Band of Brothers. Willie Nelson..180 gm vinyl.
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Band of Brothers. Willie Nelson..180 gm vinyl.
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(1961, his debut album)
Balil - Parasight {Rising High}
Joe Bonamassa - So, It's Like That - Flac
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Billy Joel - The Stranger - Flac
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Perry & Rhodan - The beat Just Goes Straight On & On {Rising High Records}
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180 gram vinyl.
Tom Waites: Swordfishtrombones
CD
Not played this in years - but sounding great!
Pat Metheny - Daytrip :cool:
Alan Hull - Pipedream
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Markus Schulz - Amsterdam 2008, Apple lossless via MacMini
http://youtu.be/9nnELYj5QL8
Agnes Obel - Aventine 180g Vinyl
Her album Philharmonics is also worth a listen James. ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Wake up young man, it's time to wake up. What a brilliant album..
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Who remembers this one?
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Oh yes, one of my favorite albums of the 90'sQuote:
Originally Posted by Mika K
Good choice!
Let there be bass
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L.S.G. - Rendezvous in Outer Space {2LP on Superstition Records} Superb sound, Amazing deep tight bass.
Oliver Lieb is one of the greatest exponents of Electronic music production.. His work & recording/Mastering is top notch..
L.S.G - Fontana {Processed Mix}{Superstition Records}
After that LSG/Beetseekers – Netherworld - Snappiness {Oliver Prime Remixes} {Joof Test Records}
Bedtime then..
L.S.G 'Into Deep' {Superstition Records}
L.S.G 'Hidden Sun Of Venus' {12" on Platipus Records}
I know it's all a matter of personal taste, but you ditched Prog for this?!? :scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian
Keep telling people over & over i started collecting this stuff when it came out around 1993. However what ever i say i can't win, Prog is apparently crap & so is this!Quote:
Originally Posted by mr sneff
Don't worry i won't post anymore up.
http://www.metal-archives.com/images/3/0/9/9/3099.jpg
(Headbanging whilst preparing a curry, well, not really preparing, opening a jar. I had to add extra chilli paste...)
No need to take your bat home just because someone expresses a contrary opinion. This is what tends to happen on a public forum, it comes down to, "yes it is", "no it isn't", it's all just words :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian
Yeh & this type of craps makes people seldom post. However i do still have prog LP's but i find they are so dull & lifeless compare to the recordings from this type of music i can no longer play prog LP's
Hi
This is what I am listening to right now: https://soundcloud.com/the-farthingales
It's stuff from my son's band, The Farthingales.
They are a young, unsigned and trying to 'make it big' Indie/Rock band.
From a hifi fan's perspective (you will make your own mind up on the quality of the songs, musicianship, etc.) the Soundcloud recordings are worth listening to because they were recorded 'live' in a studio. There are no overdubs, no fancy production, instruments levels were not reduced, etc, etc. Each song was done in one take with all the musicians playing together. It is not that often that music is recorded this way these days. I was in the unusual position of being able to flit between the studio as the band were playing their songs and the engineer's studio. As a result, I can personally verify that what you hear on Soundcloud is literally what it sounded like with the band in the recording studio. It's as close to the real thing as you can get because the songs are 'production' free. As a result, the sound of the songs is a bit different than you may be used to. The whole process really made me appreciate just how much work is done to many recordings to make them sound far removed from what was actually going on in the studio. Now I am not implying any criticism here and I do not have any views on how a song should be produced. All I am saying is that the 4 songs you hear on Soundcloud via the above link are as they sounded on the day in that studio. I can personally verify that because I kept flitting between the two rooms whilst recording was being done. As a result the rawness of the recording might come as a bit of a shock. The drum cymbals - Zildjan - for instance are pretty prominent. The thing is, that's what happens in reality - cymbals are pretty intense and really grab your attention, especially when my son is pounding them! There is plenty of cymbal fade too.
The whole recording experience was a bit of an eye opener for me. I've got 100's of albums where, for instance, the drummer's cymbals have been pushed right to the back of the mix. It's only my opinion - I don't like that, I want to hear the band as they really sound.
Interestingly the sound file for each song was around 4 GB. For the Soundcloud recording, this was reduced to approximately 40 MB. So, whilst the Soundcloud songs are very realistic in their sound, there is a bit more that could be heard. This is not too much though as much of the original 4 GB file is at frequencies that a human cannot hear. I am going to get the 'full fat' versions of the songs soon and make them in full or part available free of charge to any AoS member who wants a listen.
So, in the meantime, turn the volume up and enjoy a level of recorded realism that is not too easy to come by, especially these days! Hell, you might even like the songs!!
You can also see the lads rehearsing some of their other songs here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n...3xfvmHi6AHDJYw
Cheers
Steve
True David; One man's meat is another man's poison. No need to take it to heart Andre.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by mr sneff
Deep Purple: BBC Sessions.. 1st play :D
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Lovely stuff, Steve! Where is that available from? :)
Marco.
Off the river Marco, or even cheaper (33%) from other 3rd party sellers.. this is the 2lp/2cd box set...
My Zepp "Grafitti" 3lp set should arrive today annall.. :D
Got any links, dude? I’m a clicky-linky and buy sort of guy :eyebrows:
Marco.
there looks to be a couple of uk sellers amongst the others..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...+bbc+box+vinyl
Nice one, mate - I’ll hoover that up later! :)
Marco.
flac file. AN dac. Paul Simon ..Essential.
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Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George
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Talk Talk - The Color of Spring (WiMP HiFi 16/44.1 FLAC)
I honestly cannot fathom how i've been able to miss Talk Talk during all these years? They're really, really good on my ears!
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Sounding cooler than look suggests
Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffity 3lp
Fair Play to Amazon, the replacement was here within 24 hours! gonna play the outtakes first... :D
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Are they die-cut windows like the original?
yes but the inner window folded card and inners sleeves are different to the originals you can see it hereQuote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ilpage_o00_s00
its not a box for a start its a sleeve like the original with a folded inner & different inners for all 3 albums.
This is what gets my goat about LP re-issues Steve.
Yeah I understand where your coming from because I know that you like your details to be 100% cock on.. I'm not so fussed because I tend to think that a reissue is exactly that so long as the vinyl/playback is top knotch and the packaging isn't shoddy... that does for me...
Have a first pressing of Grafitti, wonder how it'll compare?
Sitting down with the gramophone this afternoon, currently spinning this:
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Great live show double album, Joe Bonemassa on guitar, Jason Bonham on drums.
Lots of zep-tastc riffs and drum rolls, great stuff...
none of the remasters are light and day (to my ears) but they are just that little bit cleaner and more detailed I think, all of mine have been 100% quiet as well.. The outtake extras are an interesting insight as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Gazjam