Styx – Crystal Ball
Label: A&M Records – AMLH 64604
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1976
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Styx – Crystal Ball
Label: A&M Records – AMLH 64604
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1976
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
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Joni Mitchell – Blue
Label: Reprise Records – K44128
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Textured Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 1975
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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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Procol Harum – Procol's Ninth
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock
Year: 1975
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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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Another good choice!Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
Joni Mitchell – Blue
Label: Reprise Records – K44128
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Textured Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 1975
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Funny I have listened to it several times but today was the first that I was actually able to focus on the lyrics and their meaning. Some truly stunning lyrics and very insightful. I’d recommend everybody has a good listen to this, beautiful music as well.Another good choice!
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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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Sitting at my desk doing some work for a change, some mellow Boss playing away in the background.
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Letting go and relaxing
is the most ‘in control’ thing you can do.
Enjoy being You,
no-one else gets to be that lucky
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Yello - Touch Yello
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A Giant IMO
Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Armed Forces
Label: Smash Records (3) – SLEPT 5
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Released: 1979
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
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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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Deep Purple – The Book Of Taliesyn
Label: Harvest – 14C 062-4000
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Released: 1979 (original 1968)
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Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
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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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One of my favourite BS albums, it has some very different and interesting tracks, even a big band track
Black Sabbath – Never Say Die!
Label: BMG – BMGRM060LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
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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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