Beethoven, String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2, Brandis Quartet, Harmonia Mundi
Beatles, Abbey Road
Blood, Sweat and Tears (1st album)
Wild Child Butler, Analogue Productions APO-004, direct-to-disk
Bothy Band, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Green Linnett SIF 3005
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Moondance
Planet Waves
Take Five
Fragile
Bookends
It's A Beautiful Day |
Ben Webster meets Coleman Hawkins on World Record(English pressing) Way excellent! |
Tonight:
Shostakovich, String Quartets 7, 13 and 14, The Fitzwilliam Quartet, L'Oiuseau Lyre DSLO 9 (astoundingly great music in classic performances by The Fitzwilliam Qt - a marvelous LP in every way)
Raff, Symphony No. 3, Kapp/WestphalianSO, Candide CE 31063 (if you're not familiar with the music of Joachim Raff, and you enjoy the music of Brahms, Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg, you owe it to yourself to at least explore Raff's music. Recommended starting point: his delightful Symphony No. 5 for which I'd recommend the performance by Herrmann/LPO on Nonesuch H 71287.)
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Sprawled out on the sofa like a hot open turkey sandwich...I am spinning Getz/Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim..Verve V68545.Original 1963 LP in great condition..What a sound! |
Last night:
Mussorgsky "Pictures At An Exhibition: Reiner/CSO (RCA/ Classic Records reissue)
Antill "Corroboree" Goosens/LSO (Everest/Classic Records reissue)
"River Of Sorrow" (First Impression Music 45 rpm)
Gary Burton/Chick Corea "Crystal Silence" (ECM original pressing) |
Did anyone write more beautiful love songs than Jim Croce?
Georgia on my Mind
Have to say I love you in a Song
Operator
Time in a Bottle
I got a Name
Next up a 180 gram pressing of The Ghost of Tom Joad one of my favorite Bruce Springsteen recordings in recent memory.
L8R |
Well i finally bought a new cart.(ZYX RS20) a few days ago!After a couple months without my TT ive been making up for lost time!I havent played a CD for a few days,,its 4:00 am and i cant get over how good my new cart. sounds,,,,,right now im listening to Tom Waits,Blood Money,,,,,,Gotta go flip the album! |
Q- love Croce! Timeless songs that are beautiful and bring back nice memories indeed.
Ray- Conrgatulations! welcome to the world of ZYX! From the entry level models to the UNIverse..they are quite a great sounding a line of transducers!..Enjoy! |
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 |
A box.
It's packed away due to imminent house construction. The stylus guard and arm are taped down and a box is over the whole plinth for protection. Sitting on a shelf so nothing else can be placed on top accidently.
Enjoy yours - cause it's gonna be a while before I can again,
Bob |
Thanks Kehut,sounds even better with some hours on it!Listening to all my Sade albums AGAIN!Also have Neil Youngs greatest hits on order,,,, |
"Fine and Mellow" Ella Fitzgerald Jams ,,great sounding LP! |
Last night:
Shostakovich "Symphony No. 5" Bychkov/Berlin (Philips 420 069-1)
Rachmaninoff "Concerto No. 3" Cliburn/Kondranshin/Symphony Of The Air (RCA LSC 2355 2s/2s original pressing) Those who like the Byron Janis Mercury recording should give this one a try as well. I believe this work has also been re-released as a three channel SACD. The Cliburn is a live recording from Carnegie Hall 5/19/58 |
finally hooked back up again, the TT is spinning wynton marsalis "black codes (from the underground)." truly a desert island disc for me. |
Shostakovich 5 is wonderful. Thanks for reminding me. I like the version with Bernstein/New York.
Anyway, for tonight: Prokofiev/Alexander nevsky/RSFSR Russian Chorus/USSR Symphony conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov. |
.... after Alexander Nevsky, need some relax moment...
Albeniz/Suite Espanola/Rafael Fruhbeck de burgos/New Philharmonia. |
Just finished Tom Waits' Alice, just started his Blood Money. Not for all times, not for all tastes, but when I'm in the mood, nothing else will do.
Brent |
Kiln House
Traveling Wilburys
Waves the Bossa Nova Sessions
Innervisions
Meddle
Astral Weeks |
Barber, Symphony No. 1, Hanson/EME, Mercury (mono)
Hanson, Symphony No. 5, Hanson/EME, Mercury (mono)
Tracy Chapman, Talkin' About a Revolution, Elektra
Vaughan Williams, Sancta Civitas, Willcocks/LSO, EMI
Vaughan Williams, Benedicite, Willcocks/LSO, EMI
Britten, Young Person's Guide to the Orch, F.Slatkin/ConcertArtsSO, Capitol (Cisco reissue)
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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 |
neil young "mirrorball," little feat "dixie chicken" and "time loves a hero," buffalo springfield "again," vince guaraldi "jazz impressions of black orpheus" |
Leroy Jodie Pierson, Direct-to-Disc from Analogue Productions (The man can play the blues, and the d-to-d is mighty fine, but something's just not right in the miking of Pierson's voice on this LP.)
Roy Orbison, "Pretty Woman" single, 33rpm/45rpm, Classic Records (the 45rpm being clearly superior)
Handel, Anthem for the Foundling Hospital, Preston/AAM/Kirkby/Nelson (Emma and Judith sounding ravishing, as only they can), L'Oiseau Lyre
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Jeff Waynes Musical Version of ;The War of the Worlds,,,Sci fi and rock,with Phil Lynott and many others playing and singing,Richard Burton narrating! |
Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien, Kondrashin, RCA reissue by Classic Records - a great performance and a clear example of early poor mastering effort by Classic Records. This LP demonstrates why so many got turned off by the Classic efforts early on. Contrast with...
Royal Ballet Gala Performances, Ansermet, RCA reissue by Classic Records - excellent performances with exceptional recording engineering by the great Kenneth Wilkinson (a Decca recording under contract wih RCA, as are most of the great "RCA" recordings). This LP demonstrates how EXCELLENT some Classic Records later mastering efforts are, simply superb sound quality. (Yes, I know there are "collectors" who disagree, but this LP is so true to the sound/timbre of instruments I hear live that I'll just have to differ.)
Janet Baker, Berlioz/Les Nuits d'Ete - why is the artist listed first and not the composer? If you know the incomparable voice and singing of Janet Baker, you will understand.
Vivaldi/Bach, Concerti, Schroeder/Ritchie/Fuller, Reference Recordings RR23. Truly fine period instruments performances captured in the recording as only Keith Johnson can - sound is a bit dry as most Reference Recordings tend to be, but the timbre of the instruments and soundstaging are spot on.
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By the way... I'm back to this thread after a long period of the system being down for an amp upgrade and some remodeling work in the listening room. The amps are back and beginning to break in (about 150 hours now) and everything is sounding very promising. Just a few hundred hours more to go before they are fully broken in, but we're beyond the "only for background music" playing stage, and that makes for plenty of listening opportunity with lots of vinyl accumulated.
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Rushton, I just sat down to record write up my listening session this evening and read yours. I completed tonights listening with RR 23, Vivaldi side only: "Sinfonia in C", "Trio Sonata in G Minor", and "Concerto in E-flat". I haven't thought about this recording in months, then wind up playing it the same night you do (cue Twilight Zone theme here) In addition:
Eva Cassidy "Songbird" (S&P 501)
Ben Webster/Joe Zawinal "Soulmates" (Riverside 9476/OJC 109)
Webster's saxophone is so breathy and centered in the mix, with Zawinal's piano on the left, bass just right of center and Philly Joe Jones drums on the right. A wonderful recording of soulful, thoughtful music making. |
The Borodin Quartet/Shostakovich/Complete String Quartets/Vol.2 from 6-11/USSR |
Tonight we're playing:
Britten, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, F.Slatkin/ConcertArtsSO, Capitol (Cisco reissue - very fine!)
Dohnanyi, Variations on a Nursery Song, (flip side of above LP)
Britten, Cantata Academica, Malcolm/LSP, L'Oiseau Lyre SOL 60037 (wonderful work for soloists, chorus and orchestra, with Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, and Peter Pears)
Keb Mo, "Keb Mo," Okeh label
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Nightfly
In the Wee Small Hours
Highway 61
Come Away with Me
Lush Life |
Bach's Suites for Solo Cello, Starker, Mercury (Speakers Corner reissue)
Bloch, Concerto Grosso No. 2, Hanson/EastmanRochesterSO, Mercury SRI 75017
Nina Simone ...And Piano, RCA LSP-4102 (Speakers Corner reissue)
Greg Brown, The Poet Game, Red House Records ARHR 68 (thanks for the recommendation, Tom!)
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-'Nocturama'
David Sylvian-'Secrets of the Beehive' |
Last nite: Fritz Reiner/Chicago/Strauss: Don Quixote/RCA Victor. |
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 |
Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Pictures At An Exhibition". Early Cotillion pressing. Tomorrow a later pressing from the Atlantic red/green lable.
Wynton Marsalis "Hot House Flowers" Columbia
Patricia Barber "Modern Cool" MFSL 45 rpm reissue. Stunning sonics if Barber is your cup of tea.
Stravinsky "Rite of Spring" Maazel/Cleveland. Telarc recording. The bass drum whacks on this recording will give any system a workout. |
Albeniz, Suite Espanola, De Burgos/NewPhilO, King SuperAnalogue reissue of Decca.
Britten, Simple Symphony, Britten/ECO, King SuperAnalogue reissue of London CS 6618.
Elgar, Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Britten/ECO, King SuperAnalogue reissue of London CS 6618.
Wonderful music performances and sonics...
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Dave Brubeck, Time Out, Columbia CS 8192 (45 rpm Classic Records reissue) - Wow!
Crosby, Stills & Nash, CS&N, Atlantic (45 rpm Classic Records reissue) - yep, it sure out-distances my early pressing original Atlantic pressing.
Doc Watson, Home Again!, Vanguard 79239 (Cisco reissue)
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Started off with Love/Love their debut album on Sundazed. I'm listening to Kiss right now and probably follow it up my MOFI copy of Wheels of Fire the side with Spoonfull cause everyone has been talking about the CreaM DVD. |
Last Night:
End of the Innocence
Lamb Lies Down (sides 1 and 3)
Prisoner in Disguise
Songs for Beginners
Sgt. Pepper |
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! |
Listening with a friend this afternoon, always the best way...
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Reiner/CSO, RCA 45rpm reissue from Classic Records
Crosby, Stills & Nash, CSN, 45rpm reissue from Classic Records (very nice)
Creedence Clearwater Revival Box Set 45rpm reissue from Analogue Productions (just a sampling)
Sonny Rollins, The Bridge, Speakers Corner reissue
Eva Cassidy, Songbird, S&P Records
Supertramp, Crime of the Century, Speakers Corner reissue
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"Trumpet & Organ Music Of The Baroque" Thompson/Diemer (Water Lily Acoustics WLA-WS-13)
"Autumn Yearning Fantasia" Wei LI/Fei SONG (First Impression Music FIM LP 003)
Mussorgsky "Pictures At An Exhibition" Reiner/CSO (RCA LSC-2201 Classic Records reissue 33 1/3 rpm)
Roger Waters "Amused To Death" (Columbia 471127 CD) |
yesterday into this morning:
otis redding "otis blue," "in person at the whiskey a go go," and "the dock of the bay," thelonious monk "brilliant corners" and "monk's music," dirty three "horse stories" and "ocean songs," lester young and harry edison "pres and sweets," and finally schubert's "great" c major sympyony on rca shaded dog LM-1835 |
Tonight
Sibelius "Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op. 43" Ashkenazy/Philharmonia (London LDR 10014) Unfortunate early digital recording/pressing of a nice performance despite the fact that it was engineered by none other than Kenneth Wilkinson.
Bill Evans Trio "Moonbeams" (Riverside/Original Jazz Classics RLP-9428/OJC-434) Classic Records reissue |
Played hooky again tonight and went to the the Curtis Institute's faculty concert instead: Arnold Steinhardt (first violin of the Guarneri String Quartet) and Anna Polonsky, piano, playing Beethoven, Janacek and R.Strauss. Outstanding!
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Rushton, Live music... probably the single sound that beats a great turntable, agreed?! Cheers! |
R_f_sayles, yep! The audio system is for the dry spells. Right now we are in the height of the classical music live performance season: orchestra concerts on Saturdays and Curtis Institute of Music recitals on weeknights whenever the students and my schedule coincide! For us, it just doesn't get any better that sitting in a wonderful chamber music venue 15' from world class performers; or sitting in the concert hall in 1st Tier Box seats at the same height as the recording mikes with 105 (+/-) of the best orchestral players in the world arrayed in front of you.
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I sure agree to the above! My full set of subscription tickets for this seasons Haddonfield Symphony arrived by mail today. Center section, row F. October 29th is opening night with Rossen Milanov conducting Sibelius' Symphony No. 7 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7. Nothing like live music to calibrate one's ears! |
doug macleod "come to find" on the audioquest label, "the essential doc watson" (a vanguard two-fer), and ray charles "together again on ABC-Paramount |
