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| Otis Gibbs elicites a great interview with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel! Oops, I should have also mentioned The Band’s followup, 1969’s s/t album (the "brown" album), perhaps even more influential (according to Bernie Taupin, the inspiration and model for Elton’s Tumbleweed Connection). I have listened to that album... | |
| Otis Gibbs elicites a great interview with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel! And for good measure, another where Ray discusses Merle Haggard (and other related topics): https://youtu.be/zmvmglHiO6A?si=fiprzZXkto3HLPdZ In this video, Ray mentions Merle Haggard buying Left Frizzell’s Gibson J-200 for $150,000. For... | |
| New In 2024 Costello's King Of America is also being released as a 6-CD "Super Deluxe" boxset. | |
| Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor? Neil Young is the current owner of Hank Williams' 1941 Martin D-28. | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone Two layers of Baltic Birch plywood (13 ply, 3/4" thick), with a layer of viscoelastic material (Green Glue, or Acoustic Sciences Corp. WallDamp) between them. Finish with lacquer or polyurethane. Place on a set of Townshend Audio Seismic Pods, ... | |
| Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor? Nice additions @stuartk! Another is Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe, both playing J-200’s in the pic on the front of the sleeve of the 7" bonus disc (Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe Sing The Everly Brothers) that came with the first pressing of the R... | |
| MoFi lawsuit @winoguy17: Really? I've received credit into my MoFi account for the titles I elected to keep, and a refund check for the title I returned. I used the credit to pay for a new MoFi release, Ruth Brown's Rock & Roll album. | |
| New In 2024 I just learned that Sam Phillips' 2004 album A Boot And A Shoe was released on LP last month. | |
| Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor? I like the Gibson J-200, the choice of Emmylou Harris and The Everly Brothers. | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma Another approach is to use high sensitivity loudspeakers, which excel at playing music at low spl. | |
| Thoughts on the new pressing of "Bookends" lp from MFSL My copy of Bookends (my favorite of the duo's albums) is a 2-eye Columbia, and sounds good enough. My Bridge Over Troubled Waters is the Classic Records 1999 reissue, and sounds real good. I myself prefer Paul's first two solo albums to any of... | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album @larryi: Yeah, UK Island LP’s are known for their good sound, particularly the ones with a pink center label. I have only one, the second Traffic album. I had a UK Island copy of TFTT, but it was a later "sunray" label Island. There is a YouTu... | |
| JD Souther has passed away Oops, I forgot about The House Of Blues on Sunset Blvd. There I saw Levon Helm (with his daughter Amy singing), Steve Earle with The Del McCoury Band (a night of great singing and playing), Chris Isaak, and Cheap Trick. And at The Palace I saw... | |
| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover Further thoughts: Considering it’s extremely low price, the Hudson Arm/Brush is certainly worth a try. As I thought about it more, a couple of things occurred to me. 1- If the Hudson Arm/Brush is used alone (with no other anti-static device... | |
| VPI TNT 3 @bhenry91: Congratulations! I’ve considered getting a TNT to replace either my HW-19 Mk.3 or my Aries, but it’s just so damn big! Which platter does your TNT have? It (and the first iteration of the Aries) came with one comprised of the fol... |