what was the last cd you bought?
Posted by: AL4N on 13 March 2004
so to get things off and running
queen--the highlander sound track
Just arrived:-
On its way.
Trying out two new piano players I haven't heard of.
Awadagin Pratt: Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Jonathan Biss: Mozart Piano Concertos No.21 & 22.
Saw them at the weekend, great gig, had to buy this.
And this.
Just arrived via ZOverstocks:-
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fear
Latest expedition to the used LP & CD shop
Features:
Julie London - Cry me a river
Miles Davis - It never entered my mind
Cassandra Wilson - Moon River
John Coltrane - I'm old fashioned
Jacky Terrasson - Baby Plum
The Nat King Cole Trio - Route 66
Duke Ellington - Warm Valley
Cassandra Williams - Harvest Moon
Bobby McFerrin - Selim
Joe Lovano, Duke Ellington - Sound of Love
Hoolly Cole - Alison
Gonzalo Rubalcuba - Imagine
Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Renee Rosnes - The Gift
And the 4 CD anthology set of Verve records - 1944 to 1994
Arrived today, via Pop Market. £77 including postage (and didn't get stung on the customs charge - although earlier, another Pop Market parcel arrived, two vinyl LPs, and I did have to stump up £15.84 customs 
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Maschine - Rubidium http://www.maschineuk.com/index.html
The core of the band is vocalist and guitarist Luke Machin, who formed the band at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music in 2008. Machin’s prowess as a guitarist has been drawing praise for virtually his entire life. He was introduced to the world as the guitarist-extraordinaire on The Tangent’s COMM, a performance which received universal acclaim.
Arrived today, via Pop Market. £77 including postage (and didn't get stung on the customs charge - although earlier, another Pop Market parcel arrived, two vinyl LPs, and I did have to stump up £15.84 customs )
Hi Kevin -
Will be interested in hearing your thoughts on sound quality.
IIRC, when this set first came out, there was debate over whether or not this was a new remaster, or just a copy of the mid-90's Jimmy Page remaster. In either case, my understanding is that the manufacturing was done in Japan, and to a pretty high standard.
Thanks!
Hook
Arrived today, via Pop Market. £77 including postage (and didn't get stung on the customs charge - although earlier, another Pop Market parcel arrived, two vinyl LPs, and I did have to stump up £15.84 customs )
Hi Kevin -
Will be interested in hearing your thoughts on sound quality.
IIRC, when this set first came out, there was debate over whether or not this was a new remaster, or just a copy of the mid-90's Jimmy Page remaster. In either case, my understanding is that the manufacturing was done in Japan, and to a pretty high standard.
Thanks!
Hook
Hook, the quality is very high - a bit like the Beatles monos. Exact replicas of the original sleeves, down to the inner bags, the rotating wheel on "III" and the cut-out windows on "Physical".
As for the SQ, it's fine, and definitely better than stuff like "Mothership" and the few "bog-standard" CDs I've heard. To be quite honest, I've only ever listened to Zep on vinyl (apart from "How The West Was Won" of course) so I'm not an exert on the various CDs.
However, even to my novice ears, they don't sound as if they're casualties of the "loudness wars".
Hook, the quality is very high - a bit like the Beatles monos. Exact replicas of the original sleeves, down to the inner bags, the rotating wheel on "III" and the cut-out windows on "Physical".
As for the SQ, it's fine, and definitely better than stuff like "Mothership" and the few "bog-standard" CDs I've heard. To be quite honest, I've only ever listened to Zep on vinyl (apart from "How The West Was Won" of course) so I'm not an exert on the various CDs.
However, even to my novice ears, they don't sound as if they're casualties of the "loudness wars".
Great news Kevin! Just ordered it ($90 new, through an Amazon seller). Thanks a lot!
Hook
PS - Interesting how Page got it right 20 years ago, but then so wrong on Mothership. That was the last time I bought any new release of any kind on day one. Now I wait for the reviews...
PPS - Ok, except for The Beatles stereo vinyl box set, which I preordered for fear they would sell out. Dumb move. Fortunately, Amazon is very good at processing returns with no questions asked. By contrast, I bought Mothership from a local music store that only does return/exchanges for vinyl, and then only if it is scratched or warped. 
Hook, the quality is very high - a bit like the Beatles monos. Exact replicas of the original sleeves, down to the inner bags, the rotating wheel on "III" and the cut-out windows on "Physical".
As for the SQ, it's fine, and definitely better than stuff like "Mothership" and the few "bog-standard" CDs I've heard. To be quite honest, I've only ever listened to Zep on vinyl (apart from "How The West Was Won" of course) so I'm not an exert on the various CDs.
However, even to my novice ears, they don't sound as if they're casualties of the "loudness wars".
Great news Kevin! Just ordered it ($90 new, through an Amazon seller). Thanks a lot!
Hook
PS - Interesting how Page got it right 20 years ago, but then so wrong on Mothership. That was the last time I bought any new release of any kind on day one. Now I wait for the reviews...
PPS - Ok, except for The Beatles stereo vinyl box set, which I preordered for fear they would sell out. Dumb move. Fortunately, Amazon is very good at processing returns with no questions asked. By contrast, I bought Mothership from a local music store that only does return/exchanges for vinyl, and then only if it is scratched or warped.
Good price for the set Hook.
But check it carefully as there are a lot of Chinese fakes out there. The things you should look for are:
1. No working wheel on LZ III
2. No cut-out windows in PG
3. Poor quality printing
4. Ill-fitting or poor quality inner bags
5. The alternate sleeve for LZ1 and the five alternate sleeves for ITTOD are missing
6. Poor quality box
7. Missing obis (all the albums have these)
8. Non-textured cover on TSRTS
9. Missing paper bag for ITTOD
10. Missing belly band on HOTH
If any of these are the case send it straight back as you probably have a counterfeit!
On another note, I've just noticed that TSRTS is the 2007 version with extra tracks - not listened to it yet to see how it compares but it's definitely manufactured in Japan.
Discovered Two Aussie Bands today...
The Butterfly Effect - Begins Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JSZ7ngU4g
Karnivool - Asymmetry http://www.karnivool.com.au/video
Looking forward to this from Osnabrueck, Germany...
Sankt Otten - Gottes Synthesizer http://sankt-otten.bandcamp.co...m/gottes-synthesizer
Info - http://denovali.com/shop/produ...php?products_id=5158