Jacket Required Side 1 SQ*
REO Speedwagon-Hi Infidelity Side 1
Miami Vice-Music From The Television Series Side 1
Played an extra LP side tonight...blame it on nostalgia? Yes, it was 80’s vinyl night where I played straight Pop to keep it very mainstream/nostalgic. Regarding SQ nothing stood out to claim Audiophile status but 4 near misses is a solid night. Mellencamp would get the SQ edge over the other 3.
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Lou Rawls-When You Heard Lou, You've Heard It All Side 1 SQ*
Willie Nelson-City Of New Orleans Side 1
Kiss-Alive Side 2
Beethoven-Szell/Piano Concertos Record 2 Side 2 SQ*
Asia-Astra Side 2
Brenda Russell-Get Here Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Renaissance-Live At Carnagie Hall Side B
Wes Montgomery-Down Here On The Ground Side 1 SQ*
4 albums were previously unplayed including the SQ champ(Doug Sax) Ms. Russell. Played 2 of my favorite live recordings from the 70's... Renaissance places in the Top 5, Kiss easily makes the Top 20. Will eventually play my Top 8 but still missing two on vinyl.
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@slaw +1 "A Period Of Transition" is one of his most overlooked recordings.
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Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra-The Best Of Cugat(PPS 6015) Side 1 SQ*
Black Sabbath-Vol, 4(2016? repress) Side 2
Christopher Cross-ST Side 2 SQ Audiophile
The 4 Seasons-2nd Vault Of Golden Hits(PHS 600-221) Side 2
Hampton Hawes-Playin' In The Yard Side 2
Gary Burton/Chick Corea-Crystal Silence Side 2 SQ*
Lorraine Feather-Sweet Lorraine(CJ 78) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
A late phone call caused a pass on last scheduled LP. Tough call for the SQ crown but Ms. Feather takes it.
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@bslon I appreciate the interest. I sent you a PM 8-25-22 with a very detailed equipment list since you had asked. The only change has been a Phasemation pp 200 which has replaced a Goldring Legacy cartridge.
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Barbara McNair-Here I Am(Motown 644 Stereo) Side 2
Mark Knopfler-Down The Road Wherever Side A
Nazareth-Hair Of The Dog Side 1 SQ*
Red Holloway-Hittin' The Road Again Side A SQ Audiophile
Carlos Santana-Havana Moon Side 2 SQ*
Dick Haymes-Keep It Simple Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Krystol-Passion From A Woman Side 1
The Cars-Candy-O Side 2 SQ*
Another Strong SQ night, might be due to the Phasemation 200? Have about 35 hours on it, at 50 will give a very brief overview. Dick Haymes takes the SQ crown tonight with one of my favorite male Jazz Vocal recordings in my vinyl collection.
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Eagles-Live Side 3 SQ Audiophile
Jackie And Roy-Star Sounds(CJ 115) Side 1 SQ*
Roseanne Cash-The List Side B SQ*
Journey-Frontiers Side 1
Rare Silk-Black & Blue Side 2
Beethoven-Symphony No.4(Vienna/Schmidt CS 6512) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Joni Mitchell-Wild Things Run Fast Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Triumph-Never Surrender Side 2
With 3 Audiophile SQ recordings and 2 near misses makes for a well above average SQ night. Journey/Triumph are very well recorded for Pop/Rock. Rare Silk had a little digital sharpness that keep it from SQ* status. Too close for a definitive SQ winner tonight but the edge goes to the Eagles.
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@slaw Thx for the quick reply. I will place an order!
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@slaw Is the 75 series Yes-90125 a worthy upgrade in SQ over the original pressing?
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