Hi,
You have changed your turntable
Stéphane
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Hi,
You have changed your turntable
Stéphane
Peter Townshend - Who Came First
(1972, Track/Decca)
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I'm reading a Keith Moon bio article[/URL] in a recent issue of New Yorker mag, need some Who related music. I can never hear enough "Pure And Easy" ...I think it's cool how there are a few notes of it included at the end of The Song Is Over on Who's Next. this copy is the first US release on the silver Track/Decca label. The gatefold cover includes two pictures of Meher Baba, also includes a folded painting insert by Michael McInnenny.
The Who - The Kids Are Alright
(1979, MCA) TML in the deadwax; Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
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I picked up The Who At Kilburn 1977 DVD at the library yesterday. It's 2008 release of a concert originally recorded for inclusion in The Kids Are Alright film. The soundtrack is a 2 LP compilation in a single top-loading unipak style cover, my copy has some wear but the LPs are excellent. The first track starts out with Tommy Smothers introducing and chatting with band members on The Smothers Brothers Show - funny stuff.
Bon jour, Stephane,
Yes, I moved up to a Rega P3 + Benz Ace cartridge. Here's a picture of the new table / cartridge.
The Ace cartridge would not fit on the Thorens headshell/tone arm, and I really wanted this cartridge. I am very happy with the turntable. Tres bon.
Johnny Winter - About Blues
(1970, Janus)
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one of the many JW compilation releases, some tasty blues guitar here.
Big Brother And The Holding Company - self titled
(1967, Mainstream)
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Janis' studio debut. a nice collection of short blues & rock numbers without the lengthy and loose wandering all over the place of the songs on the live and later albums.
Nick Lowe - The Abominable Showman
(1983, Columbia)
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Lowe's 4th studio album.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
(1974, MCA) KENDUN in the deadwax; mastered by Kent Duncan
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with Bobby Keys and Al Kooper, who discovered and produced them for their debut as well as this album.
John Fahey - Christmas Guitar Volume One
(1982, Varrick/Rounder)
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recorded October 1982 in Portland, OR.
Emmylou Harris - Light Of The Stable, The Christmas Album
(1980, Warner Bros)
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with Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Willie Nelson.
The Border Brass - Tijuana Christmas
(1968, Design)
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Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops - Pops Christmas Party
(1959, RCA) 1979 reissue
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reissue of the 1959 Living Stereo classic on the RCA GOLD SEAL label. very nice.
Levon Helm - self titled
(1978, ABC) MASTERED BY CAPITOL in the deadwax
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recorded in part at Muscle Shoals Sound in AL. New Orleans funk and country-soul. produced by Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. & the MGs. Steve Cropper, another Booker T. alum, on guitar.
Rick Danko - self titled
(1977, Arista) mastered by Alan Zentz
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w/ Eric Clapton, Doug Sahm, Ronnie Wood, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel
Keith Jarrett - Death And The Flower
(1974, ABC Impulse) KENDUN in the deadwax; mastering by Kendun Recorders
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with Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Paul Motian, Guilherme Franco; recorded October 1974, NYC.
Peter Wolf - Lights Out
(1984, EMI America) STERLING in the deadwax; mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
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with Adrian Belew, guitar; Mick Jagger, background vocals. First solo record from the J. Geils front-man, after he parted ways with the band. The funky electronic production and catchy clever pop songwriting equals a lot of fun.
Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton And The Players
(1976, Blue Note) mastered by Kevin Gray at Artisan Sound, L.A.
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Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday
(1972, Mercury) G.K. in the deadwax; mastered by Gilbert Kong
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The second LP released by the band in 1972, after Demons And Wizards, and also "prog-like metal". Gatefold cover with artwork designed by Roger Dean.
Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy / The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
(2010, Experience Hendrix) STERLING RJ in the deadwax; mastered by Ray Janos, Sterling Sound
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Record #8 of 8 in the box set. with studio and live tracks recorded in 1970 including All God's Children recorded in June 1970 at Jimi's newly built Electric Lady studios in NYC.
Various Artists - Seattle Beat (best of Century 21 Jazz)
(1962, Seafair/Capitol Custom) MLP-1002; mono pressing
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a sampling of early 60s local jazz, I think this record was part of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair civic activities. One of the bands, Chuck Mahaffey and The Individuals, included a very young Larry Coryell in 1964, not a lot of information on this record on the interwebs and not sure if he plays on the two tracks here.
Electric Light Orchestra - Joyride, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1977, United Artists)
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This is probably a pretty bad 70s youth-hit-the-road film but it features a 19 year old Melanie Griffith, ELO soundtrack, and Twin Peaks style film locations in the Seattle area as a stand-in for Alaska. Includes Jeff Lynne's "Can't Get It Out Of My Head". A $1 thrift find last week.
The Johnny Van Zant Band - No More Dirty Deals
(1980, Polydor)
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debut record from younger brother of the Lynyrd Skynyrd founder Ronnie Van Zant. Produced by Al Kooper, who plays keyboards, and Paul Barrere plays some slide guitar.
Paul Revere And The Raiders - Revolution!
(1967, Columbia)
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This was probably one of their records on the shelves when they made an appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1967.
Levon Helm also played Jack Ridley (Chuck Yeager's sidekick) in The Right Stuff
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Dunn and Cropper also played in The Blues BrothersQuote:
recorded in part at Muscle Shoals Sound in AL. New Orleans funk and country-soul. produced by Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. & the MGs. Steve Cropper, another Booker T. alum, on guitar.
Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix In The West
(1971, Reprise) STERLING RL in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig, Sterling Sound
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I purchased this one back in the day, and the LP has held up well. great stuff!
The guy that handed Chuck the stick of Beamans gum before every flight? I didn't know that!
great picture:applaud:
Well I'm mostly familiar with the stuff I choose to play, for instance the Van Zant record was a first listen but I expected Free Bird Skynyrd guitar solos, and that expectation was delivered in full. There is just too little time and too much great music from the 60s onward to waste time with the dreck.
wait a minute, are you implying that I should be critical of Paul Revere...??? :p
Leonard Cohen - Various Positions
(1985, Passport)
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Polaroid shot on cover by Cohen. w/ Jennifer Warnes, background vocals.
The Jeff Beck Group - Rough And Ready
(1971, Epic)
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next record after Beck-Ola with the new lineup including Cozy Powell on drums, Bob Tench on vocals instead of Rod Stewart.
Jeff Beck - Truth/Beck-Ola
(1975, Epic)
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A 1975 2 LP reissue of the first couple of records from the Jeff Beck Group, originally released in 1968 and 69. I'm listening to sides 3/4 the Beck-Ola disk. A $1 thrift or gsale find in the past couple of years with a well worn cover but the LP is in great shape. A gatefold cover with a couple of pictures of Jeff Beck in performance.
Cold Blood - First Taste Of Sin
(1972, Reprise) Artisan symbol in the deadwax
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a Bay Area R&B band from the late 60s with a strong female vocalist, a great guitarist, and a powerful horn section. If you put Tower of Power together with Janis Joplin, you'd have Cold Blood. This record was produced by Donny Hathaway who plays piano and organ; Paul Beaver is credited with Moog playing. Steve Cropper played with CB in later years but is not credited here.
Rickie Lee Jones - Flying Cowboys
(1989, Geffen) mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, L.A.
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produced by Walter Becker of Steely Dan. Wonderful studio production, playing, and lots of great songs from RLJ, plus a great cover of Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying, the Gerry and Pacemakers merseybeat song from 1964.
David Newman - The Weapon
(1972, Atlantic) Promo/NFS
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David Fathead Newman with Dr. John on piano, Cornell Dupree on guitar, Chuck Rainey on bass. Jazz and R&B mixed together. includes covers of the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," and the Pointer Sisters' "Yes We Can Can."
Pete Townshend - The Iron Man: The Musical
(1989, Atlantic) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. in the deadwax; mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios
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Pete Townshend compositions here in an adaptation of "The Iron Man," a children's fable written by the British poet Ted Hughes. w/ Roger Daltrey, Deborah Conway, John Lee Hooker, and Nina Simone. The surviving member of The Who play together on a couple of tracks.
Bob Dylan - self titled
(1962, Columbia) 1966 Mono pressing
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produced by John Hammond. This copy is in excellent shape, and sounds great, very warm. I picked up this copy in a collection a couple of years ago.
Eric Burdon and the Animals - The Greatest Hits Of
(1969, MGM) MASTERDISK in the deadwax; 1980s Polydor reissue
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interesting selections for greatest hits including "Year Of The Guru" and a 7:20 version of "River Deep, Mountain High". I like it.
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
(1965, Columbia)
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I listened to Dylan's "Spanish Harlem Incident" on his debut album earlier today. The Byrds do a wonderful cover of this and other Dylan songs. There's a fun picture on the back cover here of Dylan joining The Byrds on stage (in L.A.?). If I could time travel, this is one band that I would like to see performing in the mid 60s. Comparing the mono label with stereo 2-eyes label.
Uriah Heep - Wonderworld
(1974, Bronze) MADE IN GERMANY in the deadwax; mastered by Harry Moss at E.M.I. Studios, Abbey Road, London
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German pressing on Bronze label. 7th record from the Heep. I picked this up at a summer flea market in Lucerne, Switzerland a couple of years ago.
Frigid Pink - self titled
(1970, Parrot)
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debut album of psychedelic/blues rock from this Detroit based band. Driving fuzz guitar of Cream and the blues boogie of Canned Heat or Savoy Brown.
Love - self titled
(1966, Elektra) Brown label first pressing.
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debut record from the L.A. psychedelic band. This band's catalog just grows on me with each new listen. Another L.A. band in the mid-60s that I would "love" to time-travel back and see in performance.
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
(1964, Columbia) 1965 pressing with "Mono" on the label instead of "Guaranteed High Fidelity"
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Dylan's third album produced by Tom Wilson and his first with all original songs. Serious songs of social change with just Bob and acoustic guitar. No Chesire cats on shoulders or 20 lbs of headlines stapled to chests, but great imagery in songs like When The Ship Comes In.
Gary Wright - Touch And Gone
(1977, Warner Bros) TML in the deadwax; mastered at The Mastering Lab
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Lots of different synthesizers used here by Wright - Polymoog, moog bass, Oberheim horns - and that's it besides his vocals, background vocals (Clydie King, Vanetta Fields)and drums/percussion. in spite of all the synthesizers, Wright's keyboards and songs are interesting, and I dig his flying-around-on-astral-planes schtick anyway. A $1 thrift find last week.
earlier...
Scorpions - Blackout
(1982, Mercury) MASTERDISK HW in the deadwax; mastered by Bob Ludwig and Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NY
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8th studio album from the German heavy metal band. The cover is a self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein.
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The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope
(1978, Epic)
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2nd album, a look at what was to come inthe Clash records that I'm more familar with. I picked this up at HPB a few weeks ago.
Cream - Goodbye
(1969, Atco) 2nd issue 1969 pressing w/ Yellow label
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The label for the first pressing of this record was the purple&brown ATCO label, according to the goldmine guide. I picked up this copy at a garage sale in the past few years, the poster is long gone but the record is excellent.
Denon table
Nice. that Direct Drive looks like a beast. with a matching Denon cartridge. I have heard good reviews of that cartridge. don't forget to get the stylus looked at/replaced if it's not brand new. your records and ears will thank you.
.thinking a stylus replacement is not an option . 'cides it sounds great.
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"The Denon DL-160 is a high output moving-coil cartridge. Many audiophiles believe that moving-coil cartridges more effectively convert physical record grooves to an electrical signal. By using a tapered cantilever design, this phono cartridge ensures a smooth, accurate response with low distortion."
I printed out the manual (thx.HJ) ...they note the supplied cart as a DL-60 ...so I removed the wand to double check ..
the stylus had a very small lateral alignment shift, that to me means that the anti-skate is set too high..it and the tracking force were at 1.8g ....I looked up the cart specs and they note that it is 1.6g plus or minus .3 , so it was set on the high side ....my practice is always to go as low as possible , while still tracking correctly ....so I readjusted to 1.3g and its tracking great...as the HF picked up some and timbre is even better , so I'll leave it there pending any problems...reduced AS shud work it back straight.
removing the big lint ball from the tip helped too...:o:
Crack The Sky - self titled
(1975, Lifesong) mastered by Stan Kalina, CBS Studios, NYC
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debut record from American progressive rock band. It was called the "debut album of the year" by Rolling Stone Magazine. quirky lyrics, progressive rock with tasty guitar playing and nice studio work, it's an earful. A thrift store find a couple of years ago.
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Alice Cooper - Lace And Whiskey
(1977, Warner Bros)
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Well I had to spin it once, but couldn't get past side 1 / this one probably won't get many plays. This is a departure from AC's usual dark and shocking persona, and not for the better.
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Billion Dollar Babies - Battle Ax
(1977, Polydor) mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk
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in contrast to Alice Cooper's new direction with Lace and Whiskey, three of Alice Cooper's former band members, Mike Bruce (guitar, vocals), Dennis Dunaway (bass) and Neal Smith (drums) put out a hard rock record in the same year. Straight ahead, well produced rock and more of the strong playing that Alice was banking on with his early records. According to AllMusic, The LP bombed commercially, and the Billion Dollar Babies never recorded a second album.
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Renaissance - In the Beginning
1978, Capitol) MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay in the deadwax; mastered by Jay Maynard
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2 LP compilation consisting of the Prologue and Ashes are Burning titles first released in '72 and '73. Listing to sides 1/2 with the Prologue LP. a wonderful sounding Capitol Purple label issue.
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Moby Grape - Live Grape
(1978, Encore) mastered at Utopia Studios, London
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a very nice recording of performances in 1977. features core members Peter Lewis, Jerry Miller and Skip Spence. Another band whose initial success was limited by inept and shady management, promotion and distribution. The band was still in a dispute with former manager Matthew Katz (who also unfortunately caused grief for It's A Beautiful Day and Jefferson Airplane), so "Moby Grape" does not appear anywhere on the cover.
Ten Years After - Watt
(1970, Deram/London)
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6th album by the English blues rock band, the folllow-up to Cricklewood Green. the usual cooking guitar from Alvin Lee. inner gatefold credits include: "Colour Processing: Graham Nash" "Psychic Crutch: Andy Jaworski"
Robert Fripp, Brian Eno - (No Pussyfooting)
(1973, Help 16 / Island) UK 1st pressing; mastered by Arun Chakraverty
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Gatefold cover. ambient experimental music using the Frippertronics system described by Allmusic: two reel-to-reel tape decks that would allow audio elements to be added to a continuing tape loop. This record was Fripp and Eno's first experiments with the system.
King Crimson - In the Court Of The Crimson King
(1969, Island) gatefold UK 1st pressing with Pink Island label
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More Fripp, This is the iconic debut record from King Crimson. A quiet and nice playing copy that was part of a collection that I picked up a couple of years ago.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus
(1971, Cotillion)
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2nd record from ELP is a progressive rock classic and lots of fun with the 21 minute epic track, Tarkus Suite on side 1.
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
(1970, Atlantic) Mastercraft P.R. / "Do what thou wilt" / "So mote it be" in the deadwax; mastered by Paul Richmond at Mastercraft in Memphis
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Led Zepp's third record. It's one of the least played out of the Zeppelin catalog for me, although Immigrant Song is played out/probably don't need to hear it again in this lifetime. In 1970, Jimmy Page bought Boleskine House on the shores of Loch Ness in the highlands of Scotland. It was the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley from 1899 to 1913. The deadwax quote "do what thou wilt" is attributed to Crowley, and probably stems from Page's occult interests.
The Paupers - Magic People
(1967, Verve Forecast) FT-3026 mono pressing
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debut record from a promising Toronto psychedelic rock band that flamed out after a couple of records. I also have a 1999 2-LP compilation on Edsel records.
801 - 801 Live
(1976, Polydor) U.K. pressing
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English experimental rock band consisting of Phil Manzanera (guitars, ex-Roxy Music), Brian Eno (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, and vocals, ex-Roxy Music), Bill MacCormick (bass and vocals, ex-Quiet Sun, Matching Mole), Francis Monkman (Fender Rhodes piano and clavinet, ex-Curved Air), Simon Phillips (drums and rhythm generator), Lloyd Watson (slide-guitar and vocals). Great playing and a crushing recording. includes covers of Lennon-McCartney's Tomorrow Never Knows and Ray Davies' You Really Got Me.
JJefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation
(1968, RCA Victor) 1968 pressing w/ black label & dog on top
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4th album, this is a big favorite. Jorma Kaukonen's psychedelic lead guitar is a treat, and Jack Casady's bass playing is especially prominent on the Rega/Benz Ace combo. The usual great songwriting from Kantner & Slick, and wonderful vocals from Grace and Marty Balin. 5 stars.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Changes
(1964, Columbia) 1st pressing with "360" in black print on label
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Starting the day with a favorite jazz artist. This is a continuation of Brubeck's series of albums exploring the elements of time in jazz and music. with Paul Desmond, alto sax; Eugene Wright, bass; Joe Morello, drums.
good thing you are living in the 21st century, with as much as you spin ....I checked out "The cartridge/stylus" handbook" , written in the 50's .....a sapphire tipped needle had a life expectancy of ...drum roll ......seven and a half hours ...(the EEK is mine)
tho the net has a somewhat longer answer
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/cartridgehistory.htm
An average sapphire stylus will give about 35 or 40 long plays before it begins to scratch records. :eek:
Various Artists - An Anthology Of British Blues
(1969, Immediate)
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Lots of Clapton here as he plays with the Bluesbreakers on a couple of tracks as well as the three cuts credited to him which, according to Allmusic, also feature Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger (on harmonica), Bill Wyman, and Ian Stewart. a $1 record show grab last year.
Cool site. I think the prices are a bit different now than listed in that 1958 text. :blink:
I can get 1000 hours from a stylus (diamond, thank you) which is about a year and half of playing for me. The MC cartridges I have been using don't have replaceable stylii - instead they are "re-tipped" by the mfg, essentially is a trade-in replacement deal.
I think the range of 300 - 1000 hours lifespan is right on because of variables of different playing conditions. I've heard that if the stylus has to navigate a lot of groove damaged records, it will wear out faster.
Until I've had the stylus examined by a pro under a microscope, I assume that a used stylus has been in use for too long, with the wrong tracking force/anti-skate, and on too many trashed records. Replacement stylus for MM cartridges are $30 - $100+ if you go for the fancy JICO stylus. Well worth the expense, especially if you figure you can get 1000 hours of playing time.
Miles Davis - Water Babies
(1976, Columbia)
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tracks recorded 1967-69 with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock on keyboards. side one is the 1967 quintet doing post-bop, side 2 is a couple of tracks is the same group doing two fusion jams that show him on the path to Bitches Brew.
Crow - The Best Of
(1972, Amaret/MGM)
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Crow was a Minneapolis hard rock-based blues rock band, active from 1967-1972. interesting extended jams, one of the songs on side 1 includes a few chords from Jailhouse Rock. Evil Woman and "Cottage Cheese" are highlights, some prominent organ and bass playing on the latter. an interesting note on wiki:
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"Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)" is a song written and recorded by Minneapolis-based band Crow that appeared on their 1969 album Crow Music. It was covered in 1970 by Black Sabbath and was released as their first single. The song also appeared on the Sabbath's debut album, Black Sabbath, later that year
Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold
(1969, Atlantic)
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a nice compilation of Aretha's early Atlantic tracks. Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York except I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) & Do Right Woman, Do Right Man which were recorded at the Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Back cover pictures of session musicians include Duane Allman, Spooner Oldham, and other Muscle Shoals session players.
I have a couple of copies of this, and I noticed that each of the cover pictures have a different hue/tint - weird that they would switch the photo in different runs of the record.
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Uriah Heep - Return To Fantasy
(1975, Warner Bros)
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The Heep's 8th studio album, with a new bass player John Wetton.
Gordon Lightfoot - Sunday Concert
(1969, United Artists)
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recorded March 1969 at Massey Hall, Toronto. includes performances of five previously unreleased tracks. A thrift find last month.
Sandy Posey - Featuring "I Take It Back"
(1967, MGM)
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The nashville sound here with big twangy guitars, a rich sound, and sweet vocalist out of Alabama.
Jeff Beck - There And Back
(1980, Epic) Canadian pressing
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recorded in London. Jan Hammer on the first three tracks.
Debut eponymous 1978 release from this short-lived British progressive rock supergroup. U.K. was formed from the ashes of King Crimson and featured John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth and Eddie Jobson. Main single, "In the Dead of Night" received modest airplay.
Klaatu - self titled
(1976, Capitol)
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The first album by the Canadian group, titled 3:47 EST but retitled for US release because Capitol execs felt it was too obscure. Sales were boosted by rumours that this Beatlesque psychedelic rock (in the style of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour), was actually a project of the secretly reunited Beatles.
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Aha, I recognize John Wetton from his bass playing on Uriah Heep's Return To Fantasy (listened to it yesterday). Interesting to place him here.
thanks for the picture. Nice record player!!
So yesterday had a wind chill factor of 15 ..all summer I've been buying cold weather riding gear and decided to "laugh at the cold" and get out on vinyl safari ...glad I did , Dollar Books had just got in some new vinyl ...culled abt 30 , but sorted down to 8 , as they are rather heavy to carry on the bike....
Pretenders is loaded with good stuff ...I like PS , this looked like a special Marley disc , Taj is a classic double and the Moodies ? sure I already have it, but the condition was sooo good and included the book. :D
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
(1967, Columbia)
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I first heard Cohen and several of these songs from the Soundtrack for the 1971 movie, Mcabe and Mrs. Miller. Most songs here are without accompaniment, but I read on wikipedia that the band Kaliedoscope are backing on some of the tracks, like Sisters of Mercy. interesting...Kaliedoscope was David Lindley's band. with the lyric sheet insert.
The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Best Of The Mahavishnu Orchestra
(1980, Columbia)
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Stealers Wheel - Ferguslie Park
(1973, A&M) NFS/Promo; mastered by Bob Ludwig, Sterling Sound, NYC
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R.I.P. Gerry Rafferty
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
(1975, Reprise) HELLO WATERFACE / GOODBYE WATERFACE in the deadwax, sides 1/2;
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recorded in the summer of 1973, but not released until 1975. "Bruce Berry was a working man/He used to load that Econoline van."
Fairport Convention - Full House
(1970, A&M)
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British traditional folk tunes with a rock interpretation. Great playing and production on this record ...but I miss Sandy Denny's vocals, she had left before this album.
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
My favorite Neil *is* On The Beach. That one is underrated, really captured the feeling of things at the time, that post-hippie / watergate / what's next. All great records, but don't stop there in the 70s there's American Stars n Bars and Comes A Time. of course you can't throw a rock with out hitting a great NY album, the guy is a legend. :applaud:
The Butterfield Blues Band - Keep On Moving
(1969, Elektra) RL SS in the deadwax; mastered by Robert Ludwig at Sterling Sound, NYC; 1971 pressing with the Butterfly label
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Quite a difference from the earlier Butterfield albums like East-West which were guitar-heavy. This one is driven by the horn-section. This RL mastered pressing sounds really rich and warm, great soundstage.
Ever see Human Highway? I savor the "Hey Hey My My" collaboration with Devo. A bonus for me, both of Devo's six string men are playing Gibson L-6Ss.
I didn't want to go on, but since you are a fellow appreciator I salute you! On The Beach and American Stars & Bars indeed. I am also a fan of the louder Crazy Horse backed efforts, like Ragged Glory.
I consider the fawning over After The Gold Rush and Harvest similar to and as strange as the perception of The Grateful Dead being largely American Beauty and Workingman's Dead. Wierd and lightweight, says I. (Speaking of the fans, not the music.)
The Beatles - 20 Greatest Hits
(1982, Capitol) 1983 pressing with colorband label; MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally in the deadwax; mastered by Wally Traugott (R.I.P.) at Capitol Studio & Mastering , Hollywood
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compilation of Beatles #1 hits, released to mark the 20th anniversary of The Beatles' first record release, "Love Me Do," in the UK in 1962. wikipedia notes:
remember those pocket disks? I had the Hey Jude pocket disk back in the day, I also remember having Sky Pilot by The Animals on a pocket disk. Long gone. :banghead::(Quote:
a five-minute edited version of "Hey Jude" was used due to time constraints; this edited version dates from 1968 when it was created for use by Capitol Records on the four-inch flexi "Pocket Discs" that were sold in vending machines at that time
Neil
I have seen but not recently, thanks for the reminder to watch that again. :applaud:
I've seen Neil in performance a few times over the years, he has always been just devasting and monsterous on stage and even playing alongside fellow legends Crosby Stills Nash - he stood out with that guitar playing.
I saw him a couple of years ago on his Fall 2008 tour in Everett, WA, I was wondering if some folks in the crowd knew what they were in for/ expecting to just hear a lot of acoustic folksie stuff.
from the review of that Everett show (Death Cab for Cutie opened):
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One of the amazing qualities of a live Neil Young performance is how he seamlessly transitions from the beautiful electric sludge of tunes like "Hey Hey, My My," where his extended solos careen through the auditorium with sounds like a dinosaur moaning in pain from a leg amputation...to the acoustic grace and sentiments of a song like "Old Man."
How can I explain it...Neil Young's sludgy electric brand of rock & roll is the equivalent of a musical axe being swung at your head...and, elated, you can't wait for that blade to chop into your skull...only the blade hasn't been sharpened in awhile, and it has pits and gouges in it...so it just manages to knock off a chunk of your skull...get it? Sure you do.
Concert Review: Neil Young At Comcast Arena, Everett, Washington 10-21-2008 by Glen Boyd:
"What was most noteworthy about this concert wasn’t just that Neil Young’s “Electric Band” sounded like such a razor sharp machine, but that Neil himself seemed to be having such a good time. This showed through in one of the more intense Neil Young performances I’ve ever seen. There were plenty of great Neil Young songs that were not played – among them “Like A Hurricane,” “Cortez The Killer,” and “Harvest Moon.” With a catalog as vast as Neil Young’s, there is just no way that you’re going to get hit with everything in a single night."
I too really enjoy NY .....but in short bursts ...he can tend to be a bit whinny, and grates on me with longer exposures.
PBS ran rebroadcasts of the 1969 Johnny Cash TV variety shows...Neil (among some of the Greats of the Time *) played....he seemed intimidated , looked down a lot , came out and played ...with no interaction with the audience and walked off when done ....if I only had that performance to judge him by , I would sum him up as a fine talent with no performance skills..another dead ender.
thankfully he got a little better as time went on...:)
* It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.
and (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joh...28TV_series%29)
Hank Crawford - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
(1974, KUDU) Promo/NFS; VAN GELDER in the deadwax; recorded at Van Gelder studios;
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jazz flavored R&B. with Ron Carter, bass; Hugh McCracken, guitar - he was the session guitarist who played on McCartney's Ram, played with Steely Dan, Paul Simon, others.
Colosseum - The Grass Is Greener
(1970, ABC Dunhill) NFS/Promo
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Progressive rock band formed in the UK in 1968, Colosseum also played the "Super Session" program produced by BBC with Modern Jazz Quartet, Led Zeppelin, Jack Bruce, Roland Kirk Quartet, Eric Clapton, Steve Stills. This is their 3rd album and a North American only release includes tracks released on earlier albums in Europe as well as 4 new tracks including a Jack Bruce song - Rope Ladder To The Moon. Great stuff.
Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
(1969, ABC Dunhill) Promo/NFS; Monarch symbol in the deadwax
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debut album, recorded in fall 1968, released on the Fontana label in Europe and Dunhill in the US with a different track list and different cover.
Savoy Brown - Getting To The Point
(1968, Parrot) Bell Sound SF in deadwax; mastered by Sam Feldman, Bell Sound Studios
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2nd record from the British blues rock group. A very nice sounding Bell Sound - Sam Feldman pressing.
Savoy Brown - Blue Matter
(1969, Parrot) Bell Sound in the deadwax
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Louisiana Blues, 9:03 on side 2 really cooks, great electric guitar; along with the rest of side 2 - recorded live at the Leicester College of Education, Scraptoft, Leicester on 12/06/1968.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Jazz Goes To Junior College
(1957, Columbia) CL 1034 Mono pressing
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recorded at Fullerton and Long Beach Junior colleges. I picked up this nice copy for a couple of bucks during the HPB post-Christmas sale.
Eddie Harris - Cool Sax, Warm Heart
(1964, Columbia) Demonstration/NFS stamped on back cover
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Savoy Brown - Raw Sienna
(1969, Parrot)
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They stretch into jazz with horns added here, but still straight-ahead blues rock. a nice gatefold cover, the artwork continues on the inner gatefold.
Savoy Brown - Boogie Brothers
(1974, London) STERLING in the deadwax
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a later incarnation of SB around Kim Simmonds, with Stan Webb - ex-Chicken Shack, and former Keef Hartley-member Miller Anderson matching Simonds with blistering guitar licks.
Patrick Moraz - Story Of i
(1975, Atlantic) ARUN in the deadwax; mastered by Arun Chakraverty
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progressive rock from the Yes keyboard player. All the Yes band members did solo albums in 1975, and this is a tasty one. Moraz mixes latin and rock rhythms together with his keyboard work. The album concept is around a mysterious tower in a jungle that lures people to enter. According to wikipedia, the idea came while Jon Anderson and Moraz were on tour with Yes - they saw an old massive tower. They started to think what was inside the tower and invented many theories.
Fleetwood Mac - Penguin
(1973, Reprise) Canadian pressing
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The first album after Danny Kirwan left, and in the Bob Welch period. The best tracks here for me are, as always, from Christine McVie.
The first track is a favorite of mine. "Remember Me" features a tingling slide riff by the briefly employed Bob Weston. Too bad he was sleeping with Mick Fleetwood's wife; I wanted to hear more from him with this band.
I very much like all the FM output up to the Buckingham-Nicks era, so this "middle period" work is fine with me. Middle as in after Peter Green and before the hitmaking group. After that, Time with Dave Mason and Bekka Bramlet floats my boat. Any band that had Peter Green, Danny Kirwan and Dave Mason pass through it goes straight to the to top with me. The Kiln House band of Fleetwood, McVie, McVie, Kirwan & Spencer walked on water too. I can't contemplate the Peter Green era without tears of joy.
Clark
Mott The Hoople - Wildlife
(1971, Atlantic)
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most tracks recorded at Island studios London Nov/Dec 1970. The band name was picked out by producer Guy Stevens - after a 1966 novel by Willard Manus about an eccentric who works in a circus freak show. I spotted this record at the local HPB this afternoon, another hole in the MTH collection filled.
Pentangle - Cruel Sister
(1970, Reprise) Canadian pressing
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British folk rock, wonderful versions of traditional songs here. Wonderful vocals from Jacqui McShee. The stunning album production is noted in a wikipedia article as an "uncluttered" sound with each instrument clearly placed in the mix and, despite its use of a range of instruments, including electric guitars, it maintains a clarity and simplicity, appropriate for the material.
Atomic Rooster - In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster
(1971, Elektra)
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3rd album from this British progressive rock group.
Fleetwood Mac - pre BuckinghamNicks
...just catching up with this post on the Penguin LP. I agree, the first track from Christine McVie - "Remember Me" is a great listen. I didn't know that backstory on Weston, how could they keep track of who was sleeping with who in those days? :P ...so that explains his short FM tenure...
been catching up with Dionne Warwick, Connie Francis & Glen Yarlboro , but that shud change after the 30th...gonna make the trip to Eugene..
Grateful Dead - From Mars Hotel
(1974, Grateful Dead Records) Mastered by George Horn
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7th studio album from the Dead. interesting trivia from wikipedia:
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When held upside down in front of a mirror, the graphic on the front of the album cover appears to say "Ugly Rumors". This inspired the name of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's band, Ugly Rumours
Eugene Record Show
I am jealous. That's supposed to be one of the best record shows on the west coast. Wish I could make it but the 6 hours of driving to do a roundtrip Seattle to Portland is definitely my limit either driving or riding shotgun. I think the run to Eugene would tack on another 4 hours of roundtrip. And it doesn't help that most of the length of the Interstate is deadly boring, compared to most highways in WA or OR.
Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood
(1973, Grateful Dead Records) TLC 10-6-73 in the deadwax
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6th studio album, 3 years since American Beauty had been released, and the first without Pigpen.
The Turtles - The Turtles Greatest Hits
(1982, Rhino) PRECISION SM / "Westchester High" / "Solid Zing" in the deadwax side 1/2; mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer
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a nice compilation of hits starting with their 1965 cover of Dylan's It Ain't Me Babe.
Record show grabs
Thanks for the offer, the mind reels with visions of Columbia 6-eye jazz LPs and obscure 60s psychedelic rock, or tasty stuff like The Soft Machine or The Flying Burrito Brothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin, but then reality sinks in. If I think of anything specific that has a chance of being in the buck boxes, I'll shoot you a PM. :applaud:
John and Beverly Martyn - Stormbringer!
(1970, Reprise) NFS/Promo
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folk rock, recorded summer 1969 in Woodstock, NY. w/ Levon Helm.