One word...Beautiful...& awesome...OK that's two words but it is astonishing...OK that's three !
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6and8
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Apropos of absolutely nothing, I've dedicated the next 2 or 3 days to my favourite label, Elektra. So selected and lined up for play are:
The Doors - first album and Strange Days, Love - first album and Da Capo, Clear Light - Black Roses, Earth Opera - first album, Stooges - Fun House, MC5 - Kick Out the Jams, Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello, Rhinoceros - first album, Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West...
The Doors - first album and Strange Days, Love - first album and Da Capo, Clear Light - Black Roses, Earth Opera - first album, Stooges - Fun House, MC5 - Kick Out the Jams, Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello, Rhinoceros - first album, Paul Butterfield Blues Band - East-West...
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Got my prince albums out.from "for you"to "graffiti bridge",the best years of his discography.imo.
Mogwai - "Atomic" (2016) 2LP 'Nuclear Sun' orange vinyl. The latest gem from Scotland's finest.
Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm - "Runddans" (2015) 2EP Hmmmm. Not sure yet. Maybe needs a sat night malt or two to lubrucate my ears !
Dave Grohl & friends - "Sound City Reel To Reel" (2013) 2LP Some excellent tunes & as you would expect, sounds good.
Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm - "Runddans" (2015) 2EP Hmmmm. Not sure yet. Maybe needs a sat night malt or two to lubrucate my ears !
Dave Grohl & friends - "Sound City Reel To Reel" (2013) 2LP Some excellent tunes & as you would expect, sounds good.
John Coltrane Quartet - Africa Brass
I don't usually play albums before they get cleaned these days, but the record looked good, and I was extremely keen to give it a spin. I'm only on track one (of three) at the moment, but it sounds absolutely right up my alley. Wow!
I don't usually play albums before they get cleaned these days, but the record looked good, and I was extremely keen to give it a spin. I'm only on track one (of three) at the moment, but it sounds absolutely right up my alley. Wow!
Van Der Graaf Generator - "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" (1970)
Nektar - "A Tab In The Ocean" (1972)
Steve Hackett - "Voyage Of The Acolyte" (1975)
Far out !
Nektar - "A Tab In The Ocean" (1972)
Steve Hackett - "Voyage Of The Acolyte" (1975)
Far out !
steve_1979
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I've had this on vinyl for a couple of months and I'm just getting around to listening to it for the first time now.
steve_1979
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The Quadrophenia record has a really good stereo image. It's very wide and each individual sound is well focused in its own space.
BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
Have never heard that, but I reckon it might be right up my Straße as well. Nice find!
thescarletpronster said:
I'm impressed with it, and even more impressed that the record shop next door hadn't pocketed it for themselves. I nearly missed that it was John Coltrane myself, actually.
BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
Great Coltrane record; if that's your copy in the pic, it's a World Record Club issue. The original was on Impulse! I know very little about World Record Club as a label, but I have a few, including 'Africa/Brass'. The complete sessions which resulted in the lp have been released on cd and are well-worth hearing, especially the brilliant, 'Song Of The Underground Railroad' which I really wish was on the initial release. Spotify'google it...wonderful tune.
Haven't played this right through for years.
Now I remember why this was the breakthrough, award winning Frank Zappa album - "Joe's Garage" (1979) original 3LP box. Also, the vinyl sound excellent. The band is that good it would probably still sound good on any shoddy production.
Absolute genius ! !
P.S. The new Todd Rundgren album "Runddans" does sound better when the ears have been malted !
& it's goodnight from me....,hic
Now I remember why this was the breakthrough, award winning Frank Zappa album - "Joe's Garage" (1979) original 3LP box. Also, the vinyl sound excellent. The band is that good it would probably still sound good on any shoddy production.
Absolute genius ! !
P.S. The new Todd Rundgren album "Runddans" does sound better when the ears have been malted !
& it's goodnight from me....,hic
Jim_W said:
Yes it is that version, Jim, and I think the reason it was still in the shop was because it was on the World Record Club label. It's quite a strange label, as most of the stuff you see in charity shops on WRC are classical reissues and compilations, though they do have quite a decent catalogue, with some good records.
https://www.discogs.com/label/35306-World-Record-Club
I'll check that other track and see what I think.
steve_1979
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BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
Just flicked through the WRC catalogue: what a strange and eclectic mix! Some great stuff though and they did reel to reel; I've always fancied getting into reel to reels. A dealer I know maintains that if it's all set up right, they sound fantastic. Anyway, thanks for sharing WRC catalogue: they've certainly got far more records on their books than I thought.
Jim_W said:
Yes you should do, Jim, with only 10,000 records, you could do with a little more choice. *wink*
BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW said:
Ha! It wouldn't be for expanding the collection, but I just love watching tape wind on those reels and I'd really like to get a tape player; it would further help to create the illusion that it's still 1966, which I've spent most of my life trying to do. *blush*
Vangelis - Beaubourg
Took a punt on it yesterday, and I'm glad to say it's not your usual Vangelis pleasantly tuneful fare, and has lots of weird noises and very little in the way of melody or rhythm. Glad I bought it.
Took a punt on it yesterday, and I'm glad to say it's not your usual Vangelis pleasantly tuneful fare, and has lots of weird noises and very little in the way of melody or rhythm. Glad I bought it.
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steve_1979 said:
Great album that. I'm fortunate enough to have an original copy that I bought on the Saturday it was released *smile*
jamesrfisher
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Played today, some. Are RSD releases bought during the week as part of a work visit to Broghton
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (RSD), been after this for a while on vinyl and love it, cheaper to buy the RSD version than get it second hand.
NME C86 (RSD)
Ezra Furman - Songs by Others (RSD), some great covers on here including an accoustic version of LCD Soundsytem's I Can Change
Prince - Purple Rain
Levellers - A Weapon Called The Word (RSD)
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now, a limited edition Mobile Fidelity Sound reissue of their first album, a very well done reissue, superbly presented and sounding superb.
John Coltrane - The Roulette Sides (RSD), very nice.
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (RSD), been after this for a while on vinyl and love it, cheaper to buy the RSD version than get it second hand.
NME C86 (RSD)
Ezra Furman - Songs by Others (RSD), some great covers on here including an accoustic version of LCD Soundsytem's I Can Change
Prince - Purple Rain
Levellers - A Weapon Called The Word (RSD)
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now, a limited edition Mobile Fidelity Sound reissue of their first album, a very well done reissue, superbly presented and sounding superb.
John Coltrane - The Roulette Sides (RSD), very nice.
East Of Eden: 'Mercator Projected'.
East Of Eden: 'Snafu'.
Jazzy, 'progessive' late 60's/early 70's strangeness; call it what you want, these boys had tunes and could play. Highly underrated and much better than King Crimson in the instrumental passage stakes...imo of course.
Stephen Stills: 'Manassas'.
John Coltrane: 'Africa/Brass'.
Syd Barrett: 'The Madcap Laughs'. Innocence, beauty, silliness and tragedy.
East Of Eden: 'Snafu'.
Jazzy, 'progessive' late 60's/early 70's strangeness; call it what you want, these boys had tunes and could play. Highly underrated and much better than King Crimson in the instrumental passage stakes...imo of course.
Stephen Stills: 'Manassas'.
John Coltrane: 'Africa/Brass'.
Syd Barrett: 'The Madcap Laughs'. Innocence, beauty, silliness and tragedy.
Jim_W said:
Never heard of them, but sounds interesting. I don't think Freddy will agree though.
Jim_W said:
First track is the one, isn't it? Absolute genius.
Jim_W said:
Talking of genius.
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