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Does anybody know about these? I see new LP's of old Blue Note albums at the record store for 10-12 bucks. Some are 180/200 Gram Vinyl, and some come with cds. I'd love to know how these are, and if they use the newer SH/KG masterings, or RVG's, or what.

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I've read that the early CD RCA issues are supposed to be the best, but I believe I've only heard that version of Low. The recent EMI 24 Bit versions sound terrible. And the Ryko discs are really wonky, some tracks sound ok, others sound terrible, and others have strange frequency anomalies. Anyone else care to weigh in?

http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DG/brianwilson_smartgirls.mp3 i sort of want to hear the bootleg of this album now. anybody heard it? (Sweet Insanity.)

http://www.browntracker.net/ Very cool, I didn't know this site existed. Torrent site specifically for Ween and Ween-related goodness, and no lossy files! With the new album and the discovery of this site, I think I'll be getting back into Ween.

When you burn a cd from a cd is there a loss of fidelity? A friend of mine who is a questionable source said that there is but couldn't back up his claim with anything but "I read it somewhere". I'm thinking about backing up my library on CDR this week and wondering if loss of fidelity is a problem and if there is a way to prevent it. I currently can't hear any difference but my ears are constantly learning (or arguably hallucinating) new things all the time. I don't want to do it if a few years from now I can hear the difference between the two. Thanks, Aaron

It appears the record companies have once again decided to fuck up a catalog. All of the current Sinatra Reprise catalog will be OOP in order to make way for.......you guessed....horrible sounding remasters. If you heard Nothing But The Mess....er...I mean, Nothing But The Worst....no - Nothing But The Best and the horrible, LOUD sound quality then be prepared as we are getting more of that crap!!!! STAY FAR AWAY FROM THE NEW STUFF PEOPLE! Buy the old ones while you can or regret it later.

It's been a while since I bought tickets for a popular band. Most of the stuff I like I feel lucky if they ever make it to the U.S. to tour, but tickets are easy and cheap to get. I already saw Pearl Jam during the 2000 tour three times, and they are awesome, but my wife never saw them. She's a big fan. For one reason or another, we never made the effort to go see them since 2000. But this time, I ran it by her, and she was excited. Cool, let's go for it. I sat by my computer ready to pounce right at the general sale time. Yes, I know there was a 10Club presale, but it was a lottery and many got screwed(and I'm not a member, so there's that). I reload the Tick…

Just found out Cassette Store Day is coming up October 17th. Who's participating? http://cassettestoreday.com/ [For those wondering National Eight-Track Day was April 11]

Worthy of picking up. Much improved instrument presentation and "crispiness" of the sound. Good re-master. Haven't listen to the bonus material, including the second CD of live at the Elyse'e. Will report back once I listen to everything.

" Digital downloads had a short run as the top-selling format in the music industry. It took until 2011, a decade after the original iPod came out, for their sales surpass those of CDs and vinyl records, and they were overtaken by music streaming services just a few years later. Now, digital downloads are once again being outsold by CDs and vinyl, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA released its 2017 year-end revenue report on Thursday, showing that revenue from digital downloads plummeted 25 percent to $1.3 billion over the previous year. Revenue from physical products, by contrast, fell 4 percent to $1.5 billion. …

So I was trying to look up a recent purchase -- Prokofiev "premiere" recording of Queen of Spades with On Guard for Piece -- and I wandered over to their website which led me to their online store, which appears to sell (in British Pounds Sterling) lossless audio. Anyone know what resolution theirs are at? I see "24/96" on the corresponding CD page of most recordings that interest me, but the CD's are obviously not 24/96, and I see nothing on the audio download page.

http://www.bigpictur...ecordings.shtml Awesome. Hope there's plenty more where this is coming from.

I guess I shoulda said "For,..". The 2012 Monterey Jazz Festival was a treat for Potter lovers. He played with several groups over the weekend and I was able to records a couple of the bands. I've put up 7 new 24/48 files on my SoundCloud account from the festival and 6 have Potter doing his thing. The first group is the Metheny Unit Band and the second cut has Pat using the Orchestron (killer automated multi instrument partially controlled by air pressure which you can hear swooshing in the background). The second group is the Monterey Festival on Tour which features Christian McBride-bass, Benny Green-piano, Potter, Ambrose Akinmusire-trumpet, and Lewis Nash o…

Cisco is shutting down operations, which means Kevin Gray's Aja is going out of print. IMO this pressing/mastering is as perfect an audiophile recording as one can get. And the musics not to bad either. hop on it: http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?title_ID=39750

I'm not sure how popular these were (looks like at least some ended up on VH1), but the BBC documentary series Classic Albums is on Netflix. Not the most exploratory, so if you're already well familiar with the backstory of each album they may be of limited use, but for everyone else they're definitely worth a try. Saw Rumours last week. Just finished The Band... [media=]

All of the sudden I have become very interested in the Pre-Beethoven composers. It started with Bach's Mass In B-Minor (Gardiner) and moved on some of Haydn's symphonies (Sir Colin Davis). Beyond that all I have is whatever Mozart and Bach shows up on the Living Stereo releases. So any classical period or even earlier stuff you could recommend would be wonderful. I'm looking for specific recording recommendations, rather then "get mozart's 40th" type recommendations. Here is a small wish list I've compiled from various sources: Amazon.com: Jack Johnson: Classical Period Thanks!

Unholy carp! I can't wait for this. I sure wish myspace worked for me. (Just Dean, no Toni, but I'm still excited.)

I appear on this! This is unmastered -- it's halfway funded right now, it'll get mastered when it reaches funding. But even if it doesn't get funded, you still get all the unmastered tracks and IMHO, not all the tracks need mastering. (Mine just needs the first couple seconds of silence clipped off.) Namlook Tribue Bonus tracks At least 40 tracks averaging more than 5 minutes each, that's 200 minutes of music for $22, what a bargain! It's mostly ambient and atmospheric electro, and profits go to Namlook's family.

Concord Music Group - Promos I have no affiliation with Concord Music Group other than I just spent $100 on $6 SACD's.

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You know how it goes -- the album would be perfect if it weren't for this one track, or these two tracks, or whatnot. (This is actually just an excuse to get rid of some of my favourite albums from my insanely long list.) Deep Purple, Who Do We Think We Are? -- fine up until "Place In Line", which totally drags things down, and doesn't get much better with "Our Lady". King Crimson, Red -- would've been fine if they had just put something more "Fractured"-like instead of the unorthodox improvisation of "Providence". Talking Heads, Remain in Light -- this one pains me, because I really don't understand my dislike of "Once in a Lifetime", but I just don't -- I can liste…

We know both political parties have support among artists, but do these Hank Williams Jr. lyrics even make sense (logically or structurally)? Does Hank consider McCain a "good-looking dish"? Did "ol' Hank" (assuming this is Jr., though he may be digging up dad) fix anything I should be aware of? Video The left wing liberal media have always been a real close knit family But most of the American people dont believe em anyway you see Stop and think it over Before you make your decision If they smell something wrong, they're gonna come down strong You know McCain-Palin tradition John and Sarah tell you just what they think. They're not gonna blink. And they don't…

Killing Joke - They get better and better with time, like a fine wine or cheese. The White Stripes - Hyped as all hell yes, but simple composition is an art, imho. I disliked them at first too. Primus - what's not to love?

In case this virus lasts a few more years, maybe time for a dedicated virtual concert thread? Besides the wonderful SFJAZZ Fridays at Five and SFOpera's weekend streaming, there's also an interesting Nick Cave show today. IDIOT PRAYER: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace