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
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Anne Bisson - Blue Mind. This is the 33 RPM autographed version gifted by friend Jim.

This just arrived today. I’ve had the CD, but wanted this on vinyl as it is available 


Hilary Hahn - Bach Concertos
Jeffrey Kahane conducting The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

  • Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In E Major BWV 1042
  • Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In A Minor BWV 1041
  • Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings And Continuo In D Minor BWV 1043
  • Concerto For Oboe, Violin, Strings And Continuo In C Minor BWV 1060

Deutsche Grammophon reissue 2018, originally 2003

Fleetwood Mac - Live From The Record Plant - December 15, 1974

2020 Warner/Reprise Records

 

Over a couple of days.

Dianna Krall  -  The Look Of Love

Procol Harum  -  Broken Barricades

Tania Maria  -  Forbidden Colors

John Klemmer  -  Touch   Best I have ever heard saxophone quality on my system.

B.B. King  -  Deuces Wild

Boz Scaggs  -  Dig   Man, does this album have some bass!

Fleetwood Mac / Future Games
1971 Reprise

One of those records where you wanna play both sides like I just did. Great SQ.


The Jim Carroll Band / Catholic Boy
1980 ATCO

If the first cut doesn’t get you out of the chair with your air guitar, check for a pulse… 😎

@bslon, agree with you wholeheartedly on both "future games" and "catholic boy". i wasn't the biggest bob welch fan, but the title track is a classic + danny kirwan was a genius. as for "catholic boy," it's a lot more musical than you'd expect from someone who's basically a non-musician--"day and night" is a genuinely purty tune.

my recent diversions:

the kink kronicles--i'm convinced that as captured here ray was at least mccartney's equal as a composer and a much better lyricist.

the dbs, "like this"--granted, peter holsapple's a lousy singe but he's a first rate songwriter and at least half of this great

russian circles, "memorial"--postrock trio with a  really good drummer. like really, really good.

Tom Rush - S/T

1970 Columbia Records

The album has seen better days but the SQ is full and detailed.Good low end.

Ytre Suløens Jass-Ensemble, Barbara Ann Shorts – A Stone For Bessie Smith (Kirkelig Kulturverksted 1987)

Love Bessie Smith. Killed in a car in 1937, aged 43. Barbara Ann Shorts is just fine in the style. 

Clark Kessinger – Old-Time Music With Fiddle & Guitar (Rounder 1972)

Perfect folk violin. Very good recording. 

Vernon Handley conducts Sibelius 

  • Zwei Stücke Op. 77
  • Serenaden Op. 69
  • Sechs Humoresken Op.87 / Op. 89

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin with Ralph Holmes, violin
Schwann Musica Mundi 1981, German release 
 

 

Ralph Sutton, Ruby Braff, Milt Hinton, Mousey Alexander – On Sunnie’s Side Of The Street Live (The Blue Angel Jazz Club 1968)

...

Sammi Smith – The Fabulous Sammi Smith (Buckboard 1977)

Solid country singer and a great recording. Side 2.

lots of stuff tonight - got a little dj gig coming up here in october. right now i am listening to the light in the attic reissue of seaside lovers "memories of beach house" - pure 80s excellence imho

Jean Martinon conducts

  • Saint-Saëns - Morceau De Concert Pour Harpe Avec Accompagnement D’Orchestre, Op. 154
  • Tailleferre - Concertino Pour Harpe Et Orchestre
  • Ginastera - Concierto Para Arpa Y Orquesta

Orchestre ORTF, Paris

Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

Deutsche Grammophon 1970, German release

The GoGos + The High Women + The Mamas & The Papas = The Feminine Complex

David Gray - "Mutineers"

Again! May be my most played album of the last year or two.

@sbank

Spencer, is that Cosmos Factory worthy of the purchase?  AP typically does a very good job, but I thought to ask your opinion before I jump in with a purchase.  It has been on my radar, so what do you have to say?

In memorial to the Queen

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem

Britten conducts The London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, The Bach Choir, Highgate School Boy's Choir, & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

London Records 2LP box 1963

Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 (Nos. 1 to 5) Sir Edward Elgar

Suite - Things To Come. Welcome To The Queen

Conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss (London Symphony Orchestra)

1958 RCA Victor

Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams - Pastoral Symphony (No. 3) / In The Fen Country (Symphonic Impression). New Philharmonia Orchestra. Angel 1968
 

@mammothguy54 

Spencer, is that Cosmos Factory worthy of the purchase?  AP typically does a very good job, but I thought to ask your opinion before I jump in with a purchase. 

Discogs says ~$100, I paid $30-$35 new back in the day. If it's $40 in print, yes it's worth it. It's Hoffman/Gray, hard to beat. I think I like their Green River even more. But for $100 used? Not that high on my favs list to justify for me. Would rather sell you mine for $90 ;-)

Cosmos Factory is reissued and available on Fantasy Label.  But that's not an Analogue Productions record.  Oh well, I'll flip a coin.

Thanks for the information, Spencer.

the best of the delmore brothers on starday records...a dollar bin masterpiece

I have a 2014 Cosmos version on Fantasy pressed at QRP that sounds pretty good. It's  the same year as the Analog Productions release and both were pressed at QRP. Same lacquer? Maybe.

 

The Kinks - Arthur Or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire

1969/1975 Reprise Records Reissue

An interesting mix of old and new albums, today.

Fleetwood Mac  -  Then Play On   Got this one back in 1971 or 72.  It saw many plays on my parents Magnavox console, and sounds it (very noisy vinyl).  I have the early US issue that has 'Oh Well' on it.  Not too many of these were made.  Awesome album, I will have to get the double LP issue, once it comes off of backorder.

Robin Trower  -  Bridge of Sighs   This is my second attempt at hopefully getting a good sounding copy.  They both sound terrible.  Damn it, I love the album.

Oscar Peterson Trio  -  We Get Requests   AP/QRP Verve reissue.  Wonderful!

Earl Klugh & Bob James  -  Two Of A Kind   Great modern jazz album.  Great SQ.

Blue Stingrays  -  Surf-N-Burn   Got this a few weeks ago (thanks to this thread) and am enjoying it several times now.  Great surf music album!

Dimeola McLaughlin De Lucia  -  Saturday Night In San Francisco.  This is my fourth time to play this new acquisition during the past few weeks.  Impex really knows how to produce a fine piece of vinyl.  Wish I could have been at that concert.

Steel Dan  -  Everything Must Go   Third time I have played this recent acquisition.  Of course, there is plenty of digital recording for this album, it was made in 2003.  But man, the mastering for analog (vinyl) and the plating/pressing is phenomenal.  One the very best studio albums for demo of your system.  And of course, the music is fantastic, especially the title track.  The bass and kick drum on this album are just stunning.  


Linda Ronstadt / Greatest Hits Volume Two
1980 Asylum

Nice song selections, surprising good SQ.