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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hawkwind ‎– Hall Of The Mountain Grill (United Artists 1974)Immortal.  
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Hawkwind ‎– Quark, Strangeness And Charm (Charisma 1977) 
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Hawkwind ‎– Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music (Charisma 1976)Steppenwolf... a masterpiece.  
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Hawklords ‎– 25 Years (Charisma 1979 12")Hawklords ‎– 25 Years On (Charisma 1978)Man, haven't played this in 25 years. Just awesome.  
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@slaw Every second song is folk! Got mine for $2, NM, nice copy.Now time to annoy the wife.-Hawkwind. 
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Ian & Sylvia ‎– Northern Journey (Vanguard 1964 mono)Canadian bluegrass.  
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@spiritofradio Thanks for the link to Carrie Manolakos cover. I did enjoy it but it wasn't that great for me vocally. The bass player and the lovely and animated backup singer were awesome. At the end of the day, nothing beats this version and the... 
Do you like your speakers aimed directly at each ear or....
System 1.Quad ESL57 aimed at ears. Straight on with no tilt. Accurate to millimeters. Head in a vice. 7’ on center, 8’ from listening position.System 2.Gentle toe in to outside of ears. 8’ on center, 10’ from listening position. 
Why no Virtual System pics??
At least your tubes are in boxes. 
Owners of Jelco arms?
@hdm Hi again. On both the AS phono cable and Yamamoto headshell, the dealbreaker for me was loss of high frequency detail and air which impacted transparency and spacial cues, and ultimately the soul of the music. The AS cable had no redeeming qu... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Speaking of RH, have you ever seen Scala sing Creep? 
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Carmen McRae ‎– Bittersweet (Focus 1964 mono)Miss Jazz from Harlem. Piano and voice. Magic. 
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Patti Page ‎– Indiscretion (Mercury 1959 mono)Piano, upright bass, girl with a long-stemmed cigarette holder making eyes at the pianist, smoke and strong whisky.   
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Joan Merrill ‎– How Did He Look? (Westminster 1958)Stags Leap Artemis. A loving shoulder. Slow dance. What more do you need? 
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Florian Zabach ‎– 'Till The End Of Time (Mercury 1959 mono)Violin to melt your heart. A little shmaltzy with the orchestra sometimes but the warmth of the recording is off the charts.