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

The album has some interesting takes on well known classics, while it sometimes also gives you a bit the feeling of a circus act. The specific shown song goes so nicely deep down on the ND555, that wouldn’t have happened on my NDS...

Musically as always very interesting, sound quality is rather poor though...

Ocean Colour Scene - Mechanical Wonder

Chirpy choons for chipper times.

So switched to this one which also has a good sound quality...

Christopher M,

Saw Ocean Colour Scene at Hammersmith a decade or so ago. They were great, full of energy. Must put some on after the rugby!

Stu

Kevin-W posted:

TK421 posted:

Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell

Streaming via Tidal.

Spotted a vinyl copy in a local charity shop yesterday for 50p, will buy it Monday.

Hi TK - have you checked out the Girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters box set? It's an absolute stunner!

Hi Kevin,

Thanks to your good self is how I came to listen to Bobbie in the first place via this thread.

Via Tidal I have been working my way through the GFCC on and off. My daughter keeps asking me for my Christmas list and I am very tempted to start it with this one.

I guess the vinyl for 50p is a no brainer provided it's not knackered.

On a side note I'm currently giving Silver Spoon a try now.

Keep up the good work!

Mike

switching gears ...  

2012, hybrid sacd

Joseph Haydn - Flute Quartets No. 1-4 - vinyl

Bought this in early summer for £1, but didn’t get round to cleaning it. It sounds very exciting with the interplay between flute and violin, viola and cello.

Haydn along with Mozart used to be warmers up at the Usher Hall Edinburgh winter season concerts when I went in the late sixties. 

Phil

Classic electro from 1981, way, way ahead of its time. By '81/82 YMO were beginning to overtake Kraftwerk as the innovators in electronic music. This is the 1992 Reastless CD master (still by far the best digital versions of the YMO catalogue).

I love how they list all their equipment they used to make the album, along with the cost of purchase, on the back of the sleeve - 138 bits of kit in all, worth 51.25 million yen - about £2.5 million in today's money (by my very rough calculations).

Jackie McLean - Destination out

• Alto Saxophone, Liner Notes – Jackie McLean
• Bass – Larry Ridley
• Drums – Roy Haynes
• Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson

another great Philips recording...listening to the remastered CD.

Stanley Turrentine - Look Out!

TK421 posted:

Hi Kevin,

Thanks to your good self is how I came to listen to Bobbie in the first place via this thread.

Via Tidal I have been working my way through the GFCC on and off. My daughter keeps asking me for my Christmas list and I am very tempted to start it with this one.

I guess the vinyl for 50p is a no brainer provided it's not knackered.

On a side note I'm currently giving Silver Spoon a try now.

Keep up the good work!

Mike

Thanks for your support Mike - let me know what you think. Get get your daughter/Santa to buy TGFCC - you'll not reget it and will give yu hours of listening pleasure!

BBC Radio london 94.9 FM - listening to live commentary of Newcastle v West Ham at St James's Park. Currently we're 1-0 up on the Barcodes.

Also a great album...

Now my favorite one of Oscar, my test album....

50 years old this week.

Jimmy Smith - The Sermon

Excellent jazz! Recorded in 1957 & 1958 with an all star line up.

• Alto Saxophone – George Coleman (tracks: B1), Lou Donaldson (tracks: A1, B2)
• Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A1, B2), Donald Bailey (tracks: B1)
• Guitar – Eddie McFadden (tracks: A1, B2), Kenny Burrell (tracks: B1)
• Organ – Jimmy Smith
• Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks (tracks: A1, B2)
• Trumpet – Lee Morgan

2017, cd

Now playing.........

John Cougar Mellencamp - American Fool

Streaming on NAS.............  dropping back 36 years in time and giving 'American Fool' a spin, raising some memories and sounding mighty fine this Saturday morning!

Kevin-W posted:

BBC Radio london 94.9 FM - listening to live commentary of Newcastle v West Ham at St James's Park. Currently we're 1-0 up on the Barcodes.

And as it has turned out, well-worth listening to, Kev.  

Abba - Gold

Why? SWMBO is off out for her first Christmas party of the year and I thought this might help whilst she gets ready.

Very considerate of me.

My first Beatles album and still my favourite.

Now playing.....

John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee

Streaming on NAS........... dropping back 31 years for this spin of 'The Lonesome Jubilee' for some 'heartland rock,' and have enjoyed John's music over the years.........  and he is sounding sweet this morning! 

 

Kevin-W posted:

Classic electro from 1981, way, way ahead of its time. By '81/82 YMO were beginning to overtake Kraftwerk as the innovators in electronic music. This is the 1992 Reastless CD master (still by far the best digital versions of the YMO catalogue).

I love how they list all their equipment they used to make the album, along with the cost of purchase, on the back of the sleeve - 138 bits of kit in all, worth 51.25 million yen - about £2.5 million in today's money (by my very rough calculations).

Saw them in 2008 at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the Massive Attack Meltdown. They were great, with Christian Fennesz as part of the backing group. Though this was one of those odd occasions when the double live CD (YMO London) improves on the live experience, as the only fly in the ointment on the night was that the Sound Engineer gradually increased the volume until it was distorting - fixed in the recording.

P.S. Sakamoto is a god.