Help me select few vinyl LPs

I checked and Music Direct does not offer international shipping but it looks like Acoustic Sounds does offer FedEx International Economy shipping. You can sort by 45 rpm records on Acoustic Sounds website and you will see quite a few titles.

Here are some recommendations that haven't been mentioned yet. These are all well known audiophile records - the type of thing you would hear at an audio show. The highest quality sound is in the 45 RPM pressings using 200 gram vinyl. These are expensive but they are collectors items, sold in beautiful packaging and often in limited, numbered release. The UHQR records from Analog Productions and the Mobile Fidelity Ultradisc are very nice. Even if he already owns a particular title any of these are a great addition to his collection. I own all of these in one form or another and they all sound excellent.

Hugh Masekela - Hope
Getz/Gilberto
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue UHQR Clarity Vinyl
Diana Krall - several titles
Jenifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat
Patricia Barber - several titles
Doug MacLeod - Exactly Like This (acoustic blues)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Couldn't Stand the Weather

Send me an email and I'll give you some great recommendations.

Dave Freeman

Dfreeman@musicdirect.com

OMG!  You say you are not sure what the guy likes, and you don't know what LPs he already owns.  This cries out for a Gift Certificate.

I throw out 3 for you to think about

Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66

Julie London

Pentangle

OP,

180 gram pressings are audiophile pressings… I think “normal” are around 120 (just guessing… and it is variable). Most of the time these 180g are better sounding pressings… but not always. I have a few 180 gram stinkers. If you start collecting them, then it is best to read reviews first.

Yes, I would get him the stereo version. My mistake if I linked to the mono. Some folks love the mono versions. I am not one of them and the stereo version of Kind of Blue is wonderful.

Yes, they are available from multiple outlets.