For our October meeting we asked our members to bring in the best sounding LP pressings in their collection (that were reasonably available and affordable). We matched up 16 LPs and did a bracket-style, head-to-head shootout. We started with eight pairs going head-to-head for 90 seconds each, then the eight winners went head-to-head for 120 seconds until we had four and so on, until the winner was crowned.
Members did not disappoint. There's great stuff here. We've even listed the pressing info, so you can look them up on Discogs and buy a copy.
Round 1 Entrants
Artist: Erroll Gardner
Album: Live at Monterey: Concert by the Sea
Year: 1956
Country: US
Catalog #: CL 883
Cost: $10
Artist: Beatles
Album: Sgt Pepper (yellow vinyl)
Year: 1967
Country: Netherlands
Catalog #: PCS 7027
Cost: $25
Artist: Bill Cunliffe Trio
Album: Live at Bernies (45rpm direct-to-disc)
Year: 2001
Country: US
Catalog #: GRV1009-1DD
Cost: $160
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Newport Years VI
Year: 1973
Country: US
Catalog #: Verve v6-8831
Cost: $10
Artist: John Cougar
Album: American Fool
Year: 1982
Country: US
Catalog #: RVL 7501
Cost: $10
Artist: Moondoggies
Album: Audios, I’m a Ghost
Year: 2013
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $12
Artist: Various
Album: KEZX
Year: 1986
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $10
Artist: Enya
Album: Shepherd Moons
Year: 1991
Country: UK
Catalog #: WX431, 9031-75572-1
Cost: $30
Round 2 Entrants
Artist: Ray Lamontagne
Album: Gossip in the Grain
Year: 2008
Country: US
Catalog #: RCA 88697-32670-1
Cost: $25
Artist: Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Album: Goes Direct to Disc
Year: 1977
Country: US
Catalog #: GADD 1010
Cost: $25
Artist: Melody Gardot
Album: Worrisome Heart (45rpm)
Year: 2006
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $20
Artist: Lyle Lovett
Album: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Year: 1989
Country: US
Catalog #: MCA-42263
Cost: $10
Round 3 Entrants
Artist: Art Pepper Quintet
Album: Smack Up
Year: NA
Country: US
Catalog #: S7602
Cost: $85
Artist: Paul Simon
Album: Graceland
Year: 2012 reissue
Country: US
Catalog #: 88691914721
Cost: $20
Runner UP
Artist: Holly Cole
Album: Romantically Helpless (45rpm)
Year: 2002
Country: Germany
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $75
Winner
Artist: Sphere
Album: Flight Path
Year: 1983
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $20
Members did not disappoint. There's great stuff here. We've even listed the pressing info, so you can look them up on Discogs and buy a copy.
Round 1 Entrants
Artist: Erroll Gardner
Album: Live at Monterey: Concert by the Sea
Year: 1956
Country: US
Catalog #: CL 883
Cost: $10
Artist: Beatles
Album: Sgt Pepper (yellow vinyl)
Year: 1967
Country: Netherlands
Catalog #: PCS 7027
Cost: $25
Artist: Bill Cunliffe Trio
Album: Live at Bernies (45rpm direct-to-disc)
Year: 2001
Country: US
Catalog #: GRV1009-1DD
Cost: $160
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Newport Years VI
Year: 1973
Country: US
Catalog #: Verve v6-8831
Cost: $10
Artist: John Cougar
Album: American Fool
Year: 1982
Country: US
Catalog #: RVL 7501
Cost: $10
Artist: Moondoggies
Album: Audios, I’m a Ghost
Year: 2013
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $12
Artist: Various
Album: KEZX
Year: 1986
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $10
Artist: Enya
Album: Shepherd Moons
Year: 1991
Country: UK
Catalog #: WX431, 9031-75572-1
Cost: $30
Round 2 Entrants
Artist: Ray Lamontagne
Album: Gossip in the Grain
Year: 2008
Country: US
Catalog #: RCA 88697-32670-1
Cost: $25
Artist: Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Album: Goes Direct to Disc
Year: 1977
Country: US
Catalog #: GADD 1010
Cost: $25
Artist: Melody Gardot
Album: Worrisome Heart (45rpm)
Year: 2006
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $20
Artist: Lyle Lovett
Album: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Year: 1989
Country: US
Catalog #: MCA-42263
Cost: $10
Round 3 Entrants
Artist: Art Pepper Quintet
Album: Smack Up
Year: NA
Country: US
Catalog #: S7602
Cost: $85
Artist: Paul Simon
Album: Graceland
Year: 2012 reissue
Country: US
Catalog #: 88691914721
Cost: $20
Runner UP
Artist: Holly Cole
Album: Romantically Helpless (45rpm)
Year: 2002
Country: Germany
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $75
Winner
Artist: Sphere
Album: Flight Path
Year: 1983
Country: US
Catalog #: NA
Cost: $20
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