Quote from: steve on March 28, 2024, 11:10:46 PM

Quote from: Nick B on March 28, 2024, 09:37:33 PM

Quote from: steve on March 28, 2024, 09:53:21 AM

I don't know how to explain this selection. It just seems so good, acoustics I have been in before,
and I love the song since a kid. Music starts at ~1:10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRipTuasXU0

cheers

steve

Steve,

I love this song as well. A beautiful melody and lyrics as well. Roon has a nice history on the song and I’ve enjoyed many of co-composer Franck Pourcell’s compositions over the years. There are many “jazzed up” versions of this song and they annoy me quite a bit. They basically…imho….ruin a beautiful song. But I suspect the “jazzed up” version is because the song was used in the movie Sister Act. Just speculation and I’m not going to check into it further. I was able to find a few good versions on Roon and really enjoy those. Thanks for posting.

Nick

Thanks Nick.

Those other good versions, are they on YT, and if so, would you post such if you have time? I would love to hear them.
If not, no sweat.

Mom fell twice last week, and sis is coming, so not much time on my end to check.

cheers

steve

Steve,

None of the Roon versions appear to be on utube. But I did find this one and I think it’s beautifully done. Franck Pourcell and Paul Mauriat were wonderful composers.

I’m so sorry to hear your mom is not doing well.

https://youtu.be/1tp7qJIBRPA?si=9TECXqau2RGW9nkH

Nick

Thank you Nick. Much appreciated.

Mom is being looked after closer at the home. Seems she falls right after
lunch in her wheelchair. Usually she takes an early afternoon nap for 3 hours, but when she does not,
that is when she is most vurnerable.

I appreciate you posting the link, sounds nice.

cheers

steve

Phish
10-14-87
Hunt's Club - Burlington, VT

Source: SBD > Cass/x > CDR > EAC > SF XP 4.5 > mkwACT > SHN > Cool Edit NR > SHN

Seed provided by Wayne Lane
Fixes and encoding to SHN by Brendan Komala (yamar3@hotmail.com)

Additional fixes by Ben Mohr (bmohr@udel.edu)

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 Disc 1:                                       (79:57)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1. //Peaches en Regalia               (02:03)
2. Take the A-Train               (03:24)
3. You Enjoy Myself >               (11:21)
4. Golgi Apparatus >               (04:52)
5. Slave to the Traffic Light >            (05:52)
6. The Chase >                  (01:11)
7. Fluffhead >                  (08:23)
8. Dave's Energy Guide >            (01:44)
9. Possum                  (05:46)
10. David Bowie                  (11:43)
11. AC/DC Bag >                  (05:52)
12. Divided Sky >               (03:50)
13. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters      (03:48)
14. Clod >                  (06:43)
15. Makisupa Policeman (cut)            (03:22)


Notes:
-Tape Flip
  end of d1t09
-Removed dropout at 07:33.10 of d1t07.  There is some music missing here and
  the end of the track is a bit chunchy - just be aware
-Removed dropout at 00:28.96 of d1t08
-Removed spikes at 00:07.61 and 04:46.30 of d1t09
-There is feedback on the master tape throughout d1t09
-Removed dropout at 10:58.37 of d1t10

Fixes (Ben):
-Applied Cool Edit Hiss Redution based on floor sample at end of Peaches (pure hiss).
  Removed maximum amount of his possible without degrading sound quality. I'm still not
  pleased with the sound quality but this is all we have for now.

Price drop $1,050

John Lennon
"The Lost Sleepy Blind Lemon Lennon Album"


Original Silver CD à EAC (Secure) à FLAC ( à You

1-Serve Yourself  (Piano, Phallic Version)
2-You Saved My Soul (With Your True Love) (Take 2)
3-The Worst Is Over (Acoustic Demo)
4-When A Boy Meets A Girl (Take 1)
5-She's A Friend Of Dorothy's (Take 7)
6-One Of The Boys
7-He Got The Blues
8-John Henry (The Steel Driving Man)/I Ain't Got Time
9-Cookin' (In The Kitchen Of Love) (Take 1)
10-Free As A Bird (Take 1)
11-People
12-On The Caribbean
13-Well (Baby Please Don't Go)
14-Medley: Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)/(Just Like) Starting Over/Gone From This Place
15-Gone From This Place
16-Memories (Howling At The Moon) (Electric)
17-Memories (Howling At The Moon) (Piano, Take 2)
18-Mucho Mungo

Today my daughter told me she wants a hifi.  She's tired using a shitty Bluetooth speaker through her phone. 

A quick search on FB Marketplace located a used pair of Snell E IVs and an Arcam A75 for $600 available locally.  I think that is a wonderful starting (and potentially finishing) point for her.  She has no music collection and will be exclusively streaming from one source or another.  No need for a phono or CD player, unless she gets the collecting bug. 

So...what streaming player should we try to find as a good match?  Used is fine, even preferable.  Let's hear what you guys think.