what was the last cd you bought?

Posted by: AL4N on 13 March 2004

after a suggestion,i have split up the old topic into this one and what was your last vinyl purchase.I hope it makes life easier.
so to get things off and running
queen--the highlander sound track

Posted on: 14 August 2014 by Stevee_S

Originally Posted by hafler3o:

Originally Posted by Stevee_S:

I just have 3 of their re-masters to date, Phaedra, Rubicon and Exit and have been pleased with them which is why I enquired of you about the others.

Hi Steve, don't worry about the words from a perfectionist like me! I'm sure you will enjoy them, FM is top material from that period. If you are a streamer type, I'd pick up the 2 Virgin remaster box sets 'Virgin Years..' As they are dirt cheap and you can re-form the running order of the albums without any problem, and save $$$$! 'Thief' is non-essential and you are better served giving house room to 'Sorcerer' instead (MCA remaster). Thief contains segments of Force Majeure.

Two great non-Virgin releases imo are 'Green Desert' (early) and 'Poland' (post Virgin) Poland is live but all fresh material and sounds like in the studio quality.

When getting into Frank Zappa & Neil Young back catalogue I've picked the brains of others and avoided the poor pressings so it's nice to give a little back. TD were relevant up to the mid eighties, after then I'd be very cautious!

hafler3o once again many thanks. You are right in saying that using the knowledge of others here can help to avoid some of the pitfalls out there. I will pick out some of your suggestions and get them ripped. I hadn't planned on going beyond the mid eighties with TD, much preferring their earlier years.

Steve

Posted on: 14 August 2014 by dav301

Posted on: 14 August 2014 by tonym

Some Joe Jackson genius :-

Posted on: 14 August 2014 by kuma

His last recording.

Posted on: 15 August 2014 by Bert Schurink

On high res still one of the most exciting debut of a band...

Posted on: 15 August 2014 by Bert Schurink

Originally Posted by Bert Schurink:

On high res still one of the most exciting debut of a band...

Wrong post - I had this already some time will repost under listening

Posted on: 15 August 2014 by Quad 33

20p + postage Amazon.

Posted on: 16 August 2014 by George J

Just ordered, I have this set from the 1994 issue of the same remastering. Oddly there were a few side-breaks from the original 78s on the original issue that were subsequently improved.

I was one who pointed out the particularly uncomfortable side-break [as first re-issued in the CD mastering] in the 1930 recording of the First Symphony between the Second Movement first side and second side, where a semiquaver was cut from the trombone line. This was subsequently corrected and issued as a separate disc, to compliment the first issue.

I have these as the originals, but what I have are pre-release pressings made for Elgar Illuminati and the Press for review purposes!

These are pressed with gold rather than silver coloured metal layer, and are naturally rather rare, and very valuable. I shall sell my originals now.

All the people concerned with me being given [yes given] these discs are now deceased, so the connection is gone!

And their value will cover more purchases!

ATB from George

Posted on: 16 August 2014 by Jeff Anderson

Originally Posted by George J:

This appears to be on Spotify (US), the only thing different on the cover is a red EMI label in the top right corner. 9 disc, 11 hours, will try it in 1 disc listenings, I know nothing of Elgar other than what I have read here. Should be fun. Thanks. Hope things go well Monday.

Jeff A

Posted on: 16 August 2014 by George J

Originally Posted by Jeff Anderson:

Originally Posted by George J:

Jeff A

These are seminal recordings, and not to be missed. Authoritative if not absolutely definitive ...

ATB from George

Posted on: 17 August 2014 by Richard D

These two fine British Jazz albums from 1965 and 1966 respectively. Still amazingly fresh and a real discovery.

Posted on: 18 August 2014 by George J

Originally Posted by George J:

Just ordered, I have this set from the 1994 issue of the same remastering. Oddly there were a few side-breaks from the original 78s on the original issue that were subsequently improved.

I have these as the originals, but what I have are pre-release pressings made for Elgar Illuminati and the Press for review purposes!

These are pressed with gold rather than silver coloured metal layer, and are naturally rather rare, and very valuable. I shall sell my originals now.

All the people concerned with me being given [yes given] these discs are now deceased, so the connection is gone!

And their value will cover more purchases!

ATB from George

Arrived, and just ripping three pieces, not ripped four years ago, to iTunes. This is a nice package. The sleeve notes are nicely balanced between academically exhaustive and still enough detail to be interesting.

The performances themselves are priceless!

ATB from George

Posted on: 19 August 2014 by George J

How wrong can a person be? Myself I mean. Not being rude to anyone else here ....

In April 1926 Elgar made his first electrical recording for HMV in the Queens Hall in Portland Place next to the current BBC Broadcasting House. The main work was the Enigma Variations, and the recording was considered a great success by the composer and HMV itself. Yet I did not get on with it as a youngster on the original 78s in the school library. I played it over once and decided it was scrappy, too fast and completely unsympathetic.

I transferred this new remastering [not the same as the one I had in 1993] to iTunes, and though the sonic quality is somewhat old fashioned it remains very clear and wonderfully full and powerful.

Now I have at last found a performance of the Enigma Variations that I find lets me into the music. I must be at odds with almost the whole of the population of Elgarians in [up till now] finding the Enigma Variations not up to its fame.

This old Elgar recording [as issued in this latest EMI release] has reversed the situation, and I have listened to it three times in the last twenty four hours.

I strongly commend this recording to anyone who values Elgar's music. It has warmth, drive, humour, and an occasional moment of deep reflection that really does reveal the work in its kaleidoscopic sense.

A fantastic discovery after a forty year hunt. It must be just over forty years since I first played over this recording, and rejected it. How wrong I was!

ATB from George

Posted on: 19 August 2014 by Stevee_S

Dream Theater Studio Albums 1992-2011 [12 CD box set]

Posted on: 20 August 2014 by Stevee_S

Cactus ~ A band I hadn't heard of but getting good reports on the "what are you listening to thread" and rave reviews in the rain forest, so I thought I would test the water with this collection.

Posted on: 20 August 2014 by kuma

Bach & Elgar