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

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Banjo-tastically clarinet-mungous! 52 minutes of New Orleans trad, recorded between 1952 and 1962. From the mammoth 15-LP Atlantic Jazz box set of 1986:

(2009)

Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter

Pinetop Perkins - Live at 85!

Great recording of a concert by the great blues pianist Pinetop Perkins.

Kevin-W posted:

Fancied a bit of the good old old Floyd. This mid 1970s Japanese vinyl pressing is my go-to version.

A great Floyd album, Kevin.......apart from the chorus from the Kop, obviously 

MDS posted:

Kevin-W posted:

Fancied a bit of the good old old Floyd. This mid 1970s Japanese vinyl pressing is my go-to version.

A great Floyd album, Kevin.......apart from the chorus from the Kop, obviously 

Absolutely, Mike! Fortunately one of the benefits of streaming is to be able to skip right past all that at the touch of a button.  

I haven't played any TYA for ages so I went for my favourite album of theirs.  Some great songs on this e.g. Sugar the Road, 50,000 miles Beneath My Brain, As The Sun Still Burns Away and, of course, the full-length version of Love Like A Man.  Great stuff. 

 Untitled - A Great double album from The Byrds from 1970.The first to feature Live tracks."Lover of the Bayou " is brilliant   - also a Live "Eight Miles High "     Playing on Vinyl on Columbia Records

Chet Baker - Crystal bells

Recording of Chet Baker in a small acoustic setting, just trumpet, guitar and bass. This is a wonderful recording. All members of the trio play very well.

One of my lesser-played Genesis album but Filipe asking for views on it a day or two ago has prompted me to give it a spin. Yep, the opening song Mama justifies the play alone.

Sean Rowe - New Lore

One of my favourite albums. Sean's music is uncategorisable which for me is its allure. His voice is deep, rich and entirely unique. Great songwriting too. Nothing not to like here IMHO.

Tabby cat posted:

 Untitled - A Great double album from The Byrds from 1970.The first to feature Live tracks."Lover of the Bayou " is brilliant   - also a Live "Eight Miles High "     Playing on Vinyl on Columbia Records

Nce tip! Qobuz has the 16/44.1 (Untitled) / (Unissued) version. Going to stream this one next. Found a better pic of your Columbia vinyl;

Genesis - Nursery Cryme - CD (1971 remastered 1994)

Since it arrived on Tuesday with Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound, I have been trying to get to grips with it. Now on the third play, but after being blown away by Foxtrot I feel the SQ of this CD lets it down. Am I alone?

I find the balance of the vocals to the backing subdued and Peter Gabriel’s voice not as sweet as it can be. The Musical Box starts well, but the the heavy (bass?) guitar and drums spoil it being rough. It comes back a bit for Harlequin. Again in the final track, The Fountains of Salmacis, it is as though he straining and the backing dominate. The drums are overdone, and just not interesting at the volume they deliver in the mix. The vocal part should lead, but it doesn’t. The material and concept is good, but it is poorly delivered.

Perhaps I am suffering from the 552 showing it as it is! Maybe their is a better release? As everything else I have played sounds good I don’t thing the setup is wrong.

Please let me know your your thoughts.

Phil

Filipe posted:

Genesis - Nursery Cryme - CD (1971 remastered 1994)

Since it arrived on Tuesday with Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound, I have been trying to get to grips with it. Now on the third play, but after being blown away by Foxtrot I feel the SQ of this CD lets it down. Am I alone?

I find the balance of the vocals to the backing subdued and Peter Gabriel’s voice not as sweet as it can be. The Musical Box starts well, but the the heavy guitar and drums spoil it being rough. It comes back a bit for Harlequin. Again in the final track, The Fountains of Salmacis, it is as though he straining and the backing dominate. The drums are overdone, and just not interesting at the volume they deliver in the mix. The vocal part should lead, but it doesn’t. The material and concept is good, but it is poorly delivered.

Perhaps I am suffering from the 552 showing it as it is! Maybe their is a better release? As everything else I have played sounds good I don’t thing the setup is wrong.

Please let me know your your thoughts.

Phil

Hi Phil

My Nursery Cryme is an old AAD CD on the Virgin/Charisma label (CASCD 1052) and seems ok on re-prodcution quality. I don't know if any are now available. If I didn't have it I think I'd be tempted to look out for a Japanese SHM-CD but I know they can be expensive.

M

Mighty Mo Rodgers - Blues Is My Wailin' Wall

Belter, absolute belter I say. I Ewemon posting originally if I am not mistaken. Nice one! 

2017 - Vinyl...

The Dead South on CD, saturdays are for 'Good Company'

Filipe posted:

Genesis - Nursery Cryme - CD (1971 remastered 1994)

Since it arrived on Tuesday with Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound, I have been trying to get to grips with it. Now on the third play, but after being blown away by Foxtrot I feel the SQ of this CD lets it down. Am I alone?

I find the balance of the vocals to the backing subdued and Peter Gabriel’s voice not as sweet as it can be. The Musical Box starts well, but the the heavy (bass?) guitar and drums spoil it being rough. It comes back a bit for Harlequin. Again in the final track, The Fountains of Salmacis, it is as though he straining and the backing dominate. The drums are overdone, and just not interesting at the volume they deliver in the mix. The vocal part should lead, but it doesn’t. The material and concept is good, but it is poorly delivered.

Perhaps I am suffering from the 552 showing it as it is! Maybe their is a better release? As everything else I have played sounds good I don’t thing the setup is wrong.

Please let me know your your thoughts.

Phil

Felipe, I know you're infatuated with them but there is life beyond Genesis, matey. Do it for your 552: it deserves it.

Spread your wings....

MDS posted:

Filipe posted:

Genesis - Nursery Cryme - CD (1971 remastered 1994)

Since it arrived on Tuesday with Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound, I have been trying to get to grips with it. Now on the third play, but after being blown away by Foxtrot I feel the SQ of this CD lets it down. Am I alone?

I find the balance of the vocals to the backing subdued and Peter Gabriel’s voice not as sweet as it can be. The Musical Box starts well, but the the heavy guitar and drums spoil it being rough. It comes back a bit for Harlequin. Again in the final track, The Fountains of Salmacis, it is as though he straining and the backing dominate. The drums are overdone, and just not interesting at the volume they deliver in the mix. The vocal part should lead, but it doesn’t. The material and concept is good, but it is poorly delivered.

Perhaps I am suffering from the 552 showing it as it is! Maybe their is a better release? As everything else I have played sounds good I don’t thing the setup is wrong.

Please let me know your your thoughts.

Phil

Hi Phil

My Nursery Cryme is an old AAD CD on the Virgin/Charisma label (CASCD 1052) and seems ok on re-prodcution quality. I don't know if any are now available. If I didn't have it I think I'd be tempted to look out for a Japanese SHM-CD but I know they can be expensive.

M

 

Mike, I just found this on an ultimateclassicrock review. I also have that CD.

“Nursery Cryme is not one of my favorites," Collins has said. "It sounds as if everyone were playing the keyboards with both hands. There are fat chords, two guitars and a really big drum sound. Peter’s voice was big too, and all in all it sounded like all those big things had been squeezed onto this small bit of tape.”

Apart from Collins thinking Peter’s voice was big, it matches my thoughts. Maybe it is just not to my liking either. I could see if there is a better mix/remaster.

Phil

Tony2011 posted:

Filipe posted:

Genesis - Nursery Cryme - CD (1971 remastered 1994)

 

Felipe, I know you're infatuated with them but there is life beyond Genesis, matey. Do it for your 552: it deserves it.

Spread your wings....

Tony, Yes I will and it does. The bubble is bursting but Foxtrot was memorable and also ..and then there were three ... and also Trespass  IMO.

Phil