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
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Britten Conducts English Music For Strings

  • Purcell - Chacony In G Minor For Strings
  • Elgar - Introduction And Allegro For Strings, Op. 47 
  • Britten - Simple Symphony For String Orchestra
  • Delius - Two Aquarelles
  • Bridge - "Sir Roger De Coverly" For String Orchestra

English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 
London 1969
 

Szell conducts Mahler

  • Symphony No 6, "Tragic"
  • Symphony No 10 In F-Sharp Minor, movements I&II

The Cleveland Orchestra 
Columbia Masterworks 2LP gatefold reissue, 1972
 

Szell conducts Sibelius

  • Symphony No. 2

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Philips 1965, Netherlands release
 

Boulez conducts Bartók

  • Concerto For Orchestra

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Columbia Masterworks 1973 
 

Frank Sinatra- Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back(Quadradisc) Side 1

BTO-Live-Live-Live! Side 2

Charley Pride-In Person Side 1

Queen-A Night At The Opera Side 2

Brubeck-A La Mode(Reissue OJC-200) Side 1

Canned Heat-Concert Side 1

Gordon Lightfoot-Summertime Dream Side 1

Liszt-The Horowitz Concerts 1977/1978(RCA ARL1-2548) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

FWIW the power quality was lacking tonight. Usually Sunday evening is #1 in SQ but dynamics were restrained tonight. Nothing had below average SQ but was disappointed in "Opera" since its an original pressing maybe on a better power night? Wrapping up Gord's tribute with 2 or 3 albums to go.

Yesterday (Sunday) was a big record cleaning day, so too many to list (the dedicated mono set up got a work out).....But, I had

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, "For the Last Time" (United Artists UA-LA-J2 <0998>) all sparkly clean and all 4 sides across the "big" TT before bed.


Code Blue / …true story
1983 Index

Code Blue’s Dean Chamberlain… guitarist, songwriter and one of the founders of the Motels

Motels / S-T
1979 Capitol

Great record, sonics and, well…Martha Davis
”Total Control” gets a replay

Pepper Adams, Walter Norris, George Mraz, Makaya Ntshoko - Julian (1975)

Lankum – Between The Earth And Sky (Rough Trade 2017)

G. Calvin Weston, The Phoenix Orchestra – Dust And Ash (577 Records 2019)

The Cars / S-T
2023 Rhino RE, orig. 1978

New Rhino reissue came today, fabulous improvement in SQ over my OP. I’m amazed at the quality of the LP, astonishing silence that allows the low level detail to shine. Overall, impressive effort by Rhino.
Showing the new gatefold, the front cover’s the same.

Rosanne Cash-Rhythm & Romance Side 2

Jimmy Roselli-Sold Out Side 1

REO Speedwagon-Nine Lives Side 2

Jorge Bolet-At Carnegie Hall Side C

Renaissance-Live At Carnegie Hall Side B

Sue Raney-Flight Of Fancy Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Ulrich Schnauss-A Long Way To Fall Side B

Barbara Cook-Live At Carnegie Hall Side 2

All albums were played before during my 3+ year no repeat plan. I just ran out of time today to clean 8 vinyl sides. Played 4 Carnegie Hall recordings unfortunately none had Audiophile SQ. All 4 were very close in SQ.

Butterfield Blues Band "The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw" 

Elektra/pp

Leo Kottke - 12 String Blues

Oblivion 1969

First recording by Leo, live at The Scholar Coffeehouse, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Leo Kottke - 6 & 12 String Guitar ‘Armadillo’

Takoma repress 1972, originally 1969

First studio LP

 

Peter Ludwig, Peter Wöpke, Arben Spahiu – Café Banlieue, Tango à Trois (Farao 2006)

Kenny Drew – Undercurrent (Blue Note 2014 RE /1961)

Wow! Insane on the 401/Decca SuperGold.

The Flying Burrito Bros. - The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos

A&M Records 1972

ELO-Out of the Blue Side IV

Steely Dan-Greatest Hits Side 2

Andreas Vollenweider-Behind The Garden...SQ Audiophile Side 1

Jimmy Forrest-Heart Of The Forrest Side B

Dave Mason-Headkeeper Side 2

George Winston-Winter Into Spring Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Gordon Lightfoot-If You Could Read My Mind Side 1

Gordon Lightfoot-Back Here On Earth Side 2

This completes my Gordon Lightfoot tribute. Need to pick up "Old Dan's Records" to complete Gord's 1970's releases. Vollenweider takes the SQ crown tonight.

A day late, but as it was Strauss’ birthday yesterday, am catching up….

Solti Edition Vol. 10

Sides 1-6
Strauss

  • Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30
  • Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche Op. 28
  • Don Juan Op. 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 

  • Ein Heldenleben

Wiener Symphoniker with Rainer Küchl, violin

  • Eine Alpensymphonie Op. 64 Symphonie

Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

DECCA 1981, 16LP box. German release

Beautiful recordings

The Kinks / Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround—Part One
1970 Reprise

Canned Heat / Cookbook
1969 Liberty

Gotta sneak in an American band…this is a great record

Ambrosia.  It's been years since I put them on, and I'm blown away. There are a couple of their albums that rival Sgt Pepper in creativity. Very under rated band IMO.  The albums, 'Somewhere I've never traveled' and their self titled one are my favs.

 

Imagine Yes, Chicago, the Beatles, and Klaatu mixed together, with a great vocalist.

Karl Münchinger conducts Bach
The Brandenburg Concertos

  • Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Major
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B Flat Major
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D Major

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra 
London Treasury Series reissue 2LP box 1977, originally 1973 
 

Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting Bach
Violin Concertos On Original Instruments

  • Konzert Für Zwei Violinen D-moll, BWV 1043
  • Violinkonzert E-dur, BWV 1042
  • Violinkonzert A-moll, BWV 1041

Concentus Musicus Wien
Telefunken, Das Alte Werk series, 1980’s reissue, originally 1967. German release