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Duane Eddy - Twangin' The Golden Hits
(1965, RCA Victor) Mono pressing

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another Duane Eddy LP with "twang" in the title. a thrift grab last weekend. The mid 60s RCA Victor mono sounds nice. Could do without the swingin' sax that appears on several songs.

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The Beatles - Meet The Beatles
(1964, Capitol) Mono, 2nd pressing w/ "(BMI)" after I Want To Hold Your Hand on the label, "(ASCAP)" after all the other songs.

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The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
(1969, Apple) 1971 Pressing w/ "manufactured by Apple Records" on the label

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listening to side 2 with the George Martin film compositions, Pepperland...

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The Beatles - The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl
(1977, Capitol) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally in the deadwax; mastered by Wally Traugott ( Capitol Studio & Mastering , Hollywood )

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Live recording of the Fab Four in L.A. in August 1965.

[SEAWOLF97]

40 miles on the TREK this last week...seem to be buying LP's I already have when they are in better condition...

Henley is one of my DID's
the Johnny Cash album got my interest with a song title that I'd never heard of:

"Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart" ....cant wait to hear that one..:)

hear here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl4J1fjuKdg

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The Tony Rice Unit - Acoustics
(1979, Kaleidoscope) Artisan symbol in the deadwax, mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders by Bill Wolf & Bob MacLeod

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Tony Rice played with the David Grisman quintet. guitar, mandolin, violin and bass. w/ David Grisman playing mandolin on tracks here.

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David Grisman - David Grisman's Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass
(1983, Warner Bros) Artisan symbol + "GF" in the deadwax, mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders by Greg Fulginiti

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w/ Martin Taylor, Stephane Grapelli, Earl Scruggs, Tony Rice.

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Stan Getz - Another World
(1977, Columbia) Mastered by Dave Richards, Mountain Recording Studios, Switzerland

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Warm distinctive Getz sax alongside fusion keyboards, Stanley Clarke-style electric bass and drums. tasty.

[SEAWOLF97]

did the 13.25 mile trip to SA Gresham yesterday....all I got was the Firm (Robert Plant) and Hank......did another 7 today and the thrifts had NOTHING....hit an estate sale on the way home and these pristine LP's were 3/$1 :bouncy: (the seller said abt 150 LP's sold yesterday, so I guess these were the scraps)

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Various Artists - Odyssey
(1973, A&M)

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An A&M artists promotional album for Altec speakers... Listening with a pair of Altec Valencias that I picked up this weekend! :D

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did the 13.25 mile trip to SA Gresham yesterday....all I got was the Firm (Robert Plant) and Hank......did another 7 today and the thrifts had NOTHING....hit an estate sale on the way home and these pristine LP's were 3/$1 :bouncy: (the seller said abt 150 LP's sold yesterday, so I guess these were the scraps)

Nice scraps!

[SEAWOLF97]

Various Artists - Odyssey
(1973, A&M)

An A&M artists promotional album for Altec speakers... Listening with a pair of Altec Valencias that I picked up this weekend! :D

Nice scraps!

good score on the Vals...there is a long thread here , somewhere, about adding tweeters to those to help HF...thread went on for a couple hundred posts.

I had the Capri's shown inside your Odyssey album....not too bad either...

The Peggy Lee LP played like brand new. and the Ray Charles too...

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Various Artists - More Heavy Sounds
(1970, Columbia)

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Johnny Winter - The Progressive Blues Experiment
(1969, Liberty)

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"recorded at the Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, Texas"

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Dave Brubeck At Storyville: 1954
(1954, Columbia)

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[SEAWOLF97]

Wow....I picked this CD up at la biblioteca ....as a long time Doors fan it was a revelation, super clean ...dont know who did the remaster, but it is nice.....if you listen closely, there is studio chatter that I'd never noticed , lead ins that were chopped for general release , even has the Apocalypse Now version of "The End" ....really dynamic , Densmores drums kick more realistically than I've ever heard, has incredible sustains (obviously shortened for the commercial release) a great buy at under $10 at Amazon ...a full 79 minutes ....I wud have sworn that it was SACD upon first hearing .....:D

http://www.amazon.com/Future-Starts-Here-Essential-Doors/dp/B0010DJ174/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/the-doors-the-future-starts-here-the-essential-doors-hits-1cd-domestic-release

LATER:

Rhino's celebration of the Doors' extraordinary and mind-bending catalog continues with THE FUTURE STARTS HERE: THE ESSENTIAL DOORS HITS, the definitive single-disc anthology of their classic hits and landmark tracks. The twenty songs featured boast sonically brilliant 40th Anniversary remixes by Bruce Botnick, the band's longtime engineer/producer - in many cases they include parts recorded during the original sessions that were left out of the initial Doors releases. The project, now the only single-disc Doors "best of" available, was produced under the supervision of surviving members John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek.
THE FUTURE STARTS HERE: THE ESSENTIAL DOORS HITS culls key tracks from all six of the now-classic studio albums the Doors recorded before Jim Morrison's death in 1971, beginning with their historic 1967 self-titled debut. That LP, whose four-decade mark in 2007 ignited Rhino's landmark Doors 40th Anniversary catalog restoration and expansion, is #42 on Rolling Stone's salute to the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." Two other seminal Doors albums, L.A. Woman and Strange Days, also make the list, ranking #362 and #407, respectively.
Among this new compilation's highlights are the band's #1 hits "Light My Fire" and "Hello I Love You," plus the #3 single "Touch Me." Also featured are signature songs including "Break On Through (To The Other Side)," "Riders On The Storm," "L.A. Woman," "Roadhouse Blues," "Love Me Two Times," "People Are Strange," "Love Street" and the edit version of "The End" from the legendary film Apocalypse Now. So, beautiful friends and Doors fans old and new, revelatory new mixes of these and other essential tracks mark the beginning of a new era of appreciation for some of the greatest rock 'n' roll ever recorded.


http://www.rhino.com/shop/product/the-doors-the-future-starts-here-the-essential-doors-hits-1cd-domestic-release

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Ricardo Silveira - Long Distance
(1988,Verve Forecast) MASTERDISK Hw in the deadwax, mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk

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Berklee trained jazz guitarist from Brazil who played alot with Herbie Mann in NYC and Milton Nascimento in Brazil.
Lots of Brazilian players here, as well as Pat Metheny, David Sanborn on a couple of tracks.

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Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
(1966, Columbia) Mono; first pressing with the women pictured in the gatefold

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I listened to this on cassette in the truck yesterday, great music for driving around. Wanted to spin the LP.
Visions of Johanna -- "inside the museum, infinity goes up on trial".

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Nick Lowe - Labour Of Lust
(1979, Columbia)

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lots of memories of playing this one back when it first came out. Love the clever lyrics and a great studio production.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
(1969, Fantasy) dark blue label 1st pressing

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CCR! :applaud: American roots music for an American holiday. Happy 4th everyone.

[Hoerninger]

Hybrid SACD
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NP: River Deep Mountain High
___________
Peter

[SEAWOLF97]

Hybrid SACD
46577

NP: River Deep Mountain High
___________
Peter


Hey Peter ...

A basic question......Do many Euro guys mostly listen to native tongue music ...ie: Germans listen mainly to German music or is it a mix ? or is it mainly English language music ?

I know, funny/stupid question ...but idle minds need to know......:)

So...July 2,3,4,5 have been cool and overcast....starting to clear now (afternoon July 5) and got out for 6 miles on the TREK....brought back this U2 double...just realized that I have NO U2 whatsoever...this is my first...hope its a good one...:confused:

[Hoerninger]

A basic question......Do many Euro guys mostly listen to native tongue music ...ie: Germans listen mainly to German music or is it a mix ? or is it mainly English language music ?

I know, funny/stupid question ...but idle minds need to know......

The question is quite ok, but the answer is difficult to find. Myriads of thoughts come into mind. "There is a mix" is simply too short. I'm no expert and see it only with my own eyes rsp. ears impacted by my preferences (amongst others R&R).

I think I'll start with a new thread European Music ( http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?28955-European-Music&p=290939&viewfull=1#post290939).
In this forum there are regularly forumites from other European countries and they are invited to contribute.
With help of YouTube I'll start a little journey from north to south in Europe emphazising Germany and Hamburg.
___________
Peter

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The Grateful Dead - Europe '72
(1972, Warner Bros) Artisan symbol in the deadwax, 1972 green label pressing

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Listening to record #3 with Prologue/Morning Dew.

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Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
(1969, Harvest) 1970 pressing with white album cover leaning against wall in the picture

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Yard sale pickup from a few weeks ago in excellent condition. Listening to record 2, comparing to my other 1970 US Harvest - seems like it's a tie, both play very well, both front covers have a bit of ringwear in the upper half.

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The Miroslav Vitous Group - self titled
(1981, ECM)

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2nd release on ECM from the bass player and founding member of Weather Report.

[SEAWOLF97]

Some albums stay with you long after the playing is over ....Abraxas , A Space in Time, some CCR albums, The Doors (first & SD) all do it for me...I discovered this year that Cricklewood Green is one of those too... Have never seen it in person for sale on vinyl, and started watching eBay ....lost a couple of auctions, where it got above my self imposed limits..

10 days back found an auction of Cricklewood and the double of "Recorded Live 73" on LP....with a make an offer option.....offered $10 for both including shipping...he took it and they showed up today....very nice condition ....if you wait long enough , even cheap deals come true...:bouncy:

Hey HJ: I noticed your "NP: Peter Gabriel - First 4 Cds, Remastered" ,and was interested since I'd just gone through a mini PG fest....some albums weren't so enjoyable, but "SO" rather stood out for me...what are your prefs , so far ?

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Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House
(1970, Reprise) artisan symbol in the deadwax

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w/ a nice insert with pictures and song credits. really like the Danny Kirwan songs here and on the subsequent Future Games and Bare Trees records.

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Mike Oldfield - Incantations
(1978, Virgin) French pressing

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w/ Maddy Prior on background vocals. a 2 LP set. yard sale pickup today for $1, cover has some edge wear but the LPs are excellent, look and sound unplayed.

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Jackie McLean - A Ghetto Lullaby
(1976, Inner City)

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recorded live at Montmartre Jazzhus, 1973. a yard sale grab yesterday morning.

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Ry Cooder - Showtime
(1977, Warner Bros) Promo/NFS; mastered by Lee Herschberg

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the Chicken Skin revue. recorded live in SF, December 1976.

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Gabor Szabo - Bacchanal
(1968, Skye)

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recorded Western Recording Studios; Los Angeles, California: February 9, 1968, with Hal Gordon, Jim Keltner. yard sale pickup this weekend. as one review says, Szabo's playing here "burns with intensity and smolders with a quiet glow." another reviewer...


Gabor Szabo is one of those gigantically influential guitarists whose name or music few have ever heard. Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Robbie Krieger, and Larry Coryell all seem to have spent some serious quality time soaking in Szabo’s hypnotic sound.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Who - Odds And Sods
(1974, Track)

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comparing this very nice copy I found at a thrift today against my copy purchased back in the day. a nice insert w/ liner from PT and lyrics. love this record, what a great collection of cast-offs.


John Entwistle, with a little help from his friends, was rooting around in the mountain of unmarked tape boxes at Track records. He came up with this remarkable collection of unreleased oddities, impulsively labelled "ODDS & SODS" by Roger. I'm going to tell you why they were never released in the first place. - Peter Townsend

Listening on Altec Valencias driven by a Manley Stingray tube amp - very nice!

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John Barry - Great Movie Sounds Of John Barry
(1966, Columbia)

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from the liner notes:


In Great Movie Sounds Of John Barry you'll hear music sensitivel conducted by a vastly creative composer in arrangements that are as definitive as they are brilliant.

[SEAWOLF97]

The Who - actual record was not good condition....but for 50 cents, I really liked the cover and it looks good in my album frame....have never seen the WAR LP before :)

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Laurindo Almedia - Virtuoso Guitar
(1977, Crystal Clear) KENDUN B in the deadwax; Lee Herschberg, Live Mix Engineer; Kent Duncan, Mastering

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Limited edition Direct to Disc recording at 45RPM. Guitar, Bass, Acoustic & Electric Piano, Drums, Vibes and Marimba, Percussion; Cello on side 2. a stunning sounding recording, the percussion reaches out and grabs you. Getting in some time with the records before leaving for a couple of weeks vacation.

[Titanium Dome]

Discover Vocal Trance.

Yes, that's right, you need to discover vocal trance. :yes:

[SEAWOLF97]

filling in some holes in the collection ..I think the "SPIRIT" may be the pick of the litter..:)

[Punch]

Dire Straits "Love Over Gold"

...Telegraph Road and Industrial Disease sound great.

[SEAWOLF97]

Dire Straits "Love Over Gold"

...Telegraph Road and Industrial Disease sound great.

DS always had high production values and I cant think of anything they did that I don't still like.

You aren't an ID sufferer , are you ? I was for many years...:(

speaking of production values , I picked up a Ray Charles record last month that was full and luscious sounding. Produced in the 70's , it would rival most anything produced today.:D


it was 1977

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=290508&viewfull=1#post290508

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_to_Life

[Punch]

Not an ID sufferer :)

Anyone have any experience with Gerry Rafferty's City To City? I ordered an MFSL copy, and it arrived...broken in half. I really wanted to hear that album. Oh well.

[SEAWOLF97]

Anyone have any experience with Gerry Rafferty's City To City? I ordered an MFSL copy, and it arrived...broken in half.

In that case, just listen to half of it....:blink:

Snagged these 2 over the weekend....put the new computer on the winter bike 6 weeks ago and looked today..ODO is at 182....prolly just a weekend ride for Dr. Nick, but it's good miles for a nearly 62 y.o. with a crappy ankle..... have seen more vinyl this summer than the first 61 years combined...:)

[Brookstone]

The Very Best of Richard Clayderman (3-CD Set) I just bought yesterday.

Wonderful music! I grew up listening to ballade pour Adeline and I popped my new cd in the computer as soon as it arrived. This is music that really soothes the soul and fills the heart with content, BEAUTIFUL!!!

[SEAWOLF97]

Todays ride did pretty good for my $5 :D All in VG+ condition

[SpeakerLabFan]

Cold Blood - Sisyphus
(1970, San Francisco) recorded & mixed by Fred Catero at Mercury Sound Studios

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a $1 thrift store find today, the record looks and sounds as if it's never been played. inside cover has a promotional sticker that isn't in my other copy.
getting reaquainted with the turntable after a couple of weeks away on vacation in Italy.

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Clark Terry - In Orbit
(1958, Riverside) 1987 Fantasy OJC

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w/ Thelonious Monk.

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Moby Grape - self titled
(1967, Columbia) stereo pressing

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What a great record. This is a first pressing with Don Stevenson "flipping the bird" in the cover photo.
I found a later pressing at a yard sale this morning - later pressings have the finger airbrushed out, but still it's a columbia 2-eyes label.

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Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight - Get That Feeling
(1968, Capitol)

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a yard sale pickup this morning. Hendrix recorded this material with Knight in the mid 60s, and Capitol released this work in 68 after his solo career took off.
Mostly standard soul R&B playing but you can hear Jimi's characteristic playing in places here.

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Eric Burdon and War - Eric Burdon Declares "War"
(1970, MGM)

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$1 Yard sale pickup this morning. Debut record, one of two released by EB and War in 1970 on MGM. includes "Spill The Wine" which became a big hit and launched the band.

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Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Jools & Brian
(1969, Capitol)

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American issue of pre-ATCO material, unfortunately it's fake stereo. I'm an Auger fan so I grabbed this one from a dollar box at a record show this morning.
Some nice playing, and singing including a nice cover of John Sebastian's "Didn't Want To Have To Do It".

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Harvey Mandel – Baby Batter
(1970, Janus)

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w/ Howard Wales on keyboard, credits include "Special Thanks to Harry Nilsson Wine Consultant and Bearer."
Filling out the Harvey Mandel collection with another dollar grab this morning. Sounds great, killer guitar from Harvey.

[SEAWOLF97]

Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Jools & Brian
(1969, Capitol)


A friend pointed out Julie's version of "Light my Fire" ....she holds the last FIRE forever...well worth finding

see it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4QNiTud5XY


Harvey Mandel – Baby Batter
(1970, Janus)

he sux on Deal Or No Deal :o:

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The Dave Brubeck Trio - self titled
(1951, Fantasy) Mono; mid fifties #3-205 pressing

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w/ Cal Tjader on the vibes. another $1 grab this morning; sounds great.

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Skip Spence - Oar
(1969, Columbia)

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a really interesting solo record from Spence, recorded over 7 days in Columbia's Nashville studios after he was released from a six month stay in a psych ward. Some really weird guitar chords and soaring vocals - unsettling, grabs the attention. I ran across this at a yard sale a couple of years ago - lucky find because I don't think many copies sold....from wikipedia: "It was at the time the lowest-selling album in Columbia Records history, and was deleted from the Columbia catalogue within a year of its release"

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John McLaughlin - Devotion
(1970, Douglas)

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recorded after McLaughlin left the Miles Davis band, and pre-Mahavishnu orchestra. w/ Buddy Miles on drums. A yard sale pickup yesterday.

from the All Music review:


This recording date grew out of sessions Alan Douglas put together, featuring McLaughlin and Larry Young jamming with Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Miles (Billy Rich was the bass player). McLaughlin sounded timid next to Hendrix (none of the material with Hendrix has been officially released), but really comes to life on Devotion. This is arguably one of the finest acid rock albums of all time. McLaughlin is on fire, using fuzzboxes and phasers, over Larry Young's swirling Hammond B-3, with Billy Rich and Buddy Miles as the rock-solid rhythm section.

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Runt - self titled
(1970, Ampex)

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I have this on CD but a nice $1 copy of the record had eluded me until this weekend. This copy has 10 tracks on the LP, so it's not the 12-track mispressed vinyl release, from November 1970.

Really this is Todd Rundgren's first solo LP since he wrote produced sang and played everything except bass and drums. What a great record! Blues, power pop, Laura Nyro style pop, Rock, piano ballads, prog rock.

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The Doors - self titled
(1967, Elektra) Stereo brown label first pressing

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great record, amazing recording.

[SEAWOLF97]

7 miles on 2 wheels yesterday, $1.25 for all 4.

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Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
(1967, Columbia) Mono

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BeBopDeluxe - Drastic Plastic
(1978, Harvest) MASTERED BY CAPITOL in the deadwax; Canadian pressing

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The last record by BBD. Recorded with the Stones mobile unit at Chateau Saint Georges in the south of France. the AllMusic review says that Nelson chose to record here because he was inspired by the relation of the place with artist Jean Cocteau, who influenced him in the 1960s

[SEAWOLF97]

I've never seen the albert collins/robert cray/johnny copeland "Showdown" , even in catalogs..The Gaudi is not bad...Alan Parsons started as an asst engineer at EMI recording the FabFour. $5 total.

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Pat Metheny Group - Letter From Home
(1989, Geffen) MASTERDISK DMM in the deadwax; mastered by Bob Ludwig, Masterdisk

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Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies
(1973, Milestone)

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2 LP compilation of material recorded in the 40s and 50s w/ people like Monk, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, JJ Johnson, Hank Jones, Max Roach, Jo Jones.

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Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
(1973, Columbia) STERLING in the deadwax

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Sure Kodachrome has been played to death, but this record is full of great classic songs. I think it's a masterpiece by one of the great singer songwriters. some songs recorded in Muscle Shoals AL, contributions here from Grady Tate, Quincy Jones, Pete Carr, Airto, Maggie and Terre Roche, Paul Samwell-Smith

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Linc Chamberland - Yet To Come
(1981, Muse) Promo / NFS

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very tasty, intense Jazz guitar. w/ David Friesen, bass. a thrift store find this week.

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Hot Tuna - Hoppkorv
(1976, Grunt) KENDUN & JANE in the deadwax both sides; mastered by Rick Collins

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...found this very clean copy for $1 at a yard sale this AM, cover and vinyl is better than my other copy.
features clean production, short songs. includes a high octane cover of Buddy Holly's It's So Easy.

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Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night
(1973, London) STERLING in the deadwax

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Some well produced prog rock. $1 grab last weekend - a record station promo copy with a beat-up cover but the record looks and plays NM.

The KAOS call letters on the cover ....a local college station with interesting history including name from the Get Smart tv show. from wikipedia:

KAOS 89.3 FM is a hybrid college-community radio station founded by Dean Katz of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. When he traveled to Seattle to apply for the station license, his official papers had the radio station call letters as KESC (for "Evergreen State College.") However, unbeknownst to his adviser and almost everyone else, Katz had other ideas, being a fan of the TV show Get Smart. The license was granted under his surprise application and broadcasts began January 1, 1973. Since then, the station has been a mainstay in Olympia's local music scene, including a famous early appearance by Nirvana on April 17, 1987 (their second ever) and a Kurt Cobain solo acoustic performance on 1990 (both included on the Nirvana box set With the Lights Out). Today the station, which continues a music policy of at least 80% independent music, broadcasts in HD at a power of 1,100 watts and also streams live via the Internet. The station continues to offer free radio broadcasting training to any member of the community

[SEAWOLF97]

I rode 13.5 miles to Gresham , and all I got was a couple of crummy records....;)

Actually I kinda like ELO and despite never seeing Platoon, the tunes are all classic 60's

both in like new condition :bouncy:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Argent - Ring Of Hands
(1971, Epic)

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2nd release from this British rock and pop band, formed by members of the The Zombies. cover designed by Hipgnosis, w/ a cool inner gatefold photo.






I rode 13.5 miles to Gersham , and all I got was a couple of crummy records....;)

Actually I kinda like ELO and despite never seeing Platoon, the tunes are all classic 60's

both in like new condition :bouncy:

I don't think you can go wrong with that ELO. :applaud:

Hopefully you stayed dry down there, we had some fairly heavy showers at mid-day up here in the Seattle area with temps in the low 60s. minus the rain, I guess that's pretty great riding weather, certainly better than 95' and blistering sun.

[hjames]

Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night
(1973, London) STERLING in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/caravan002.jpg

Some well produced prog rock. $1 grab last weekend - a record station promo copy with a beat-up cover but the record looks and plays NM.


One of my all time favs from the Canterbury Prog scene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_scene) ... (also here (http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr/))
That, and "The Land of Grey and Pink"
"... don't leave your Dad in the rain ..."

[SEAWOLF97]

I don't think you can go wrong with that ELO. :applaud:
Hopefully you stayed dry down there, we had some fairly heavy showers at mid-day up here in the Seattle area with temps in the low 60s. minus the rain, I guess that's pretty great riding weather, certainly better than 95' and blistering sun.

I ignored ELO when they were recording, but have come to appreciate them more this last year...Eldorado was the album that got me interested.

No rain in PDX today...coolish , upper 60s, low 70s , partial clouds ....perfect riding weather...am going to ride thru the fall and winter and have been scouting wet riding gear in addition to LP's....had the soundtrack to "Lawrence of Arabia" today , but too beat up to buy...composed by Maurice Jarre , Jean Michel Jarre's father.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Heart - Magazine
(1977, Mushroom) 1978 re-mixed version; Mastered at Kendun recorders

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/heart001-2.jpg

"Special limited edition" picture disk #3082. includes a nice cover of Harry Nilsson's Without You.
includes a couple of songs recorded live in 1975 at the old Aquarius Tavern in North Seattle, aka Parker's Ballroom, up in my neck of the woods. Some history on the venue:


Seattle’s venerable old Parker's Ballroom (which opened in 1930 on the "New Seattle-Everett Highway," now known as Aurora Avenue N) holds a unique place in Northwest music history. Like a few other local dancehalls, it spanned all of the sequential musical era’s from the wild jazz days of the Prohibition Era right on up through the forties swing scene, from the rise of rock ‘n’ roll in the fifties, to the psychedelic sixties, and onwards to the heavy metal, disco, and punk rock scenes of the seventies. Unlike most other historic dancehalls though, Parker’s still stands.

[SpeakerLabFan]

One of my all time favs from the Canterbury Prog scene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_scene) ... (also here (http://calyx.perso.neuf.fr/))
That, and "The Land of Grey and Pink"
"... don't leave your Dad in the rain ..."

Another great band, and the first that comes to mind for me in reference to the Canterbury scene, is The Soft Machine. I'm currently on the lookout for Soft Machine titles. :yes:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jack Bruce/Robin Trower - Truce
(1981, Chrysalis) Artisan symbol in the deadwax; promo/nfs

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/trower002.jpg

[SEAWOLF97]

Somebody in this thread had recommended James Last , so thot I'd give him a try...:) .....Young looks OK and the soundtrack of UC looked good as did the vinyl..$2 total

Oh here, Peter did..

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?23662-Records-are-Back!&p=247078&viewfull=1#post247078 (http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?23662-Records-are-Back%21&p=247078&viewfull=1#post247078)

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jan Akkerman - Tabernakel
(1973, Atco)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/jan002.jpg

solo album by the Dutch guitarist, Focus co-founder. Half acoustic, half electric with some solid drumming by Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert, bass.



hjames - if you see this, I think you need to free up some of your private messages. I got this when I tried to send a PM....



hjames has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Beach Boys - Best Of The Beach Boys Vol. 2
(1967, Capitol/Starline) 1970 release w/ green Starline label

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/beachboys002-3.jpg

plenty of songs here with the Brian Wilson magic from Beach Boys Today!, Summer Days (and Summer Nights) and other titles,
but also some no-doubt Mike Love inspired stinkers like Barbara Ann.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Joe Pass - Intercontinental
(1973, BASF)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/pass001.jpg

w/ Eberhard Weber, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. recorded in Villingen, Germany, 1972. very tasty jazz guitar.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Grateful Dead - self titled
(1967, Warner Bros) Mono pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/GD002.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/GD003-1.jpg

15 years gone already, RIP Jerry Garcia
an estate sale grab from a couple of years ago.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Grateful Dead - self titled
(1971, Warner Bros) 2 LP live recording for Alembic by Bob and Betty

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/gd004.jpg

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listening to side one with Bertha, Mama Tried, Big Railroad Blues, Playing in the Band

[SpeakerLabFan]

Howard Wales & Jerry Garcia - Hooteroll?
(1971, Douglas)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/jg001.jpg
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[SEAWOLF97]

picked up this NightHawks by Keith Emmerson, sounds just like a ELP album ;)
it may be a POTS ..."play once then store"

they had a copy of Leonard Nimoy's "The New World" including "Proud Mary" , but too scratched ...darn :eek:

(LATER) ...I went click/click with the mouse and the MP3 album appeared ....not as bad as I expected....kinda like a weak Johnny Cash ....:crying:

His Proud Mary got me into a CCR mood and put together a couple of compilation MD's today (too hot to go outside)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_World_of_Leonard_Nimoy

and this WHO GH ...uneven remastering...some cuts sound poor while others came out fine...OK for a library checkout.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Pat Metheny Group - self titled
(1978, ECM) Promo / NFS

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/metheny001-4.jpg
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Happy Birthday Pat Metheny (one day late)! ...time for some Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays magic on San Lorenzo & Phase Dance.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
(1968, Elektra) stereo; brown label 1st pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/doors002-1.jpg

a lot of favorite songs on this record including Love Street which reminds me of the scenes in the 1991 film with Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan.
I found this excellent copy a couple of years ago at a yard sale, unfortunately "Jerry" put his name on a sticker in the upper right hand corner ...about 40 years ago :(

[SEAWOLF97]

After yesterdays experience with Nimoy's "Proud Mary" , I picked up ...

Spaced Out: The Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner

http://www.amazon.com/Spaced-Out-Leonard-William-Shatner/dp/B0000089JE

I just have to paste in this review , he got the essence of it right :eek:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where No Manure Has Gone Before, April 25, 2003
By Kevin Cook "Darlin' Boy" (McDonough, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AOBUUZNV6UUK9/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview)
(REAL NAME) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#RN)

I used to think the funniest unintentionally funny thing I'd ever heard was Lorne Green, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon butchering the theme from "Bonanza." Then I got this album. The tone-deaf stars of "Bonanza" have nothing on "Star Trek's" William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, whose insatiable TV-star egos pushed them to record music and monologues that transcend mere mediocrity and ineptitude, constituting an alien art form that defies earthly description. Whatever it is, it's the best of it, or the worst, depending upon your point of view. You'll love it passionately, like I do, or you'll despise it with every fiber of your being, like my wife does.
There's no middle ground here.Shatner's contributions, dramatic monologues set to florid music and rock songs performed with straightjacket intensity, are all taken from his legendary album "The Transformed Man." No one is safe from the shame of Canada: The hallowed words of Shakespeare, Lennon-McCartney and Bob Dylan are trampled and tortured in Shatner's patented overripe acting style, turned up to eleven. Shatner's anguished cry of "Mr. Tambourine Man!!!!" at the end of that song is so unexpected and frightening, it would kill a strolling minstrel dead in his tracks. I must confess, I'm a sucker for Shatner's histrionics, and I admire the chutzpa it took to be a performance artist of such...uniqueness. "It Was a Very Good Year," with Shatner exercising restraint (for him), actually achieves a certain elegance. It's my favorite burst of Shatnerian flatulence.
Nimoy was much more ambitious than Shatner, churning out a mind-boggling five albums of folk, country-western and soft rock covers. Saccharine ballads such as "Sunny" and "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" painfully expose the limitations of Nimoy's earnest baritone as he croons in keys that would make a stuffed dog howl. (Remember how Spock sounded in the throes of a Vulcan mind-meld with the Horta? Put that to music and you get the idea.) To be fair, some of his efforts are admirable. Nimoy's yearning vocal on "Where Is Love" is heart-rending, and he does a pretty fair imitation of Kenny Rogers on "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town."



The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
(1968, Elektra) stereo; brown label 1st pressing

a lot of favorite songs on this record including Love Street which reminds me of the scenes in the 1991 film with Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan.

pretty good album, but their first 2 were much better than #3+

saw "The Doors" in '68 (Santa Barbara - $2 ticket) ...I really liked their studio work,
but LIVE, the opening act (Chambers Bros.) was better

[SpeakerLabFan]

Larry Coryell - Introducing The Eleventh House
(1974, Vanguard)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/coryell002-3.jpg

w/ Randy Brecker, Alphonse Mouzon. jazz fusion guitar, cooks at a very high temperature.
...yard sale pickup today.

[grumpy]

After some AC/DC-based break-in time and VTA wanking, the M97xE is sounding a bit better
on Zappa's "The Man From Utopia" :D

47011


Seawolf... youtube... "Nimoy Bilbo Baggins"... nuff said.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Larry Coryell - The Essential Larry Coryell
(1975, Vanguard)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/coryell003.jpg

2 LP compilation of late 60s early 70s material including tracks with Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, Elvin Jones, Bob Moses, Billy Cobham, Miroslav Vitous, Ralph Towner. incendiary jazz fusion guitar.




Doors - Waiting For The Sun


pretty good album, but their first 2 were much better than #3+

saw "The Doors" in '68 (Santa Barbara - $2 ticket) ...I really liked their studio work,
but LIVE, the opening act (Chambers Bros.) was better


Wow, a $2 concert with the Chambers Bros / the Doors in '68. The Chambers Brothers must have been a lot of fun -- Time Has Come Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5QmOLKhjsc) Love the cowbell. They sold a lot of records, I think I've got at least two nice copies of this title, but I still drool everytime I see another nice Columbia 2-eye label of it in the $1 bins.

[SEAWOLF97]

Wow, a $2 concert with the Chambers Bros / the Doors in '68. The Chambers Brothers must have been a lot of fun -- Time Has Come Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5QmOLKhjsc) Love the cowbell. They sold a lot of records, I think I've got at least two nice copies of this title, but I still drool everytime I see another nice Columbia 2-eye label of it in the $1 bins.

Yup, the rest of the album , besides TTHCT , is quite good too.

I just looked it up to get the date and found this ..

The Doors played seven gigs in Santa Barbara in the sixties.The group's last local gig was at SBCC's La Playa Stadium on June 28, 1968.

and interestingly (of the local oil platforms)

Local urban legend cites Platform Holly off the coast of Isla Vista as the inspiration for "The Crystal Ship," The Doors' song in which Morrison pines poetically for "one last kiss." The rig, installed in 1966, "used to be called The Crystal Ship back in the day by stoners, hippies or students,"

The date of June 28 is significant as I entered the Navy on 9 April 68 , so that date means it was during post boot camp leave and before "A" school in Monterey. So it was a fresh sailor (couple of days out of NTC) with no hair at that concert (think I wore a ballcap).

[SpeakerLabFan]

Keith Jarrett - The Mourning Of A Star
(1971, Atlantic) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/jarrett001-1.jpg

w/ Charlie Haden and Paul Motian. includes a cover of Joni Mitchell's All I Want.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Airto - Promises Of The Sun
(1976, Arista) KENDUN JG in the deadwax; mastering by John Golden at Kendun Studios, Burbank

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/airto004.jpg

this record jumps, great production. produced by Flora Purim and Airto. lots of percussion of course and electric, 12 string electric, & acoustic guitar, keyboards, trombone, electric piano, and "the singing snakes"

[SpeakerLabFan]

Focus - In And Out Of Focus
(1970, Sire) 1973 reissue; STERLING in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/focus001.jpg

debut record from Jan Akkerman and Thijs Van Leer's band. that blend of the classical, rock and jazz was there from the start.

[SEAWOLF97]

bikes ODO up to 277 ....picked up TACO ....the track list caught my eye before I realized what the album was ....

♪ ♬ Puttin on the Ritz ♬ ♪ (long version) perfect condition :bouncy:


the rest of the album is pretty good too.

LATER...this is one of the best sounding albums that I've heard in a long time (1982 issue)

[SpeakerLabFan]

Brainbox - self titled
(1969, Capitol/EMI) German pressing

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Jan Akkerman's band before joining Focus in late '69. released on Capitol in the US. Jan's screaming fast guitar plus covers of Reason To Believe, Summertime (Porgy & Bess), Scarborough Fair.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Various Artists - Our Best To You
1967, Columbia)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/various001.jpg

quite a variety here, if there's a theme I don't see it. But a really nice Moby Grape ballad, a couple of interesting covers of Lennon & McCartney songs by The Buckinghams and The Tremeloes.

[Guy in WNY]

"Time Loves A Hero"
Co-Founder passed away this week end. His last gig was July 11th, if I recall.
Little Feat started in about 1969 or so, broke up for a bit after the death of one of the founders and then got back together a few years later and never looked back.
Great band, great music!
I'll do "Dixi Chicken" after this one.

[SpeakerLabFan]

PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi) - Photos Of Ghosts
(1973, Manticore) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/g001.jpg
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Italian prog rock. Their first record on the Manticore label after being noticed by Greg Lake while ELP was on an Italian tour. 5 of the songs here have lyrics written by former King Crimson lyricist Peter Sinfield, who also produces. The music here has alot of classical influence with flute and violin.
I spent 12 days in Italy last month - in Tuscany/Umbria and Rome, however these guys seem to have come from Northern Italy, the band name was inspired by a sign on a bakery in a northern village, seems appropriate that they are carrying some nice looking bread in the gatefold picture. This record was recorded in Milan.

[SEAWOLF97]

picked up these 4 for a buck....:)

been checking Stills ...Turnin back the pages.....uneven , some clunkers/some very fine guitar ...OK for a library item..

[SEAWOLF97]

Picked up these 2 on the AM ride ....Dont know much abt Emmylou , but thot I'd give it a chance ...the other one reminded my of my 'Po City nickname :D and seems like it shud sound good on JBL's/AR's ..

besides getting Stills yesterday , I also got Led Zepp BBC sessions ....very nice
http://www.amazon.com/BBC-Sessions-Led-Zeppelin/dp/B000002JEV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1282167497&sr=8-1

my dubbing rig is the only MD deck in the house that does LP2 mode (160 minutes on a disc) ....last week I picked up my first TOSLINK cable ...connected it to the ES CD deck and the MD deck.....wow, it can make really nice dubs..when you go digi2digi , dont have to make recording level adjustments anymore....:bouncy: and can put both LZ CD's to a single MD.

that rig is run by a Denon 775-rd and pushing the L-16's which acquit themselves nicely..

[SpeakerLabFan]

Valdy - "Hot Rocks"
(1978, A&M) Canadian pressing; MASTERDISK RL in the deadwax, mastering by Bob Ludwig

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/valdy001.jpg

Poor man's Gordon Lightfoot, and another 70's Canadian folk singer. Nicely produced with some horn arrangements.
recorded in SF. with Nicky Hopkins, piano; Julian Priester, trombone. The original inner A&M logo'd sleeve is plastic lined, nice.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Spirit - Clear
(1969, Ode)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/records/sprit001.jpg

psychedelic, progressive rock. a really nice recording, at least it sounds that way to me right now. So Little Time To Fly and Ground Hog really cook.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Picked up these 2 on the AM ride ....Dont know much abt Emmylou , but thot I'd give it a chance

I think EmmyLou is great stuff, and has had a great career on her own and playing and singing with others...playing here with The Band in The Last Waltz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryEXqzwrvVA&feature=related





After establishing herself as the female vocalist in country-rock pioneer Gram Parson's Fallen Angels band, Emmylou Harris was devastated by his death in 1973 and left at a musical crossroads. With the help of Linda Ronstadt, who deeply admired Harris, she relocated to Los Angeles and soon signed with Warner Brothers. One of the conditions of her 1974 recording contract was that she was required to "get a hot band" together. Harris wasted no time recruiting fellow her Fallen Angels -- guitarist Rodney Crowell, pedal steel guitarist Hank DeVito, bassist Emory Gordy, and drummer John Ware -- into her band. Additionally, she enlisted guitarist James Burton and pianist Glenn T. Hardin, both veterans of Elvis Presley's band. With this formidable group of seasoned musicians, Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band was born, recording the albums Pieces of the Sky and Elite Hotel, both released in 1975.
Harris & the Hot Band took to the road in 1975, perfecting their live repertoire. Combining traditional country music's honesty, folk music's heart and intelligence, and country-rock's punch, Harris and company inherited Gram Parson's vision and took it to the next level. Harris gave her musicians the freedom to develop superb instrumental solos and this combined with her haunting crystalline soprano voice, soon gained the attention of audiences both inside and outside the country genre. Harris would continue to honor her mentor, Gram Parsons, throughout her career, but her taste and intelligence in choosing material soon gained her a large cross-over audience at a time when this was virtually impossible to achieve.
From the very beginning, Harris set high standards for herself as well as the musicians she would work with. Her integrity, artistic ability and great diversity led the way to her transcending the country-rock genre and becoming so universally respected by fellow artists and music fans alike.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Laura Nyro - Gonna Take Miracle
(1971, Columbia)

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recorded in Philadelphia with classic "Philadelphia soul" production from Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, backing vocals from Labelle.
covers of '50s and '60s soul and R&B standards, including Jimmy Mack; you can spread that thick bass with a butter knife.

[SEAWOLF97]

but it is fun and recorded well ...:D

really like ..."In Dulce Decorum" by "The Damned" :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np2aOZH8Ipo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Dulce_Decorum

[SpeakerLabFan]

Marc Benno - Ambush
(1972, A&M) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/benno001.jpg

w/ Booker T Jones, Bonnie Bramlett, Ray Brown, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, Bobby Keys, and Jesse Ed Davis. Benno played a bluesy, Texas styled guitar for The Doors on the sessions for the LA Woman album, I hear some of that here with Southern Woman and Jive Fade Jive. cookin' Blues rock here. I know Benno from his Asylum Choir work with Leon Russell in the late 60s. I grabbed this one today from the HPB clearance shelf for 50 cents.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Ian & Sylvia - Nashville
(1967, Vanguard)

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final record on the Vanguard label after relocating to Nashville, tasty early country rock includes Dylan's This Wheel's On Fire (from the Basement Tapes) and The Might Quinn.
w/ Norbert Putnam, Kenny Buttrey. garage sale pickup today.

[SpeakerLabFan]

John Stewart - Lonesome Picker Rides Again
(1971, Warner Bros) Artisan symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/stewart004.jpg

great early 70s folk rock, includes Stewart's Daydream Believer which sounds a lot better to me than the overblown cover by The Monkees.
w/ West Coast session heavies Buddy Emmons (pedal steel guitar), Chris Darrow (violin/dobro), Russ Kunkel (drums), Leland Sklar (bass), plus Peter Asher (vocals), Kate Taylor (vocals) and Stewart's wife, Buffy Ford (vocals), even Henry Diltz - the rock photographer plays here (harmonica/vocals)

[SEAWOLF97]

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only picked up these 2, but they are NM cond , the RC is great and will definately get more than 1 play....super production values :applaud:

normally I dont care for horns,,,but the ones on Genius + Soul = Jazz are very nice..:bouncy:

http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Soul-Jazz-My-Kind/dp/B000003424

Living Blues

Quincy Jones supplied the Latin-tempo arrangement for [Charles].... Two brilliant big band blues ... are the epitome of hip.

Product Description

Charles' only all-instrumental LPs on one CD! 1961's Genius + Soul = Jazz is a big band jazz workout featuring the Count Basie Band and arrangements from Quincy Jones. It includes the Top 10 hit "One Mint Julep."

http://www.warr.org/charles.html#G+S=J

http://www.warr.org/star45.gif Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)
An unvarnished big band jazz album. Like Genius Of, Jones did the arrangements, but the results are far grittier and swing a lot harder: Ray's distinctive organ playing is prominent (the Top Ten hit "One Mint Julep"), the horns are blowing like crazy ("Birth Of The Blues"), and though most of the tracks are instrumental, Charles' stamp is unmistakable throughout, and his vocal features just stand out further by contrast ("I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town"). Three tunes are Charles originals, including the opening "From The Heart." (DBW)

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h84gtq8ztu48

One of the best early-'60s examples of soul/jazz crossover, this record, like several of his dates from the period, featured big-band arrangements (played by the Count Basie band (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hjftxqtgld0e)). This fared better than some of Charles' similar outings, however, if only because it muted some of his straight pop aspirations in favor of some pretty mean and lean, cut-to-the-heart-of-the-matter B-3 Hammond organ licks. Most of the album is instrumental and swings pretty vivaciously, although Charles does take a couple of vocals with "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" and "I've Got News for You." Yet one of those instrumentals, a cover of the Clovers' (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifwxqw5ldte) "One Mint Julep," would give Charles one of his most unpredictable (and best) early-'60s hits.

LATER :went thru Genius + Soul = Jazz 3x... really like it, its one of the better finds in the last month or two...:):D:applaud::bouncy:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Curved Air - Air Conditioning
(1970, Warner Bros) Promo/NFS, artisan symbol in the deadwax

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garage sale find for $1 this morning. the debut record from the British progressive rock group.
w/ Francis Monkman - (keyboards, guitar), Darryl Way - (electric violin, vocals), Sonja Kristina Linwood - (vocals), Florian Pilkington-Miksa - (drums), Rob Martin - (bass guitar).

[SpeakerLabFan]

Dusty Springfield - Dusty Springfield's Golden Hits
(1966, Phillips) original 1966 pressing w/ the Goffin-King song "Goin' Back"

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"partially recorded in electronic stereo" :( A couple of her Bacharach-David covers here including my favorite version of Wishin' and Hopin' ... but not "The Look Of Love" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyWeWNAr-4Q) which came out a year later I think (included on the 1967 Casino Royale soundtrack). a 50 cents HPB clearance shelf find yesterday.

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Stoneground - self titled
(1971, Warner Bros)

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debut album from this 10 person blues rock band with Sal Valentino, from the Beau Brummels. also Pete Sears, later with Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna.
from wikipedia...

Stoneground was a "traveling house band" for Medicine Ball Caravan, an attempt by Warner Bros. to promote the band and capitalize on the success of the concert film genre following Woodstock.The Medicine Ball Caravan film, which documented the 8,000 mile cross-country trip by 154 people in a "hippie caravan" of buses, trucks and musical groups, was directed by François Reichenbach—with Martin Scorsese as associate producer—and released in 1971.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Stephen Stills / Manassas - Down The Road
(1973, Atlantic)

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Second album released just before Manassas broke up and just before CSNY reunited in 1974, I saw CSNY's first show of that tour in Seattle in '74. w/ Joe Walsh and Bobby Whitlock joining in. Great Latin flavored blues jams here.

Checking out my copy, which looks VG+ and sounds excellent so far, because I saw a NM copy for 50cents. I should probably grab it to replace the worn cover.

[SpeakerLabFan]

George Benson - Benson Burner
(1976, Columbia)

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from George Benson Quartet 1966/67 sessions with John Hammond, producer. w/ Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone saxophone. Organ, Baritone sax, and drums, with Benson riding over it all. Benson was 23 and had already played w/ Jack McDuff for a couple of years.

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Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan - The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie
(1972, Reprise) Artisan symbol in the deadwax

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debut album. a mix of the Turtles' pop and Mothers of Invention's wierdness, really nicely done. w/ Aynsley Dunbar on drums, a lot of the other members of the Mothers. They toured this album as the opener for Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies tour. a garage sale pickup yesterday am.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Heart - Dog & Butterfly
(1978, Portrait/CBS) KENDUN JG / "Lurvin" on Dog side, "Love From Honna Lee" on the Butterfly side; mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders

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Fourth studio album with the ballads on side 2 and the rock ("Straight On") on side1.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills 2
(1971, Atlantic)

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2nd solo LP. w/ Billy Preston, David Crosby, Dr. John, Nils Lofgren, Dallas Taylor, Ringo Starr (credited as "English Richie"), Calvin Samuels.

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Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
(1966, Double Shot) Mono pressing

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actually decent garage band music. includes a decent cover of My Generation, and of course the title track which was a top 10 hit.
a surprising thrift store find last month.

[SEAWOLF97]

I seem to get most of my vinyl at flea markets or thrifts ....when I look for great stuff at garage sales (like SLF gets) ...this is what I find...;)

did get a package from Australia yesterday...bunch of CD's of Aussie groups
The Church
INXS
The Cruel Sea
Powderfinger
Bone Crushers
Midnight Oil

gonna take a while to demo it all.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Yes - Yesshows
(1980, Atlantic) STRAWBERRY Sean in the deadwax, both sides, cut by Sean Davis at Strawberry Mastering

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Ah, a nice taste of live Yes - Anderson, Howe, Squire, Wakeman, White. a double LP set with tracks recorded at several concerts between 1976 and 1978.
a $1 thrift find last week.

[SEAWOLF97]

was downtown in the truck (how barbaric) today..went thru abt 1000 LP's at GW ...they are getting greedy on their pricing now and had nothing worth carrying home anyway....but did stop at a real record shop ( there are 63 in the Portland area) ...picked up these 4 for $3.50 ...:D

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Hook - Hooked
(1969, Uni)

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So California Psych hard rock band with Bobby Arlin, previously with The Leaves on guitar. Lots of energy and heavy fuzz playing, average songwriting and vocals.

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Esther Phillips - What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
(1975, Kudu) Canadian pressing; VAN GELDER in the deadwax; mastered by Rudy Van Gelder

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w/ Joe Beck on lead guitar, Steve Kahn, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker. R&B vocals and jazz, nicely recorded.

[SEAWOLF97]

for us TYA fans these 2 CD's are a real treat..lots of arcane tunes and lots of the extended
(7-14 minute) versions.....sound quality is excellent for the time period.

This double-disc, 26-track anthology spans the band's eight-albums-in-five-years prime, from its workmanlike 1967 covers of blues staples "I Want to Know" and "Spoonful" through a pair of rare 1968 singles (highlighted by Lee's quirky, country-folk "Portable People") to its 1971 pop hit, "I'd Love to Change the World." Lee's primitivist urges and legendary, lightning-fingered guitar heroics fuel everything from moody, simmering dirges like "Help Me" and upbeat Chi-town shuffles in the "Me and My Baby" mold to the Cro-Magnon riff-rock of "Love Like a Man" and the proto-psych-blues of "50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain." If TYA's music is often as nimble and slick as a stegosaur--and arguably as timely--it's equally as leathery, unrelenting, and hard to ignore. --Jerry McCulley

http://www.amazon.com/Anthology-1967-1971-Ten-Years-After/dp/B000063VEV/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

[SEAWOLF97]

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picked up these 7 , for a total under $4..all in NM condition..:D

[SpeakerLabFan]

Bob Dylan - Another Side Of Bob Dylan
(1964, Columbia) Stereo pressing

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comparing this 2-eye stereo copy, which I found last night while sorting through the basement backlog, with a 2-eye mono copy.
Great record with Spanish Harlem Incident, It Ain't Me Babe, Chimes of Freedom, My Back Pages, and then there's Motorpsycho Nightmare; I Shall Be Free No. 10.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Lou Reed - self titled
(1972, RCA)

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this record cooks. w/ Steve Howe, guitar; Rick Wakeman, piano; recorded at Morgan Studios, London.

[SEAWOLF97]

So Salvation Army is starting parking lot sales at their warehouse on Saturdays , its way out by the airport...went out and there was only a smattering of records in sight...peeked into a 5x5x5ft. packing box and there they were....just dumped in , as from a dumptruck...shattered,bent,smashed ...I had to pull them out by the handfulls, go thru them and stack on office chairs ..had abt 30 when a SA drone came by and informed me that the were $1/ea. "Thats more than I pay in the retail stores" , but THE CAPTAIN set the price and it was non-negotiable and the drone wasn't allowed to think for himself...so I tossed 25 back and ended up with these....wont be returning to SA warehouse sales in the future . At least the JLH is a double.

[SpeakerLabFan]

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
(1972, RCA)

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another RCA title from 1972, in fact the catalog number here (LSP-4702) is right next to the Lou Reed self titled (LSP-4701).

[SpeakerLabFan]

So Salvation Army is starting parking lot sales at their warehouse on Saturdays , its way out by the airport...went out and there was only a smattering of records in sight...peeked into a 5x5x5ft. packing box and there they were....just dumped in , as from a dumptruck...shattered,bent,smashed

Yikes, that's a crazy sales approach and you'd expect a blowout sale to have the items priced by the bag, pound or something like 25cents each.

Half Price books up here puts on warehouse sales a couple of times a year and they blowout thousands of LPs from all the area stores for 25 cents each - typically stuff that has sat on their clearance shelf for a few months - I can usually find quite a few nice ones. And they are in boxes mostly tables, for waist-high flipping - a bit easier on the back and knees.

Looks like you pulled out some nice titles worth a buck, after some actual digging. :applaud:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Janne Schaffer - Katharsis
(1977, Columbia) Mastered by Peter Strindberg at The Cutting Room

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jazz rock guitar. Schaffer did session work with Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer, ABBA. I think I also have his 1979 Earmeal. a $1 thrift pickup yesterday.

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Greenslade - Time And Tide
(1975, Mercury) MASTERDISK G.K. in the deadwax; mastered by Gilbert Kong

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English progressive rock, with 2 members originally in Colosseum. The vocalist is from the shout/scream school, I was tempted to stop at side 1 but soldiered on through both sides.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Camel - Mirage
(1974, Janus)

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2nd album from the English progressive rock band from the Canterbury scene. Only 5 tracks on this record, two are 9+ minutes long.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Savoy Brown - Jack The Toad
(1973, Parrot) Bell Sound S.F. in the deadwax; mastered by Sam Feldman

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blues rock, guitar master Kim Simmonds in fine form.

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Barclay James Harvest - Eyes Of The Universe
(1979, Polydor) STERLING in the deadwax, side 1; Mastered by Melvyn Abrahams at Strawberry Mastering

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This is a mixed bag with some interesting tracks including Skin Flicks.

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Van Morrison - Moondance
(1969, Warner Bros) 1970 pressing with WB on the label

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next record after Astral Weeks, great stuff. Some writing in the gatefold from Janet Planet, Morrison's wife-to-be.

[SEAWOLF97]

picked up JR the other day....virtuoso guitar :applaud:

also while surfing the library website, I noticed that they carry all the seasons of the "Mission Impossible" TV series....wondered if it still held up after all these years and so grabbed season 1 (with Briggs , no Phelps yet) ...the obviously remastered disks are brilliant , sharp , saturated and the music is first class. (5.1)

On the pilot episode, the instructions are conveyed via LP , which smokes 1 minute after the plastic covering is lifted....I was reading the Wiki entry abt the show and it mentioned...

"at the end of the tape's instructions, Phelps/Briggs would be notified "this tape will self-destruct in five seconds", and smoke would emit from the tape and the instructions were destroyed.....There were a few exceptions to the use of a tape, most notably a vintage phonograph which automatically scratched its record into oblivion."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_impossible

Got to thinking....mebbe I've run into some of the surplus briefing records in the thrift stores ....the phrase "scratched into oblivion" just rang a bell with me...:eek:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
(1965, Columbia) Mono pressing

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Dylan's 6th studio record and first album to be recorded with a rock band on every track. w/ Michael Bloomfield, guitar; Al Kooper, organ and piano.
comparing with another Mono 2-eye, both look and sound really nice.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Nico - Chelsea Girl
(1967, Verve) Stereo pressing

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debut solo LP from Nico. includes "I'll Keep It With Mine" which Bob Dylan wrote when he was with Nico during the 1964 Europe tour and gave to her to record; also includes 3 songs by Jackson Browne who plays guitar here, and songs by John Cale and Lou Reed.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Mott The Hoople - Mott The Hoople Greatest Hits
(1976, Columbia) Disc cutting engineer: Arun Chakraverty

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compilation of songs from 1972-74; Mick Ralphs, Lead guitar; Ian Hunter, piano

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Laurindo Almeida - The Look Of Love
(1968, Capitol)

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a really nice recording and arrangements w/ vibes, piano, bass, drums, woodwinds and strings playing behind Almeiada on "spanish guitar".

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jim Hall - Jim Hall Live!
(1975, Horizon)

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recorded June, 1975 at Bourbon Street, Toronto. jazz guitar, acoustic bass, drums.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Jazz Crusaders - Give Peace A Chance
(1970, Liberty)

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w/ tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder, trombonist Wayne Henderson, pianist Joe Sample, drummer Stix Hooper and bassist Buster Williams; includes an 11 minute track "Space Settlement".

[SEAWOLF97]

all summer I've been wanting to take a tour of the lower Hawthorne record stores ..there are 5 or 6 of them...so today I put the bike in the truck and drove over there...parked at abt 49th and rode down to 30th and back....
Out of them all , I appreciated "CrossRoads Music" and "Jackpot" the most ....CRM is a vinyl co-op ...there are 40-50 sellers and each has a section..so if you dont find the desired record in 1 section you have to go try the next...prices are all over depending on seller section....they do have a couple boxes of free records by the door and sometimes they are pretty good...the Winwood was a freebie.

Jackpot has a fair pile of dollar records

If anyone is interested in used vinyl in Portland, I picked up the 2010 map of stores and can scan it ....

had hopes for the Cat Stevens...but the magic of his early LP's seems to have evaporated. second copy of 461 , but I like it a lot and now have a LR and BR copy.

Must have been in a Stills mood...:) ...seems like BMWPhil was looking for "Illegal Stills" at one time ?

The Mayall is a double..

[SpeakerLabFan]

Yusef Lateef - Suite 16
(1970, Atlantic)

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w/ Eric Gale, Joe Zawinul, Chuck Rainey. includes nice covers of When A Man Loves A Woman and Michelle, which features a 16 year old Earl Klugh on guitar in his first recording.
a $1 thrift store pickup yesterday.

[SpeakerLabFan]

all summer I've been wanting to take a tour of the lower Hawthorne record stores ..there are 6 or 7 of them...so today I put the bike in the truck and drove over there...parked at abt 49th and rode down to 30th and back....
Out of them all , I appreciated "CrossRoads Music" and "Jackpot" the most ....CRM is a vinyl co-op ...there are 40-50 sellers and each has a section..so if you dont find the desired record in 1 section you have to go try the next...prices are all over depending on seller section....they do have a couple boxes of free records by the door and sometimes they are pretty good...the Winwood was a freebie.

Jackpot has a fair pile of dollar records

If anyone is interested in used vinyl in Portland, I picked up the 2010 map of stores and can scan it ....

had hopes for the Cat Stevens...but the magic of his early LP's seems to have evaporated. second copy of 461 , but I like it a lot and now have a LR and BR copy.

Must have been in a Stills mood...:) ...seems like BMWPhil was looking for "Illegal Stills" at one time ?

The Mayall is a double..

Nice grabs. I think Stills, Winwood and Mayall are always interesting, you can't go wrong. 461 is a great record.

Thanks for the Portland record store report. I will have to hit the Hawthorne next time I'm down there. I will take a scan of the record store map, if it's not too much trouble.

I hear from friends that there are some great record shows down there, they keep telling me I need to hit one, looks like there's one at the end of September at the Lloyds center. hmm.

[richluvsound]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGvzjmUs8Y&feature=PlayList&p=F20FD14EDD8E8F79&index=0&playnext=1

This guy is to be envied ..... to be given a gift that just gives back .... he's happy and his eyes are clear too !

Crank it up and do the dusting .!

Rich

[SpeakerLabFan]

LA4 - Executive Suite
(1983, Concord)

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[SEAWOLF97]

Thanks for the Portland record store report. I will have to hit the Hawthorne next time I'm down there. I will take a scan of the record store map, if it's not too much trouble.

here is reduced sized scans , if you need full rez...send me an email address..:)

"Exiled Music" , the clerk not very friendly, small store, no budget section.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery
(1975, Chrysalis) Promo/NFS

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8th studio album, recorded in Monte Carlo. hard rock, folk and classical together and nicely produced, similar to Thick As A Brick.

[SpeakerLabFan]

here is reduced sized scans , if you need full rez...send me an email address..:)

"Exiled Music" , the clerk not very friendly, small store, no budget section.

Tres bon, thanks. harrumpf sounds like one to pass by, and I guess that store name is appropriate then. did the clerk resemble Jack Black?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECyX8A3iP0

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Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa
(1969, Warner Bros) Artisan symbol in the deadwax

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3rd studio album, originally titled "Earthquake Country". 8 months in the studio with access to Ampex MM-1000 — the first 16-track tape machines.

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David Lindley - Mr. Dave
(1985, WEA/Warner Bros) Japanese pressing

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A solo, singer-songwriter effort for Lindley instead of his usual work with his band El Rayo-X. David Lindley (vocals, electric, acoustic, slide, and baritone guitars, banjo, mandolin, saz, harp, keyboards) Jorge Calderon (vocals, bass), Danny Kortchmar (bass, keyboards, drums, electric and acoustic guitars, vocals), James Cruce (drums).

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Bachman Turner Overdrive - self titled
(1973, Mercury) G.K. in the deadwax; Mastered by Gilbert Kong

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debut, originally to be titled Brave Belt III as they played under that name previously, as well as members from The Guess Who. AllMusic describes this as "a methodical mix of plodding hard dirges." fair enough but it's a lot of fun and well produced. BTO hit songs powered many a high school party. I have wanted to give this old title a spin. I heard the last minute or so of Blue Collar on the car radio the other day, the runs at the end sound very much like George Benson jazz guitar.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
(1966, Capitol) Mono pressing

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bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, the Electro-Theremin, dog whistles and barks, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, layered tracks of vocals and instruments, essential music, very nice on a sunday morning. This was in the basement storage, comparing to the other VG+ copy, sounds great. This one doesn't have someones name written on the cover, so that's a plus.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Ian & Sylvia - Greatest Hits!
(1970, Vanguard)

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2 LP compilation, great covers of Lightfoot, Dylan, Cash, Joni Mitchell. Nice recording with Ian's voice in the right channel, Sylvia's voice in the left channel (at least on my rig :) ) especially noticed on songs with sparse instrumentation like Dylan's Tomorrow Is A Long Time.

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John Hammond - Can't Beat The Kid
(1975, Capricorn) STERLING in the deadwax

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blues guitar and harmonica with Hammond recording with the southern label Capricorn and with Muscle Shoals sidemen Kenny Buttrey and Spooner Oldham.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Various Artists - $64,000 Jazz
(1955, Columbia)

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Yard sale pickup this morning. Louis, Duke, Brubeck, J.J. & Kai on a VG+ 6-eye label.

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Steve Miller Band - Children Of The Future
(1968, Capitol)

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debut album, recorded in London. Miller and Boz Scaggs on guitar and vocals. Many of the songs were written in '67 when Miller was working as a janitor at a Texas music studio.

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Josh White - 25th Anniversary album / The Story Of John Henry
(1955, Elektra)

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an early Elektra record that helped establish the label. 25th anniversary refers to White's recording career which started in 1929, this record marked a comeback for him after being blacklisted in the US market during the 50s McCarthy era. Some Labor day music (Labour Day for our Canadian friends).
found this last month on the 50 cent clearance shelf at HPB.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Pete Townsend - Scoop
(1983, Atco)

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2 LP compilation of demos. Inner sleeves include cool pictures of Pete in his home studio, and interesting notes.
I picked up this one at this weekend's sale at Half Price Books for $2.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Robert Palmer - Pressure Drop
(1975, Island) STERLING in the deadwax, both sides; "more schmaltz" on side A

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Little Feat and Allen Toussaint are backing band here, as with Palmer's first record the year before - Sneaking Sally Through The Alley. You can definitely hear the influence of the Meters, Little Feat and Toussant here, and the New Orleans funk goes well with Palmer's vocals.

[Titanium Dome]

Pete Townsend - Scoop
(1983, Atco)

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2 LP compilation of demos. Inner sleeves include cool pictures of Pete in his home studio, and interesting notes.
I picked up this one at this weekend's sale at Half Price Books for $2.

Got it and love it. :yes:

[SEAWOLF97]

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Yesterday i took out The DOORS remaster "The Future Starts Here"

http://www.amazon.com/Future-Starts-Here-Essential-Doors/dp/B0010DJ174/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1283972900&sr=8-1-spell

I did a digi dub to MiniDisk and then auditioned on the Senn HD-580's.

its prolly one of the best remaster jobs that I've ever heard ...very dynamic, great highs/lows and I can finally understand all of Jim's lyrics ....they augmented the normal tracks with full sustains....(which are cut off on standard releases) , studio chatter and full intros.....wonderful stuff , BUT

it doesnt sound natural ....it sounds current..not like 60's recordings....sounds so different than what I'm used to hearing....its like watching a model T Ford doing 120 MPH...its a real treat but seems out of place...incongruent. :crying:

Anybody understand what I'm talking about ??? :dont-know:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum
(1971, Liberty) Mexican pressing

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Heavy vinyl with a cool Liberty-Mexico label, in good shape after a cleaning on the VPI machine, and sounds very nice. I have US copy with the Fantasy label in a gatefold cover; this one does not have the gatefold and the cover is slightly glossy. The song titles and credits on the label are in Spanish.
$1 thrift find on the way home from work today.

[SpeakerLabFan]

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.its prolly one of the best remaster jobs that I've ever heard ...very dynamic, great highs/lows and I can finally understand all of Jim's lyrics ....they augmented the normal tracks with full sustains....(which are cut off on standard releases) , studio chatter and full intros.....wonderful stuff , BUT

it doesnt sound natural ....it sounds current..not like 60's recordings....sounds so different than what I'm used to hearing....its like watching a model T Ford doing 120 MPH...its a real treat but seems out of place...incongruent. :crying:

Anybody understand what I'm talking about ??? :dont-know:

I haven't heard that title, but I get what you're talking about. I experienced that a little bit with some of the selections on the Beatles CD remasters, Paul's bass on first listens, so pronounced, spooky.

Its fun hearing the different mastering on different pressings, vinyl is usually definitive for me, but some CD releases sound incredible (steve hoffman mastering, for example) when playback is through a good Digital/Analog unit (I have a couple of midfi units - Cambridge Audio DAC Magic and a Grant Fidelity Tube DAC), and it's nice to have choices. :applaud:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jim Hall - Commitment
(1976, A&M/Horizon)

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w/ Art Farmer, Ron Carter, Terry Clarke, and Jane Hall, Jim's wife, singing on "When I Fall In Love"

[SpeakerLabFan]

Joe Walsh - So What
(1974, ABC Dunhill) KENDUN A, both sides, and "That's no banana, that's my noze!", side 1 in the deadwax

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purchased new in '74. Joe at the top of his game. w/ Dan Fogelberg, guitar, JD Souther, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Glen Frey singing backgrounds

[whizzer]

Anybody understand what I'm talking about ???

Yes indeed. It's relativity. It doesn't sound natural because the production is now out of sync with what we who listened to that music when it was "new" consider to be its "natural state." On the other hand, those unfamiliar with the "style" of production of the originals might think something like, "Wow--you say those guys were from the '60's? They sound MODERN, man." We'd like to think that good recording is just good recording, and that better, more accurate equipment will just make it "better," but what's considered "better" is subject to change. I remember, back when vinyl or cassettes were all there was, always wishing there was a way to eliminate the surface noise. Then, when I heard my first cd's, I couldn't stand what seemed to be their shrieky steeliness. Go figure. After awhile, the clicks and pops were actually just part of the experience, and it's sort of weird without them. I remember an old man music lover in my neighborhood I knew when I was a kid--I kept trying to convince him to replace his symphonies on 78's with "new" 33 and 1/3 LP's. He said they just didn't sound right.

[SEAWOLF97]

I haven't heard that title, but I get what you're talking about. I experienced that a little bit with some of the selections on the Beatles CD remasters, Paul's bass on first listens, so pronounced, spooky.



Anybody understand what I'm talking about ???

Yes indeed. It's relativity.


Glad I'm not just mumbling to myself...yes, its great to hear the dynamics that my system is capable of ....most of the vinyl that I spin is really enjoyable, but just cant compete -dynamics wise- , unless you find LP's from the 80's or MFSL or Quad/Phase 4 or the JBL Sessions set.

This CD was at my local library....if you have any interest in The DOORS , its really worth tracking down...prior Doors CD's sounded just like the vinyl , but w/o pops/crackles This one is startling . like the old corny ......"Sounded like I'd never heard them before this"

I think Wizzers theory of relativity may be correct ;)
(your given name isn't Albert ??)


Been enjoying ELO's "Eldorado" on the big AR's ...a flac of the remaster dubbed to MD. It's got the same dynamics as "The Future Starts Here" ...WOW :applaud:

(the AR's are rated 23Hz - 30kHz and I believe it)
they are very similar to JBL L-7 , but have 2 side firing 10's instead of the single SF 12.
http://audio-database.com/AR/amp_speaker/ar-90-e.html

[SEAWOLF97]

picked up the remastered BTB .....really enjoy the early Stones more than most anything they have done since the mid 80's .....Tattoo You may have been their last good album.
(just put a lib hold on the remastered "Flowers")

[SEAWOLF97]

Steve Miller Band - Children Of The Future
(1968, Capitol)

yup,I like the early SteveMillerBluesBand too ...their album "Sailor" is outstanding also....
and the story abt being mentored by Les Paul at an early age is well known.

so I'll be the first to admit that I dont know Miles Davis from Billy Davis, but I'd seen this iconic album (Kind of Blue) in so many catalogs, that picking up an original (even if only G cond) was a no-brainer....can never have too much Linda R..... (prolly my 3rd copy of this) ;)

OH yeah....I was reading of SLF's good finds at HPB and stopped in at a new store on my bike route called Dollar Books...they had abt 8 milk boxes of LP's ....found a double in super condition of a group that I'm not familiar with ...its called "LightHouse Live" , came home and read the reviews and it sounds like mebbe early Chicago, so will go back and grab it Monday.

after reading this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_of_Blue . I'm looking forward to getting KoB cleaned and cued..

Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been cited by many music writers not only as Davis's best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification) in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis's masterpiece. The album's influence on music, including jazz, rock and classical music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_music), has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums of all time. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress) to be added to the National Recording Registry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry). In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time).

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
(1967, RCA Victor) Mono pressing

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w/ Jerry Garcia credited as musical and spiritual advisor, as well as guitar on several tracks. He suggested the title for the record.
a $1 yard sale pickup this morning, I couldn't resist snapping up another mono surrealistic pillow. looks nice and plays quiet even on the Marty Balin tracks like Comin' Back To Me.

[SpeakerLabFan]

OH yeah....I was reading of SLF's good finds at HPB and stopped in at a new store on my bike route called Dollar Books...they had abt 8 milk boxes of LP's

:applaud: always good to find a promising new place to dig. Nice grab on the Miles Davis, I think that's a great one, from his prime period although I think he did ok a bit later in his career, with launching and ushering in jazz fusion with Bitches Brew

[SpeakerLabFan]

Deep Purple - Fireball
(1971, Warner Bros)

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5th studio album this one starts strong with the title track, wonderful playing and a great recording.
A $1 thrift find last week, inexplicably sitting in a bin by itself, i.e. surrounded by the countless usual crap - Montovani, Manilow, & Streisand. ...a straggler that escaped the clutches of previous crate diggers, or?

[SpeakerLabFan]

John Cage - Variations II
(1967, Columbia)

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Cage's piece covers side 1 (26:20) - recorded July, 1967, NYC. There is a 10 minute piece from Milton Babbitt - Ensemble For Synthesizer on side 2.
interesting music for Sunday morning, keeping me on my toes. a yard sale pick-up from yesterday.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Who - Who's Next
(1971, Decca) US Decca with side one: 712888, side two: 712889 matrices in the deadwax

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another US Decca copy from the basement pile. No "W-1" "W-2" (or "MG" pre-pended) in the deadwax matrices on this one (I have one of those), so I don't know if this is one of the Doug Sax mastered "west coast" pressings. It sounds good, but maybe without the rhythm section depth and punch that I noticed in the W-1 pressings.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Who - Meaty, Beaty, Big And Bouncy
(1971, Decca)

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US Decca of this 1971 compilation mostly of singles that had not appeared on Who LPs including killer tracks like "I Can See For Miles".

[SpeakerLabFan]

Emitt Rhodes - Mirror
(1971, ABC Dunhill)

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American singer songwriter, compared to Paul McCartney for his vocals and muscianship. He plays all of the instruments and sings all of the vocals while recording himself in his home recording studio for this record. This is my first listen, a garage sale grab from this summer, a really nice sounding record and it does remind me of McCartney's early 70s solo LPs.
All Music:
"Golden Child of God" is also one of his finest compositions — it also would have easily been at home on Paul McCartney's Ram.

[SEAWOLF97]

Went back to the Dollar bookstore and picked up these 2 ....think I convinced them to pull the remaining records from the warehouse and stock in the store...

The British Invasion is full of the top 40 charts from the mid 60's..

Lighthouse seems to be a cross between early Chicago, BST and The Allman Brothers ...with horns and strings & a dash of Neil young sound (& and a little of Jethro Tull type flute too)....their long jam on "8 miles high" is very nice.....double in great condition for a buck...:D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_%28band%29

Lighthouse is a Canadian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music) band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_ensemble) formed in 1968 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968) in Toronto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto) which included horns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_%28instrument%29), string instruments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_instrument), and vibraphone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraphone); their music reflected elements of rock music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music), jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz), classical music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_classical_music),and swing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_music). It won Juno Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Awards) for Best Canadian Group of the Year (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Award_for_Group_of_the_Year) in 1972, 1973 and 1974

[whizzer]

"I haven't heard that title, but I get what you're talking about. I experienced that a little bit with some of the selections on the Beatles CD remasters, Paul's bass on first listens, so pronounced, spooky."

This is what I liked about the Beatles remasters--At last I could hear the bass the way I always thought it was meant to be. I read somewhere that the original early albums were mastered using huge dual 15 monitors with bass aplenty. In the studio, the boys thought the recordings were bass heavy and cut back on it quite a bit. Soon enough, however, they were shocked to hear the sound that came out of what most folks actually listened to. On the other hand, those early mono releases sounded just fine on most big old-style juke boxes. I liked the ones with the bubbles.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Iron Butterfly - In - A - Gadda - Da - Vida
(1968, Atco)

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Doug Ingle's wailing organ and deep vocals, psychedlic guitar chords, thundering bass and drums. Side 1 is not bad: My Mirage and Are You Happy are highlights for me.

This copy has handwritten matrices in the deadwax, I have another yellow ATCO with machine stamped matrices. I don't know if there's any significance and I'm sure that they pressed quite a few copies of this record.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Cream - Fresh Cream
(1966, Atco)

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debut record for original power trio - Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker.

I grabbed this for 50 cents or a buck from a huge tupperware bin full of classic rock LPs sitting in a driveway at a yard sale a couple of years ago, I think the nice lady was selling her ex-boyfriends collection. The guy took good care of his records, this one had the same plastic lined inner paper sleeves that I used to use. Unfortuanately, he put an avery label w/ his name on the cover, after 40+ years I think it's not coming off completely without taking part of the cover.

[SpeakerLabFan]

"I haven't heard that title, but I get what you're talking about. I experienced that a little bit with some of the selections on the Beatles CD remasters, Paul's bass on first listens, so pronounced, spooky."

This is what I liked about the Beatles remasters--At last I could hear the bass the way I always thought it was meant to be. I read somewhere that the original early albums were mastered using huge dual 15 monitors with bass aplenty. In the studio, the boys thought the recordings were bass heavy and cut back on it quite a bit. Soon enough, however, they were shocked to hear the sound that came out of what most folks actually listened to. On the other hand, those early mono releases sounded just fine on most big old-style juke boxes. I liked the ones with the bubbles.

It's been a year since the CD remasters came out. I have the mono box set and a few stereo releases. I need to do some listening.

They probably decent equipment at EMI, from what I can find they had Altec 605A Monitors. I wonder what the speaker cabinets looked like?

47566

Those recording sessions are interesting to read about, there's been a lot written. My favorite is The Beatles by Bob Spitz. Also Geoff Emerick, one of the EMI recording engineers wrote a book with a lot of behind the scenes with the recording sessions.

Abbey road studio 2...

47565

[SpeakerLabFan]

Mickey Hart/Diga Rhythm Band - Diga
(1976, Rounder)

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a Mickey Hart project outside of the Dead; Jerry Garcia on guitar on a couple of tracks; thanks include David Frieberg, Paul Kantner, "The Good Old Grateful Dead"

[SEAWOLF97]

Cream - Fresh Cream
(1966, Atco) he put an avery label w/ his name on the cover, after 40+ years I think it's not coming off completely without taking part of the cover.

I'm a CREAM fan too...Clapton was pretty good b4 he turned to schlock.

the Avery label is one of the true times that you can say "does not affect sound":)




. Also Geoff Emerick, one of the EMI recording engineers wrote a book with a lot of behind the scenes with the recording sessions.


After an enjoyable read...I mini-reviewed it here
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=271039&viewfull=1#post271039



a Mickey Hart project outside of the Dead;

I'm still looking for Mickey Hart's "Apocalypse Now Sessions" ....had it once...overpowering, spooky stuff with a 10hz ending that will have you running for the gain control.


Iron Butterfly - In - A - Gadda - Da - Vida
(1968, Atco)

Doug Ingle's wailing organ and deep vocals, psychedlic guitar chords, thundering bass and drums. Side 1 is not bad: My Mirage and Are You Happy are highlights for me.

This copy has handwritten matrices in the deadwax, I have another yellow ATCO with machine stamped matrices. I don't know if there's any significance and I'm sure that they pressed quite a few copies of this record.

I have a still sealed copy of IaGdV.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Terry Reid - self titled
(1969, Epic)

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2nd LP from the British rock guitarist. 20 years old when this record was made. Includes a cover of Highway 61 Revisited and a Donovan song, along with Reid's own songs. He toured the US opening for Cream in '68 and the Rolling Stones in '69. Jimmy Page wanted Reid as vocalist for the New Yardbirds - Reid recommended a young Robert Plant. Also turned down an offer to join Deep Purple.

Another one of those orphaned thrift finds, found today sitting in a sea of Mantovani and Streisand records at the thrift store. I have Reid's first record, "Bang, Bang, You're Terry Reid" and I am very glad to see this one turn up in the wild. Cleaned up well on the VPI and plays nicely.

[SEAWOLF97]

Terry Reid - self titled
(1969, Epic)

Heard TR's "Season of the Witch" on XM and he did a fine job of it.

got in 9 miles on the TREK b4 sprinkles started...new batch of LP's at Salvation Army..I had most of them already..bummer.....did get these 3 as they were in EX condition, (looked like 1 play to tape and store) already have the Santana double, but this is better cond....The ELO is a double too and sounding great right now. :applaud:

that reminds me....took an R&R in Taipei 1970...back then Taiwan did not honor international copyrights....they pirated everything...you know, Encyclopedia Britannica for $11US ...etc. Really poor quality at those prices......anyway I bought a bunch of LP's at 15 cents each NEW...they were in paper jackets, cardboard would have jacked up the price.....hauled them back to the Delta and tried one...it was OK, but on 2nd play it was worn out already :(....so that became the practice...tape them on first play and then sell them to the locals to resell.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Badfinger - Ass
(1973, Apple) MASTERED BY CAPITOL and wly in the deadwax; mastered by Wally Traugott

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4th record and final with Apple. Todd Rundgren is credited as producer, apparently he left the project w/ just two songs recorded, which led to delays in finishing the record.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Heard TR's "Season of the Witch" on XM and he did a fine job of it.

< snip >

that reminds me....took an R&R in Taipei 1970...back then Taiwan did not honor international copyrights....they pirated everything...you know, Encyclopedia Britannica for $11US ...etc. Really poor quality at those prices......anyway I bought a bunch of LP's at 15 cents each NEW...they were in paper jackets, cardboard would have jacked up the price.....hauled them back to the Delta and tried one...it was OK, but on 2nd play it was worn out already :(....so that became the practice...tape them on first play and then sell them to the locals to resell.

Yes, that is a killer Season Of The Witch from his 1968 Bang, Bang, You're Terry Reid record. From reading on the internets...I think he was pals with Donovan, and also with Graham Nash of the Hollies - who got him into the studio, he put him in touch with producer Mickie Most, who was producing the Animals among others. Nash played on one of his records in the mid-70s after Reid had moved to California.

interesting story about those cheap colored vinyl Tapei counterfeit records. I have run across a few of those in collections and they have uniformly sounded like crap - I think you're right about not holding up to repeated plays but also poor quality and material to begin with - a dub of an original record probably, alot of the covers are shiite too - they make the KTel, Pickwick and Crown compilations look good.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Doors - Strange Days
(1967, Elektra)

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The Doors' 2nd record, a lot of songs written in 65-66. I purchased Strange Days in the early 70s on the Elektra butterfly label, I've since found a couple of nice 1st pressing brown label stereo copies sitting in boxes in someone's yard sale - love these early Doors records, wonderful music and recordings.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse
(1971, Warner Bros)

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Third record by Faces with Ron Wood, guitar, Ronnie Lane, bass and vocals, and Rod Stewart. It's a rollicking party from the first track.
A really big color poster was included with the record.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
(1969, Elektra)

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3rd record from singer-songwriter, a relaxed drawn out feel to the acoustic based songs. "Buzzin' Fly" and "Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)" are favorites.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Harvey Mandel - The Snake
(1972, Janus)

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1972 release, blue rock with jazz influences. A really tasty example of his versatile playing.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Kaleidoscope - Bernice
(1970, Epic)

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60's US Psychedelic rock/pop band formed in 1966, w/ David Lindley. Trippy electric guitar heavy with country influences.

[SpeakerLabFan]

King Crimson - Lark's Tongue In Aspic
(1973, Atlantic)

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5th studio album w/ Bill Bruford newly arrived from Yes. violin, guitars, mellotron. jazz, heavy metal, classical, experimental. The first section of the opening title track Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 has a breathtaking transition described as going from a whisper to a scream. an amazing record.

[SpeakerLabFan]

King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon
(1970, Atlantic)

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2nd album by the progressive rock group. Greg Lake had already left to join Keith Emerson in forming ELP, but he ...."agreed to sing on the recordings for the band's developing album In the Wake of Poseidon (negotiating to receive King Crimson's PA equipment as payment)."

[hjames]

I've been in a mood for orchestral Frank, so I've unhooked the maggies and Volkswoofer and gone back to the L200 3ways.
I've already played Waka/Jawaka and am now headed firmly into The Grand Wazoo
... if I feel real crazy, I'll go for Zappa/Wazoo - the Live concert disc ...

47632 (http://www.amazon.com/Waka-Jawaka-Frank-Zappa/dp/B0000009SE/) 47631 (http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Wazoo-Frank-Mothers-Invention/dp/B0000009SF/) 47633 (http://www.amazon.com/Wazoo-Frank-Zappa/dp/B00133FOKE/)

But that may be too much Frank for Emma, who is due home in about an hour or so ...

(The L200 are near L300s - with added 2405 slots, 3133 crossover and the wood midhorn w/2420 drivers) ...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Art Blakey - Thermo
(1973, Milestone)

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2 LP compilation of previously issued Riverside records in 1962/3. Very tasty playing with Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass, Cedar Walton, piano; Blakey, drums.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
(1969, RCA Victor)

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was looking around in car's glovebox this morning and I saw this title on cassette, thought it would be a good visit on vinyl. Yep, it is. w/ Nicky Hopkins, Piano; Stephen Stills, Hammond organ; Jerry Garcia, Pedal Steel guitar; David Crosby, music sailboat. includes Wooden Ships which was written by Crosby, Stills and Paul Kantner while off the coast of Florida in Crosby's sailboat. from the back cover - Question of the Day What Is Your Favorite Stripe On The Flag? Paul Kantner, Singer: "Michuocan" Jack Casady, Bassist: "Four"

[SpeakerLabFan]

I've been in a mood for orchestral Frank, so I've unhooked the maggies and Volkswoofer and gone back to the L200 3ways.
I've already played Waka/Jawaka and am now headed firmly into The Grand Wazoo


Nice. I listened to a side of the Mothers debut record, Freakout! at a friends yesterday. I'm thinking that you're getting the most of the Zappa with those JBL L200's. :applaud:

[SEAWOLF97]

got out yesterday and did snag another copy of Dire Straits "Love over Gold" ....guess sometimes things get bought just to prove to the OL that I wasnt out catting around :o:

A really unstable weather day here in PDX ...I was goretexing up to ride and the thunderstorm started...so decided to stay home and take care of deferred chores.....there has been a hum in the 250Ti system and so addressing that seemed like a good use of the time...I dont like to test with the big JBL's , so hooked some 4406's on the leads ...of course no hum today....but was quite impressed with the sounds of the 4406 supplemented with the 2 M&K subs. ...so I let them run a while.....did a record cleaning marathon instead.

Had the MD playing so I could work w/o flipping disks....that Doors "future is here" was on and after 30+ years, finally understood the lyric on "Riders on the Storm"

I always heard it as "an actor all alone" ...today , due to the remaster (or an ear cleaning) ..finally got it.
.
"an actor out on loan"...yup that makes a lot more sense ....:confused:

oh yeah,, I read the booklet for FUTURE when it was here , the phrase "Mr. Mojo Risin'"
is repeated in Riders ...its origin ???? an anagram for Jim Morrison.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume Two
(1962, ABC Paramount) Mono pressing

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side 1 recorded in NYC with big band & the Raelets featuring Margie Hendrix, side 2 recorded two days later in Hollywood with strings.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Betty Carter - Inside Betty Carter
(1964, United Artists) 1972 reissue

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another jazz female vocalist with a smooth confident voice, reminds me of Nina Simone. Carter performed with Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Sonny Rollins.

[SEAWOLF97]

got out to Gresham today.....Grass Roots is fun....I think we established that the Sound Track from FM the movie is the first time that "FM" the song was published ...
the Iron Butterfly is like new - still in shrinkwrap ....have never seen this one anywhere/ever :dont-know:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Cream - Wheels Of Fire
(1968, Atco)

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more Cream, listening to the Live sides, 3 and 4, recordings of March '68 performances at Winterland and The Fillmore in SF.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Randy Newman - Good Old Boys
(1974, Reprise) Mastered by Lee Herschberg

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w/ Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, Glen Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon

[SpeakerLabFan]

Grateful Dead - Reckoning
(1981, Arista) Artisan symbol & "GF" in the deadwax; produced by Betty Cantor-Jackson

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Live performance from October 1980 in SF and NYC; listening to side 3 with Deep Elem Blues, Cassidy, To Lay Me Down. 2 out 3 songs are vocals by Jerry Garcia, and Cassidy one of few vocals by Bob Weir that don't annoy me.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
(1970, Columbia)

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Listening to Record 1, side 2 with the 27:00 title song and Record 2, side 1.
I was inspired to play this after reading Michael Fremer's review (http://www.musicangle.com/album.php?id=907) of the 40th Anniversary Boxed Set release.

[Titanium Dome]

It take a few seconds to get it, but once you do, it's amazing!

[Titanium Dome]

Oh yeah, on sale at Target for $9.99 and reviewed on Rolling Stone.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/17385/191780

[Krunchy]

That sounds like a very interesting combination, very well reviewed on amazon as well, same price.
Thanks for the heads up TD, would have never thought of it, dont know why, I love Brian:blink:

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The Rolling Stones - Her Satanic Majesties Request
(1967, London) NP-2 Mono pressing

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I ran across a nice copy of original pressing Beggars Banquet in the thrift store bins today, which got me looking through the Stones on my shelf.




Oh yeah, on sale at Target for $9.99 and reviewed on Rolling Stone.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/17385/191780

that's a great price, thanks for the heads up. I've been reading threads about the new Brian Wilson title on the Steve Hoffman forum site for quite awhile.

[SEAWOLF97]

The Rolling Stones - Her Satanic Majesties Request
(1967, London) NP-2 Mono pressing
I ran across a nice copy of original pressing Beggars Banquet in the thrift store bins today, which got me looking through the Stones on my shelf.
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2 of my favs...:D

was out on the TREK yesterday and pickins' were slim ....I'm not a big C&W fan but do appreciate Hank and Patsy...HW's greatest hits - 2 LP's- in like unplayed condition for 50 cents is a no-brainer.

The other is kinda funny...I have no Pat Boone music , and dont plan on more ...this album seemed rare but also offended me a touch...the rear says" dedicated to American servicemen in Vietnam and their families" ...looks like it was recorded at an Armed Forces Radio & Television Services studio , ...but it shows a bumpkin in stateside uniform and boots sitting in a pond, oblivious to 3 bullets taking off his helmet as he is so busy writing a postcard home.....:crying:

Do not think the title "Wish you were Here, Buddy" was the inspiration for Pink Floyd, tho you never know...:dont-know:

[SEAWOLF97]

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the real King of all musik is LVB :bouncy:

this is my 2nd copy , but it looks unplayed and includes the book ..7 Lp's -all 9 symphonies- for $1 :D love the 5th & 9th and need to get into the others more.

today was the opening of Salvation Army in Happy Valley (dont know why they call it that..its just s.e. 82nd in Portland) ..billed as the largest thrift store on the West Coast...looked like Meier & Frank (Maceys now) .they even have a cafe..the prices were terrible...$2.50 for standard LP's, saw a washer & dryer for $1,500...15 minutes and I was gone.....but next door is Deseret Thrift Store...more "down to earth" ...found LVB there.....Lp's are usually 50 cents and there is a fair selection.

[invstbiker]

RUSH-SNAKES & ARROWS-Workin' Them Angels

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Kensington Market - Avenue Road
(1968, Warner Bros) Promo/NFS; US pressing

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debut record, produced by Felix Pappalardi for this Toronto rock band named after a Toronto neighborhood. this is a 2nd listen and I really like a lot here - nice trippy textured guitar, piano, bass, and even sitar on some tracks, great recording. These guys were brought together by musical entrepreneur Bernie Finkelstein who later founded True North records.

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Steve Kahn - The Blue Man
(1978, Columbia) Mastered by Vladimir Meller, CBS

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2nd in a trio of solo records from Kahn in the late 70s after recording records with Larry Coryell and with the Brecker Bros Band.
w/ Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Don Grolnick, Ralph McDonald, Bob James, David Sanbourn, Mike Mainieri, Will Lee.

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The Nice - Ars Longa Vita Brevis
(1968, Columbia Special Products) 1973 reissue on the Columbia label

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2nd album from The Nice. an "extension of the original Allegro from the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3".
with some quirky lyrics and songs .. like Daddy Where Did I Come From, and Happy Freuds. Keith Emerson's distinctive keyboards throughout.

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Emitt Rhodes - self titled
(1970, RCA Victor) Canadian pressing

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I ran across this one last weekend, and snapped it up after enjoying Rhodes 1971 release "Mirror". American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer -- plays all of the instruments and sang all of the vocals while recording himself in his home recording studio. According to wikipedia, he used a four-track recorder for the instruments this title and transferred those to an eight-track recorder to add the vocals.

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Steve Miller Band - Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden
(1972, Capitol)

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7th record from the Steve Miller Band. some nice blues rock. w/ Ben Sidran, Jim Keltner, Jessie Ed Davis.

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Buddy Holly - Peggie Sue Got Married
(1962, Coral) EC 81191

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extended play 45 with three additional songs. an estate sale grab this morning, along with 10 other Buddy Holly 45s and Ritchie Valens La Bamba. I usually don't bother looking at 45s but when the estate sale guy mentioned these, I was glad I looked not only because they are Buddy Holly records but because they are in pristine condition, rare IME for 45s. because they were singles, they went for half the dollar price for the LPs. :)
The previous owner was a member of the Buddy Holly fan club w/ B&W pictures, no Buddy LPs though, just usual easy listening schmaltz :(

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Chris Hillman - Clear Sailin'
(1977, Elektra/Asylum) Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios

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2nd solo LP from original member of The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and others. A nice cover of the Danny O' Keefe song, Quits. Lots of pedal steel, violin, viola and interesting percussion with that nice mid 70s Elektra/Asylum recording quality.

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13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere
(1967, International Artists) 1979 repressing with "Masterfonics" in the deadwax

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Something's been missing from my life and I just realized it was Tommy Hall's electric jug playing.

[SEAWOLF97]

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this was the first record show that I've been to , and it wont be the last...ran into new and old friends including SLF Dave, Dan , Al, Aaron ...stayed and browsed (and BS'ed) almost 4 hours.. another show coming Oct 23

Picked up only 27 LP's...some were great deals ....the Layla double for $1 , WAR Platinum Jazz double for $1 , Winwood double for $1 ...Koyaanisqatsi ..have never seen on LP...lots of Fleetwooc Mac, a UK Beach Boys,Traffic, Santana , Mayall , Ray Charles too. The pick of it all for me was the Quad copy of "A Space in Time" ...just played it and noticed lots of details that I've never heard in the 2 channel copies and believe me ...have heard those many times. :bouncy: Its a 180g and I've read that good quads were more exacting to produce so always were made on virgin vinyl.Some of the lyrics that I've had trouble with are now clear.

(little later) Just listened to side 2 of ASiT ...this is like the MFSL version that was never made ...VERY dynamic , long sustains , I havn't cleaned it yet and the sound is FAB :):D:bouncy:
its kinda like the 2009 Beatles..you can just hear small details that have always eluded the listener..WOW...one of my DIDs ...now cant wait to run the Philip Glass Ksctsy.

(and NO..my avatar isnt George Burns....have just finished S3 of M.I. ...thats Jim Phelps)

[SEAWOLF97]

Ok..have gone thru 4 of the new albums.....the Traffic (Winwood, Capaldi ,etc) was OK, pretty much standard jams ....TYA ASiT was so good that I'm going to clean and rip to digi files and clean them too.

Another real standout was Koyaanisqatsi ... I had checked it out on CD, but that was a pale imitation of the LP...geeze , the AR90's have secondary vibrations going all over the room , objects that I thot were tied down pretty well ,,,, aren't. This is really a system demo disk ...WOW :applaud::bouncy::applaud::bouncy:

Layla was a disappointment , rather muffled , prolly wont play again.:eek:
Looking forward to Santana 1 & 3 and Caravanserai.

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The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
(1966, Columbia)

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the title song got a lot of hit radio airplay in the summer of '66 and hit #2, I remember hearing it a lot, I think I bought the 45 that year. ...credited to Paul Simon, who offered it to the Cyrkle when they opened for Simon & Garfunkel. Another Simon song here is Cloudy. Turn Down Day is a nice hit on side 2.

The Cyrkle were discovered and managed by Brian Epstein, John Lennon came up with the unique spelling of their name, and they opened for the Beatles on the 1966 US tour. Yes they were nearly 1 hit wonders, disbanding in 1967 but everything here is a nice listen and well recorded.

Picked this one out of a dollar box at the Portland record show yesterday - had a great time grabbing records, and chatting/comparing notes with Seawolf who was also making the rounds at the show. Good meeting you, and talking records/gear yesterday. :thmbsup:

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this was the first record show that I've been to , and it wont be the last...ran into new and old friends including SLF Dave, Dan , Al, Aaron ...stayed and browsed (and BS'ed) almost 4 hours.. another show coming Oct 23



I was there 7 hours :blink: I had no choice since I traveled down from Seattle with a friend, who was setup at table. But it was a lot like being in a really big candy store. :applaud:

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Charlie Byrd - Mr. Guitar
(1962, Riverside)

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performing in a trio with bass and drum, includes covers of Gershwin and Ellington tunes. it's hard to get a good shot of the label but it's a light blue Riverside label.
I grabbed this one from a dollar box at a Portland record show yesterday.

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Jessie Winchester - self titled
(1970, Ampex)

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debut record from the singer songwriter with playing from Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm. Produced by Robertson and engineered by Todd Rundgren.

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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - self titled
(1958, Blue Note) RVG STEREO in the deadwax; mastered by Rudy Van Gelder

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1963 stereo pressing with "New York, USA" on the label. With Lee Morgan, trumpet.
I have this in digital format and was thrilled to find a nice early Blue Note LP, a mandatory title for jazzoids, IMO.

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MFSB - Love Is The Message
(1973, Philadelphia International) F/W in the deadwax; mastered at Frankford/Wayne mastering labs

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The Sound Of Philadelphia (TSOP) soul band assembled by record producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. nice well produced instrumental tracks with distinct trumpet, guitar, bass, piano, strings, vibes and other percussion.

[hjames]

MFSB - Love Is The Message
(1973, Philadelphia International) F/W in the deadwax; mastered at Frankford/Wayne mastering labs

The Sound Of Philadelphia (TSOP) soul band assembled by record producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. nice well produced instrumental tracks with distinct trumpet, guitar, bass, piano, strings, vibes and other percussion.

Got you covered there! We got the "The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits" album Aug 3rd - what great tracks! Lots of memories ...

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1. Love Train - The O'Jays
2. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
3. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
4. The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
5. The Sound of Philadelphia - MFSB
6. Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
7. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
8. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
9. Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice
10. I'll Always Love My Mama - The Intruders
11. Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays
12. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
13. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
14. Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else - The Jones Girls
15. Close The Door - Teddy Pendergrass
16. If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle

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so I was looking at the Portland record store map and it listed a place I've never been..."Variety Shop" 50th & Foster ..walked in a it was loaded with vinyl....I asked the clerk "where is the dollar/bargain box" ?? ..he directed me to the back patio....there were 22 boxes (like double milk cases..ie 44 standard milk boxes) of dollar records ...I was tight on cash (having just bought another pair JBL's) and so only bought these 3 , I will return with more cash.

the Doobies has "I cheat the Hangman" , which I really like
Al Stewart..Past Present & Future ...really starting to appreciate Al
In through the out Door..some obscure UK band ...jacket has a lot of damage, going to have to cut it up and make a replacement, but the disk looks salvageable. (has mold, but no scratches) :eek:

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Various Artists - Alternatives
(1969, Warner Reprise)

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another Warner Reprise loss leader sampler. A subtitle for the record mentioned in the liner notes is "Heavy on your mind, but not on your tone arm".

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T. Rex - Electric Warrior
(1971, Reprise)

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trashy rock and roll with sleazy lyrics, driven by Marc Bolan's guitar playing. great production, I find myself reaching for the volume to increase the fun here.
Cover designed by Hipgnosis. w/ Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman – backing vocals; Rick Wakeman – keyboards on "Get It On".




Got you covered there! We got the "The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits" album Aug 3rd - what great tracks! Lots of memories ...



Nice! :coolness:

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Nektar - Magic Is A Child
(1977, Polydor) NFS/Promo; MASTERDISK SF in the deadwax; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer

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7th record from the British progressive rock band has some nice moments including the opening track and the title track. It's a Masterdisk RL white label promo, and sounds the part. That is a 13 year old Brooke Shields on the cover. a 50 cent pick up from the HPB clearance shelf last year.

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The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
(1973, Rolling Stones Records)

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an old favorite that I purchased new back in the day and wore out along with Exile on Main Street. Don't know what happened to it, I grabbed this one out of a dollar box this weekend, cover is worn but the record plays great. Nice vocals by Keith Richard on Coming Down Again. with horn section of Bobby Keys, Jim Horn, Chuck Finley. Recorded in Jamaica.

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Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time
(1964, Columbia) Radio Station copy / NSF

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another pickup last weekend, plays w/ surface noise in the quiet passages after a VPI 16.5 cleaning, unfortunately but still worth the $1.

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Leo Kottke - "Mudlark"
1971, Capitol)

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Kottke's fourth album and first on a major label. 4 cuts recorded in a garage in Nashville. covers Cripple Creek and Eight Miles High. I first heard Kottke on FM college radio in the early 70s, probably cuts from this record.

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The Rolling Stones - Dirty Work
(1986, Rolling Stones Records) MASTERDISK RL in the deadwax; mastered by Bob Ludwig

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18th studio record, with Tom Waits, Patti Scialfa, Bobby Womack, and Jimmy Page on "One Hit (To the Body). I thought I'd continue to be put off by the 80s-style production here, but I find stuff to like with this one, including two tracks with Keef on vocals.

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Faces - Ooh La La
(1973, Warner Bros)

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The last Faces album is another good belt of straight ahead rock n' roll produced by Glyn Johns.

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Mick Taylor - self titled
(1979, Columbia)

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debut solo LP from former Bluesbreaker and Stones guitarist. Some really stunning blues and rock guitar work on several tracks here makes up for the bland lyrics and average vocals. with Lowell George.

[Val]

King Crimson - Lark's Tongue In Aspic
(1973, Atlantic)



5th studio album w/ Bill Bruford newly arrived from Yes. violin, guitars, mellotron. jazz, heavy metal, classical, experimental. The first section of the opening title track Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1 has a breathtaking transition described as going from a whisper to a scream. an amazing record.

I have always loved this Crimson album...and their others.

Yesterday I was enjoying "Salt Peanuts" by Royal Crown Review...fantastic high trumpet bit always satisfies. Then "Joy" by Lucinda Williams...this song redeemed steel guitar for me.

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Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
(1972, Columbia)

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Produced by David Bowie; breakthrough record for Mott, and ranked 491 on Rolling Stone mag's list of Top 500 records. Includes "Ready for Love" which Mick Ralphs took with him for Bad Company's debut record a couple years later. I enjoyed this one from track one to the last track on side 2.

[hjames]

Chess - Original concept recording with Murray Head (before there was a play) ...

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Last weekend we attended a small US revival of the play at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_%28musical%29#Washington_D.C..2C_2010) -
and even tho there is no actual cast recording of the play we saw,
we've been going through the songs we heard in our heads - very catchy stuff!

We bought the Chess in Concert (2008) album - but I can hear autotune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotune) on the female lead's voice -
we just HATE those damned unnatural things ... its completely ruined the RAH Concert recording for us.

So - I bought the original concept cast recording from '85, it's free of pitch shifters and fake vocalists!

[SEAWOLF97]

biked out to Gresham yesterday (499 on the ODO) ...grabbed abt 15 great records and found a sofa to sit and check them out....all 15 rejected due to condition..:(

so its been a cleaning party this AM ...to provide more TT food. :bouncy:

WOW..I just dubbed the LP's of Koyaanisqatsi and A Space in Time (Quad LP) to minidisk ...awesome..:applaud::applaud:..I think these are the 2 best that I've bought this year..:applaud::applaud:

"Baby Won't let me Rock & Roll You" ....real, actual goosebumps ...those AR90's love this stuff.

thot this interesting

John Lennon at 70? We can only imagine….

For fans of the ex-Beatle, there are myriad events coming to mark that significant birthdate Oct. 9 as well as the 30th anniversary of his death on Dec. 8.


http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-john-lennon-20101003,0,4262180.story

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Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta
(1980, Alligator)

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recorded in 1979 in the months before the New Orleans blues singer/piano player's passing. Dr. John on guitar here - Longhair is cited as a father figure to Dr. John and Allen Toussaint. a 50 cent pickup from the HPB clearance shelf last year.

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The Clash - London Calling
1979, Epic) 2004 pressing - 25th Anniversary edition

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3rd studio album from the Clash, ranked #8 on Rolling Stone mag's 500 greatest albums. Listening to record 1.

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The Beatles - "Yesterday" ...and Today
(1966, Capitol) Mono pressing

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This seemed like a out of sequence mish-mash of an album way back when, probably because I had purchased the 45s of the hits, Yesterday, Nowhere Man, as well as B-sides like Act Naturally, months or even a year earlier when they were released as singles. Still it's a killer record and I think it's the first place I heard stuff like "Drive My Car", "And Your Bird Can Sing".

It's not a butcher cover but it is a mono pressing. I grabbed this for a buck at a garage sale yesterday, a nice lady was selling a collection of hers and hubbies, 3 boxes worth and I found 5 interesting titles that she had taken good care of. Hubby wasn't so careful with his part of the collection and was apparently into hair metal anyway, but I did grab a very nice Megadeath. :)

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The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
(1965, Capitol) Mono pressing

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Another mid 60s Capitol mono, sounds fantastic, huge booming kettle drums and bass tracks (Carol Kaye?). This is one of the first record albums I purchased at age 10 or 11, it had been singles before this. That copy is long gone, after being played to death many times over. What a great record. Even while being pressured to write about sun and fun, Brian Wilson was building up to Pet Sounds and some of the tracks here are stunning, and not just California Girls and Help Me Rhonda. Songs like Girl Don't Tell Me and Let Him Run Wild. Brian was making use of some serious LA studio time and session players here.

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The Dave Clark Five - Having A Wild Weekend
(1965, Epic) Mono pressing

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6th US release. Catch Us If You Can is the feel-good hit, a few other good songs here but also a lot of filler. I remember seeing this film, but don't recall any details other than it was a fun chase movie with good music.

The Dave Clark Five flee swingin' 60s London with a fashion model for some peace and quite and end up with anything but!