....bringin' back memories of seeing her and John live locally. A wonderful experience!
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@arizonabob I have several Japanese pressings. Haven’t gone through them all in a while. I do recall enjoying Willie Nelson "Stardust" on the latest incarnation of my system/room. I have observed my feelings towards certain pressings have changed over the years as my system/room have evolved. So I hesitate to make a blanket statement about pressings from different countries.. |
Elton John-Blue Moves Side 3 Julie London-Our Fair Lady(LST-7392) Side 1 The Outlaws-ST Side 2 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-ST Side 2 SQ* Stan Rogers-Between The Breaks....Live! Second Set SQ Audiophile Bill Evans Trio-At Shelly’s Manne-Hole(Repress OJC-263) Side 2 SQ* Norman Connors-Love From The Sun Side A Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan-Basin Street East(LSP-2635) Side 2 SQ Audiophile From last night. USA vs. Canada grabbed my attention. With 2 live recordings earning Audiophile status on the same night, "Never Say Never" comes to mind. The slight edge goes to Rogers, being able to hear into the recording better. Disappointed Chad did not release a Series 75 for Flack/Hathaway album. Both London and Connors have better SQ potential, need to get better(cleaner) copies. |
@slaw, my experience has always been that Japanese pressings are "sterile". The Japanese mastering and mixing is without warmth or personality. You could say in my opinion, they sounded like CDs before the CD was introduced. It's a personal observation and nothing against the folks that prefer this type of sound. Please save the "Japanese issues are more accurate and clean sounding" than the U.S. versions or any others. I also felt German issues are bassier (if that's a word), in your face forward. Not every one will agree, we all have our own opinions. Thanks |
Next 3 with my new MC cartridge; Elton John 'Tumbleweed Connection' original UNI (73096) from 1970, Dylan 'Blood On The Tracks' Columbia (PC 33235) early 1974 issue w/ large mural on back of jacket that I'm fortunate to have snagged a super pressing of and Cat Stevens 'Tea For The Tillerman' (APP 9135) outstanding reissue from 2011 by Analog Productions Quality Pressing, first "Audiophile" type pressing I've listened to. Originally released in 1970. An amazing difference on this one, really having a wonderful experience with the new cartridge, hearing things I've never heard before. |
Very nice @mofimadness ! I use to lust after that copy back in the day when I never thought I’d spend $100 on an album. The pressing on deck now has some pretty good punch if you turn it up much louder that usual. Not able to enjoy it at all at my normal listening volume. From memory, I could crank my pp/domestic, no problem. |
Finally found a replacement for my Denon DP-47f that was up to my picky standards. It came with a Denon DL-80 moving coil cartridge. After listening to records for sixty or so years always with MM cartridges this really opened my eyes. I'm sold. I know, I know, not exactly the high end of MC's, but wow. The first 3 played; The Beatles 'Revolver' (Capitol ST 2576), original black colorband label from 1966. My favorite Beatles' album and yikes, like I'd never heard it before. Next was the original Columbia 'Wish You Were Here' (PC 33453 with the dark blue shrink still in place) from 1975 by Pink Floyd. Really yikes again. Thirdly, Simon and Garfunkel original Columbia (CS 9269) 'Sounds Of Silence' two white eyes from 1966. It was as if I'd never heard these LPs before now. Unbelievable experience. Now that I've moved my Thorens 402 (sort of semi-automatic) turntable out to the living room, I'll have many more new comments for "What's on your turntable tonight". |
Neil Diamond-Moods Side 1 SQ* Martha Davis-Policy Side 2 Makoto Ozone-After Side 2 SQ Audiophile Cinderella-Long Cold Winter Side 1 Miklos Rozsa-Spellbound(Film Scores) Side A SQ Audiophile Rose Hardaway-It’s Time For Rose Hardaway Side 2 SQ* John Lennon-Imagine Side 1 The Jack Sheldon Quintet-Hollywood Heroes(CJ 339) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Spellbound gets the SQ win over Jack Sheldon due to the dynamic quality of the recording.
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