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The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa




Frank is "The Man"

Larry

Number Four from the set. All the space, musically, in the world! A very special blend of wisdom and clarity fill this music making with an otherworldly brilliance that has nothing to do with the superficial!

George

~<>~ Paul McCartney ~<>~

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1. Stranglehold
2. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun
3. Talk More Talk
4. Footprints
5. Only Love Remains
6. Press
7. Pretty Little Head
8. Move over Busker
9. Angry
10. However Absurd
11. Write Away
12. It's Not True
13. Tough on a Tightrope

Musicians: Paul McCartney, Jerry Marotta, Carlos Alomar, Eric Steward, Eddie Rayner, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend, Nick Glennie-Smith, Dick Morrisey, Ray Cooper, Simon Chamberlain, Graham Ward, Lennie Pickett, Garry Barnacle, Gavin Wright, John Bradbury.

Engineered and mixed by Hugh Padgham

Original sound recording in 1986

Digital mastering 1986 [ADD] EMI Records Ltd. Parlophone CD @ 1986? [import] (made in japan)

I'm a bit puzzled.... The only date on the cd and sleeve is 1986... the sleeve has that aged look about it (nor any web addresses) as if it maybe from over 20 years ago, but the cd looks more recent, with clean sky-blue backing, and not the usual silver disc look of early cd's... it quotes the original sound recording date of 1986 and Made in Japan [ CDP 7 46269 2 ] This version does not include the later added material, 14. Spies Like Us 15. Once upon a Long Ago [Long Version]
So, is this an import made at a later date?
The music is okay.. imo from a first listen point of view, but the sound record quality is really quite good!

nymph

Nice one Steve. Quincy Jones "The Dude" about to get a spin in the 555.

~<>~ Marin Marais (1656-1728) ~<>~

Les folies d'Espagne ~ and other music for viols and violins

SIDE 1
Pieces en Trio in C major
1. Prelude
2. Sarabande
3. Sarabande
4. Fantaisie
5. Gavotte
6. La Bagatelle
7. Rondeau
8. Chaconne

Suite in D major
9. Prelude
10. Fantaisie
11. Allemande
12. Plainte Lis

SIDE 2
13. Charivary

Pieces en Trio in E minor
14. Prelude
15. Rondeau
16. Sarabande En Rondeau
17. Menuet
18. Caprice
19. Pasacaille
20. Les Folies D'Espagne

Recorded in the Church of St.Peter and All Saints Petersham on 4-6 May 1988

THE PURCELL QUARTET
Catherine Mackintosh violin by Jan Bouwmeester, Amsterdam 1669
Elizabet Wallfisch violin by Petrus Paulus de Vitor, Brescia 1790
Richard Boothby viola de gamba by David Rubio, 1978 after Guillaume Barbey
Robert Woolley ~ harpsichord by Malcolm Rose after Louis Denis 1667
with
Wiliam Hunt viola de gamba by Beulah White, 1979 after Nicholas Bertrand

Pitch A = 392Hz. Temprement Ordinaire

Hyperion tape cassette (crome) @1989 Total Playing Time 61:08

quote:

Originally posted by Chris Kelly:
Nice one Steve. Quincy Jones "The Dude" about to get a spin in the 555.

Chris,

If you find you like James Ingram's contribution as "The Dude" - you might also like this:

Another classic Steve!

Verdict on The Dude on SHM thread.

Now playing disc1 one of "Gold" Rod Stewart on SHMcd. All tracks from his first 4 solo albums when he was at his absolute peak. Incredible sound quality. Fabulous immediacy. Songs are pretty fine too!

My son (26 and a musician) was listening to the Dude with me and said how much he likes some of that smooth soul. I'll look out for the James Ingram.

You'll love the Dude!

quote:

Originally posted by munch:
It was put out as a two album on two cd set with Danesparc its now going second hand for £86.
Munch

Yes that's outrageous or as Marc Bolan once said It's A Rip off.

Still Martha and Mark will put it right eventually. Danesparc will be out on the 25th and they have at least 2 orders for autographed copies.

At least you can still get classic Chas n Dave albums at a reasonable price and I picked up this for a couple of £.



seems a bit dated though.

40 years ago this week it was staged for the first time in London - it is a bit dated!!

Renaissance Of The Celtic by Stivell Alan (Vinyl
On the Black Stuff !

Maggie May on the "Gold" Rod Stewart SHMcd. As good as I have ever heard it and I have the MFSL Gold cd of EPTAS.

"Private Investigations: the Best of" Dire Straits on SHMcd.

quote:

Re: Hair: 40 years ago this week it was staged for the first time in London - it is a bit dated!!

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius!
What happened later?
The age of ME.

quote:

Originally posted by naim_nymph:

~<>~ Franz Schubert (1797-1828) ~<>~

STRING QUARTET "Death and the Maiden" D.810 `arranged by G Mahler 40:09

'ARPEGGIONE' SONATA D.821, for cello and string orchestra 26:28

Michal Kanka ~ cello
Pavel Hula ~ conductor
Praga Camerata

Recorded in Prague Domovina Studio @ 2007

Fantastic music and fine performing too. But not so sure if these praga cd’s are really holding up to their credentials of SACD and DSD (direct stream digital). I hate to say this but maybe they sound slightly too compressed, the music a little distant despite it’s… loudness.
It maybe me just being tired… the ‘arpeggione’ is my nightcap before retiring to my bed… i'll play it again later today : )

nymph

I'm playing this again now, and can confirm i was too tired to listen in the early hours of this morning. The record quality of this disc has a certain earthiness but it is a good one...
The musicianship is superb, as is the composition of 'Arpeggione' written by Schubert in 1824 when he was 27.
Track 5 Allegro moderato a stunning demonstration of fine cello play, in many parts of this 12 minute movement, Michal Kanka's cello sounds so smooth i could mistake it for a saxophone... how can this be?... they hadn't been invented in 1824!
But reassuringly, when the cello gets more plucky that daft notion is gone. The following Adagio is darker but none the less, i find this play has a strong sense of rhythm and is all very uplifting despite it's minor key.

nymph

Got into this via a freebie Americana CD from Uncut magazine this month (which has some good diverse bands) - it's very good, chilled out West Coast CSN style...