Whats on your turntable tonight?


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
slipknot1

perfect background while I cook "Chicken Catastrophe & Eggs Overwhelming"

The Gabrieli Quartet, Britten, Bridge – Fantasy Quartet / Novelletten For String Quartet / Three Idylls For String Quartet

The Beatles - Help!

1965/2009 Remaster - Parlophone Canada

The album was released during their more folky period just before Rubber Soul so it is beyond me why they would have included Dizzy Miss Lizzie on the album. It's hard to believe that they didn't have another song that would have better fit the mold of the album. 

@slaw 

How's the pressing quality on Let Them Eat Vinyl label Spencer?

I don't whether to blame the master or the pressing, but it's a pretty lousy sounding record of a fun, historic-ish performance. You'd think an FM broadcast would have good mics, etc....so I dunno. Perhaps should have let them eat cake? 

Haywood Henry Featuring Joe Newman And Hank Jones – The Gentle Monster (Uptown 1983)

Superb.

George Szell conducts Dvořák - The Three Great Symphonies

  • Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70 (Formerly No. 2)
  • Symphony No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 88 (Formerly No. 4)
  • Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 ("From The New World") (Formerly No. 5)

The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 3LP box 1970

@noromance 

Man Brian, I have great respect and interest in your collection 👍🏼

Good to see you spinning The Gabrieli Quartet as well. A very nice LP.

Garbage "No God's No Masters" 

2021/Stun Volume/Infectious Music 

Giving this another spin. Wasn't impressed with the content on first listen.

Man this phono stage has impressive bass response and resolving abilities.

Israel Nash’s "Rain Plans"

2013/ Loose Music/EU

Recommended!!! The way the peddle steel and the guitars are integrated is awesome!!!

Art Blakey And They Jazz Messengers "The Big Beat" 

2021/Blue Note/UMe

Some albums are just meant to be played loud.  Some are meant to be played even louder😃  Unfortunately some recordings (poor SQ) require that you play them not so loud.  

Count Basie  -  Basie Jam   I have all 3 of the Basie Jam series.  Haven't listened to this first one in a while.  It's awesome!

Cowboy Junkies  -  The Trinity Session   Got this two weeks ago, this is the second time to listen to it.  Really a great sonic experience and really a cool band.

Steely Dan  -  Two Against Nature   The new AP/QRP 45rpm issue.  All of Steely Dan music ranges from very good to fabulous.  This album is one of their better overall albums, musically, IMO.  The sound quality of this issue, however, is absolutely over the top.  It makes you grateful for having invested so much into an analog front end.  This is a go-to album and issue for showing someone just what your system has to offer.  Most highly recommended.  Still available at Acoustic Sound website.

Mozart, Violin Concertos K.216 in G Major / K.218 in D Major, Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Argo 1980)

Been playing this a few times recently. It's perfect.

György Lehel conducts Bartók

  • Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta
  • The Miraculous Mandarin - Concert Suite

Budapest Symphony Orchestra. 
Hungaroton 1967, part of the Bartók Béla Complete Edition set

 

Hey Joel, 

There's no one here that will doubt you on Basie's , Pablo releases. 

Been listening to Cowboy Junkies a while. Have the op and "revisited". Enjoy both.

I’m considering playing hookie from work tomorrow. I’m 63 . This is the effect music should have on us!

Steve, try playing permanent hookie.  In other words, retiring from the workforce.  I was fortunate enough to be able to do that at 63.8 years of age (4 years ago).  Life is too short; I went through several injuries and rehabs and work was just getting in the way of living.  It was time for more skiing, hiking, fishing, and assembling the best high-fidelity system of my life.

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

Go for it, Steve. I'd retire tomorrow but property tax and health insurance prohibit that. Friends in Europe are retired already as they don't have those expenses :-(

Christoph von Dohnányi conducts Stravinsky - The Firebird. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. London 1980

Brahms-Symphony No.2(Seraphim S-60083) Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Beatles-Sgt. Pepper’s(Capitol/rainbow/stereo/paper cutout SMAS 2653) Side 1 & 2

Hall & Oates- Live At The Apollo-Side 1

Outlaws-ST Side 2

McCoy Tyner-Atlantis Side 3

Toto-Past To Present 1977-1990 Side 2

Ratt-Out Of The Cellar Side 1

Tom Scott-Street Beat Side 1 SQ Audiophile

My wife wanted to hear Sgt. Pep. in entirety. Was disappointed in the SQ of Toto(77-90) since it was a 1991 release little effort was given on the vinyl side. Street Beat was the SQ champ with top level content. If you enjoy fusion jazz this is a must have.