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Two non-related additions, both of which came in the mail today. The Ataulfo Argenta LP box set on Alto is phenomenal!! I don't listen to classical that much but it doesn't get much better than this! DEAD QUIET vinyl, incredible detail and dynamics. I love analog! For you CD rock 'n' rollers from the '70s, the MoFi reissue extended version of the Who "Live at Leeds" is a MUST HAVE! It almost makes you want to roll a doobie (almost! ;-) Since MoFi is out of business, buy one NOW or DIE regretting it! I stole that saying from Fremer, that's what he said about the Argenta box set :-)

I have Live at Leeds on half speed aluminum (heh heh). I'll probably get both of those, as you suggest, Musikdok. My favorite Fremer saying is "lunching a stylus". I've never done it, but UPS did it for me once.

Argenta through Acoustic Sounds for $260 if still available (I got #43!). Live at Leeds at Elusive Disc for $35, same caveat.

Too much free time this AM! Here's a list of 10 LPs that YOU CAN FIND today (well, maybe not TODAY ;-) in a record shop, highly recommended for you analog junkies: 1) Neil Young - Tonight's the Night: Neil at his most stoned 2) Elliot Smith - XO: A modern day Neil Young/ Dylan influenced genius from Portland, Oregon 3) Beck - Mutations: Strange lyrics, but the best synthesis of musical styles since Zappa 4) Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass: Is it country? Kinda, but it's much more. 5) Johnny Cash - American Recordings: It's MONO and Phe-mono-mal. This man makes country COOL. 6) Bill Evans - At Montreux (Classic Records): A religious experience in Jazz Trio form 7) John Coltrane - Stellar Regions (Impulse): The epiphany of a dying genius 8) Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner - Just plain fun. He's like a pissed-off Billy Joel from Carolina 9) Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Mono, not as easy to find as the others. Repeat after me: I must find this record, I must find this record....... 10) SRV and Double Trouble - In Step: Need I say more?

Music Direct has a special on the few Argenta's they have left ~$189. Hurry, it is a must have set Spanish classical music performances and recorded extremely well. These pressings are flawless, 10+! Gerrym5