Whats on your turntable tonight?

Seasick Steve "Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks"  

There's a Dead Skunk Records

Donald Byrd Band and Voices "A New Perspective" 

2020/Blue Note/ Kevin Gray Cohearent 

Slaw, I need to listen to that Donald Byrd recording again. I never liked it, but its been more than 20 years and my take taste are not the same as they were. Thanks!

I loved it man.

Santana "S/T"

MFSL/45 RPM 

Rare Earth "Ecology" 

PP, has crunch 

Bach, St John Passion, conducted by Helmuth Rilling.

Today is the 300 year anniversary of its first performance:  Good Friday, 1724 in Leipzig

Wings-London Town Side 2

Johnnie Taylor-Lover Boy Side 1

Dave Valentin-In Love's Time Side 1 SQ Audiophile

The Knack-Round Trip Side 2(Back on label)

Judy Collins-Living Side 1

Bach/Scarlatti-Baltazar Benitez(Nonesuch H 71404) Side 2

White Lion-Big Game Side 1

Patti Austin-Body Language Side 1 Audiophile

Only White Lion was previously played. Power quality was an issue tonight, so no near misses SQ*(not sure). Can't award an SQ crown tonight but Patti/Valentin clearly had the best SQ of the 8 recordings. London Town might be 2nd best(in content} of all Wings studio recordings. If you enjoy power/pop don't dismiss Round Trip.

Grant Green "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 

2023/Tone Poet 

The Beatles " Let it Be" 

MFSL 

Porcupine Tree "Lightbulb Sun"

Berlin / Count Three & Pray
1986 Geffen

The B-52’s / Wild Planet
1980 Warner Bros.

Talking Heads / Naked
1988 Sire

Sumpens Swingsters – Hemma Hos Sumpen (GHB 1980)

Tomas Örnberg's Blue Five – Come Back, Sweet Papa [Pays Homage To Kid Lewis] (Stomp Off Records 1982)

Black Eagle Jazz Band - Don't Monkey With It (Stomp Off Records 1987)

The Bathers – Unusual Places To Die (Go Disc's 1987)

Talk Talk – Life's What You Make It, Extended Dance Version (EMI 1986))

Kiril Kondrashin conducts Shostakovich

• Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & RSFSR Russian Chorus
Melodiya/Angel 1973


 

Karajan conducts Shostakovich

• Symphony No. 10

Berlin Philharmonic.
Deutsche Grammophon 1967 Italian release
 

Daryl Hall ~ John Oates / Abandoned Luncheonette 
1973 Atlantic

Cat Stevens / Tea for the Tillerman
1970 A&M

Van Morrison / Moondance
Warner Bros. RE, orig. 1970

The Saints Of Bleeker Street – When Jazz Came Up The Volga (Village Gate 1965)

Carl Stevens – "Skin" And Bones (Mercury 1958)

Percy Humphrey Featuring Sweet Emma – Living New Orleans Jazz (Smoky Mary Phonograph Company 1974)

The Herdsmen – The Herdsmen Play Paris (Fantasy 1955)

Ruby Braff And His Men – Easy Now (RCA Victor 1959)

Tony Parenti's All-Stars – Happy Jazz (Jazztone - Columbia 1955)

Various – Fast Folk Musical Magazine: November 1985; Vol. 2, No. 9 - Women In Song (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1985)

Various – Fast Folk Musical Magazine: December 1985: Vol. 2, No. 10 (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1985)

Various – Fast Folk Musical Magazine: December 1984; Vol. 1, No. 10 (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1984)

Melanie – Ballroom Streets (RCA 1978)

Melanie – Please Love Me (Buddah 1973)

Roosevelt Sykes – Sings The Blues (United 1963)

Bernstein conducts Prokofiev 

• Symphony No. 5

New York Philharmonic 
Columbia ‘Two Eye’ 1967

UAlois Klíma conducts Prokofiev

• Summer Day Suite, Op.65 w/Prague Chamber Orchestra
• A Winter Camp Fire w/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Crossroads, unknown release, guessing late 60’s

The Rolling Stones “England’s Newest Hit Makers”.

Billy Joel-An Innocent Man Side 1 SQ*

Point Blank-Airplay Side 2

Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger Side 1 SQ Audiophile(Doug Sax)

Jon Faddis-Into The Faddisphere Side 1 SQ*

Derek And The Dominos-Layla(RSO/gatefold no barcode) Side 4

David Clayton Thomas-Clayton Side A 

Ravel-Alcyone(Mariana Nicolesco) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Asia-Astra Side 1

All 8 recordings have not been previously played. The SQ crown goes to Ravel. Layla had well below average SQ, hope the OP or Japanese pressing is much superior. All 3 1980's Asia recordings are exceptional in content. 

Steppenwolf / Gold Their Great Hits
2017 Analogue Productions RE, orig. 1971

Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Tarkus
1971 Cotillion
 

Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds / S-T
2015 MOV RE, orig. 1992

Bruce Hornsby & the Range "Scenes From the South Side" 

pp

Porcupine Tree "Stupid Dream" 

2005/Lava Records/KScope

Grateful Dead - American Beauty

Porcupine Tree "The Incident" 

2009/tonefloat

Miles Davis / A Tribute To Jack Johnson
2020 Columbia RE, orig. 1971

Return To Forever / Romantic Warrior 
1976 Columbia