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Best Record You Have Ever heard

Thought I would start this thread for all you vinyl lovers out there.

The rules are simple:
1. Only post one album, the absolute best you have heard.
2. It must be something you have heard on VINYL.
3. Both the recording AND musical content must be impeccable
and I do mean BOTH!
4. Try to be as specific as possible i.e/ version, year, re-issue, original, 45RM,direct to disc, half speed mastered etc...

Here is mine.

Artist: John Frusciante
Album: Curtains
Release: Record COllection
Date: 2005
Recording: It was done in his living room, fully acoustic album. Mastered by Bernie Grundman Hollywood CA.
dfelkai
tubegroover
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All the Sheffield Lab direct to disc recordings produced by Doug Sax are just excellent and among the very best recordings ever made but the music can leave you wanting. Certainly not this one and a few others including the superb Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker mentioned above.

"The King James Version"
Harry James and his Big Band
Sheffield Labs Direct to Disc 1976
Produced by Doug Sax and Lincoln Mayorka
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noromance
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Thomas Dolby - Aliens Ate My Buick
Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
Talk Talk - Colour of Spring
Loudon Wainwright lll - Love Songs

Er...I broke the rules. Sorry .





marktrav
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I’ve got over 600 vinyl albums (and 800 CDs/SACDs) and there are quite a few I think are stunning, but my favorite is:

William Russo, Street Music, Op. 65, A Blues Concerto
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Corky Siegel/Harmonica, Russo/Piano
Deutsche Grammophon 1977 - 2530 788

Side B is Gershwin’s - An American in Paris which is almost as good as Side A.

The vinyl pressing itself is dead silent. Dynamics are full and non-compressed.
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bluewolf
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It is impossible for me to pick one best record but I am going to go with one that I have enjoyed consistently for the longest period of time, both musically and sonically. I bought the disc new when it was released in 1979.

Rickie Lee Jones' self-titled album, Australian pressing


nkonor
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bluewolf,

I agree; Very good choice. May I suggest the 45rpm MFSL pressing.

 I am still trying to find out if the AFI Flat is compatible with USA electric and if it will be made available in the future. Still very interested in both flattening and RELAX function .
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