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

Whoever has ordered this on vinyl is in for a treat! 

Excellent compilation imho,  vibrant sounds,

much new to me, needs playing with some volume : )

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Mastered by Mike Thorne at Rimshot Studios

Stevee_S posted:

dave marshall posted:

  Cyril Davies - Preachin' The Blues.

  One of the original UK blues characters, who played in both his own band, The Cyril Davies All-Stars, and, earlier, with     Alexis Korner in Blues Incorporated, with Long John Baldry on vocals.

  I remember buying his 4 track EP whilst still at school, and this album attempts to collect together most of his known recordings.

  Recommended for anyone who likes the rawness of the early Stones or Yardbirds. 

Thanks Dave, this looks like another great shout from your good self 

Most of the music is very much of it's time, in the middle of the UK Trad Jazz era, when blues was mainly played unamplified in folk clubs.

Cyril and Alexis were among the first homegrown bands to be playing heavily amped Chicago style club blues, which took off big time, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Certainly, the EP I mentioned made a huge impression on me, at the tender age of 14, and my acoustic was quickly ditched in favour of my first leccy guitar and amp, (thanks Dad). 

Anna Von Hausswolff - Dead Magic 

Now Playing......

Mary Chapen Carpenter - Songs From The Movie

Mary Chapen Carpenter (vocals), Michael Kidd (horn), Chris Parkes (horn), Phillip Eastop (horn), Richard Berry (Horn), David Fuest (clarinet), Jon Carnac (clarinet), Richard Skinner (bassoon), David Chatterton (bassoon), Oren Marshall (tuba), Karen Jones (flute, alto flute), Anna Noakes (flute, alto flute), Helen Keen (flute, alto flute), Garfield Jackson (viola), Kate Musker (viola), Bill Hawkes (viola), Rachel Bolt (viola), Peter Lale (viola), Andrew Parker (viola), George Robertson (viola) Bruce White (violoa), Vicci Wardman (viola), Stephen Mair (bass), Patrick Lannigan (bass), Stacey Watson (bass), Richard Edwards (tenor trombone), Mike Hext (tenor trombone), Thomas Bowes (Orchestra Leader, violin), John Bradbury (violin), Emlyn Singleton (violin), Jonathan Evans-Jones (violin), Liz Edwards (violin), Everton Nelson (violin), Maciej Rakowski (violin), Tom Pigott-Smith (violin), Deborah Widdup (violin), Jonathan Rees (violin), Boguslav Kostecki  (violin), Paul Willey (violin), Christopher Tombling (violin), David Woodcock (violin), Patrick Kiernan (violin), Cathy Thompson (violin), Roger Garland  (violin), Mark Berrow (violin), Julian Leaper (violin), Rita Manning (violin),  Gary Kettel (percussion), Frank Ricotti (percussion), David Theodore (oboe), Jane Marshall (oboe), Dave Arch (piano), Anthony Pleeth (cello), Paul Kegg, (cello), Martin Loveday (cello), Frank Schaefer (cello), David Daniels, (cello), Jonathan Williams (cello), Tony Lewis, (cello), Stephen Maw (contrabassoon), David Stewart (bass trombone), Skaila Kanga (harp), Vince Mendoza (Orchestration, Conductor), Tom Pearce (Choir Master), CHOIR: Yona Dunsford, Leah Jackson, Caitlyn Gordon, Abbie Osmon, Nikki Kenedy, Chloe Morgan, Eloise Irving, Rebecca Trehearn, Alice Fearn, Soophia Foroughi, Claire Henry, Alex Gibson, Dani May, Joanna Forbes, and Polly May.

Streaming on TIDAL........   Mary vocals are as sweet as ever with a large orchestra backing her up. A extremely pleasant album!

(2011)

Wooden Shjips - Phonograph

Paired down minimalist psychedelic rock that always has that wonderful fuzz box feel to it, this one's hard and funky with undeniable Bay Area undertones. This is just a wee two track EP but a gem.

Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell - 24/192

The second greatest album of all time.

Edward

(2009)

Wooden Shjips - Dos

It's hard to jump off the 'Shijps ride when you're on it so I'm going with one of their earlier albums.

R.E.M.

Automatic For The People -CD Rip

Edward

dave marshall posted:

Stevee_S posted:

dave marshall posted:

  Cyril Davies - Preachin' The Blues.

  One of the original UK blues characters, who played in both his own band, The Cyril Davies All-Stars, and, earlier, with     Alexis Korner in Blues Incorporated, with Long John Baldry on vocals.

  I remember buying his 4 track EP whilst still at school, and this album attempts to collect together most of his known recordings.

  Recommended for anyone who likes the rawness of the early Stones or Yardbirds. 

Thanks Dave, this looks like another great shout from your good self 

Most of the music is very much of it's time, in the middle of the UK Trad Jazz era, when blues was mainly played unamplified in folk clubs.

Cyril and Alexis were among the first homegrown bands to be playing heavily amped Chicago style club blues, which took off big time, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Certainly, the EP I mentioned made a huge impression on me, at the tender age of 14, and my acoustic was quickly ditched in favour of my first leccy guitar and amp, (thanks Dad). 

Thanks again Dave it's good to have your reference points. All the old music that we love for so many different reasons is "of it's time" so... onward and upward, thanks for sharing.

The Boomtown Rats, Tonic for the Troops, original vinyl.

Bouncy new wave music, they wrote great songs, lovely snippets of pop. This is my original copy bought as a young teenager in 1978, I don’t think it’s just nostalgia that gives me a massive grin of pleasure when I listen to this. I’ll still argue Rat Trap is one of the great teen attitude songs, and the other numbers are pretty good as well. 

(2007)

Wooden Shjips - Wooden Shjips

OK, just one more from the 'Shjps because I'm thoroughly enjoying the rush, this is another fine early album of theirs.

Dire Straits

Brothers in Arms by (1996 Remaster) - CD Rip

Edward

1966 - Vinyl - UK first (mono) pressing...

 Playing on Vinyl on the Korova Label from 1983 - 

George Fitzgerald > All That Must Be - 24/44.1 Qobuz streaming

ted_p posted:

Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell - 24/192

The second greatest album of all time.

Edward

So what's first on your list? Pray tell!

Eno - Ambient 1    Music for Airports

Sublime post work chillax with a cold San Mig. Doesn't get better than this  :-)

David Bowie - TRAFO Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - 2012 remastered vinyl

Very near the Rats on the shelves, and after listening to Hunky Dory at the weekend , I felt the need to listen to Bowie’s other towering creation. A stunning stunning album, from the ominous notes leading to Ziggy announcing the end of the world in 5 years, to his wail in Rock and Roll suicide, it’s a parade of great rock songs, Bowie’s voice and Mick Ronson’s axe  a perfect pair of leads, and the rest of the Spiders playing brilliantly. I nearly put it back on again, it’s hard to stop listening.

Clive B posted:

ted_p posted:

Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell - 24/192

The second greatest album of all time.

Edward

So what's first on your list? Pray tell!

This one.

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Edward

Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps. I've been listening to this quite a bit recently. A new artist from LA who reminds me a little of Aimee Mann, although with song titles like Funeral and Killer, she is perhaps a bit darker with her lyrics than Aimee.

Brian Eno

Apollo - CD Rip

Edward

ted_p posted:

Clive B posted:

ted_p posted:

Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell - 24/192

The second greatest album of all time.

Edward

So what's first on your list? Pray tell!

This one.

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Edward

Ah, ok that's allowed!

Tabby cat posted:

Another Classic Greatest Hits Compact Disc........"Move over Rover and Let Jimi take Over "   

Ah!! The first Hendrix album I bought. Many happy memories of listening to Purple Haze and Stone Free right up close to the Dansette. 

Very rarely played, this one. In fact, despite owning it for over 20 years at a guess, I don't think I played it more than three times at most. I thought there were some reed issue, but it's a lot better than I recall.