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Your Reference Record

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Posted on June 21, 2016 at 16:42:14
RIQUE
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Location: Florida
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 I thought it would be nice to share our reference records "best sounding record"

Mine is Janis Ian Breaking Silence 180g Analogue Productions

Cheers.

 

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Pretty Things "S.F. Sorrow", posted on June 21, 2016 at 16:54:13
fishy
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Posts: 1031
Joined: April 15, 2002
 "Baron Saturday" is a killer song!

 

1st Hot Tuna acoustic live LP + Blood, Sweat & Tears self titled LP +..., posted on June 21, 2016 at 17:26:36
Interstage Tranny
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Location: Eastern
Joined: October 4, 2006
 For jazz, I am lucky to have the "Jazz at the Pawnshop" on Proprius label; Sweden pressing...fantastic sonics at a live venue

 

RE: Pretty Things "S.F. Sorrow", posted on June 21, 2016 at 17:58:50
peteSF
 Great LP. Do you have an original Columbia from UK? I have a German issue and it sounds pretty good, have wondered about the UK version.
P

 

When the glass breaks on the Tuna LP it always startles me and then, posted on June 21, 2016 at 18:05:20
viridian
 to hear it getting swept up seems equally surprising.

I don't have a reference record. Most of mine with good sonics, such as the Sheffield Lab direct-to-disc series leave me musically cold. I would rather listen to my scratched Robert Johnson LPs than Swedes playing Dixieland. But to each his own.

 

Joni - For the Roses "Cold Steel & Sweet Fire" /nt/, posted on June 21, 2016 at 18:29:41
Jeff Maxson
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RE: When the glass breaks on the Tuna LP it always startles me and then, posted on June 21, 2016 at 19:02:45
RIQUE
Audiophile

Posts: 128
Location: Florida
Joined: May 15, 2016
 "to hear it getting swept up seems equally surprising.
I don't have a reference record. Most of mine with good sonics, such as the Sheffield Lab direct-to-disc series leave me musically cold. I would rather listen to my scratched Robert Johnson LPs than Swedes playing Dixieland. But to each his own."

You've got to have a great sounder that you can name.

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 21, 2016 at 20:55:02
jnr
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Joined: April 5, 2000
 I'll be honest I don't have just one. I have about 12 and it depends on my mood to which I would use.

theaudiobeatnik.com

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 21, 2016 at 21:10:58
RIQUE
Audiophile

Posts: 128
Location: Florida
Joined: May 15, 2016
 One out of the 12 has to be a favorite but if you don't want share thats OK

 

Rickie Lee Jones, posted on June 22, 2016 at 02:38:53
zacster
Audiophile

Posts: 2179
Location: NYC
Joined: November 22, 2003
 Easy Money, and all the rest too. It is the first thing I play after every tweak. I've owned my copy since it was first released.

 

A tossup., posted on June 22, 2016 at 03:52:06
Opus 33 1/3
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Location: D.C. Area
Joined: February 19, 2014
 Between the AP release of Janis Ian's " Breaking silence" and the original MFSL Rickie Lee Jones debut LP.











Opus 33 1/3

 

Thelma Houston - Direct to disc I got the music in me, posted on June 22, 2016 at 04:39:51
fin1bxn@msn.com
Audiophile

Posts: 2215
Location: new jersey
Joined: November 15, 2005
 Beatles White Album
Joni Michel - Blue
BB King and Bobby Bland Live
just to name a few

 

I have that album as well., posted on June 22, 2016 at 05:01:24
MannyE
Audiophile

Posts: 2088
Location: Miami Beach
Joined: March 4, 2001
 I got it when I had an all-tube system and I wanted to listen to a record that had been recorded all-analog from start to finish. Very nice recording, but the music never really grew on me.

Every once in a while I give it another try, but I can't quite get into it.

My reference recordings are St. Germain Tourist, AC/DC Back in Black (the good pressing) and DSOTM.

 

I Musici, 4 Seasons on Philips and Joni M, Blue , posted on June 22, 2016 at 06:03:26
BillyBenBilly
Audiophile

Posts: 1425
Location: New Mexico
Joined: July 31, 2003
 Maybe not my best sounding recordings but 2 I often use with both music and sound that are very pleasing. I also like the Rickie Lee Jones that others have mentioned.

 

RE: 1st Hot Tuna acoustic live LP + Blood, Sweat & Tears self titled LP +..., posted on June 22, 2016 at 09:34:15
blade
Audiophile

Posts: 173
Joined: October 24, 2000
 You read my mind on "Jazz at the Pawnshop" ;-)

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 22, 2016 at 09:41:55
newvinyl
 Opus 3 Test Records

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 22, 2016 at 10:46:23
DeeCee
Audiophile

Posts: 769
Joined: July 6, 2001
 Pure old school:

Thelma Houston - I've Got the Music in Me (Direct to Disc)
Dave Grusin - Discovered Again (Direct to Disc)

Standard Pressings:

Angela Bofill Angie & Angel of the Night
Rita Coolidge - Nice Feelin'
Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
The Brother's Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23/Get the Funk Out Ma Face (limited edition extended play)

Charlie Byrd - Crystal Clear Records (not thrilled with the material but one of the most phenomenal drum solos I have ever heard recorded)

Probably a few others as well...

Happy Listening!
DeeCee

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 22, 2016 at 10:50:56
rrob
Audiophile

Posts: 762
Location: Kansas
Joined: February 7, 2010
 Holly Cole's Temptation
Stones (Mofi) Sticky Fingers
Gil Evans Out of the Cool
Duke Ellington's Jazz Party
John Martyn's Solid Air

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 22, 2016 at 11:32:01
Grinnell
Audiophile

Posts: 709
Location: Front Range
Joined: December 23, 2007
 Frank Zappa's Apostrophe

I use it anytime i swap out a tube or component, good range of voice and instrumentation.

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 22, 2016 at 11:36:48
RIQUE
Audiophile

Posts: 128
Location: Florida
Joined: May 15, 2016
 Which vinyl do you have from Gil Evans is it a 180g 45RMP Analog Production or just the standard impulse lable 33 LP?

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 22, 2016 at 13:03:40
rrob
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Posts: 762
Location: Kansas
Joined: February 7, 2010
 It's the 45 rpm but it's was a favorite long before I bought this one.

 

RE: Thelma Houston - Direct to disc I got the music in me, posted on June 22, 2016 at 13:11:16
Opus 33 1/3
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Location: D.C. Area
Joined: February 19, 2014
 My choice in regards to dynamics.



Opus 33 1/3

 

Your Sheffield lab description is hilarious, and I fully agree. Mapleshade, posted on June 22, 2016 at 16:43:03
alaskahiatt
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Contributor
  Since: November 1, 2005
 isn't too far behind IMO. When I see Lincoln Mayoraga LPs in the thrifts, I always mumble some disagreeable words.

 

Whatever is at hand, I do not have any special one., posted on June 22, 2016 at 20:20:08
J. S. Bach
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Location: Chester, SC
Joined: November 28, 2001
Contributor
  Since: June 29, 2004

Later Gator,
Dave
Find more about Weather in Chester, SC

 

Same reference record I've used for 40 years., posted on June 23, 2016 at 03:01:16
olddude55
 The third Sheffield disc, tracks "America" and "Camarillo."

But there are a few others, too.
The title cut from Merle Haggard's Big City is truly a great recording in my opinion. The arrangement is spare and the mix is dynamic.
"Opus de Funk" from the AP reissue of Art Pepper + Eleven. Outstanding slam, from top to bottom and also great dynamics.

But I always come back to that Sheffield as the final word after any change in the system.

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 23, 2016 at 11:14:42
justdavid
Audiophile

Posts: 167
Joined: February 27, 2009
 I use many. But really love my mono copy of
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7.

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 23, 2016 at 13:42:59
ChesshireCat
Audiophile

Posts: 1672
Location: midwest
Joined: July 5, 2007
 I use that same Janis Ian LP. Also have a Colin Walcot LP I like to use. Can't remember the title as it's lost in the stash.

glt
Gary

 

Yes, original UK issue..., posted on June 23, 2016 at 14:06:18
fishy
Audiophile

Posts: 1031
Joined: April 15, 2002



...it sounds incredible. I really like "Baron Saturday". It's a real psychedelic dream...

Generic photo below.

Best,
Dan

 

There are lots of them, posted on June 24, 2016 at 05:08:14
EdAInWestOC
Audiophile

Posts: 6828
Location: Glen Burnie, MD USA
Joined: December 18, 2003
 The MoFi UHQR pressing of Crime of the Century (MFQR 1-005) is very very good and once upon a time, was my best pressing. If its a Beatles fan, the MoFi UHQR of Sgt Peppers leaves a Beatles fan impressed.

I have purchased a lot of 45 RPM pressings over the last 10 years. The new MoFi of Rickie Lee Jones cut at 45 RPM is very very good and has a slight edge over the original MoFi of RLJ. The 45RPM has the openness that 45RPM brings to a pressing but the original 33RPM MoFi was pressed on super vinyl and is a quieter pressing.

MoFi's 45RPM pressing of Billy Joel - An Innocent Man is impressive and can rock the plaster off your walls (or sheetrock). The Analogue Productions pressing of Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping is very good. The Classic Records pressing of Led Zeppelin's first LP is also very good.

I'm happy to say that there are plenty to choose from.

Ed
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof

 

RE: Your Reference Record, posted on June 24, 2016 at 11:01:58
daleda
Audiophile

Posts: 741
Joined: March 6, 2002
 +1

 

RE: Same reference record I've used for 40 years., posted on July 12, 2016 at 23:31:09
emakay
Audiophile

Posts: 326
Location: SF Bay Area
Joined: September 7, 2004
 "Big City" is a GREAT rekkid, isn't it!
I miss ol' Merle...

 

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