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

Quite a 'fat' sounding production but great tunes nicely controlled by 272/250DR/S400.

G

All three of Schumann’s violin sonatas date from the time of his unhappy tenure as general music director for the city of Düsseldorf. Constantly fighting with the city fathers and battling his impending mental health failures, the period was marked by a black cloud that many have claimed to see in these sonatas.

Brilliant 1982 album from Laswell, Bisi and Beinhorn. Among the stellar line-up on this are Yogi Horton and Tony Thompson on drums, Archie Shepp on horns, Nile Rodgers and Fred Frith on guitars and Bernard Fowler and a very young Whitney Houston (on her first big recording session) on vocals. This is the original French vinyl.

Listening to some more Aaron Peaks (via Tidal). This time in a quartet form.

Kevin-W posted:

UK 4th vinyl pressing, from late '73/early '74. I was faffing around with a bit of speaker placement and i thought I'd use this, as a record I was very familiar with, as a test to see whether moving the speakers a bit closer to the wall worked. And hell, I enjoyed it so I thought I'd play the whole thing. It's quite good, isn't it?

I also played this last night K doing exactly the same thing, bloody speaker faffing until 1.00am this morning not convinced they haven't  ended up back in the same position..HI FI 

ewemon posted:

My wifes request. Brilliant album

Played this excellent album after seeing Ewan's post from last night..

MARC COHN Marc Cohn (1991 UK vinyl.

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(1976)

Taking a trip down memory lane with this one when lots of their music seemed to be on the radio. 

More Material magic - this time a famous, million-selling 1983 collaboration with Herbie Hancock. UK first press vinyl.

Still brilliant and an excellent recording.  Original vinyl

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(2006)

Time for a bit more pop after 10cc, not listened to America in quite a while and playing the very easy to listen to CD1 of 2 from this good collection.

Classic Records 200g vinyl version. My favourite album after PG, it's their most adventurous sonically I think.

Kevin-W posted:

Classic Records 200g vinyl version. My favourite album after PG, it's their most adventurous sonically I think.

I totally agree, its charged with great memories and emotions from that time for me. 

Deram CD which I prefer to the remasters with all the extras. Sounds mighty fine.

G

1972 - Vinyl - U.K. First pressing...

Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk.

Back to the 60's with the completely bonkers Don Van Vliet.

1973 - Double vinyl, U.K. First pressing 

The Frappmeisters! On UK first press vinyl:

An 80's reissue vinyl. 

So far this morning.  All first listens.  

Leyla McCalla - A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey 

(2016)  CD 

Otis Rush - Live and Awesome

(1996)  CD        Songs taken from various shows on European tour.  

Now:   Magic Sam - Live At The Avant Garde    

(2013)  CD     Not at all familiar with Magic Sam, took a flyer on this one.  Really like it.  

Once you go Frapp, you never go back. UK first press vinyl:

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(1972 / 1994 remaster)

Like returning to a favourite old pair of jeans and boots...