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[hjames]

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]

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



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]

Van Morrison - Moondance
(1970, Warner Bros)



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]

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



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

[SpeakerLabFan]

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



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

[SpeakerLabFan]

Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
(1979, Chrysalis)

[hjames]

Guido Luciani -Azúcar
Dhar introduced me to this artist - VERY nice spanish guitar music.

[SpeakerLabFan]

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



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]

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



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

[SpeakerLabFan]

Deep Purple - Purple Passages
(1972, Warner Bros)



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]

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



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

[SpeakerLabFan]

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



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]

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



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

[SpeakerLabFan]

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



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

[SpeakerLabFan]

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



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