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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@loomisjohnson  @bslon, agree on wicked gravity-- not to be a downer but i did think the production on the record was kinda flat/compressed, which is really surprising since (i just learned) it was engineered by bob clearmountain, who usually ma... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@loomisjohnson The first cut, “Wicked Gravity”, gets it all revved up…  
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The Jim Carroll Band / Catholic Boy 1980 ATCO  
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Divinyls / Desperate 1983 Chrysalis   
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The Cars / S-T 2023 Rhino RE 1423/5000, orig. 1978 Outstanding reissue by Rhino  
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The Delines / The Imperial  2019 El Cortez  
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The Clientele / Bonfires on the Heath 2009 Merge  
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Mikaela Davis / And Southern Star 2023 Kill Rock Stars  
How good is good enough?
As for audio equipment, after 50+ years of budgeting for modest updates or incremental upgrades I’m 95% sure I am at “good enough”.  
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Climax Blues Band / Stamp Album 1975 Sire  
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The Doobie Brothers / The Captain and Me 1973 Warner Bros.  
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Bad Company / S-T 1974 Island  
Keep my 1996 bryston 4B or get a new 4B
I bought a 4BST new in 2000 and had it for 19 trouble free years. In 2019 I traded it in on a 4B3 which sounds noticeably better. I’m not sure how much you’d have to spend on your turntable upgrades to equal that. Or how much to update your 4B, bu... 
Holiday Habits and Pleasures
This Spotify playlist is the best stream we’ve found for easy listening Christmas Jazz, a nice assortment of very relaxing and pleasant music. Happy Holidays.  
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The Flying Burrito Bros / The Guilded Palace Of Sin 1969 A&M