Revisited some early 2000’s bands today and found myself stuck on Apex Theory. The album Topsy Turvy was underrated in my opinion. I first listened to it back around the time of it’s release on a Sony Discman and in no way did I truly appreciate the quality of the recording, which is surprisingly good. Today I listened to it through my studio monitors and was blown away by what I had missed all those years ago.
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@slaw: Sorry Steve, I’ve been suffering a little with some kind of illness. Really sore and achy all over. No fever or trouble breathing, plus I’m fully vaccinated, so it’s not Covid. Anyway, Leon didn’t choose Tom over Twilley; both were signed to Shelter, Twilley first. And it wasn’t that Shelter didn’t put a push behind Twilley---they promoted the band, and the debut album and single ("I’m On Fire") did pretty well. But Tom & The Heartbreakers, for whatever reason, just found a much bigger audience. The first Dwight Twilley Band album is an amazing melding of early Elvis and The Beatles, Petty’s first an updated Byrds (both over-simplifications, of course). I saw the second line up of the DTB (after Phil Seymour left) live, and they were fantastic. TP & The Heartbreakers are just an average Rock band imo. Petty’s not one of my favorite writers or singers, Mike Campbell not a favorite guitarist. Twilley’s guitarist Bill Pitcock IV was (R.I.P.) amazing! But then my taste is not in line with that of most people. But there’s another matter, one I hesitate to bring up (I don’t like being negative ;-): I have an old friend whose band opened for TP & THB’s in Anaheim (Campbell is a fan of theirs), and he related to me the band’s encounter with Petty before the show. The story is not flattering to Petty, let’s just say. And then there is this: In the documentary on George Harrison, Petty is being interviewed, and he describes George thusly: "He liked to surround himself with people who are good at what they do." A big smile then crosses his face, and you realize: Tom wants you to know he is one of those people. I find that embarrassing, don’t you? But a music career like Tom’s is a rarity, so good for him. I’m looking forward to hearing Lucinda perform his songs. |
Schumann-Symphony No,3(Mercury MG 50133) Side 1 & 2 SQ 4.4 The Statler Bros.-Entertainers...On And Off The Record Side A SQ 4.3 Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind Side 1 SQ 4.3 Martha Davis-Policy Side 1 SQ 4.3 Van Morrison-Hard Nose The Highway(Barcode) Side 1 SQ 4.3 LA4-Live At Montreux Side 2 SQ 4.7 Joe Williams-Every Night Side B SQ 4,5 FWIW-The Babys-Union Jacks Side 1 was played on 8/23 and 4/19. Manhattan Transfer Bodies And Souls Side 2 8/23 and 2/23. Surprised I only had 2 repeats, checked my posts 3 times so 2 repeats it is! Since 4/14/20 - 4/25 have played 620 album sides, occasionally playing both sides. With approximately 1350 albums 46% of my collection has been played. |
I am late because these were played Sat night, but I still think some of you might have a little interest in some of them Brian Eno – Music For Films (1/2 speed mastered at Abbey Roads) The sound is Excellent Label:Virgin EMI Records – ENO2LP9, UMC – Virgin EMI Records – 00602567750659, UMC 00602567750659Series: Mastered At Abbey Road Studios - Half Speed Mastering –Format:2 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180g Country:EuropeReleased:16 Nov 2018 Genre: ElectronicStyle:Abstract, Experimental Michael Nau- Sonic Twist The Derek Trucks Band - Joyful Noise Morphine - Good Morphine (2) – Good Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP2816, Rykodisc – MOVLP2816Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, White, 180 Gram Country:Europe Released:24 Feb 2021 Genre:Jazz, RockStyle:Alternative Rock |
Your Friendly LRS Travel Report Over this past long weekend we were in the clean and tidy town of Madison, Wisconsin for the wedding (lovely niece of Grey’s Anatomy that I’d never met). While I’m pretty sure there are diversions to be found if you’re one of the forty-five thousand students dominating the landscape there, I had little to do so hit three local record stores. Found about a dozen I needed at a MadCity Music, a pretty small downtown storefront shop with a 50/50 balance of new and used LPs for the locals. There I got an O/P “In a Silent Way” and a minty UK pressing of “Street Survivors “ with the unedited cover. Had a wave of feelings flow through me when I saw it on the wall, similar to to sadness, anger, and confusion that I experienced when my friend came over to my dorm room with the news of the crash while he was holding the album in his hands like a bible. Have to go pick up the dog at the sitter, more later. |
....the record stores of Madison (continued): My next stop was in the “well established long ago” funky old store next to the UofW campus, B-Side Records, which after hearing about the place seemed like it would be promising but wasn’t. It has been there for ages - Met the owner, older than me now but he first started working there when he was a student, 37 years ago I think he said. Sole proprietor with virtually no other staff. All but one crate In the place were new records and all at 3-5 bucks above market. All of his two rows of Jazz records were on the Wax Time label. Rather than the ebullient music fan I had imagined he would be he seemed rather deflated. My questions were met by a gloomy eye and responded to in misery. Maybe things used to be better for him. I came away in a pang of failure, with just one find out of his used bin - a very unusual result for me on a visit to a record store. |
@boxer12 Yes, I think you would call it that. Oh and for everyone , Michael Nau is the main guy in the ever elusive Cotton Jones Cotton Jones Basket Ride Dream Sitch https://www.discogs.com/Cotton-Jones-Basket-Ride-The-River-Strumming/release/4872278 https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=329193&ev=mb&format=Vinyl https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=802456&ev=mb&format=Vinyl https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Nau-Mowing/release/10611837 https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Nau-Less-Ready-To-Go/release/1449255 I told you he was elusive ! |
Record Shops in Madison WI (continued) I finally found it on Sunday afternoon, Strictly Discs, one of the nicest places to buy records I’ve ever been in. It’s located along a pleasant historical row of low rise stores on Monroe Street surrounded by what appears to be the hilly neighborhood where the tenured professors live. This store is bright and clean on the first floor with a good selection of new records (including a designated audiophile-oriented section) but the revelation was down a flight. The basement has probably the best collection of used records for sale I’ve ever seen from a single vendor. In a large clean well lit space of probably 2,000 sq. ft. there are many tens of thousands of VG+ and NM records, by category (for example, blues section was best and largest anywhere outside of Memphis) all in nice outer sleeves, tagged, data base indexed, and at low prices. In other words I pretty much nailed my hat to the wall and asked them to shoot me now cause I’d descended right into heaven. This place is so cool they leave the rare stuff right in the bins. Very clean records - no mildew smell in the store at all. Grey’s Anatomy dropped in for awhile and even remarked about how clean it was (the smell of used record stores being her principal objection to them). I bought her an England Dan and John Ford Coley album (magnanimous of me huh?). Had a second really pleasant conversation with the owner over a long checkout ( he had initially done some inventory searches for me off the want list I carry with me). Learned they have quite an appealing routine: Every Friday they release 900 new used records to their inventory, putting them out in their basement and online. They don’t do a newsletter but nearly all of their records are listed on Discogs. Thought you folks would want to know. This place is worth a trip. How it should be done now I think. |
James - what a great expression- nail hat to wall. Do they use store name on discogs ? re drivers...yes we did repair a lot of speakers as we were adjacent to Ohio State... Tuesday was tweeter repair day... we also had a four speaker kit line that we engineered - had one of the first affordable FFT in the USA to work energy storage and time domain impulse response ... IBM bought something like 200 pair for PC point of use displays....and we had an 8” 2 way w Audax soft dome for $199 a pair. At the high end we carried Kef kits and drivers.. fun lucky to work there... we were also Infinity dealer, yes the Polycell drivers could vaporize.. |
@tomic601 here is their website: https://strictlydiscs.com/?ns=1 doesn't appear that their used inventory is searchable this way Vinyl Hub listing: https://vinylhub.discogs.com/shop/230270-strictly-discs Discogs store: https://www.discogs.com/user/store1988 Looks like ( only ) about 10k listings on Discogs. Does Discogs have a limit? |
My vinyl rig is back up and running, nicely I may add. Just listened to these... PJ Harvey 'To Bring You My Love' Thanks to all for turning me on to this artist. What a great album. From recorded total distortion and over modulation (such as on Long Snake Moan) to some of the cleanest and heavy bass tones, to well, just about everything. Some Marilyn Manson style in there, too. I'll take recommendation for what I should get of hers next. I should have more than one PJ in my collection. Benard Ighner 'Little Dreamer' If you know this artist then you know just how wonderful his velvety voice is. Benard is excellent! All produced and pressed in Japan, with obi strip. SQ is wonderful! Great story here. In 1979 I was manager at Pacific Stereo in Studio City. Long hair, a brand new '79 Datsun 280zx, girls, hi-fi, and some of the best delis and bagel shops, all within walking distance. Our customer base in Studio City included daily visits to the store of movie stars, producers, and plenty of musicians and recording engineers. It was a blast. Benard Ighner came in, my staff were all busy and I was the one to help him. I can't remember what he bought, but it was some good product. He came back the next day and thanked me with a copy of this album from his personal collection of first pressings. His inscription on it is "Joel, I hope this album gives many, many hours of listening pleasure and joy. Peace & blessings & blessings, Benard." I cherish this and it remains in perfect condition. Some other stuff going on tonight. More vinyl tomorrow. |