What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks

Hahaha.... Ah Chuck.

I'm of the same belief as you when it comes to the vinyl/digital debate.
But hey you gotta discover new music in order to know what vinyl to go and buy. Qobuz is my method.

But if you have the means (to stream digital from a service), I suggest you give that percussion track a go.

I love the way my Tekton D.I's handle drums ( strings and horns too )

Billy Cobhams Spectrum comes to mind as well.

Cheers

"New music" to me is what Tom Port got in this week. He sends me an email a couple times a week, which is why pretty much all my streaming is done over a toilet bowl.  ;)

You must be eyeing that $250 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. 😆

Super Hot or White Hot which is preffered?

If nothing else it's an interesting sight. Glad I checked it out, especially that Walker enzyme cleaner. That might be worth a try.

Try the command record catalog from the early sixties through the mid seventies as well as the american gramaphone catalog from the seventies to about 2015 or many reference records and as for rock try early zz top and steve miller band. These should give you some new leads as well as if you like the newer heavier music you could try tool or candlebox's first album.

Anything but the fucking Eagles, man.

I've been using John Klemmer 'Touch', Robin Trower 'Bridge of Sighs', and Little Feat 'Waiting For Columbus' in both MFSL CD and 1/2 speed LPs for demo purposes since the 80's.

More recently I've used Dire Straights 'Brothers In Arms', Frank Zappa 'We're Only In It For The Money', and pretty much anything by Nickelback.