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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Natalie Merchant - Paradise Is There

Nonesuch Records 2015

I had listened to this a number of times streaming and just picked up the Dual LP.

Wow! Sounds absolutely fantastic. What a gem!

 

Daryl Hall John Oates-ooh yeah! Side 1

Shooting Star-Hang On For Your LIfe Side 1

David & Shelly-In Session Side 2 SQ*

Vision Quest(VA) Side 1

Santana-Freedom Side 1

The Motels-Little Robbers Side 2 SQ*

The Babys-Union Jacks Side 1

Jeff Lorber-In The Heat Of The Night Side 2 SQ*

Yes it was 80's night! I avoided some of the biggest sellers for a more unique playlist. Nothing made Audiophile SQ* status partially due to the Sunday evening power(quality) not being up to standard. Tough to pick a SQ winner but David & Shelly had an organic SQ edge. Shooting Star one of my favorite rock(non metal) albums of the 1980's.

The Textones / Midnight Mission
1984 Gold Mountain~A&M

”This Recording Also Available On BASF Chrome Cassette” 😎

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.

 

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.

Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements

2019 3LP Reissue/Repress on Warp Records

 

 

 

 

 

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

Heaven 17 - S/T

New copy came in the mail today (thanks USPS) to replace my old copy which has a nasty warp. Thankfully the new (used) copy is much flatter.

I haven't really put much thought into this, but this might be my favorite '80's New Wave album. Don't hold me to it, might change tomorrow...

Lill Lindfors, Bengt Hallberg – Mellan Dröm Och Verklighet (Polydor 1970)

György Lehel conducts Bartók

- Symphonic Poem "Kossuth" Sz. 75a, Bb 31

  • Scherzo In C Major From Symphony In E Flat Major Dd 68, Bb 25
  • Scherzo For Piano And Orchestra.

Magyar Rádió És Televízió Szimfónikus Zenekara w/Tusa Erzsébet, piano. 
Hungaroton 1971, Hungarian release