Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ Audiophile

Linda Lawson-Introducing...Side 2

Mel Torme-A New Album Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Marlena Shaw-Live In Tokyo Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Dick Haymes-Keep It Simple Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Carmen McRae-Live At Sugar Hill Side A SQ Audiophile

Harry Connick Jr.-20 Side 1

Rosemary Clooney-With Les Brown-Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Played Last night 2/14/23.

When playing jazz vocals you expect Audiophile SQ. With the 8 recordings I selected(2 Japanese pressings) I was not disappointed due to 6/8 reaching Audiophile status. Since Linda Lawson was a 1960 pressing and Connick Jr. 1988 both had slight issues common with each recording era. The SQ crown goes to Dick Haymes(Audiophile AP-200)maybe it was the calmness/flow of the music that gave it the edge over Marlena Shaw. Both IMO are demo level recordings.

From my unusual Korean box set (1 of 2), ‘The Great Classical Music of The World’, ‘Apollo’ box

LP#1, Karajan conducts Haydn

  • Symphony No. 94 “Surprise”
  • Symphony No. 101 “The Clock”

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon


 

Antal Dorati conducts Haydn

  • Symphony No. 99 In E Flat
  • Symphony No. 100 In G "Military"

Philharmonia Hungarica
London Records Treasury Series reissue 1976, originally 1974