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
slipknot1

@boxer12 

 

Mono / Nowhere now here 

I have this album and really like it.   A LOT of sound.  It’s interesting to me to compare this record listening on my open speakers to listening to the file on headphones.   The record has more and depth and presence but on the stream it is a little easier to hear what’s going on with all the harmonics.   Glad I have the record, it’s in a very cool package.   

 

@tomic601 

Her violin sounds real. Real wood.  The recording is so good you can hear the nuanced tonal changes in her movements.   It’s not bright (tilted down?) but very transparent.   One of my best records.   Forgot to mention : vinyl package is especially lovely - don’t get that on the stream.  

Joni Mitchell - "Dog Eat Dog"

Had this on CD since it first came out in 1985. Just picked it up on vinyl. Here's one of my favorites from this album:

 

Elton John - "Rock of the Westies"

Not one of Elton John’s most popular albums, but it does contain one of my all-time favorite Elton John songs - "I Feel Like a Bullet".

 

@tomic601 

James - Streaming Hillary - Paris now…..i may have a crush, again…. how is the tone color on vinyl? 

Jim, it’s wonderful on vinyl. Obviously a digital recording, but IMO, still sounds better on vinyl.

Hilary is incredible. Have most her CD’s.

+1 for Cure For Pain!

Spinning Dr. Dooom - First Come, First Served.  I'm not really sure what possessed me to buy this, but it's headed for the cull bin...

James - Streaming Hillary - Paris now…..i may have a crush, again…. how is the tone color on vinyl? 

Pat Metheny 
First Circle 

Hilary Hahn
Paris

David Oistrakh
Beethoven Violin Concerto

Jim,

My wife got me in trouble with "security" at a Mellencamp concert back in the day. She was a big fan & wanted to get closer to the stage than they were allowing. I was backing her up (LOL). Security won. 

 

Songs:OHIA / Ghost tropic 

streaming the new Mellencamp….digging it..i might be in that same season of life….

Love that "Morphine" album Tom. It's one of their best IMO

Ditto that Jim for the "Jesse Sykes" album. Great choice

 

Pere Ubu / New picnic time

Tom….wow, that’s just wonderful…..i got to get more serious culling…will get to it…eventually….

Took the latest pile of culls to Plaid Room Records today to sell/trade. I had a bottom line price in mind - $130. Was shocked when the offer came back - $315 cash or $375 trade. Holy cow, record price inflation is real!. Anyway, I took $226 cash and the rest in credit for the following:

Daniel Lanois - "Heavy Sun" new

Robbie Robertson - "Sinematic" new

Morphine - "Cure for Pain" new

Elton John - "Rock of the Westies" used (sentimental value)

Joni Mitchell - "Dog Eat Dog" used (sentimental value)

Was happy as a clam! On the TT now:

Daniel Lanois - "Heavy Sun"

Lucinda Williams / Bob’s Back Pages: A Night of Bob Dylan Songs (2020 / Highway 20 Records)

my favorite of the “Lu’s Jukebox in studio  concert series “

next up….

Rush / Rush (1974 / Mercury)

Fabean-Evolution, Music for Percussion, French Horn and Soprano 

George Crumb-Black Angels (Images 1)

John Cage-String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)

Karajan in rehearsal- Beethoven No.9 in D minor op 125 DG (1968)
 

Klaatu-S/T 1976 Capitol

Hampton Hawes Vol. 1-The Trio 1955 Contemporary Records

Have not spun these for a while, it was calling me…

Szell conducts Brahms - The Four Symphonies. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 3LP box 1967

 

 

Arrived;

Roy Bookbinder / Fats Kaplin - Git Fiddle Shuffle ( Blue Goose )

Doobies - Habits and Vices

Always happy to help drain the $ account in the service of music Spencer !

Welch / Rawlings - Good Times

@tomic601 "Riders" was stormtastic! thanks again for the recommendation. 

 

Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds

Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins Volume One (Blue Note – Cadre Rouge Audiophile Edition Mono France)

Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus (Original Jazz Classics)

@whatsaftumch welcome to the group!  

Last night a friend who is a fellow Little Feat fan came over and we listened to a few bootlegs, including Electrif Lycanthrope and talking mostly about all things music.  It was a very enjoyable evening.

The La’s - The La’s (2016) Blue Vinyl

Elliot Smith - XO (2017)

Scott Walker - Scott 4 (2019)

…and I’m done! It’s been a fun day 🙂

@mammothguy54

Crisis was one of my favorites by Supertramp. Saw them live right after the Quietest Moments album. I can still envision them on stage. One of my favorite bands from the 70’s.Hodgson and Davies were a great pair. 

@tomic601  and  @boxer12  Jim and Tim, yeah, Deerhoof have evolved a lot over their long history.  They formed in 1994 and I first saw them in 1996 when I was working in San Francisco.  Grux from Caroliner recommended I go see them.  I was totally on board after the live shows.

Amazing they've been together for 28 years and counting.

daniel

Funkadelic-Maggot Brain

Joni Mitchell-Blue

Joni Mitchell-Ladies of the Canyon

The West Coast Experimental Pop Band-Transparent Day

Dead Can Dance-Labrinth

Berlioz-Symphonie Fantastique

Harmonium-2nd Album....forgot the name, my French recollection is non-existent

 

@tgilg  the Supertramp album, Crisis, was a go-to when living in the dorms, 1975 - 1976.  I agree with you that it was under rated.  It is a stellar Supertramp album and holds well to this day.  I am so glad to have a pp press, in perfect condition, in my collection.  Please, continue to enjoy it.

Willie Nelson-Shotgun Willie Side 1

Roger Hodgson-Hai Hai Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Chapter 8-Forever Side 1 SQ Audiophile

The Fraser MacPherson Quintet-Jazz Prose(CJ-269) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Steven Stills-Manassas Side 3 

Lavern Baker-Sings Bessie Smith(Speakers Corner) Side 2

Joni Mitchell-The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Side 1 SQ Audiophile 

Brunch-Concerto No.1(Perlman Angel S-36963) Side 2 SQ Audiophile

A great night when 5/8 recordings are Audiophile level. Willie had the weakest SQ at 4.3(above average) but what an overlooked recording. The SQ champ was very close between all 5 recordings. The crown goes to Fraser MacPherson, it lacked the very slight digital? edge of Chapter 8 and Hodgson(Doug Sax). I rarely comment on performance level since it's even more subjective then sound quality, but all 8 recordings rate 5/5.

 

The Family of Mann - "First Light"

I have no idea where this album came from. I don’t recall buying it. Maybe it came in one of the small lots that were gifted to me. Seems out of place for any of those lots as it’s NM, and most of those were, uh, not...

Anyway, taking a listen and it’s pretty good so far.

Edit: OK, this record is much better than I was expecting. First, it is in MN condition and plays very quietly. SQ is very good. Musically, pretty good too. It's a keeper. Saved from the deep cull. Going back on the shelf.

Leo Kottke - 12 String Blues. Oblivion 1969

Most recorded live at The Scholar Coffeehouse, Minneapolis, Minnesota