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So, people, the Seventies were the last time that we had real musicians in groups.If we had to have our own "Supergroup", who would be in it?To make it fair for the rest, I propose to have a ban (entirely arbitrary) on the inclusion of Jimi Hendrix -...

I've been picking up a lot of secondhand vinyl recently - mainly classical and free jazz - and am wondering if there are good and reliable sources of quality recordings on fresh new vinyl?

How can you tell if a CD is copy-protected?

Hello Dear Forum Friends, The mad Viking is back, and hopefully to stay. This is due in no small part to one Furum member [you know who you are and thank you so very much!]. I hope to bring a few modestly held views to the debates, and please accept them as they are always intended, As My View, even if I forget sometimes to put in IMO or IMHO as that ought to go, here, without saying, perhaps. Those who remember Fredrik Fiske will soon realise that Fredrik H is indeed the same person, but I...

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Hi Folks, i was recommended this by Robert Ritchie, Naim dealer in Montrose and its a gem.Good music and great production.I could not believe it was actually in the charts.David

Herrschaft Zapperlot noch einmal !I have heard this at the Naim booth during the High End in Munich, and was very pleased with the live atmosphere, so I went out to buy it. Pustekuchen ! Impossible ! The record dealers had silly smiles on their faces...

The original topic has beeen lost so...More grim news Imperial Music in Park Street, Bristol has gone, replaced by yet another trendy clothes shopImperial had a wonderful and eclectic selection of vinyl new and s/h and did CDs as well.Staff there...

Saw them at Portman Road last night - WOW, what a live band - up there with Springsteen, U2, Lizzy (in my youth) - just incredible!If you think they are ok on cd / vinyl etc see them live - a real treat!

Just ordered my copy of the new yann tiersen cd Les Retrouvailles, cant wait for it to turn up hope its as good as the others.

I´ve heard this last album on a channel TV and I decide to buy the album.Great music and a good rythm !

I went to the Glyndebourne production of The Magic Flute on Wednesday. Sir Charles Mackerras was due to conduct the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, but was unable to do so after falling and injuring his right hand a few days previously (get...

Yes, another cycle. I’ve been aware of this long-box for years, but never got around to buying it. It’d be around, I thought. But when I started looking around the web recently, the cheap ($50 for 10 discs) set was impossible to find. It...

An all African music Later with JH. Looks good.BBC2 23:35Howard

HiWe have a great new CD abailable.Called Digital Dreaming, it is the work of Jim "Chapman Stick" Lampi and Zeus B Held.They travelled round Australia together, playing gigs with local musicians and capturing the spirit of the indigenous sound....

Chaps,any opinion on this ? I have it for couple of days, now. Didn't play it much, in the beginning (first spin was not "successful"), and am slowly "re-discovering" after having it in the car for a bit. I think I like that grim "political"...

The Jury is still out on this one!

Have you seen the new standalone Naim label website, it's a real step forward?It's linked from http://www.naim-audio.com

Hello all,to explain - I listen to Yahoo's LaunchCast on-line radio while at work and to cut a long story short I've re-discovered Lisa Gerrard...I loved her work on the Gladiator soundtrack, and the album Duality get a lot of play from my...

Is it just me or does the performances of the Who and Pink Floyd at Live 8 add weight to the old argument that so many bands today are really pretty crap.Modern bands seem so preoccupied with looking cool that it becomes all they are - if 'coolness'...

The dogs bollox,what a set! Thats what we have been missing for 24 years. The Who where magic as well. Madonna was good too.Howard

Forget U2, Killer et al - the Who did it for me - their set was amazing and showed the new kids on the block what it's all about.It made my day.B

Hi allI'm trying to find a digital copy of Richard Harris's album Slides. I don't think it ever made it to CD and I no longer have the facilities to play my record deck I've searched the internet with absolutely no joy Does any one have the album...

Supporting Brian Wilson this summer. Their debut album is a beauty. Jangly guitars, vocals, harmonies, summer sound. The first CD I've bought for a while I want to play again as soon as it's finished.They were superb on Jools Holland tonight.

I'd like to try one of these concert CDs. If I'm to buy just one, which one ?