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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12930 on: February 15, 2020, 03:43:30 PM »
Tony Bennett Sings Ellington Hot & Cool



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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12931 on: February 15, 2020, 03:52:45 PM »
The Boston Pops: An Arthur Fiedler Valentine



RCA CD

Having some friends over for a little Valentines weekend dinner party so it is time for some seasonally appropriate music.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12932 on: February 15, 2020, 04:08:36 PM »
The Boston Pops: An Arthur Fiedler Valentine



RCA CD

Having some friends over for a little Valentines weekend dinner party so it is time for some seasonally appropriate music.

Fun album cover  :D. Found it on Tidal and will play later on my iPad as my dac is at Steve’s right now.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12933 on: February 17, 2020, 02:01:48 PM »
I suspect no one will agree... but I do so love this album. It actually has more subtle information than maybe any rock album I've heard aside from it. To truly displace the singing voice is something else. There's a lot of small volume changes, and whomever did the recording etc captures the hell out of the "prat" of the guitars and such.


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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12934 on: February 17, 2020, 03:58:01 PM »
I suspect no one will agree... but I do so love this album. It actually has more subtle information than maybe any rock album I've heard aside from it. To truly displace the singing voice is something else. There's a lot of small volume changes, and whomever did the recording etc captures the hell out of the "prat" of the guitars and such.



Nope...I agree with you. Great, fun album. Also agree about the prat. But I never thought it was well recorded until I bought the Fritzes AND upgraded my UberBUSS to the Uber Puerto receptacles.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12935 on: February 17, 2020, 07:22:41 PM »
Having a first pressing that is mastered by Bob Ludwig is important. All of the first catalog number are his masters.

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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12936 on: February 17, 2020, 08:46:03 PM »
I suspect no one will agree... but I do so love this album. It actually has more subtle information than maybe any rock album I've heard aside from it. To truly displace the singing voice is something else. There's a lot of small volume changes, and whomever did the recording etc captures the hell out of the "prat" of the guitars and such.



Nope...I agree with you. Great, fun album. Also agree about the prat. But I never thought it was well recorded until I bought the Fritzes AND upgraded my UberBUSS to the Uber Puerto receptacles.

+1

May favorite ZZ top album as well.  :thumb:
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12937 on: February 18, 2020, 03:11:01 PM »
Joe Pass: University of Akron Concert



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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12938 on: February 18, 2020, 06:43:35 PM »
Having a first pressing that is mastered by Bob Ludwig is important. All of the first catalog number are his masters.

Ah, good info. Thx Jeremy.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12939 on: February 18, 2020, 09:14:26 PM »
Having a first pressing that is mastered by Bob Ludwig is important. All of the first catalog number are his masters.
I bet it's been 20years since my copy has seen daylight.  Sure 'nuf, there's that RL scribbled in the deadwax.  I'll have to clean it and put on tomorrow.   :thumb:
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12940 on: February 18, 2020, 09:40:19 PM »
The Bucket List - Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta


https://www.jerrymarotta.com/music/the-bucket-list/

Great instrumental music by masters!  Been a fan of these guys in whatever guise they had, with whomever they were playing with!  Lots of fun here...
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12941 on: February 19, 2020, 05:03:48 AM »
Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk



Warner Bros. CD

Dr. House plays New Orleans Blues.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12942 on: February 22, 2020, 07:36:25 PM »
Harry Chapin's Lies and Legends



Titanic Records 2 LP Set

The original cast album from the 1984 musical  about Harry's life and music which starred none other that Amada McBroom , known to audiophiles from her direct to disc recordings for Sheffield Labs.
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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12943 on: February 22, 2020, 07:39:01 PM »
Nils Lofgren: Night after Night



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Re: What are you listening to right now?
« Reply #12944 on: February 23, 2020, 05:59:21 AM »
Billy Joel: 12 Gardens Live



Columbia 2 CD Set
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