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[Fritz The Cat]

Today, the new "Rolling Stones " LP was released in Switzerland. Shall i buy it? Do i need it? Is it possible to live without it further on?
Hey, if you want to listen to some great rockin' rhythm'n'blues with much heavy slide guitar, so put this one on your turntable.
But Jeff Simon is definitively not a Charlie Watts, unfortunately.

[Fritz The Cat]

In fact this woman is not really happy.
But since 47 years it's me who is happy with this great album of rock and rhythm'n'blues.
Powerful gem. German 1978 reissue with fine dynamics. Good pressing. But it's not the original foldcover.
It's only a simple LP cover, but i will not show to you a picture of backcover, because it is simply dumb.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Miles Davis - Circle In The Round (Unreleased Recordings 1955-1970)
(1979, Columbia) WLP; -1B / -1B




listening to sides 3/4.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Thunderclap Newman - Hollywood Dream
(1970, Track) Monarch symbol + AB in the deadwax, mastered by Al Brown




well played and fine sounding heavy rock. Also includes some synthesizer. Produced by Pete Townshend gatefold w/ lyrics insert. A terrific bottom end on this pressing.

[Fritz The Cat]

Superb 1998 US reissue pressing on 180gr Vinyl.
Young Chick Corea, piano.
Attila Zoller, guitar.
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder. Produced by Creed Taylor.
Listen to Chick Corea's composition track B4 "Oran": a modal jazz percussion festival.....

[Fritz The Cat]

This must have been the power food Carlos Santana prefered in the 50ies. Mambo, Bolero, Cha Cha Cha. Don't forget to dance.
1978 remastered US reissue with sensational dynamics. Listen loud!

[Fritz The Cat]

Some hot tracks after a sunny but cold November week here in Switzerland.
Remastered 1978 US reissue with good dynamics.
Listen to track A4, Gillespie's "Guarachi Guaro". Smokin'.

[Fritz The Cat]

an interesting record with great playing especially in places where they stretch out.

Stretch out = Improvising? Jamming? Oh, lucky times in those early 70ies for musicians. (Nearly) everything was possible.
Today's music doesn't allow the musicians to stretch out anymore. In fact, music industry is stretching out. Artists don't have the chance anymore to do what they want to do......

[Fritz The Cat]

First listen to Pink Floyd's "The piper at the gates of dawn". After that, listen to this one: the first album of Alice Cooper is vol.2 of Pink Floyd's debut.
Very much influenced by Frank Zappa, it's a nearly unknown masterpiece of psychedelic music.
Interesting from the point of view of today: Alice Cooper fans didn't like it in the late 60ies because Vincent Furnier hadn't found "his" style already.

[Fritz The Cat]

A totally weird one. Difficult to cure. In the 70ies this was called progressive rock music.
Listen to track A4 "Below your means": wild thing!
The next big thing for Alice Cooper was "Glam rock" and "Shock rock". The commercial success later was accompanied by Bob Ezrin and heavy alcohol consumption for many years.

[Fritz The Cat]

US mono reissue. 2001?
Superb pressing on 180gr vinyl.
With Oscar Peterson Trio. Herb Ellis, guitar.
As noted on front cover: "A panoramic true high fidelity record". Yesss, that's true!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Stretch out = Improvising? Jamming? Oh, lucky times in those early 70ies for musicians. (Nearly) everything was possible.
Today's music doesn't allow the musicians to stretch out anymore. In fact, music industry is stretching out. Artists don't have the chance anymore to do what they want to do......

Agree.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Larry Coryell - Spaces
(1970, Vanguard Apostolic) -1B/-1B




first release with Coryell on the cover. killer fusion with John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, Billy Cobham.

[Fritz The Cat]

USA reissue of ca. 1995 (?). 180gr Vinyl. Superb pressing and dynamics.
The US vinyl pressings of the 90ies were of much superior quality compared to the European "mass production" of today.
You have to pay attention! "EU-production" is not a sign of quality anymore, because you even don't know the origin country of production (especially Tchechoslowakian pressings). And by the way: "Swiss made" is often not produced anymore in Switzerland exclusively.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration
(1976, Island) -1C / -1B; STERLING in the deadwax