What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.IX)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2013
With 2013 upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.
Anyway, links:
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Finally got my favourite Lenny's 9th with VPO on record.
This is not even the original pressing yet it's completely free of upper register congestion at dynamic peak.
Nicely done recording. It's an interesting contrast to Böhm set particularly with the same Vienna Phil Orchestra.
The Nightfly Donald Fagen | Format: Vinyl
John Eliot Gardner's HIP Beethoven 9th.
Not sure what to make of this yet.
Radio 6 Music.
Huey takes the Soul Train back in time to another year in soul history.
On vinyl :-
Totally smitten by this album; so unlike music I'd generally go for but can't stop playing it and two wonderful slabs of heavyweight vinyl to boot!
My fave!
Still looking for a mint UK original pressing. Is it good?
Yes it's good, but sadly not mint. Looks original pre-barcode AMLH64906
Bought it a couple of days ago at a Town Centre Market stall [bagain bucket] for £2.
Lots of minor surface marks and scuffs, some noticable surface noise on lead-in & start of first track but gets better after a minute or so, and slight surface noise between tracks but easily hiden by musical sound with nice SQ.
Enjoyed my first listen very much, think it may sound better with a couple more plays - i find sometimes they need a few plays after a good tlc RCM scrub to take away 2 decades of neglect.
At the same time i also bought a copy of this-
double vinyl cleaned up well to ex+ condition, outer cover really tatty.
no idea what it's like yet,
but know it'll need to be played loud so i'll wait til tomorrow afternoon
Good luck with your hunt for a mint night and day : )
Debs
As a great Joe Jackson fan I've got both these albums; Night & Day's an early pressing & sounds excellent, but the live album's not such good sound quality, it's quite compressed. The CD sounds better for some reason.
Howie Day "Stop All The World"
First spin for a while.
G
Streaming Fragile from "The Studio Albums 1969 -1987" 12 CD box set which arrived today, courtesy of those nice couriers Hermes.
I assume these are the Rhino remasters, which I think are very good (I think the Rhino version of Close to the Edge is better than Steven Wilson's recent remix). I wonder how often you'll play 'Drama' or 'Big Generator'?
Some great music on the other albums though.
House to myself so this seemed appropriate.
G
Inspired by last nights BBC 4 'Blues America' program but mainly for the superb Little Red Rooster..
Original Vinyl.
Vol 1 and Vol 2
Amos Lee "Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song"
I think Mission Bell is his best, but this very good
Reincken: Toccata G-Dur
Bach: Toccaten BWV 914 & 915;Capriccio BWQV 692
Buxtehude: Suite BuxWV 226
Froberger: Toccata Nr. 2 d-moll & Suite Nr. 2 d-moll aus Livre de 1649
Kerll: Suite F-Dur;Passacaglia
Celine Frisch, harpsichord
Original material...
24 bit.
G
