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Ian & Sylvia - s/t
(1962, Vanguard)

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Vince Guaraldi - Alma-Ville
(1969, Warner Bros) WLP, -1B/-1B

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with Herb Ellis, guitar.

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Fever Tree - s/t
(1968, Uni)

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[Tandberg]

...Jan Akkerman was elected guitarist of the year 1973 by Melody Maker...

Jan hasn't slowed down a bit. Very versatile and prolific.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xLR9gZuc4M

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Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
(1966, RCA Victor)

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RIP Marty Balin.

[Fritz The Cat]

An album full of melodious pop-rock songs showing the variability of his voice. Guitars played by Waddy Wachtel. Listen to "What love is" B5.

[Fritz The Cat]

These songs were recorded and published in 1971 except "Seven Bridges Road" 1981. Guitars Ry Cooder. Listen to "Ragtime Blue Guitar" A3.

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Passionate vocals and impressive guitar sound as Carlos used to play on Santana 1-3. Perfect warm vinyl dynamics. Listen to 1961 Curtis Mayfields "Gypsy Woman" C1.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jerry Garcia - Garcia
(1972, Warner Bros) -1B / -1B, Artisan

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http://ultimateclassicrock.com/allman-brothers-band-idlewild-south/

Hearing "Elizabeth Reed" transported me back to an evening in 1971 where I was returning
to NAS North Island in the MGB and got to our ships parking, heard this and couldn't shut
off the car, just sat there transfixed by the FM radio :)

"Midnight Rider" was a great bonus too. Very nice on vinyl.

Been enjoying this a couple of more times and when I was last on our library's website,
noticed that they had the remastered CD. Put a hold on it and picked up yesterday.

Funny, didn't hear it sound any better than the vinyl. :crying: . Must have been recorded well
and not really in need of remastering. :dont-know:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Ian & Sylvia - Northern Journey
(1964, Vanguard)

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[SEAWOLF97]

been buying some Segovia, Montoya, Holst & Cat Stevens,,,,but the main thing playing this week was a BOOK.

Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

http://www.amazon.com/Here-There-Everywhere-Recording-Beatles/dp/1592402690/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259204419&sr=8-1

really a fascinating book by the recording engineer who recorded REVOLVER, SPLHCB , LIB and ABBEY RD.

He was there and offers insider info on the FabFour...starting as an 15 y.o. at EMI and working his way up the chain ....he got so fed up that he quit the Beatles in the middle of the White Album...but really a down to earth guy..Geoff Emmerick ...he also designed the Apple recording studio (they mention the speakers as Altec in passing)

library has it and its a great read ....didnt know that Alan Parsons was an asst engineer b4 heading out on his own....recommended :applaud:

Geoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72
Other than George Martin, he was the behind-the-scenes brains that helped shape the band's sound — particularly, the weird ones.

https://variety.com/2018/music/news/geoff-emerick-beatles-engineer-dead-1202966681/

[SpeakerLabFan]

Nina Simone - Let It Be Me
(1987, Verve) W. German

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Ian & Sylvia - Early Morning Rain
(1965, Vanguard)

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[Fritz The Cat]

Fine guitar work by Garry Hagberg and Lee Ritenour. Is this guitarist Garry Hagberg the author, professor for philosophy and aesthetics? Anybody knows?
Listen to "Phunkin'" B2. Funky philosophy...

[Fritz The Cat]

Krautrock from Hannover. Heavy words leading into the songs: very very important lyrics in "denglish" (=german Krautrock english language by Frank Bornemann). And at the end of every song: "Dankeschööön!!". Still funny after all these 40 years...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette - Ruta And Daitya
(1973, ECM)

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[SpeakerLabFan]

Roy Harper - One Of Those Days In England (Bullinamingvase)
(1977, Chrysalis)

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[SpeakerLabFan]

Chris Hillman - Morning Sky
(1982, Sugar Hill)

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[Fritz The Cat]

Notice on front cover: "At their rare of all rarest performances. For all discriminating jazz fans".
Questionable dynamics. No infos about the locations.

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Norman Blake - The Fields Of November
(1974, Flying Fish) MASTERFONICS

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[Fritz The Cat]

Mastered by Wally Traugott. Beautiful cover art signed by "Mahalanobis": painter from India?? Anybody knows?

[SpeakerLabFan]

Eric Clapton - s/t
(1970, Polydor) US Atco, Monarch

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[SpeakerLabFan]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
(1974, Sounds Of The South/MCA)

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[Fritz The Cat]

2002 reissue. Music composed, conducted and played by Herbie Hancock. The vibe of swinging London in a jazz mode. Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette.
"Stroll on" by "The Yardbirds". Let's destroy some guitars...

[SEAWOLF97]

I picked up some R2R tapes yesterday , they only lasted 2 hours on CL :applaud:

Had NEVER seen LZ II with a subtitle on the box, tho not on tape label.

[SEAWOLF97]

2002 reissue. Music composed, conducted and played by Herbie Hancock. The vibe of swinging London in a jazz mode. Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette.
"Stroll on" by "The Yardbirds". Let's destroy some guitars...


Have seen the film a couple of times. weird, but good.

The Yardbirds really rock out to "The Train kept a Comin" and the audience sits motionless. No noise,
no headbanging ,,,etc.

Band fights with a amp problem and smashes a guitar and tosses it to the crowd, who then wake up
and fight over it. The hero (?) of the film ends up with it, runs out the door with many chasing him .

He outruns them , makes it to the street alone.
Takes a look at busted guitar and tosses it in the gutter.

Director was making the point that objects only have value within their context.

[Fritz The Cat]

Have seen the film a couple of times. weird, but good.

The Yardbirds really rock out to "The Train kept a Comin" and the audience sits motionless. No noise,
no headbanging ,,,etc.

Band fights with a amp problem and smashes a guitar and tosses it to the crowd, who then wake up
and fight over it. The hero (?) of the film ends up with it, runs out the door with many chasing him .

He outruns them , makes it to the street alone.
Takes a look at busted guitar and tosses it in the gutter.

Director was making the point that objects only have value within their context.



Very interesting book 2017: "Vintage" by Grégoire Hervier. Nobody was interested in the busted (Jeff Beck's!!)guitar neck lying on the street. Page 150/151:"Der Wert eines Gegenstands, erst recht der eines Sammelobjekts, hängt immer vom Betrachter ab".

[Fritz The Cat]

I picked up some R2R tapes yesterday , they only lasted 2 hours on CL :applaud:

Had NEVER seen LZ II with a subtitle on the box, tho not on tape label.

Looks like a present from an airline.

[Fritz The Cat]

Note on back cover:
"Duke is my musical father"
"Duke est mon père musical"
Superb sax by Carlos Ward. Recorded in Germany 1981. Perfect dynamics. Listen to the driving bass rhythm on Duke Ellington's "Virgin jungle" A3.
Schön!

[Fritz The Cat]

This is the masterwork of Clem Clempson and Chris Farlowe.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Yardbirds - For Your Love
(1965, Epic) -1E / -1B

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[SpeakerLabFan]

The Beau Brummels - Introducing The Beau Brummels
(1965, Autumn) MONO

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[Fritz The Cat]

What innovative record company "Immedate" was! So many rock roots from good old England with superb dynamics from Italy. Many discoveries: listen to the fat Hammond and the crunchy guitar on B7 "Porcupine Juice" by Santa Barbera Machine Head Featuring Jon Lord. Fantastic!

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Al Di Meola and Pat Thrall guitars. Rosco Gee bass.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Who - Live At Leeds
(1970, MCA)

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Weather report today: it's raining at long last. We had a year of minimum rain as never before. Is Switzerland running dry? The glaciers are vanishing progressively.
Produced by Joe Zawinul the Austrian.

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Mountain & Cream No2. Fragrant memories!

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60 years since this one. Alternative cover art: no foto of Ray on front cover! Listen to "A fool for you" B4.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The John Coltrane Quartet - Africa/Brass
(1961, Impulse!) RVG STEREO

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Superb dynamics. Fancy cover art by Gilbert Petit, France. Listen to "We free kings" with Hank Jones, piano.

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Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
(1970, The Famous Charisma Label/B&C) UK pressing

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[Fritz The Cat]

Underrated progrock. A lost gem? Powerful vocal harmonies and exceptonally strong guitar work.
Their problem was the lack of a prominent leader figure like Freddie Mercury of Queen.
Listen to title track B4.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jeff Beck Group - Beck-Ola
(1969, Epic) -1E/-1C

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[Fritz The Cat]

Produced by Bill Wyman for Purple Records. Recorded with the Rolling Stones' mobile unit on location. Sounds somehow rather like crumbling rocks than like rolling stones. Inadequate production work! Half-baked....
Best song "Can't live without it" A1.

[SpeakerLabFan]

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
(1961, Atlantic) 1969 pressing, AT/GP

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with McCoy Tyner,Elvin Jones - and lots of separation, space between instruments, nice.

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Alex Ligertwood (Santana) voc, Jack Mills g, Steve Ferrone dr, Barry Dean b. Live at the Whisky, Hollywood. Listen to Wes Montgomery's "Bumpin' on Sunset".
Jazzrock vom Feinsten.

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https://youtu.be/18cW_yHo3PY

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen to the guitar work by Mick Ronson. He was the most important man next to Bowie! He didn't ever get the credits. Shame on Bowie!!!!

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Dirty old man.
Salaud vieux.

[Fritz The Cat]

Side A: Acoustic
Side B: Electric
Side C: Live
Side D: Singing
Fine French pressing.
Listen to his version of Procol Harum's "Power Failure" D7.
Surely one of the best guitar players ever IMHO.

[SEAWOLF97]

picked up the 2016 remastered STAND UP by JETHRO TULL . sounds very good . IMHO, one of the best of the 1960's :)

http://jethrotull.com/stand-up/

[Fritz The Cat]

picked up the 2016 remastered STAND UP by JETHRO TULL . sounds very good . IMHO, one of the best of the 1960's :)

http://jethrotull.com/stand-up/


The art work of vinyl-LPs was something very special in the seventies. The 4 musicians were standing up while the fold cover was spread. Today?

[Fritz The Cat]

1982 Jazzlore reissue. Recorded at Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts, on August 29, 30 and 31, 1956.
Guest artist: Jimmy Giuffre.

[Fritz The Cat]

Liner notes: "Sixty minutes of entertainment. Electronically re-channelled for stereo".
The result: no listening pleasure. No go!
At least, it's an interesting Pye-compilation: listen to the great vocal harmonies by "The Ivy League" from Birmingham (Pre-Flowerpot Men with Jon Lord and Jimmy Page)

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Charles Mingus - The Best Of Charles Mingus
(1970, Atlantic) WLP, Monarch

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[Fritz The Cat]

Dedicated to Johnny Hodges (1907-1970) who died during the sessions for this masterpiece album. So the "Portraits" of Louis Armstrong A3, Wellman Braud A5, Sidney Bechet B2 and Mahalia Jackson B4 were recorded without him. Wild Bill Davis was playing the Hammond on the memorable "Blues for New Orleans" A1. This track is the last blues and the last recording of that great blues player, Johnny Hodges....

[Fritz The Cat]

Fancy cover art. Look at this elegant Zeppelin modelled in plasticine. Outstanding tracks with powerful female voices: Lydia Pense's Cold Blood "I'm a good woman" and Elkie Brook's Dada with a funky-jazzy "Last Time".

[SpeakerLabFan]

Gabor Szabo - 1969
(1969, Skye)

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[Fritz The Cat]

Dave Brubeck dedicated that evening to Cal Tjader who had passed away on May 5, 1982.
Bill Smith, cl, Chris Brubeck, b/btb, Randy Jones,dr, live at the Concord Festival Aug. 1982.

[Fritz The Cat]

Some like the voice of EP, some do not. I like the fine guitar tunes by Herb Ellis on tracks A2, A4 and A7, recorded 1966 with big band at United Studio, Los Angeles, California, produced by Neshui Ertegun. Side B is live with quartet at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club, Los Angeles, produced by King Curtis. Fantastic performances!

[Fritz The Cat]

Mediocre US-reissue of unknown year. Recorded at Electric Lady, Winter 1970. Afro-funk-rock-latin-jazz-rock: a hot kind of witches' brew.

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The "poor man's Allman Brothers"? No, not at all! Listen to the driving sound of the dueling twin guitars in "Cry no more" A5. Produced by Paul A. Rothchild.

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The "poor man's Allman Brothers"? No, not at all! Listen to the driving sound of the dueling twin guitars in "Cry no more" A5. Produced by Paul A. Rothchild.

Our local rock radio station (92.3) used to do "Catch a Rising Star" concerts at our Paramount theater for 92 cents admission. Grand old place.

Saw "Talking Heads" and "The Outlaws" there. Knew them well from the epic "Green Grass & High Tides". Very loud, but controlled.. nice show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk&ytbChannel=null

[SpeakerLabFan]

Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
(1960, Riverside) MONO, '74 Japan

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[Fritz The Cat]

Eclectic collection of rare and unreleased jazz funk, latin funk, jazz, funk and back again. Listen to Boogaloo Joe Jones' 1976 "Sweetback" A1. Jazz funk at its best.

[Fritz The Cat]

Great characteristic voice: Steve Gould plus an overdose of assorted keyboards supplied by Graham Field and Dave Kaffinetti. Listen to "Down on the floor" A2. Superb progrock.
Iconic front cover art work by John Pasche (tongue and lip design for......)!

[Fritz The Cat]

What beautiful folkrock-song: "The winter and the summer" B3. Blue Weaver, kb.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
(1966, Columbia)

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[Fritz The Cat]

Produced by John Schroeder for PYE Records: the easy listening music producer discovered this great voice. At the same time he launched the career of four young flower power musicians searching for the fourth chord with some pictures of matchsticks and men.
Listen to cover version of "Red red wine".

[Fritz The Cat]

Compilation. Great recordings with the drums in superb dynamics. Old american vinyl in undestroyable quality, though it's a little bit mistreated. Never mind.
Listen to "I never knew" with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge ???? Anybody knows exactly?

[Fritz The Cat]

Let's get happy with this mono pressing. Listen to guitar solo by Herb Ellis in the driving "Beat me daddy, eight to the bar". Plunkin' plunkin' Herbie! This is rock'n'roll!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jerry Garcia Band - Cats Under The Stars
(1978, Arista)
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[SpeakerLabFan]

Terry Reid - s/t
(1969, Epic)

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[Fritz The Cat]

From the turntable directly into your heart...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Captain Beefheart - The Spotlight Kid
(1972, Reprise) Artisan

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[SpeakerLabFan]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
(1990, Reprise) Kdisc DMM, John Golden at K-Disc

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[Fritz The Cat]

Solemn. Festive. Dignified.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Fred Katz, Paul Horn, The Chico Hamilton Quintet - Zen The Music Of Fred Katz
(1957, Pacific Jazz) MONO

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[SpeakerLabFan]

Jeff Beck - Wired
(1976, Epic)

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The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
(1969, Apple) 1971 Pressing w/ "MFG. by Apple Records", MASTERED BY CAPITAL

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[Fritz The Cat]

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
(1969, Apple) 1971 Pressing w/ "MFG. by Apple Records", MASTERED BY CAPITAL

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Yes of sure: a capital capital by Capitol!

[SpeakerLabFan]

White Lightning - Fresh Air
(1970, Polydor)

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[Fritz The Cat]

A gem. Produced by Rob Stevens. Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York.
Lost in the time of punk and disco music. Listen to "A night on the town" B3 and "Saftey in numbers" B4. Great ear cinema!

[SEAWOLF97]

picked this one up yesterday for my son , but seems little resale value, tho it is a NZ produced copy. So I've been playing it. Quality & sound so good, plus a fine track listing.

I'm keeping it :D

A1 Together Again
A2 Yesterday
A3 Born To Lose
A4 Your Cheatin' Heart
A5 You Don't Know Me
A6 Eleanor Rigby
A7 Take These Chains From My Heart
A8 I Can't Stop Loving You
A9 Georgia On My Mind
B1 Crying Time
B2 Hit The Road Jack
B3 What'd I Say
B4 Ruby
B5 Baby, It's Cold Outside
B6 Makin' Whoopee
B7 Busted
B8 Let's Go Get Stoned
B9 Here We Go Again

[Fritz The Cat]

One of the last new great singers/songwriters with remarkable vocal skill. And what wonderful music paintings esp. "Walking in Memphis" A1. Waiting for the King down in the jungle room...

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Produced by Paul A. Rothchild. Recorded at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles. Jules Shear, voc, g. Here is the origin of this wonderful Jack Tempchin song: "Slow dancing" A6. Still a precious gem.

[Fritz The Cat]

Why should we buy this album of Wainwright No.3? We have Dylan No.1:that's enough superb lyrics for the next 3 centuries. Listen to "Reader and Advisor" A1 with Richard Thompson on guitar and mandolin:actually this is some kind of "Sister Morphine"!

[Fritz The Cat]

One of the most important Krautrock bands. Some 50 years old good German Sauerkraut rehashed. Fat Hammond. Listen to Albie Donnelly's sax at the end of "Me and my car" A3.

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen to the voice of Margie Hendrix on "Tell the truth"A4. Do the twist with Margie...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong / Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa
(1970, World Pacific)

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Music for electric violin and low budget orchestra composed and arranged by Frank Zappa.

[Fritz The Cat]

From Köln. Space rock by Peter Schild,kb and Günther Steinborn, dr, assisted by Tony Hendrik, guit and Gerry Fleming, bass. Engineered by (later) famous Conny Plank. "Fasten your seat belts for your blast off to ANDROMEDA at a speed of 33 rotations per minute! Have a "groovy" trip." (cit:liner notes) Listen to a little masterpiece: "Rockets" B2.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Brubeck Desmond - s/t
(1952, Fantasy) 1956 pressing

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[Fritz The Cat]

After playing on 21 gold records with Elvis, Bill gathered together some players and took center stage. "Teen terrific for dancing....". On this Canadian pressing the word "teen" was removed on front cover! Look at the front cover art....
Guitar played by Reggie Young.

[LRBacon]

Been enjoying this a couple of more times and when I was last on our library's website,
noticed that they had the remastered CD. Put a hold on it and picked up yesterday.

Funny, didn't hear it sound any better than the vinyl. :crying: . Must have been recorded well
and not really in need of remastering. :dont-know:

Tom, I recall that I first heard the Allman Brothers Band album way back in 1971 and bought it. It was one of the few if any "live" recordings that I liked. I prefer listening to studio recorded albums because I didn't care for the quality of live recordings at the time or the audience noise. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Stormy Monday" are my favorites.
I do have the 2 CD set released in 1992 which I haven't listened to for some time.
The only other "live" recordings that I purchased on LP that I can recall were The Woodstock 3 LP set, The Who's "Live At Leeds" and Iron Butterfly's Live album. Iron Butterfly's Live album didn't sound good at all. I might have played it once but after that it sat in its album cover.

Larry

[Fritz The Cat]

Rereleased in 2000, remastered, 180gr. vinyl. Great dynamics. Liner notes: "Also they invariably provide the listener with that illusion of artistic cohesiveness, because they imbue almost everything they play with that intensity of feeling and sense of "now" that is essential to good Jazz."
What is good Jazz?

[Fritz The Cat]

Most music was not recorded very well at Woodstock Festival. But this one is superb IMHO!
Recorded by Eddie Kramer and Lee Osborne. Listen to "Tobacco Road" B2 with Edgar Winter.
Tommy Shannon, b. Pure energy.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Doors - Strange Days
(1967, Elektra) Monarch

https://i.imgur.com/oUBMG1uh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FlD4LHfh.jpg

[SpeakerLabFan]

Neil Young - Harvest
(1972, Reprise)

https://i.imgur.com/8mZD5mvh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zw6FHIJh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2XgxeNYh.jpg

[Gregegg]

83383

[Gregegg]

83384









83385

[Fritz The Cat]

How many musicians are playing in your quartet? Oh, we have also the Whole Wheat Horns, Don Adams, Keith Spring. And attention! We also have a chainsaw on "Smackaroo"A6: instrumental version on flip side of 45rpm "Rain at the drive in". Add your own lyrics: It's Karaoke time!

[Fritz The Cat]

China? Fragile? Strong album with Rosco Gee, b, Barry Beckett, Hammond. Produced by Garry Tallent (E-Street Band).

[Fritz The Cat]

Beautiful version of Peter Greens wonderful "Man of the world" A5. Recorded at Can Studio, Cologne and Abbey Road, London by René Tinner. Toots Thielemans, harmonica. Jaki Liebezeit (Can), drums, Rosco Gee,bass.

[Fritz The Cat]

A little (forgotten) hammond-dominated masterpiece of progrock:"Laughin' Tackle" B3. Three cult-musicians: John Gustafson, Pete Robinson and Ian Underwood. No guitars, therefore it was a challenge for Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow to cover "Black sheep of the family".

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Montgomery Brothers - Groove Yard
(1961, Riverside) MONO, UK

https://i.imgur.com/8BjSERah.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gI2tutyh.jpg

[SpeakerLabFan]

Kai Winding - Dirty Dog
(1966, Verve) WLP, MONO, VAN GELDER

https://i.imgur.com/CgoaFOgh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zC2K0p7h.jpg?1

Herbie Hancock

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again Original Soundtrack
(1975, Curtom)

https://i.imgur.com/Rl9YddHh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/H13YJmSh.jpg

[SpeakerLabFan]

Jack Bruce - Songs For A Tailor
(1969, Atco)

https://i.imgur.com/yCYy7NUh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lm29aKeh.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/GG5u2PWh.jpg?1

w/ Jon Hiseman & Dick Heckstall-Smith of Colosseum, produced by Felix Pappalardi.

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded in NYC, September 1957 for Bethlehem Records. Arranged by Nat Pierce. Freddie Green/Turk Van Lake,gtr. Charlie Rouse,trp. Nat Pierce,pno. Eddie Jones,b. Gus Johnson/Ed Thigpen,dr.
Jazz? Certainly. R&B? Sure. Blues? No doubt. Lush horns! Impressive voice.
Listen to Vinsons sax solo in "Hold it right there" B6.

[Fritz The Cat]

Guitar solos, fresh and vivid as a mountain creek in springtime. Listen to the beautiful instrumental "Revelation" B2.
This LP was a revelation indeed.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Joe Zawinul - Zawinul
(1971, Atlantic) Monarch

https://i.imgur.com/MljD4Yzh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KuviamSh.jpg?1

Herbie Hancock, Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJohnette.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Cat Stevens - The World Of Cat Stevens
(1970, Decca)

https://i.imgur.com/iQMxwmgh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/R0tEkmWh.jpg?1

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded July 18, 1985 at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Joao Gilberto solo with his acoustic guitar. A calm one. Mastered by Bob Ludwig, who has mastered more than 3000 productions of 1300 artists. Is Ludwig the master of the mastering masters?

[Fritz The Cat]

Oh why, oh why?! How was it possible to dance to this one in the 1970ies? -> Diss and say goodbye!

[SEAWOLF97]

Cat Stevens - The World Of Cat Stevens


Cat was labeled "a suspected terrorist" by GWB's admin and denied entry to the US. :crying: Must have been his song "I'm gonna get me a gun" ??


Hey SpeakerLabFan: I don't see any Speaker Lab's in your gear list :dont-know:

[SpeakerLabFan]

Norman Blake - Home In Sulphur Springs
(1972, Rounder)

https://i.imgur.com/TvJAwrZh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cAGKoAyh.jpg?1

[Fritz The Cat]

What great vocal combination: Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer! This one comes from the times, when everything was possible in rock music. Nearly everything. Listen to Andy Frasers "Talkin' 'bout my baby" B3. Hot stuff.

[Fritz The Cat]

Italian 2006 reissue. Mediocre dynamics. Psychedelic pop cult LP for flower power hippies. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (owner of Crawdaddy Club, manager of The Rolling Stones, producer of Yardbirds, Soft Machine, Gong....) Jim Cregan,g (Stud, Family, Cockney Rebel, Rod Stewart et al.)
This band was called Giorgio Gomelsky's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A crazy one!

[SpeakerLabFan]

It's A Beautiful Day - s/t
(1969, Columbia)

https://i.imgur.com/w7xKp8Wh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k5audiLh.jpg

[Fritz The Cat]

Alan Shacklock, guitars. Janita Haan, voc.
Listen to the jazzy flute and the fine guitar solo in "Lady" A1.
Underrated album.

[Fritz The Cat]

Produced by Nick Mason. Most of the tracks have a cold esoteric atmosphere. As noted on back cover: a celebration of time-space travel through nature. Listen to "Palm Trees (Love Guitar) A4, the only more or less natural song on this LP. Weak vocals. What a pity Mr. Mason and Mr. Hillage!

[SpeakerLabFan]

Thelonious Monk Trio ‎– s/t
(1956, Prestige) MONO, 1982 OJC

https://i.imgur.com/SLSTXKRh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iroHGpVh.jpg

[Fritz The Cat]

Cover illustration: Patrick Woodroffe.
Listen to David Cousins' wonderful "Goodbye" B5. Big orchestra!

[Fritz The Cat]

Gary Margetts, g & vocals, Tony Brock, dr., Tris Margetts, b.
Listen to "Monolith Parts 1, 2 & 3" B3. Part 2 swings heavily.

[Fritz The Cat]

Superb hard heavy rock from England. Underrated. Cult album. A masterwork? A desert island disc? Look at the producer on back cover with the buzzard on his back: it's Bill Wyman. Jimmy Henderson: great voice! Listen to track A5 "Which way, when for why": a hammond/guitar/vocal-groove monster...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors
(1961, Verve) MONO

https://i.imgur.com/bVJfimch.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lY1DKy8h.jpg?1

[SpeakerLabFan]

Grin - s/t
(1971, Spindizzy)

https://i.imgur.com/sEu8rvrh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CermJH3h.jpg

recorded in '69 and '70. Danny Whitten, Neil Young, Ralph Molina on harmonies

[SpeakerLabFan]

Kenny Burrell - Stormy Monday
(1978, Fantasy)

https://i.imgur.com/m1jwUMZh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fBYDCEPh.jpg?1

[Fritz The Cat]

A musical painting: Gershwin's "It's a foggy day" A2. Remembering many years ago: sitting in my car, waiting at the most crowded crossroad. Milano, Italy. City center. Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia.
No policeman to regulate the heavy traffic. No chance for me to get away. Car drivers all around me. Showing their middle fingers. Stampede of pedestrians pointing with the forefingers against their heads, swearing at those bloody tourists. High noon in Milano. And this is the sound....

[SpeakerLabFan]

Hot Tuna - America's Choice
(1975, Grunt) KENDUN A

https://i.imgur.com/TZcmSoSh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ryN39mlh.jpg?1

[Fritz The Cat]

Bill Lordan, drums (Robin Trower's drummer from 1974 until 1987). Psychedelic bluesrock from Hollywood, California. Listen to the superb guitar work by Enrico Rosenbaum in "Travelin' Minnesota Blues" B2.

[Fritz The Cat]

What great voices by Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney, Carleen Anderson, Vicki Anderson, Martha High and Bobby Byrd! Thrilling full power rhythm attack by Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Pee Wee Ellis. Recorded live at Town & Country Club, London, July 1988. Mastered at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany. Listen to the vocals by Lyn Collins in James Brown's "Think" A2.

[SEAWOLF97]

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didn't know the label, have never seen the cover. looks unplayed.
only discovered that it's German when I got home. I like CCR.

is that JF on second from right ?

[Fritz The Cat]

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didn't know the label, have never seen the cover. looks unplayed.
only discovered that it's German when I got home. I like CCR.

is that JF on second from right ?


Yes, this must be JF. Those were the days of the moustaches. In Switzerland the moustache is called: Schnauz. John Fogerty: a tragical restraint of a brilliant artists progression by the Vanz who kant danz. By the way: these German Bellaphon pressings were mostly superb!

[Fritz The Cat]

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didn't know the label, have never seen the cover. looks unplayed.
only discovered that it's German when I got home. I like CCR.

is that JF on second from right ?

You had big luck to find this 45rpm with a sleeve in superb condition. My copy has a mishandled (not by me!!!) one. Mostly these sleeves are destroyed or missing, because the singles were placed in a juke box. My copy was played perhaps some 1000x in a juke box. Hence: only poor dynamics left. Avoid buying, if there is this little typewriter juke box-label left in the sleeve!

[SEAWOLF97]

Yes, this must be JF. Those were the days of the moustaches. In Switzerland the moustache is called: Schnauz. John Fogerty: a tragical restraint of a brilliant artists progression by the Vanz who kant danz. By the way: these German Bellaphon pressings were mostly superb!


I only got that ID from process of elimination. JF's songs were largely anti-war, anti-military (tho he did serve in the Army) , so to see him posing in a Civil War military uniform threw me off (but looking back, he was dressed that way on their first album's cover) ... it just rather throws the confusing message about their music ???

[Fritz The Cat]

I only got that ID from process of elimination. JF's songs were largely anti-war, anti-military (tho he did serve in the Army) , so to see him posing in a Civil War military uniform threw me off (but looking back, he was dressed that way on their first album's cover) ... it just rather throws the confusing message about their music ???

These psychedlic military uniforms were a sign of the time. Look at the jackets of Jimi Hendrix (Monterey) or the Beatles (Sgt. Peppers) and yes: Cream (Fresh Cream). Funny colored anti-war-uniforms.

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen to the vocals of Jill Armsbury in "Ole Ola" A2. What about the congas in Jazz or Pop music of today?

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Bill Evans Trio - Moonbeams
(1962, Riverside) MONO

https://i.imgur.com/2kGjaKAh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Md1HpJAh.jpg

[SpeakerLabFan]

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Tinderbox
(1986, Geffen)

https://i.imgur.com/uqrgz6Ah.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CiFobCkh.jpg

[Fritz The Cat]

He is probably one of the most sophisticated of the African musicians; and also one of those who have really made it in the international music scene. (cit: Liner notes by Louise Edimo on back cover)
Soul Makossa. Listen to the wonderful hypnotic "Tropical Garden" A2 on this sunny spring morning.

[SEAWOLF97]

John Fogerty: a tragical restraint of a brilliant artists progression by the Vanz who kant danz.

I agree that the Vanz-Fogerty deal was terrible, but it had 1 good side effect. "Zaentz's film production career, was primarily financed by the profits from Creedence Clearwater Revival"
Zaentz received the Best Picture Oscar for three films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus (1984)—as well as for The English Patient



Zaentz died on January 3, 2014 in San Francisco, California at the age of 92 In 2015 during an interview with Forbes, Fogerty was asked how he felt about his death. He responded:
“ Amazingly, I had very little feeling at all, almost none. And it’s so weird because I had promised myself, you know, 40 years ago, 'Someday I’ll dance a jig on [his] grave.' I literally saw myself like a little leprechaun and holding, in one hand, my half a gold record that we had gotten for 'Suzie Q,' and I was going to throw that down in the hole where the casket was


Fantasy Records owns the distribution and publishing rights to the music of CCR; to extricate himself from his original contract with Fantasy, John Fogerty signed away even more than the original contract had stipulated.[8] Additionally, bad investments by Zaentz and Fantasy, seemingly on the group's behalf, cost CCR millions of dollars,[9] some of which the group recouped through legal proceedings. In the 1980s, Zaentz sued Fogerty claiming plagiarism from Fogerty's own music asking for $140 million in damages but lost (Fantasy, Inc. v. Fogerty);[10]

Fogerty counter-sued for reimbursement of attorneys' fees and in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Fogerty v. Fantasy, 510 U.S. 517 (1994), he won. Fogerty composed songs about the experience on his 1985 album Centerfield ("Zanz Kant Danz", "Mr. Greed"), which were thinly veiled slams at Zaentz.[11]

Defamation of character lawsuits followed for the lyric, "Zanz can't dance but he'll steal your money", and also claiming that the fundamental music in "The Old Man Down the Road" was a lift from the Fantasy-copyrighted-but-Fogerty-written song "Run Through the Jungle" from CCR's successful album Cosmo's Factory (1970). The defamation issue was settled, with Warner Bros. and Fogerty changing the title and lyric to "Vanz Kant Danz".[12] Zaentz lost on the copyright issue when a jury found Fogerty not liable.[11]

Fogerty in turn claimed the label misled him about investing and managing his earnings from royalties, resulting in a devastating financial loss. Years later, when Zaentz sold his interest in Fantasy, Fogerty almost immediately re-signed with the label.[13]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Zaentz

[Fritz The Cat]

50 years ago: beat-pop-rocknroll. Hairy times! Listen to "Talkin' sweet talkin' soul" A2.
Produced by Jeff Barry

[SpeakerLabFan]

Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
(1969, A&M) RL SS

https://i.imgur.com/dwJaPegh.jpg
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/879/27895811027_668c6b5b62_b.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5sE3Cyrh.jpg

belated Happy Birthday to Richard Thompson.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Traffic - Shootout At The Fantasy Factory
(1973, Island) STERLING RL

https://i.imgur.com/MwNK34Rh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pLpy4l5h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/pz7IKBPh.jpg

recorded in 1972 at Strawbery Hill Studios, Jamaica

[Fritz The Cat]

Typical seventies progrock sound quality. This is the album of Jean-Jacques Kravetz. Inga Rumpf great vocals. No guitars on this one. Listen to the soulful "Life without pain" A1.

[Fritz The Cat]

No more Krautrock. No more Hammond organ. Changes of musicians and changes of music trends for a rather funky and commercial style aiming at the big US market: it's the same album as "Ooh Baby", but track A1 is different.They replaced "Brother" in favor of "Mainline Florida" for the US listener. Adrian Askew, from England, replaced Jean-Jacques Kravetz at the keyboards and Alex Conti (guitars) from Berlin was added. Ringo Funk (Jeronimo) replaced Carsten Bohn (of Frumpy) at the drums. Produced and engineered by Dieter Dierks.

[SpeakerLabFan]

Eric Clapton - No Reason To Cry
(1976, RSO)

https://i.imgur.com/Qes8d2ch.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TdIKVyxh.jpg?1

w/ Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson. Thanks to Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, "Geoffrey" Harrison. recorded at the Band's Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, CA.

[Fritz The Cat]

Germany had the first supergroup after the disbanding of Frumpy. But at the time of the release of this LP, Frank Diez and Curt Cress already had left this supergroup. Listen to the diverse animated longtrack "Living at the end of time" B2. 9 minutes of pure enjoyment. Freude herrscht!

[Fritz The Cat]

Always the same old story in music business: who gets the credits for the compositions? Too many musicians didn't get their credits. Listen to the live version of the funky "Mr. Bigshot (You get the credit)".
Recorded at "Fabrik", Hamburg, with the Dierks Recording Mobile. Ein Live-Feuerwerk!

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen to the keyboard solo in track A2 "Happy Days". Do you remember, who played the original? Does anybody guess? Come on baby,.... 1967....

[Fritz The Cat]

This one is totally underrated and forgotten. Produced by Chris Thomas. At the same time: Pink Floyd had a wish because of the absence of Syd Barrett. Badfinger had a wish because of the absence of the listeners. Anyhow: Beatles' sounds are very present! Listen to "Know one knows" A4.
Although the album received a favourable review in Rolling Stone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone) magazine and is sometimes considered to be the band's best work, it was withdrawn from record stores in early 1975,[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Badfinger_album)#cite_note-SSA50-5) seven weeks after release, because of a lawsuit between Warner music publishing and Badfinger's management. The album's abbreviated manufacturing run and short tenure on the market has made the original LP relatively rare.
(Cit:Wikipedia)

[Kay Pirinha]

Babe Ruth - First Base:

83807

Best regards!

[SEAWOLF97]

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in absolutely Mint condition ( they'd better be ..... for $1.29 each ;) ) . had never seen the insert in Harvest before. :dont-know:

will be on their way to Chicago soon ...:(

[Fritz The Cat]

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in absolutely Mint condition ( they'd better be ..... for $1.29 each ;) ) . had never seen the insert in Harvest before. :dont-know:

will be on their way to Chicago soon ...:(
Mint? The cover sleeve of "Houses of the holy" seems not to be in mint condition, IMHO. But that doesn't matter at all, because this cover art is a magical icon, an eye catcher "par excellence". Every time i see this LP in a dust bin, my heart stops beating for 10 seconds, until i have to accept, that there is an album of "Peter Alexander" or "The Les Humphries Singers" in the sleeve. Nightmares...

[Kay Pirinha]

With coined inner sleeve and even the blurb. NM, I'd say ;):

83815

Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

With coined inner sleeve and even the blurb. NM, I'd say ;):

83815

Best regards!

Be happy with this one, if it's a superb pressing. Turn up the volume and listen to the inspired intro of Led Zeppelins "The Ocean" on this snowfall-morning. Schönen Sonntag noch nach Deutschland!

[Kay Pirinha]

No, it's quite cold here, but it isn't snowing ;). It doesn't snow very often here, so they successfully grow wine in the neighbourhood.

HOTH has been one of my two very first LP's that I've bought as a pupil in 1973. The other one was LZ's »Symbols« :D. I own none of them anymore, as I had to replace them, LZ IV several times due to party wearing out. The one I showed replaces my 1973 item one by one, with it's runout groove markings WEA-50014-A² at side A and R/S Alsdorf 50014 B3 Strawberry at side B. I've bought it as part of a collection in NM condition in the beginning of 2016.
And yes, it's a really great album :applaud::

We've done four already
But now it's steady
And then they went
One - two - three - four...

Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

Picked up this one yesterday for the price of an espresso in a shop for used guitars. Nearly mint condition. A forgotten lost gem.
The MACBand could have been some kind of US version of The Beatles. Why couldnt they? Funny psychedelic pop by Steve Hoffman, produced by Clancy B. Grass III. Plus some grass and acids. Listen to the sitar tunes of "Factory Endeavour" A1. This one makes you smile...

[Fritz The Cat]

No, it's quite cold here, but it isn't snowing ;). It doesn't snow very often here, so they successfully grow wine in the neighbourhood.

HOTH has been one of my two very first LP's that I've bought as a pupil in 1973. The other one was LZ's »Symbols« :D. I own none of them anymore, as I had to replace them, LZ IV several times due to party wearing out. The one I showed replaces my 1973 item one by one, with it's runout groove markings WEA-50014-A² at side A and R/S Alsdorf 50014 B3 Strawberry at side B. I've bought it as part of a collection in NM condition in the beginning of 2016.
And yes, it's a really great album :applaud::

We've done four already
But now it's steady
And then they went
One - two - three - four...

Best regards!


Bravo! You are able to hear John Bonham getting the crazy beat in the intro of "The Ocean" on your German HOTH reissue? So it's a superb pressing! My LP reissue is the same Alsdorf pressing with a "RME" mark in the deadwax of side 1. Alsdorf pressings are famous for their superb quality. Deutsche Wertarbeit! John Bonham was stressed by Jimmy Page, because this was a very intricate rhythm pattern. He had to stick to a permanent change of a 4/4 to a 7/8 cadence. So let's listen one more time to this crazy rhythmic aide-memoire from the background:
"We've done 4 already
But now it's steady,
and then they went
1-2-3-4"
Oh, John Bonham was the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and Robert Plant was the emergency hooter...
Try to imitate this cadence by handclapping! A little challenge...

[SEAWOLF97]

Mint? The cover sleeve of "Houses of the holy" seems not to be in mint condition, IMHO. But that doesn't matter at all, because this cover art is a magical icon, an eye catcher "par excellence".

Mine is an SD 7255 , which shows = Led Zeppelin ‎– Houses Of The Holy
Label:Atlantic ‎– SD 7255
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:Canada
Released:1973

NOT a reissue, NOT expensive, so for a 46 y.o. copy from Canada, this is prolly as mint as they get. The slight cover mar is from stacking, NOT straight from a 2019 press to the customer.

By your logic (?) , a brand new, sealed copy could not be mint if ring wear ?

IF I pickup a Mint album directly from the presses, advertise it as Mint, ship it to a buyer and it sustains a little abrasion in transit, can the buyer claim that what he received was NOT Mint ?

I'll revise my original description for you down to "vinyl surface is VG++"

[Fritz The Cat]

Mine is an SD 7255 , which shows = Led Zeppelin ‎– Houses Of The Holy
Label:Atlantic ‎– SD 7255
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:Canada
Released:1973

NOT a reissue, NOT expensive, so for a 46 y.o. copy from Canada, this is prolly as mint as they get. The slight cover mar is from stacking, NOT straight from a 2019 press to the customer.

By your logic (?) , a brand new, sealed copy could not be mint if ring wear ?

IF I pickup a Mint album directly from the presses, advertise it as Mint, ship it to a buyer and it sustains a little abrasion in transit, can the buyer claim that what he received was NOT Mint ?

I'll revise my original description for you down to "vinyl surface is VG++"


So, let's be prolly, forever. I like the simple and used things. My life is not in mint condition. Agree with you!!! Best wishes from the other side of the world, and you know: we have only this one world, which is not in mint condition...

[Kay Pirinha]

Alsdorf pressings are famous for their superb quality. Deutsche Wertarbeit!

Not to be taken generally! I've had two or three copies of Yes' eponymous 1st album form Record Service Alsdorf that all had a groove jump in track B1 - Harold Land. I've finally found a unsuspicious British pressing that I still own.
And my copy of The Song Remains The Same by LZ has a hang in track A2 - Celebration Day, but with just some of my cartridges and needles, not so for others. I don't know why :confused:...

Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

Not to be taken generally! I've had two or three copies of Yes' eponymous 1st album form Record Service Alsdorf that all had a groove jump in track B1 - Harold Land. I've finally found a unsuspicious British pressing that I still own.
And my copy of The Song Remains The Same by LZ has a hang in track A2 - Celebration Day, but with just some of my cartridges and needles, not so for others. I don't know why :confused:...

Best regards!


Nobody is perfect! Nothing is perfect!

[SEAWOLF97]

And my copy of The Song Remains The Same by LZ has a hang in track A2 - Celebration Day, but with just some of my cartridges and needles, not so for others. I don't know why :confused:...

Best regards!

could it be that more TF is needed ? try the Q&D old trick of a coin on top of the headshell and see if it improves :dont-know:

I always try to use the lowest TF that will work ..usually 1 1/4g , and it does abt 99% of the time ... there are some LP's that are difficult. have some DVD's that are fine in one player and not in another. Tolerances ? Where to point the finger ?


So, let's be prolly, forever.

you must not do frequent communications with Ozzies ?

[Fritz The Cat]

Not to be taken generally! I've had two or three copies of Yes' eponymous 1st album form Record Service Alsdorf that all had a groove jump in track B1 - Harold Land. I've finally found a unsuspicious British pressing that I still own.
And my copy of The Song Remains The Same by LZ has a hang in track A2 - Celebration Day, but with just some of my cartridges and needles, not so for others. I don't know why :confused:...

Best regards!


1.) Prüfe die Nadel unter dem Binocular: einseitige Abnutzung, klebrige Schmutzansammlung? Montiere einen Reserve-Tonabnehmer vom gleichen Typ. Problem noch nicht gelöst? dann->
2.) Prüfe die entsprechende Rillenstelle auf dem Vinyl zuerst von Auge im Sonnenlicht, dann unter dem Binocular: kleine Schmutzpünktchen mit dem Fingernagel oder Holzzahnstocher vorsichtig wegknipsen. Hänger aufgrund von Nadelkratzern sind kaum reparierbar.
3.) Falls die LP eine leichte Welle hat, kann je nach Form der Tonabnehmer-Unterseite eine Kontaktstelle entstehen, wodurch der Druck der Nadel zu klein wird und sie aus der Rille abgehoben wird.
(Siehe mein Foto mit dem Ortofon-Tonabnehmer, der mich deshalb auch schon genarrt hat, wenn sich ein wenig Staub darunter angehäuft hat). Wellen glätten lohnt sich nur bei wertvollen LPs.
4.) Hänger sind tatsächlich meist Fehlpressungen. Es gelang mir schon, unter dem Binocular mit einem Skalpell die schadhafte "Weiche" zu öffnen. Braucht eine ruhige Hand und ist meist zu hören nachher. Glücksache.
5.) Der Trick von Seawolf mit der Münze ist einfach und aussagekräftig, da Du dann weisst, ob die Tonarm-Gewichtseinstellung oder die Antiscatingstellung verändert werden muss. (->YouTube)
6.) Falls die LP in den 70er Jahren feucht abgespielt worden war (Lencoclean), muss sie gewaschen werden. Du erkennst dies an den getrockneten Tröpfchen auf dem Deadwax. Feuchtes Abspielen führte hie und da wegen der klebrigen Schmutzresten in den "leisen Passagen" der Rille zu Erhöhungen, die die Nadel herauswerfen können und ein permanentes Kratzgeräusch erzeugen. Diese LPs musst Du gründlich waschen, am besten mit einer "Hannl" (Deutsche Wertarbeit!).
7.) Spiele die LP an der Problemstelle einige Male auf 45 rpm ab. Du kannst so die Stelle schneller "durchpflügen" und die Nadel repariert die "Weiche" manchmal von selbst.
8.) Bei Alsdorf-Pressungen hatte ich noch nie derartige Pressfehler, möglicherweise weil diese jeweils kulant von den Plattenverkäufern ersetzt wurden. Du hast vielleicht das Pech, dass einer der Vorbesitzer die Platte gar nicht abgespielt hat? Dann musst Du Dich wohl oder übel auf die Suche nach Ersatz begeben. LP wegschmeissen. Die Hülle behalten und Einrahmen oder damit durch "Modifikation" eine fehlende Hülle ersetzen.
Du hast somit ein neues Hobby gefunden, falls Du noch viele solche Hänger und Hüpfer hast. Da ich mittlerweile über 20'000 LPs gesammelt habe, hat sich für mich der Kauf von Binocular und Hannl-Waschmaschine aufgedrängt. Auch Neupressungen gehen bei mir wegen Isolationschemikalienresten zuerst meist in die Wäsche. Wenn Du es geschafft hast, dass Deine LPs alle problemlos abgespielt werden können, kann ich Dir im nächsten Bastelkurs zeigen, wie Du fehlende Schallplattenhüllen generieren kannst. Frohes Schaffen wünscht Dir Fritz the Cat!

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded at Pyramid Peak Studios, Denver, Colorado. A bunch of tasty songs. Ex-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Listen to "Firelines" B5. A fine one. First American Records. America first...

[Kay Pirinha]

Hi Fritz - and thank you! I appreciate yout hints!

My records never were played wet, and I know the issues resulting from that. I don't own those Yes 1st album copies with that groove jumps any more (I've bought two of them some decades ago). For my The Song Remains The Same copy: The hangs appear with any of my M95's or lower Shure's and with my Ortofon SuperOM 20, but not with my AKG P8ES Super Nova or my ELAC 796 HSp, and they also also don't when I put any other member of my Ortofon stylus assortment into the SuperOM body. Not even with the needle 10, which has the same nominal dimensions as the 20, but a bonded tip instead of the 20's nude one. My solution is a rather pragmatic one: I'm going to sell that needle 20 in another OM body together with one of my TT's (most probably with my Dual CS 5000). For daily use I've inserted the rather cheap needle 10 into the Super OM body, and I only listen to critical music (classic, jazz, female vocals) with my needle 30 (FineLine) or 40 (Fritz Gyger 70).

The pic of your catridge shows a very similar needle?!?

Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

This one has passed the test of time, after more than 40 years. Underrated. Listen to the slow motion song "I would find you" A3 (in the style of Procol Harum's "Song for a dreamer") and the twin guitars on "Here we are" A5. Neal Schon didn't have an easy job playing the second guitar behind Carlos Santana.

[Fritz The Cat]

Some nice tunes. Easy listening jazz. Easy going. Everything is alright. Everybody is happy. The problem? There is no beach here...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Richard Thompson - Amnesia
(1988, Capitol)

https://i.imgur.com/fNoMAK3h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/f1tQ862h.jpg

Masterdisk etching in the wax, side 2. Great sound quality.

[SEAWOLF97]

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didn't know the label, have never seen the cover. looks unplayed.
only discovered that it's German when I got home. I like CCR.

is that JF on second from right ?

Picked up the remastered 40th Anniversary CD of "Bayou Country" , sounds great. Was reading the enclosed propaganda booklet and they showed my 7 incher and an interesting quote of Dylan, :)

I think that last paragraph may be underestimating their first album ??

[Fritz The Cat]

2nd album by Mick Bolton, Pete Way, Andy Parker, Phil Mogg. One hour of space rock, boogie and wah-wah-thunderstorms. Very simple and impressive. Good German reissue pressing. Superb dynamics despite of the unusual running time. Listen to "Prince Kajuku" A3.

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded at Delta Recording Studio, Wilster, Germany. What powerful voice. Very popular especially in Germany. He disgusted the music business in USA. Consequently he left it behind. Listen to "All the way" A4.
This album was inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre and Friedrich Nietzsche.

[Kay Pirinha]

Inspired by this white vinyl, and on top of that absolutely fitting to Car Friday :D, some music from Down Under:

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Best regards!

[Kay Pirinha]

This record is about 50 years old. Both main participants have passed since. How would you call this delicious mélange? Is it flamrock? Or is it rockengo?

Listen to track A1 - Inca Song!

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Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

This record is about 50 years old. Both main participants have passed since. How would you call this delicious mélange? Is it flamrock? Or is it rockengo?

Listen to track A1 - Inca Song!

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Best regards!


Look at my 09-16-2017 post on this tread!

[Fritz The Cat]

The non-S&G tracks are great on this one. Especially Dave Grusin's "A great effect" B2. I couldn't find out, who played this fat sax and the drum solo. What wonderful jazz tune. Great effect...

[SEAWOLF97]

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but took a gamble on these 2 for 50 cents total. The Odeon was a Paris copy.

That drawing of The Monkees is ...:confused::blink:

[Kay Pirinha]

Look at my 09-16-2017 post on this tread!

Yeah, that's veeery kewl, man :D:applaud:!

Best regards!

[Kay Pirinha]

Definitely not LZ's greatest work. John Paul Jones obviously enjoyed his new toy too much, the Yamaha GX-1 300 pounds monster synthesizer, which doesn't exactly fit to LZ's music. But what else should he do while Jimmy Page was heavily on the needle in those times and he was responsible for the recording sessions almost alone?

But there's a real gem: Listen to Fool In The Rain, which clearly shows why John Bonham can be called the best rock drummer of all times, even when on booze!

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Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

Definitely not LZ's greatest work. John Paul Jones obviously enjoyed his new toy too much, the Yamaha GX-1 300 pounds monster synthesizer, which doesn't exactly fit to LZ's music. But what else should he do while Jimmy Page was heavily on the needle in those times and he was responsible for the recording sessions almost alone?

But there's a real gem: Listen to Fool In The Rain, which clearly shows why John Bonham can be called the best rock drummer of all times, even when on booze!

83897

Best regards!

A very interesting concept from the master sleeve designers, Hipgnosis. The sleeve "proper" features a man in a bar burning a "Dear John" letter, watched by a bemused barman and a couple of ladies in the bar, whilst the piano player bashes out a tune of some sort. The scenario has been photographed from 6 different viewpoints within the bar and the 6 different sleeve variations have been created (with the letters A-F at the top of the spine denoting each variation).
To diguise the buyers which sleeve variation they were purchasing, an outer brown bag was added - creating a sense of mystery when the sleeve design was revealed.
The (no doubt expensive) concept was further enhanced by the inclusion of an inner sleeve that featured "magic ink". Gently wet the inner sleeve and different colours would appear on the design: the Dollar bill, the cigar in the ashtray and b/w the burnt "Dear John" letter and the broken glass.
The goal for all Zeppelin collectors is to collect pristine copies of all 6 versions, complete with outer brown bags and with uncoloured inner sleeves.
"Dear John" Paul, the keyboard parts you played are too cheesy to accept! Important for this (mishandled by "Dear John") album: the vocals of Robert Plant are the best he ever did with Led Zeppelin (also on Presence LP) - a matured distinctive voice with a range of lower level as usual. That means: less ambulance horn screamings! But these crappy keyboards! Let's burn the letter, "Dear John". You have broken the glass. Actually this album was the swan song (Schwanengesang) of LZ...

[Kay Pirinha]

Yes, I have only that copy of In Through The Out Door that has been sitting on my more nearly 50 years old WEGA console in the pic. Definitely, the music isn't that interesting that I could have feel being motivated to search for every variant and spend tons of money.

To be honest, this - pristine - copy has been part of a record collection that I've bought by chance about three years ago, together with HOTH with the blurb (and many others...) that I've been showing yet. As LZ definitely had their creative summit behind them, I wasn't too keen to buy it when it was published in 1978.

Listen to All My Love. It's about the tragic death of Robert Plant's young son Carac in 1975, but it appears to be constructed just for maximum WAF. Even a modulation doesn't miss, same as in German schlagers. Unbearable, imho. Even Jimmy Page has stated in more recent years: »This wasn't us.«

Best regards!

[SEAWOLF97]

Actually this album was the swan song (Schwanengesang) of LZ...

I consider LZ1 to be their pinnacle or GH album , it was downhill from there. :crying:

[Fritz The Cat]

While listening to "The longest summer" B1, i remember the last summer. It was very warm and lasted extraordinary long here in middle Europe. They say it's because of global warming...

[Fritz The Cat]

I consider LZ1 to be their pinnacle or GH album , it was downhill from there. :crying:
Downhill racing makes more fun. You're lonely at the top...

[Fritz The Cat]

Sometimes i think, the flute on "When a man loves a woman" B1 is also played by that cheesy keyboard, and not by Jeremy Steig, as noted on back cover credits note. You can play everything by synthesizer. Nearly everything...

[SEAWOLF97]

Listen to All My Love. It's about the tragic death of Robert Plant's young son Carac in 1975, but it appears to be constructed just for maximum WAF. Even a modulation doesn't miss, same as in German schlagers. Unbearable, imho. Even Jimmy Page has stated in more recent years: »This wasn't us.«

Best regards!

He's not the only one in that boat.

Clapton did the cheesy "Tears in Heaven" after his son fell out of a 53rd-floor window of a New York City apartment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven

[SEAWOLF97]

Yes, I have only that copy of In Through The Out Door that has been sitting on my more nearly 50 years old WEGA console in the pic. Definitely, the music isn't that interesting that I could have feel being motivated to search for every variant and spend tons of money.

Best regards!

The best thing on that album (to me) is : I'm Gonna Crawl

[Fritz The Cat]

A beat that just will not quit...
Listen to guitar solo by Shuggie and the vocals of Johnny Otis in "Don't deceive me": transmitts cool grandeur.
"Back in early 1950ies, there were a handful of musicians, singers , writers and arrangers who mixed swing jazz riffs, blues shouting, gospel harmonies and R&B drumming and came up with a new sound called "rock'n'roll". In Los Angeles, Johnny Otis was THE man.
The Johnny Otis Show, whether live on stage, on records, on radio or television, has meant good-time rockin' R&B music, great musicians, new songs, and a beat that just will not quit." (Cit.: liner notes on back cover)

[Fritz The Cat]

My idea was this- to form a personal dream group of musicians with not only experience and technical ability, but also the imagination, enthusiasm and mutual respect necessary to create something really worth listening to. (Cit.: Rod Argent on back cover)
Really worth listening after 50 years: i totally agree! So listen to the beautiful organ driven "The feeling inside" B2 and the jazzy "Freefall" B3.

[Kay Pirinha]

Wasn't Rod Argent previously organist with The Zombies, who have had big success with Time Of The Season? This song contains an Hammond organ solo which could be considered as iconic.

Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

Strawberry fields forever.

[Fritz The Cat]

Hammond-driven psychedelic underground beat and jazzy space pop from Regensburg, Germany. Listen to the wonderful "No destination" A3. What superb recording dynamics!

[Fritz The Cat]

I made an exception last week: i bought this one though somebody had mishandled the cover sleeve. It has been stained with tea, Coca Cola, or other undefinable dirty things. I wasn't able to resist that special mood of the songs of Ian Hunter. I took it! Great album with (what big surprise!) vinyl in nearly perfect condition. Earl Slick guitars! IMHO he is one of the greatest guitar players today. Honest, modest and shaped by The Blues. Listen to the majestic tribute to "Broadway" A4.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa
(1969, Warner Bros) Artisan

https://i.imgur.com/nycKi9ch.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gYCiCL8h.jpg?1

[SEAWOLF97]

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Fantastic album , fine remaster ...this is the 2013 edition, looking for the 2018 one now. :D

Then Play On was Fleetwood Mac s 1969 debut on Reprise. This expanded and remastered edition features the original U.K running order and track segues, with "One Sunny Day" and "Without You" making their first appearance on a CD issue of the album, as well as new liner notes by veteran rock journalist David Fricke and four bonus tracks, including the revered single "Oh Well Pt. 1," which boasts one of the great guitar riffs in rock history and has been covered by likes of Billy F Gibbons, Jimmy Page, and Tom Petty.

Fleetwood Mac was already a popular blues band in 1969 when they released Then Play On, the group s stellar third studio album. It was the first with guitarist-songwriter Danny Kirwan and ultimately its last with founding member Peter Green. The album s powerful mix of blues and rock includes standout tracks like "Rattlesnake Shake," "Searching For Madge" and "Coming Your Way." Rhino s re-mastered and expanded edition includes four bonus tracks originally released as singles: parts one and two of "Oh Well," "The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)" and "World In Harmony," which is available on CD for the first time.

[bedrock602]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjQyoD3kGwA

Tchaikovsky couldn't roll over in his grave if he wanted to...:D

[Fritz The Cat]

Alors, Michel, quel chagrin: tu as choisi les musiciens plus superbes, mais: qu'est-ce que tu as fait ici, quel resultat! Crap or not crap? Look at those studio cracks he employed on this album: Lee Ritenour, Steve Cropper, Andrew Gold, David Hentschel, Lee Sklar, Jim Keltner, Leah Kunkel, Jennifer Warnes and and...
In the mid 60ies Michel Polnareff made those wonderful French-English cooperations with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Big Jim Sullivan. Fancy cover art by Peter Palombi.
After this one, no wonder that Punk (music?) soon after had to harass the music scene...

[Fritz The Cat]

Richard Davis bowed bass, Chick Corea piano, Sam Brown guitar, Bill Lee bass, Sonny Brown dr, Frankie Dunlop perc.
Listen to the Bill Lee composition "Baby Sweets" B2 with a lively piano accompaniment. Good dynamics.

[Fritz The Cat]

Richard Davis bass, Eddie Henderson trp, Joe Henderson ts, Stanley Cowell Fender Rhodes electric piano with wah-wah pedal, Billy Cobham drums.
Listen to Stevie Wonder's "Don't worry 'bout a thing" B5.

[Fritz The Cat]

J.J. Goldman voc, Tai bass, Khanh guitars, Gardet keyboards, Caussarieu dr. Progrock from France. Weak point from the view of the listener of today: the vocals and the French tinted English pronunciation are questionable. B2 "Out of the night" is 11' 25" of fine European Mellotron progrock. Fancy cover art by Lang.

[Fritz The Cat]

Who was the fastet guitar player in the 80ies? Marino was a guitar hero then.

[SEAWOLF97]

J.J. Goldman voc, Tai bass, Khanh guitars, Gardet keyboards, Caussarieu dr. Progrock from France. Weak point from the view of the listener of today: the vocals and the French tinted English pronunciation are questionable.

this is probably why ...

Taï Phong is a bit of an oddity, as it is a French band founded by Vietnamese brothers Kahn and Taï Ho Tong. The sound is comparable to Camel, and Novalis, but the most telling description is 'France's answer to Barclay James Havest.'

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1384

OBTW Fritz , your font size is so big

that I have to scroll through abt 3 pages to read some of your posts. Can you plse adjust smaller type . ??

[bedrock602]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51US-2jHP8L.jpg

[bedrock602]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/514DS4m8IZL.jpg

[Fritz The Cat]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/514DS4m8IZL.jpg
Whät is the problem with this cälf? At least pärtly it has än änätomicäl äbnormälity. It älso doesn't speak underständingly...

[Kay Pirinha]

'France's answer to Barclay James Havest.'

See the Can't Stand thread :blink:!

Best regards!

[bedrock602]

https://img.discogs.com/0sAVyYtyySlqHQ7zirwqO4INxZk=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(90)/discogs-images/R-728853-1394825659-4180.jpeg.jpg

[Fritz The Cat]

RIP
"Invitation to the Blues" B3

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Patterns
(1960, United Artists) MONO

https://i.imgur.com/7kDOsKRh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZWahgSTh.jpg?1

[SpeakerLabFan]

Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
(1973, ABC Dunhill)

https://i.imgur.com/HTigu6Rh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BCNDnUSh.jpg?1

[SpeakerLabFan]

Stan Getz - The Greatest Of Stan Getz
(1963, Royal Roost) MONO

https://i.imgur.com/Uf2WNbZh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KRl3Cpfh.jpg

[SEAWOLF97]

A very interesting concept from the master sleeve designers, Hipgnosis. The sleeve "proper" features a man in a bar burning a "Dear John" letter, watched by a bemused barman and a couple of ladies in the bar, whilst the piano player bashes out a tune of some sort. The scenario has been photographed from 6 different viewpoints within the bar and the 6 different sleeve variations have been created (with the letters A-F at the top of the spine denoting each variation).
To diguise the buyers which sleeve variation they were purchasing, an outer brown bag was added - creating a sense of mystery when the sleeve design was revealed.
The (no doubt expensive) concept was further enhanced by the inclusion of an inner sleeve that featured "magic ink". Gently wet the inner sleeve and different colours would appear on the design: the Dollar bill, the cigar in the ashtray and b/w the burnt "Dear John" letter and the broken glass.
The goal for all Zeppelin collectors is to collect pristine copies of all 6 versions, complete with outer brown bags and with uncoloured inner sleeves.
"Dear John" Paul, the keyboard parts you played are too cheesy to accept! Important for this (mishandled by "Dear John") album: the vocals of Robert Plant are the best he ever did with Led Zeppelin (also on Presence LP) - a matured distinctive voice with a range of lower level as usual. That means: less ambulance horn screamings! But these crappy keyboards! Let's burn the letter, "Dear John". You have broken the glass. Actually this album was the swan song (Schwanengesang) of LZ...

I picked up a very nice copy of this yesterday (B version) with correct inner & brown paper wrapper. Had never seen the wrapper before, nor the color spot on the cover ... maybe the 5 or 6 that I've had were the "F's". :dont-know:

In the late 1980s, the record company stopped making five varieties of jackets, and the "F" cover was all that was produced. A bar code was added on the back as well.

did not realize the history of this. (confirms much of what Fritz said)

The 6 Variant Album Covers of Led Zeppelin's "In Through the Out Door"

https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Led-Zeppelin-In-Through-the-Out-Door

I never picked up on the "burning the letter" part either.

[Fritz The Cat]

RIP. Er ruhe in Frieden.

[Fritz The Cat]

Charlie Mariano sax, Rainer Brüninghaus kb, Jon Christensen dr
Music of outstanding merit?

[SpeakerLabFan]

Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap
(1984, Polygram)

https://i.imgur.com/va19jtih.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/unR5KEvh.jpg?1

[Kay Pirinha]

Don't forget to krank your Marshalls to eleven!

Best regards!

[Pigboat]

Near mint
Goodwill $.99

[Pigboat]

Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
(1973, ABC Dunhill)

https://i.imgur.com/HTigu6Rh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BCNDnUSh.jpg?1
Joe Walsh "The Confessor" My go to Audio Test
James Gang "49" Great LP.

Here's to Joe Walsh

[Pigboat]

The Story of Happiness Stan:D

[Fritz The Cat]

All these famous studios musicians: Souther-Kleinow-Gold-Pedersen-Ethridge-Lindley-Kunkel. Produced by Peter Asher. Sadly this one is an English pressing with minor dynamics.

[Fritz The Cat]

Listen loud! Gruss aus der Schweiz. Schöne Pfingsten! Let's rock!

[Pigboat]

Sony

[Pigboat]

Sony
Sonny's Group

[Pigboat]

Quicksilver Messenger Service

[Fritz The Cat]

Reduced to the maximum. A fine one.

[Fritz The Cat]

Extraordinary compositions. Are also the interpretations by Linda Ronstadt and The Nelson Riddle Orchestra of outstanding merit? An animated discussion shall be opened....

[Pigboat]

:):applaud:

[Fritz The Cat]

Simply great!

[Fritz The Cat]

Jan Garbarek sax&flute, Eberhard Weber bass&cello, Jon Christensen dr. Produced by Manfred Eicher at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo. Perfect dynamics. Superb pressing. You never go wrong with ECM. Don't forget in 7 days: solstice 2019.

[Ducatista47]

Jan Garbarek sax&flute, Eberhard Weber bass&cello, Jon Christensen dr. Produced by Manfred Eicher at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo. Perfect dynamics. Superb pressing. You never go wrong with ECM. Don't forget in 7 days: solstice 2019.

This was my favorite music for at least ten years.

[Fritz The Cat]

This was a hard job for the drummer, but he did it well: Terry Bozzio. Listen to B3 "The black page drum solo No1 and No2". This song was originally constructed as a drum solo (cit.:Zappa).

[Fritz The Cat]

The drum is everything: the cymbals in the intro, then the acoustic guitar by Ron Wood: "One hit to the body" with the guitar solos by Jimmy Page. An album of pure energy. Thanks to the drummer!! Underrated.

[Fritz The Cat]

"Our music has many faces and many moods like the land we live in. It's a fusion of energy and serenity, a melting pot of ideas." (Cit.:Liner notes on back cover)
Agreed! This is one of the most multifaceted music pieces in Prog-Rock.

[Pigboat]

Sooo Goodwill Day
Picked these up for $54.99-50% :)
N38's

And this,

Bill Black Combo May 67
The story is that when the Beatles first came ashore,
they asked that they open for them.

[Fritz The Cat]

Petula sings for France. Funny. "Non je ne bois que du Beaujolais......"

[SEAWOLF97]

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grabbed a pristine copy of this... Mort Stevens And His Orchestra ‎– Original Hawaii Five-O TV Sound Track .
Brought back many memories , very 70's , lots of B3.
A happy find. ;)

Genre:Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
https://www.discogs.com/Mort-Stevens-And-His-Orchestra-Original-Hawaii-Five-O-TV-Sound-Track/release/2502644

A soundtrack album featuring Morton Stevens' theme and incidental music from the pilot and the first two seasons was issued by Capitol Records in 1970. Unlike many albums of television music of the time, the music was taken directly from the scoring sessions rather than being specially re-recorded for album release.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)

[Singer-Man]

Shostakovich Symphony No.5
Haitink – Concertgebouw

[Fritz The Cat]

50 years of walking on the moon.
40 years of Police walking on the moon: "Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon..."

[SEAWOLF97]

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picked this up yesterday ... Roy's first and only try at acting , kind of a Western copy of an Elvis movie w/o all the girls.

A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War, with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint in San Francisco in order to help finance the Confederacy's war effort.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fastest_Guitar_Alive

with a gun built into his guitar :blink::crying:

this ST was NOT his best work. :eek:

[Fritz The Cat]

Einfachheit ist die höchste Form der Perfektion. Recorded 1979 at Talent Studios, Oslo. Produced by Manfred Eicher.

[SEAWOLF97]

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he is a rather forgotten/ignored great ... enjoyed almost every moment of the disk. :D

Jack Rose cited Wray as an influence,[19] as did Iggy Pop[20] and Neil Young.[21] Jimmy Page says that Link Wray had a "real rebel attitude" and credits him in It Might Get Loud as a major influence in his early career. According to Rolling Stone, Pete Townshend of The Who once said, "If it hadn't been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I never would have picked up a guitar."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Wray

[Fritz The Cat]

Cit. Quentin Tarantino: "A note about the condition of the older recordings i am using on this soundtrack - a lot of these came from my personal vinyl collection instead of having the record companies give me new digitally cleaned up versions of these recordings from the 60's and 70's. I wanted to use the vinyl i've been listening to for years - complete with all the pops and cracks.
I even kept the sound of the needle being put down on the record, basically because i wanted people's experience to be the same as mine when they hear this soundtrack for the first time."
Analog at its finest...

[SEAWOLF97]

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I found it better than most reviewers , despite lack of PGreen :( , it has "the great slide player Jeremy Spencer and the rock-steady Danny Kirwan"
(and I generally don't care for "live" albums)

http://www.ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=49410

[SEAWOLF97]

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super condition ,,, had never seen the album before. Inspired me to put a hold on the DVD movie at the library .... fondly remember it from long ago. ;)

reviews of record & movie to come ....

[Fritz The Cat]

Peter Fonda RIP.
Reading this book with a superb collection of film posters of the 60s while listening to B3 "Kyrie Eleison Mardi Gras" by David Axelrod. 1969 Italian cinema poster.

[Fritz The Cat]

A fundamental figure in Jazz was producer Norman Granz . He was founder of 5 record labels, especially the important Verve and Pablo. He produced many of his Pablo-LPs at the Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. Impressive: Monty Alexander's version of Ma Rainey's "See see Rider". In 1973 Norman Granz named his new label "Pablo" after his friend Pablo Picasso. Was the icon of the label created by Picasso? Anybody knows? This one is very interesting: https://www.christies.com/features/Picasso-and-the-jazz-impresario-Norman-Granz-9835-3.aspx

[Fritz The Cat]

A bizarre caleidoscope mixture of classic rock and progressive ideas with subtle charm. Loaded with British humor. Anyone for tennis: "Won't you wear this ring and say you'll be my bride, my playboy blues will then be swept aside, i'll never touch a tennis racket anymore..." or, Amazingly Agnes: "Agnes you're the nicest cow this side of Timbucktoo, why was i born to be a mule, not even a bull, Agnes i feel such a fool,..."
Everything was possible in popular music then...