Location: Shropshire
Posts: 95
I'm Mike.
Location: Suffolk, UK
Posts: 1,473
I'm Paul.
For me its the older pressings of U2’s Joshua Tree, dont care much for the newer heavyweight release that came out a few years back. I just think it is a great album.
~Paul~
MY SYSTEM
SOURCES: Marantz cd63 mk2 ki, Marantz cd6000ose
AMPLIFICATION: Albarry m408s mono blocs with ap3 pre
CABLES: Chord company c-line, Monster interlink 400, QED silver speaker cable, Tacima cs947 mains conditioner
SPEAKERS: Mission 752 freedoms, AKG K550 mk2 headphones
Way too many really but to mention some from the likes of:
Bob Marley,
Bunny Wailer,
Burning Spear,
Dennis Brown,
Freddie Mcgregor,
Gregory Isaacs,
Curtis Mayfield,
Donny Hathaway,
Aretha Franklin,
Billy Paul,
Bill Withers,
Marcus Millers debut Suddenly
Bobby Caldwell's 1978 debut album,
Stevie Wonders Hotter than July,
Steely Dan Aja and Goucho,
These are some of the ones I reach for time after time ........
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
I’m with Robbie, too many to name. Dark Side has always been high on my list, but somehow Animals is one of my most played Floyd albums. I keep a stack of about 10 to 20 vinyls in my most frequently played albums, and it rotates over the years. A few that remain in this stack have been:
Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs
Led Zeppelin Presence
Steely Dan Aja
Jimi Hendrix Experienced
James Gang Rides again
Jethro Tull Aqualung
Rush 2112
Aerosmith Rocks
Black Sabbath Sabotage
Many, many more but these and a few others seem like they’ve remained in the frequent stack for more years than I can remember. I still buy new vinyl and CD now and again, when I find a title I want, but somehow none of these new albums ever make it into the frequently played stack, if i never bought a new album I could get by.
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Location: East Riding of Yorkshire these days
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I'm Shaun.
Location: Fenland
Posts: 125
I'm Bob.
Of course my top 20 has the complete set of Led Zeppelin, several Pink Floyd albums and Genesis up to Duke and a lot of Bowie (OK this top twenty is growing quickly).
But slipping in as honourable mentions are "Hero and Heroine" by the Strawbs, "Oil on Canvas" by Japan and "Hounds of Love" by Kate Bush, "Warrior on the edge of Time" by Hawkwind, "96 degrees in the shade" by Third World and "Captain Fantastic" by Elton John
Chuck in some Blue Beat (Sorry Robbie Gong you missed Desmond Dekker off your list), some folk by Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and Jack the Lad.
And I forgot the Who and the Stones, sod it I give up.................. :-)
Just a start as my memory is failing
Roy Orbison in dreams greatest hits, double album in a single sleeve, fabulous recording.
Supertramp crime of the century, half speed mastered vinyl
Bruce Cockburn dancing in the jaws of dragons, half speed mastered vinyl
Jennifer Warnes the well 45rpm LP vinyl
Agnes obel citizens of glass
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
Al Green - Belle
The kinks - Arthur
Dusty - In Memphis
Robert Wyatt - Rock bottom
These are probably my most played lps, along with Carly simon, Paul simon (no relation!), and Stones - Exile on Main st.
Can I have a techno one too? X103 - Atlantis.
Oh and in the spirit of AOS, a prog one I play a lot is Comus - 1st Utterance.
Edit post! - Bowie - Aladdin Sane.
Not including any recent stuff..as it's too early to tell, so here's some of the formative stuff.....
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
John Martyn - One World
Steely Dan - Aja / Gaucho
Third World - 96 Degrees in the Shade
Brand X - Moroccan Roll
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
George Benson - Breezin
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love / Aerial
David Sancious & Tone - True Stories
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - Secrets
Jonatha Brooke - Plumb
Shawn Colvin - Whole New You
Peter Tosh - Equal Rights
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
Jean Luc Ponty - Civilised Evil
A mainly digital setup with a musical amplifier and endearing 1970's speakers. A CD player that hardly ever gets used and a turntable that is good enough to remind my how enjoyable my old vinyl is. Some cables and things.