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

@bslon i just re-listened to catholic boy--what stood out is that his poetry/posturing aside, the band actually rocks and the melodies are there. "day and night" and "i want the angel" as good as anything lou reed ever did.

The Cars / S-T
2023 Rhino RE 1423/5000, orig. 1978

Outstanding reissue by Rhino

Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs "Dirt Dont Hurt" 

2008/Transdreamer Records

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Robert Plant/Jimmy Page " No Quarter"; 

"Since I've Been Loving You" f 'n rocks!

Sybarite5 “Collective Wisdom” and Prefab Sprout’s “I Trawl the Megahertz”.

Prior experience and a good review in The New Yorker led me to the former, which I shared with a friend who writes for Stereophile.

His response was, “Well, if you like that, try this”, which was my introduction to Prefab Sprout.

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness

Recently re-release on vinyl in a beautiful package with book of lyrics and book of history of each track.  Just awesome!  

The Monty Alexander Quintet-Ivory & Steel(CJP-124) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Jackson 5-Victory Side 1

Kiss-Alive II Side 3

Joe Sample-Carmel Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Tom Petty/Heartbreakers-"Damn The Torpedoes" Side 1 SQ*

Sammy Hagar-Standing Hampton Side 1

Eagles-ST Side 1 SQ*

Donna Fargo-My Second Album Side 1

With 2 Audiophile SQ recordings and 2 near misses(SQ*) makes for an average SQ night. Only Ms. Fargo had average(at best)SQ that sounded like it was recorded for AM radio. "Carmel" takes the SQ crown having a very wide and open soundstage.

Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs – Sunday Run Me Over (Transdreamer 2012)

Patti Austin-'Every Home Should Have One" Side 1 SQ*

Journey-Infinity Side 1

Richie Cole/Hank Crawford Quintet-Bossa International Side 1 SQ*

Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66-Fool On The Hill Side 2

Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Budapest Live Side 1 SQ*

Sibelius-Karelia/Ormandy(RCA ARL 1-2613) Side B SQ Audiophile

Van Halen-II(Bellman pressing) Side 1

Captain & Tennille-Love Will Keep Us Together Side 1

With only 1 Audiophile SQ recording and 3 near misses makes for an underperforming SQ night. The VH Bellman press lacks the bite of the OP, but still a solid repress. Have 4 Captain/Tennille pressings and all 4 sound different(lol). This one is pristine-Jacket/Vinyl but not the best SQ. Manfred Mann's Earth Band has to be the most overlooked top level "Prog" band of the 1970's.