whart
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| Your favorite obscure song A rare lounge act lo-fi collectible that was also recently reissued, Dream Queen by Bobby Hamilton, scroll down to the title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVuRDijTN78 Late night chill. | |
| Your favorite obscure song Jothan Callins- private label - was an educator in Birmingham, Alabama, studied under Nathan Davis- this is a one and done, pretty rare but was recently reissued. I cannot speak to the reissue, the OG is good sounding: https://www.youtube.com/wa... | |
| Your favorite obscure song My apologies to those of you who are contributing to this thread - my remarks were arrogant and condescending, which is normally not my style. | |
| Your favorite obscure song I'm out for a while. Enjoy. | |
| Your favorite obscure song Patto, second album, Hold Your Fire, Vertigo Swirl, not easy to find, with the great Ollie Halsall on guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZ8ahuRFVc | |
| Your favorite obscure song Cressida- Asylum- Munich-- from the original Vertigo Swirl catalog-- this is a rare record as an OG UK pressing. Influenced Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ht2ZipB_sA | |
| Your favorite obscure song Trixie Whitley, Chris' daughter, who did some great recordings with Daniel Lanois, she eventually left the States, went back to Belgium. This is from her tour, released as a studio EP, 1,000 copies. This one is live, from Ghent: https://www.yo... | |
| Your favorite obscure song The great Chris Whitley-- first released on vinyl by Classic Records, one of the few albums that Michael Hobson released as a first recording, not a reissue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y85fXmbNm7Q Go to track 8 | |
| Your favorite obscure song Sorry, but a lot of the previous songs are hardy obscure. Here's one- Bob Daisley before he moved to England-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBcEx1iaFT8 | |
| notifications issues @mclinnguy- I don’t think the moderator reads all the threads and posts, she responds when someone flags something. If you want to have her address this, send a message to help, or simply self-report your post, explain that you are the poster and ... | |
| Who is your favorite tube seller? I’ve used a variety of vendors over the years, depending on their stock. Andy is really top tier in the U.S. but slow and does not handle certain tubes. He is the gold standard. Brendan Bievers was great but his stock seems to be vastly depleted. ... | |
| Is there such thing as a test lab/escrow service for selling/buying audio gear? Any big bank or lawyer can function as an escrow agent with a specified technician to evaluate the piece on objective terms. Once the tech verifies, the funds would be released. Whether a seller would want to jump those hoops is another question e... | |
| God, I hate to ask this… Sorry to read of your health, I think this is something we all have to face and you are right, leaving it to a spouse or partner puts a greater burden on them. I bought pieces from a friend’s estate after he passed, in part to help out his widow. ... | |
| My last rodeo @tburdwin -sorry, have little first hand experience with audio dealers in your neck of the woods- I know that one person took my recommendation to visit pitch perfect (which I think is now in Cathedral City, Ca) at a time when Shindo was still a v... | |
| My last rodeo Seat time first. Without your credit card, check or cash. Go listen to the best on offer and hear what is possible. Then figure out what you like, and why. References are good, but I’d listen to as wide a variety of music as possible to hear the m... |