Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.


I think many of us would accept that artists such as Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Dire Straits have consistently put out music that was at least originally recorded to a high technical standard. [I'm not too sure what the loudness wars may have done to subsequent reissues, but even so, the tone and timbre thankfully tends to remain intact.]

However there must be plenty of lesser known recordings out there that could be said to be of a high sonic standard.

One such recording that I like to put on in the background whilst I'm doing other things is a piano recording that features wonderfully lush timbre and some delightful tunes.

This one is The Disney Piano Collection by Hirohashi Makiko and to me it makes a lot of other piano recordings sound a little washed out.
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Absolutely agree with Lee Shore; great call. Just thinking of that performance, gives me goosebumps.

That entire 4 CD set, for the most part, is breathtaking.

Yes, Crosby may be the biggest asshole in rock but what a talent! He follows in the footsteps of other great musician assholes; Stan Getz, Buddy Rich and Delius come immediately to mind.

Hmm, that would be a fun musical thread; The Great Assholes of Music.
I have found this page very useful...  https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/the-best-version-of/

They analyze most (all) versions of recordings to determine which sounds best. I have bought several and have not been disappointed.
YES The Doors all there orginal albums playback very well.The Vanilla Fudge 1st Album . The Cream ,Fresh Cream.Jethro Tull Aqualung. 
Audio friends, I've got to wonder, reading the posts in this thread, if any listeners have purchased a record since about 1980! (And I'm 70).
There are countless fabulous recordings produced in the last few years alone, not to mention the '90s, '2000s. To mention just a few artists/labels I know of with consistent great sound who continue to record:

--Malia,
--Porcupine Tree
--Any recent ECM jazz release
--Hiatus Kayote
--The Robert Glasper Experiment
--The XX
--King Krule
--Cécile McLorin Salvant
--The Internet
--Stacey Kent
--Vanessa Hernandez
--The White Birch
--Joan Chamorro
--Xavier Davis
--Anna Maria Jopek
--Any Sono Luminus release
It's endless.