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Offline S Clark

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #120 on: July 18, 2022, 08:41:24 PM »
"Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez on vinyl.  Just good music and a pretty good pressing.  Why? because I FINALLY got my Victor TT-81 turntable back and set up. 


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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #121 on: July 18, 2022, 09:14:02 PM »
"Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez on vinyl.  Just good music and a pretty good pressing.  Why? because I FINALLY got my Victor TT-81 turntable back and set up. 


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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #122 on: July 18, 2022, 09:40:27 PM »
"Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez on vinyl.  Just good music and a pretty good pressing.  Why? because I FINALLY got my Victor TT-81 turntable back and set up. 


 :X

Great album. I have the Nautilus Half Speed Pressing.

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #123 on: September 18, 2022, 06:24:44 AM »
Sara K.

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #124 on: September 18, 2022, 08:53:44 AM »
Sara K.

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Yes, I was also wondering about Tom
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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #125 on: September 18, 2022, 10:02:17 AM »
I've been locked away in my den for 4 days, staying away from my wife after being exposed to Covid  last Wed for two hours in a car.   
So part of passing the time is listening to my new to me copy of the RCA Pines of Rome on an Analogue Productions vinyl.   
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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #126 on: September 20, 2022, 06:00:40 PM »
 :X  After testing negative for Covid, I made a run to the local record store.   
Listening to a NM- copy of Angel Romero and with Andre Previn and the London Sym.   
On 45 rpm, an excellent rendition of one of my favorite pieces.  The pace is just slow enough to hear every note, but not ponderous.   
Rodrigo's Conceirto de Aranjuez.   Just fine music.  I love concertos on my big speakers.  :thumb:

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #127 on: October 10, 2022, 08:47:13 PM »
I love Chopin.  And I know most of his catalogue reasonably well.  Tonight I pulled out a performance of his Nocturnes by Guimar Novaes on Vox.  I hate Vox.  They are usually noisy, badly pressed vinyls, but the performances can be top quality, and this one was no different.  But after listening though the tics and pops I realized I'd bypassed this lp for so long that really wasn't familiar with the material- these aren't the hugely popular ones.   
This is a different Chopin, dreamy and almost lazy at times.  Flashes of melodic beauty are there but not like most of his other material.  But it's still Chopin, and means compellingly melodic. 
If you like Chopin and are looking for something slightly different, find his complete Nocturnes.  There are some simple little jewels in there.

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #128 on: October 11, 2022, 06:42:56 PM »
What - Grateful Dead
Why - best band in the world and best possible quality recordings

Sure, I listen to other bands too. Follow the link in my signature line
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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #129 on: November 29, 2022, 01:34:22 PM »
What:

Garaj Mahal
The Jack London Revue,
Portland, OR
November 18th, 2022

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Fareed Haque - guitar
Ricardo - drums
Rod Araujo - keyboards


Set I

01 intro/talk
02 Use Me
03 Cantaloupe Island
04 ???
05 ??? @
06 ???

Set II

01 intros
02 Windjammer
03 slow blues???
04 ???
05 I Wish You Love ???
06 ???

Set III

01 intros
02 Never Give Up
03 ???
04 Kai talking about the accident and other things.
05 The Shadow
06 Pundit-Ji
07 talk/tuning
08 Cosmic Elevator
09 Jamie's Jam

WHY: sounds great,  it's a very recent recording, and the band is new to me
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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #130 on: November 29, 2022, 02:24:44 PM »
Vladimir Horowitz plays Chopin Polonaise in A flat Major, Op.53 "Heroic" Polonaise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWBT6vOKu0Q

I also have Chopin, Jon Nakamatsu CD.

On YT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SvSBxJK0mw

cheers

steve

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #131 on: November 29, 2022, 04:04:57 PM »
Practicing my Christmas carols for the holidays, so I guess I'l listening to my piano.
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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #132 on: November 29, 2022, 06:14:04 PM »
Practicing my Christmas carols for the holidays, so I guess I'l listening to my piano.

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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #133 on: November 30, 2022, 01:03:35 PM »
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Re: WHY and What are you Listening to?
« Reply #134 on: November 30, 2022, 04:42:41 PM »
System: Nothing....gave it all up, but building a few things for my kids...vinyl, tubes and Gan Fet!