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

Originally Posted by Tony2011:

Now that IS a blast from the past.  I lost my copy of this in the 70s., I seem to remember that was after Spooky Tooth and before his Ariel Bender - Mott the Hoople days.

Well, once you you gave an intro into the band's members history, I decided to dig deeper and found this. Pretty cool and a little folkish,I think, but very enjoyable!

Just listened to the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Music Show, Episode 142: Immortal Clay. Another wonderful eclectic mix of tunes...

http://www.mixcloud.com/ianfai...e-142-immortal-clay/ 

This is the 142nd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show. This time around Daniel & Rebsie of Alchymical Muse are sitting in for me & choosing all the music again as I focus on my day job. The feature album is 'The Great Leap' by LA-based prog rock collective Phideaux & there will be three tracks from it. If you want more details about the show past and present, including weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist, and the previous 141 episodes, go to www.epilepticgibbon.co.uk 

Thanks for jogging the memory Tony! I remember I did like the album. I'd better have a root around at Discogs for a long overdue replacement. 

Thanks for sharing the memories and knowledge!

Various Artists - Fill Your Head With Rock (1970)

Original vinyl - double album

One of the first rock compilations, a CBS sampler.  Great cover with violinist Jerry Goodman from Flock in full flow.

Rush, Hemispheres,  pure Rush from 1978, 24 bit flac streamed to Hugo. An excellent album from the group's first phase,  brings back many memories

Couldn't resist to listen to a new album I bought today. It's rich and you hear so nicely that the album is recorded in a church - like it

Am non the wiser from that album cover, in many respects

Apologies, it's Blind Faith. 

Regards, 

Tony

Not at all, didn't recognise the cover, which is an unusual one too, thanks for the info

Joe,

The edition number is on the lower right back of box, and each album has same edition on lower right of the back cover. Numbers are in silver print. So far I like it. Funny the only vinyl I had was the rare "Time Fades Away" second hand copy and it did not sound as good as this reissue. I preordered my set from the Neil Young site.

Cheers,

Larry

Beautiful tribute to his daughter who was killed at Sandy Hook 2 years ago.  HiRes download from HD Tracks at a special price.  Really love "Ana's Way" with Kurt Elling leading a children's choir and the opening piece with Pat Matheny

Anthony

Larry,

That's interesting. I have no edition numbers on mine. When you get a chance, would you mind looking at the matrix numbers. Each of the LPs from my set is stamped with "P. USA" . I wonder you have a Pallas pressing from Germany and mine was pressed in the US? I didn't think there were two versions.

Stevie reportedly recorded over 100 songs for this album. Maybe one day the rest will see the light of day or maybe they have already.

Joe, I sent you an email with picture. I will do the same with the matrix number.

That's a real blast from the past. Used to be one of my favourite bands.

Donovan. Barabajagal. On original Epic yellow label vinyl from 1969. Very original and trippy music. Easy to hear why the Beatles hung out with him and they influenced each other.

Alexander Gibson/Scottish National Orhcestra's play Elgar's orvertures. 

This is a spacious and grand scale orchestral direction with a lot of elegant corner handling somewhat reminiscent of Beecham. 

'In London Town'  ( Oddly named 'Cockaigne' ) is like Elgar version of ‘American in Paris’ where a certain amount of optimism and sweet innocence in the score. In some spots garishly brilliant and outwardly like going to a carnival ride. Gibson maintains a certain amount of dignity and clarity making sure the score does not turn into a fun house. Ending is like a gilded version of Gershwin’s finale ensuring a standing ovation.

Jethro Tull. Original Masters. On vinyl from 1985. Just seemed to strike my fancy at the moment.

To go with photoshopping images from a recent trip to Cape Cod. The work with imagery is very slow and detail oriented and the Nocturnes fit well with the pace and time of the night. Barenboim is for a change. Usually I select Moravec to play these pieces.

Green Day. Warning. The 2013 vinyl in coke bottle green from Adeline Records. Having twice the dynamic range of the original 2000 CD release, this version offers somewhat of a truce for Green Day's usual contributions to the loudness war.

Definitely, EJ, a disc that is in a high rotation here. Quite often I am interested in hearing musicians play early in their career, before all the polish and style settle them down. David Fray is doing the B Minor in a search mode, contemplating but also with confidence and plenty of feelings. In comparison, Hamelin is more technical and plays it faster, staying more on the surface. I think that Fray's spirit and style are closer to Jorge Bolet or even to Claudio Arrau.

What is your favorite version of this work?

Haim