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scho2684
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:14 pm    Post subject: Best recording in your collection Reply with quote report post

I'm wondering what is your opinion of the best sounding recording that you have in your collection.
I myself am a big fan of live recordings, I have several Mofi's and other brands of life recordings, and in my opinion there's nothing like the RR-8 of Red Norvo Quintet, The Foreward Look.

Others I do very much respect and own are:
Harry Belafonte; Live at Carnecie Hall; 200 grams Classic records
Harry Belafonte; Returns to Carnegie Hall; 200 grams Classic recordings
Alison Krauss + Union Station Live; MFSL 3-281
Neil Daimond Hot August Night; MFSL 2-024
Woodstock (!); MFSL 5-200

I can't really believe that there is something better recorded than the Red Norvo Quintet on RR-8, if there is anything better in live performance/recording I really like to know...

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (Sheffield Labs) audiophile 3-track LP played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. It sounds so good I cant even explain it...
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Mine is either MFSL Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" or Water Falls by Sara K. Both are stunning in presence and nuance.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

I was only about seven years old when I discovered the performance of lp's in about 75. It was Harry Belefonte at Carnegie Hall on an LP 12 my father was setting up for his boss who owned one of the ststions around here. The effect of the horseshoe shaped auditorium was noticeable. Lincoln Mayorga Missing Link was another.

But The Trio with Linda, Dolly, and Emylou is a great reference standard for the LP's final years as a mainstream product. You could just ask which ones are the worst sounding. When you hear Hendrix and Zeppelin on a pair of line arrays the sound is amazing. Steve Miller Circle of Love sounds great on anything...

Muddy Waters Folk Singer was another type of recording that used minimum miking, and the same with many Deccas.

Then there is Arthur Lyman or Count Basie seven inch reels.

Porter Wagoner and Chet Atkins recorded and produced some fine sounding stuff.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

I've got a 12" 45 RPM Direct to Disk recording of Charlie Byrd on Crystal Clear. It puts Charlie on a high stool three feet behing the center line of my speakers. There is a fairly large room around him and his trio. When he finishes each song I want to stand up and clap.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers. It sounds like it was recorded live in the studio with one mic.

There doesn't seem to be any production to speak of but it's so clear you can hear shuffling feet and breathing. It's one of those recordings you can close your eyes and be there.


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Hard question to answer as i have many best recordings, though i should give special mention to the following vinyl issues -

Buddy Holly - his early albums still sound staggering.

Early Beatles albums, mostly excellent especially Sgt Pepper, White album. and Abbey Road.

Pink Floyd, mostly excellent esp. Dark Side and WYWH, also Division Bell.

Led Zeppelin - the Classic Records "Quiex" releases are brilliant and have the edge on the originals.

Supertramp and Dire Straits - state of the art recordings in the 70's / 80's and still hard to beat today.

Porcupine Tree - early recordings including Metanoia and Lightbulb Sun are worth checking.

Some modern recordings including Coldplay, Raconteurs and Muse.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Hard to pick just one. All of these have that magic transparency that lets me fall into the music and makes me forget I'm listening to a recording.

Reference Recordings (45 rpm):
Tafelmusik
Symphonie Fantastique
Dafos

Sheffield:
All 3 Harry James records
Confederation

Telarc:
Carmina Burana

M&K:
Hot Stix

Erato:
Kiosque 1900

IMHO, all of the orchestral Sheffields are too limited by being recorded in a near-anechoic soundstage instead of a real hall.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Superb condition original 66 US mono 'Blonde on Blonde' (the one with Claudia Cardinale on the inside). Gotta go a long way to beat the sound and look of that album.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

jon tiltman wrote:
Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers. It sounds like it was recorded live in the studio with one mic.

There doesn't seem to be any production to speak of but it's so clear you can hear shuffling feet and breathing. It's one of those recordings you can close your eyes and be there.


JT


Liked that one? Yet another mastered by Phil Brown
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

mysticfred wrote:
also Division Bell.


The vinyl release of that is terrible! Flimsy coloured vinyl with all the songs cut short!

Unless you have the ultra rare two disc Korean version Cool

It ended up being on one disc vinyl because David Gilmour didnt oversee much of the album's release stages, unlike previous Pink Floyd albums.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

JoshWard wrote:
mysticfred wrote:
also Division Bell.


The vinyl release of that is terrible! Flimsy coloured vinyl with all the songs cut short!

Unless you have the ultra rare two disc Korean version Cool

It ended up being on one disc vinyl because David Gilmour didnt oversee much of the album's release stages, unlike previous Pink Floyd albums.



i have the original black vinyl copy of this, though will look out for the Korean one. A similar thing happened with "Brothers in Arms", i have the double vinyl copy of that.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

I need to keep my mouth shut about the 2LP version! I really want one! Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

philbrown wrote:
jon tiltman wrote:
Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers. It sounds like it was recorded live in the studio with one mic.

There doesn't seem to be any production to speak of but it's so clear you can hear shuffling feet and breathing. It's one of those recordings you can close your eyes and be there.


JT


Liked that one? Yet another mastered by Phil Brown
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LOL..

Nobodys mentioned Steely Dan. No expense was ever spared. And for good reason there LP's are perfect sound quality wise.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote report post

Pink Floyd The Wall has some mind blowing action.
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