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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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hesson11
237 posts
 
On newsstands now is the 2010 High-End Audio Buyers' Guide special issue of "The Absolute Sound." Starting on page 52 is a good list of outstanding recordings of all genres (CD and LP). Might want to check it out.
-Bob
ponnie
233 posts
 
Buconero117, Pick up any of Eva's music, even the 1 or 2 she did with Chuck Brown. Some wonderful Ballads on those records. CD's too of course.

If you are a CD fan you have to listen to the Beatles Remasters. Especially the CD with "Come Together" on it. Very Natural indeed. I was very impressed with it's sonic qualities.
sonofjim
557 posts
 
Scott,
Recommendations always help but you'll find some of the most fun you'll have is finding these "reference" recordings on your own. Used vintage vinyl(well cleaned) is an inexpensive way to discover music you may never have tried. Without it, I wouldn't have a clue about how good bands like Ozark Mountain Daredevils can sound.(ESP. Men From Earth, but any of theirs really). Anything by Ry Cooder. Ever hear of BW Stenenson? Me neither, but a $4 copy of his album, My Maria is one of the better sounding records I' ve found recently. Many of your favorites won't be anything you would have expected or got on recommendation. Enjoy the hunt.
tfkaudio
591 posts
 
Well, this has to be the first time I've seen "Abbey Road" referred to as "The CD with 'Come Together' on it."

Just some good-natured ribbing, Ponnie. Hope you don't mind. But... he WAS looking for vinyl recommendations.

That band that had John Lennon in it didn't produce "audiophile spectaculars", even on vinyl. The music, of course, is another story.

A couple of LP's that really impressed me lately...

"Body and Soul" by Joe Jackson
"Strong Persuader" by Robert Cray

Cheers.
chashmal
605 posts
 
Get a copy of Sun Ra's "The Magic City". It makes jazz at the pawnshop sound like, well, a bunch of old Scandinavian farts playing terrible pseudo-jazz.
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