What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013
On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
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
Red mono Japanese reissue circa 1982.
Most tunes in this album are first time listen for me. Lively and curt but certainly more interesting. Collection of Baroque pieces ends up with so much expressions, feelings and colours. L.241 (K54) is surprisingly modern in terms of melody and harmonic structure. L.188 has a burst of energy through out. somewhat unusually extroverted for this period. Horowitz isn't afraid to add his marks to keep things interesting. On balance, this is played with softer touch than Horowitz's usual but still maintaining oraganic earthy feel.
RIP Paco
The Beatles/1962-66. aka The Red Album. A friend asked me to keep an eye out for this one. I found a gently used copy on early 80's Capitol label. Fresh off the RCM and the vinyl is nice and quiet.
From another Radioactive Records
RRCD140
From Chicago, a mix of psych and heavy rock, with good organ and guitars plus the powerful voice of their singer, who was probably influenced by Janis Joplin. This outfit reportedly evolved out of The One Eyed Jacks from Champaign, Illinois.
Does anyone know if this is a reissue of a pirate operation as Douglas Mcgowan from Yoga Records claims?
..different, but good...
Led Zeppelin on a A3/B4 Atlantic plum sixth label version.
Deftly crafted renditions from the Great American Songbook
from this Australian lady.
On vinyl...
24/96 Needle drop
On vinyl...
Brilliant album, on vinyl...
Cracking album.
Steven Wilson - cover version
Side 1:
1. Thank You (4.39)
2. The Day Before You Came (5.06)
3. A Forest (6.04)
Side 2:
1. The Guitar Lesson (4.03)
2. Sign 'O' The Times (3.55)
3. Lord Of The Reedy River (5.03)
Side 3:
1. Moment I Lost (3.12)
2. Please Come Home (3.30)
3. Four Trees Down (3.33)
Side 4:
1. The Unquiet Grave (6.57)
2. Well You're Wrong (3.35)
3. An End To End (5.12)
First listen and so far i find it rather 
Debzz z
CD2. Shear bliss
Porcupine Tree "RECORDINGS" ltd ed. c.d. (haw haw haw) 
. One of my favourites sounding like a mixture between "Stupid Dream" and "Lightbulb Sun" albums. Soon after this was released I sort of lost sight of S.W. in the blur of multiple releases and side projects.
iMac/iTunes:-
Afro Celt Sound System - Volume2 Release
I really like this new New Faces hits LP, all in mono, on blue vinyl:
Some extraordinarily good music was made in Britain in the period 1978 - 83, and "Crocodiles" by the Bunnymen was one of the best albums of this fecund period.
This deluxe reissue with extra tracks, bound into a hardback book, sounds terrific...
LP2 of this double vinyl...
Streaming FLAC
First listen LP1...