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I love my Naim kit and feel that most of my recordings sound superb on it but, I was wondering if there are recordings that need a Round Earth system to sound their best. I have jazz and soul recordings from the fifties and sixties that sound, for...

Forgive me if I'm the last person on earth to know about this and its already common knowledge, but.....this weekend I found a hidden track on 'White Ladder' by David Gray. Put the disc in and press play, then press and hold << and hey presto....

I have now purchased three of the initial 15 releases in this series and must say that this is an exceptionally well-done series. I think EMI has done a better job than Philips did in the Great Pianists set in many respects, except, of course, for...

Conversation last night veered strangely as it often does. This topic came up after discussions about an evening course you can book on Embalming (and Advanced Embalming!).We have recently been to funerals where they have played ...1) Always Look On...

Hi folks.Someone told me today that there is an album of various cover versions of songs written by Richard Thompson (one of my favourite guitarists) - but I'm at a loss to verify this or find out more information.Can anyone help? All I know in...

Well I just got hold of some of these much-touted re-releases, lavishly (according to them) remastered and packaged in cardboard sleeves without jewel boxes. So far I have listened to only 'Let It Bleed' and compared it to both my US CD release as...

Given the length of the Classical Quiz thread I thought, to generate more enthuasism, I would start a second thread.The first thread is hereOK my question...Who were the writers of the play Elgar used as his setting for Grania and Diarmid?

Hello, I saw in the Guardian [English newspaper] a review of a reissue of a 7-CD set of Peter Hill playing Messiaen on piano. The details are "Messiean : The Piano Works, Peter Hill, Regis, 7 CD's, price UKL 24 [about US40]". I have only heard some of his Messiaen [Visions de Amen -- with Benjamin Frith] and some of the 'Catalogue of Birds' but I think he is super. Recommend the set. James

I was discussing David Hasselhoff with a few friends at a recent musical evening and we were all saying it that a retrospective of his greatest work was long overdue. Imagine my delight when I found that not only was there such an album but it was...

I have around 1500 CDs, extremely wide ranging in genre and age, and including lots of new music thanks in part to you guys and the influence of the young 'uns that inhabit/visit Quigley Towers. However, I've had a couple of new work colleagues around...

ChapsI have just bought a 2 CD pack from Jazz FM entitled "Dreaming".As stated it is a twin CD pack featuring 32 tracks by 32 different artists.Some tracks are so and some are great.The sound quality of the music and mastering is second to non.It is...

Todd,I think I once heard you were in Seattle. Where is the great classical source you alluded to in your post about Tower closing?Thanks,Bruce (also a VA Bach owner)

Nick Drake - Way to Blue (An introduction to Nick Drake).Absolutely fantastic, I can't believe I hadn't picked up on this years ago.

Kirsty MacColl – What do pretty girls do? BBC radio sessions.Tangerine Dream – Phaedra.Roy Bailey – Coda. Swansong from a stalwart of the English folk revival.Paddy Keenan – Na Keen Affair. Released in 1997, the first recording...

Browsing through "forgotten classics of the 70's," the subject of Norwegian vegetarians rose its head. And for no better reason that it is topical, and you may, or may not wish to know, some 250,000 Swedes will be out in the forests over the next...

I remember when i worked in France someone staying in our chalet who told us the story of the Beach Boys.I went to relay it this evening and have completly forgotten it and every thing about it, however I remember it being a sad tale.Does anyone know...

I hope I got the name right.Anyway, they are playing later this month at the Stables in Milton Keynes and I wondered if anyone had seen them previously. If so, are they any good? It would be handy to know how far through the back catalogue they go...

Hi AllPlaying the Hives New Favourite Band album on my PC the other day I noticed a 13th track. It wouldn't play at all, and didn't even register on my CDX (only showed 12). I don't think it was a video track either.Does anyone know what it is and how...

Anyone else got this yet? What do you think?I think it's almost as good as Central Reservation, and slightly better than Trailer Park (which I find to be a little too downbeat for regular listening).No track which stands out as much as 'Pass In Time'...

Buddy Guy.Not a feelgood weenie boy blues record.Highly recommended.Paul

I just read on the Naxos site that they are releasing volume 1 of Schnabel's Beethoven sonata cycle. For those of you who don't have any recordings of Beethoven as rendered by that genius Artur, here's your (cheap) chance. Who knows, I may even buy...

First some (sort of) sad news: my local Tower Records just went out of business this last weekend. One less record store to peruse through. (Of course, I've relied on my local classical specialist for a few years - their 10000+ titles always rather...

Can anybody identify the author of these lines & the album on which they were set to music? ' The rain falls like diamonds Pinpricks the still waters Upon the green sheet Of the sleeping sea ' Jim BTW I do know the answer to this, just quizzing the rest of you.

i just did it. 29 Euro for By The Way by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. i am still furious about this rip off. ... companies. they know they can do it, so they do it. aaarrrgggggh. it's so unfair. i would buy twice as much records if they were less...

I've spent a few days trawling some Britsh reggae, of the eighties mainly - early Aswad, Steel Pulse and various On-U sounds - Creation Rebel, Dub Syndicate, even all my New Age Steppers! But I've lost touch. I know about Dreadzone and the like, but...