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I'm Adrian.
It's a great album IMO, quite a few of the tracks have a vaudeville feel to them, presumably a reflection of influences on the band, and the lyrics are quite tongue in cheek.Originally Posted by Dom66
Every time I pull this one out my wife asks why I don't throw the tatty cardboard outer cover away....
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I'm Adrian.
The Doors – Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine
Label: Elektra – K 62009
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1972
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
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I'm Adrian.
Patrick Moraz – The Story Of i
Label: Charisma – CDS 4002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 1976
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
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I'm Adrian.
Spun earlier, I know some people do not like them but personally I find it hard to find much wrong with any of their albums, and extremely well produced and recorded.
Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
Label: Mercury – MERH 58
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 25 Feb 1985
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
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Location: Suffolk
Posts: 246
I'm Ray.
Yes I only discovered his other albums after hearing his "Out of the Blues" album. Of course I know Silk Degrees.
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
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I'm Adrian.
Budgie – Budgie
Label: Noteworthy Productions – NP21V, Fly Records (3) – NP21V
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram
Country: UK
Released: 2014 (original 1971)
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
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I'm Adrian.
Mike Oldfield – Crises
Label: Virgin – V2262
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1983
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Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
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Location: London/Durham
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I'm Lawrence.
Got into that around 87, loved it since.Mike Oldfield – Crises
Label: Virgin – V2262
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1983
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
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I'm Adrian.
Picked it up cheap, not one I know, apart from "Moonlight shadow", a phone call stop my listening so I will go back to it tomorrow.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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Location: Chorley Lancs
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I'm Steve.
What's not like? This album should be in everyone's collection. This, and "Sowing The Seeds..."Spun earlier, I know some people do not like them but personally I find it hard to find much wrong with any of their albums, and extremely well produced and recorded.
Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
Label: Mercury – MERH 58
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 25 Feb 1985
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