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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Baker Street/Night Owl/North and South are equal in content with Baker Street having the edge in SQ. Night Owl has always had a flat/thin perspective on all my various systems and even when demoed on all tube gear. Tonality and clarity is there so the SQ does not diminish the music unlike the 1979 Born To Run repress I played last night. Maybe a Japanese/UK or Euro pressing of Night Owl is worth seeking out?

@dayglow I agree with you on Night Owl. It wasn’t as popular as Baker Street but I think it’s just as good. Great SQ too.

Eddie Money-Playing For Keeps Side 2 SQ*

Julie London-Tenderly Yours(Guest Star GS 1447) Side A 

Dan Fogelberg-Phoenix Side 2

Led Zeppelin-Coda Side 1

Schubert-Rosenberger(Delos 15313) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run(79 barcode) Sides 1+2

Bruce Hornsby-A Night On The Town Side A SQ*

Played last night had internet issues. Carol Rosenberger and Springsteen had not been previously played. Ironic that Schubert was the SQ champ and Born To Run had very mediocre SQ. Maybe the OG has better SQ or a Japanese pressing?

 

 

 

 

@bslon    +1   Whenever "Night Owl" is played/mentioned I will always give a shoutout! Might be the most overlooked singer/songwriter recording of the 1970's.

Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky

  • Le Sacre Du Printemps / The Rite Of Spring

Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Columbia 1961

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
 

 

Peter Maxwell Davies conducts Peter Maxwell Davies

  • Ave Maris Stella (non-conducted)
  • Tenebrae Super Gesualdo

Fires Of London with Timothy Walker guitar & Mary Thomas soprano 
Unicorn-Kanchana 1981, UK release

Clyde Bernhardt & Jay Cole Harlem Blues & Jazz Band – More Blues & Jazz From Harlem  (400 W. 150 1973)

Schubert-Lydia Artymiw(Chandos ABRD 1075) Side 2 SQ Audiophile

Johnny Paycheck-Armed And Crazy Side 2

Donna Summer-On The Radio Side 3

Jerry Vale-Sings The Great Love Songs Side 3

Van Morrison & The Chieftains-Irish Heartbeat Side A SQ*

Freddie Jackson-Do Me Again Side 2 SQ*

John/Bucky Pizzaerelli-2x7=Pizzarelli Side B SQ*

Jeannie And Jimmy Cheatham-"Homeward Bound"(CJ 321) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Only Mr. Vale was an unplayed recording as I slowly get to the last of the 60’s-70’s mint easy listening thrift store collection haul. Concord easily takes the SQ crown, might be demo level.

 

@bkeske Brian, it’s pretty darn good. All songs but one or two are enjoyable. I play it more than many. SQ is okay but I’d give it a solid recommendation on folk music quality alone.

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

@noromance  This looks very interesting 👍🏼

Mud Acres – Music Among Friends (Rounder 1972)

Jean Martinon conducts 

  • Saint-Saëns - Morceau De Concert Pour Harpe Avec Accompagnement D'Orchestre, Op. 154
  • Tailleferre - Concertino Pour Harpe Et Orchestre
  • Ginastera - Concierto Para Arpa Y Orquesta

Orchestre ORTF, Paris
Nicanor Zabaleta, harp
Deutsche Grammophon 1970, German release 

Fritz Reiner conducts Schumann 

  • Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54

Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Van Cliburn, piano
RCA Victor Red Seal ‘Living Stereo’, shaded dog 1960

Alois Springer conducts 

  • Roussel - Piano Concerto, Op. 36b
  • Ravel - Piano Concerto In G Major

Hamburg Symphony with Maria Littauer, piano
Turnabout reissue early 1980’s, originally 1971

Bernstein conducts 

  • Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1 With Trumpet Op. 35 with André Previn, piano
  • Poulenc - Concerto For 2 Pianos And Orchestra In D Minor with Arthur Gold & Robert Fizdale, piano

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Columbia Masterworks 1962


 

Leonard Bernstein conducts Rachmaninoff

  • Concerto No. 2 In C Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 18
  • Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra with Gary Graffman, piano
Columbia Masterworks 1964

 

Franz Lehár, Peter Anders, Anny Schlemm, Philipp Gehly · Liselotte Losch, Willy Schneider · Willy Hofmann, Kölner Rundfunk Chor* Und Orchester*, Franz Marszalek - Paganini, Musikalische Gesamtaufnahme 
(RCA 1978 Germany)