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New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations

good day,

i am brand new to vinyl, having just received my first turntable - Original Oracle Delphi, Papier Triplanar tonearm, Talisman Virtuoso cartridge.

I've done a considerable amount of reading on how best to care for records and think i have a handle on that, and now was hoping to get a few recommendations on recordings that REALLY show off the virtues of viyl.

After some browsing around the 'best of' threads here, there seems to be some often recommended albums, such as:

Louis Armstromg St. James Infirmary, Classic Records, 45 rpm
Jazz At The Pawnshop (i have this cd and LOVE it, so am looking forward to hearing it on vinyl)
Allison Krauss and Union Station Live (again, another of my favorite CDs)

Any other suggestions would be appreciated... the goal is to queue up a few great records and be able to demonstrate to my wife why all this extra gear is now finding a home in our living room!

many thanks,
Scott
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mofimadness
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Shelby Lynn-Just a Little Lovin'

Mark Knopfler-Shangri La

Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon

Joni Mitchell-Blue
kurt_tank
1,189 posts
 
My advice would be to just pick your favorite music, and enjoy that. You'll know what you appreciate more than we ever could.

Acoustic music seems to sound really good on vinyl, (but then again, acoustic music in general tends to sound great on high end systems, no matter the format).
But then again, if your system is set-up to sound best for Rock music, then our suggesting Jazz, Classicial or the always popular Polka music, may not sound as good on your system, as the music that you know and already love.)

My two cents worth anyway.

Enjoy the new turntable, and remember:

Cleanliness is next to godliness, because clean vinyl and a clean stylus makes for heavenly sounding music!
macdadtexas
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All the new Chet Baker pressings I have gotten have been great, as are all of the Miles Davis (sounds like you like jazz).

Also, I have found the many new pressings get very noisey quickly, whereas older records in good condition, are quieter. I am beginning to believe those pundits on A'gon who say unless it's a Japanese pressing, the newer ones are simply inferior. It's fun to hunt used vinyl too.

For Rock, I have loved the Led Zep Mothership set, Kings Of Leon "Only By the Night", Black Sabbath "Paranoid", The Cars, The Police "Zenota Mondota"

For mellower fare I have enjoyed the new Steely Dan albums, and I concur with MoFiMaddness about Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin", in fact I'm going to open myself up to ridicule, slings and arrows and say I think it's better than "Dusty in Memphis"
samhar
1,048 posts
 
New pressings. These all sound great.

The Four Seasons #1 & #2 by The Roma Trio (Jazz) on Venus Records 33.333rpm

Bolero Nights by Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra on Venus 33.333rpm

Midnight Blue By Kenny Burrell on Blue note Reissues 45rpm

Things Are Getting Better by Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson on Riverside(Analogue Productions)45rpm

The Poll Winners: Barney Kessell with Shelly Mann and Ray Brown on Stereo Records (Analogue Productions)45rpm
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Not to insult you, Scott, but how well can you set up your new rig? If you can't maximize the performance of your analog front end it won't matter much what you put on it. Software is important but having the tools, skills, and know-how make even to most mundane LP in a collection sound much better. This includes an effective cleaning process for LPs and the stylus.

If you haven't already bought it, I would suggest passing on the Union Station. It is not that good of a recording, IMO.
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