Muireann Bradley - I Kept These Old Blues
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Joe Jackson - Body and Soul - double 45RPM Intervention Records reissue. Fabulous.
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Shawn Phillips - Second Contribution |
Prokfiev - Romeo & Juliet (complete) Maazel/Cleveland/Decca LP
Ellington - Jazz at the Plaza. I'm curious if anyone else is familiar with this astonishing series released by Columbia in the mid-70's. Apparently these were performances for Columbia record execs back in 1956 at some kind of small party. I've got another of the series, Miles Davis Vol.I with the identical cover art, and the sonics, as with the Ellington are superlative. What other LPs are in this series??
-Richard |
Little Feat - The Last Record Album (RIP Richie Hayward)
Nina Nastasia - Outlaster (very fine sound here)
Don Cherry - Complete Communion |
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances/Martinon
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
XTC - English Settlement/UK pressing
Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
Nice "introduction"! BTW, thank you again Rushton for your comprehensive list of recommended organ recordings on LP. I've managed to track down a half dozen or so, and they are all very fine indeed.
-Richard |
Macdadtexas,
Which pressing of the Yes Album is that, and is it any good? The AP reissue of "Fragile" is absolutely awful - certainly audiophile-y, but they sterilized (?digitized?) it to such an extent that the record sounds dead and lifeless and is easily surpassed by ANY 70's-era cheap Atlantic reissue. Alas, this is more the rule than the exception these days, so I ask questions before buying...
-Richard
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The new remaster of XTC - "Skylarking" done at 45 RPM.
If you're a fan of the album, run, don't walk to get a copy. Well worth the price of admission. |
Amazon (via a third party vendor). No problems. |
"La Folia (collection of Spanish Renaissance Dances), Paniagua/AtrmMMadrid, Harmonia Mundi HM 1050 (ATR 0103 reissue)"
Excellent choice. The 'jalopy' pulling up at the end of the LP is stunning, but the entire LP is of reference quality. |
Tu Fawning - A Monument (LP)
Doors - Morrison Hotel (45 RPM/Analogue Productions) |
Rushton,
I also own the first Doors LP and Strange Days from the 45 RPM series, and I think they both make significant improvements over the originals. My impression of Morrison Hotel is that it may be the best of the lot (thus far) - it really parses the frequency extremes nicely, opens up the soundscape to let the recording breathe dynamically, and removes a lot of grunge I felt always vexed this particular recording. While I never owned any exotic pressings of Morrison Hotel, this 45 absolutely eviscerates the copy I do own. Just my 2 cents.
Tonight: LA Woman |
Last night I took the new 45RPM version of LA Woman out for a spin. Nope. I'd pass on this one if you own a nice original with the die-cut/cellophane cover. The original has the music in spades, whereas the 45 leaves something behind - it's rather clinical in its presentation, and I felt there were a few passages where they tried too hard to crank up level, resulting in overload bordering on distortion; the equalization of the low frequencies also seems too bloated for my taste. The original pressing has better balance top to bottom, and captures the essence of the performance better.
For my money, I like Morrison Hotel the best out of the four I bought, closely followed by Strange Days. The first album trails not too far behind, and LA Woman comes in a very distant fourth and is my only regret of the bunch. Good listening. |
Leon Bridges - Coming Home |
Should you ever come across the 45RPM 12" single of 'Cannonball' from Brother Where You Bound, jump all over it. Amazing sonics. |
reubent,
Yup, that's the one (direct to disk version). Enjoy. |
reubent,
Glad to hear you're enjoying it. Cheers! |
