Cat Stevens "Teaser and the Firecat"
50th Anniversary
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Wilco - A.M. (deluxe 2LP, BG mastered)
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Luna "Rendezvous"
replacement copy
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Jack White - Lazaretto (Ultra) Weirdest gimmicky pressing ever. Flat profile without lead in groove-fine. Hologram on side 1 near center- cool but hokey. Side 1 plays backwards, from center to edge-WHAT! Horrid noise at the end of the side. Screwing with my mind. I need a melatonin and an old LP without the bells and whistles 🤕
Oh, and the music is GREAT!
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Amadeus-Quartett : Beethoven Streichquartette - Op. 127‧130‧131‧132‧133‧135. Deutsche Grammophon 4LP box 1963 German release.
Beautiful set. (Yes, big tulips Jim 😉)
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I found a valuable record in my collection that I wasn’t aware of. When I went to put the Crystal Castles S/T LP into my Discogs collection, I found that the lowest priced copy for sale (out of a dozen) was $150. I paid $13 in 2016. I don’t get it! But I guess I’ll hang onto it.
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Spencer - oh no another tale of USPS woe… they lost a Benz Rosewood of mine… what a torture to get the insurance $$
you guys know stuff: Maslov and Coleman collection ???? Guess I gotta get out more or hang here with y’all bad influences
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Steve - what is your sense on Teaser ? I got the 50 th also… in queue to play today
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I sold 3 turntables this weekend! Old stuff, sitting around unused. Passed them on to new local vinyl lovers who needed an inexpensive entry into the game. Also sold an unused power amp. Now I've only got 2 HT receivers, 2 inexpensive phono pre-amps and a pair of speakers for sale. It's liberating getting this stuff out of my basement man-cave/audio room... Now there's room for new/different stuff and a little cash for a TT/cartridge upgrade.
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Hey Jim, I don't have a comparison album but do have a few of his output. I really enjoyed it, and I guess that's all that matters.
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Hey @sbank
Are you familiar with Eyelids? Worth checking out.
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The Velvet Underground "VU"
1984/PolyGram/gold stamped promo
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Last night, after a movie...
Doobie Brothers "Minute By Minute" from the new treasure trove. M- condition!
Procol Harum "Broken Barricades" Great music!
Mingus "Ah Um' There is a lot going on in this album. Kept my attention.
Jethro Tull "This Was" Steven Wilson remix. Love this album.
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Steve - me 2, just going to play it !
Tom - good on ya ;-) clean out the deadwood…make room for new….as the RM-9 looks at me with scorn from a dark closet shelf…..
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Neil Young - Harvest
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
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Szell conducts Mendelssohn - Incidental Music To "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Op. 61 & Schubert - Incidental Music To "Rosamunde". The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks reissue, probably mid-70’s, originally 1967
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Little Feat - Electrif Lycanthrope. Oh yeah!
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Isbell / 400 Unit - Georgia Blue ( RSD ) very enjoyable…but gotta shift gears and engage w live jazz - Evensong
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Szell conducts Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major. The Cleveland Orchestra with Leon Fleisher, piano. Odyssey 1973 reissue, originally 1962
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@sbank
Flat profile without lead in groove-fine. Hologram on side 1 near center- cool but hokey. Side 1 plays backwards, from center to edge-WHAT! Horrid noise at the end of the side.
WHAT?
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@bkeske
Amadeus-Quartett : Beethoven Streichquartette - Op. 127‧130‧131‧132‧133‧135. Deutsche Grammophon 4LP box 1963 German release.
Beautiful set. (Yes, big tulips Jim 😉)
Nice
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@bkeske
i have those recordings too, but only in the 11-LP set from 1970.
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@spiritofradio
Yea, I’ve seen the various sets, but am very impressed by my earlier pressings. Hard to believe they are from the early 60’s, and my box in NM condition. Really sounds wonderful, a little ‘forward’, lacking a bit of overall depth in the soundstage/imaging, but pretty darn good all the same.
Going my memory, but (I believe) the 1st movement adagio in the 131st is insanely good. For whatever reason, that really captivated me.
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Karajan conducts Sibelius - Finlandia / Valse Triste / Der Schwan Von Tuonela / Tapiola. Berliner Philharmoniker. Deutsche Grammophon 1967 German release
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Madness “Al Completo” (Complete) Stiff Spain 1982
Matching Mole “s/t” CBS UK 1972
Lene Lovich “Stateless” Stiff UK 1978
Phil Manzanera “Diamond Head” Atco 1975
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Clapton-461 Ocean BLVD 1977 RSO
Freddie Hubbard-Super Blue 1978 Col
David Crosby-If I Could Only Remember My Name 50th Anniversary RE
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The Crusaders - Chain Reaction, MFSL
That Feat record kicked a$$!
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Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
Bryan Ferry, Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974,
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Jazz was great in the descending fog as the last of the warm Santa Anna winds are vanquished….for now…
Crosby - Name ( German pressing but i have the 50 th on order ….anticipation )
@puffball08 @sbank great chatting w you both this weekend ;-))
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John Lennon, Imagine and Joan Baez, Diamonds and Rust.
I told my wife I am officially in a John Lennon phase right now. So much more to discover...it's basically untapped for me.
Both albums have strong messages to their former partners!!
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Tom,
Good for you! I need to do the same
All,
They delivered the tone arm today. This thing is insanely good. But... We all know about first impressions, so it will be a while before I do a mini review. It's new anyway so there will be some changes (probably good) in the next 50 hours or so.
Very stoked!
Jerusalem in my heart / Qalaq
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How fun Tim…..i feel the same way about the 240….. but not yet totally convinced…discernment is a skill…
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So true Jim
Earthmonkey / Audiosapien
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Nothing’s on my turntable due to some ham fisted moron sending the tonearm flying across the LP
@emailists You are not alone. I know another idiot who destroyed a valuable Decca cartridge doing the same thing. Thankfully not recently.
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Short session tonight. Herself cooked another Thanksgiving dinner and the tryptophan kicked in.
Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae – Porgy And Bess (Decca 1959)
Sarah Vaughan – After Hours With Sarah Vaughan (Columbia 1955 mono)
The New Stan Getz Quartet Featuring Astrud Gilberto – Getz Au Go Go (Verve 1964)
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Sir John Barbirolli conducts Grieg - Peer Gynt. Hallé Orchestra With The Ambrosian Singers. Angel 1969
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@boxer12 Tim, we’re collectively holding our breath awaiting your impressions on the Thales. Did you start/finish the arm board?
@tomic601 Yes Jim, I enjoyed our chat and look forward to our next.
@emailists All I have to do is walk across the floor and my tone arm goes hopping. Tiptoe is the rule.🤣
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Rod Stewart-Greatest Hits Side 2
Philadelphia Orchestra(MS 6081) Side 2 SQ Audiophile
Gordon Lightfoot-Sundown Side 2
Survivor-Vital Signs Side 1
Emerson, Lake & Powell Side 1
Buddy Rich-Swingin’ New Big Band Side 1
The Jack Rubies-See The Money In My Smile Side A
Phoebe Snow-ST Side A SQ Audiophile
All recordings tonight were above average(SQ) with ELP and The Jack Rubies the weakest.
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Hey Dan,
Yes, the Corian board is installed. My first impression of this arm is very positive but I’m going to hold off on a mini review until I get some more hours on it. I want to wait until the "newness" wears off a bit, & the actual wire in the tonearm is broken in. FWIW, this is the simplest arm I've ever set up. The template supplied with the arm is first rate.
Spellling / Turning wheel
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Teaser and Firecat - lovely
Switching gears to Seattle Compline choir on King FM 98.1. This is a chant/ choir for the last of the weekly monastic services…. We try to attend in person but stream it when away…..
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The Boomtown Rats / Mondobongo
1981 CBS
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The Bus Boys / Minimum Wage Rock & Roll
1980 Arista
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Boz Scaggs / Dig
2006 Gray Cat Records
If your system plays deep bass, try Thanks To You
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El Vy / Return To The Moon
2015 4AD Ltd
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