What's Spinning Tonight?

What is it that you are spinning tonight?

 

Joni Mitchell, "Blue". Reprise vinyl.

 

David Crosby, "If I Could Only Remember My Name". Atlantic vinyl.

 

Dean Martin, "This Time I'm Swingin'". MoFi vinyl.

 

Hi Long time no post on this superb thread ...

I am a fan of Elgar ..big fan..

Listening to this beautiful piece: Elgar Violin Concerto by Hilary Hahn. This is an emotionally charged piece and Hahn pulls it off with restraint, control and pace. But not disconnected or "cold" as some have said about this recording .. Recommended. Sound is OK .. I don't care enough about the sound these days with such beautiful music and interpretation. If that is getting old . I welcome it ... Frankly I have made the past few years a conscious effort to not fall in the distraction of always listening to how it sounds ... a trap too many audiophiles fall into. Music is what the hobby is about to me
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I must add that on the Vaughan Williams ... No restraint but so lyrical. She is the Real Deal . Will buy a few more of her recordings. I don't have (yet) her Bach violin concerti.

Thanks Frantz. I really like that Vaughan Williams track at the end. I found that as part of another title for download: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Signum/SIGCD399

Her violin concertos are available in high-res HD: http://www.hdtracks.com/mozart-viol...rto-no-4-in-d-minor-op-31-bonus-track-version

 

Dean Martin, "Dream With Dean, the intimate Dean Martin". Legacy/Sony reissue. Better quality than the MoFi Dean Martin I listened to earlier. That one had the balance 3 or 4 DB higher to the right channel. Of course, maybe the master tape was that way, but doubtful. Anyway, a few DB added to the left channel via my XP-20 fixed it right up. In this record, Dream with Dean, the sound is very revealing and intimate. Highly recommend this one.

 

David Crosby, "If I Could Only Remember My Name". Atlantic vinyl.

Great lp. Got a lot of play in the early 70's.
The DVDa is great.

 

Great lp. Got a lot of play in the early 70's.
The DVDa is great.

Thanks, I agree. This version is a reissue and they did a great job. I also have an original lp and the reissue is better. Of course, it may be due to the many listens of the original over the years!

 

Shelby Lynne, "Just A Little Lovin'". Lost Highway vinyl. I also have the Analogue Productions version that I typically listen to, but it has been a while since I've listened to this version.

 

Doing a bit of a "critical" listening session for one of the threads I started. Will take a few days, but I'm starting with these 3 today.

Neil Young - Massey Hall 1971 (Reprise 2LP)
Aaron Neville - Warm Your Heart (ORG 2LP 45RPM)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Classic Records LP reissue)

 

Ben Howard, "Every Kingdom". Redbook.

 

Brian Bromberg, "Wood". Redbook.

 

Christian McBride, "conversations with christian". Redbook.

 

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, "Three Blind Mice". Redbook.

 

Hi

Getting a massive dose of Oscar Peterson tonight started with:



Then following with



And will end this OP session with:

 

John Scofield and Lee Ritenour, "6 String Theory". Redbook.

 

Finished "One Eskimo", by One Eskimo. Redbook. Now halfway through Angus & Julia Stone, "Down The Way". Redbook.

 

Miles Davis, "Kind Of Blue". Japanese import, Redbook. Sounds better to me than my SACD version.

 

Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, "Which Way Is Texs?". Redbook.

 

What do folks think of Adele's new album, 25? Love her music, but its the LP quality I'm interested in hearing about. Makes me wonder why I bought the vinyl. Would love to know if it was a digital recording or analog? I suspect the former.

 

We capture the feeling: sampler and audio setup disc. Man this is good stuff:

96 Khz/24 bit version on sale for just $10!!! http://www.prostudiomasters.com/album/page/481

What a bargain...