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Elgar’s Gerontius Performances In 1927Dear Friends,Over the last two days I have listened to the excerpts of Elgar’s Dream Of Gerontius, recording in pioneering live takes from live concerts in the RAH, and Hereford Cathedral in February...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL AT THE NAIM LABELAll the staff at the Naim Label wish you a very merry Christmas and an incredibly happy new year. 2006 has been an exciting year for Naim. Here are the years highlights:CD088 Reuben Hoch 'Of Recent Time' -...

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Just added to Ourtube................... loved them but never saw them live. Crackin' voice. Watch & Listen Diccus

I have the complete symphonies performed by Mackerras, and I find his slightly brisk, exciting performances to suit this music perfectly. I now see that they have a set of the complete symphonies by Bohm in the shop for about 30 British Pounds. So I...

Is it the Joshua Tree?

I was hoping Frederik Fiske could recommend a good recording of this on CD. I have 2 copies which I don't feel are particularly good and your last recommendation of the Brandenburgs was excellent.Thanks.

'Heartplay' by Charlie Haden & Antonio Forcione CLICK NOW TO BUY FROM OUR E-STORE For those of you who have not already purchased our latest CD release on the Naim Label already; Heartplay is a subtle and sublime collaboration. Charlie and Antonio play a combination of compositions by each other, and a beautifully sparkling track called Child's Play by Fred Hersch. The album was recorded by Ken Christianson in Naim's very own tried, tested and spectacularly proved "True Stereo" method. MORE...

Heres a good one that should start you thinking.Mine has to be "All along the watchtower" by Hendrix.Ryan

The good folks working on the BBC Legends series managed to put together another CD of performances by St Annie, so I had to hear it. This time around the disc is filled with three big works that Annie played many times and that suit her style....

A relative of the other two GP threads in the Padded Cell.For me the ultimate "I know it's wrong, but I really do like it" track, the one I only ever play when the house is empty and I know the neighbours are out, is "Goodnight Tonight" by Wings ("the...

Here's the prior addendum.Straight to the top tier goes Julius Katchen’s 1963 Emperor with Piero Gamba and the LSO. It’s just that simple. And it’s apparent from the opening seconds. A forceful orchestra underpins, or rather would...

What it says on the tin... I'm getting an mp3 player for Xmas, a good opportunity to try out some new stuff. Just need some suggestions. Post your favo freebies here./dl

Last night a friend made me aware of a new book - 'Recording The Beatles'. My order is being placed after this posting.Enjoy - DenisAn interesting set of 3 videos about the Fabs with Geoff Emerick are hereThe December edition of the Sound on Sound...

At last another OK track featuring Pink Floyd - Michael Jackson's Billie Jean rhythm with vocals from Erik B and Rakim's You know you’ve got soul and samples of Pink Floyd's money. Who dreams these things up? Because they’ve got a classic here. And if...

Try these for starters!Miles Davis - Kind of BlueTalk Talk - The Colour of SpringMassive Attack - Blue LinesSonny Rollins - Saxophone ColossusOscar Peterson - Night TrainLed Zeppelin - I,II,III or IV (cheat!!)Pink Floyd - Wish you were hereBeatles -...

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Any chance of more vinyl releases? I really think Heartplay would be amazing on vinyl, not to imply it doesn't get its message across now. As a CD, I think even anti-digital persons would be impressed. Also, maybe some string quartets would be nice...

Actually I lied, but if you'd all like to send me a deposit of £5,000 i'll send you my grannies inheritance when it comes through. Just send the cheque to Diccus' CamperVan, Parrot Dice Buy the Sea.Anyone got the recent Midlake cd? Sounds pretty...

I thought it would be a simple copy and paste but it's not working for me.Thanks from your eternal Junior Member.

As someone who has only really fairly recently beein introduced to Elvis Costello properly I am the proud owner of only two albums - Armed Forces and King of America.I love both of these and am really keen to expand my collection. Any recommendations...

Help please - she wants Corinne Bailey Rae and some similar sounding French woman who's latest CD we saw advertised on the TV, but did not get the name of.Otherwise its another Katie Manure, I tried searching in Amazon under "Bland" but only got Bobby...

The last part of this fine series is on C4 this (Saturday) evening.If you've missed it, the good news is that it starts a re-run on More 4 on Thursday 14th.John.

Last night on Jools Holland, DA's odd new band called The Good The Bad and the Queen (????!). Last time we saw him he was playing the Somalian noseflute with a bunch of African tribesmen, now he's trying to look like Jack the Ripper and sounding like...