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[tmazz]

Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman



DSD

Cat Sevens/Yusuf as completed recording and entirely new version of this album called Tea for the Tillerman². It is slated to be released on Sept 18th of this year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the original album.



Link to a Rolling Stone Article about the new album along wit some embedded music videos:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/yusuf-cat-stevens-re-records-tea-for-the-tillerman-50th-anniversary-1005987/

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Paul Simon: Live in New York City



48/24 AIFF

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Joni Mitchell: Blue



Tidal MQA 192

[rollo]

Paul Simon: Live in New York City



48/24 AIFF

  Love that LP.

charles

[S Clark]

There is so many little pieces by Debussy that you never hear. little gems.  This is a 10" 1951 pressing of Walter Geiseking.  My copy has more noise than I'd like, but the music is so soothing I can listen through the occasional crackles.  These early Columbias can really sparkle, but my experience is that they are light in the low end compared to stuff from the later 50's. 

[S Clark]

While I was playing mono, I pulled out my Peer Gynt conducted by Artur Rodzinski on Westminster (1955).  This is one of the Laboratory Series W-LAB 7014.  If you aren't familiar with the Lab series, it was Westminsters efforts at audiophile pressings way back in the mid '50s.  They understood the increased distortion as you approached the spindle and the value of wider spacing in the grooves... so, they charged more and gave you less music. The dead wax is usually over an inch wide, so reduced distortion.  It worked.  There is certainly no 1950's weak bass from these pressings.  They are deep, rich, and nuanced.  As with most good things, they have been somewhat discovered and prices are slightly higher than the typical Westminster pressing... but certainly not overpriced. 

The performance is sometimes bordering on slow, as I like Grieg crisp and quick. But it is definitely nuanced and detailed. 
Oh, and one other advantage... since these cost an extra 50 cents, people tended to take better care of them.  Many are in NM condition. 

[tmazz]

Tommy Emmanuel: The Best of Tommysongs



Tidal MQA 44/24

Nice acoustic guitar.

[tmazz]

Gordon Lightfoot: Solo



Tidal MQA 44/24

At 81 years old  (  ) Lightfoot released his 23rd studio album and his first in 14 years this past Spring.

Just Gordon and his guitar.

[tmazz]

The Carducci String Quartet: Jethro Tull - The String Quartets



Tidal MQA 96

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The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull



Tidal Streaming

[Nick B]

Tommy Emmanuel: The Best of Tommysongs



Tidal MQA 44/24

Nice acoustic guitar.

+1 Yes, thx

[Nick B]

The Carducci String Quartet: Jethro Tull - The String Quartets



Tidal MQA 96

+1 Very enjoyable. Streamed via Qobuz. Thx, Tom

[Nick B]

The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull



Tidal Streaming

+1  The lazy man's guide to streaming tonight.....just listen to what Tom's playing 😄

[malloy]

Shishido Kavka



Kavkanize

Ex-model, drummer and vocalist.

[tmazz]

The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull



Tidal Streaming

+1  The lazy man's guide to streaming tonight.....just listen to what Tom's playing 😄

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