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Just thought I would enquire;How do you organise your CD/LP collection?I am strictly A-Z man myself, non of this genre/sub-genre/year/label malarky for me.

Does anybody have an excellent recommendation for these pieces of Dvorak (whom I tend to like)? Especially, I would like a good version of the E major.

As many will doubtless already know, news of Birgit Nilsson's death over Christmas was announced last...

for the sake of extrapability.albums 8GBP, 12EUR, 14USD.Kit well whatever you paid for it.1014 cd's 12168eur345 lps 4140eurtot 16308kit cd5x/202/150x/fc2/spendors S8e fraim10500 eurRatio (software divided by hardware) 1.55

Then try Lyambiko, a daughter of Tanzanian / German origins, and make sure your jaw lands softly as it lands on the floor.I'm so fed up with all these Fräulein-Wunder being popped out of the major labels drawers, just to repeat Blue Notes Norah...

I think there are a lot of bands out there that are accepted as great and somewhat taken for granted. I used to be a complete Beatles obsessive and listen to them daily, after a while despite thinking they were/are the greatest band ever, I kind of...

HiWe have a great new addition to our catalogue, Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet, Naim CD090.A string quartet that swings, a sax that soars, passionate performances and wild improvisations!Jazz String Quintet is an original blending of both jazz...

Gentlemen,If you had to choose one record from 2005 that you MUST buy, which one would it be? Im looking for some new music (feels I bought everything out there worth to have for the moment). For you who havent bought it yet, I would say that...

If you need assistance finding some new music their are some online methods discussed in this URL=http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,,1677853,00.html]Guardian article[/URL] written by my brother Mark. It is mainly about Pandora the offshoot of the Music Genome Project, set up in 2000 by a group of musicians and music technologists who wanted to create "the most comprehensive analysis of music ever". Gerard

Has anyone (else) tried to load The Blue Nile's "High" into iTunes/iPod?I have had no problem with any other cd, but this loads the information from Gracethingummy and then proceeds to import 9 short silences.Curiously enough I have two copies of this...

I´ve bought the last album of this band. Quite enjoyable,the record has rythm and the singer sings lovely!

Picked up the album "Kitty Jay" on recommendation of a friend and am gobsmacked at the quality of the song-writing and performance.It's a folk(y) album, guitar based, but is well worth checking out even if you're not normally into folk music.The guy...

Whilst decorating, we moved house over Christmas, I was enjoying the Bach Christmas on Radio 3. In particular a [single] voice to a part cantata caught my ear. Didn't get chance to write it down and now can't find it on R3 website. I know there are hundreds of cantatas [I listened to a lot of Radio 3 this Christmas] but can anyone identify any voice to a part cantatas? best stephenjohn

Does anyone know if there are any English folk music CDs that sound like Van Morisson and the Chieftans on Irish heartbeat? [I mean the traditional songs not the VM ones] The Ades is very good, but not like Folk music though best wishes StephenJohn

Hello, I have recently got my hands on Zero 7's (When it Falls) album. I really like it. What other groups can be recommended in this same type of music being that I am new to this.Charles

Did anyone knows is it good? It was released about a month ago.Oz

After chatting to a friend earlier today about "The Police" (Sting's lot , not the uniformed variety) I thought I'd dig out my one and only Police CD, a best of called "Every breath you take" which I bought on it's release in 1986.To my surprise it...

Mozart's last two string quintets, KV515 and 516, are amongst the most profound pieces of music that he ever wrote. They are also scandalously underknown compared to, say, the clarinet quintet written around the same time in Mozart's life (that is,...

40 years young a mere week ago and no knowledge of Weather Report. As this venerated institution has set me right about Jackson Browne are ther any out there that would like to lead me into Weather Report's highway of super sounds but keep me away...

I'll admit to "Forever Autumn" on the old "War of the Worlds" album. Can't really explain it but I find it incredibly moving. I hadn't heard it for years and then it popped up on the radio last week. Instant spinal tingle. Sad? Dunno. What's yours?

Can't remember if there have been another thread like this before, but...........it would be nice to share links to on-line shops maybe with rare prints, good prices and assortment.All over the world.I'm interested in japanese shops.They have a lot of...

Ketil Bjornstad is coming to Edinburgh and I fancy a night out! Never heard anything by him but I like Gustavsen, EST and Jarrett etc. Is this a good bet ?? What might be his best CD to start with ?? cheersIan

I see Naxos have a re-issue of a version of the Morton Felman String Quartet [listed under new releases -- north american classics] .... It's by the 'Group for Contempory Music' -- first issued by Koch Classics in 1994. Two questions ... a) Is this version any good b) I thought the string quartet lasted about 6 hours -- is this the same work .. Thanks James H.

Being an old sceptic, I've often thought the re-mastering of back catalogue was probably just a ruse to further liberate music fans from their hard earned. However, tempted by some additional tracks, I recently purchased the new re-mastered "Show Biz...