Whats on your turntable tonight?

The Soundcarriers - Wilds

2022 Phosphonic

Karajan conducts Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite & Romeo & Juliet. 

Side A - Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a

• Miniature Overture
• March
• Dance of the Sugur a Plum Fairy
• Trepak (Russian Dance)
• Arab Dance
• Chinese Dance
• Dance Of The Reed Pipes
• Waltz of the Flowers

Side B - Romeo & Juliet 

• Fantasy Overture 

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
London-Jubilee reissue mid-1980’s, originally 1961

Evgeni Svetlanov conducts Borodin

• In The Steppes Of Central Asia
• Symphony No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 5
• Polovtsky March From "Prince Igor". 

U.S.S.R. Symphony Orchestra
Melodiya/Angel 1968

Anne Murray-Somebody's Waiting Side 2

Rick Wakeman-Journey To The Center Of The Earth Side 1

Patti Austin-The Real Me Side 2 SQ*

John Williams-Star Wars(Damil SGA-1000) Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Styx-The Grand Illusion Side 1 SQ*

Larry Carlton-Friends Side 1 SQ Audiophile

Brahms-Stern/Mehta(M 35146) Side 1+2 SQ Audiophile

The Alan Parsons Project-I Robot Side 1 SQ Audiophile

4 recordings with Audiophile SQ and 2(SQ*) near misses makes for a very enjoyable night. Just a note, I rarely wax poetic over recording content because assume what I play I like. My focus on SQ could help if one is indecisive about a vinyl purchase. Parsons gets the SQ crown without any comments needed. 

Joan Sprung - Ballads And Butterflies (Folk-Legacy 1976)