Whats on your turntable tonight?

Leroy Jodie Pierson, Direct-to-Disc from Analogue Productions (The man can play the blues, and the d-to-d is mighty fine, but something's just not right in the miking of Pierson's voice on this LP.)
Roy Orbison, "Pretty Woman" single, 33rpm/45rpm, Classic Records (the 45rpm being clearly superior)
Handel, Anthem for the Foundling Hospital, Preston/AAM/Kirkby/Nelson (Emma and Judith sounding ravishing, as only they can), L'Oiseau Lyre
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Jeff Waynes Musical Version of ;The War of the Worlds,,,Sci fi and rock,with Phil Lynott and many others playing and singing,Richard Burton narrating!

Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien, Kondrashin, RCA reissue by Classic Records - a great performance and a clear example of early poor mastering effort by Classic Records. This LP demonstrates why so many got turned off by the Classic efforts early on. Contrast with...

Royal Ballet Gala Performances, Ansermet, RCA reissue by Classic Records - excellent performances with exceptional recording engineering by the great Kenneth Wilkinson (a Decca recording under contract wih RCA, as are most of the great "RCA" recordings). This LP demonstrates how EXCELLENT some Classic Records later mastering efforts are, simply superb sound quality. (Yes, I know there are "collectors" who disagree, but this LP is so true to the sound/timbre of instruments I hear live that I'll just have to differ.)

Janet Baker, Berlioz/Les Nuits d'Ete - why is the artist listed first and not the composer? If you know the incomparable voice and singing of Janet Baker, you will understand.

Vivaldi/Bach, Concerti, Schroeder/Ritchie/Fuller, Reference Recordings RR23. Truly fine period instruments performances captured in the recording as only Keith Johnson can - sound is a bit dry as most Reference Recordings tend to be, but the timbre of the instruments and soundstaging are spot on.
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By the way... I'm back to this thread after a long period of the system being down for an amp upgrade and some remodeling work in the listening room. The amps are back and beginning to break in (about 150 hours now) and everything is sounding very promising. Just a few hundred hours more to go before they are fully broken in, but we're beyond the "only for background music" playing stage, and that makes for plenty of listening opportunity with lots of vinyl accumulated.
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Rushton, I just sat down to record write up my listening session this evening and read yours. I completed tonights listening with RR 23, Vivaldi side only: "Sinfonia in C", "Trio Sonata in G Minor", and "Concerto in E-flat". I haven't thought about this recording in months, then wind up playing it the same night you do (cue Twilight Zone theme here) In addition:
Eva Cassidy "Songbird" (S&P 501)
Ben Webster/Joe Zawinal "Soulmates" (Riverside 9476/OJC 109)
Webster's saxophone is so breathy and centered in the mix, with Zawinal's piano on the left, bass just right of center and Philly Joe Jones drums on the right. A wonderful recording of soulful, thoughtful music making.