sufjan stevens "come on feel the illinoise," stan getz et al. "getz au go go. |
neil young "mirrorball," little feat "dixie chicken" and "time loves a hero," buffalo springfield "again," vince guaraldi "jazz impressions of black orpheus" |
ben harper "fight for your mind" from the french box set, the beatles "white album" russian pressing, and lucinda williams "world without tears." |
richard thompson "mock tudor," janos starker dvorak cello concerto, faure elegie (on angel records), van morrison "veedon fleece" happy spinning everyone. |
finally hooked back up again, the TT is spinning wynton marsalis "black codes (from the underground)." truly a desert island disc for me. |
the band "stage fright" (op), johnny cash "american recordings" (love that mono), an original pink island label jethro tull "stand up," and lastly a 1S/1S shaded dog mono of the heifetz sibelius violin concerto. |
it's mono night, with: "music of india" on westminster gold series, gene ammons "jug" on prestige, and nat king cole "classics" three LP french box set on capitol.
yes, the vinyl treasure trove is shrinking daily. enjoy and preserve the LPs you have, and the "keepers" you may find in unlikely places. |
this evening: selections from the beatles red vinyl mono EP set, will oldham "arise therefore," and robyn hitchcock "mossy liquor"
the CD player continues to gather dust these days. |
ok, i must have way too much free time on my hands since i quit my job. this is becoming a nightly ritual. tonight, it's been selections from the argenta box set, with special attention to the 45rpm disc of falla's "the three cornered hat," as well as the DCC pressing of jethro tull "original masters" and a british pressing of radiohead "ok computer." |
grateful dead "reckoning," and an original mono pressing of paul desmond "desmond blue" tonight |
cat stevens mo-fi "teaser and the firecat," van morrison reissue of "blowin' your mind," an original yellow label verve *disc jockey copy* of bill evans/jim hall "intermodulation," and arvo part "tabula rasa" on ecm.
thanks for the kind words rushton. be well. |
thelonious monk w/ sonny rollins "brilliant corners," count basie w/ oscar peterson "the timekeepers," and freddie hubbard "hub tones." |
neil young "tonight's the night," stones "let it bleed," and little feat "time loves a hero." |
neil young "zuma" (german pressing, nothing to write home about), stones "exile on main street" (czech pressing, surprisingly decent), and a doors first album first pressing (mono). |
dead man walking soundtrack and score box set. |
stones "12X5" japanese blue mono, dylan "blonde on blonde" sundazed mono, paul mccartney "CHOBA B CCCP" on melodia
i need to find my copy of speaking in tongues for when i feel like shaking my booty! such a great record! |
ahmad jamal'a alhambra. saw him live once in a jazz dive in cincinnati. a guy behind us kept snapping flash pictures and shouting "AHMAD!!". then the girl i was with spilled beer all in my lap. it was a wonderful night! |
stan getz and the oscar peterson trio on japanese verve |
eric clapton "from the cradle," allman bros "brothers and sisters," stones "some girls," and arvo part "tabula rasa."
TWF, "mock tudor" was my intro to RT, and it never disappoints. i've got some catching up to do! he was a guest on world cafe about a week ago and i was cursing because i was in my vehicle deeper in the mountains and reception was sketchy. |
throughout the day - heifetz/munch w/ boston symphony mendelssohn and prokofieff violin concertos on rca shaded dog mono lm-2314, dylan "the times they are a changin'" on sundazed mono reissue, bob marley "natty dread," and "the fabulous johnny cash" on original columbia mono. |
yesterday into this morning:
otis redding "otis blue," "in person at the whiskey a go go," and "the dock of the bay," thelonious monk "brilliant corners" and "monk's music," dirty three "horse stories" and "ocean songs," lester young and harry edison "pres and sweets," and finally schubert's "great" c major sympyony on rca shaded dog LM-1835 |
doug macleod "come to find" on the audioquest label, "the essential doc watson" (a vanguard two-fer), and ray charles "together again on ABC-Paramount |
christmas gifts! 1) richard thompson "front parlour ballads" - stellar, stellar, stellar! 2) cat power "the covers record" - almost as mesmerising as she is in concert 3) dirty three "cinder" - quite good to my ears, i like 'em--chan marshall vocals on one track is icing on the cake 4) jack johnson "on and on" - can't recommend this one on vinyl, sounds pinched and forced (?compression). this is one that you're better off with the CD imho, sorry to say. love the music though. |
miles davis "plugged nickel sessions" on mosaic (box set). this one had been gathering dust for a good while. excellent! |
selections from the bill evans riverside sessions box set after hearing the terry gross interview with paul motian on npr. |
just out of storage: kenny burrell "guitar forms" on original-yet-NM verve, wes montgomery and jimmy smith "the dynamic duo" ditto, albeit a stereo copy, coltrane "stellar regions" on impulse reissue, kenny burrell and john coltrane OJC reissue, wes montgomery "full house - live at tsubo" OJC reissue, charlie byrd "blues sonata" japanese mono and lastly herb ellis "softly....but with that feeling" on japanese verve |
not currently available on vinyl (although i am lobbying the artist to consider it), jonathan byrd and dromedary "the sea & the sky." i simply cannot say enough good things about this disc! so it is "on my turntable" in that the CD booklet is perched atop the platter while the CD spins....... |
mark knopfler and chet atkins "neck and neck" dutch press
stephane grappelli and martin taylor "reunion" on linn label |
coltrane "coltrane" on impulse, "standard coltrane" on prestige, horace silver "silver's blue," and "the timekeepers" (count basie meets oscar peterson). now where's my smoke machine so i can get a little more atmosphere?.... |
branford marsalis "trio jeepy." utterly brilliant from start to finish IMHO. |
the white album (russian pressing), stones exile on main st, thom yorke the eraser |
(this morning): "gerry mulligan and chet baker" on one of those handy and respectable prestige 2-fers. |
doors first lp first press mono |
benjamin britten - "young person's guide to the orchestra & serenade for tenor, horn and strings," on the decca/london label cs 6398, u.k. press. conducted by benjamin britten (c1964), i absolutely love this record. found in the $1 bin at the habitat thrift store, bought on a whim, and NM/NM to boot. color me enlightened. |
van morrison, "tupelo honey" and "the healing game"
pete townshend & ronnie lane "rough mix"
kei akagi "new smiles and traveled miles" (with bonus 45) |
elvis costello and allen toussaint "the river in reverse" |
the cure "the head on the door," dirty three "horse stories," and tsuyoshi yamamoto "midnight sugar" |
