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
Count Basie-Bassie Picks The Winners Side A SQ Audiophile
Maggie Rogers-Heard It In A Past Life Side B
The Richie Kamuca Quartet-Richie(CJ-41) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Milt Jackson-Born Free Side 2
Poison-(banned cover)Open Up And Say... Ahh! Side 2
Ramsey Lewis-Wade In The Water Side 1
Played 4 more of my M- thrift store finds Peggy/Basie/Milt and Ramsey Lewis all were stereo versions with very solid sound. Basie was awarded Audiophile SQ due to very good dynamics. Enjoyed the "Glam Metal" of Kiss and Poison despite many well educated distractors. Another Concord Jazz takes the SQ crown and another recent recording Maggie Rogers(2019) takes last place.
Arlo Gutherie-Alice’s Restaurant(soundtrack) Side 1+2
The Doobie Brothers-The Captain And Me Side 1
Anne Murray-Heart Over Mind Side 2 SQ*
Teddy Pendergrass-This One’s For You Side 1 SQ Audiophile
The RFD Boys- No.3 Side 2
Dave Frishberg-getting some fun out of life(CJ-37) Side 2
Linda Ronstadt-Heart Like A Wheel Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Even with subpar quality power Ms. Ronstadt still delivered winning Audiophile SQ tonight. SQ* very close to Audiophile level. Played Alice’s Restauarant tonight due to it being an AOR radio Thanksgiving staple when I was a kid.
A few days ago, I bought a used copy of "Top Drawer" by Mel Tormé and George Shearing. Wow, what an amazing intersection of great singing, musicianship and superb recording. It didn't hurt that I had just purchased a new-to-me, used Vincent PHO 701 stage. Maybe it was confirmation bias, and I wanted that (and other) LPs to sound better, but "Top Drawer" is just great.
drivin n cryin, "fly me courageous"--kevn kinney's a folkie at heart, and i never fully bought into his hard rock moves, but this is one of the best-ever air guitar records nonetheless
greg sage, "straight ahead" subdued psych-folk from the ex-wipers guy. very tuneful and oddly hypnotic--these songs have stuck in my head 30+ years after first hearing them.
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