Great performances Debs, just finished listening to them this morning. I'm a bit ambivalent about VA, sometimes I find him a bit, er, exuberant, but I like these performances a lot - the 4th and the Emperor are the best I can remember (but I'm not an expert by any means).

Superb pressings too - 1973 (probably just pre-oil crisis), nice thick vinyl and not a click to be heard anywhere...

Another junk shop purchase from yesterday. Just put it on now...

On CD:-

Emily Portman - The Glamoury

On CD:-

On CD:-

On Vinyl.

On Vinyl

On Vinyl

2 CD set.  CD1 is the American stereo album; CD2 the UK mono version.  Just finished listening to the mono. 

The Wall on vinyl.

I think it is an original pressing but hope someone can enlighten me? The lyrics on the sleeve (record 1) has 'empty spaces' listed as 'what shall we do now?' and a completely different lyric to 'empty spaces'. The song on the record is 'empty spaces' though.

Anyone know of a good web-site that can provide info on 1st pressings?

First play on CD. I couldn't justify the the import duty of the LP

Grant Green - Grantstand

Hybrid SACD. 

Mine is like that too. I bought it within days of its original release, so mine are definitely early pressings.

Made in Japan [Live]

Deep Purple | Format: Audio CD

Arthur Lee - Love Lost (p) 1971 - Sundazed 2 x LP set © 2009 : )

Just read the sad news about Jon Lord. I think I will join you in listening to this classic

La Sera - self titled. 

Really like her 2nd album so picked this up as well.  First listen. 

CD, 25th Anniversary :-

Purple albums can wait  'til tomorrow so that I can give them some stick, which seems only right.

My feeling is that a lot of Purps will be played tonight.

This, on vinyl:

The warmth of tube electronics used for this Water Lily recording compliments  the extreme heat outside.

XO's Dropxlife - 12x12