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Whats on your turntable tonight?
 The next set taken for a spin; 1.  Stravinsky Conducts 'Firebird Suite' w/Columbia Symphony Orchestra Columbia MS 7011 1967  2.  Mahler 'Symphony 9'  Solti w/London Symphony Orchestra London CS 6560/61 1967 3.  Beethoven 'Symphony 5' Karajan w... 
I am sad
 As with many words in the English language, perspective has multiple meanings. Within each meaning, we all interrupt what we want them to mean. @samureyex, you purposed a question that can be answered in more ways than one. Since this is English ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw, I love them too, that's why I have them. I'm just thinking that pushing the mono button of my amp isn't going to sound the same as a good mono cartridge. Maybe I'm wrong?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
With the Friday night Mono's out of the way, Saturday nights' selections were; Rolling Stones  'Now!' 1965 Original Issue (London PS 420)  Joni Mitchell  'Court And Spark' 1974 Original Issue (Asylum 7E-1001) Paul Simon  'Graceland'  1986 Origi... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Got caught up, busy with business, and out of my rut. Elvis Presley  S/T 1956  Original Issue (RCA LPM-1254 Mono) Miles Davis  'Kind Of Blue' 1959  (Columbia CL 1355 Mono) RTI HQ-180 RI John Coltrane 'Blue Train' 1958  (BLP 1577 Mono) Speakers ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
...continuing The Who and 'Tommy' (Decca DXSW 7205) original issue from 1969 that I wish was in a bit better shape, The Doors 'Morrison Hotel' (Electra EKS 75007) original issue from 1970. Can't seem to get out of the late 60's early 70's can I? T... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@slaw, my experience has always been that Japanese pressings are "sterile". The Japanese mastering and mixing is without warmth or personality. You could say in my opinion, they sounded like CDs before the CD was introduced. It's a personal observ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Next 3 with my new MC cartridge; Elton John 'Tumbleweed Connection' original UNI (73096) from 1970, Dylan 'Blood On The Tracks' Columbia (PC 33235) early 1974 issue w/ large mural on back of jacket that I'm fortunate to have snagged a super pressi... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Finally found a replacement for my Denon DP-47f that was up to my picky standards. It came with a Denon DL-80 moving coil cartridge. After listening to records for sixty or so years always with MM cartridges this really opened my eyes. I'm sold. I... 
Things we cannot be bothered by anymore
+1 @ vetsc5 Exactly stated Succinct,,,    
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
P.S. Double click.  AB  
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https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/roxy-music-country-life-feature/ Hopefully this one opens for you...  
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Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?
 Here in Phoenix there's quite a variety of acts that come to town. I'm with several other poster that prefer smaller venues. My favorite is Celebrity Theater with seating capacity of only 2650. No seat is more than 70' from the stage and it also ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
'Somewhere In England' George Harrison DHK 3492 1981 'Mingus' Joni Mitchell 5E-505 1979 'Beck-Ola' Jeff Beck BN 26478 1969