Song:Ohia "The Lioness"
Secretly Canadian
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Aimee Mann "Mental Illness"
2016/Super Ego Records
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I've been raiding my 45rpm singles box --
Elvis Presley --Tutti Fruiti
Lonnie Lord -- Rat Fink
Witch Doctor -- David Seville (Alvin the Chipmunk is un-billed).
Tommy James and the Shondells -- Hanky Panky (Do I love this one!!!)
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Outlaws "Anthology"
2023/Purple Pyramid/
box set
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John Denver-Greatest Hits Side B
Shirley Bassey-Live At Carnegie Hall Side 3
REO-You Get What You Play For Side 2
Dave Mackay & Lori Bell Sextet-"Take Me To Brazil" Side 2 SQ Audiophile
CSN-Allies Side 2
Anne Murray-New Kind Of Feeling Side 1 SQ*
Humble Pie-Rockin’ The Fillmore Side 4
Barry Manilow-Greatest Hits Side 3
Played 4 "Live" recordings none had Audiophile SQ but REO was closest. Ms. Murray was very close to Audiophile SQ with excellent content from one of the most currently overlooked artists from the 70’s/80’s. The bass on Humble Pie was excellent despite the recording being to closed in. Mackay & Bell is a great $10 jazz album with Audiophile SQ!
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Handel. Guess which choral composition.
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Ryan Bingham "Tomorrowland"
2012/Axster Bingham Records
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Back from Easter family visit. Not sure why, but this box just seemed to ‘call me’. Listening for the first time in three days.
Sir Neville Marriner & The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Bach: The Art Of The Fugue
Phillips 2LP box 1975
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Hilary Hahn - Bach Concertos
Jeffrey Kahane conducting The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In E Major BWV 1042
- Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In A Minor BWV 1041
- Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings And Continuo In D Minor BWV 1043
- Concerto For Oboe, Violin, Strings And Continuo In C Minor BWV 1060
Deutsche Grammophon reissue 2018, originally 2003
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Sir John Barbirolli conducts Vaughan Williams
Hallé Orchestra. Angel, 1968
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Norman Del Mar conducts Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth
- Bantock - The Pierrot Of The Minute
- Bridge - Summer
- Butterworth - The Banks Of The Green Willow
- Bridge - There Is A Willow Grows Aslant A Brook
- Bridge - Suite For String Orchestra
The Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Chandos reissue 1985, originally 1979. UK Release
Recorded in Guildhall, Southampton 1 January 1978
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Vernon Handley conducts Delius
- Intermezzo - "Fennimore And Gerda"
- On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
- Summer Night On The River
- A Song Before Sunrise
- Sleigh Ride
- Prelude - "Irmelin"
- The Walk To The Paradise Garden
- La Calinda - "Koanga"
The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Classics for Pleasure, Lambert & Butler Master Series 1979
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Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs – Dirt Don't Hurt (Damaged Goods 2008)
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Prince "A Piano & a Microphone"
2018/NPG Records/Warner Records/German pressing
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Sweet Relief - A Benefit for Victoria Williams
Probably my all-time favorite various artists compilation album. Some really great Victoria Williams covers that sound like they could have been written by the performing artists.
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Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing (A&M 1987)
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Schampus All Stars – Hear Us Talking (Rillophon 1974)
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The Jayhawks - "Hollywood Town Hall"
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The Dixie Double-Cats – Is It True What They Say About Dixie? (20th Fox 1959)
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Spent the evening swapping out the bearing in my second Garrard 401. Another veil removed with a nice uptick in transient response and reduced coloration. Not easy with a 40 pound plinth.
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John Prine "The Tree of Forgiveness"
2018/Oh Boy Records
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Iron + Wine – Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop 2016)
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The Dukes Of Dixieland – Up The Mississippi With The Dukes Of Dixieland Vol. 9 (Audio Fidelity 1959)
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Alban Berg Quartett
Berg
- Streichquartett Op. 3
- Lyrische Suite Für Streichquartett
Telefunken repress, late 70’s/early 80’s, originally 1974
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Panocha Quartet : Martinů
- String Quartets No. 2 & No. 3
Supraphon 1983, Czechoslovakian release
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The Cleveland Quartet
- Barber - String Quartet, Op. 11
- Ives - String Quartet No. 2
- Ives - Scherzo For String Quartet
RCA Red Seal 1976
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Robin Williamson – Songs Of Love And Parting (Claddagh 1981 )
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Alison Kinnaird – The Harper's Gallery (Temple 1980)
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Tone-Lōc – Cool Hand Lōc (Delicious Vinyl 1991)
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Wooden Wand - Clipper Ship (Three Lobed Recordings 2017)
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Fantastic LP
Janáček Quartet : Martinů
Vlach Quartet : Martinů
Supraphon 1980, Czechoslovakian release
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Juilliard String Quartet & Aaron Copland (piano)
Copland
- Quartet For Piano And Strings
- Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet
- ‘Vitebsk’ Trio For Violin, Cello And Piano (Study On A Jewish Theme)
Columbia Masterworks reissue 1970, originally 1967
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Taneyev
The Taneyev Quartet of Leningrad
- Quartet No. 9 for Two Vilions, Viola, and Cello in A Major
Мелодия 1979, USSR release
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The Sibelius Academy Quartet : Sibelius
- String Quartet In A Minor
- String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 4
Finlandia 1985
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Bad Company / Run With The Pack
1976 Swan Song
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Steve Miller Band / Fly Like An Eagle
1976 Capitol
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Humble Pie / Smokin’
1972 A&M
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Natalie Merchant - Keep Your Courage
Nonesuch 2023 2LP gatefold
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Brian, what's the Natalie Merchant album like?
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Starflyer 59 "The Changing of the Guard"
Burnt Toast Vinyl/Tooth & Nail Records
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Dennis Wilson "Pacific Ocean Blue"
2008/Sundazed/3lp
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@bkeske Streaming it now.
Brian, what's the Natalie Merchant album like?
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@noromance
Brian, what's the Natalie Merchant album like?
Brian, I streamed it a couple times before purchasing. I like it, but it seemed a bit themeless with a few various styles the first time I listened all the way through vs her other releases. Interesting, that feeling has gone away the more I’ve listened.
The LP is really good, but, after the initial spin, it does sound different from the streaming files. Obviously. There are some things I like much better on the LP, but have to admit, the digital files also have some strengths.
Overall, I like it. It’s Natalie, and as you know, I’m a big fan.
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György Lehel conducts Bartók
- Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta
- The Miraculous Mandarin - Concert Suite
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Hungaroton - Bartók Béla Complete Edition, Orchestral Music 8, 1967, Hungarian release
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Brian, A few songs popped for me and then there were a few that were very Carole King which didn't gel as much. Nice album all in all. Not sure I'll invest though. Have you heard The Innocence Mission?
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