Harry James, The King James Version

Thanks for your responses, guys. Back around 35-40 years ago, I had quite a few D2D's. They got gone during a nasty divorce, along with my Tannoys and the rest of my system.


I started over, and eight years or so ago, I got back into vinyl, and finally, back to Tannoys. Life is good.

Regards,
Dan

Would that all in the music recording/mastering/pressing industry, inherited the ears and talents of Doug Sax(RIP). Sheffield’s I’ve Got The Music In Me, Growing Up In Hollywood Town and The King James Version, are my most prized/cherished vinyls(love those boxes, too). Especially, when I’m in the mood to test my system’s dynamic range. They were limited/numbered editions(the Direct To Discs, anyway). Sucks, that you lost them(divorce can be akin to virgin rape). Just about impossible to find unmolested/cherry replacements, for a lot of things. Sheffield made tapes of their D2D sessions and when the D2D stampers wore out, released some of what they called their Sheffield Treasury records. Perhaps you can find some of those and get back most of the enjoyment. ie: https://www.discogs.com/label/226373-Sheffield-Treasury

Women and divorce can do that. Thankfully you are able to rediscover the joys of vinyl. There are some pretty good D2D on ebay at descent prices.

Here’s another excellent, extremely dynamic(virtually 0 compression) recording(D2D/45 RPM), from Crystal Clear(remember them?): https://www.discogs.com/San-Francisco-Ltd-San-Francisco-Ltd/release/638481 If you want to test your system’s Bass response, find Crystal Clear’s, ’The Fox Touch’, Vol 1. The Ruffatti pipe organ, in Garden Grove, Calif. is KILLER(Especially on Toccata and Fugue in D Minor).

 Growing Up In Hollywood Town is the Amanda McBroom CD I have. That Thelma Houston's I've Got The Music In Me can raise the roof. It is really dynamic and musical at the same time.