Great recordings

[brainz2000]

I fancy some new music and I just love great recordings ... so as a new member I thought I'd ask what you think are the very greatest recordings you have in your collection ...

Of course that would be rude if I didn't put a few up as a starter for ten ...

So here are a few of my faves ... (some on vinyl and some on CD)

The Trinity Sessions - The Cowboy Junkies
Circle of One - Oleta Adams
Chesky Records Jazz Sampler
Follow Me - Jon Strong
Mind Bomb - The The
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
Porcelain - Julia fordham
Love Prayer - Bliss

That gives a flavour of some of the stuff I like ....

What is in your pile of absolute favourites ?

[Edward 1]

Do you mean the quality of the recording, or the music?

[Ali Tait]

For sound quality,some of my Faves-

Nickel Creek-Nickel Creek.Probably the best cd recording I've ever heard.Love to hear it on vinyl if it exists.

Anything by Eric Bibb on the Opus 3 label.Great recordings.They use an all valve system,right through from the mics to the mixing desk,and they record in one take-"live" as it were,with no studio tricks,just lay it down exactly as it's played.

The Be Good Tanyas-Their first two albums.Great sound also.

[jimdgoulding]

Good man. I you can get a hold of Cyndee Peters on Opus 3, vinyl if possible, you may be spoiled for life. Try contacting them.

[Filterlab]

For sound quality, to name a few off the top of my head:

Air - 10,000hz Legend
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Jamiroquai - Dynamite
Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
George Michael - Older
M People - Bizarre Fruit
Goldfrapp - Supernature
Thomas Newman - Any of his albums, they're all beautifully recorded.

[Togil]

For recording quality

Wagner's Ring, Solti on Decca

nothing surpasses in my view John Culshaw's recordings between 1958 and 1965

[Ali Tait]

Hi Jim,
Unfortunately I only have cd as a source!

[Spectral Morn]

I use the following when evaluating gear.

Nitin Sawhney - Beyond Skin

Golfrapp - Black Cherry

Rosin Murphy - Overpowered

Nightmares On Wax - Carbootsoul

Steve Khan - Public Access

Raintreecrows - Raintreecrows

Massive attack - Bluelines

Holly Cole - Temptation

Stanley Clarke - East River Drive

Larry Carlton - Alone but never alone

Alan Holdsworth - Secrets

Kip Hanrahan - Days and nights of blue luck inverted.

Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm

Propaganda - Propaganda

Thomas Dolby - Aliens ate my Buick

Donald Fagan - Nightfly

This is just a few.

Regards D S D L

[Filterlab]

...Rosin Murphy - Overpowered...

I'm glad someone else has discovered this recording - mind numbingly solid and crisp.

[Spectral Morn]

Hi Filterlab

I think this is probably one of the finest power,pop,electronica cds in years if not ever IMHO. I like the later Moloko albums(not the early ones we bit to avant-garde for my ears). Poor Norm(see Brass Bands Thread) had to hear that earlier today so I could get a feel for how his system sounded. It played it quite well. I think Black Cherry by Goldfrapp is the second best after Overpowered IMHO

Regards D S D L