Whats on your turntable tonight?

Diamond Head - 'Canterbury'

All Led-ed night:

Led Zeppelin

II

IV (Ruins album)

Houses of the Holy

Physical Graffiti

all first pressings from Japan. I found a guy in Tokyo and bought most every Led Zeppelin album he had. They are all so pristine. Not a pop, click or hum in the lot. Very little yellowing on any of the covers, but the slight smell of age from the insides. Just a great find. I couldn't be happier.

Dirty Projectors - "Swing Lo Magellan." on the Domino label.

New release on 180 gram vinyl. Fantastic music and recording. Quirky and surprises at every turn. Uses female vocalists almost like instruments. Will be one of indie's best of 2012. Like candy for your speakers and your ears! 10/10.

The recent 180 gram reissue of Paul Simon's Graceland is indeed a very significant improvement over the original DMM mastered LP. We started listening with the cut "Under African Skies" and my wife looked at me, grinned and held two-thumbs-up. I found myself agreeing with Fremer's assessment of the improved sonics: http://www.analogplanet.com/content/igracelandi-twenty-five

Ravel, String Quartet in F, Guarneri String Quartet, Lancia LMF7002 - Superb! Extremely well recorded and played. Lancia is an unknown label to me, and I bought this recent issue with some trepidation for what we might hear, but the lure of the Guarneri was strong. Wow, I am glad I made the leap!

D.Buxtehude, Organ Music, Opus 3, 8103 | played by Margaret Philips on the tracker organ at Lima Church, Sweden, this is a gorgeous recording. It has become very difficult to find these Opus 3 LPs. If you are familiar with this label, you know what to expect: direct to tape via 2-mics, marvelous acoustical environment, competent musicians, incredibly excellent capture of instrumental timbre.

My goodness, I'd forgotten how incredibly good this LP is, from 1977:
Music for Percussion, Vol. 1 - John Elliott Gardiner and the Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble, Gale GMFD 1-76-004. Music by Chavez, Hovhaness and Serebier.
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