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Ear Candy: Most startling recordings.

OK, we all respect great musical talent and muscianship, but sometimes you put in a CD and you get one of those startling zany recordings that make you smile it is so strange. Some of Neil Young's stuff is kind of like that. Alot of Pink Floyd is like this. Sounds racing across the sounds stage, shifting mike position in mid recording. What are your favorite "ear candy" recordings?
issabre
vikiron
8 posts
 
REFERENCE RECORDINGS ! Fantastic sound. Crown Imperial gives me goose bumps nearly every listen.
larajs
25 posts
 
Time Out Of Mind - Bob Dylan
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
White Album - The Beatles
montejay
285 posts
 
Here's a few on CD
Music from the Hearts of the Masters-Jack Dejohnette and Foday Musa Suso
Reinhard Flatishler and Mega Drums-Layers of Time
Master of Chinese Percussion-Yim Hok-man (K2HD)
Startling dynamic ear candy
soundsbeyondspecs
132 posts
 
HDCD's if you haven't heard them

Persuasive Percussion - the original Enoch Light Varese Vintage CD. Terry Snyder and the All Stars. It's full of surprises and variety of instruments on nearly all 18 tracks.

Beatle's DVD-A "LOVE" is so clean it's startling.
marqueemoon
26 posts
 
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Keith Jarrett - Spheres (solo improvisations on a pipe organ)

Les Paul & Mary Ford - I just have their greatest hits and Lovers' Luau on vinyl. Total ear candy and WAY ahead of its time.

Talking Heads - Remain In Light - A mind-bending recording you can dance to.

Classic dub (Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby, etc...) also gets me every time. Those guys made the most amazing sounds with some really basic equipment.
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