Whats on your turntable tonight?

Dvorak - Slavonic Dances/Martinon
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
XTC - English Settlement/UK pressing
Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon

Van Morrison - Saint Dominick's Preview
Love - Forever Changes
Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers

P.F. Sloan - "Here's Where I Belong/The Best Of The Dunhill Years 1965-1967" [Big Beat '08]
Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - "Kirk's Work" [Prestige '61/'07]

MFSL - Beatles Box

I know some of the record afficiandos don't love this set, but to me it's sublime. I have wanted one since buying my first MFSL Beatle album, and I finally bit the bullet, bid up and got one for what I feel was a great price.

I couldn't be happier, the vinyl is in sublime shape.

No, it's not the Japanese mono versions, which I have heard a few of recently, but I still think they are stellar.

An all Beatles weekend is in store.

The local audio group is meeting this afternoon and members asked for "an introduction to classical music." Not wishing to teach music history class, a few of us put our heads together and decided to offer simply a sampler based "classical music we enjoy, perhaps you'll find something here that strikes your fancy..." We'll only be playing snippets, unfortunately. Nothing longer than 8 minutes. Here's the planned playlist, that will surely change based on requests...

Copland, “Appalachian Spring,” Dorati/LSO

Debussy, “Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp”

Chopin, “Ballade No. 3,” Moravec

Bach, “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3,” Pinnock/English Consort
- Allegro Moderato (5:33)

Copland, “Fanfare for the Common Man,” Johanos/DallasSO

BREAK – Vivaldi Four Seasons: La Primavera in background

Dvorak, “Piano Trio No. 3,” Jung Trio

Gershwin, “Rhapsody in Blue,” Slatkin/StLouisSO (LP)

Albeniz, “Suite Espanola,” De Burgos/NewPhilO

Gershwin, “Variations on "I Got Rhythm"” Slatkin/StLouisSO,

Gershwin, “An American in Paris” Slatkin/StLouisSO
- the Paris street scene sounds in the first several minutes

Mussorgsky, “Pictures at an Exhibition,” Reiner/ChicagoSO
- Baba-Yagá and The Great Gates of Kiev finale (8:45 min for both)

Berlioz, “Symphonie Fantastique,” Munch/BostonSO
- March to the Scaffold