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Jeff Wayne’s amazing recording of War of the Worlds! After all the dynamics, Richard Burton’s voice better be ’right’, it is very revealing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_Worlds I’ve also got the LP version, bring that too, leave it in the car, then ....! |
Excellent call re the BS&T self-titled album, in my opinion. (As an aside, though, it was released in late 1968, not 1962, which was several years before the group came into being. During the mid-60s two of its founders, Al Kooper and Steve Katz, were members of The Blues Project). As one who listens mostly to classical music my choice would be Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 (the "New World" symphony), remastered by Chesky as CD31, Jascha Horenstein conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and originally recorded in 1962 (!). Originally engineered by the great Kenneth Wilkinson for Decca. A tour de force both musically and sonically. Regards, -- Al |
I sold more hifi gear playing that Jeff Wayne War of the Worlds recording than any other back when I did such things. People would flock to the system just to listen and stay there when playing. I bought it on a whim when it came out and was playing in some record shop whose name I don’t recall somewhere near Wilmington DE. |
