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
@bslon I'm with you on all except for strange days, which marked a notable decline from the flawed genius that came befre. Quicksilver otoh is a candidate for the goat.
While their debut album “The Doors” is terrific, to me “Strange Days” is at least its equal in content and on my system better in sound quality. Their first four albums are all fantastic but Strange Days more than the others likely earned them the title the "Kings of Acid Rock”.
No argument on the Quicksilver LP, great music and more of the “psychedelic rock” genre of the ‘60’s that I really “dig”. :-)))
@bslon, for me the doors' recorded output followed an unusual bell curve, which is to say that their debut was epochal, the next two marked a decline, the fourth, "soft parade" was the truly terrible nadir, then the last two were a big upturn, with the finale (la woman) being almost as strong as the debut. as for "strange days", other than "people are strange" the songs just don't connect--"love me two times" sounds like a less interesting outtake from the debut while "when the music's over" can't hold a candle to "the end". keep 'em comin....
Dave Brubeck-"Back Home"(CJ 103) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
John Lennon-Imagine Side 1
Freddy Weller-Games People Play Side 1
John Denver-Back Home Again Side B
Gary Moore-Victims Of The Future(Japanese Press VL-6083) Side 2
Joe Sample-Carmel(Extended Range Processing) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Very good SQ night for vinyl nothing was sub-standard. Flack/Hathaway 5* recording. Freddy Weller is one of the last pristine albums played in my mint late 60's-early 70's thrift finds. Carmel on extended range Teldec vinyl is at demo level.
The Doobie Brothers-Best Of The Doobies Side 1 SQ*
Saga-Heads Or Tales Side 2 SQ*
The Hues Corporation-Freedom For The Stallion Side A
Schubert-Carol Rosenberger(Delos DEL 15313) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Rossington Collins Band-This Is The Way Side 1
Yes-The Yes Album Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Monty Alexander-Facets(CJ 108) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Gary Morris-Stones Side 1 SQ*
Very good night for SQ! 3 near misses and 3 Audiophile SQ recordings. Ironic that the only previously unplayed vinyl(Facets) takes the SQ crown. Might have played Saga and Morris best 1980’s recordings.
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