Latest bin find.....Elton John
I also have DJMs from France and Japan from the era. I first mentioned it, aside from the pressings, to underscore that Dick James had some real history even before Elton; those mop tops from Liverpool. Had a nice chunk of the publishing. And sold it. I think there was considerable acrimony between EJ and Dick James. Should be a matter of public record. It was a colorful business, with some interesting characters. |
whart-took a peek at your system pics... Buddha definitely approves-especially with the Avant's. Not knowing how old the pics are, I noticed the David Lindley album in the background of one pic. That is one great sounding album. I remember "Mercury Blues" being a huge hit here, in SoCal. My copy gets played now and then. Whats the LP plugged into? My LP goes through a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb(reissue) |
tablejockey---the Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb, both original (I used to own one) and reissue, is a FANTASTIC sounding amp! Jonny Kaplan played a Gibson Les Paul Jr. through one when I gigged with him, and it was the best sounding guitar I’ve ever heard live. And I’ve heard Dave Edmunds playing his ’58 Gibson dot-neck 335! Dwight Twilley’s original guitarist, the late (heavy smoker, lung cancer got him) great Bill Pitcock IV, played his 335 through a pair of blackface Deluxe Reverbs with an MXR digital delay between the two, to create the slapback that was a big part of his style and sound. His playing on The Dwight Twilley Band’s first album, Sincerely, is just incredible. slaw, I love David Lindley, and have for years used his albums as demo material for speaker evaluations. He puts on a great live show too. |
David Lindley is, as a number of us here and elsewhere have acknowledged, an American treasure. He is great fun to hear live--we’ve usually caught him in small clubs where his tone and virtuosity just shine. I also love his sick sense of humor- it reminds me of an era in LA that is now pretty much gone. @tablejockey - I should update my system pics. Those are from the set up in NY. We have since moved to Austin, and the room is longer, the structure is made of old shiplap planks, and the system sounds better than ever. Sadly, we left the Buddha behind--it was far too delicate to move. I haven’t yet come up with a sculptural object for the front of the room, but I’ll know it when I see it. The Les Paul gets plugged into one of those Marshall re-boots that has point to point wiring. I use an Echoplex preamp emulator to jack the gain out of the pick-ups even more (the guitar came from the CV Workshop where it was modified to copy the old Peter Green guitar). That amp, with only 18 watts or so, is ear shatteringly loud in a residential environment. I’m not much of a guitar player, was a very good keyboard player a long time ago, but I like to noodle, and we’ve have some visitors over the years who can really play. That’s when it gets fun. Here’s a glimpse of what things look like in Texas now:[url]http://thevinylpress.com/gone-to-texas/[/url] regards, bill hart |
