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
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ELO-Out Of The Blue Side 2

Melanie-Photograph Side 1

Marlena Shaw-Live In Tokyo Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Duran Duran-Rio Side 1 SQ*

Rosemary Clooney-Sings The Music Of Harold Arlen Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Seawind-Light The Light Side 2 SQ*

David Clayton Thomas-ST Side A SQ*

Gene Watson-Memories To Burn Side 1

Every recording had acceptable SQ. Marlena Shaw had demo level SQ, a great Audiophile recording that also contains great content. DCT a near Audiophile sounding RCA Dynaflex which are nearly nonexistent.

Polly Bergen – The Party's Over (Columbia 1957 mono)

Polly Bergen – My Heart Sings (Columbia 1958)

Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"

MoFi - 2LP 45 RPM

Saw a post on r/turntables today regarding this album. Haven't listened to it in a long time. Well, it is a great sounding recording, for sure. Interestingly, the 3 most popular songs on the record - "Money for Nothing", "So Far Away" and "Walk of Life", are my 3 least favorite songs on the album.

Daryl Hall & John Oates-Voices Side B

Tom Hunter-Comin’ Home Side A

Black Sabbath-13 Side A

Angela Bofill-Something About You Side 1 SQ*

Lee Konitz Quartet-Ideal Scene Side B SQ Audiophile

Asia-Alpha Side 1(Alpha)

Johnny Paycheck-Armed And Dangerous Side 2 SQ*

Steely Dan-Aja(1st ABC press) Side A SQ Audiophile

With Audiophile SQ on 2 recordings and 2 SQ* near misses makes for a typical playback session. Only Alpha was hampered by SQ. Content is excellent on Alpha dismiss the critics. Is a Japanese or Euro pressing worth my time/money? I will give the SQ crown to Lee Konitz. Aja has solid Audiophile SQ but IMO is not a demo level recording as many believe.