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Direct 2 Disc

Holy Smokes!  I recently purchased and played a couple of Direct 2 Disc LPs on my turntable and I was simply blown away on the clarity and beauty of these recordings.  Wow, this was a wonderful experience.  I bought a Doug MacLeod and a Henry Gray 200gr LPs.  They were recorded at a place in Kansas.  Just starting to investigate these. On the merits of these two, I bought $150 more.  Do ya'll have any favorites that sound especially crisp?  I do have a couple of Third Man Record D2D recordings, but they didn't sound this good.
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rauliruegas
13,129 posts
 
Dear @larryi  : Even that are not D2D  the ones I own from East Wind are very good recordings and a must to own.

R.
rshak
422 posts
 
I own the Sheffield Labs Harry James d2d LPs, and they are excellent.  My favorite d2d record, however, is American Gramaphone's Glenn Miller Orchestra LP from mid to late 1970's.  Outstanding in every respect.  If you enjoy the Big Band sound, try to find a copy and give it a spin.
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pkvintage
215 posts
 
Sheffield labs. Thelma Houston "Pressure Cooker" is my reference album that I judge all others albums by. 
hatz
6 posts
 
M&K Realtime Records "For Duke" is my reference and has been since its release in the late 70's. Fantastic recording.
larryi
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I agree, "For Duke" is on my short list for demo discs, along with "Fatha" another fantastic M&K D2D recording.  If I put together my short-list of demo records, it would contain:

TBM-Yamamoto Trio-Midnight Sugar (1st pressing)

???-Clark Terry-Alternate Blues (Analogue Productions or some        other company reissue)

East Wind-Great Jazz Trio-Direct from L.A.

Concord Jazz-LA4-Just Friends

Analogue Productions?-Doug MacLeod-Bring it on Home

King Records-Mozart Clarinet and Horn Concerto-Gervase de Peyer, Barry Tuckwell, Peter Maag (Japanese reissue of a Decca original)

Columbia-Duke Ellington-Blues in Orbit (1959 stereo recording-proof
that the state of the art in recording has not advanced much in 60      years). 

Clarity Recordings-Claudia Gomes-Salamandra

Audioquest-Tuxedo Cowboys-Woman of the Heart
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