I'll have tonight comedy non-music on my TT.
George Carlin for few hours,
Than Dave Mason and some Lily Tomlin.
George Carlin for few hours,
Than Dave Mason and some Lily Tomlin.
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I'm nutz today morning. I brought one of my stock DJ Technics 1200 to basement, hooked up to old vintage Grundig RTV6000 receiver and vintage Infinity monitors, played disco and some electronic dance music (EDM) during workout. Swapping records was not burden at all and made workout more interesting including some cool singles I used to DJ. Now I found use of my DJ EDM collection |
Both are new pressings. The Soundgarden is on 200 g vinyl, and is a current "special issue' that I have wanted for a year but didn't want to pay the high cost. I finally broke down and bought it, glad I did. I never owned the CD, only a few digital songs from it, but it is one of the best albums from that era. Like I found something new. The STP album sounds great. One of my favorite albums. On the Beatles Mono's, the version of Revolution, on the Past Masters disc, is amazing. Very hard rocking. |
I am back after a long absence. Good to see Rushton still going strong. I will try to contribute again. After several changes to my system my enthusiasm has returned. Tonight: Beethoven symphony 7 Ansermet / Suisse Romande Dire Straights "Dire Straights" Joni Mitchell " Don Juan's Reckless Daughter " Stravinsky "Rite of Spring" Muti Mobile Fidelity |
Thanks Rushton Afternoon listening Copland Fanfare for the common man, Rodeo. Analogue Productions Respighi Pines/Fountains Reiner/Classic reissue Shostakovich,Ravel piano concertos #2/ Bernstein/NY. Cisco reissue Malcolm Arnold Flute concertos/Bournemouth / Ronald Thomas EMI Borodin symph#2 Rimsky Korsakoff Capricio Espagnole Classic reissue Holst Somerset Rhapsody/Brook Green suite/ V. Williams "The Wasps" Bournemouth / Norman Del Mar EMI |
Schubert, if you find any enjoyment in 20th century composers, Elizabeth Maconchy is well work seeking out. These quartets by Walton and Maconchy are simply scrumptious. This morning: Mozart Piano Concertos #14-19 with Peter Serkin and the English Chamber Orchestra, RCA ARL3 0732. And now moving on to Smokey Babe (Robert Brown) on Arhoolie 548. Recorded by Harry Oster in 1960/1961. Just superb blues. . |
Earlier today, I was listening to some intriguing music by Gunter Schuller and Bruno Maderna. For those whose tastes run to exploring contemporary music from the second half of the 20th century, this is one to check out. Surprisingly decent sound quality on this Columbia Odyssey Y 34141 original pressing from their "First Recordings" series. Followed later by E. Power Biggs playing Bach in the Thomaskirche, Bach’s church in Leipzig, Columbia M 30648. Power music well suited to Biggs’ strengths as a performer. And now finishing with the recent mono reissue of Hendrix’s Axis: Bold as Love. Mastered by Bernie Grundman and super good in this mono version. |
On the turntable now is the Yanaki String Trio's recording on Yarlung Records of: Krzysztof Penderecki - String Trio Jason Barabba - String Trio Beautifully recorded in 2006 by Bob Attiyeh on analog tape, this LP is 45rpm lusciousness mastered by Bernie Grundman. Highest recommendations. Don't miss it: http://www.yarlungrecords.com/180.html . |
This post I admit great reminds me of posting your personal status on Facebook.Good point, czarivey. I usually try to add some commentary as you did so well in your last post. Let me do so now... Elizabeth Maconchy, String Quartet no. 5 (1948) played by the Allegri Quartet. Another gem from Argo (ZRG 5329, originally recorded in 1963). Recordings of Maconchy's music were never plentiful in the vinyl era. Finding one on LP is like discovering a delightful treasure. If you enjoy Bartok's string quartets, you'll enjoy Elizabeth Maconchy. She is English, her teacher was Vaughan Williams, and her music reflects this heritage while being delightfully dissonant and challenging. Miles Davis - Milestones - the half-speed mastering of this recording by the Mobile Fidelity team gives us a slab of mono goodness that is close to perfection. Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky - okay, I'm a believer in the new Analogue Productions reissues. This reissue of the Alexander Nevsky has the authority, bass impact and overall conviction that is needed for this performance. |
I was surprised by how much I've enjoyed listening tonight to Dylan's Modern Times, Columbia 82876 87606. The recording quality was far better than I was expecting - nicely mastered and pressed, too. http://www.elusivedisc.com/Bob-Dylan-Modern-Times-180g-2LP/productinfo/SONLP60611/ |
rushton---Dylan had Daniel Lanois produce his Time Out of Mind album, and the sound was a turgid, muddy mess. Thankfully Bob has been doing it himself lately, and the sound of his last few albums is much better. Not audiophile, but much better than average for these days. By the way, a great album of his from the early 70's, Planet Waves, has just been released on LP and SACD by Mobile Fidelity. The original LP on Asylum had a very organic, unproduced sound quality, recorded with The Band in a couple of days. Good album, hope MF did it right. |