Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
slipknot1

Van Morrison 

Poetic Champions Compose


 

Grey’s Anatomy asks me “who’s this”. 
 

I answered “guess” 
 

“I dunno” she answers, “some big black guy”

 

“Hmmm no,  more like a hobbit sized Irishman …”

 

 

Deniece Williams-I’m So Proud Side 2

Ratt-Out Of The Cellar Side 1

Tony Bennett-The Art Of Excellence Side 2 SQ Audiophile

John Cougar Mellencamp-Uh-Huh Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Pat Benatar-Tropico Side 1

Night Ranger-Midnight Madness Side 1

Ricky Van Shelton-Wild-Eyed-Dream Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Linda Ronstadt-Mad Love Side 1 SQ Audiophile

It was not planned but it turned out to be a 1980’s playback night. All the recordings were above average in SQ with Night Ranger being the weakest. Ratt was a surprise just missing Audiophile status mainly due to the VG+ condition. A near mint copy should qualify. The SQ champ was Uh-Huh a digital recording but it avoided the vocals having a sharp edge to them. Bennett/Van Shelton had that slight digital edge on vocals. Ronstadt was recorded with the JVC 3M system(Doug Sax) but it had a somewhat "hazy" recessed vocal presentation. Not what you expect on a Linda Ronstadt recording.

 

Spiritofradio, Thanks! Yes, I have a separate pedestal for the tonearm so changing arms is "fairly" easy. FWIW, this was the easiest arm I've ever set up in my system. 

 

Robert Fripp / Exposure