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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2040 on: February 26, 2011, 05:19:44 PM »
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2041 on: February 26, 2011, 05:22:08 PM »
tmazz (Tom)... Stop!!! You're killing me with your Vinyl Repertoire!!!  :lol:
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2042 on: February 26, 2011, 05:27:16 PM »
tmazz (Tom)... Stop!!! You're killing me with your Vinyl Repertoire!!!  :lol:

OK Pete, just for you here are a few CDs from the Prex trip.


Arthur Fiedler/Boston Pops: Pops Roundup

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2043 on: February 26, 2011, 05:30:02 PM »
Morton Gould: West Point Symphony

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2044 on: February 26, 2011, 05:32:06 PM »
Aaron Copland: Music of America

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2045 on: February 26, 2011, 05:43:15 PM »
Ben Webster: Rare Live Performance 1962



Well this is proof that all vinyl is not gold. THe title says 1962, but the it sounds like a 1940s transcription disc. Given the SQ of things being done by Mercury, RCA & Verve in 1962 I fail to understand why this album sounds like an aircheck from a WWII era radio show. I'm sure glad I only pad $1.99 for it.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2046 on: February 26, 2011, 05:56:08 PM »
OK, back to the good vinyl (Sorry Pete.....)

Ravel: Alborado Del Grocioso - Fritz Riener/Chicago Symphony



200g Vinyl single sided 45 RPM pressing of Alborado Del Grocioso from the RCA Living Stereo album "Iberia" (LSC-2222)
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2047 on: February 26, 2011, 06:07:06 PM »
The Monkees - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd.



Rhino Vinyl Reissue


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After wresting control of the Monkees from Don Kirschner and recording the very good Headquarters album as a mostly self-contained unit, the band members returned to using studio musicians to augment their sound as well as looking outside the group for the majority of the songs on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Whatever the reason for the decision, the resulting album is one of their best.

Recording sessions for the album began June 10, 1967 with "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and continued for almost two weeks ending with the recording of "Star Collector" on June 22nd before the band was forced to take a break due to a performance tour. Recording was resumed with a marathon tracking session on August 23rd and a mono mixing session at the Hollywood RCA Studio on September 5th, an overdub session on September 6th, 7th, 9th & 15th and a second mono mixing session on October 4th. The finished LP was released in the USA in November 1967 and a month later in the UK.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2048 on: February 26, 2011, 06:11:41 PM »
Paul McCartney: Band on the Run



180g 2 LP set

I finally got to replace my damaged copy with one that didn't come from the factory with glue from the sleves smeared in the grooves.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2049 on: February 26, 2011, 06:19:09 PM »
Classical Music for Sleep

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Dr. Jeffrey Thompson’s clinical research with thousands of patients over the years has led to groundbreaking discoveries in how sound frequency patterns built into musical soundtracks can alter states of consciousness and induce states of mind-body healing. This CD contains specifically selected and sequenced Baroque, Romantic and Classical music composed by Holst, Barber, Mendssohn, Elgar, Chopin and others which provide a safe and natural process proven to lead you to rejuvenating states of deep sleep.

I would comment on the SQ, but I nodded off halfway through the first cut........   #-o
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2050 on: February 26, 2011, 06:39:59 PM »
I have this as well, but my copy is filthy. Haven't tried playing it since I got the VPI cleaning machine.

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2051 on: February 26, 2011, 06:42:38 PM »
In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, Vol. 2 [Live]
Miles Davis | Format: vinyl

Crazy fast version of 'So What' live on this disk.

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2052 on: February 26, 2011, 10:38:00 PM »
I have this as well, but my copy is filthy. Haven't tried playing it since I got the VPI cleaning machine.

The Power of the Organ



Original RCA "Shaded Dog" Vinyl. 1S/1S pressing

If you really want to freak out take a look at this A'gon listing. This guy is selling both this album and the companion Power of the Orchestra.




The asking price...are you ready for this.....$800 !!!!   :shock:

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?softclas&1300887728

I also have "The  Power of the Orchestra" , but unfortunately it is a Chesky reissue and not the original shaded dog.  :(
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2053 on: February 27, 2011, 01:06:46 AM »
Ben Webster: Layin' Back with Ben

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Much better sound than the Rare Live Performances 1962 album, but still not up to the standards set by Verve. This live album sounds like it was recrded by a single (or stereo pair of mike(s) sitting on a table in the back of the room. nice musical performance, but only fair to good SQ.

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #2054 on: February 27, 2011, 01:14:10 AM »
Ben Webster: Ballads



The best sound of the 3 Ben Webster albums I bought at PREX this week, but the least musically satisfying.(Gee, how unusual is that?  :roll: ) It is just not Ben Webster music. It us arranged in front of a string section and rather than the tight jazz I have come to expect from him it is more like Ben Webster plays elevator music.  [-(

Very disappointing.  :(
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