davetherave
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| Best Song Intro Live version of "Yours is No Disgrace" by Yes on 'Yessongs.' | |
| LP spindle hole off center There used to be a $7,000 turntable by Nakamichi that could correct for off-center lp's. You could search for one on Audiogon. | |
| Jethro Tull questions... The Chrysalis remaster of Thick as a Brick sounds excellent; strangely, the remaster of Aqualung sounds like there are pillows over the speakers. Go figure. | |
| Bruce at The Super Bowl.... I'm not a big Bruce fan (saw "Darkness" tour in '78), but enjoyed the halftime show a lot. It's supposed to have broad appeal, not meet the high standards of the BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LUNATIC FRINGE. I think it met its goals. | |
| How much were vinyl records selling for? I worked in a record store in 1978 and list price for a single LP was $8.98; my store sold that lp for $5.49. CD's were introduced in 1982 with a list price of something like $15.98 or $16.98. Can't tell you what they sold for, 'coz I didn't get a... | |
| Does anybody listen to 'CAMEL' ? I first heard Allison Steele play 'The Snow Goose' on WNEW-FM in 1974 it's quite beautiful. I also like 'Mirage' (which includes the Camel classics "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel" suite, the end of which will give you goosebumps) and the first self... | |
| Live Santana... Lotus is available as a regular CD at amazon. They also refer to a "DSD mastered" Japanese version. Not sure which that is, but might be worth looking for.BTW, the Columbia CD remaster of 'Caravanserai' is a revelation, both musically and sonicall... | |
| Best cover songs? Simon and Garfunkel's "America," covered by Yes.Hendrix's "Little Wing," covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan.The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows," covered by Phil Manzanera, et al on '801 Live.' | |
| "Picking On" tribute albums "Picking on Springsteen" was extremely lame. I bought it as a birthday gift for a friend who is a Bruce nut, and it was hard for him to tell which song they were playing (or "picking," I suppose). | |
| Digital front end question Tim,I also used a DVP-s7700 as a transport and thought it was pretty good. Then a friend of mine who has a lot of upmarket gear (Wadia, EMM Labs) suggested that I upgrade, and I did. The Theta Pearl transport ($500 on Audiogon) was worlds better, ... | |
| Chime in.What's the Best Cassette Recorder ever ? Wollensak 4765 (w/ Dolby FM!) | |
| Bagpipes anyone? There is (are?) bagpipes on Mike Oldfield's "Ommadawn." They're not the center of the piece, nor are they there for long, but I remember laughing at my college roommate (who had bought the album) when the bagpipes entered the first time we played ... | |
| Can someone explain the differant CD formats? The only ones that would not be compatible with your CDP are SACD and DVD-A (DVD-Audio). | |
| Something New. Great, I can play it on my phone. Will it feature phabulous Mp3 sound quality, too?!?!? | |
| CBS, Nautilus 1/2 speed DIGITALLY mastered LPs I have the CBS 1/2 speed master lp's of Oldfield/Tubular Bells, Santana/Abraxas, Pink Floyd/Wish You Were Here & Willie Nelson/Stardust. They are spectacular, and very natural sounding, not all pumped up on steroids like the MFSL's can sound. |