Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.


I think many of us would accept that artists such as Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Dire Straits have consistently put out music that was at least originally recorded to a high technical standard. [I'm not too sure what the loudness wars may have done to subsequent reissues, but even so, the tone and timbre thankfully tends to remain intact.]

However there must be plenty of lesser known recordings out there that could be said to be of a high sonic standard.

One such recording that I like to put on in the background whilst I'm doing other things is a piano recording that features wonderfully lush timbre and some delightful tunes.

This one is The Disney Piano Collection by Hirohashi Makiko and to me it makes a lot of other piano recordings sound a little washed out.
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Jennifer Brown - Paper Crown 
Diana Krall - (any song) 
Roxanne Potvin - (any song)
Nirvana - (any song)

Check them out.
Since you mentioned Pink Floyd in the OP, check out Airbag, some younger (than PF) Norwegians who were greatly influenced by their elders.  My favorite of theirs is, “Disconnected”.  It has excellent sound very atmospheric with layers of synths and guitar that will remind you of a guy named DG.  This is my favorite but they have 5 or 6 out and one of the others might resonate with you.
My latest cheap oddball chick cover find gets happens to fall speak to this thread.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pA4k1kMb-lI/Xc0eHheQB6I/AAAAAAABi_k/dZp9NgFhzWkEiEmRwG7Tpy7H02LcytAHwCLcB...

Looks like the ol’ chicken sacrifice-put a spell on you thing, going on there!

The LP happens to be a 1963 Audio Fidelity press.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Fidelity_Records
Audio Fidelity I see is mentioned here, and in a few threads. This was pressed during their "golden years" and sounds everybit audiophool heaven.

Amazing ethnic percussion with EXTRA "in the room" presence than "ordinary" LP’s.

Chicken was spared.

I have a collection of ultra cool 50’s chick LP’s. Most of the music is not my thing, but many actually quality pressings. Martin Denny anyone?
Fairly well known but not yet mentioned in this thread:

Dead Can Dance: Into the Labyrinth 
Andreas Vollenweider: Caverna Magica 
Kraftwerk: Minimum/Maximum 

All have solid, focused images, wide frequency extension, and spacious (artificial) soundstage.