LaVern Baker – Real Gone Gal (Charly R&B 1984)
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Holger Czukay / Cinema (box set) |
Leave Your Sleep is a master work, sadly not available analog - Bleezers Ice Cream at my wake - please. This and many more format limited examples are but one reason why I have a killer DAC.....
I wonder if Natalie likes Debussy.... |
Dang, who would have thought? Listening to a basically mint 1st of Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath. Very surprised by the quality of the recording! Very nice! |
I wonder if Natalie likes Debussy.... My guess would be a ‘yes’ Jim. |
speaking of analog, anybody have LP version of Feist - Metals ?
woofers be woofing......here
as we contemplate if Leslie is a Debussy fan as well. Not sure i would trade a nice meal out for Claude..... just sayin |
@bkeske, yes, of course we discussed that record, and, compared it to the same concerto and soloist but conducted by barbirolli with the LSO the latter being the (much) superior recording but the former being full of sweetness and life. |
@tomic601 hey Jim, yes I have “Metals” on vinyl and it’s very good. Steve has it too. That is an album worth buying the record (as they say…) |
"speaking of analog, anybody have LP version of Feist - Metals ?"
Yes, great album. I don't recall it being recorded that well though. Will give it a spin shortly & let you know. |
Hey! I just bought a record of Debussy piano music this afternoon. It need a wash though.
Hauled quite a respectable stack away from Crossroads. This is a vast used (only) record store/cooperative deal in deep SE Portland with maybe 40 different vendors offering, each in their own section. I think I’ve posted about it before. It might be one of the last places around where somebody can still do some old fashioned bin diving. Like having Discogs under one roof. |
@boxer12, you may be right about “Metals” Tim, I will check too. I don’t think I’ve ever streamed it and so am probably biased. Hope I didn’t mislead you Jim. Just love that record. |
i have a ripped CD of Metals on the server....
Undiscovered First will test the metal of your DAC as they empy the silverware drawer...
forgive the pun...
good to hear of Portland bin diving James, when you headed North ? |
Leslie sure can clip a vocal mic, glad they left that in.... |
i texted Brian K an rta screenshot of comfort me...... that should wilt a weenie power amp....ha. looks like some discogs shopping in order....unless..... ? |
Willie Mabon And His Combo – The Seventh Son (Crown Prince 1982 mono)
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Jim,
I would give it a 6 out of 10 in regard to sound quality. Good width, depth, & soundstage, but I bit compressed. I used to listen to this album a lot, great content. |
@spiritofradio - thanks for the tip on Crossroads - I'll have to check it out next time I'm down in Portland. |
Well, I apologize Jim @tomic601 , I can’t find Metals. It was in Heavy rotation bin awhile back I know but can’t seem to track where it went from there. If I run across it any time soon I’ll report. I wouldn’t care to doubt Tim’s assessment though. Funny that I don’t remember it having poor sq. Music first I suppose.
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Sir Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures
Jacqueline DuPre, Cello
Sir John Barbirolli
London Symphony Orchestra
His Masters Voice 1982 Repress
There are some expensive reissue of this (including by the Electric Recording Company) but even this humble repress is one of the most amazing sounding recordings I’ve ever heard. Very real. Very detailed. And the music is very very moving. @bkeske, Brian, if you don’t have this one already you really should check it out.
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@spiritofradio - I just looked Crossroads up- sheesh, I used to live about a mile from there many moons ago. Do you know Otto's Deli on Woodstock? I love their brats! |
@gardners501, you’re quite welcome. Give yourself plenty of time if you go - there are veins of gold to be found in that mountain.
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Listening to Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You. |
Do I know Ottos…! Son of one of my best friend worked there for years. Great place. Also Portland Fish Market a couple blocks up is a treasured asset. |
My wife grew up near 39th and Holgate and worked at Otto's when she was in high school in the late 70s. |
Carpenters - their eponymous album |
@spiritofradio @bkeske, yes, of course we discussed that record, and, compared it to the same concerto and soloist but conducted by barbirolli with the LSO the latter being the (much) superior recording but the former being full of sweetness and life. Thats right, you did mention that one too. The Daniel Barenboim is good, and she plays wonderfully, but you are also right, by Columbia's typical standards (which can fluctuate), that is a bit of a subpar recording IMO. It is enjoyable though, outside of audiophile standards, and in fact, the Enigma Variations are pretty nice. |
@tomic601 i texted Brian K an rta screenshot of comfort me...... that should wilt a weenie power amp....ha. looks like some discogs shopping in order....unless..... ? I'm going to have to check that out on streaming Jim. I don't have that Feist on CD. On Discogs, the US offerings for Metal are really high cost, but, it seems you can get European (from European sellers) versions for less in vinyl form. |
All, I have three Feist lps. I recall "Metals" sounding good. Time to revisit. Maybe Sunday. Missing the music. |
@slaw , we’re missing you too buddy. Hope the shore has been good.
I don’t have grandchildren (yet) but I already sense they will become a big draw when and if I do.
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Charles Lloyd
Tone Poem
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Medicine
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James - Laid (Fontana), Greece 1993.
Julian Cope - Jehovahkill (Island), UK 1992. |
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat |
Cesar Franck
Symphony in D minor
Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Columbia Masterworks 1959
Antonin Dvorak
Cello Concerto in B minor
Mstislav Rostropovich soloist
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
Seraphim 1973
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thx all on Metals inputs. I need a heavy rotation bin.
Dire Straits- Debut |
MJQ
Pyramid
Best of
Goldberg Variations Glenn Gould digital version (I prefer his earlier set) |
Fleetwood Mac
Dave Matthews |
Mozart Symohonies 35 & 40, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Marriner; 1970 Phillips recording. |
Dan - Pretzel Logic, now spinning Thrill…. |
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Countdown…..
Man what a run….. |
Mama Lion - Preserve Wildlife |
Cowboy Junkies - The Caution Horses. RCA 1990 |
Sandy Denny - The North Star Grassman And The Ravens. A&M 1971 |
Love the cover on that one Brian
I am still running thru Dan, Fagen, and Becker on the server.
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Jim,
If you get a chance, check out Beckers "11 tracks of whack". Great CD, unfortunately I've never seen it on vinyl.
Laura Veirs / Year of the meteors |
always a staple in my travel CD box…..real insight into Becker and Fagen both…..
i also wish it was available on LP….but tis not to be…. |
Arlo Guthrie - Washington County. Reprise 1970 |
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Steve, I agree she is a great musician. It will be good to have you back here! Hope you're having a wonderful time with your family.
Can / Landed
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@tomic601 Love the cover on that one Brian As do I Jim. It’s my original copy, and has a couple bothersome spots on the vinyl. Need to find a replacement one of these days. Essentially a Fairport w/Sandy LP, so worth spending for a better copy. |
