Latest Music Purchases Part Deux

[MylesBAstor]

Continuing the thread since the original sticky has become unwieldy!

[rockitman]

Two bucket listers from this morning's early UK auction I participated in. Beethoven Concerto's by Milstein and Oistrakh. Second editions which should sound just as good as ED1 but for less than 1/3 of the ED1 price. I am psyched !!!

[rockitman]

Both of these LP's sounded awesome. I had ED1 for SAX 2315 but returned it because of a sounding (not visible) press defect. This ED2 version sounds every bit as good based on memory and plays great for less than 1/3 the price of ED1 at auction.

[bonzo75]

The mono for the Oistrakh sounds better

[Metamatic]

Rock on lads!!

Queens of the Stone Age - Villains. new album, mastered by Chris Bellman and the Euro release pressed at Optimal.

[RandyRobinson]

The difficult to read Lp in the upper left corner is Brazilian Joao Bosco's Essa E A Sua Vida.

[RandyRobinson]

Thanks, it is good. The Ellington with Grappelli is reminiscent of Oscar Peterson's Skol only better.

[tom_hankins]

What a great bunch of records/music!

[RandyRobinson]

Thanks Tom

[jazdoc]

[jonathanb]

This arrived today:

[EdAInWestOC]

I just ordered the Acoustic Sounds 45RPM pressing of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Second Helping. I have the 33RPM pressing from Acoustic Sounds (highly recommended) but since I bought the 45RPM pressing of "Pronounced" I figured I would try "Second Helping" on 45RPM.

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/119902/Lynyrd_Skynyrd-Second_Helping-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record

Yeah, I know, but you can't deny its great fun listening to this LP.

Like I said, the 33RPM Acoustic Sounds pressing of this LP is superb. I dare you to resist breaking out the air guitar on "Call Me the Breeze". At 45RPM this LP should come with a warning.

Ed

[dan31]

I'll bite and order the 45. Thanks!

[Bill Hart]

I did a shoot out of a bunch of 'em a while ago--not including this release-- and the winner on the "Pronounced" album was a nothing special MCA copy that I think was circa 1980 or so. It sounded demonstrably better than the original Sounds of the South label imprint.
Amazingly good guitar band. I have all original pressings of the pre-crash records. And like playing them. That documentary about them was pretty informative- heavily influenced by hearing Free. Which was also an awesome band during their heyday.

[kensell21]

My copy is on the way too

[rockitman]

"Buy Now" in the US ($350) for this little gem, NM. Should have it by the weekend, early next week. This same title went for $650 last week in a UK auction. Heard a sound clip....sublime mono recording, performance.

[MylesBAstor]

Just arrived. British RCA/Deccas.

[dcc]

These have just landed from Sweden

[MylesBAstor]

Drool. 😋 The Guitar Quartet sampler tracks are amazing. The 2nd gen tape must be amazing. And the Riis has always been a fave too!

[dcc]

Hi Myles. Definitely. Jan-Eric's work is fantastic. I played the 6 tapes yesterday evening and I am planning to listen to them again over the weekend. Though his tapes are made to order, Jan-Eric's turnaround is fast. I contacted him last weekend, he immediately launched the duplication process and the tapes arrived on Thursday. I am a classical music guy, my main focus is on ancient music, small orchetra and chamber music. Large orchestra music is not my cup of tea though I do enjoy the "big guns" once in a while. To say it bluntly, Chad's offering is not for me. I am dreaming of finding Haydn's quartets on tapes and I would be in heaven.

[EdAInWestOC]

Well, yup, Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping at 45 RPM is outstanding. I am so convinced I went back and ordered the other two Lynyrd Skynyrd 45 RPM LPs that Analogue Productions has (Gimnme Back My Bullets and Nuthin Fancy). Now if some one would go and pull all the Beatles master tapes, master them at 45 RPM and press them on heavy weight vinyl I would buy into that in a second! Or how about releasing them on RTR at 30ips?

[rockitman]

Well, yup, Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping at 45 RPM is outstanding. I am so convinced I went back and ordered the other two Lynyrd Skynyrd 45 RPM LPs that Analogue Productions has (Gimnme Back My Bullets and Nuthin Fancy). Now if some one would go and pull all the Beatles master tapes, master them at 45 RPM and press them on heavy weight vinyl I would buy into that in a second! Or how about releasing them on RTR at 30ips?

Heard the 45 rpm Second Helping last night. Best version yet, imo. I have Nuthin Fancy...haven't heard it yet. Gimme Back My Bullets... easily the best version ever. I have original issue and it sounds like shit in comparison.

[ack]

Just arrived. British RCA/Deccas.

Myles, how's the Walton?

[MylesBAstor]

Haven't played it yet. Only heard the Classic Records reissue that was pretty good.

[Rob]

another question, is this a remaster or pressed from Classic's old metal work? I stumbled into Hobson's old store on Highland a number of years ago and they were blowing out 'new' copies of the Walton in shrink (not loose bags) for like $12 a piece. I bought the remaining 3-4 copies left. IIRC these were Bernie's remaster when he used SS gear, the SQ is above average.

[MylesBAstor]

It's late but I cracked open the Walton. WM (William Makee) engraved. Thus new remastering. Makee did the earlier Decca/RCAs and suspect those tapes in Europe.

Will look at others tomorrow.

[Bill Hart]

Hmmm, latest acquisitions- quite a few. One of the more interesting ones is Leaf Hound- Growers of Mushroom. The original pressing is a tad expensive:
https://www.discogs.com/Leaf-Hound-G...elease/2625594
I bought an old CeeDee that was allegedly taken from the tapes. I also just ordered a Repertoire vinyl reissue, which will probably not sound as good as the CD-- in pretty much every comparison I've done of an original v. the Repertoire re-do, the Repertoire fell short. No doubt partly to do with digital sourcing of the master, but I've heard plenty of good digitally sourced vinyl records. It is very Zep-ish. Some have referred to it as low-brow Zep, but i think that's sort of an oxymoron. The CD version I bought sounded quite good though: https://www.discogs.com/Leaf-Hound-G...elease/2068823 I would steer wide of the Akarma releases for a number of reasons.
If you like heavy rock, this one is good as long as you don't keep saying to yourself -"but it sounds like Zep."

[Dre_J]

I have some (too many) sealed vinyl albums I haven't played yet. So why would I buy more? Do I really have to answer that?

Here's what's coming:


Taj Mahal/Labor of Love

Michel Legrand/Legrand Jazz

Cecile McLorin Salvant/WomanChild

Cecile McLorin Salvant/For One To Love

Lizz Wright/The Orchard

Lizz Wright/Grace

Lizz Wright/Freedom & Surrender

[tom_hankins]

I open and clean everything I get, the day I get it, then they go on the shelves. I like finding stuff I haven't listened to yet.

[Dre_J]

I usually open, clean, and listen whenever possible.

However, these were large purchases of sealed LPs (quantities of several hundred). It's a bit more difficult to work through those in short order.