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most young folk are not now into hifi as such... portable and no media is their idea of what it should be. that is fair enough as us oldies cant dictate to them.
I agree but, as you say, they don't know any different.............Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Most civilians, the best system they own is the one in their car.
They don't even know separates hi-fi is a thing. The ones who come round here often assume that all the equipment is for making recordings not playing them. Domestic playback equipment to them is earbuds or Alexa.
My system is so complicated, my partner doesn't know how to use it!
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This might explain things:
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Yes, that adds a little clarification to the quandary; that's very nice !! What speakers are you using ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Quad electrostatics (so-called 57s). I've been using them for the last 50 years! :)
You must be a devoted fan of em!! It must be that they're music to your ears !! :thumbsup:Quote:
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I can understand Barry's adherence to the Quads. At what they do, nothing can beat them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Us-&-Them
Same as those flares of yours then.Quote:
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Flares were great, and when moving from 70s to 80s fashion they were so accommodating - there was room under them for my tiny white tennis shorts and multicolour legwarmers, so I didn't look stupid when out and about, but when I arrived at my aerobics class for a boogie to "Lets Get Physical" I just whipped off the flares and I was ready to go :)
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This Music on Vinyl pressing is actually a double album, the second disc carrying 7 bonus tracks, same as the CD. I'm liking this album more than I was expecting, very bluesy.
Great choice Steve! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Thanks Barry, this is surprisingly good... even the 'bonus' disc, (currently playing) I'm enjoying, though it is rather more odd. I might just be growing into these old albums - just wait to see what's going on next: it's a classic and will no doubt be very familiar to you, but tbh I didn't care for it much when I bought it. We'll see...Quote:
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Velvet Underground and Nico
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Musically I'm finding a lot to like here, but the production is rough as a badger's arse, with Femme Fatale particularly painful.
"Nice!" ;)
Not only the production - I find Mo Tucker's percussion pretty crude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Even so, it's a good album to have.
Does yours have the banana on the cover that you can peel back? If it does, don't do it - it's not worth spoiling the cover just to see the pink banana underneath!
Yes it does, and it says above it "peel slowly and see". But I never do as I'm told, so it remains unmolested :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
one should never molest ones banana:ner:
They're all pink underneath anyway ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Later issues of the LP only had the yellow banana printed on the cover, yet retained the "peel slowly and see" instruction. A cost-cutting exercise obviously - but I always thought Andy Warhol's cover idea pretty stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Some odds and sods; I have been re-housing my LP collection and found a few LPs that had been misfiled. So -
Spyro Gyra – Catching The Sun
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Label: MCA Records – MCA-5108
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gloversville Pressing, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Normally I don't like jazz-funk, so can only assume I must have picked this up for very little in a charity shop. This LP did nothing to change my mind - most of it sounds like 'library' music: the sort of stuff played in cinemas before the film starts, or if there are problems with a TV transmitter and the picture is lost!
Shame, as the musicians can play - but not what I like. Back to a charity shop for this one!
Tomita – 'Snowflakes Are Dancing (The Newest Sound Of Debussy)'
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Label: RCA Red Seal – ARL1-0488
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Upton Printing Group
Country: UK
Released: 1974
Genre: Electronic, Classical
Style: Modern Classical, Modern
This was filed in the Classical section of my LP collection, under "T" between Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi. It is a collection of Debussy tone poems as interpreted by Tomita, and it is typical annoying sythesiser 'noodling', reminiscent of the 'Switched on Bach' work of Walter/Wendy Carlos.
Instantly forgettable. Again probably picked it up cheap in a charity shop - and that is back where it's going!
John Williams – 'Changes / The Height Below'
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Label: Cube Records – TOOFA 12/1, Cube Records – TOOFA 12/2
Series: Doubleback Series
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, White Label
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Fusion, Neo-Classical, Classic Rock, Easy Listening
Filed under "W" in 'Pop & Rock', but since there is orchestral backing maybe it should re-filed as 'Classical'. Again picked up from a charity shop for next to nothing. Normally the descriptors: "Fusion; Neo-Classical; Classic Rock; Easy Listening" would have me running for the hills, but I have a lot of respect for John Williams's guitar playing, so I'm keeping this one under consideration for the time being.
When My lad moved in to his rental house for his second year at uni a month or so back, the first thing he did was go halfs on a turntable with one of the other lads and bought a couple of records.Quote:
Originally Posted by Us-&-Them
A proud moment. I've now handed over a few duplicates I had, (Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Steve Harley) I hope the rest of the house enjoy....
It's one of those albums that benefit from not being given much attention when playing. I don't mind it myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Can't fault that!! :thumbsup: Big journeys start with small steps; here's hoping it progresses from there ! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dom66
TBH, I've never checked this band out before and tonight, I thought, lets give it a try. I have to admit, I like this a lot; in places it's like psychedelic blues rock and reminds me a bit of the Stones and in a few other areas, its totally out there !! Very interesting !!! Great choice !!! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
So, unfortunately, no time probably for a vinyl album as I decided that this band would be first up and thier epic double album The Wall from 1979 is where we start today. I think it's fair to say this album has sold multi platinum in pretty much every territory that matters peaking with 23 x Platinum sales in the USA.
As this album is part of the Shine On box set it would be inevitable that I would end up playing another one of the albums maybe Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here or maybe Animals or ...........
I do, however, still have the original vinyl release of The Wall from 1979 which has regrettably seen better days from a playing perspective!
The eight albums included in this box set are:
A Saucerful of Secrets
Meddle
The Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals
The Wall
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
The Early Singles (bonus CD, unavailable elsewhere)
Production:
James Guthrie – remastering production
Alan Parsons – assistant remastering on the included release of The Dark Side of the Moon
Aubrey Powell – sleeve design
Doug Sax – remastering
Storm Thorgerson – sleeve design
As the collection was meant to showcase the best of Pink Floyd, the decision was made to not include the soundtrack albums More or Obscured by Clouds, or the albums Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother and The Final Cut. The band's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, was also omitted, as EMI were planning to release a special edition of the album at the time, and it was hoped that new fans would buy both this set and the re-released debut album.
The packaging on each of the previously released albums was unique to this set, with each CD housed in a solid black jewel case with a small sticker of the album cover affixed to the front. When lined up in order of release, the spines of the eight CD cases displayed the prism image from the cover of The Dark Side of the Moon.
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lovely set..Quote:
Originally Posted by Rush2112
Houses of the Holy
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Thanks, still missing a few albums of thiers and just been looking at a few of them on CD or reissued LP's and decided for the option of filling all the gaps, well all the albums excluding compilations, to buy the Discovery box set which fills all the gaps and of course duplicates a few too but they are different remasters at least.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4cf7a52c21.jpgQuote:
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Great album another of my all time favourites. A few years ago I visited the grave of John Bonham at Rushock, the tributes from all over the world around his grave were quite something.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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yes he was a sad loss...now this,Quote:
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So last up from the Shine On Box Set it has to be Dark Side of the Moon!
Yet another remastered version this time by :
James Guthrie – remastering production
Alan Parsons – assistant remastering on the The Dark Side of the Moon
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otis redding..
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Another great concert DVD filmed at the O2 in London with John's son Jason on drums. I remember Chris Evans commented on his radio show that he would really like to go to the show but there were no tickets available! Next thing there's this blog of a ticket being resold for over a £1,000 and Mr Evans is saying what a awsome concert it was and he'd met Peter Kay there too !https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ed11022fcd.jpgQuote:
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yes, one of the better live onesQuote:
Originally Posted by Rush2112
dire straits
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Good choice there. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dom66
What's "Acid Soul"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
fixed that for you steve