Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

An Opera CD for those who would never, ever buy an Opera CD: The #1 Opera Album ( 2CD set Decca 289 467 632-2). Now, I know some are thinking that they would rather get a poke in the eye with a sharp stick than listen to Opera, but you owe it to yourself to invest in this CD. Consider it an experiment. Start by listening to Disk 1 tracks 1,6,16, and Disk 2 tracks 9,10,11, and 16. The performances and sound are both stunning. This will become a "system demo" disk for many skeptics. I bought this at a Best Buy. Enjoy.

Other recordings to die for are just about any Steve Kimock Band shows made by several people using Schoeps and vintage Neumann/Schoeps/AKG/Telefunken tube microphones with full permission of the band. The sound has to be believed; non compressed sound with first class A/D and tube mic preamps...

There are hundreds of internet friendly bands among them moe, Leftover Salmon, John Scofield, and more (a few dead shows here and there...); check it out.

All available via the internet on download at such places as GDLIVE.ORG, philzone.net.

for a primer and links to the various software and database/show sites go to etree.org. It walks you through the process and all the software to download, convert to WAV files, and burn the CDR, is shareware and easily available. Only caveat is you must have a reliable wideband connection; no dialups need apply. It is completely FREE other than your time and the requisisite PC hardware.

This is as close as you are going to to get to live sound unless you get a recording taped under similar circumstances that has not been "processed" subsequent to the initial recording.

regards,

carl

Another one is Patricia Barber *Nightclub*. It is atleast
an Audiophile recording. It is slightly more transparent than *Modern Cool*, being recorded in a nightclub, where it is dead quiet, and the noise floor is the reason, I think, that it sounds even better. There wasn't a crowd of people there, in fact, it was completely quiet. I get to see what my system will do with these 2 cds, plus a small handful of others.

All of the Tindersticks albums are or were available on vinyl and contain wonderful music, but the pressing quality has been variable at best. The one to die (and look out) for is the fourth LP, "Simple Pleasure" (1999), the vinyl version of which was pressed by Simply Vinyl, who got it right. Sadly, they're weren't many pressed and they're highly sought after (one just sold on eBay for around $40). If you see one, don't hesitate!

I too agree this is a phenominal recording.

ghostrider