What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)

Hawkwind  -  Elf and The Hawk  -    on cd.

I know one thing I won't be listening to and that is Rhydian's (I think I spelt it rightish) latest album  Yes it may be top of the classical album charts, I know but that ain't gonna swing me.

Last Sunday morning me and t'missus were laying in bed (no dirty jokes please, you are better than that) and listening to the lovely Claire Bolding's Sunday morning show and Rhydian was her guest on their talking about his new album etc and they played a track from it.  What's more said track is one of my all-time favourites: Au Fond Du Temple Saint, a hauntingly beautiful duet from 'The Pearl Fishers'.  Now the best recorded version of this is by Jussi Bjorling and Robert Merrill and whenever I hear this version I get shivers up and down my spine - it is gorgeous.  Unfortunately, the Rhydian version lacked the spine tingling, it became just ordinary.

Sorry Rhyd!

Stereolab - PENG!  -   on cd - like a nice tab of mellow acid, yummy 

AIFF CD rip:-

Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight and Dark. Great SQ IMO.

Like some nice 'Sunshine'.

There are still people doing acid ? How do you guys function ?

Whatever happened to WindowPane and Orange Barrel ?

"So, here we are once more..."

Nice choice.

One of my all time favourite albums.

steve

It's the only Marillion I have - steeped in student memories.

G

Wasn't Orange Barrel what I am calling Sunshine, it had a Stars & Stripes stamped on it?

Maybe something's done my memory in, can't think what.

I remember some little purple cubes, drop one of those and you were gone within 15 min.  That's why we listened to the Dead, Spirit, String Band, Floyd, Allmans, CSN, Max Bygraves, Airplane etc.

Fleetwood Mac's second best album behind Rumours, in my view, and a lovely one at that. On CD. 

and now the number one Mac album.

Aaron Diehl Trio: Live at the Players

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13fCTDcszg4

Another delicious recording from the Steinway & Sons label. Thanks, Doug.

Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention - UNCLE MEAT -  2cd. Weird city.

Beethoven's early String Trio.

3 legends super star trio now sounds a bit dated.

Hawkwind  - Friends And Relations The Very Best Of + Rarities  2cd limited edition.

Streaming from Qobuz, first listen

I am really starting to like this band, another discovery inspired by this thread.

On cd. Vinyl is pre-ordered and should be out in couple of weeks.