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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Songs:Ohia "The Lioness" 

Secretly Canadian. 

Interestingly, mastered by Mike Mogus.

Santana-Festival Side 1

Mel Torme And Friends-Live At Marty's  Side A

BTO-Not Fragile Side A

Snooky Young & Marshal Royal-ST(CJ-55) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Blackfoot-Strikes Side 2

Chris Conner-Classic Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Triumph-Allied Forces Side B

ELP(Powell)-ST Side B

Everything had SQ that did not diminish the content. The SQ crown goes to Ms. Conner.

The Incredible String Band – Liquid Acrobat As Regards The Air (Elektra 1972)

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The Wonderful Sounds of Female Vocals
2018 Analogue Productions

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Neil Young / After The Gold Rush
2009 Reprise RE,  Neil Young Archives Release

     Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince. I love it. I bought it new and have played only LP#1. Other than the fact that I have never seen so much dust/paper particulates on a new LP from a paper inner sleeve, it plays pretty well. The LP looked like it had been dipped into a paper shredder at the factory!

Neil Young "Time Fades Away" 

50th anniversary/ clear vinyl 

From original master tapes 

Lake  "Ouch"  Caribou Records AL 37083

Lamont Cranston Band  "Shakedown"  Waterhouse Records 15

Birtha  "Can't Stop The Madness"  Dunhill/ABC  DSX-50136

Leonard Bernstein & NY Phil.  "Swan Lake Ballet Suite" Columbia MQ 30056

Al Stewart's Museum of Modern Brass    RCA ARD1-0032

Michael Franks  "Skin Dive"   WB  1-25275

Liza Minnelli  "Live At The Winter Garden"  AL 32854

Art Van Damme  "Septet"  Columbia CL 2192 (white label demo, mono) 

Nino Di Alicante & Troupe  "Flamenco Festival In Hi-Fi"  Design Records SS 22

 

Nicolette Larson-In The Nick Of Time Side 1

Steely Dan-The Royal Scam Side B(ABCD-831 "sunburst label") SQ*

Nat King Cole-At The Sands(SMAS 2434) Side 2

Pink Floyd-A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Side 1 SQ*

Tania Maria-Come With Me(CJP-200) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

The Who-Tommy(35MM 0071 Japanese) Side 4 SQ*

Judy Collins-Colors Of The Day Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Frank Morgan-Yardbird Suite Side 2 SQ Audiophile

With 3 Audiophile SQ and 3 SQ*(near misses) makes for a great session. Larson condition was VG+ at best, need a better copy of this overlooked recording. Nat was M- even my Stereo version had a sharp(directional) mono feel. A toss up between Morgan/Collins and Tania Maria. I can't pick a winner due to the power being "lackluster"(not at best). Select all 3 and it's a win/win on sonics/content.

The Joni Mitchell approved/Bernie Grundman mastered early Asylum LP's (after Blue). I can't wait anymore for the MFSL SACD's & Court & Spark 45rpm One-Step. SACD's were paid for back in January (Blue & Ladies of the Canyon).

I don't know how MoFi can improve on these LP's. Looking forward when the SACD's actually ship....not LOL !😡

Berlin/ Count Three & Pray
1986 Geffen 

Additional musicians…David Gilmour, Ted Nugent, Elliot Easton, others

Steven Wilson: The Harmony Codex sounds good streaming in all formats I’ve heard so far. This is an artist AND an expert producer. It was bound to sound good. I bought the LP. Was it worth it? Yes. It sounds even better than the streaming version.

The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra – The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra Volume II (Pearl 1971)

First Aid Kit – Who By Fire - Live Tribute To Leonard Cohen (Columbia 2021)