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In no particular order and there are many more I know -- the beloved - happiness - probably the best production I have ever heard together with sublime tranzy floaty synth pop songs
- Pink Floyd - the final cut - the most depressing album that gives me such an uplifting feeling each time I listen to it - sounds just wonderful and big!
- Bill Idol - rebel yell - after watching Toby on rockstar supernova made me think back to how great the whole album is and how powerful and analog the Keith Forsey production is.
- Depeche mode - violator - one of the best albums ever made by anyone or any band and great sounding to boot
- New order - technique - kick arse album from the , dynamics and weight are very impressive
Follow Ups:
Doobie Brothers - Stampede (pre Michael McDonald. I'm still trying to figure out how they managed to mix country, rock, disco and jazz fusion on a single cut. Must have been that Curtis Mayfield influence. Can't remember the name of the song just now. The whole record just jams and demands to be played loud.The Police - Outlandos de Amours. It's the Police. What needs to be said?
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (Sonically huge, lyrically underrated. As socially relevant as when it was first recorded. Maybe more so. My favorite Floyd album)
Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat (Musically, not as well concieved as previous outings, but sonically has some pretty astounding moments)
Thomas Dolby - The Flat Earth. I just like this record. Some songs I don't get into, but the good songs are great songs. Sonically rich, even though I'm pretty sure it's a digital recording.
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
The White Stripes - Elephant
Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
Cat Power - You Are Free
XTC - Oranges and Lemons
Joe Jackson - Body and Soul
Blue Oyster Cult - Cultasaurus Erectus
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel Of Love"
Donald Fagen "The Nightfly"
Jimi hendrix "Band of Gypsys"
John Lee Hooker "cream"
Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
Sorry, I am relatively new to vinyl so mine are mostly recent pressings, but...Radiohead - Hailt to the Thief (45 RPM, listing to right now, amazing sonics)
Niel Young - Greatist Hits (the one that just came out last year)
REM - Document (1999 remastered by Bob Ludwig)
Elliott Smith - From a Basement On a Hill
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
solo lp from Thom Yorke - just brilliant and any older Elliot Smith albums - all very nice
5 great Lp's there.
Not necessarily in order, but five that come to mind are:
1.) Pink Floyd - The Wall
2.) Rush - Moving Pictures
3.) The Police - Ghost in the Machine
4.) ZZ Top - Deguello
5.) Rage Against the Machine - s/t debut
buckingham/nicks
big star(all of 'em)
scruffs(first)
cheap trick(first 3)
nick lowe(first)
1. Police- Syncronicity / Ghost in the Machine
2. Cars - self titled
3. Tears for Fears - Song from the Big Chair
4. Radiohead - OK Computer
5. Brian Eno- Taking Tiger Mountain
forgot one...
1. Magnolia Electric Company - Trials and Errors
2. Beck - Sea Change
3. Mogwai - Mr. Beast
4. The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me
5. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
came out last year and is germonic floaty tranze
1. Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
2. Gentle Giant - Power & the Glory (UK WWA preferred)
3. Rush - Permanent Waves
4. Alan Parsons Project - I, Robot
5. Yes - Fragile
Of Violator. I like a dose of the 'Mode every now and then but mine sounded like a turd.But otherwise my 5....
Peter Gabriel 3..... (also a big fan of So and Up)
Kate Bush... Hounds of Love
Dire Straits... Brothers
Can you tell I was a teen in the 80's
Jack Michealson... Thriller (still love it, even if he is odd)
and I was a 'Wish you were here' fan over the 'Dark side'.
So I am a bit mainstream in my best sounds really, but they still sound really good.
Have fun,
K
Maybe I might have to make a nominations list and review them again.
bad UK pressing of violater as mine sounds great. a little noisy in spots - but it has been played to death
For another copy then, I like the music and ended up witha CD copy.I got all the Gabriel Re-masters for Classic. Most arrived looking like they had been pulled out of a waste skip but they play mighty well. I have to keep going back and marvelling in how improved they are over the originals. They kill the remastered CD versions which I also have.
Have fun,
nt
all the best,
mrh
amazing...
but I don't have one, so I cannot comment myself.
...that's a fun R&R (New Wave?) LP that sounds very good.2) Supertramp's "Live in Paris"
3) Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks"
4) "Dead Set" from... guess who.
5) Yeah, Floyd's "Dark Side" is good, but I played it w-a-y too much.
That SMS really is one of those YOU ARE THERE recordings. I've never been big on live recordings, but this is an exception.
marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
Hendrix's Electric Ladyland, Klaatu's 1st album, Door's first album, Elvis's Sun Sessions, and, damn, there's so many - should be a Joni Mitchell or two in there, Blue or Ladies of the Canyon, Dire Strait's first, Genesis's Selling England by the Pound, Gentle Giant's Octopus, Beatles Revolver, Fleetwood Mac's epynomous album, The Cars first, The B52's first, Who Live at Leeds and/or Who's Next, -jeez so many to choose from.....
my turntable comes to a standstill.
Took me a few seconds to get it.
Beck - Sea Change just released! amazing sound & pressing quality
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St 180g re-issue
Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction orig w/rape cover
Black Crowes - Southern Harmony
All the Shins and Killers albums...
Good questionI'd throw in Aja
DSOTM is always a big hit, but I prefer Wish You Were Here
Probably Crime of the Century
I don't know how I left it off the list, it was a topic just a few days ago.
I enjoy the music and find the sonics quite suitable.
But, it's only Alan Parsons, so one can't expect much!
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - Where's the Money?Thomas Dolby - Aliens Ate My Buick
Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth
Daniel Lanois - Acadie
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Never heard of ..please genres, comparison albums, highlights..always need new vinyl and missed bands
Where's the Money - Dan Hicks was (is) hard to catagorize, otherwise he'd be a rich man. This record is a very witty blend of folk, jazz, western swing and San Fran hippie rock. It's live at the Troubador with all acoustic intruments.Aliens Ate My Buick - Dolby was a studio wunderkind who made technologically advanced white-boy power funk. Somewhat more tounge in cheek and less emotionally evocative than some of his other records (The Flat Earth), Aliens is punchy, wide spectrum and big fun. The first track is the least representative.
Dead Can Dance - Labyrinth is also hard to catagorize. If Jim Morrison had been re-incarnated in the middle east, this might be his record. Lisa Gerrard has gone on to lucrative soundtrack work (Gladiator etc.) Moody, lush and full of gee-whiz audio tricks.
Acadie - Daniel Lanois is a big time producer (U2, Dylan, Peter Gabriel) from Canada. This record exhibits some of his acadian roots and atmosphereic genius. He's a more than adequate singer/songwriter/guitarist.
Secrets of the Beehive - David Sylvian is the most self-conciously arty of this list but that doesn't mean his poetic approach lacks real beauty. Riuichi Sakamoto did the orchestration and plays piano. The songs are mid-tempo, dark art-pop warmly recorded.
Into the Labyrinth does sound great and it also features a couple tracks not included on the CD. I always thought the CD sounded pretty good until I heard it on vinyl. The maracas on the intro sound like a real instrument, where on the CD they sound like they might be synthesized. And it just continues from there. Bass on the vinyl isn't quite what is on the CD but overall a more pleasurable listen on vinyl.
I would say:Pink Floyd DSOTM
Dire Straits Love over Gold
Neil Young Harvest
Bruce Sprinstein Born in the USA
Simon and Garfunkle Bridge over Troubleled Water
They finally managed to clean that one up for the most recent CD, but it was always plagued by a ton of tape hiss. The title track in particular was overdubbed literally line by line. It certainly sounded majestic, but revealed its limitations upon close listening, as through headphones.I'd go with "Graceland" and "Rhythm of the Saints" as examples of what Simon & co. could do in the studio.
nt
I'd say an original Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd pressingThe original Atlantic pressing of the self titled LP from the Average White Band (1974).
And most any Eagles LP are going to sound great (original pressing pref).
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