I’ve been away from Audiogon for a few years, but I’m back (at least for now). Curious to see what the level of conversation is like these days. I’ll be switching from discussions of all things vinyl to discussion of music available in digital files, since that’s what I’m listening to these days.
Playing on my system today has been the newly released Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin in Pure DSD256 from HDTT. I’ve been in heaven over this release!
Transferred from a 15ips 2-track tape. Sounds terrific!
Download here. Review here.
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We had a Vangelis night last night... after a warm-up with Claudio Arrau's Beethoven cycle, and EMI Beethoven early quartets (to warm up the system), we started with China, (Japanese pressing with obi), then moved on the Antarctica (also Japanese pressing.)
We had a transcendental evening. As my friend said afterward (yes, a FEMALE AUDIOPHILE!), "I was listening not just with my ears as it's with every audio gear I heard so far, but listening within my body..". My other friend (yes, ANOTHER FEMALE AUDIOPHILE!) was just giggling, and she said that the images the music conjures are just so powerful...
Sorry for shouting, but I highly suspect that two female audiophiles in a session deserve a big shout out. ; ) > -- <
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but I highly suspect that two female audiophiles in a session deserve a big shout out. ; )
Yes, it absolutely does. You are indeed lucky in your listening companions. 😎
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Peter Donovan - This Better Be Good
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Staples Jr Singers- When Do We Get Paid
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been listening to qobuz all day as a change of pace...among the highlights:
joyce s/t (1967)
vieux farka toure with khruangbin - ali
don letts late night tales
saafir "the hit list"
great albums!!
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Vanilla Fudge. Anybody remember them?
ozzy
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Kham Meslien, Fantomes...Futurs. Just got it yesterday from Heavenly Sweetness, in France (thru Bandcamp). Some pretty nice bass playing.
All the best,
Nonoise
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Chuck Johnson “Balsams”- spacey pedal steel guitar!
Next up will be Benoit Pioulard’s “Sylva”. Very interesting atmospheric recording using combined sources of instruments, voice, field recordings what seems to tape tricks.
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@ozzy,
“Set me free, why don’t you Babe” I listen to them at least a couple times a year.
Vanilla Fudge. Anybody remember them?
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@designsfx both of those look killer. adding to my queue
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Jason Lee McKinney Band - One Last Thing
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@td_dayton-
check them out and let me know what you think!
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Just picked this CD up from Bandcamp - best source for new, non-top 100 music. Listening to the Download tonight till CD arrives.
Anthene - Collide.
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@ozzy
They played at my high school back in 1969 or 1970. I forget the exact date..
"Vanilla Fudge. Anybody remember them?"
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Joe Louis Walker - Eclectic Electric
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Ani DiFranco-Knuckle Down(CD) Kicks off Friday night vinyl.
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curiousjim, arthur1954,
Pretty cool. That would have been great to hear/see them live back in the day.
Just listened to Vanilla Fudge "Season of The Witch", great tune.
ozzy
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Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado, Vol. 2
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Peter Schickele, PDQ Bach. 1712 Overture.
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A marvelous pianist, excellent performance, superb recording by Jared Sacks.
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Dirty Dave Otsi, "Play What Man Can’t Say"
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A marvelous recital performance recorded in Pure DSD256. Download here.
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Dhafer Youssef --- Birds Requiem (North African Traditional / International Jazz)
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Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys (50th Anniversary)
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Allan Taylor - Colour to the Moon
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The Smiths / Louder than bombs
Morrissey / Viva hate
Morrissey / Maladjusted
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Herbie Hancock --- River: The Joni Letters
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New DSD256 release of Sonny Rollin's Saxophone Colossus. Sounds terrific.
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Stefano Battaglia --- Re: Pasolini (Avant-Garde / Modern Creative / Piano Jazz)
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Broadcast / The noise made by people
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I don’t know how Bob Witrak at HDTT manages to accomplish this, but he’s given us two releases today of superb albums. First Saxophone Colossus and now one of the greatest Mercury Living Presence recordings in a gorgeous DSD256/DXD transfer. Here we have one of the world’s greatest French conductors and one of the world’s finest French orchestras (albeit located in the United States) playing the very essence of French music.
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Difficult Easy Listening / Various Artists
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+1 @rushton - I don't listen to classical music much but do very much enjoy that album.
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@boxer12 Glad to know this is one you enjoy. I confess that I'm guilty of listening to a lot of classical. Plus, just about anything acoustic. Earlier today I was listening to Melody Gardot.
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+1 Rushton. One of the things I like about the music forums on Audiogon is seeing the abundance of different tastes people have in music.
Valentin Stip / Sigh
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"All Systems Gone" - Presence
"Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band" (Self Titled Debut Album)
"Willy & The Wheel" - Willy Nelson & Asleep At the Wheel
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My One and Only Love
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
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