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SpeakerLabFan

10-04-2010, 09:03 PM

Edgar Winter - Entrance
(1970, Epic)

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Winter's first studio album, after playing on his brother's Second Winter record. all songs composed with his brother Johnny (who plays harp and guitar here), except for two which were composed by Edgar alone. A multi instrumentalist, he is all over the place here blues, pop, R&B, a good indication of the wild stuff he put out later like White Trash and Frankenstein. Some very nice bluesy guitar and sax playing here, well produced ....by Edgar Winter.

SpeakerLabFan

10-04-2010, 10:01 PM

Black Sabbath - self titled
(1970, Warner Bros)

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SpeakerLabFan

10-04-2010, 10:28 PM

The Electric Prunes - Underground
(1967, Reprise) Mono; "Promotional album" sticker on the cover

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jangly layered guitars, spacey arrangements and lyrics. includes several of their songs and a Goffin-King song - I Happen To Love You

SEAWOLF97

10-06-2010, 04:57 PM

fab weather in PDX today (80 F) ...took off for that new record shop I'd found last week ...I googled out the route by bike this AM..Goog said it was 6.2 miles...came home and looked at the bike computer ..12.32 miles RT.

so I picked up these 4 (back was getting sore) 2 commons - but great condition and ones that I like , and 2 that I'd never seen ,,, even in catalogs. :blink:

I like most of what WAR does, Its a Beautiful Day LIVE ,,who knew ?? its got all their famous tunes ..both in super shape too..:bouncy:

last night I had Pandora going on the iTouch in bed ....tuned to the Beethoven channel and caught Symphony 3 Eroica (Italian for "heroic") and it was good...then Le Quattro Stagioni , one of my absolute favs , Oh I like Vivaldi , dug out Anne Sophie Mutter's version to listen tonight (I think its the BEST version - that girl has real passion ) and to cap it off was Jack & Meg (Elephant) while on 2 wheels today...somehow it all melded OK. :confused:

SpeakerLabFan

10-06-2010, 08:00 PM

Orpheus - Ascending
(1968, MGM)

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Boston area rock band; they toured with The Who, 10 Years After, Blood Sweat and Tears, Janis Joplin, and Cream. includes covers of Walk Away Rene and Rod Argent's She's Not There. Funny trivia from wikipedia:

Comedian/actor Chevy Chase confirmed that his group Chameleon Church toured the South pretending to be Orpheus and that producer Alan Lorber was behind the deception. When confronted, Lorber denied it. But Chevy Chase explained that as he sang Arnold's part, people yelled "You're not Orpheus".

SpeakerLabFan

10-06-2010, 09:31 PM

The Byrds - Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
(1969, CBS/Columbia)

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Comparing a US 2-eyes with an orange label CBS European(?) pressing. I can't determine which country from label or the cover - no copyright or country information - or from doing a lookup. CBS ASF-1370. "interpak" on the back cover - which seems to point to South Africa as the origin of the cover. heavy vinyl. very nice sounding.

SpeakerLabFan

10-06-2010, 10:01 PM

Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix In The West
(1971, Warner Bros) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig

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purchased new back in the day. Not a big fan of live albums but this is one of my favorites, along with 30 Seconds Over Winterland.

SEAWOLF97

10-08-2010, 12:22 PM

been listening to recent vinyl finds this AM ....Steve Miller and Eagles "On the Border"
had forgotten how good OtB really is ...for an old Eagles fan this has to be at least the equal of H.F.O or Hotel.Cal.

amazon reviews seems to agree with me..

Amazon.com essential recording
On their third album, the Eagles finally produced a No. 1 hit with "The Best of My Love," but most of On the Border is marked by tough rockers, not sweet ballads. "Already Gone" is a brusque kiss-off and "Midnight Flyer" a bluegrass kicker, while "James Dean" recalls the '50s rebel icon, and the title track reflects on paranoia and creeping Big Brotherism. The Eagles also cover a Tom Waits (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/15382/$%7B0%7D) tune, "Ol' 55," and pay tribute to alt-country godfather Gram Parsons (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/55886/$%7B0%7D) on "My Man." The album title is prophetic in the sense that the band that made this record (bolstered by the addition of guitarist Don Felder) was on the verge of greatness, but not quite there yet. --Daniel Durchholz

as good as it is on LP ..think I'm gonna locate a CD too.

SpeakerLabFan

10-08-2010, 11:27 PM

The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari
(1962, Capitol) Mono pressing

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debut record with most of the songs composed by Brian Wilson including the title song and 409, which were hits. A lot of hokey lyrics and doo-wap singing, but there are bright spots besides the hits. a nice cover of Summertime Blues. Production credit to Nick Venet, but wikipedia says Brian did the production work. Carl's friend David Marks is pictured on the back cover; he replaced Al Jardine when he left and did not rejoin the band until 1963. They look so young in the pictures! ...a $1 thrift store find this week. I have a later issue red label duophonic copy, so I was happy to see this one.

SEAWOLF97

10-09-2010, 09:43 AM

I can offer some input here since I have built up quite a concert DVD collection.

jblnut

Excellent! Thanks for the list jblnut :yes:

I've got the Eagles "Hell Freezes Over" and Elton John "Greatest Hits Live" and really like both so I will definitely start collecting the rest on your list. :)

OK..I do know that I'm responding to posts from 2004 , but if you are an Eagles appreciator , the best concert DVD that I've ever seen or heard is

"The Eagles - Farewell 1 Tour - Live From Melbourne" http://www.amazon.com/Eagles-Farewell-Tour-Live-Melbourne/dp/B00092ZMDY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1286641758&sr=1-1

amazon sez:
Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Thirty songs, spread out over two discs and well over two and a half hours, with fine performances, great sound, and good visual direction: it's all here on Farewell 1 Tour, a documentary of the Eagles' 2004 concert in Melbourne, Australia. At one point, the veteran band seemed unlikely to even make it to the new millennium, but here they are, mostly intact, with a string of hits dating back more than three decades. The majority of them are performed here, from the earliest ("Take It Easy," "Desperado," "Peaceful Easy Feeling") through "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane" and right up to "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (from Hell Freezes Over, their most recent recording with new material on it); there are also hits from Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh's solo careers, and a few new songs as well, including Walsh's "One Day at a Time" (an earnest ode to his new-found sobriety) and "Hole in the World," Frey and Henley's moving, almost gospel-tinged reaction to the events of 9/11/01. Guitarist Don Felder, who split acrimoniously with the band in 2001, isn't much missed, as replacement Steuart Smith plays the parts just as Felder did--i.e., pretty much exactly as they were recorded (indeed, pristine recreations of the studio versions of their songs has always been a hallmark of the Eagles' live shows). As for the somewhat cheeky title, well, there's always been a certain smugness to the Eagles' sense of humor, and it's no different this time, as Frey doesn't even pretend that there won't be a Farewell 2 Tour in the future. And why not? These are good songs, played beautifully by the quartet (plus supplemental musicians) to audiences that love them. Bonus material is limited to perfunctory interviews with the band. --Sam Graham

SpeakerLabFan

10-09-2010, 02:45 PM

The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
(1966, Verve)

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credits include Carol Kaye - 12-string guitar; Mac Rebennack – piano; Paul Butterfield; Les McCann – piano

SpeakerLabFan

10-09-2010, 03:31 PM

Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny
(1957, Riverside) '80s Fantasy OJC reissue

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w/ Roy Haynes, drums; Percy Heath/Paul Chambers, bass; Sonny Clark, piano. A yard sale pickup this summer.

SpeakerLabFan

10-09-2010, 04:48 PM

Barclay James Harvest - Gone To Earth
(1977, MCA)

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nice ballads and less progressive here. includes a song titled "Poor Man's Moody Blues". This copy has the die-cut cover with double sided inner sleeve, the other side is a sunset:

The original LP version of this album, designed by Maldwyn Tootill, featured die-cut outer cover and full-color inner album sleeve. On one side of the inner sleeve was an owl (as shown in the picture); on the other side was a picture of a sunset. The inner sleeve could be reversed so that either side would be displayed through the die cut.

SpeakerLabFan

10-09-2010, 06:38 PM

Joni Mitchell - Miles Of Aisles
(1974, Elektra Asylum) WLP promo; Mastering by Bernie Grundman

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w/ The LA Express backing band including Robben Ford on guitar. A really nice sounding live LP. I wish I'd seen her on this tour.

SpeakerLabFan

10-09-2010, 10:34 PM

SpeakerLabFan

10-09-2010, 11:01 PM

John Lennon - Imagine - Music From The Original Motion Picture
(1988, Capitol) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally in the deadwax; mastered by Wally Traugott ( Capitol Studio & Mastering , Hollywood )

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Happy 70th birthday, John.

SEAWOLF97

10-10-2010, 11:57 AM

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

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1319101/Yoko-Ono-reveals-Paul-McCartney-saved-marriage-John-Lennon.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Yoko reveals it was Paul who saved her marriage to John

It became a legendary event in John Lennon's increasingly eccentric life - famously known as 'the lost weekend'.

And now, on the day John Lennon fans around the world are celebrating what would have been his 70th birthday, his widow, Yoko Ono, has revealed what happened during those days when John disappeared with their pretty personal assistant.

And despite a well known war of words with Beatle Paul McCartney, Yoko credits Macca with actually saving their marriage.

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caught the end of "Tarkio Road" on the radio and really enjoyed....picked up the album on FLAC and it was good.....will definately grab when I see a good cond LP

http://www.amazon.com/Tarkio-Road-Brewer-Shipley/dp/B000008QHQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1286739565&sr=1-7

SpeakerLabFan

10-10-2010, 08:28 PM

Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf 7
(1970, ABC Dunhill)

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This is more of the Steppenwolf heavy sound with an 8 minute song "Ball Crusher" and one titled "Earschplittenloudenboomer". great stuff. includes a nice cover of Hoyt Axton's Snowblind Friend. They had covered "The Pusher", another of Axton's songs, on earlier album. cover information on the back cover: "sunset from Wyoming, mountains from Norway, brick road from Bulgaria". doing a face-off between a couple of copies.

SpeakerLabFan

10-10-2010, 09:24 PM

Derek & The Dominos - In Concert
(1973, RSO)

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recorded October 1970 at the Fillmore East. Lots of cooking guitar from Clapton. I grabbed this one at HPB last week.

SpeakerLabFan

10-11-2010, 07:27 PM

John Entwistle - Whistle Rymes
(1972, Track)

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w/ Peter Frampton on Lead Guitar - recently departed from Humble Pie, features some nice playing by Frampton and Entwistle, and some nice catchy rock tunes w/ interesting mature themed lyrics, all composed by Entwistle. Seems along the lines of his killer "My Wife" contribution on Who's Next. Great record. A 50 cent pickup at a Portland record show a couple of weeks ago.

SpeakerLabFan

10-11-2010, 07:58 PM

Taj Mahal - self titled
(1967, Columbia) Orange label 1971 pressing

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w/ "Ryland P. Cooder"; "Jessie Edwin Davis". Taj is rockin' here, great stuff. Fun liner notes too:

"We got a pretty tight band here, though - a son of Texas sharecropper, a Hungarian Jew, a wild eyed Irishman, and a crazy swamp spade. Blues-Rock-Gospel-Country-funk. Screamin' and Singin'"

SpeakerLabFan

10-11-2010, 09:01 PM

Ron Wood - Gimme Some Neck
(1979, Columbia)

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includes covers of two Dylan songs. a pretty nice pickup band w/ Mick Jagger - guitar, vocals; Keith Richards - guitar, vocals; Dave Mason - guitar; Mick Taylor - bass, guitar; Charlie Watts - drums; Jim Keltner - drums; Mick Fleetwood - drums. another 50 cent record show find.

SpeakerLabFan

10-11-2010, 09:42 PM

Linda Ronstadt - Simple Dreams
(1977, Elektra Asylum) TML-M in the deadwax; mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab LA

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This is one of those wonderful sounding 70's Elektra Asylum records. She sold a lot of copies of this record, I see them everywhere, but there's a good reason for that unlike all the Mantovani and Streisand. w/ covers of Zevon, Orbison and the Stones.

SpeakerLabFan

10-12-2010, 10:08 PM

ZZ Top - Fandango
(1975, London) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig

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Their 4th record, following after Tres Hombres. Side 1 is a selection of Live tracks and side 2 is new studio cuts, which really cook.

SpeakerLabFan

10-12-2010, 10:56 PM

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Between Nothingness And Eternity, Mahavishnu Orchestra Live
(1973, Columbia)

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recorded August 1973. lights out except for the glow of the tubes and the sparks from John McLaughlin's guitar.

whizzer

10-13-2010, 06:57 AM

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.

That's one of my all-time favorites. I'd like to get levitation. Every few months, I drag that thing out and listen over and over for a few days. Who knew a jug could be made to sound like that? Back when this record was new, the mystery to those of us in the east who'd never seen these guys was how they made that weird little bubbly sound. The influence of this band is incredible--on even the Rolling Stones-- and is apparent only after the fact--enormous, yet, in their own day, unacknowledged. Too bad about Rory Ericsson--there's a real tragedy. One windowpane too many, or something...

hjames

10-13-2010, 09:05 AM

That's one of my all-time favorites. I'd like to get levitation. Every few months, I drag that thing out and listen over and over for a few days. Who knew a jug could be made to sound like that? Back when this record was new, the mystery to those of us in the east who'd never seen these guys was how they made that weird little bubbly sound. The influence of this band is incredible--on even the Rolling Stones-- and is apparent only after the fact--enormous, yet, in their own day, unacknowledged. Too bad about Rory Ericsson--there's a real tragedy. One windowpane too many, or something...

There is a Roky Erickson movie out - We rented it from Netflix earlier this year
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791268/

Much weirdness with his family and Mom and ... strangeness!

SEAWOLF97

10-13-2010, 09:30 AM

There is a Roky Erickson movie out - We rented it from Netflix earlier this year
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791268/

Much weirdness with his family and Mom and ... strangeness!

me too

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=281040&viewfull=1#post281040

checked out the CD of "Tattoo You" and dubbed to MiniDisc via TosLink and listened last night with the Senn 580's ..thats how you really get some great detail ....I'm thinking that TY is the "Last Great Rolling Stones album" :D

Just FFed thru "Bill Wymans Rhythm Kings" schmaltzy crap...gone already, BUT am enjoying Rancho Texicano :D

SpeakerLabFan

10-13-2010, 08:36 PM

13th Floor Elevators

Back when this record was new, the mystery to those of us in the east who'd never seen these guys was how they made that weird little bubbly sound.

I'd still be in the dark about that bubbly sound without the internets. a lot of interesting reading to appreciate this deeply weird music that these university students from Texas put together. the jug really hits the mark on "You're Gonna Miss Me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYh5oMDlWwQ < I think this is a lip synch tv clip, but gives an idea of what he was doing with that jug.

There is a Roky Erickson movie out - We rented it from Netflix earlier this year
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791268/

Much weirdness with his family and Mom and ... strangeness!

oooh, will have to look for this one.

checked out the CD of "Tattoo You" and dubbed to MiniDisc via TosLink and listened last night with the Senn 580's ..thats how you really get some great detail ....I'm thinking that TY is the "Last Great Rolling Stones album" :D

Just FFed thru "Bill Wymans Rhythm Kings" schmaltzy crap...gone already, BUT am enjoying Rancho Texicano :D

I have Tattoo You on the "to-play" stack, should be a fun spin. ....some of the ZZ studio work is nice stuff, I can do without their later MTV video-oriented stuff though.

SpeakerLabFan

10-13-2010, 08:38 PM

Fanny - Fanny Hill
(1971, Reprise) Mastered by Doug Sax, The Mastering Lab

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California based all-female rock band. formed in 1970 as Wild Honey, the new name Fanny was suggested to producer Richard Perry by George Harrison. Recorded at Apple studios, London with the Beatles engineer, Geoff Emerick, working here, and with the Rolling Stones horn section Bobby Keys, Jim Price. Really nice stuff, from ballads to explosive rockers. Covers of Ain't That Peculiar - a Marvin Gaye hit and Lennon & McCartney's Hey Bulldog, as well as their own songs.

SpeakerLabFan

10-13-2010, 09:19 PM

The Kinks - The Kinks' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes
(1976, RCA Victor)

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Compilation of the bands work with the RCA label which includes some hits, some live tracks, and a sampling from the concept albums.

SpeakerLabFan

10-13-2010, 10:28 PM

The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
(1968, London)

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Brian Jones last full record with the band. Dave Mason contributes on Mellotron. This copy credits Rev. Wilkins for "Prodigal Son".

SEAWOLF97

10-14-2010, 08:16 AM

Fanny - Fanny Hill

the new name Fanny was suggested to producer Richard Perry by George Harrison

that makes sense as "Fanny Hill" (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure) is quite popular in British lore ...and.....:crying:

(Fanny Hill may have been the basis for "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders")

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

SpeakerLabFan

10-14-2010, 07:08 PM

The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun
(1968, Warner Bros) 1979 tan label pressing

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comparing a couple of tan label copies. Joe Smith, president of Warner Bros. at the time, was noted as calling Anthem of the Sun as "the most unreasonable project with which we have ever involved ourselves." includes parts of live tracks from concerts in late 1967, early 1968 including Seattle and Portland performances. from wikipedia:

The band used a large assortment of instruments in the studio to augment the live tracks that were the base of each song, including kazoos, crotales, a harpsichord, timpani, guiro, and a trumpet. Garcia commented that parts of the album were "far out, even too far out ... We weren't making a record in the normal sense; we were making a collage."

SEAWOLF97

10-15-2010, 06:13 PM

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BTO is great condition..85 cents

I've only EVER seen 1 Clash LP before ...this was an expensive ($3) GW find...but it has very wide grooves...cleaner than some brand new shrink wrapped records that I've opened. "Rock the Casbah" is only 3:42 but takes up almost the whole side..bought it for my son in London , he's a big fan..but I enjoy The Clash too. :bouncy:

SpeakerLabFan

10-15-2010, 10:19 PM

Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Pronto Monto
(1978, Warner Bros) TML-S in the deadwax; mastered by Mike Reese, The Mastering Lab

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Another collection of folk songs from the sister duo. Clever lyrics and wonderful singing. a $1 pickup at a recent record show.

SpeakerLabFan

10-15-2010, 10:59 PM

Blues Image - Red White And Blues Image
(1970, Atco)

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3rd album from rock band who had the top 5 hit "Ride Captain Ride". a really nice sounding record (same Atco production team for Iron Butterfly), and playing here. Joe Lala on percussion later played with CSNY and with Stephen Stills on Manassas. The band is in transition here with the guitar players coming and going, roaming from Iron Butterfly to Steppenwolf. I found this one at a Half Price Books last year.

SpeakerLabFan

10-16-2010, 04:32 PM

Pearl Jam - No Code
(1996, Epic)

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a gatefold with a bunch of die cut picture inserts and a foldout cover - a lot of packaging for a single LP release, I keep thinking it's a double LP with all the weight from the inserts. a $1 yard sale pickup last month.

SpeakerLabFan

10-16-2010, 05:35 PM

Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
(1969, ABC Dunhill) WLP

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US pressing, the UK pressing is Fontana. The debut record for this Progressive jazz-rock British band. They gained exposure when recorded by BBC DJ John Peel for his Top Gear Radio program.

SEAWOLF97

10-16-2010, 08:25 PM

SpeakerLabFan

10-16-2010, 09:13 PM

Lonnie Smith - Funk Reaction
(1977, Lester Radio Corporation)

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Dr. Lonnie Smith, the man with the turban, laying down the funk here on the Hammond B3 with Randy Brecker, Steve Gadd. A thick rhythm section. Recorded in NYC, June 1977. a $1 thrift find this week, the cover has seen better days but the LP is excellent.

SpeakerLabFan

10-16-2010, 09:27 PM

weather still nice...long ride out to Gresham via two flea markets ...picked up these..taking it easy as Portland's NightOwl record show is next Sat ...........

Albert King is in nice shape..the other 3 like new...in fact The Outlaws IS new in shrinkwrap ...saw them live on the "Catch a Rising Star" concert series put on by FM 92.3 ....which charged 92 cents for admission....that was their "Green Grass & High Tides" period....also saw "Talking Heads" a couple of weeks later at the Paramount also.

Nice finds. Wow those must have been fun concerts. I remember listening to the Green Grass & High Tides track on a friend's system back in high school days. ...Speakerlab 7's and a big Sansui receiver IIRC. Green grass and high tides forever.

Good to see that the Night Owl show is on your radar. That's supposed to be one fo the best shows - they serve beer and play tunes while you browse. What could be better? I'm going to hit the Seattle Center record show tomorrow morning, right under the Space Needle, it's a good show with favorite sellers. I hope to grab a bunch of tasty jazz records from one guy who always has a couple dozen dollar boxes (the same guy at the last Portland show).

SpeakerLabFan

10-16-2010, 10:32 PM

The Grateful Dead - What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
(1977, Warner Bros) Winchester symbol in the deadwax

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2 LP compilation released by Warner Bros even though the Dead had left the label. Listening to sides 2/3. includes a studio recorded single version of Dark Star. wow how do you make a good version of Dark Star in 3 minutes. Answer: you don't.

SEAWOLF97

10-17-2010, 10:58 AM

got this email ..I'm a registered listener ..if anybody's interested , reply to :[email protected]

I’m writing to invite you to a Pandora listener "Town Hall" meet-up in Portland on Thursday, October 21st at 6 p.m. It will be held in the offices of Wieden+Kennedy in the Pearl District.
It'll be a very informal gathering. I'll share some Pandora history, some background on the Music Genome Project and I'll talk about what's ahead for Pandora. 2010 has already been quite a busy year, with more great news to come, so there's a lot to talk about!
I also want to hear what's on your mind - questions, complaints, ideas...everything is fair game. Direct listener feedback is one of the things that keeps us jazzed at Pandora.
To RSVP, simply reply to this email. You are welcome to bring guests as well; just let us know how many and their names.
It should be a fun evening, complete with some free Pandora swag! It would be great to hear back from you by 5 p.m. on Wednesday 10/20, and I'm looking forward to seeing you at the meet-up!

See you soon.

-- Tim (Founder)

Full Details Below:
What: Pandora Listener Town Hall
When: Thursday October 21st, 6 p.m. Where: Wieden+Kennedy (224 NW 13th Ave., Portland, OR 97209)
RSVP: Reply to this email with your name plus the name(s) of your guest(s).

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found this at the lib...really enjoyable ...Tarkio Rd. / one toke over the line / 50 states of freedom ....found the Tarkio LP yesterday, but too scratched to buy..:(

http://www.amazon.com/Weeds-Tarkio-Brewer-Shipley/dp/B00020P828/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1287340969&sr=1-3

SpeakerLabFan

10-17-2010, 12:38 PM

The Jacques Loussier Trio - Plays Bach Jazz, Vol. 2
(1964, London) Mono

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/loussier002.jpg

A French jazz trio with piano, string bass and drums. The liner notes compare this experiment with a similar one done by Django Rheinhart. a cool looking silver text on red label which doesn't photograph very well - London Full Frequency Range Recording

SpeakerLabFan

10-17-2010, 05:23 PM

Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head
(1975, Atco)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/manzera001.jpg

w/ Roxy Music bandmate Brian Eno, and Soft Machine's Robert Wyatt.

hjames

10-17-2010, 05:50 PM

Aha! Diamond Head --- I've been a big Manzanera fan for Years ...
from his work with Roxy Music, his solo work, and his work with 801 and other bands!

But today, I dug out some other vinyl from my UK artists collection ...

Since my OPPO is off for repairs, I dug out some licorice Pizzas for the Denon and Stanton to feed on! These 3 are from 74-77 era

The Mathematician's Air Display - Pekka Pahjola (with Mike Oldfield on the title track)

Quantum Jump - first album - these guys influences were jazz fusion like Di meola, with a bit of Kool and the gang and some edgy lyrics (The Lone Ranger, No American Starship)

John G. Perry - Sunset Wading - great environmental stuff with edgy bass, the late Simon Jeffes, the late Morris Pert and a bunch of other canterbury-era names ...

r 48020

SpeakerLabFan

10-17-2010, 08:11 PM

Gordon Lightfoot - Lightfoot!
(1966, United Artists)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/gl001.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-17-2010, 08:48 PM

Maffitt/Davies - The Rise and Fall of Honesty
(1968, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/md001.jpg

Folk-rock including covers of Dylan's Just Like A Woman and Tom Thumb's Blues. Produced by Nick Venet.

SpeakerLabFan

10-17-2010, 09:26 PM

Buddy Miles - A Message To The People
(1971, Mercury) Mastered by Gilbert Kong, Mercury Sound Studios

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/buddy001-1.jpg

Funk-rock w/ Miles compositions as well as a cover of Otis Redding and two Gregg Allman songs.

SpeakerLabFan

10-17-2010, 09:57 PM

The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
(1967, Deram) MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY in the deadwax; 1977 German pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mb001.jpg

I remember repeat listens to this LP with a high school buddy on his dad's killer HiFi -- and being blown away by this.

SEAWOLF97

10-18-2010, 05:10 PM

Sunny , mid 60's ...beautiful riding weather ....SA got in abt 100 1960's records ...sat down with nearly 30 and rejected all but these...

Cool Dave Mason disk/jacket
Domestic German pressing of REVOLVER
MONO sonny & Cher in great condition.
Sailor...tho not as good a condition as I would prefer.

SpeakerLabFan

10-18-2010, 08:14 PM

The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
(1963, Capitol) Mono pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bb001-2.jpg

2nd record after their 1962 debut; Nick Venet credited with production, but speculation that Brian Wilson produced.
Lonely Sea" and "Farmer's Daughter" are favorites for me here. Also includes "Stoked" and "Let's Go Trippin'". Found this excellent copy fresh on the shelf at the local HPB today.

SpeakerLabFan

10-18-2010, 08:35 PM

Sunny , mid 60's ...beautiful riding weather ....SA got in abt 100 1960's records ...sat down with nearly 30 and rejected all but these...

Domestic German pressing of REVOLVER
Cool Dave Mason disk/jacket
Sailor...tho not as good a condition as I would prefer.
MONO sonny & Cher in great condition.

Wow, nice grab on the German Revolver, I hope it cleans up well for you. I have a green label Sailor reissue in my extras/dupes pile (picture below). The reissue was titled "Living In The USA" but you can see on the front cover, lower right corner: "A Capitol reissue (formerly entitled "Sailor")". maybe we can work out a swap. right now it doesn't look like I'll make the Nightowl show next weekend but will keep you posted.

48033

SpeakerLabFan

10-18-2010, 09:13 PM

Steve Miller Band - Sailor
(1968, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/smb001.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sailor001.jpg

Comparing with a green label early 70's reissue re-titled by Capitol "Living In the USA".

SpeakerLabFan

10-19-2010, 09:20 PM

Vince Guaraldi - Alma-Ville
(1970, Warner Bros - Seven Arts) White Label promo

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/vince001.jpg

w/ Herb Ellis on guitar, one a few records that Guaraldi did with Warner after a long run with the Fantasy label. Killer arrangements and production here, sounds fantastic. A $1 thrift find today.

SpeakerLabFan

10-19-2010, 10:13 PM

David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
(1974, RCA) STERLING in the deadwax; mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/db001.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-19-2010, 10:48 PM

The Beatles - Rubber Soul
(1965, EMI Parlophone) Stereo pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/rubbersoul001.jpg

purchased new in the mid 70s. Even listening to a crappy US stereo version on the parent's console in the 1960s, this was a favorite and I wore it out. My long-standing favorite Beatles record. I've always liked how the songs had more depth than their earlier hits ....a look at things to come with these promising lads from Liverpool. Even with the channel separation, this pressing is clearly better than the remastered CD - I have the mono box. I like the natural sounds of the percussion and stringed instruments, the rawness of Lennon's voice on Norwegian Wood.

SEAWOLF97

10-20-2010, 05:10 PM

getting the miles in b4 the rain & cold
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was really happy thinking that I got one of the rare Veejay BEATLES albums ....turns out its one of the most faked albums....went to : http://www.eskimo.com/~bpentium/beatles/intro/intro.html (http://www.eskimo.com/%7Ebpentium/beatles/intro/intro.html) and they call it..The worlds most counterfeited album .... and YES mine is not real :( guess I'll just have to listen to it :bouncy:

Also grabbed this Jarre album...and a copy of "Wish you were Here" -PinkFloyd- disk was great, jacket waterlogged and falling apart, so transplanted it to a more attractive one.:bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:
(think I'll leave it in this jacket , make a big text balloon and paste it in a blank area.. saying "Wish You Were Her" - to ID it ;) )

SEAWOLF97

10-20-2010, 05:17 PM

then stopped at a thrift where LP's are 69 cents...but half price for seniors on Wednesdays ....these were super clean disks...bot some that I would not..had they not been 35 cents....

A really nice copy of Gaucho, Nightfly, L&M ,,nice track list, Yvonne had a great voice on 461 OB along with Clapton...under $4 for all.

SEAWOLF97

10-20-2010, 05:21 PM

last of Wednesday haul

SpeakerLabFan

10-20-2010, 08:09 PM

Orpheus - self titled
(1968, MGM)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/orpheus001-1.jpg

Boston area rock band, toured with The Who, 10 Years After, Blood Sweat and Tears, Janis Joplin, and Cream

SpeakerLabFan

10-20-2010, 08:45 PM

Mike Melvoin - Keys To Your Mind
(1966, Liberty) "Audition Record" on the label

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mm001.jpg

American jazz pianist, with Hal Blaine and the wrecking crew in the studio. covers of contemporary hits including no less than 5 Lennon & McCartney songs, Summer in the City, & Along Comes Mary. appears unplayed, still had mold release in the spindle hole. a $1 thrift find yesterday.

SpeakerLabFan

10-20-2010, 09:19 PM

Tracey Nelson - self titled
(1974, Atlantic) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tn001.jpg

what a voice, she sings with authority, kind of like a rock version of Nina Simone. includes a great cover of Eric Kaz' Love Has No Pride and her own "Down So Low" closes out the record. w/ Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Allan Toussaint.

SEAWOLF97

10-21-2010, 05:02 PM

today is predicted as the last day b4 weather turns to crap , so got out for more 2 wheeled miles..ODO=598....Night Owl record show Saturday...:bouncy::bouncy:

Jefferson Star Ship came with a 45 packed in with the LP ...
new book store brought in more boxes of records ( I push them to , every time I come in) ...pulled abt 30 and tossed all back except these 2...buried a couple until I can research and return*....had never seen this Rolling Stones one b4...both RS & Doors are in super condition, don't look as if washing is needed. :D

also have the "V for Vendetta" soundtrack on CD rocking the big AR's ...The whole room is buzzing and shaking...:eek:

* the bookstore had an original , in good condition of " Midnight on Cloud 69" ....reviews said "
Midnight on Cloud 69 has eight selections by the original version of George Shearing's quintet, featuring vibraphonist Marjorie Hyams and bassist Chuck Wayne. In addition to some standards, the group plays such wittily-titled originals as "Sorry, Wrong Rumba," "Bebop's Fables" and "Four Bars Short." Four other songs put the spotlight on the Red Norvo Trio whose vibes-guitar-bass instrumentation is still unique and exciting.

This is hard-swinging yet quiet music that is highly recommended." ...so I guess will return and snag it.

hjames

10-21-2010, 08:09 PM

Tracey Nelson - self titled
(1974, Atlantic) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound

what a voice, she sings with authority, kind of like a rock version of Nina Simone. includes a great cover of Eric Kaz' Love Has No Pride and her own "Down So Low" closes out the record. w/ Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Allan Toussaint.

Tracy Nelson is one of the great voices of the 60s ...
I loved her work with Mother Earth, back in the days ...
I don't have the record you show from '74, but I do have some of her later stuff
"I Feel So Good" from '95, and "Live from Cell Block D" from 2003 - both good in places ...

She's still playing ...
http://www.tracynelson.com/

Ducatista47

10-21-2010, 10:36 PM

Jethro Tull - Benefit
(1970, Reprise) 1970 Reprise pressing w/o W7 on the label

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tull001-1.jpg

I also have a 1977 blue label Chrysalis pressing that I brought up from the basement storage today. will probably keep both. great record.

....some of the ZZ studio work is nice stuff, I can do without their later MTV video-oriented stuff though.
I still think Benefit is their best (with Stand Up a close second). Has anyone ever heard Wild Turkey? I never have, but I am curious.

ZZ - try the mid 1990's Rhythmeen. No attempt at a hit here. This audio raunchfest sounds strangely hifi on a really good rig.

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 04:16 PM

The Butterfield Blues Band - East-West
(1966, Elektra) A PORKY PRIME CUT in the deadwax; Edsel ED212 1987 UK pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/butterfield001.jpg

with Elvin Bishop, guitar; Mike Bloomfield, guitar; Paul Butterfield, harmonica & vocal. Sounds very nice. A $1.50 find at the local St. Vinnie thrift store last week.

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 04:33 PM

I still think Benefit is their best (with Stand Up a close second). Has anyone ever heard Wild Turkey? I never have, but I am curious.

ZZ - try the mid 1990's Rhythmeen. No attempt at a hit here. This audio raunchfest sounds strangely hifi on a really good rig.

wow, Wild Turkey does sound like it would be interesting. certainly the right timeframe and genre for me, bet the bass playing is good.

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 04:39 PM

today is predicted as the last day b4 weather turns to crap , so got out for more 2 wheeled miles..ODO=598....Night Owl record show Saturday...:bouncy::bouncy:

* the bookstore had an original , in good condition of " Midnight on Cloud 69" ....reviews said "

>> Night Owl record show Saturday <<

Nightowl is starting in about 20 minutes as I write this. Wish I could be there. Hope you do well...

"Cloud 69" ... are you kidding me? :blink::D I'd have grabbed that one for the cover alone.

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 05:05 PM

Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Royal Albert Hall Concert
(1980, Fantasy) "manfactured and distributed in Canada by Phonodisc Limited" on the back cover; mastered by George Horn

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ccr002.jpg

another thrift find this week. Cover says it's from an April, 1970 London concert, however ...

from wiki...

Another concert that was mislabeled as being at the Royal Albert Hall was by Creedence Clearwater Revival. An album by CCR titled The Royal Albert Hall Concert was released in 1980. When it was discovered that the show on the album actually took place at the Oakland Coliseum, Fantasy Records retitled the album The Concert.

SEAWOLF97

10-23-2010, 07:04 PM

>> Night Owl record show Saturday <<

Nightowl is starting in about 20 minutes as I write this. Wish I could be there. Hope you do well...

"Cloud 69" ... are you kidding me? :blink::D I'd have grabbed that one for the cover alone.

Just home from NightOwl ...glad I got in at 5:00 , by 6:30 you couldnt even walk around..there were so many people that I was not able to look at some of the dollar boxes in front of the tables..

C69 ??? I went back to get it....out of the 30 that I tossed back, only 2 were missing/sold....you guessed it...C69 and Vera Lynn sings songs of the Blitz.

more later ..I'm bushed....picked up 10 pretty good ones...9 were $1 LP's and splurged on a $2 copy of Tattoo You.:D

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 07:51 PM

Phil Manzera/801 - Listen Now
(1977, Polydor) UK pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/801001.jpg

/w Brian Eno, Francis Monkman, Simon Phillips. $1 find at a recent Portland record show.

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 09:39 PM

Stan Getz - The Greatest Of Stan Getz
(1963, Royal Roost) Mono pressing, LP 2249

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/getz001.jpg

An estate sale find last month.

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 09:46 PM

Just home from NightOwl ...glad I got in at 5:00 , by 6:30 you couldnt even walk around..there were so many people that I was not able to look at some of the dollar boxes in front of the tables..

C69 ??? I went back to get it....out of the 30 that I tossed back, only 2 were missing/sold....you guessed it...C69 and Vera Lynn sings songs of the Blitz.

more later ..I'm bushed....picked up 10 pretty good ones...9 were $1 LP's and splurged on a $2 copy of Tattoo You.:D

Nice, looking forward to hearing about your grabs. I heard from another guy who was there, his first show and he said that he found a lot of progressive rock titles that he's been looking for.

I have to be patient and wait a few weeks for the next show up here. :banghead: :(

SpeakerLabFan

10-23-2010, 10:14 PM

Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
(1980, Rolling Stones Records) Mastering at Sterling Sound by Ted Jensen

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/stones001-4.jpg

w/ Nicky Hopkins, Bobby Keys, Michael Shrieve. in shrink with fold out poster. another $1 thrift pickup last week.

SEAWOLF97

10-24-2010, 10:56 AM

Nice, looking forward to hearing about your grabs. I heard from another guy who was there, his first show and he said that he found a lot of progressive rock titles that he's been looking for.

Must have been listening to the "Classic Rock" station on the way over to the show...most everything I picked up was 60's/70's...

NightOwl did not have as many dollar boxes as the Lloyd Ctr. show. So the combination of mostly concentrating on buck boxes and scrupulous attention to surface condition and not experimenting too much with new genres limits what I can grab before crowd overload.

2 ZZTops
2 Rare Earths
Procol Harum with Edmonton Symphony
I'm building my early FleetwoodMac when possible
best of Dave Mason
BuffSpring Again has great track listing
Tattoo You - the album that a noted forum critic calls "the last great Stones album"
- only weak track is "Neighbors"

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

Tattoo You is the 16th British and 18th American studio album by The Rolling Stones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones), released in 1981. The follow-up to Emotional Rescue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Rescue), it proved to be a big critical and commercial success. A very popular album upon release, it is the last Rolling Stones album to reach the top position of the US charts, ending a string of number ones dating back to 1971's Sticky Fingers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingers).
Critical reaction
Reviews for Tattoo You were largely positive, proclaiming the album a return to form and ranking among the Rolling Stones' finest works. Debra Rae Cohen commented in Rolling Stone, "Just when we might finally have lost patience, the new record dances (not prances), rocks (not jives) onto the scene, and the Rolling Stones are back again, with a matter-of-fact acceptance of their continued existence – and eventual mortality.
Accolades
In 1989, it was ranked #34 on Rolling Stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 211 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

10-24-2010, 02:09 PM

Cold Blood - Thriller
(1973, Reprise)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/cb002.jpg

includes a nice cover arrangement of Stevie Wonder's "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life". This San Francisco group had both jazz-rock and funk influences, ...and Lydia Pense on vocals.

SpeakerLabFan

10-24-2010, 03:48 PM

Beaver & Krause - Gandharva / Soundtrack From A Non-Existant Film
(1971, Warner Bros) Artisan symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bk001.jpg

wow, this is interesting. I have an earlier B&K title, and it's experimental but they really pull out all the stops here. Side 2 is recorded in Grace Cathedral, SF. Bernard Krause/Paul Beaver on Moog, Hammond and Pipe organ, Mike Bloomfield on guitar, Gerry Mulligan on baritone sax, Howard Roberts on guitar, Bud Shank on sax, flute, Clydie King on vocals. Ronnie Montrose also recorded on guitar on various pieces. Liner notes indicate that some of this music is an outgrowth of work they did for the soundtrack for the Mick Jagger movie Performance.

SpeakerLabFan

10-24-2010, 04:05 PM

Must have been listening to the "Classic Rock" station on the way over to the show...most everything I picked up was 60's/70's...

NightOwl did not have as many dollar boxes as the Lloyd Ctr. show. So the combination of mostly concentrating on buck boxes and scrupulous attention to surface condition and not experimenting too much with new genres limits what I can grab before crowd overload.

2 ZZTops
2 Rare Earths
Procol Harum with Edmonton Symphony
I'm building my early FleetwoodMac when possible
best of Dave Mason
BuffSpring Again has great track listing
Tattoo You - the album that a noted forum critic calls "the last great Stones album"
- only weak track is "Neighbors"

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

Tattoo You is the 16th British and 18th American studio album by The Rolling Stones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones), released in 1981. The follow-up to Emotional Rescue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Rescue), it proved to be a big critical and commercial success. A very popular album upon release, it is the last Rolling Stones album to reach the top position of the US charts, ending a string of number ones dating back to 1971's Sticky Fingers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingers).
Critical reaction
Reviews for Tattoo You were largely positive, proclaiming the album a return to form and ranking among the Rolling Stones' finest works. Debra Rae Cohen commented in Rolling Stone, "Just when we might finally have lost patience, the new record dances (not prances), rocks (not jives) onto the scene, and the Rolling Stones are back again, with a matter-of-fact acceptance of their continued existence – and eventual mortality.
Accolades
In 1989, it was ranked #34 on Rolling Stone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 211 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).

All strong titles, sounds like you made good use of your time.

...although I'm wary of the Vanilla Fudge, can't recall how that one sounds but I really hate "The Beat Goes On". and it's not a so-bad-it's-good kind of deal.

SEAWOLF97

10-24-2010, 04:17 PM

Cold Blood - Thriller
(1973, Reprise)
includes a nice cover arrangement of Stevie Wonder's "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life". This San Francisco group had both jazz-rock and funk influences, ...and Lydia Pense on vocals.

yup, I really liked Lydia on the first, self titled album ...wish I had more.....
Lydia & CB inspired Zephyr , who is very similar

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

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

Lydia Pense (born Lydia Jane Pense in San Francisco, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco,_California) on December 14, 1947) [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pense#cite_note-CABirthIndex-LP-0) is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music)-soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music)-jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer) who since 1969 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969) has performed with the band Cold Blood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Blood). Her style has been compared to powerful singers including Janis Joplin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin) (who recommended the band to Bill Graham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_%28promoter%29) for their first audition), Aretha Franklin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin) and Teena Marie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie).

...although I'm wary of the Vanilla Fudge, can't recall how that one sounds but I really hate "The Beat Goes On". and it's not a so-bad-it's-good kind of deal.

VF has turned out to be the weak one so far...oh well, only a dollar mistake.

SpeakerLabFan

10-24-2010, 08:43 PM

The Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop
(1966, Mercury) reissue

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bm001.jpg

a recent record show pickup.

whizzer

10-25-2010, 05:13 AM

The Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop
(1966, Mercury) reissue

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bm001.jpg

a recent record show pickup.

Whoa--there's one of the first of the fad followers from The Day. I bought that thing when it first came out, and, after having listened (religiously) to the 13th Floor Elevators--probably the only guy at WVU, capital of Motown, who did such a thing at that time, I thought maybe I'd made a mistake when I heard Magoos music floating out of a frat house window on my way home with it in a bag, but it turns out they did a really fine job on their version of "Tobacco Road." I still like it. "Incense and Peppermints," though....

SEAWOLF97

10-25-2010, 05:08 PM

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looked out the window and said YUK ...then I remembered why I've been buying rain gear all summer .... rode to SA but everything was beat up...got to talking to another vinyl seeker (who got zilch also) and told him about the bookstore a half mile away...by the time I got there , he was already pawing thru...I came up with 5 and asked the clerk if I can get a referral fee...she gave me a free LP. :D

Found Quicksilver Msg Service "what about me" ..but no jacket...so transplanted it to this UK 12 TOPS empty jacket....prolly better than the original cover :bouncy: (have NEVER seen this QMS album b4)

Oh, just couldnt resist "Flower Power Sitar" ;) GMV actually has a nice track selection too...FYC ?? listened to their 12in. single of "She drives me Crazy" yesterday , sure makes the big AR's wake up ...:applaud:

SpeakerLabFan

10-25-2010, 09:06 PM

Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop

Whoa--there's one of the first of the fad followers from The Day. I bought that thing when it first came out, and, after having listened (religiously) to the 13th Floor Elevators--probably the only guy at WVU, capital of Motown, who did such a thing at that time, I thought maybe I'd made a mistake when I heard Magoos music floating out of a frat house window on my way home with it in a bag, but it turns out they did a really fine job on their version of "Tobacco Road." I still like it. "Incense and Peppermints," though....

Yeah, agree, it's a nice cover of Tobacco Road. yes they are no 13th Floor Elevators but they are worth another listen, and not throwaway bubblegum pop like.... you made me go look... ...."Incense and Peppermint" was a Strawberry Alarm Clock song.

SpeakerLabFan

10-25-2010, 09:14 PM

Lydia Pense (born Lydia Jane Pense in San Francisco, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco,_California) on December 14, 1947) [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pense#cite_note-CABirthIndex-LP-0) is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music)-soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music)-jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer) who since 1969 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969) has performed with the band Cold Blood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Blood). Her style has been compared to powerful singers including Janis Joplin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin) (who recommended the band to Bill Graham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_%28promoter%29) for their first audition), Aretha Franklin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin) and Teena Marie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teena_Marie).

Yep. Someone characterized Cold Blood w/ Lydia as "Blood, Sweat & Tears with Janis Joplin on Lead vocals" -- I agree but I think Lydia was a bit smoother and less a screamer than Janis. It's a shame we couldn't hear the blues singer that Janis would have grown into...

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Oh, just couldnt resist "Flower Power Sitar" ;)

for a buck? I wouldn't have left the store without that one either. :applaud:

SpeakerLabFan

10-25-2010, 09:18 PM

earlier
The John Cameron Quartet - Off Centre
(1969, Deram) Bell Sound SF in the deadwax; Promo/NS (sticker on back cover)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/jc001.jpg

Thrift find last week. I was not familiar with artist but glad I grabbed this. Some really nice jazz playing here from 4 white British guys. wonderful Bell Sound pressing. ...research (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john_cameron_quartet/off_centre/) turns up: John Cameron was British composer / arranger / pianist - he worked with Donovan. This was apparently the only jazz record he did. unusual time signatures on piano – typical of the British Jazz around that period. great playing by Cameron; Harold McNair, sax and flute; Danny Thompson, bass, and drummer Tony Carr.

right now
Ramones - Rocket To Russia
(1977, Sire) mastered at Sterling Sound by Greg Calbi

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ramonesw001.jpg

ranked number 105 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

SpeakerLabFan

10-25-2010, 09:41 PM

Steve Kuhn - Ecstasy
(1975, ECM) MASTERDISK in the deadwax, side 1; MASTERDISK RL, side 2; mastered by Robert Ludwig

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sk001.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-26-2010, 09:50 PM

Wishbone Ash - Live Dates
(1973, MCA)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/Wa001.jpg

double live LP recorded at several UK dates, June 1973. Recorded on the Rolling Stones 16 track mobile.
I saw these guys in concert about this time, either '73 or '74 - quite a show. an overwhelming guitar attack with those Flying-V guitars, a wall of progressive/hard rock.

whizzer

10-27-2010, 07:22 AM

Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop

Yeah, agree, it's a nice cover of Tobacco Road. yes they are no 13th Floor Elevators but they are worth another listen, and not throwaway bubblegum pop like.... you made me go look... ...."Incense and Peppermint" was a Strawberry Alarm Clock song.

You're perfectly right. I'm sorry I classed the Magoos with The Strawberry Alarm Clock-Lemon Pipers crowd. I guess my memory isn't whatever it used to be--I could've looked at the song list on the cover photo, but didn't, and, oh the shame, my formerly encyclopedic knowledge of this maligned sub-genre--now blindingly revealed as faulty.

And now, to change the subject, would you call the Seeds "psychedelic" or "proto-punk"? I just got a CD collection of all the Seeds stuff ("The Seeds," "Web of Sound," and "The Sky Saxon Blues Band with a Spoonful of Seedy Blues") I hadn't heard since vinyl days. Some of it is actually as good as I remember. A lot of it, however....

SpeakerLabFan

10-27-2010, 07:41 PM

Shiva's Headband - Take Me To The Mountains
(1969, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sh001.jpg

an early Texas psychedelic rock band, contemporaries of the 13th Floor Elevators in the Austin area. includes sounds from violin, recorder, electric piano, classical guitar, harpsicord, kazoo.

SpeakerLabFan

10-27-2010, 08:12 PM

The Seeds - Future
(1967, GNP Crescendo)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/seeds001.jpg

garage band goes full blown 1967 flower power psychedelic with songs "Travel With Your Mind" and "March Of The Flower Children".

You're perfectly right. I'm sorry I classed the Magoos with The Strawberry Alarm Clock-Lemon Pipers crowd. I guess my memory isn't whatever it used to be--I could've looked at the song list on the cover photo, but didn't, and, oh the shame, my formerly encyclopedic knowledge of this maligned sub-genre--now blindingly revealed as faulty.

And now, to change the subject, would you call the Seeds "psychedelic" or "proto-punk"? I just got a CD collection of all the Seeds stuff ("The Seeds," "Web of Sound," and "The Sky Saxon Blues Band with a Spoonful of Seedy Blues") I hadn't heard since vinyl days. Some of it is actually as good as I remember. A lot of it, however....

>> I guess my memory isn't whatever it used to be <<

What were we talking about...? :blink:

Yes, some of the stuff is repetitive and raw, but this old stuff is interesting to me and I even have patience for the so-bad-it's-good stuff. I think I hear garage and psychedelic. fun stuff. :applaud:

SpeakerLabFan

10-27-2010, 08:41 PM

Simon and Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning, 3AM
(1964, Columbia) 1965 Stereo pressing with white lettering on label

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sg002.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

10-27-2010, 09:32 PM

Tranquility - self titled
(1971, Epic)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tranq001.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tranq002.jpg

UK band, recorded at Olympic sound studios, London. Formed by Donovan's former manager, "a curious mix of Beatles/Hollies-type pop, through soft 'countryesque' folk songs". Pleasant sounding, reminds me a little of Danny Kirwan/Fleetwood Mac. There were three different released versions of the rear cover art work - this one is the first version w/ the producer's assistant sitting w/ the bass guitar player.

SpeakerLabFan

10-27-2010, 10:34 PM

Genesis - Trespass
(1971, ABC Impulse) MCA 1981 "super saver" reissue

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/genesis001.jpg

2nd studio LP, progressive folk rock with Tony Banks driving the Hammond organ throughout.

SpeakerLabFan

10-29-2010, 08:40 PM

Jefferson Airplane - The Worst Of Jefferson Airplane
(1970, RCA Victor) Artisan symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ja001-1.jpg

compilation from the first six Jefferson Airplane releases. after listening to the live version of "Plastic Fantastic Lover" from Blessed It's Pointed Little Head - included here, I'm going to need to listen to more Airplane.

Titanium Dome

10-29-2010, 09:16 PM

Titanium Dome

10-29-2010, 09:19 PM

I'm getting some real 7.1 Gerswin piano, plus some Bernstein West Side Story. Just came from Amazon today. :)

SpeakerLabFan

10-29-2010, 09:50 PM

The Cannonball Adderly Quintet - Country Preacher / Live At Operation Breadbasket
(1970, Captol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/CA002.jpg

recorded in Chicago. w/ the classic Adderly players including Nat Adderly, Joe Zawinul. introduction by Rev. Jesse Jackson.

SEAWOLF97

10-30-2010, 03:44 PM

Its pretty wet here in the Pacific NW today...got gore-texed up and trekked over to the flea market.. (this is like a last fling since I'll be house bound for a while after the 1st) ...no joy for new vinyl :( , but the OL was not home when I returned ...so play time...dug out a Masterdisk copy of Pink Floyds WYWH (in 1994 Sony Mastersound released a 24-carat gold-plated CD, remastered using Super Bit Mapping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bit_Mapping)) ...sounds like it was recorded yesterday ...giving the big AR's a real workout ...
I've got to track down something in the room that dances to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_On_You_Crazy_Diamond)" (Parts I–V)...

Is that Pink & Floyd on the cover ?? :p

SpeakerLabFan

10-30-2010, 04:01 PM

Bert Sommer - self titled
(1971, Buddah) STERLING in the deadwax; Monarch symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bs001-1.jpg

60's folk psych, Sommer performed at Woodstock. He also played with The Left Banke and The Vagrants - Leslie West's pre-Mountain band. With Hugh McCracken Lead guitar; Tony Levin - bass; David Spinozza - guitar; Ron Frangipane - piano, organ, harpsichord. Thanks includes Denny Siewell. Produced by Artie Kornfeld. grabbed from an HPB clearance shelf yesterday.

SpeakerLabFan

10-30-2010, 05:09 PM

Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Sound On Sound
(1979, Harvest) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally in the deadwax; Mastered by Wally Traugott ( Capitol Studio & Mastering , Hollywood )

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bn001.jpg

considered a continuation of BeBopDeluxe. from wikipedia: "Material written during the last days of Be Bop Deluxe was included on Sound On Sound." $1 pickup at a recent record show.

SpeakerLabFan

10-30-2010, 08:15 PM

Robert Fripp - Exposure
(1979, E.G.) Deadwax on Side One: 1981 - IS THE YEAR OF THE FRIPP; Side Two: THE AIM IS FREEDOM CONSCIENCE AND TRUTH

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/fripp001.jpg

w/ Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Terre Roche, Phil Collins, Tony Levin, Peter Hammill

SpeakerLabFan

10-30-2010, 08:56 PM

Jefferson Airplane - Flight Log
(1977, Grunt) KENDUN-A JG in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ja001-2.jpg

another airplane compilation. Listening to disk 1 with selections from '66 to '70 / "Takes Off" to "Blows Against The Empire"
quite a span includes Surrealistic Pillow, Crown Of Creation, After Bathing At Baxters, Bless It's Pointed Little Head, Volunteers. wow.

SpeakerLabFan

10-30-2010, 09:59 PM

David Bowie - Scary Monsters
(1980, RCA) A1/B2 on side 1/2 matrices; STERLING GC in the deadwax; mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bowie001-1.jpg

wow, Robert Fripp plays guitar on 6 tracks here, and Pete Townsend plays on 1 track. Hot sonics, sounds great with this material.

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2010, 09:44 AM

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
(1973, Virgin) UK Quadraphonic pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mo001.jpg

Happy Halloween!~

hjames

10-31-2010, 02:01 PM

New Bryan Ferry release - Olympia (Deluxe Edition with extra tracks and DVD)

Very cool release from Mr Ferry - feature Chris Spedding, Phil Manzanera and Eno on a few tracks, David Gilmour and Nile Rodgers on others. Quite a mix of styles and textures ...

48258

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2010, 08:14 PM

Spooky Tooth - Ceremony
(1970, A&M)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/st001.jpg

Gary Wright organized this collaboration w/ French electronic and "found-object" composer Pierre Henry in the form of an electronic mass. Full of really odd musique concrete sounds.

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2010, 09:04 PM

T. Rex - self titled
(1970, Reprise)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/trex003.jpg

All I have is a worn inner sleeve picture here as the cover was long gone when I acquired this - either in a collection or a thrift, gsale, record show pickup - can't remember.
The record cleaned up well and this recording really shines on the Altec Valencias.

SpeakerLabFan

10-31-2010, 10:23 PM

Quicksilver Messenger Service - self titled
(1968, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/QMS002.jpg

debut record for this SF psychedelic band after finally agreeing to record for Capitol. I think these guys play and sound so much better in their studio debut than the Dead in theirs. Produced by Nick Gravenites. Original pressing with foil print on the cover, great condition, incredible sounding.

SpeakerLabFan

11-01-2010, 07:59 PM

The Mammas And The Pappas - 16 Of Their Greatest Hits
(1969, ABC Dunhill)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mp001.jpg

Really nice male/female folk rock vocal harmonies, from a period of time when there was a lot of great folk rock harmonizing - Byrds, Buffalo Springfield/CSN. This was the third of no less than 4 different compilations that Dunhill released between '67 and '73.

SpeakerLabFan

11-01-2010, 08:51 PM

Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Love Over And Over
(1982, Polydor) STERLING in the deadwax; mastered at Sterling Sound by Ted Jensen

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/kA001.jpg

another set of beautiful, quirky, bittersweet folk rock songs from the sisters. w/ Mark Knopler guitar solo on the title track.

SpeakerLabFan

11-01-2010, 09:48 PM

Denny Doherty - Whatcha Gonna Do
(1971, ABC Dunhill) Artisan symbol in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/dd001.jpg

Pappa Denny's solo LP has a gatefold cover, and a nice California hippie vibe, nice playing from a bunch of people including Buddy Emmons, Barry McGuire, Russ Kunkel. Produced and Engineered by Bill Szymczyk at the Record Plant, LA.

SpeakerLabFan

11-01-2010, 10:22 PM

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
(1972, Tamla) Mastering: George Marino, The Cutting Room, New York

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sw001.jpg

released after Wonder toured with the Rolling Stones in 1972. w/ Jeff Beck. #90 on Rolling Stone Magazines 500 Greatest Albums list.

SEAWOLF97

11-02-2010, 04:16 PM

.
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the boss picked this up from la bibliotecca for me today....always liked the TV M.I. , so this is a fun listen :D

Starting season 4 instead of watching election crap ...Rollin & Cinnamon are out...Spock is in.

SpeakerLabFan

11-02-2010, 10:17 PM

Max Roach / Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion
(1976, Chess)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mr001.jpg

2 LP compilation of late 50's LPs from the drummers. disk 1 was originally Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Tough (1957, Cadet). Listening to disk 2: Max Roach Quintet - Max, (1958, Cadet), with Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Ramsey Lewis, George Morrow.

SpeakerLabFan

11-02-2010, 10:59 PM

The Howard Roberts Quartet - Goodies
(1965, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/hr001.jpg

great jazz guitar on the level with Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis. A LA studio regular, this was recorded with other LA studio regulars - Carol Kaye, Bass guitar; Hal Blaine, drums; Shelly Manne on drums on a few of the tracks. A $1 thrift find this afternoon.

SpeakerLabFan

11-03-2010, 07:38 PM

The Pretenders - self titled
(1980, Sire) Made in Portugal pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/pr001.jpg

What a great debut record, the bass/drums, the guitar work of James Honeyman-Scott, and great vocals suggestive lyrics from Chrissie Hynde.

SpeakerLabFan

11-03-2010, 08:39 PM

Lou Reed - Rock n Roll Animal
(1974, RCA Victor)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/lr001.jpg

a great live album, lots of energy and sounds really nice. original release with 5 songs covering different periods in Reed's career including a couple of Velvet Underground songs. recorded live at Howard Stein's Academy of Music, NYC, December 1973.

SpeakerLabFan

11-03-2010, 09:25 PM

Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay
(1968, Atco)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/or001.jpg

Produced by Steve Cropper, who co-wrote the title song with Redding and plays guitar. released after Redding's death in December '67. includes number of singles and B-sides dating back to 1965. ranked 161 on Rolling Stones 500 greatest albums list.

SpeakerLabFan

11-03-2010, 09:56 PM

Iron Butterfly - Ball
(1969, Atco)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ib001.jpg

Loud heavy psychedelic guitars here but in shorter songs with fewer acid flashbacks than on the previous outing, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. a 50 cent pickup yesterday, excellent condition and is an upgrade from my other copy.

speaking of flashbacks...IB performing IAGDV: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x41re9_iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida-1_music

SEAWOLF97

11-04-2010, 12:36 PM

hjames

11-04-2010, 12:51 PM

well, I listened to "Wonderwall Music" today...dont know what I was expecting, but what I got wasnt it.

A second listen ?? umm, didnt even finish the first

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

Brave Soul! I haven't even attempted a listen - I heard scarey things about that album!

SpeakerLabFan

11-05-2010, 10:23 PM

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
(1971, Rolling Stone Records) Rolling Stone Records in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/rs001-1.jpg

w/ Billy Preston, organ; Bobby Keys, sax; Ry Cooder, slide guitar; Pete Townsend, vocals; Jack Nitzsche, Ian Stewart on piano. No filler here, what a record. #63 on Rolling Stone magazines 500 greatest albums.

SpeakerLabFan

11-05-2010, 10:59 PM

Van Morrison - Moondance
(1970, Warner Bros)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/van001-1.jpg

recorded about a year after recording Astral Weeks. This is my current favorite Van album, full of great songs - "and it stoned me" "crazy love" "come running" "Into the Mystic" "caravan" - full great playing and singing. I've heard "Moondance" too many times though, it's played out for me. #65 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of the 500 greatest albums.

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 11:08 AM

Van Cliburn - Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1
(1958, RCA Victor)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/vc001.jpg

$1 thrift store pickup yesterday. excellent visual condition and plays quiet. with original plastic-lined inner sleeve.

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 11:51 AM

Leo Kottke - A Shout Toward Noon
(1986, Private Music) Precision in the deadwax, both sides

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/lk001.jpg

includes a nice cover of Duane Allman's Little Martha.

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 01:53 PM

Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
(1979, Chrysalis)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/rg001.jpg

hjames

11-06-2010, 02:56 PM

Guido Luciani -Azúcar (http://www.amazon.com/Az%C3%BAcar/dp/B002HJ0TK8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289080312&sr=8-2)
Dhar introduced me to this artist - VERY nice spanish guitar music.

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 03:02 PM

Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul
(1968, Atlantic)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/af001.jpg

w/ Eric Clapton, guitar; King Curtis, Sax; + many regulars of The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. #84 on Rolling Stone's list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 03:37 PM

Dave Edmunds - Get It
(1977, Swan Song) STERLING in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/de001.jpg

w/ Nick Lowe, Tony Williams. includes nice cover of Rodgers/Hart "Where Or When" and several fun Nick Lowe songs.

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 04:32 PM

Deep Purple - Purple Passages
(1972, Warner Bros)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/dp001.jpg

US only 2LP comp of material previously released in '68 and '69 on the Tetragrammatron label. worn gatefold cover but the LPs is in great shape.
a recent record show pickup. ...listening to record 1 (side 1&4). from wiki:

This compilation included some alternate mixes of "The Bird Has Flown" and "Why Didn't Rosemary?", with the former having a clean intro instead of a fade-in on the album version. It also included the final Purple MK I single "Emmaretta" for the first time on LP

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 09:38 PM

Camel - Breathless
(1978, Arista) DJ/Promo copy; STERLING in the deadwax on side 2

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/camel001-1.jpg

6th studio album, and the last one with Peter Bardens on keyboards. progressive rock with jazz influences.

SpeakerLabFan

11-06-2010, 10:43 PM

Howard Roberts - Sounds
(1974, Capitol) MASTERED BY CAPITOL in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/hr001-1.jpg

Roberts is a talented jazz guitar player, covers contemporary hits including "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" and "Moondance" plus one HR composition here. with the requisite pretty gal on the cover.

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 12:34 PM

Jessie Winchester - Nothing But A Breeze
(1977, Bearsville) TML-M in the deadwax = The Mastering Lab , Hollywood ( M=Master )

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/jw009.jpg

w/ EmmyLou Harris, Nicolette Larson, Anne Murray, Herb Pederson. Produced by Brian Ahern.

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 12:49 PM

Phillip Glass - 1000 Airplanes On The Roof
(1989, Virgin) Promo/NFS; MASTERDISK in the deadwax; mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/pg001.jpg

The Philip Glass Ensemble and Linda Ronstadt; Martin Goldray, Music Direction; described by Glass as "a science fiction music drama".

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 01:39 PM

Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
(1979, Sire) Japanese pressing; Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/th001.jpg

co-produced by Brian Eno with the band; Eno and Robert Fripp perform on the record.

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 04:21 PM

King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight
(1972, Perception Records) "Promotion Copy" on the label.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/kh001.jpg

I was expecting to hear more Three Dog Night style pop-rock like the title track, but there is some nice extended rock here, guitar solos, keyboards, organ playing, bluesy vocals. back cover has a DJ sticker with "Ann Perry" written in pen.

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 05:06 PM

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
(1978, Rolling Stones Records) STERLING TJ in the deadwax; mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/rs001-2.jpg

Have always liked the cover of The Temptations' Imagination here, and Richards' Before They Make Me Run, a response to his arrest for heroin possession. #269 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

BMWCCA

11-07-2010, 05:29 PM

Jessie Winchester - Nothing But A Breeze

One of my favorite Jesse's from my past. Eclipsed today only by being able to hear him live since he lives a couple of miles from me and is one of my customers. He's the same old guy he used to be, hasn't changed at all! :D

I just finished listening to a new-to-me CD I've been playing in the car for a few weeks. First time full run-through over the 4345s though. I bought it because I'd heard it was a well-recorded album even if the style might not be what I'm used to hearing from this artist. I wasn't disappointed, and I liked the style, too. Beautiful recording full of life for horn lovers:

48449

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 10:17 PM

Otis Redding - Live In Europe
(1967, Atco)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/or001-1.jpg

Recorded at the Olympia Theatre, Paris; March 21, 1967, backed by Booker T. & the MGs and part of the Stax/Volt tour of Europe. includes Redding's songs as well covers of My Girl, Day Tripper and Satisfaction.

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 10:28 PM

One of my favorite Jesse's from my past. Eclipsed today only by being able to hear him live since he lives a couple of miles from me and is one of my customers. He's the same old guy he used to be, hasn't changed at all! :D

Wow, that's a nice neighbor to have! ....looks like he's still recording and touring with a release last year.

yeah...I bet he's the same old guy, he's probably still dancing the rhumba (http://jessewinchester.com/nothing.html#rhumba) :D

I'm the same old guy that I used to be
I haven't changed at all
I got the same old walk and the same old talk
That would run you up the wall
The same old face and the same old smile and
The same old baby blues
And I'm still doing the rhumba, baby
So I'm still the man for you
I'm still doing the rhumba baby
I can't seem to quit
If my mama catches us doing the rhumba
Mama would just pitch a fit
But I can't help myself, it's much bigger than me
If I were you, I'd hang onto a rhumba man like me

SpeakerLabFan

11-07-2010, 11:01 PM

Dardanelle - Songs For New Lovers
(1978, Stash)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/dd001-1.jpg

w/ Bucky Pizzarelli (Guitar), Grady Tate (Drums), Dardanelle (Piano), Dardanelle (Vocals), Dardanelle (Vibraphone), George Duvivier (Bass).
a really nice jazz recording, great piano playing from a contemporary of Marian McPartland with great guitar and drums from Pizzarelli and Tate.

hjames

11-08-2010, 03:40 AM

Wow, that's a nice neighbor to have! ....looks like he's still recording and touring with a release last year.

yeah...I bet he's the same old guy, he's probably still dancing the rhumba (http://jessewinchester.com/nothing.html#rhumba) :D

He apparently is! HE was "guest Talent" on the Jimmie Buffett Gulf Coast Celebration (to promote tourism) just after the BP crisis. The concert was on CMTV and Jesse did the rhumba numba then!

SpeakerLabFan

11-08-2010, 08:29 PM

The Leaves - Hey Joe
(1966, Mira) Stereo pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tl001.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

11-08-2010, 09:48 PM

Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction
(1965, Dunhill) Stereo pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bm001-1.jpg

recorded with legendary LA session men, Hal Blaine on drums, and Larry Knechtel on bass. P.F. Sloan, who wrote Eve Of Destruction, on guitar.
w/ a version of Sloop John B credited to P.F. Sloan, B. McGuire, B. Howe, S. Barri. Produced by Lou Adler, Sound Supervision by "Bones" Howe.

Jessie Winchester

He apparently is! HE was "guest Talent" on the Jimmie Buffett Gulf Coast Celebration (to promote tourism) just after the BP crisis. The concert was on CMTV and Jesse did the rhumba then!

haha. wow, sounds like he is still the same old guy he used to be. that's awesome.

SpeakerLabFan

11-08-2010, 10:01 PM

The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons
(1967, Decca) Stereo pressing; Decca Royal Sound label

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/rs002.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

11-09-2010, 10:16 PM

Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie - Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie
(1976, Pablo) KENDUN A in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/dg001.jpg

recorded Nov 1974 in London.

SpeakerLabFan

11-09-2010, 11:04 PM

Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece
(1974, Warner Bros)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/vm001.jpg

another really nice record from Van Morrison, up there with Astral Weeks and Moondance for me.

SEAWOLF97

11-10-2010, 08:15 PM

got out of the house today for the first time since the surgery , no bike yet ....this NKC double looked interesting ...and more Linda (can you ever have too much ??)

SpeakerLabFan

11-10-2010, 09:10 PM

Miles Davis - Workin' And Steamin'
(1974, Prestige)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/md001-1.jpg

2 LP compilation of mid 50s recordings with Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Jo Jones. Listening to side 3&4.

SpeakerLabFan

11-10-2010, 10:17 PM

Cat Stevens - Buddha And The Chocolate Box
(1973, A&M) STERLING LH in the deadwax; mastered by Lee Hulko at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/cs001.jpg

produced by Paul Samwell-Smith (yardbird's bassist) and Cat Stevens. a 50 cent grab from the HPB clearance shelf.

SpeakerLabFan

11-10-2010, 10:56 PM

Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy
(1976, Warner Bros) Winchester rifle symbol in the deadwax; pressed at the Winchester, VA plant

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bs001-2.jpg

I've had this record for awhile but I've avoided playing, just expecting disappointment judging by the cover. glad I finally gave this a spin. It's a nice sounding record with the classic Sabbath guitar sound and Ozzy vocals on most tracks.

SpeakerLabFan

11-10-2010, 11:33 PM

Baden Powell - Solitude On Guitar
(1974, Columbia) "Demonstration / Not For Sale" stamped on back cover

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bp001.jpg

Brazilian guitarist; Stan Getz quote in the liner notes: "For me, he's the greatest guitarist living today".
w/ Eberhard Weber, bass. recorded December, 1971, Studio Waldorf, Germany.

SEAWOLF97

11-11-2010, 03:55 PM

and more Linda (can you ever have too much ??)

Yeah..I just bought this same Linda album yesterday, but found a VG copy for 35 cents today...so 1 for each system..I guess.

Went by truck (how barbaric) to the Applebys Vets lunch (20 fried shrimp) and stopped at the thrift on the way home...50% off whole store..so grabbed these 7.

Always wanted "Willie Remembers" ..but every copy I've seen has been trashed so was quite happy to find a VG copy at 2 for 69cents...Tull had been recommended, never seen this 3 Dog Night and may have this Heart..but for the price..couldn't leave it there...:o:

My first post on the music thread. :seeya:

Welcome CB...SLF and I were getting lonely

Cactus Bob

11-11-2010, 04:38 PM

My first post on the music thread. :seeya:

Pat Metheny 80/81

ECM

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/1902783das/Album%20Cover%20Art%20%20-%20%20Jazz/ECM%20Records/PatMetheny80-81.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

11-11-2010, 11:33 PM

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(1974, Warner Bros) Winchester rifle symbol in the deadwax; pressed at the Winchester, VA plant

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bs001-3.jpg

This one is still in the range of interesting BS records, lots of recognizeable tunes here especially the title track.

SpeakerLabFan

11-11-2010, 11:37 PM

My first post on the music thread. :seeya:

Pat Metheny 80/81

ECM

:applaud: GREAT choice for a first post here, Bob!

Good to see ya over here! :seeya:

Yeah..I just bought this same Linda album yesterday, but found a VG copy for 35 cents today...so 1 for each system..I guess.

Went by truck (how barbaric) to the Applebys Vets lunch (20 fried shrimp) and stopped at the thrift on the way home...50% off whole store..so grabbed these 7.

Always wanted "Willie Remembers" ..but every copy I've seen has been trashed so was quite happy to find a VG copy at 2 for 69cents...Tull had been recommended, never seen this 3 Dog Night and may have this Heart..but for the price..couldn't leave it there...:o:

That's how it seems to work, right after you find a record you've been looking for ... another nice copy shows up for a buck or less. I have a separate section for nice duplicate copies too - convenient to have them in the room when listening to the 2nd system.

35 cents each? nice grabs!

SpeakerLabFan

11-12-2010, 09:58 PM

Gerry Mulligan - The Great Gerry Mulligan
(1963, United)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/gm001.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/gm002.jpg

This record appears to be issued on a budget label "United*Superior Records" with a Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, California address listed on the back cover. I also have another pressing on the budget label Crown also with an LA address on the back cover. Both are stereo pressings - trumpet and bass in the right channel, sax and percussion on the left channel. excellent copy, sounds very nice.

SEAWOLF97

11-13-2010, 08:39 AM

:applaud:
That's how it seems to work, right after you find a record you've been looking for ... another nice copy shows up for a buck or less. I have a separate section for nice duplicate copies too - convenient to have them in the room when listening to the 2nd system.

35 cents each? nice grabs!

yeah..I'll find and buy something that have been seeking and then find it again later in better condition .they start adding up...gotta take it easy on Linda & The Eagles...they almost have their own shelves. Local thrift is 69 cents on LP's...but half price on holidays and senior Wednesdays...at 35 cents , its hard to leave them there..

Got the 4 CD Ray Charles "Genius" set ...I grew up with a lot of this tuneage...amazing how many hits he had ...burned a MD for another LHF member and I think he's wearing out the disk..:) ..got the beryllium tweeted Yammys out on the test rig and Ray never sounded sweeter as the new LPs get cleaned ...off on motorized vinyl safari today , tho still dont have the OK to ride bike...:(

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 09:31 AM

Michael Hedges - Breakfast In The Field
(1981, Windham Hill) original half-speed mastering by Stan Ricker at MFSL.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mh001.jpg

w/ George Winston, piano.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 10:22 AM

Mike Oldfield - Incantations
(1978, Virgin) French pressing
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mo001-1.jpg
a 2 LP set with 1 composition divided into 4 movements and 72:44 in length. w/ Maddy Prior on vocals. the cover photo location is a beach on the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 04:47 PM

Muddy Waters - King Bee
(1981, Blue Sky) STERLING GC in the deadwax; mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mw001.jpg

third in a series of records done for the label Blue Sky with producer/guitarist Johnny Winter.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 05:57 PM

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
(1979, Backstreet) STERLING in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tp001.jpg

This is the 1987 reissue on MCA. Great production, really wakes up the big JBL monitors + Crown amp.
I was talking to friend in Tacoma last night- he picked up the new Bluray release of this title, and is very happy with it.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 06:40 PM

Jackson Browne - For Everyman
(1973, Asylum)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/jb001.jpg

Browne's 2nd album using some of his earlier material including "These Days" which he wrote when he was 15 or 16 years old, and which he first recorded in 1967 with Nico.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 07:13 PM

Gregg Allman - Laid Back
(1973, Capricorn) mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ga001.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ga002.jpg

w/ my favorite version of Jackson Browne's "These Days". nice color pictures in the inner gatefold.
R&B, folk, and gospel sounds, great singing by Allman. w/ Chuck Leavell, piano; Jai Johanny Johanson, Butch Trucks, percussion; David "Fathead" Newman, sax.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 07:56 PM

The Band - Islands
(1977, Capitol) Winchester rifle symbol in the deadwax; mastered by Bernie Grundman

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tb002.jpg

final record by The Band with original members, final record on the Capitol label. has the Band's signature tasty playing and singing.

Titanium Dome

11-13-2010, 08:51 PM

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
(1979, Backstreet) STERLING in the deadwax

This is the 1987 reissue on MCA. Great production, really wakes up the big JBL monitors + Crown amp.
I was talking to friend in Tacoma last night- he picked up the new Bluray release of this title, and is very happy with it.

Yes, playing the Bluray now. It sounds superb.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 09:25 PM

The Band - Music From Big Pink
(1968, Capitol) 1969 pressing w/ the lime green label

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tb003.jpg

debut record from The Band. country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, and soul. #34 on Rolling Stone magazines list of 500 Greatest albums.

Cactus Bob

11-13-2010, 10:04 PM

Robin Trower ~ Twice Removed From Yesterday

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn205/1902783das/Album%20Cover%20Art%20%20-%20%20Rock/RobinTrowerTwiceRemovedfromYesterday.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 10:13 PM

Bill Evans - Affinity
(1978, Warner Bros) mastered by Stew Romaine at Columbia Studios, N.Y.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/be001.jpg

w/ Toots Thielemans, harmonica. also acoustic bass, sax, flute, drums. produced by Helen Keane.

SpeakerLabFan

11-13-2010, 10:54 PM

AC/DC - Back In Black
(1980, Atlantic) MASTERDISK RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Masterdisk

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ac001.jpg

Finishing up work started with Bon Scott who died before the record was completed. The all-black cover was a "sign of mourning" for Scott. The best selling hard rock album of all time with over 49 million copies sold, I have a couple of them. Apparently Seattle and Boston were test markets for a rare DualDisc version of this album with extra material, would like to find one of those.

Damn The Torpedoes

Yes, playing the Bluray now. It sounds superb.

:applaud::rockon1:

SpeakerLabFan

11-14-2010, 11:57 AM

Burt Bacharach - The Man! His Songs
(1965, Kapp) Mono pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bb001-3.jpg

I heard Lynne Arriale doing a version of Bacharach's A House Is Not A Home on the local jazz FM station this morning so I needed to keep the easy listening vibe going.

SpeakerLabFan

11-14-2010, 04:45 PM

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet And Orchestra - Experience In E, Tensity, Dialogues
(1970, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ca001.jpg

the quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy plus an orchestra at times conducted by Lalo Schifrin and William Fisher. The liner notes attribute a spoken piece to legendary NBA player & coach Bill Russell.

SpeakerLabFan

11-14-2010, 05:34 PM

Bill Nelson - The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)
(1982, Mercury) UK pressing; RAYS in the deadwax; mastered by Ray Staff at Trident Studios, London

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bn001-1.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bn002.jpg

interesting lyrics and music, even though it's 80s synth it's interesting in Nelson's hands. I think I have all the BeBopDeluxe records, so I'm grabbing the later Nelson records when I find them. This is a recent record show pickup from the dollar boxes, the cover had a second record in it - La Belle Et La Bete - which is listed as a separate 1982 release in Nelson's discography. no indications of the 2nd record on the outer cover, but the non-gatefold cover appears built wide for two records. There was also a slip of paper in the cover, a Nelson fan club / t-shirt order form flyer.

SpeakerLabFan

11-15-2010, 09:15 PM

Ronnie Wood - Now Look
(1975, Warner Bros) Promo/NFS

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/rw001.jpg

Wood's 2nd solo LP, produced by Bobby Womack. With a fairly decent band...

Ronnie Wood - lead vocals, guitar, organ, pedal steel guitar,
Bobby Womack - guitar, vocals
Ian McLagan - organ, piano, keyboards
Willie Weeks - bass, guitar
Andy Newmark - drums, percussion
Keith Richards - guitar, harmony vocals
Mick Taylor - bass, guitar

SpeakerLabFan

11-15-2010, 10:11 PM

Traffic - Shootout At The Fantasy Factory
(1973, Island) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/tr001.jpg

recorded in 1972 at Strawbery Hill Studios, Jamaica

SEAWOLF97

11-16-2010, 11:44 AM

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http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-14/living/mf.songs.not.about.women_1_paul-mccartney-shondells-lyrics?_s=PM:LIVING

been re-enjoying Brewer & Shipley....they are certainly more than "One Toke.." found myself signing along to some of their tunes...

also groovin along to Fine Young Cannibals :bouncy: ..The Raw & The Cooked

SEAWOLF97

11-17-2010, 11:15 AM

.
knowing what it actually is.....sounds great and I like the finished product , and then was surprised :eek: by the following...

To fake or not to fake: That is the question consumers must answer for themselves in assessing this feat of aural Photoshopping: an "imaginary concert" created by combining recently discovered soundboard tapes of Ray Charles's vocals from a mid-'70s European show and newly recorded backing by the Count Basie Orchestra--the "ghost band," still on the road 22 years after Count's passing. Charles is in exceptional voice, singing the heck out of standards like "How Long Has This Been Going On?," Genius classics like "Busted," and pop covers like Melanie's "Look What They've Done to My Song." His performance is a thrilling corrective to forgettable posthumous albums like Genius Loves Company, designed to cash in on the new audience created for him by the movie Ray.

http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Sings-Basie-Swings-Charles/dp/B000H0MNOE

mo' nfo
http://www.jazzchicago.net/raycharles.html
http://jazztimes.com/articles/17525-ray-charles-and-count-basie-we-meet-at-last

Once the music was in place, work began on the vocals. They were matched to the instrumental tracks in Pro Tools using markers such as cymbal hits or bass notes. “That [process] would exactly retain Ray’s phrasing,” said Field. Then came the challenge of sonically restoring the decades-old live recording to the level of the newer material.
“Halfway through the record I was wondering if we could actually pull it off,” recalled Field. “We took one track and spent probably ten days just working on the vocal sound. We finally got that one where [Charles] sounded like he was in the studio with us. Once we got that, we knew we could do the rest.”
The final step was adding in the Raelettes’ background vocals. Field contacted singer Patti Austin to see if she would organize a group of background singers and write arrangements for them.
It was something of a dream come true for Austin, who had known Charles since she was a child. “I think that anybody that grew up listening to Ray Charles wanted to be a Raelette,” she said. What most impressed her as a singer was the quality of Charles’ vocals. “To hear him singing so strong—at the time that he did these performances he was really at his vocal peak.”

Despite some of the reviews...I find the "imaginary concert" very believable and enjoyable , the sonics are super and especially the pacing....if the reviews hadnt given away the secret, I wouldnt have guessed ( except NOTHING from that era sounds THIS good without great remastering)

SEAWOLF97

11-17-2010, 05:45 PM

went up to the VA for post-op today and stopped at the cheap record store on the way home....the dollar records are out on the back patio...I could paw thru them for hours, but the cold set in today and my fingers were getting numb ...grabbed these 3 quickly. Surgeon cleared me to start testing to see if I can ride without pain...yeah, just as the weather sours...:(

SpeakerLabFan

11-17-2010, 10:52 PM

Humble Pie - Eat It
(1973, A&M) ROSS in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/hp002.jpg

2 LP gatefold w/ side 4 recorded live in Glasgow. produced by Steve Marriot, and the first album recorded in Marriott's newly-built home recording studio he titled Clear Sounds, in a converted barn at Beehive Cottage, Moreton, Essex.

SpeakerLabFan

11-17-2010, 11:02 PM

.

been re-enjoying Brewer & Shipley....they are certainly more than "One Toke.." found myself signing along to some of their tunes...

Yep, Tarkio and Shake Off The Devil are great records!

and there's a memorable cover version of "One Toke..." performed on Lawrence Welk's show: :blink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg

SpeakerLabFan

11-17-2010, 11:28 PM

The Velvet Underground - self titled
(1969, MGM) STERLING plus a circled + in the deadwax; remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound; 1984 Verve reissue

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/vu001.jpg

SEAWOLF97

11-18-2010, 10:26 AM

waayyy back last summer , I discovered this album

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

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)

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:

and then this one (RC+CB=Genius squared)

.
.....sounds great and I like the finished product .

so I was reading the docs that came with RC+CB=Genius squared and it referenced the G+S=J album

"There wasnt a technical precedent, but there was an artistic one...thats the great G+S=J from the 60's..There he sang with a band of chiefly Basie personnel minus Basie himself. The charts were smoking and Ray sang magnificently. There was a perfect dynamic between singer and orchestra. G+S=J achieved an atomic explosive Ray Basie feel."

guess thats what I was trying to say...;)

hjames

11-20-2010, 05:52 AM

Found a copy of this at Record & Tape Collector downtown ...
I'd forgotten this album and these guys -
but - this is a remastered, expanded big whoopydo package ... had to have it!

Playing the title track now, hadn't heard this since High School,
loaned the album to a then friend & it never came back.
And I know about the UK original art, but I'll always remember it with the US label my original LP came in ..

48627

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 11:01 AM

Larry Coryell - Planet End
(1975, Vanguard)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/lc001.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/lc002.jpg

w/ John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous > playing together with Coryell, wow.

SEAWOLF97

11-20-2010, 05:21 PM

cruised the flea market and came up with these 2 ....I'm not a big Bees fan, but this had "Lonely Nights" and have developed a liking for Al Stewart ...pic of him on back cover sure resembles George H...:D

picked up The Pious Bird of Good Omen in FLAC ,

wiki says : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pious_Bird_of_Good_Omen

The Pious Bird of Good Omen is a compilation album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compilation_album) by Fleetwood Mac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac), released in 1969. It consisted of the first four UK singles and their B-sides, two tracks from the second album Mr. Wonderful (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Wonderful_%28album%29), and two tracks by blues artist Eddie Boyd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Boyd) with backing by members of Fleetwood Mac. These two tracks came from Boyd's album 7936 South Rhodes.

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 05:21 PM

The Baker Gurvitz Army - self titled
(1974, Janus) AN in the deadwax; mastered by Anton Mathews at Trident Studios

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bg001.jpg

ex-Cream and Blind Faith drummer joins forces with brothers Adrian and Paul Gurvitz to form a power trio. Aggressive hard rock ensues with thunderous drumming from Ginger Baker.

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 06:12 PM

Black Sabbath - Sabotage
(1975, Warner Bros) 1979 pressing w/ tan label; Winchester rifle symbol in the deadwax; pressed at the Capitol plant in Winchester, VA

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/bs001-4.jpg

http://www.audiocircle.com/Smileys/audiocircle/rock.gif

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 06:35 PM

AC/DC - Highway To Hell
(1979, Atlantic) mixing engineer: Tony Platt at Basing Street Studios, London

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/ac001-1.jpg

http://www.audiocircle.com/Smileys/audiocircle/rock.gif

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 07:07 PM

Cream - Fresh Cream
(1966, Atco) LW in the deadwax; 1967 US 1st pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/cream001-1.jpg

debut album from the blues-rock supergroup with Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. number 101 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 07:52 PM

XTC - Mummer
(1983, Geffen)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/xtc001.jpg

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 09:03 PM

Steve Hackett - Defector
(1980, Charisma) Lyre or Harp symbol in the deadwax - Utopia studios

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sh001-1.jpg

4th solo LP from ex-Genesis guitarist.

SpeakerLabFan

11-20-2010, 09:45 PM

The Jo Jones Trio - self titled
(1958, Everest) "A Certified Stereo-Master Recording"; SDBR-1023

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/pjj001.jpg

It sounds like they miked up (Telefunken, AKG, and Neumann microphones) the players and just rolled the tape, very in-the-studio sound, especially the percussion.
An estate sale grab in September - I miss all those fair weather sales.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 12:17 AM

The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet - Jay & Kai + 6
(1956, Columbia)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/jjkw001.jpg

6 trombone players + Hank Jones, piano; Milt Hinton / Ray Brown, bass, Osie Harris drums. a terrific sounding "360 sound" Columbia 6-eye. includes a nice cover of A Night In Tunisia. another estate sale find in September.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 09:59 AM

Walter Carlos - By Request
(1975, Columbia)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/wc001.jpg

classical and pop with lots of bleeps and bloops.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 11:40 AM

Various Artists - Super Oldies / Vol. 3
(1968, Capitol)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/va001.jpg

compiliation of Folk Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock. A great sounding 1960s Capitol production. with Jimi Hendrix credited on a 10 minute Curtis Knight tune "(guitar accompaniment by Jimi Hendrix)". It's 1968 and they are calling these "super oldies" ... 42 years later, what does that make them? a $1 thrift store pickup yesterday.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 01:55 PM

Stan Getz - The Melodic Stan Getz
(1965, Metro) M-501, mono pressing

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/sg001.jpg

a release of 6 recordings previously issued on several Verve records in the late fifties, early 60s.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 03:33 PM

Martha Velez - American Heartbeat
(1977, Sire) STERLING in the deadwax

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o240/speakerlabfan/Records1/mv001.jpg

Velez recorded a blues/rock album Fiends And Angels in London in 1969, with Eric Clapton. Christine McVie. I ran across it in a thrift a year or two ago, a really nice '69 blues rock record. This title is a late 70s slick pop production. Not the same, but I like her singing.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 03:57 PM

Martha Velez - Fiends And Angels
(1969, Sire/London) Bell Sound SF in the deadwax; mastered by Sam Feldman at Bell Sound studios

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1969 blues rock record recorded in London with some heavyweight guests starting with EC on the guitar. Velez has a strong, sexy voice and reminds me of Lydia Pense. w/ Clapton, Johnny Almond, Brian Auger, Jack Bruce, Jim Capaldi, Keef Hartley, Christine McVie, Mitch Mitchell.

SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 10:08 PM

earlier....

Patti Smith Group - Easter
(1978, Arista) STERLING in the deadwax; "ZUG Island" in the deadwax, side 2; mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

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now....

Free - Tons Of Sobs
(1968, Island) 1969 reissue on A&M

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SpeakerLabFan

11-21-2010, 10:51 PM

The Beatles - Abbey Road
(1969, Apple) UK pressing

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Glossy european cover and a nice sounding UK EMI recording. I haven't A/B'd with last year's Remastered Abbey Road CD, but I think this is just as stunning. I think this is a 1975 reissue, with "all rights reserved" on the outer edge of the label.

SpeakerLabFan

11-22-2010, 03:27 PM

John Renbourn - self titled
(1966, Transatlantic) 1973 Reprise 2RS 6482 reissue

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2 LPs in a gatefold cover. Songs from a couple of records that Renbourn recorded in 65 and 66 before forming Pentangle.

SpeakerLabFan

11-22-2010, 04:53 PM

Cheap Trick - self titled
(1976, Epic) 1979 reissue with dark blue label; mastered at The Record Plant, NYC

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SpeakerLabFan

11-22-2010, 05:27 PM

Traffic - Last Exit
(1969, United Artists) w/ the first US pressing orange & purple label

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w/ Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason. 3rd record released after the band's initial breakup. Odds and Ends by these guys still make a great record. Side 2 recorded live at the Fillmore West.

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 11:02 AM

Christine McVie - The Legendary Christine Perfect Album
(1976, Sire) Demo/NFS; SASD-7522

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solo LP recorded in 1969, after leaving Chicken Shack, before marrying John McVie - and was released using her maiden name. members of Chicken Shack play on "I'd Rather Go Blind"; Danny Kirwan, John McVie on other tracks.

SEAWOLF97

11-23-2010, 11:20 AM

watched the "John Lennon" NYC American Masters show on PBS last night and learned a lot and gained some respect for John...a decent show.

Watch the full documentary on Lennon's life in New York City during the 1970s
online at: http://video.pbs.org/video/1657689250/

a little trivia bit was that he would tune his guitar and then retune the D string flat so that he could pick his playing out while back listening to the band.:blink:

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 01:06 PM

Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony
(1974, Columbia) MASTERDISK G.K. in the deadwax; mastered by Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk

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according to wikipedia article, the U.S. record label, Columbia Records printed early edition of the album minus the image substituting instead a photo of Cohen. a dry baritone singing voice reminds me of Lee Hazlewood. Great imagery in Cohen's lyrics, I think my first exposure to his music was the movie soundtrack for McCabe And Mrs. Miller, where Robert Altman really integrated the songs with the film. background vocalists include Janis Ian here.

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 05:16 PM

Doug Sahm - Doug Sahm And Band
(1973, Atlantic)

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solo LP w/ Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David Bromberg and Flaco Jiménez.

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 09:08 PM

John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
(1987, Mercury) Precision in the deadwax; mastered by Stephen Marcussen, Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, CA

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I never listened John Cougar Mellencamp back in the day, mostly avoided the hits when they came on the car radio, etc. I heard Mellencamp interviewed on NPR a couple of months ago for his latest release. a great story. I decided to grab a couple of his titles when I spotted them on the 50 cent clearance shelf at HPB. This one is nice straight ahead rock without the slick synth sound of typical 80s release. This one is stamped Promo/NFS on the back cover and printed on the record label.

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 09:48 PM

B.B. King - Live In Cook County Jail
(1971, ABC) WITH LOVE FROM JESSICA in the deadwax; Artisan symbol in the deadwax

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recorded live, September 10, 1970. Produced by Bill Scymczyk. The cover is textured like denim.

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 10:56 PM

If - self titled
(1970, Capitol)

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recorded at Island Studios, London. debut album from British jazz-rock/prog-rock band. Accomplished young jazz musicians embrace rock and pop, some great electricified jams here.

SpeakerLabFan

11-23-2010, 11:58 PM

Buddy Merrill - The Best Of Buddy Merrill
(1969, Accent)

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I'm a sucker for easy listening/jazz guitar titles, the Les Paul/Chet Atkins wannabes. This was a 50 cent clearance shelf grab. Buddy Merrill was a regular with Lawrence Welk. He had a style of guitar playing known as multitracking, according to wikipedia. This is a wonderful sounding recording. includes a cover of Take Five. The Accent label was distributed by GNP Crescendo.

SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 12:25 AM

Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, Bobby Correll, Bob Kindle, Frank Blake - The Greats!!!
(1963, Crown)

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SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 03:29 PM

Nektar - Down To Earth
(1974, Passport) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound; engineered by Geoff Emerick

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progressive and funk elements set around a demented circus theme. fairly accessible rock nicely recorded.
I grabbed a bunch of Nektar records last year when they showed up on the HPB clearance shelf.

SEAWOLF97

11-24-2010, 05:08 PM

17 degrees today..a mite cold for riding and also last night the church called and my second 4671 is finally ready (after ONLY a 4 month wait) ..so we drove down to get it and stopped at the thrifts on the way home...

must be in a mood for female singers ...and its always "Linda time"
always had an interest in bird calls and this came with a big book , so
when I get tired of pop rock..well now , I have another alternative....

(think it'll be more of a tweeter workout than fullrange - pun intended)

JC was a no-brainer

SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 06:59 PM

Cream - Disraeli Gears
(1967, Atco)

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SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 08:03 PM

Jethro Tull - This Was
(1968, Reprise) 1970 pressing

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Tull's debut recorded in the summer of 68. blues rock.

SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 09:23 PM

Rush - self titled
(1974, Mercury) MASTERDISK G.K. in the deadwax; mastered by Gilbert Kong

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lots of good early 70s heavy metal in the debut. big fat guitar and bass chords. Not a big fan of their later stuff, but this is a lot of fun with great sounding mastering on the major label release.

SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 10:43 PM

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
(1975, Swan Song)

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the favorite Zepp album for Plant and Page. I haven't listened to this one enough to be overplayed like most of the earlier LZ records. This double LP of the band at their peak is a treat. #70 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest albums list.

SpeakerLabFan

11-24-2010, 11:49 PM

Muddy Waters - self titled (compilation)
(1972, Chess) 1976 reissue of "McKinley Morganfield AKA Muddy Waters" originally released on Cadet

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Most songs recorded in early to mid 50s with piano, guitar, bass and drums.

SpeakerLabFan

11-25-2010, 09:20 PM

Robert Fripp - God Save The King
(1985, EG) STERLING in the deadwax

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a compilation w/ frippertronics selections from the 1980 album "God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners" and The League of Gentlemen album. David Byrne vocals on a couple of tracks.

SpeakerLabFan

11-25-2010, 10:13 PM

Touch - Touch
(1969, London Coliseum) Stereo DS 51004

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Psychedelic prog rock from Hollywood. jazz, classical, hard rock, organ. The gatefold sleeve splits in the middle, with record loading from the top.

SpeakerLabFan

11-26-2010, 11:41 AM

Roy Orbison - There Is Only One Roy Orbison
(1965, MGM) Mono pressing

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SpeakerLabFan

11-26-2010, 04:53 PM

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
(1981, Warner Bros) TOWNHOUSE LONDON in the deadwax

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Black Sabbath instead of Black Friday here. 10th studio album and 2nd with Ronnie James Dio on vocals. Keeping a few miles safe distance between me and the malls but I did hit a garage sale and a couple of thrifts, and found a few pristine dollar records buried in the Andy Williams and Mac Davis titles.

SpeakerLabFan

11-26-2010, 06:17 PM

Poncho Sanchez - Bien Sabroso!
(1984, Concord Jazz) Mastered by George Horn; Concord Jazz Picante label

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clean latin jazz with the percussionist, no electronics or 80s studio tricks. Sanchez worked with Cal Tjader and his music is influenced by him. a $1 find at GW today.

SpeakerLabFan

11-26-2010, 07:40 PM

Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four
(1973, MCA)

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I saw these guys in the early 70s, probably touring in support of this record. I picked up this copy a couple of years ago from the 50 cent clearance shelf at HPB.

SEAWOLF97

11-27-2010, 05:20 PM

went out to Salvation Army's half price sale...not much there, but I grabbed this double LP of
"WAR Live" ....has a 17 minute "Slippin' into Darkness" ...great condition for a buck :D

http://www.amazon.com/War-Live/dp/B0000032VA/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1290902638&sr=1-1

SpeakerLabFan

11-29-2010, 10:25 PM

Wishbone Ash - self titled
(1970, MCA) "MCA-23 (formerly DL7-5249)" on back cover

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debut record with blues, progressive rock, and psychedelic interludes. produced by Deep Purple producer Derek Lawrence. Side 2 consists of two 10 minutes+ songs composed nearly all instrumental with thundering bass from Martin Turner and twin lead guitar attack from Andy Powell and Ted Turner.

War - Live

went out to Salvation Army's half price sale...not much there, but I grabbed this double LP of
"WAR Live"

Nice grab. I really like that one, well recorded!~

SpeakerLabFan

12-03-2010, 09:21 PM

The Kinks - A Compleat Collection
(1984, Compleat) "Pressed at Sound Makers, N.J." in the deadwax

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a 2 LP compilation of early songs, listening to sides 3/4 with a lot of the early hits. a nice listen at the end of the work week...with songs like Till The End of The Day, Set Me Free, and All Day and All Of The Night. Some of the songs are nicely done, some are a bit on the shrill side.

SpeakerLabFan

12-03-2010, 09:56 PM

Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround
(1970, Reprise)

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Original 1970 issue with blue print on white gatefold cover, the later 1971 pressing had black ink on white cover according to Goldmine. The usual wonderful sounding late 60's studio magic with this one, thundering drums and bass and a huge soundstage.

SpeakerLabFan

12-03-2010, 10:46 PM

The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
(1966, London) mid-70s W. German pressing on Nova Records

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This W. German pressing, purchased new back in the mid-70s, is absolutely stunning and breathtaking, and I needed to hear it after drooling at The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 - Limited Edition Remastered Vinyl Box Set on amazon.com. I have several different label versions of the US London Mono release, 2nd and 3rd picture here, but the Kraut pressing kills them.

SpeakerLabFan

12-03-2010, 11:38 PM

Yes - self titled
(1969, Atlantic)

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debut record, US pressing. w/ an interesting progressive noodling cover of The Byrds "I See You"; also a cover of Lennon&McCartney's "Every Little Thing". Bill Bruford, drums, vibes; Tony Kaye, organ, piano; Peter Banks, guitar, vocals; Chris Squire, bass, vocals; John Anderson, lead singer and incidental percussion. It's "John" instead of his later spelling of his name "Jon".

SpeakerLabFan

12-04-2010, 09:20 PM

The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
(1973, Rolling Stones Records) DM in the deadwax; Canadian pressing at CBS Canada - Don Mills, Ontario

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I picked up this Canadian pressing this week. It's in excellent condition, other than some edge wear on the cover.

SpeakerLabFan

12-04-2010, 10:15 PM

earlier:

Synergy - Cords
(1978, Passport) STERLING in the deadwax; mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC

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"this album was recorded using only electronic music devices". special thanks include Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel. Cover by Hipgnosis. cleaned up well, always hard to tell condition on the colored or clear LPs.

right now:

Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills - Super Session
(1968, Columbia)

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A wonderful sounding Columbia 2-eyes that I picked up in a collection a couple of years ago from a woman who took care of her records, thanks Susan! I also have a 1980s reissue, PC 9701, with the Columbia Columbia Columbia label, appears unplayed, cover still in shrink.

SpeakerLabFan

12-04-2010, 11:30 PM

The Blasters - self titled
(1981, Slash)

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I picked up this one in a collection a few years ago. another discovery while going through the basement backlog recently. Very glad that I was grabbing records while the grabbing was good a few years ago. Thank you Itunes and BOSE.

SpeakerLabFan

12-05-2010, 09:21 PM

Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
(1978, RCA) Japan pressing

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double LP with lyrics sheet in english and japanese. Listening to sides 1/2.

SpeakerLabFan

12-05-2010, 10:05 PM

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
(1967, Reprise) 1979 pressing

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2nd picture includes my 1968 copy w/ the W7 two-tone label. I'm doing some JHE listening while waiting for a copy of the West Coast Seattle Boy 8-LP box set, due to arrive next week. Can't wait after reading all the good comments/great reviews on the WCSB release.

SpeakerLabFan

12-05-2010, 11:32 PM

Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
(1973, Manticore) MADE IN GERMANY in the deadwax; W. German Pressing

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I purchased this new in the mid 70s. I sounds really nice, Nice soundstage, top-end, and a deep disturbing low frequencies which suits the material. This one has a top-loading cover and includes cool poster/lyrics sheet. I have the 1977 US Atlantic copy that I picked up garage sale-ing, no insert and the record loads from inside, Uni-pak style.

SpeakerLabFan

12-06-2010, 08:44 PM

Bob Dylan - Biograph
(1985, Columbia) mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC

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A 5-LP box set that I received as a gift back in the 80s. With a 35 page color photo booklet with text and song notes by Cameron Crowe. Several unreleased song versions. My high school age son is writing a paper on American artists (of any kind) that had a strong influence on the times - he picked Dylan, great choice.

SpeakerLabFan

12-06-2010, 10:04 PM

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

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a wonderful warm 60s Columbia Mono recording. with Mike Bloomfield on lead guitar and Al Kooper sitting in on organ for "Like A Rolling Stone". Highway 61 Revisited ranked #4 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, "Like A Rolling Stone" is ranked #1 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

SEAWOLF97

12-07-2010, 11:00 AM

8 miles in frigid PDX yesterday, bundled up like a bank robber
(did get funny looks when I stopped in at the bank) ....only LP pickups were classicals...:(

Have been listened to the first 2 albums by Mary Hopkin , what a great voice ....it does seem to fatigue you after extended listening tho

Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_people) folk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music) singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing) best known for her 1968 UK number one single (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_%28music%29) "Those Were The Days (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Were_the_Days_%28song%29)". She was one of the first musicians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician) to sign to The Beatles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles)' Apple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records) label (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label).

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