What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
tonym posted:In 24/192 WAV, a fellow forumite recommendation. A terrific recording, great music. Highly recommended.
Even better in DSD ............. 
Michael Franks - Sleeping Gipsy.
One of the great albums of Michael Franks. Just check out all the musicians that participated.
- Joe Sample
- Wilton Felder
- John Guerin
- Larry Carlton
- David Sanborn
- Michael Brecker
- Larry Bunker
- Ray Armando
- Joao Palma
- Joao Donato
- Helio Delmiro
Alternative indie is an intriguing EP with dreamy music...
A 2002 recording of Tchaikovsky's sextet "Souvenir de Florence" (in its guise for chamber orchestra) and the Serenade. Both excellent performances, and Pentatone provided reference sound quality (listening to the hires stereo layer on the SACD disc).
Cheers
EJ
Now listening this, will publish in a minute what I listened before..
So before had a first listen to this album. A good album a well playing trio paired with a saxophone player...
More from TD. Although new to me, I did have this on cassette many years ago, which I'd recorded from the vinyl album which my cousin owned. This might be my current favourite.
Gentle Giant 'Octopus', untouched by Steven Wilson!
Currently "Smile if you want to" from this excellent box set - on CD
On the original vinyl:-
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
On CD:-
Iron and Wine - THe Shepherd's Dog
1st run...
Clive B posted:Gentle Giant 'Octopus', untouched by Steven Wilson!
Well done, sir!
1971 - Vinyl - U.K. First pressing...
Booker Ervin - Text book tenor
- Booker Ervin - tenox sax
- Woody Shaw - trumpet
- Kenny Barron - piano
- Billy Higgins - drums
- Jan Arnet - bass
SACD on the Eudora Records label. Excellent performance on a 19th century (c. 1820) guitar.
tonym posted:
In 24/192 WAV, a fellow forumite recommendation. A terrific recording, great music. Highly recommended.
Just picked it up. Skimmed a few tracks and it seemed more authentic than her other albums. But I confess, other than the sound quality, I wasn't a big fan.
The original from H.B. is really good too.
Now Playing......
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
.....it's a Saturday morning and I need a little earthquake to get me going. Tori has got me moving....
Vinyl
note: Recorded and mixed entirely on 3M digital 32 track and 4 track machines at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Recording Studios, N.Y
Comment: I still like listening to this on vinyl. CD/Digital versions sound just as good to me.
1989 - Vinyl - U.K. First pressing...
bishopla posted:
Vinyl
note: Recorded and mixed entirely on 3M digital 32 track and 4 track machines at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Recording Studios, N.Y
Comment: I still like listening to this on vinyl. CD/Digital versions sound just as good to me.
Such a very good recording it's a reference for how the system is sounding.
1976 - vinyl - U.K. First pressing...
LZ - Presence.
Now Playing
Sean Rowe - Her Songs
WHY - GREAT VOICE PERFORMING SIX COMPOSITIONS WRITTEN EXCLUSIVELY BY FEMALE ARTISTS - SADE, CAT POWER, NEKO CASE, REGINA SPEKTOR, LUCINDA WILLIAMS AND FEIST.
Worth a listen.....