Hidden Audiophile Classics


Just about every audiophile has a few "hidden" classics - you know those great sounding recordings that never seem to appear on any super disc or recommended recordings list published in the high end audio press. Well there's no need for them to remain a secret - so how about sharing some of them with your fellow 'philes out here. My first contribution to the this thread is Lyle Lovett's "Step Inside This House" a great sounding 2 CD set from back in 1998 which while well reviewed, never recieved any praises for it's truly excellent sound. A studio recording of Lovett and his "small" band covering other songwriters tunes, the recording sounds like it was done "live" in the studio. The playing is tight and the personel remains fairly constant throughout - which is always a good sign. What are some of your "hidden" gems??
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Original Showboat on early vinyl. Simply incredible. Matches and in some respects surpasses Sweeney Todd which is on the TAS list.
Cool, Grumpybb, Inhaler is fantastic. My fave is Innervoice. I like 'blue wonder power milk' too, megasam. Great suggestions by by everyone, and thanks, outlier, for reminding me to pick up run lola run. I would also suggest Curve -'Pubic Fruit', 'Doppelganger' and 'Cuckoo' (my three favortie albums), and My Bloody Valentine -'Loveless' for those less farmiliar with this breed of music.
Steve Tibbetz on Frammis bzz label and the yr album. Massive Attack "Protection"
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan First Recordings CD has shockingly good sound quality.