What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016
2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;
I seem to have a taste for the old stuff this evening.
Original vinyl
Great trio jazz ....
osprey posted:
Osprey, that looks really interesting - I take it that it's some sort of Iranian psych compilation? It's only £16 on vinyl on the FK site - if it's really good I may take a punt...
A class ACT:
Lars Danielsson - double bass, cello, bass violin
Leszek Mozdzer - piano, celesta, harpsichord
Mathias Eick - trumpet
John Parricelli - guitar
Eric Harland - drums, percussion
The Who. Who's Next (1971). Among my all-time favorite albums (great irreverent album cover as well). Listening tonight to the 1995 MCA CD which includes seven additional tracks and an excellent 23-pages of notes on the Lifehouse Project including five pages direct from Pete Townshend. The SQ is very good, but well worth the cost of a used CD merely for the additional tracks and extensive liner notes.
ewemon posted:
Rod's best album and among the tops of the 1970s for my tastes!
Great band, great album...
The B-52's. Time Capsule: Songs For A future Generation. On HDCD from 1998. A wonderful journey into their best tracks. The recording quality is notably tight, fast and punctual throughout, and the band's music remains intriguingly unique today.
ewemon posted:
I've not seen that Trilogy collection before.
Downloaded much better than via Tidal...
Streaming | Transcoded DSD
(2016)
Just a random grab and play, atmospheric instrumental ambient music to ease the way into the morning.
Great album, a lot of PRAT....
UK first pressing (FACT 75), from May 1983. Quite simply one of the very best albums of its era, and sounding as good today as it's ever done.
2011 / 2016 Tidal.. Brit/US Jazz. First listen.
The Floyd's More soundtrack, in a lush 1978 Japanese pressing - gorgeous gatefold, silent vinyl, booklet, obi, lyric sheet... what more could one want?
Can't seem to shake off my addiction for Fotheringay at present. Currently using my old but faithful Naim Nait 1 owing to usual amplifiers away being serviced. It's surprising just how well the little Nait manages to drive the NBLs.