@astewart8944 - I just picked up my copy of "City to City" at my local record store - Everybody's Records last weekend for $3.99 and its a really clean, solid NM with an NM cover. What a steal!
I've found some great stuff for great prices at Half Price Books. I just wish they were organized better. At my local store they do not separate new and used and they do not alphabetize them or categorize them. You have to look through the whole section every time. But it's still worth it to go there...... |
@reubent Agreed. I picked Rafferty's City to City LP up at a Half Price Books for practically nothing, gave it to one of my kids and then listened to it all weekend booming from his bedroom. It was sweet! |
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@astewart8944 - Yep, City to City is a gem. There are some really strong tracks on this album. Very good, all the way through IMHO.
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@reubent--City to City is a terrific album and IMO the best pop/rock sax solo to make it to the radio.
Janis Joplin "Pearl" 1970/1999 Columbia Legacy RBCD
Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" 1959/1997 Columbia Legacy RBCD
The Band "Music From Big Pink" 1968/2000 Capitol Remaster RBCD
(Track 5 "The Weight"--doesn't get any better for 60s song writing)
John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" 1964/2010 Impulse/Analogue SACD |
Gerry Rafferty - City to City |
Nazareth - "Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll" on original 1975 vinyl.
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Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" 1967/1999 Capitol RBCD
Jaco Pastorius "Jaco Pastorius" 1976/2000 Epic/Legacy RBCD
Carole King "Tapestry" 1971/1986 Ode RBCD
Sonny Clark "Cool Struttin" 1958/ 1999 RVG Edition Blue Note RBCD
Creedance Clearwater Revival "Willy and the Poor Boys" 1969
Fantasy RBCD
Hank Mobley "Soul Station" 1960/ 1999 RVG Edition Blue Note RBCD |
Freddie Hubbard "Open Sesame" 1960 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Jacky Terrasson "Reach" 1995 Blue Note RBCD
James Taylor "Dad Loves HIs Work" 2003 Columbia SACD
Bill Evans Trio "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" 1987 Riverside RBCD |
Roxy Music's Avalon
Steely Dan's Gaucho
Beck's Mutations
The Police's Ghost in the Machine |
radfrad,
I would love to see him. He's not touring anywhere near Cinci. I would love to see him before he retires. He is one of my favorites. Please give us a full report. :^)
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Purchased Robin Trower tickets for May 26th
RT is playing West Coast this Spring / Summer. 2017
For anyone interested!!
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"Animals" 2016 re-master!
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Ben Howard "Every Kingdom"
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KT Tunstall "Drastic Fantastic" (lp)
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Ryan Bingham "Fear and Saturday Night"
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Lucinda Williams "S/T" (the excellent 2013 re-master) |
So far today...
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, "Outbound" 2000 Columbia HDCD
Dexter Gordon, "A Swingin' Affair 1964 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Art Blakey, "A Night in Tunisia" 1961 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Art Blakey, "The Big Beat" 1960 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
Horace Silver, "The Cape Verdean Blues" 1965 Blue Note/Audio Wave XRCD24
David Holland Quartet, "Conference of the Birds" 1973 ECM RBCD
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Cracker "The Golden Age".
An (really) early Classic release. In fact, the only vinyl of Cracker I know of!
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my prior use of a (4) letter word.....
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nutty,
I just realized my prior recommendation of Triumph "Never Surrender", never made it through the AG narcs.
A great lp!
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nutty,
I think you'll have an interest in sides 2&3 of Hot Tuna "Double Dose/Live"!
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......I mean, I'm a ROCK guy, but upon listening to the Vince Gill lp above. WOW! what a superb artist!!!!!!
I hope I won't be ostracized!!
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another record show find...
Vince Gill "The Things That Matter".
Don't dismiss it out-of-hand. Superb..great recording!
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The Argent Anthology "A Collection of...."
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Gary Wright "Dream Weaver" (lp)
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The Clash, Combat Rock, cassette. Whoa! Now this is what dynamic range is all about!
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"Oh Well". Here it is, live! Rarely found on their lps. The UK version of "Then Play On" has it.
Eels did a GREAT cover on "Cautionary Tales..."
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another record show find... an extremely clean..
Fleetwood Mac "Live" /1980.
Recorded at various venues from this tour. Amazing how consistent the great sound is here!
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more record show stuff...warmed up my system with...
Boz Scaggs "Middle man"
Traffic "S/T", the U.S. version on United Artist pressed at Bell sound.
Hot Tuna "Double Dose/Live" /demonstration copy. Sounds REAL good!
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reubent,
I'm totally clueless on anything digital. I've been laser focused on vinyl playback all of my life. Even my new phono preamp, I had a volume control built into it as I don't use a line stage. My computer is in another room (desktop). Pretty sad, I know.
Thanks for the info.
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One of my recent record show finds. A clean copy of..
The Velvet Underground "VU" !
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@slaw
I use my little Raspberry Pi music server to stream to my main system. I built a killer little streamer/server for under $200 and it could be done for about $100 if you forego a fancy power supply and case. Heck, if you have a USB DAC, you could build a Raspberry Pi dedicated music streamer/server for under $50 and get really decent sound. Also, the MoOde OS is free and super easy to set up and use. It's incredibly robust. I left it running for a week while I went on vacation. Came home and it was still streaming Radio Paradise via a wifi connection. |
Got recently my audible treat and spinning following albums at least 4th time:
Depeche Mode "Exciter" on original 2001 UK vinyl
Depeche Mode "Ultra" on original 1999 UK vinyl
They are indeed kings of electronic rock. MEGA POWER |
reubent,
I agree with you on RP. If I had a different set-up, I'd listen more. I hate to sit in front of my computer to listen.
arcam88,
Appreciate to follow-up!
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I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record (well, actually like a continuous audio stream), but this morning I'm listening to Radio Paradise's internet radio stream (Again!). I love the eclectic mix. They just played Two Cello's version of "Hurt" followed by Led Zeppelin - "Heartbreaker", then Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - "All in a Day". Who does that?........... :~) I've found so much new music on Radio Paradise. I've started using Shazam just to keep a running record of the new music I hear, and want to buy, while listening to RP.
Seriously, for me, for passive listening, Radio Paradise is currently my favorite music source, bar none. It ain't bad for active listing either. I find the sound quality at 320kbps to be excellent. I'm often in pure amazement regarding their playlist. I have a little music server/streamer that I built using a Raspberry Pi / HiFiBerry DAC Pro+ that I use for streaming RP to my main system. It sounds great!
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ghosthouse, I really liked BLS. Reminiscent of Liquid Tension Experiment. Anything with Tony Levin is usually very well produced. I agree with your song picks also. I believe they are the some of the best tracks. Thanks for the intel! arcam88, great selection as always! In keeping with the Tony Levin and Peter Gabriel theme, I listened to a Remastered version of "So" that is recorded very nicely. I really like this from Dalton Santos. "I Guitar". https://youtu.be/wSlJU4mQ5MQN |
Nutty -
Have Memory Crash going in the 'phones tonight. Tried this recording a while back. For whatever reason, it didn't grab me then. Sure am picking up on it tonight though! Like the fact it is mainly instrumental (well, just got to his cover of Day of the Eagle...so a vocal there). This LP has a bit of a prog feel to it...Water on Ares does, at least. Good recommendation.
arcam88 - I have the SACD version of Up. It is a fantastic recording and I expect that applies to the Redbook CD version just as much. The dynamics on Track 1 have startled the heck out of me more than once. Many strong songs. My fav is what immediately follows More Than This, that being Signal to Noise. Something very moving about that song. |
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Slaw,
You were right! I just listen to "Aja" and "Katy Lied" back to back the other night. "Katy Lied" does not compare to Asia!
What a shame😞
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Jimi Hendrix "People, Hell and Angels" (lp)
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Nutty - If you like Stevens, give a listen to Black Light Syndrome and Situation Dangerous. These are collaborative recordings he did with Terry Bozzio and Tony Levin (BLS). Great sonics and great playing by all. Standout tracks for me from Black Light Syndrome are Duende & Book of Hours. I especially like Spiral and Tziganne from Situation Dangerous. If you don't already know 'em, could be some great new music for you (though these are not new recordings). |
Stevie Stevens, Memory Crash. You rember him from his work with Billy Idol and he did the guitar work on the Top Gun Movie Anthem. There is a cover of Trowers "Day of the Eagle", check it if ya want. "Prime Mover" has a great groove. https://youtu.be/QsjwpAPyyEsAnd "Cherry Vanilla" is cool. https://youtu.be/oV12Z1pOStgN |
ghosthouse, Thanks for the great Bonamossa link. (On the other thread) He's one of the greats. Here's somthing that might appeal to you.. arcam88 sent me a link for Walter Trout. "Got A Broken Heart". https://youtu.be/r3tRhy8noU4I also found a great recording by Bonamossa & Trout, "Clouds On The Horizon". https://youtu.be/E3WJnCb6wU0N |
Back at ya, Nutty. This was on my system yesterday (appropriately, enough), but it is good any day! Joe Bonamassa, "A New Day Yesterday Live". The title track, Track 4, is all you need to know about Joe B. This track tells you everything...that’s good and bad, unfortunately. Don't know when this Rockpalast performance is from. Thinking that maybe I prefer the ANDYL performance (more disciplined not quite as over the top?). Still this'll give anyone a good idea what we be talkin' 'bout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWx-3fiG7mk&ab_channel=JoeBonamassaTVApologies if this has already been mentioned. |
