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MoFi / Supertramp night:
"Crime of the Century"
"Breakfast in America"
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Bonnie Raitt: Takin' My Time 1973
Free: Fire and Water not crazy about the album, but love hearing Paul Kossoff's excellent guitar work.... especially in the track "All Right Now".
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King Crimson: "Court of the Crimson King"
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Started out with Beach Boys: "Holland" and "Pet Sounds"
Then: Pink Floyd: "The Dark Side of the Moon" (mofi) taking it home.
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Got a fairly rare, Japanese Steely Dan compilation from Discogs.
Not bad, but I feel it was visually graded and not play-tested, as it’s very noisy. Making me think about more serious cleaning tools.
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The Tubes: The Completion Backwards Principle
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Bax - Northern Ballad #1 - Garden of Fand
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Alt-J "An Awesome Wave"
This is their 1st album and seems to be their best.
I’m seeing it for $99 and up most places, but one seller on eBay has
them for around $29 if you’re interested. No, not affiliated with seller, just glad I got a good deal, and sharing the info.
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@tgib, great album.
Something/Anything was the first album I bought to play on my first good stereo system. The Todd's music had so much detail and so many different percussion touches....it was ahead of it's time. He may have been a Runt back then, but he was indeed a Wizard.. a True Star. lol
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Went through my stack of Beatles 45’s tonight.
A lot of work with 3 minute songs on each side, but worth it!
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Boz Scaggs: "Dig"
He pays more attention to sound quality on this album compared to others I've heard, and the tracks are quite diverse...a departure from the more pop oriented music he's known for.
Lately, I've been streaming it often, so tonight I got out the vinyl 2 disk set and was amazed at the increased detail I was hearing.
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Mommothguy54, I'm usually skeptical of newer re-mastered releases. But on your recommendation, I'll look for it.
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Listened to Paul Simon's "Graceland" on Amazon Music in "Ultra HD". It's a great album and it sounded nice, but the varied instruments and even Paul's voice lacked the live presence that I recalled.
Put the 1st pressing of the same album that I bought in 1986 on the turntable and was blown away by the difference. Had to listen to the entire album again, savoring every note. |
Alan Parsons: Eve
Ten Years After: A Space In Time |
Ten Years After: A Space In Time.
Joan Armatrading: I Walk Under Ladders |
Steely Dan - Aja
AC/DC - Back in Black
Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
Donald Fagan - Morph the Cat |
Andra Day: The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Atlanta Rhythm Section: Champagne Jam
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
Stravinsky Firebird 1919 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra CD 1978 Robert Shaw Chorus
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Really enjoying
Cal Tjader – Huracán
Crystal Clear Records - Direct to Disk
1978 |
Very nice, lively recording, but the UK Ebay seller was a bit overly generous with his rating. Still, most enjoyable.
Looks pristine. But all kinds of snap, crackle, pop from beginning to end.
May have to break down and get a serious vinyl cleaner or send it out for professional cleaning. My discwasher doesn't phase it.
On Lyrita UK, from 1972:
SIR ARNOLD BAX
Tintagel - The Northern Ballad No. 1
The Garden of Fand - Mediterranean
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
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Simao, I liked Tea for the Tillerman² quite a bit. Although I liked the pure acoustic guitar that was prevalent in the original album, I appreciated the more complex mixing done on the new version.
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Simao, I may be guilty to listening with my emotions, since Tea for the Tillerman (1970) was released when I was a teen in the turbulent late 60's and early 70's.
I'll give it a critical listen soon and tell you how the recording quality is. |
Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman²
The new release stands on it's own. Yusuf still has it! |
Pretty Reckless: "Going to Hell" |
Pat Matheny - "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" |
Big_Greg, Thank you!
I listened to Morph The Cat a year and a half ago and did not care much for it. But that was before getting a new cartridge, phono stage, springs under my tt 😄 and upgrading from MMG’s to 1.6’s. After reading your post and being a Steely Dan / Donald Fagen fan since the 70’s, I just had to give it another listen.
Wow...a win - win situation. "Discovered" a really great album that I had overlooked and...got some more validation for the changes made and dollars spent!
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Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker: I've Got the Music in Me. D to D. |
Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales |
Uber,
Breakfast in America on MFSL is indeed one of the best!
Got more versions/copies of it on vinyl, CD and SuperDisk than any other albums.
Toning it down a little tonight with
Macy Gray: Stripped. On Chesky Records |
Uber, Sorry about your finger.
HOPE no muscles or tendons were severed!
Years ago I cut my index finger knuckle clean-off. Plastic surgeon had to re-attach the cartlidge and the tendons on either side. The 12 weeks with a splint and months of therapy, to regain motion, range and strength in that finger was a royal pain. Spent my first semester of college trying to write legibly, left-handed.
Since then. I've been VERY careful not to let the wrench slip when tightening down a freshly sharpened mower blade! |
Beach Boys: "Holland" B side only
Alan Parsons Project: "Eve" |
Yes. Big_greg, just ordered it on eBay!
25 years huh...yea, makes me feel old too.
Thanks for the lead on the album! |
Big_greg, I have the Singles Soundtrack CD, it's very good.
Had no idea it was out on vinyl too....will look for a copy!
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Rolling Stones: Tattoo You. Bob Ludwig
Ry Cooder: Bop Till you Drop |
Grover Washington Jr. - Winelight, Nautilus SuperDisc
Super Tramp- Crime of the Century. MFSL |
Uberwaltz, you described my feelings for and use for streaming, perfectly.
I hate buying an LP and finding that I have no use for most, or all of the tracks.
Streaming allows me to explore with useable quality, artists and albums that I have little or no familiarity with, and find the gems that lead to vinyl purchases.
Streaming is a great resource. |
Glad you have some positive cash flow, Slaw. Hang in there!
JT is good anytime! One of his other albums, "Dad Loves his Work" is another good one. On the cut "Summer's Here" I'd swear someone put a Hammond organ in my listening room. |
A little classical tonight:
Got it from eBay this week.
Wagner Ride of the Valkyries / Tristan und Isolde Prelude / Siegfried’s Funeral Music / Forest Murmurs
(Direct to Disk, Sheffield Lab-USA/1978)
Great disk!
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Samantha Fish - Chills and Fever |
I have the original release of DSOTM, 2 copies of the MFSL, vinyl DSOTM and a MFSL ultradisk 1 CD. My favorite is one of the MFSL lp's... Not the one that I bought new when it was released and it has some faint crackles now an then in quiet passages, but the used one I got on eBay last year.
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Cannonball Adderley - Somethin Else
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Taking a tip from Uberwaltz,
Steve Winwood: Back in the Highlife Again.
Forgot what a good album that is. Been 10+ years.
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Arc of a Diver spins tomorrow |
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Uberwaltz, I have pretty good memory for things that happened 40 years ago. It's yesterday or last week that I have trouble with! I happened upon a great resource for KC area concerts back in the day: http://windsofchangekc.com/contact_1Yes, it's just a smaller market, Kansas City, but check out the constant stream of legendary artists. They worked hard in those days. Saw a LOT of great artists back then. The Who concert was particularly vivid for obvious reasons, but in addition, the venue was a automobile warehouse...low ceilings, concrete floor, no seating and no air-conditioning (July). Paramedics were hauling out a constant stream of concert-goers because of heat exhaustion or too many drugs. The air was thick with pot smoke. Daltry flying about in his long-fringed jacket and Townsend windmilling away on his guitar. Heaven on earth for teen-agers like my friends & me. |
The Who: Who's Next
The Who: Live at Leeds
Saw them perform the same live set in Kansas City, July 2, 1970. It was incredible! Live at Leeds album did a great job capturing the sound and environment of that performance. |
10 Years After - A Space in Time.
Ry Cooder - Bop Til You Drop |
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Uberwaltz, yes...you can't go wrong with
Crime of the Century .... Supertramp.
MFSL 1-005
I have a new, sealed Crime of the Century, UltraDisk that I haven't opened yet because the MFSL vinyl version is so good. |
I don't listen to Classical very often, but I can't stop playing:
STRAVINSKY FIREBIRD BORODIN ROBERT SHAW TELARC DG-10039 1st Ed 1978
Awesome!! |
Samantha Fish: album "Kill or be Kind"
Lots of good rockabilly and bluesy tracks, in particular: "Dirty" and the Title track. |
