New favorite VINYL Album?

J. Tillman - Singing Ax

Recorded by: Steve Albini
Mastered by: Bob Weston

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An audiophile listen, treat and experience.

I don't know what Albini's done but he's taken Tillman's minimalistic male vocals and guitar - supporting provocative confessions - to new heights going beyond the wonderful "Year in the Kingdom" LP.

Weezer's "Hurley". Vinyl flat and black, sound at times bright. Music very good to GREAT. Possibly their BEST to date. Absolutly worth the price of admission.

Just listened to Down And Dirty by Widespread Panic (gotta love the name.) Great 2 album pressing. Quiet as death too.

Hole's "Nobody's Daughter". I bought this record about 2 to 3 months ago. It has been just sitting there. I kept looking at it and wondering why I bought it? Well I finally open it up to give it a spin. To me this album is proof you find the best stuff when you least expect it. The lead singer, Courtney Love, is a cross between Joan Jet and Janis Joplin. She is a hard rocking singer with a hard edge. The sound quality of this pressing is pretty good. The vinyl is flat and thin. The cover, not much to it, not a lot spent on this pressing. But, if you like hard rocking female sinders, this album is for you. It is well worth the spin. This record proves Love was more then just Curt's girlfriend. Much more.

I'd have to say that my new ORG 2-LP mastering/pressing of Diana Krall's "All For You" album is my favorite. It takes my breath away. I have several really good LPs, but this one seems to just be a notch above my 200g Classic Records, 180g Speakers Corner, and D2D pressings.

The Holly Cole pressings of Temptation and "Don't Smoke in Bed" run a close second. "Smoke" is a near bargain; mastered by Bernie Grundman, 180g pressing in Singapore, $25 and flawless.