Whats on your turntable tonight?

Rushton, got both of those Arm&Ell recordings and they are truly energizing. Shows you just how good recording, equipment, technique, musicianship was. Makes one wonder what has happened since then. I guess one could also include Classic's dedication to restoration of music history.

Tonight it's Supertramp Paris. I found this original copy for $5.95 today at my favorite used store. Cleaned it up and it's a trip back 25 years. I'm convinced there was nothing wrong with tape and vinyl. It wasn't broke, so why did they "fix" it?

Stevecham, I agree with you about the Armstrong and Ellington LPs. The performances are wonderful: these musicians were clearly having fun in these recording sessions. And the sound quality is very good. Highly recommended.
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Honeyboy Edwards, Shake 'Em On Down, Analogue Productions Original, APO 2010 (about as real as it gets!)

Saint-Saens, Symphony No. 3 (Organ Sym), Munch/BSO, RCA LSC 2341 (45 rpm Classic Records reissue)

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Greensleeves; Elgar, Intro & Allegro for Strings, Enigma Variations, Barbirolli/Sinfornia of London, EMI ASD 521 (Alto reissue)

Purcell, Music for Theater, Vol. 5, with Hogwood/AAM, Kirkby -sop, Nelson -sop, L'Oiseau Lyre
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Count Basie Big Band -Farmers Market Barbecue
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition

Miles Davis All Stars -Walkin
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition

Bill Evans Trio -Portait in Jazz
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition

Thelonious Monk -The Unique...
on Analogue Productions 45 RPM Limited Edition

R_f_sayles, any comments to offer on the Count Basie or Monk?? The Bill Evans I admire greatly, but haven't heard these two...

Yesterday's listening was dominated by a dominating performance of Mahler's Sixth Symphony performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra with Eschenbach conducting. I really like what Eschenbach is doing with this great orchestra. He has his detracters, but for me, his plasticity of tempo and ability to shape phrases is a marvelous gift to his audience. Several concerts back, we listened to a guest conductor who was well liked by a local music critic for all the reasons we just didn't enjoy his performances: that metronomic approach is not for us.

Later in the evening it was:
Lightnin' Hopkins, Goin' Away, Bluesville 1073 (Analogue Productions reissue, 45 rpm)

Lazy Lester, Analogue Productions, APO 003 direct-to-disc

Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart, with Previn/RPO, Angel R144625 (early digital and the sound quality is poor, but Battle's singing is divine)

Regards,