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

Gregory Porter - Take Me To The Alley

A class act.

   Alison Moyet - Alf.

  Oh well, in that case, 'av some of this, me old son! 

  Cyndi Lauper - True Colours - The Best Of.

  Getting into the swing of this now ................... the '80's ........... ah!

Richard Hawley - Low Edges.  A lovely album from Sheffield's finest.

Right then. More original 1980s vinyl

Why? Let's keep this 80s thing going.

Mind you, I'll pass on returning to Mrs Plane Mk 2 who was from 1980s...

steve

Sorry to break the thread, but this one's from 1994. Joshua Redman, Moodswing. Whilst still quite easy going contemporary jazz, it's certainly more interesting than Wish.

(1973)

Angel Station 

This album is a soft spot for me, I picked up a dodgy cassette of it in Cairo circa 1979 when I was living and working there, it set me off on the trip to discover more of Manfred Mann and his Earth Band's fine music. 

As requested carrying in the '80s theme ,Elton John - Too Low For Zero, from '83.A return to form.

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Japan 2015 remaster / transfer of Tangerine Dream Ricochet. Well now I have got Rubycon and Phedra as well.

Both are very good. I think the best of three (inc Ricochet) in terms of SQ is Rubycon - it is much clearer than the old 1995 master I had.

The packages are very nice - they are mini gatefold sleeves and they look really nice.

(note - pics are not quite right - these are the SACDs - mine have blue strips where they are black in the pics)

Yello - Essential

Time for some fun.

Oh Yeah!

Vinyl released 2015 - Copenhagen quartet Girls in Airports are in fine form on Fables with a delightful blend of ambient and tribal saxophone-led melodies. Moody and seductive, this sublime music works its charms from first note to last. Fine album 

Joining 80's night with...

Take on Me had a great video if I remember correctly.

Playing on  double Compact Disc - Live Clapton from the Ahoy Hall Rotterdam 16th January 1987 - Sound recorded off the mixing desk is good.

  The Strolling Bones - Tattoo You.

  Lest we forget, there was some great rock during them there 80's too.

My first Eva Cassidy album. What a voice. What a tragedy she was lost so relatively young

Stevee_S posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

1st run for me....

 

Bert, I would be interested to know what your thoughts are on the Steven Wilson remaster and SQ of this iconic KC album? 

I am perhaps the wrong one to ask as I am new to the old King Crimson. As I can’t compare it with the original. I used the rip from the DVD with 24/96, and overall think that the detail is there, but the slam fullness of the sound I find dissapointing. Now it might also be that they recorded it like that, so then it would be ok. But if I compare with the recent live ones of King Crimson, for me nigh5 and day...

dave marshall posted:

  The Strolling Bones - Tattoo You.

  Lest we forget, there was some great rock during them there 80's too.

As you well know Mr Marshall, technically speaking,  that's a 70's album.

After listening to their first one. As to the earlier question, this album sounds a bit more full in my opinion...

Then switched to this one in anticipation of the new one which was downloading at the same moment...

Tony2011 posted:

dave marshall posted:

  The Strolling Bones - Tattoo You.

  Lest we forget, there was some great rock during them there 80's too.

As you well know Mr Marshall, technically speaking,  that's a 70's album.

Aye, ah ken that, but, like every other bugger, ah didnae get tae hear it till yon 80's, ken. 

So, does that one not count then?

Had after download a first listen. Starts to move away more and more from jazz beginning and sounds more like world music. But still enjoyable with a he nice Flugelhorn sound...

Now listening to the last part of the last album from Kari. Besides the one vocal number a good album...

Gardiner's old recordings of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo and L'Incoronazione di Poppea on Archiv remain fantastic; last year, after months of performances of the three surviving operas, Gardiner finally got around to recording Ulisse (live, but in excellent sound). I found this an engrossing experience from start to finish - it's early days for comparisons but I don't remember being this involved in other performances (I have one other on disc - Cavina's on Glossa). 

Cheers

EJ

   Queen - A Kind of Magic.

   Awright, Mishter Tony, shurely thish one ish ok for the 80'sh?