What was the last vinyl you bought?

Kuma,

Thanks for the past pressing background. I trust there is nothing seriously wrong with your big system. 

Matt

I put it on my small office rig but this music needs to be heard in a big system. If you know the film well, this album is so visual it's a electronica tone poem.

Huge dynamics and the notes appear from black background. The music is mixed with a few dialogue and sound effects  from the film sets the smoky and rainy surrealistic mood. I'd imagine in a big room one can totally immerse in a giant soundstage. ( who needs pictures! )

This is a very different take from the copy I have which is more upbeat and *Hollywood*-ized. But I do miss Tom Scott's sax on the Love Theme as well as Richard Tee's wonderful linear melody lines in Memories of Green.

I love the music and that production is good enough in that I am going to get a second copy.

Give it up for Kevin Gray!

Thanks for your write up. I will look into getting a copy.

Picked this up for £6.00.

http://dereckhiggins.bandcamp.com

EMI Harvest (p) 1969 2xLP ex+ A/2 B/3 A/2 B/3 Made in Great Britain

From a trusted ebay trader for £17

and below for a fiver

EMI Harvest (p) 1972 ex+ condition A/1 B/1 Made in Great Britain

The covers look ex+ the vinyl near mint but i don't want to count my chickens,

Okki Nokki wash and clean polypaper underwear -

will play them tomorrow : )

Debs

The National - Trouble Will Find Me (pre-order)

Michel Camilo: Self Titled

One of my favourite piano player. This is a reissue of his older release which I am not familiar with.

Hope they went back to the original analogue master ( doubt  it ), but will see...

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Dear River (Ltd Ed bundle)

Release date - 8 July

Hi Denis,

I discovered Emily Barker's music via 'Nostalgia' which is used to great effect as the theme music to the Kenneth Brannagh 'Wallander' dramas. I shall investigate the new album.

John.

Hi John,

I think it will be very good. Graham (Quad33) and I heard some of the songs at a recent gig and they were less 'folk', a bit more 'electric'. Playing and harmonies still in tact though. Emily's current album 'Almanac' is excellent and a no brainer purchase (CD & Vinyl).

Buying details here - http://www.emily-barker.com/ 

ATB

Denis

Pre-order released on 13th May. 

Patty Griffin's new album, American Kid. It is her first album of mainly new material since 2007.

Graham

I was given these!

Blueknowz,

lucky man. Some crackers there.

Blueknowz. Tell us more how, why 

Graham

A friend of mine, who no longer has a TT anymore gave me about 200 LPs most in VG condition & told me to take my pick!

I am still checking  the rest,lots of Greatest hit compilations as well.

A s/h buy.

JBL Sessions 1973

Just got this fascinating double LP, basically an advert for JBL monitors back in the day. Sides 3 and 4 take you through recording in a studio. A slightly naff voice over but really interesting. Stuff like separate instruments, miked and patched straight in, different mikes on a drum kit etc and then adding various effects and finally mixing (based on 16 track tape). It's presumably all analogue too. Seems widely available second hand from the US of A, try Discogs.

Cheers John

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Congrats Blueknowz!  I'd love to have such a dear friend. As Ben once said to Brian in the dungeon "You lucky, lucky bastard" .  Keep us updated on any gems you find.