What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Now Playing.................
Donald Byrd - All Night Long
Streaming on NAS.......... A recent purchase from Fat Cat Records and taking out for its first spin, a great line up and they are sounding mighty sweet!
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Donald Byrd - Off To The Races
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Jackie McLean (alto saxophone1 & 3-6), Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone tracks 1 & 3-6), Wynton Kelly (piano), Sam Jones (bass), and Art Taylor (drums).
Streaming on NAS......... Another recent purchase from Fat Cat Records and taking out for its first spin......
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Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone), Cedar Walton (piano), Larry Ridley (bass), and "Philly" Joe Jones (drums).
Streaming on NAS....... Recent purchase from Fat Cat Records and taking out for its inaugural spin! Sounding sweet from the opening beat!
You guys playing the Cara Dillon albums has prompted me to dig out and play this album which was part of the B&W Society of Sound series.
William posted:dave marshall posted:TOBYJUG posted:Nice to see that someone else appreciates Ian's music .......... I've previously posted albums from him with little response.
Not sure if they're on Tidal, but check these out for more great blues choons.
Unfortunately not on Tidal. I saw Ian Siegal at the Bath Guitar Festival in 1998 and was blown away. Live I hadn‘t heard anything as tight as this since front row Clapton. Was wondering what happened to him.
He's currently touring on mainland Europe, returning to the UK in September for the Carlisle Blues Festival, and some further UK dates the following month.
Definitely worth seeing again if he's playing near you. 
Nigel 66 posted:On vinyl, and still one of my favourite LPs
Nigel,
Me too an absolute peach of an album and one of those albums for me anyway which took at least 5 plays to get a feel for the songs.I find most REM albums like that there real slow growers always a slgn of a great album.I think with early REM Micheal Stipes lyrics where even more abstract so you have to play the songs more.
Life's Rich Pageant in the IRS Records years was incredible as it could be hard and urgent with the 2 openers Begin the Begin and These days then totally change the mood with Fall on me.There all great albums but Pageant was magic as was Murmur.
On a chronological run through S&G.
.sjb
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principal. Vinyl, first pressing.
First play for some twenty years and it sounds remarkably good considering its been stored in the loft for so long. A real time warp misty eyed moment.
Blancmange - Happy Families. Vinyl, first pressing.
Another archive disc that I’d forgotten about, sounding very good indeed.
Playing on Compact Disc on Naxos - Very Relaxing Boroque Guitar from Vivaldi and Bach
Inspired by [@mention:1566878603961650]'s post above - on UK first press vinyl, sounding fantastic! Includes the awesome "Down In The ParK", perhaps the best thing he has ever done.
Think it's time to give the Nakamichi some exercise, so let's take some comedy tapes for a spin. This doesn't feature Mr Coogan's most famous creation, AP, but doees have Paul and Pauline Calf, who are almost as good.
Men Without Hats - Rythm Of Youth. Vinyl, first pressing.
Another LP from storage I’d completely forgotten I had! Sounding really vibrant through the newly set up RP6 and trusty Nait2. I’m supposed to be working but these slabs of black gold are proving quite the distraction..
Nigel 66 posted:On vinyl, and still one of my favourite LPs
That's an album that reminds me of spending hours in the darkroom at school. I had the LP taped onto a Maxell UD XLII and for what seems like most of a whole term it was THE album doing the rounds. It was my companion played through my Panasonic boom box while I tried to mimic Ansel Adams...
Playing on Compact Disc and loving hearing it again.Just so ahead of it's time - A true electronic ground breaker of an album
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Tabby cat posted:Playing on Compact Disc and loving hearing it again.Just so ahead of it's time - A true electronic ground breaker of an album
Hard to believe it was released over 42 years ago
Voice of the Beehive - Let it Bee. Vinyl, first pressing.
A decent, thoroughly entertaining, if not ground breaking pop album. What sets this apart is it’s very well recorded - and also a superb pressing. By far the best sounding disc I’ve played from the vinyl stash, virtually no background noise too.
Playing on Compact Disc - Fabulous Byrds album from 1965 and things would get even better the following year with 5th Dimension
Now Playing...................
Jack DeJohnette - Oneness
Jack DeJohnette (drums, percussion), Jerome Harris (electric guitar, bass guitar), Don Alias (percussion), and Michael Cain (piano).
Streaming on NAS....... A recent purchase from Fat Cat Records and taking it out for a spin! The opening track 'Welcome Blessing' is perfect as an eye opener this morning, love it!
Van Morrison - Into The Music.
It's probably just random, but each cheap as chips CD which I've been buying to fill the gaps in my Van library, seems even better than
the one before.
At this rate, by the time I've finished, the final one should be absolutely stellar. 
Playing on Compact Disc - Love this album especially Juke Box Hero,it tells a great story.Never heard any of their other albums but I do know this was their big album
Van Morrison - Keep It Simple.
Yet another gap filled in my Van library, cheap as chips on The River, now ripped and streaming.
I hinted above that each new addition, in a randomly purchased sequence, just seems even finer than it's predecessor, and so
it goes ..................... this is bl...y brilliant!
Why have I left it so long to explore Van's vast repertoire? 
Roxy Music - Manifesto. Vinyl, first pressing.
Yet another album I’d completely forgotten about - and it’s superb!
Now Playing..........
Ralph Towner - My Foolish Heart
Ralph Towner (classical guitar, 12-string guitar)
Streaming on TIDAL........ Taking this solo album with Ralph and his guitars out for a spin. Something nice and mellow for this Tuesday morning.....