Tom Waits -Spare Change on Asylum Lp
Spoon -Gimme Fiction on Merge Lp
13th Floor Elevators -Easter Everywhere on Get Back Lp
Velvet Underground -Loaded 1st Cotillion Lp
The Unique Thelonious Monk -Analogue Prod. 45's Lp |
The Pentangle, Solomon's seal
Fairport Convention, Liege & Lief
Tyrannosaurus Rex, My people were fair and had sky in their hair... But now they're content to wear stars on their brows
Patti Smith, trampin
Zero7, When it falls
Steely Dan, Prezel Logic |
John Renborn -Faro Annie on Transatlantic white label
Ellington -Jazz Party on MONO Columbia
Jimmy Giuffre 3 -1961 on ECM
Mozart -Clarinet Concerto in A major on Decca
Janos Starker -Bach: 6 Cello Suites on Speakers Corner
U2 -Achtung Baby on Island |
J.J. Cale -Special Edition on Phongram UK
Yo La Tengo -Fakebook on Bar NONE records
My Morning Jacket -Z on ATO records
Taj Mahal -S/T on Columbia 360 sound
Tom Waits -Small Change on Asylum records |
Richard Thompson -The Old Kit Bag on Cooking Vinyl
-Pour Down Like Silver on Carthage
-Mirror Blue on (German) Capitol
-First Light on (English) Chrysalis
The GreenHornes _Dual Mono on Stereo*Phonic
Electrelane -the Power Out on too pure
...the rash of Thompson listening is due to just getting back from Chicago to see Richard playing the Park West and evidently not having my fill. Excellent show as always! |
Rushton, Live music... probably the single sound that beats a great turntable, agreed?! Cheers! |
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Richard Thompson -Front Parlour Ballads on Diverse
Neil Young -Prairie Wind on Classic
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals -Cold Roses on Lost Highway
...........................-Heartbreaker on Cooking Vinyl
Beth Orton -Trailer Park on Heavenly CD...(the less than perfect source for ever) |
Ccryder, This is not meant to "one up you" in any way yet, if you like the RCA copy, try the Classic Records 33 1/3 or 45 for the ultimate expression of this album. These versions will take your breath away and so will the prices. I own all three and can attest to the Classic 45ips being the best in that it has greater surface blackness and much more dynamics. Happy Listening! |
Ccryder, You do have the Classic records 33 1/3 with a red label. It will state on the back cover at the bottom "Manufactured under license..." but will not say "Classic" anywhere on the record or cover. Canadian records on RCA/BMG were German pressed and had Black labels with silver nomenclature and state "BMG Canada" on the back. YouÂre in great shape with that pressing. Enjoy! |
Sir John -Tumbleweed Connection on Uni |
Slipknot1, I love Joni Mitchell's "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns" great choice. Cheers! |
Count Basie Big Band -Farmers Market Barbecue
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition
Miles Davis All Stars -Walkin
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition
Bill Evans Trio -Portait in Jazz
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition
Thelonious Monk -The Unique...
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition |
Rush, I too find the Bill Evans very enjoyable, beautiful, in a word. As for the Unique Thelonious Monk set he chose to play cover tunes on this 1956 album. It is a very strong showing with Art Blakey on drums and Oscar Pettiford on bass they rollick through the standards with fun and dexterity. The interplay between Monk and Blakey on "Liza" is delightful at very least. I like Monk and this is a solid effort for his second Riverside recording. As for the Count Basie Farmers Market Barbecue, it is a great swing album. It shows that right up until Mr. Basie's end he could electrify a well chosen group of band members to wing way out in that relaxed, seemingly effortless way. About half the recording is a larger arrangement and in the other half the Count pairs it down to just a choice few horns. I find great enjoyment from the swing genre, it reminds me of my dad who liked to play it around the house on a regular basis, clarinet being the weapon of choice. As kids we'd dance all around the place to this stuff, very fond memories. Steve Hoffman again did this recording NO harm. I find myself to be a very poor critic of this Fantasy jazz series of Chad's Analogue Productions in that I gush with praise over every issue, bare none. Happy listening!
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Beatles -Abbey Road on Mofi from the box
Spoon -Gimme Fiction on Merge records
Electric Light Orchestra -Eldorado on Jet records
Van Morrison -Hymns to the Silence on Polydor UK
Van Morrison -His Band and the Street Choir
on Warner Bros. CA
Van morrison -Veedon Fleece on Warner Bros.
Van Morrison _ Astral Weeks on Warner Bros. W7 |
Neil Young -Prairie Wind on Classic Records (Reprise) |
Bruce Springsteen -Born to Run on Classic Records reissue
>needed a solid classic rock anthem to get started with coffee and toast today, good Sunday morning all. Cheers! |
Bob Dylan -Nashville Skyline on Columbia 360 Sound
Martha Reeeves & the Vandellas -Greatest Hits
on Tamla Motown
Dr. John -Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack on Clean Cuts
Jesse Sykes & the Hereafter -Reckless Burning
on Devil in the Woods Records
Yusef Lateef -Eastern Sounds 0n TransAtlantic Prestige |
Rushton, On the subject of the Cat Stevens, Teaser and the Firecat MoFi reissue (mine #0559) sounds splendid. I also have a first press of it on A&M SP4313 that sounds quite good yet isn't as quiet (surface wise) or timbre correct as the MoFi IMHO. So who is Tom Port and what is his issue with this beautiful record? Doesn't he like the MoFi?
Cheers!
Raytheprinter, Pardon me for interjecting. "The Mulligan meets Monk" performance is an unusual but cool east meets west (coast) juxtaposition. Thelonious is one bad cat as I'm sure you are aware.
Analogue Productions has not made one single dog or for that matter even a single So-so 45RPM pressing in this entire series including the Mulligan meets Monk title. I am receiving all of them as a member in the first 50 something numbered pressings from Chad and I can't say enough about how outstanding each and every one of these records is. They are some of the best pressings ever made IMHO.
Happy listening! |
Gentleman, You sparked my curiosity, not being able to recall the sound in question. After listening to the side one ('Round Midnight) of "Mulligan meets Monk" I believe the sound you are referring to in the left channel is brush work "stirring" if you will, across a drum skin throughout the piece. It is subtle and falls behind both the piano and monkÂs verbal antics almost leaving a vale of white noise but with somewhat more grain. If it were not for the holiday I am sure Chad Kassem would be handy for a reality check phone call.
Best wishes for the holiday! |
John Lennon -Imagine on UK Apple
Beatles -White Album on UK Apple Mono
John Lennon -John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band on UK Apple |
Wc65mustang, I would agree with you in so far as dynamics are concerned. My A&M copy although very clean is not as quiet and the timbre characteristics sound a bit off compared to the MoFi IMHO. In almost every case a first pressing domestic seems to be more punchy and sometimes more forward than the comparable MoFi. I think this is the main cause for general distain by some for the OMR reissues, can't say I always agree.
Happy holiday! |
Van Morrison -Too Long in Exile on UK Polydor
Yo La Tengo -Fakebook on Bar NONE records (again!)
Van Morrison -Astral Weeks on Warner Bros. CA. w7
David Grisman -Dawg Jazz on Warner Bros. brown label
Velvet Crush -Teenage Symphonies to God on Crelp Records
Bud Powell -The Amazing... on Blue Note Japan
Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd -Jazz Samba on Verve (Speakers Corner?)
Antonio Carlos Jobin -Wave on A&M Speakers Corner
Mozart -Clarinet Concerto K622 on Musical Fidelity/ Stereophile |
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane -at Carnegie Hall on Mosaic
...Very, very nice as Mosaic does so well. |
Beatles -Magical Mystery Tour on MoFi from the box
Beatles -Revolver on Red Wax EMI Odeon Mono
Beatles -Sgt. Pepper's... on OMR UHQR
Radio Head -Hail to the Thief on EMI UK
Wilco - A Ghost is Born on Rhino Vinyl
The Beta Band - S/T on Astralwerks
James -WAH WAH on Mercury Records |
Wow Rushton, L.A.Woman?! thatÂs a departure from your usual excellent classic repertoire. I was starting to wonder if you had any pop rock titles :^) Just having fun with you! I like the Doors and was lucky enough to pick a copy up of L.A.Woman on the now, long gone DCC label.
The Ben Webster, Soulville album is very nice. Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson on the same label is also quite good as you may well know. Cheers! |
Big Brother and the Holding Company w/ Janis Joplin
-Cheap Thrills on Columbia 360 Sound
Eric Burden -Declares "War" on MGM ...Spill the Wine!
Emmylou Harris -Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town on WB
Beth Orton -Central Reservation on Heavenly
Kings of Convenience -Riot on an Empty Street on Source
Sandy Denny -Sandy on Island UK Pink Rim
Santana -Caravanserai on CBS UK |
Ry Cooder -Buena Vista Social Club on Nonesuch Classic Records
Francisco Aguabella H2o on Cubop
Blood, Sweet & Tears -S/T on Columbia 360 Sound
Santana -Abraxas on Columbia 360 Sound
Santana -Borboletta on Columbia
Mazzy Star -So tonight that I might See on Columbia |
Luna -Luna Live on Arena Rock Recording co
The Velvet Underground -White Light/White Heat on Verve
Chris Isaak -Wicked Game on Reprise UK
David Bowie -Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
on MoFi |
Björk -Debut on One Little Indian UK
Police -Synchronicity on A&M
Sting -Ten Summoner's Tales on German A&M
Beethoven _Symphony No.9 Solti-Decca Siver Jubilee
on Speakers Corner |
Dead Man Walking -The Soundtrack & the Score
on Classic Records/Columbia |
Bdgregory, That first America album is nice indeed. I have a white label promo copy of it, yet I find the stock first press copy to be outstanding. When that record came out in 1972 it influenced many great musicians such as Crosby, Stills, & Nash and the Eagles amongst others. The strange chord progressions, texture, and detail that were captured in America's music made it one of the most innovative and nicest sounding records of the time. A great pick!
Happy Listening! |
Merry Christmas to all my vinyl listening friends out there!
Cheers to all of you! |
OK Slipknot1, Evidently there are no other takers to this challenge of rock trivia. So you have taken an avid stab at it and deserve to know the answer I was looking for. Glyn Johns. Glyn either engineered and or produced each of these recordings. He has a long list of credits that would leave anyone proud and most of his work have a sonic signature of clarity and detail as you may well know by listening to these albums. Happy Listening! |
Rushton, What's up with the new amp stands, I would presume, for the Atma-Sphere mono blocks? IÂm all-ears. Did you and your fellow audiophile wife (lucky guy) get down to some SERIOUS comparative listening this holiday?
Presently I have MA-1 Mk2.3 Silver editions on Rock Maple laminated cutter blocks (18x24x2.5") with granite (18x24x4") slabs below and Bright Star Isonodes between. Lots of folks say the granite rings when used directly below amps, with this current arrangement we only hear the maple and it is nice tonally. The combination of materials seem to best decouple the amps from the hard wood floors of my old house (circa 1926) as the amps are located in near proximity to my Coincident Total Eclipse speakers that are on brass points. I've tried many different setups and nothing else cuts the resonance to the amp chassis. Let me know what you glean from this new arrangement.
Cheers! Foster
I'm playing Chad's Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants 45's tonight followed by a beautiful copy of Yusef Latef -Eastern Sounds on TransAtlantic UK. Yusef and I share the hometown of Detroit and I had the distinct pleasure of seeing (and hearing) him at our historic Detroit Orchestra Hall years ago. Very nice! |
Rushton,
I'm delighted to hear the improvement was that palpable. From what you and quite a few others have said about the handy work of Lloyd Walker in past, I'm not surprised that it took 10 seconds or the fact that Ann and yourself are not looking to try a myriad of other ideas.
My approach was a blend of what a local friend was doing (that worked) and some of the information from an old lengthy set of threads from redkiwi concerning shelf design experimentation from back in 2000 on AÂgon that made a lot of sense. I truly believe that itÂs a matter of coupling or decoupling depending on the circumstance and a variation of sorbothane seems to do the trick for me under the amp maple block platforms. One major improvement is weÂre hearing a level of low frequency textural detail from RalphÂs amps now that was not fleshed out before, and by the way, I have never heard from any other valve or SS power amp in my house regardless of set up!
I donÂt see myself as a real big tweaker, but that said, my amp set up stands in contrast with my use of a Neuance Platform and wall mounted, spiked rack for the Linn Sondek Lp12 and Aurios classic isolation bearings under the chassis of the Aesthetix Calypso and Rhea. These forms of isolation I have tuned out to what IMHO is a very fine resolve, a group of very different isolation philosophies that all have their place.
I will be looking forward to hear how things work out for you two with this amp stand project, as it seems in this hobby, there is always something more to learn and I just want to hear how good things sound over at your place too. Cheers!
As for the Queen "Night at the Opera" I can't speak for the EMI version at all. I was on a real DCC kick back when the records were prevalent and of course... it sounds spot on. I'll leave it at that and spare you the details. It is truly hard to buy one of everything nice... |
Rushton,
Thank you for the gracious offer, I may take you up on that some time in the future. The last time I visited your fair city was for a Paul Cezanne retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in August of 1996. You share quite the beautiful city and museum.
Happy Listening! |
Björk -Deput on One Little Indian
...thanks Elke for the S/S copy all the way from Antwerp!
sounds great
Humble Pie - Town & Country on A&M
Spencer Davis Group -Gimme Some Lovin' on Island UK
Traffic -Mr. Fantasy on Pink rim Island UK
Free -Fire and Water on A&M
Rolling Stones -Beggars Banquet on London/King records JP
(another fine engineering job by Glyn Johns!) |
Well, as the winter solstice is passing and the days grow unrecognizably longer to me yet, If new vinyl on my porch this fine gray day in Detroit can be taken as a harbinger of good things to come in the new year, then the signs have arrived and it will be another good year for our preferred, so called inferior format, that by the way was supposed to be replaced by the new perfect format now decades ago. I love progress.
Today, actually moments ago I stepped out in the cold and snow to find a fresh new copy of Richard ThompsonÂs ÂSome Enchanted Evenings EP on OMR @ 45RPM. This record has but five tales of personal disaster, misfortune, despair, forlorn longing and other uplifting affairs to song by one of our finest troubadours of the time, hell of any time. Three songs were originally written by our enterprising lad and two are stylized covers that he performs regularly at live shows with more than a bit of tongue in cheek. If you havenÂt seen Richard live friend, youÂve really missed something on this dust ball. The only bit of sad news about the recording is that OMR stopped there. Two of the songs appear to be from ÂTwo Letter Words an excellent live performance double CD from 1994. Press the whole thing to vinyl and do it justice I say! Anyway, IÂm enjoying what I have and it spins well indeed. Happy Listening and Cheers! In the new year. |
Rushton,
Do you know if the King Super Analogue reissue from the U.S. you were referring to is in an affiliation to King Records Toshiba Japan? The reason why I ask, I have a number of pop rock reissues by the latter with the designation DJM on them. These pressings sound amazing for vocals and acoustic string instruments. The sound is analog, although I was concerned DJM may have meant "digital Japanese Master" before listening. I have not seen a single classical music selection on this label.
My only experience of Albeniz: Suite Espanola was on a London UK pressing that as I recall sounded splendid. Interestingly enough I was so taken by the music that I was not paying too much attention to the fidelity. Is that what might be referred to as suspended disbelief? It also struck me funny that the wind solos through the middle of the piece sounded more eastern or Egyptian in nature than Spanish, but what do I know? I am by no means well versed in classical music. It was very enjoyable in any case. Happy Listening! |
Delibes: Lakmé on Seraphim/EMI
What a very nice find, this is a beautiful recording and pressing.
Happy Listening! |
Gentleman, Please tell me about the ÂIl Cornetto it sounds fascinating. I am but a classical neophyte at this point and truly looking to expand my horizons. I love classical or folk music with ancient instrumentation. Would this fit into that classification? So please, do tell and is it available on vinyl?!
As always, Happy Listening! |
Madman Across The Water -Sir John on Toshiba DJM Japan
...(This one would be the only competition for Hoffman's DCC I've heard)
Thelonious Monk -Plays Duke Ellinton on Riverside/Milestone Jp (Nice engineering by Rudy Van Gelder, The man!)
Thelonious Monk -Thelonious Himself on Riverside/Milestone Jp
Thelonious Monk Quartet -Misterioso on Riverside Jp
Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two -At The Blackhawk on Riverside Jp
Thelonious Monk Quartet -In Action, Live at the Five Spot Cafe NY on Riverside Jp |
Raytheprinter, Thanks, so am I. Just got the bug for the Monk and after playing each album we just wanted to hear more. So I dug another one out. It became a late night listen. These are in beautiful shape for their age, someone took great care of them. I picked every one of them up second hand some years ago for cheap. It never ceases to amaze me how emotionally satisfying and compelling good vinyl is. Cheers! |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K.525 on King Records
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -Concerto For Flute And Orchestra in C Major, K 299
-Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 on King Records
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in E major- Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G on EMI
Happy Birthday Wolfgang! |
Ray, it can still happen... when everyone else is sleeping (or whatever) one can still find a deal on ebay. Nice snag on the Cole Porter Songbook. I'm happy for you on the Monk find as well. Happy Listening!
Tonight I got together with the local Royal Oak HiFi group, it was a small turn out and we just listened to a lot of great vinyl, and some new equipment. Very nice! |
...Not all of us here in Detroit are at the super bowl...
After a day at the closing of the Claudel & Rodin exhibit "Fateful Encounter" in the DIA, Detroit Institute of Arts, tonight we're listening to:
The Dave Bailey Sextet -One Foot in the Gutter on Epic
(Grab this one while you still can. It's a great performance, and a beautifully dynamic recording.)
followed up by -2 feet in the Gutter on Epic (also)
Miles Davis -Kind of Blue on Columbia/Classic Records
Gene Ammons -Blue Gene on Prestige
Ben Webster -meets Oscar Peterson on Verve Records
Blue Michell -Blue's Moods on Riverside/AP 45's
Life is anything but blue tonight! |
montepilot,
Looking forward to you joining the fray. It's always nice to have another vinyl enthusiast along. IÂm driving Coincident Total Eclipses (with tubes) and employ Israel BlumeÂs ICÂs and TRS speaker cables with great success. No less than two hundred hours of break in were needed though. Ouch!
Rushton,
That was my only regret in visiting your splendid hometown to see a Paul Cézanne exhibit in 1996. I spotted, but then didn't have time to see the Rodin Museum and do it justice.
Hey, I haven't heard comment from you on the result of the amp stands the two of you were auditioning some weeks back. Did they prove out, are they keepers?
Happy Listening! |
Rickie Lee Jones -POP POP! on Geffen/Alto analogue
Yo La Tengo -I Can Hear The Heart Beating as One. on Matador
Van Morrison -His Band and Street Choir. on WB Burbank
Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man. on Epic
Chet Atkins' -Workshop. on Living Stereo RCA Victor
The Velvet Underground -Loaded. on (gray marbled)Cotillion
Elvis Costello -King of America. on Columbia
...and on it goes with an eclectic mix of mostly older pop.
Happy Listening! |
*Rickie Lee Jones -Traffic From Paradise on Geffen De
*Rickie Lee Jones -Pirates on first press WB
(forgot how good and dynamic this album was)
*Rickie Lee Jones -Flying Cowboys on Geffen white label promo
*Hi-Fi A La Espanola on Mercury/Speakers Corner 45RPM
...WoW! I can't beleive a new/sealed original of this record could sound better ...and one just went on ebay for the tune of about 540.00USD. Some body give me my medicine! |
