Whats on your turntable tonight?

Budgie...Squawk..Original UK MCA pressing

Uriah Heep..Demons and Wizards...Bronze UK Pressing

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Nice to see a few of my favorite recordings in your recent playlist, including particularly:

Gustav Holst "Savitri" Argo
Shostakovitch "Age of Gold","Symphony #1" Decca LSO/Martinon

My listening partner and I are currently working our way through our collection of alternative performances of Mahler's symphonies. Finished through the 1st through the 4th symphonies at this point (21 different recordings), on to Barbirolli's performance of the 5th tonight, with Kubelik and Solti to follow at some later time.
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Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
Marc Cohn - Join The Parade

Rush that sounds like fun. I envy you having a listening partner.

I have been working my way through the Shostakovitch symphonies. I have the 1st with the same combination as the Decca only it is on a ancient RCA Victrola label. On the whole it is quite excellent.
My lp of the 9th is bundled with the Prokofiev "Lieut. Kije"; it is on Everest with the LSO and Malcolm Sargent.
It is well played but the pressing isn't the best.

I also have the 5,8 on Everest. more later

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Dukes of Dixieland on 1959 Audio Fidelity vinyl. Nice!

Interesting technical specs regarding the recording on the album cover. Hi Fi was a big deal back then and some labels really made an all out assault on sound quality and people took notice.

Those were the days......