Hot Tuna - First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
RCA Victor 1971
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Grateful Dead - Workingman’s Dead
WB 1970
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Fountains of Wayne "Traffic and Weather"
2022/RSD/Virgin Records
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Grateful Dead - Self Titled, but affectionately called ‘Skull and Roses’
Live from Winterland and Filmore East
WB 50th anniversary reissue/remaster, 2LP gatefold 2021, originally 1971
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@bkeske What live recording of Greateful Dead due you recommend that has the best balance of sound quality and content? Glad your back posting here! Might be in the minority but appreciate the classical content, please let us know when a demo level(SQ) classical recording is played.
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@dayglow
What live recording of Greateful Dead due you recommend that has the best balance of sound quality and content? Glad your back posting here! Might be in the minority but appreciate the classical content, please let us know when a demo level(SQ) classical recording is played.
That is a tough question, as it is so subjective. I stopped purchasing new Dead stuff in 1976, so I may not be the best to ask. I never got into their later Arista releases, nor all the released archived stuff over the last 30-40 years, so have not heard much of what many think are their best, or better. I still went to see them, and Jerry, but just never bought their newer releases.
In general, the Dead’s studio recordings (back in the mid 70’s and prior) were most all better SQ-wise than their live recordings. But, for example, many like Europe 72 over ‘Skull and Roses’, but for me, I prefer the latter, for personally subjective reasons. Both ‘great’ musically, regardless. If we are talking simply better SQ, I would say Steal Your Face released in 1976 is better in that regards than their live releases prior.
Yes, it’s been a tough few months with a death in my family, so have been preoccupied with family matters the last 2-3 months, but appreciate your kind words.
And yes, classical takes up the majority of my listening time today…..so many good ones. That Bernstein LP I posted about below is incredible SQ for a 1962 recording, as example.
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@bkeske Thx for the very articulate and informative reply.
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Neil Young - Self Titled
Reprise 1970, Promo Copy
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Camper Van Beethoven "Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart"
1988/Virgin Records
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John Hartford - Aereo-Plain
WB 1971
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Arlo Guthrie - Hobo's Lullaby
Reprise 1972
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Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Strauss
Cleveland Orchestra with Daniel Majeske, violin
London 1985
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Szell conducts Debussy & Ravel
- Debussy: La Mer
- Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2
- Ravel: Pavane For A Dead Princess
The Cleveland Orchestra
Odyssey reissue 1973, originally 1963
Radio station copy
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Szell conducts :
- Bartók - Concerto For Orchestra
- Janáček - Sinfonietta For Orchestra, Op. 60
The Cleveland Orchestra
Columbia Masterworks 1966
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Szell conducts Schumann
- Symphony No. 2 In C Major
The Cleveland Orchestra
Epic 1962
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The Kohon Quartet of New York University
Dvořák - Chamber Music (Complete) Vol. I
- Quartet In A Minor, Op. 16
- Quartet in D Minor, Op. 34
- Quartet In E-flat Major, Op. 51
- Quartet In C Major, Op. 61
- Quartet In E Major, Op. 80
VOX 3LP box, early 1960’s
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Chet Atkins "Pickin My Way" on vinyl!
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Szell conducts Beethoven:
- Leonore Overture No. 1
- Leonore Overture No. 2
- Leonore Overture No. 3
- Overture To "Fidelio"
The Cleveland Orchestra
Columbia Masterworks 1967
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Szell conducts Beethoven
- Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 19
- 32 Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, G.191
The Cleveland Orchestra with Emil Gilels, piano.
Angel mid/late 1970
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
- Prokofiev - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In D Major Op. 19
- Chausson - Poème Op. 25 For Violin And Orchestra
- Rautavaara - Deux Sérénades
Mikko Franck conducting Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France
Deutsche Grammophon 2LP 45rpm 2021
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Steely Dan-Aja(ABC first press) Side B SQ Audiophile
Tammy Wynette-Next To Tou Side 1
The Serpent Power(Vanguard VSD-79252) Side 1
Denise LaSalle-Hittin Where It Hurts Side 1
Corelli/Tartini/Schubert-Andrea Sestakova(Opus 9111 0629) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Al Di Meola-Casino Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Player-Danger Zone Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Firefall-Luna Sea Side 1 SQ*
Very good night when 4/8 have Audiophile SQ. Di Meola Takes the SQ crown in a strong field. Don't sleep on Danger Zone(Player) still could be in the budget bins. The Serpent Power will NOT be found in the budget bins, after nearly a decade of trying to locate a stereo version at estate/yard/garage/thrift sales finally have a M- copy.
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Alison Moyet "Alf"
Japan/1984
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My Morning Jacket " Circuital
2011/ATO
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Mike Flanigin "The Drifter"
2015/Black Betty Records
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Cracker "The Golden Age"
1996/Virgin
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Jorge Mester conducts
Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Bachianas Brasileieas No. 4
Priscilla McLean
- Variations And Mosaics On A Theme Of Stravinsky
The Louisville Orchestra
First Edition Records 1977
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Cowboy Junkies "Demons"
2021/Diverse Records
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Zdeněk Košler conducts Martinů
- Concerto No. 1 For Cello & Orchestra
- Concerto For Violin, Piano & Orchestra
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Chuchro cello
Jaroslav Kolář piano
Nora Grumlíková violin
Supraphon 1973, Czechoslovakia release
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Waylon Jennings "Live from Austin Texas"
2012/New West
"well I'm barely past forty
still in my jeans"....
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Rita MacNeil-Flying On Your Own Side A
Liona Boyd-Spanish Fantasy Side 1 SQ*
Klymaxx-The Maxx Is Back Side 1
Toni Tennille-All Of Me Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Uriah Heep-The Magician's Birthday Side 2 SQ*
Wilton Felder-We All Have A Star Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Haydn-Concerto No,2(Geringas/Eurodisc 200745-366) Side 1 SQ Audiophile
Merle Haggard & Leona Williams-Heart To Heart Side 1 SQ*
With 3 Audiophile recordings and 3 SQ* near misses crushes my average. As I close in on playing my complete vinyl collection having 25% Audiophile recordings appears optimistic. Toni Tennille takes the SQ crown! Her vocals are outstanding on this recording.
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Choo Hoey conducts Balakirev
- In Bohemia
- Overture On A Spanish March Theme
- Overture To King Lear
- Chopin Suite (1910)
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Marco Polo 1985, Japanese release
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Peter Maxwell Davies conducts Peter Maxwell Davies
- Ave Maris Stella
- Tenebrae Super Gesualdo
Fires Of London with Timothy Walker guitar & Mary Thomas soprano
Unicorn-Kanchana 1981, UK release
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Stumbled across this, and never knew it existed, so bought it.
Jascha Heifetz
Miklós Rózsa
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra
Walter Hendl conducts Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Benjamin
- Romantic Fantasy (For Violin, Viola and Orchestra)
Izler Solomon conducts RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor Red Seal repress, early 70’s, originally 1964
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Beta Band "Los Amigos Del Beta Banditos"
2013/Parlophone
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Arnold Katz conducts S. Taneyev
- Concerto-Suite For Violin And Orchestra
Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra w/Igor Oistrach violin
Мелодия 1980, USSR release
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The Beta Band Debut Album Anniversary Edition
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A. Glazunov Works for the String Quartet
- Three Pieces For Two Violins, Viola And Cello From The Set Of "Fridays"
- Quartet No. 3 For Two Violins, Viola And Cello In G Major, Op. 26 "Slavonic"
Alexander Balashov & Andre Shishlov, violin
Alexander Galkovsky, viola
Alexander Korchagin, cello
Мелодия 1978, USSR release
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Václav Neumann conducts Dvořák
- Concerto In B Minor For Cello & Orchestra Op.104
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Pro Arte 1981, originally Supraphon 1976
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M Ward "A Wasteland Companion"
2012/Merge
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Zdeněk Košler conducts Martinů
- Concerto No. 2 For Violoncello And Orchestra
The Prague Symphony Orchestra
Supraphon repress 1978, originally 1967, Czechoslovakia release
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The Beatles "Abbey Road"
Capitol/plum lable
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Spoon "Gimme Fiction"
2004/Merge
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Cowboy Junkies "The Wilderness"
The Nomad Series/ Vol. 4
2012/Diverse
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "You're Gonna Get It"
The box set
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OK, this is all very new to me. Strauss chamber music. Had to check it out.
Désiré Dondeyne conducts Strauss
Intégrale Des Oeuvres Pour Harmonie De Chambre
- Serenade Opus 7
- Suite In B-dur Für 13 Blasinstrumente, Opus 4
- Sonatine Für Bläser
- Symphonie Für Bläser, Opus Posthume
Musique Des Gardiens De La Paix
Arion 3LP box 1979, French release
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Bernard Haitink conducts Liszt
Complete Symphonic Poems
- Les Préludes
- Orpheus
- Tasso, Lamento E Trionfo
- Hungaria
- Mazeppa
- Hamlet
- Ce Qu'on Entend Sur La Montagne
- Hunnenschlacht
- Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe
- Prometheus
- Mephisto
- Héroïde Funèbre
- Festklänge
- Die Ideale
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Philips 5LP box 1972, Netherlands release
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Kathleen Edwards "Total Freedom"
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Caroline Spence "True North"
2022/Rounder
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Peter Gabriel, "I.O." dark mix. Fabulous.
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Interesting new arrival today. New old stock.
The Kohon String Quartet
The Early String Quartet In The U.S.A.
- Daniel Gregory Mason - String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 19 (On Negro Themes)
- Charles Griffes - Two Sketches Based On Indian Themes
- Benjamin Franklin - String Quartet (As Originally Written For Open Strings)
- Arthur Foote - Quartet In D Major, Op. 70
- George Whitefield Chadwick - String Quartet No. 4 In E Minor
- Henry Kimball Hadley - Quintet For Piano And Strings, Op. 50, In A Minor
- Charles Martin Loeffler - Music For Four Stringed Instruments
VoxBox 3LP box, unknown release date, possible early 1960’s
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