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| High quality CDs Harmonia Mundi, both France and U.S.A. | |
| 180g … It’s All Hype ! @big_greg: When I think about all the white label promos I got as a product buyer at Tower! I still have a fair number of those, and two days ago found another at one of my LRS: Jackson Browne’s For Everyman ($25, Mint condition). A comparison bet... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? For those who really, really like David Crosby’s debut: I just opened today’s email from MoFi, and there was the listing for the next Super Vinyl title: the Crosby album. Two 45 RPM LP’s, pressed on Clarity "vinyl" (the same PVC Analogue Producti... | |
| 180g … It’s All Hype ! Another way to find good sounding LP’s is too look for "white label promos", supposedly the first records off the press. Made first to send to radio, reviewers, record shops for in-store play (though most got taken taken home by the store’s buyer)... | |
| One guitar, or three? Can and do, @artemus_5! Just my taste, but Bluegrass sounds much more musical than Rock ’n’ Roll to me these days. There are exceptions, mostly from the singer/songwriter crowd (Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt, Iris DeMent---Bluegrass AND Singer/Songwr... | |
| What to play in the evening? If I intend to listen to some J.S. Bach, I have to play it last; no one can follow he. | |
| One guitar, or three? Impatient? Me? ;-) And I, of all people. Okay, fair enough; I regularly steer a thread in a direction different from the poster's stated topic or intent. Shouldn't object then, should I? | |
| Vandersteen Speakers.. Are All Other Speaker Makers Doing It Wrong ? The question is of course in reference to loudspeakers with multiple dynamic drivers and crossovers. Electrostatic, magnetic-planar, and ribbon designs can be a different kettle of fish. For instance: - The QUAD 63 gained notoriety for---amongst... | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? @helomech: If you want to hear a Maggie with midbass punch, try to find a pair of the 3-panel Tympani models. Harry Pearson mated the two bass panels from a Tympani with the m/t panels from the Infinity IRS to create his own "super speaker". The ... | |
| One guitar, or three? @onhwy61: Yeah, many Soul bands---who commonly have great rhythm guitarists, a thing very different from a lead guitarist (John Lennon was a fair rhythm guitarist, Don Everly a great one)---and, especially, Country Bands---who commonly have at lea... | |
| One guitar, or three? @edcyn: LOVE the Marquee Moon album! I never managed to see Television live (damnit), but Verlaine's and Lloyd's 2-guitar interplay is a good as most trio of guitarists! It's funny they were lumped in with the other NYC bands who played at CBGB, w... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw: I put the EU pressing of Little Village (which I learned of from you) on my To Get list, but have yet to do so. Say, your mention of a Vinyl Flat carbon fiber heating bag is the first I've heard of that. I need to investigate the matter! W... | |
| 180g … It’s All Hype ! Yeah @lewn, Classic Records---though starting out strong---ended up wimpering across the finish line, their last few years marred by bad pressings. Owner Michael Hobson blames that partially on the move to 200g discs. 200g? Why?! Good news: Chad... | |
| 180g … It’s All Hype ! Right you are @audioguy85. I was long mystified by Harry Pearson including the original UK Island pressing of Tea For The Tillerman (which I for years owned) in his Super Disc list, a recommendation parroted by Michael Fremer. I heard something se... | |
| 180g … It’s All Hype ! Where was the Coltrane LP pressed? Yes, there are bad new LP pressings, so consumers have to be discerning. You don’t buy a McDonalds hamburger expecting it to taste good, do you? ;-) For a great Coltrane pressing look for the reissue of his Lush... |