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What are you listening to now?

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    mark
    wrote on 4 Jun 2023, 23:36 last edited by
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    1960 $4 Pristine condition.

    Sounds so good. The basement of Toad Hall Records in Rockford, IL is an amazing labyrinth of treasures just waiting to be discovered. I could spend days down there.

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      Copper
      wrote on 9 Jun 2023, 02:03 last edited by Copper 6 Sept 2023, 02:04
      #143

      Sometimes you hear a song that takes you right back there - 1969.

      Maybe it is because I haven't heard this for decades.

      Link to video

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 9 Jun 2023, 02:26 last edited by Doctor Phibes 6 Sept 2023, 02:34
        #144

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        That guy sure could play.

        Some analysis from Rick Beato...

        Link to video

        I was only joking

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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 11 Jun 2023, 01:24 last edited by
          #145

          In honor of my Ireland trip.(Though the song does not mean me, but the style is fun and what is heard in the pubs.)

          Link to video

          The below is not my video but similar to what I saw in the pubs. Lots of fun

          Link to video

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            Renauda
            wrote on 11 Jun 2023, 19:40 last edited by Renauda 6 Nov 2023, 19:58
            #146

            https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=CDS466

            Sample:

            Link to video

            Elbows up!

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              mark
              wrote on 14 Jun 2023, 00:55 last edited by
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              Original 1959 pressing. A little crackling. Having it deep cleaned next week on a machine that costs $6,500 and some change. Should quiet it right down.

              It's one of the jewels in my collection.

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                wrote on 4 Jul 2023, 00:27 last edited by
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                I searched Spotify and Amazon music for this collection of the earliest Brubeck recordings and came up empty.

                Bought from Discogs in Near Mint condition. 3 LPs of music I have never heard and apparently cannot stream.

                Wonderful stuff.

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                  mark
                  wrote on 5 Jul 2023, 22:25 last edited by
                  #149

                  Another cheap purchase from Discogs in mint condition from 1974. Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

                  Recordings from 1946-1947.

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                    5 Jul 2023, 22:25

                    Another cheap purchase from Discogs in mint condition from 1974. Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

                    Recordings from 1946-1947.

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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 01:03 last edited by Doctor Phibes 7 Jun 2023, 01:06
                    #150

                    @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

                    Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

                    Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

                    I was only joking

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                      6 Jul 2023, 01:03

                      @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

                      Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

                      Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

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                      wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 01:41 last edited by
                      #151

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you listening to now?:

                      @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

                      Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

                      Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

                      Interesting. You are most likely correct but I wonder what this album is all about? It has this text on the back cover.

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                      • M mark
                        6 Jul 2023, 01:41

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you listening to now?:

                        @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

                        Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

                        Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

                        Interesting. You are most likely correct but I wonder what this album is all about? It has this text on the back cover.

                        20230705-203855.jpg

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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 02:07 last edited by Doctor Phibes 7 Jun 2023, 02:09
                        #152

                        @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

                        Interesting. You are most likely correct but I wonder what this album is all about? It has this text on the back cover.

                        Not sure - it's a bit weird attributing them to Miles. Also, I'm pretty sure the master tapes still exist, so there was really no need to take the sound from a 78. It's still kind of fun seeing these albums from the 70's.

                        Presumably they're the same recordings I'm thinking of - here's an example (with the greatest alto-sax break in history)

                        Link to video

                        I was only joking

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                          George K
                          wrote on 16 Jul 2023, 11:59 last edited by
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                          "The composer John Adams has long shown a flair for catchy titles. “Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?,” a piano concerto commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, takes its name from a saying attributed to Martin Luther—alluding, perhaps, to the seductions of secular art. A fun-house-mirror distortion of Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn” riff drives the burly, funky opening; a limpid central reverie prefaces a finale whose rhythms possess a demoniac swagger. In this recording, Yuja Wang, the soloist, performs with athleticism and grace; the orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, matches her with power and atmosphere aplenty. Wang’s splendid account of “China Gates,” a brief piano work from 1977, provides an agreeably dreamy coda."

                          I'm not a huge fan of Adams, but I'm enjoying this.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            mark
                            wrote on 21 Jul 2023, 03:19 last edited by
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                            I learned of this at a listening session of the audiophile group.

                            It is a wonderful piece of music and a great test for an audio system.

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                              Catseye3
                              wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 23:01 last edited by
                              #155

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                              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                mark
                                wrote on 5 Aug 2023, 01:36 last edited by
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                                These LPs sound amazing!

                                45rpm Analog Productions Reissue 6 LP boxset.

                                A buddy found an original 33 1/3 3 LP boxset from 1965 in absolute mint condition in a collection that was given to him for free. That original boxset is worth over $400.

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                                  mark
                                  wrote on 7 Aug 2023, 21:48 last edited by
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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 17 Aug 2023, 02:56 last edited by
                                    #158

                                    Link to video

                                    Short Lived K-Pop group

                                    ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    (PS - the four "ladies" are all trans guys!!)

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                                      mark
                                      wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 23:54 last edited by mark
                                      #159

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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 00:16 last edited by Renauda
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                                        Finally got around to a 30 day free trial to stream CD and high resolution recirdings from Qobuz. Phenomenal selection of music titles especially for classical, jazz, folk and world music. 100 million titles in the data base.

                                        Right now am listening to some absolutely delicious baroque guitar and theobro music.

                                        Impressive.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                          20 Aug 2023, 00:16

                                          Finally got around to a 30 day free trial to stream CD and high resolution recirdings from Qobuz. Phenomenal selection of music titles especially for classical, jazz, folk and world music. 100 million titles in the data base.

                                          Right now am listening to some absolutely delicious baroque guitar and theobro music.

                                          Impressive.

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                                          mark
                                          wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 00:34 last edited by
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                                          @Renauda Qobuz is excellent. We use it with Roon at our listening sessions.

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