It's been a while since I've contributed to this thread, but vinyl is spinning in our listening room once again so it's time to share what we're listening to, hopefully with a comment or two as the mood dictates. Listening tonight has been an eclectic ramble...
Roy Orbison - "All Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison" on S&P Records (S&P 507), a marvelous artist well-served in a great remastering job by Steve Hoffman.
Harry James - "The King James Version" on Sheffield Labs (LAB 3). IMO, the best recording ever released by Sheffield Labs both musically and sonically. Sure it's direct to disc, but the real magic of this LP is the single point stereo miking used in making the recording. None of the multi-miked hash, this LP has the great immediacy and impact that comes only from that purist miking approach. Add Harry James to the mix, and this LP is pure magic on a system that can reproduce it.
Boys of the Lough - "Farewell and Remember Me" on Shanachie (79067). What a superb group of traditional Celtic musicians! Their diverse backgrounds providing a great mix of differing Celtic influences: Ireland, Scotland, Shetland and Northumberland. Doesn't any better in my book.
"Antiphone Blues" on Proprius (PROP 7744) -- How many years have most of us listened to this 1975 recording? At least 25 years for me, but I still enjoy it and I haven't had it out for a listen in several years. For those who haven't encountered this LP, it was really innovative when released: Arne Domnerus' saxaphone with organ in a huge reverberant acoustic.
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - "The Louis Armstrong Story - Vol. 1" on Columbia CL 851 - What a great series of recordings collected on LP: this first volume covering some of the recordings made by Armstrong and his group between 1925 and 1927.
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