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

The first album I played this morning.

Enjoying again an album that shouldn't work but most definitely does.

2016 - Vinyl - US pressing...

Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang

I enjoy this album from time to time. Hard to think it’s from 2005. It seems more recent somehow.

Sounds quite nifty too.

G

Paul Hanmer - Trains to Taung

I like this very much and listening to it now on Tidal I am reminded that it has always been so expensive to buy the CD. So had a quick punt up the big river and there it was in very good condition for £2.19. Bargain. Snapped it up. I am a happy chappy.

What is it? Well, bit tricky that. Upbeat piano-led jazz with a funky edge and a South African influence. How about that!

1995 - Vinyl - UK pressing...

GraemeH posted:

Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang

I enjoy this album from time to time. Hard to think it’s from 2005. It seems more recent somehow.

Sounds quite nifty too.

G

The image isn't showing, Graeme, at least for me on my MacBook Pro.

M

  Wilco & Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home.

  Having played tons of Yello this evening, scrolling briefly backwards on the old iPad brings me to this one, so, why not?

  The very best of the UK R 'n B re-awakening in the late '70's and '80's, as, let's not forget, the 'OO were originally a pure R 'n B band.

Stevee_S posted:

GraemeH posted:

Stevee_S posted:

GraemeH posted:

Big Big Train...little bit XTC, little bit Caravan, a whiff of Genesis...possibly Tull. A new discovery to me that I think I am going to enjoy exploring further over the next few months.

Where to start?

G

"Where to start"?

You could do worse than head over to bandcamp and start scooping up all their early material and go on from there.

https://bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com

Thanks! Bandcamp is new to me - I’m listening from Tidal just now - I take it I can sign up then pay to download the album files?

Cheers,

Graeme

Hi Graeme, yes just sign up to bandcamp and download away. You can also listen to albums or parts of albums so you can try before you buy albums which may not be available on other streaming services (Tidal, Qobuz etc.) Big Big Train are a good modern prog rock band (in the 60s/70s English style).

By way of a wallet alert and financial warning, that bad man Nick Lees of this parish introduced me to bandcamp about 3 years ago and since then I've bought some 470 albums from them, there are some great new and interesting bands and sounds over there. 

Here is another vote for Bandcamp. I can't remember when I started with them, but I have thrown money at 294 records to date on there. If I am looking for something on the usual download sites, I always check Bandcamp to see if they have it, as it is usually cheaper - for example the Nils Frahm record I bought yesterday was about £15 on most places in high res. On Bandcamp I got it for less than a tenner.

I think Bandcamp are good at supporting small artists and labels - there are no real start up costs - the artist just uploads their music and sells it. Bandcamp takes what I think is a very reasonable cut on each sale - Bandcamp charge the artist 15% per sale, meaning the artist gets 85%. I don't know but I would be prepared to bet (up to one whole pound note!) that traditional record companies' deals are nothing like as good for the artist.

BTW For the record, I have no affiliation or interest in Bandcamp - I just like the way they do it - I think everyone wins.

CD       Pedro Aznar - Escenciales          (3 CD set + booklet with lyrics.)

  The Strolling Bones - Blue & Lonesome.

  Following my last pick ^ it has to be some more basic UK R 'n 'B .......... does it get any better?

  Very obviously, the music choice of a, (by now), retired person, but who cares? ........... certainly not moi. 

2007 - Vinyl...

Siouxsie - Mantaray

sjt posted:

The Who - Live at Leeds (deluxe 2014 remaster) - 24/96 from HD Tracks. I post this because it sounds so much better than the 2001 deluxe version I had from CD. This one is clearer and everything is properly separated and it makes you feel more like you were there than the old CD version. Also the songs are in the right order now! There is also added banter, which I think adds to it as well as being a good laugh.

I was reading about this remaster on another forum and they were talking about the HD Tracks version, so I got it from there to make sure I got the right one. This is the first time I tried HD tracks - usually their prices are much higher than everyone else.

For those that are interested, I found this on the Leeds Uni website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/thewhol...hoConcertBooklet.pdf - its a booklet they made when Daltrey and Townshend went there in 2006 to unveil the blue plaque. It contains some nice pics and a bit of history.

 

Apologies for replying to my own post, but something occurred to me after I posted it. I think that good recordings like this, well reproduced on a good stereo are like a time and space machine, taking you back to the actual event with all its energy, excitement, fun and atmosphere still available and fresh almost 50 years after it was recorded. Live at Leeds was recorded 5 months before I was born, and so much has happened to the Who since then, so its nice to feel "there" when they were at their peak.

CD   Natalie Merchant - Natalie Merchant

ewemon posted:

Just played this - a great album

The Blues, the whole Blues and nothing but the blues! A master at work.

Junior Wells- Hoodoo Man Blues

2003 - Vinyl - UK pressing...

Bankside posted:

ewemon posted:

Just played this - a great album

......forget the album, ..... great cover...... :-)

Last for tonight.

CD   The Beatles - Beatles For Sale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzvtm6zFEX0