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I have three I love: Stones: December's Children (mono) Beatles: Revolver (mono) Velvet Underground: Loaded

I saw Lou at the Vanguard a few months ago and I am sooooo bummed that I couldn't get up there this time. GREAT, GREAT show. Peter, thanks for the play-by-play on your show. Wish I had been there!

My MMF-5 can play 45s, but I have to take the platter off and adjust the belt, which is a pain so I haven't bought any of the 45 remasterings. Plus, it does sound like 45rpm would mean a lot of up and down to change sides. Just when i got comfortable I'd be flipping the record. I think these things are treasures too. I'm also amazed at how good the sound can be on an old mono record that looks like it's been trashed. I went home for Thanksgiving to Pittsburgh, and made my required trip to Jerry's Records (if you are ever in Pittsburgh definitely stop there, it's in Squirrel Hill. Great prices and TONS of inventory.) I found an old copy of Jimmy Smith's "Houseparty" that looked pretty beat up for $7.00 but I took a chance on it because it was a deep groove with the W.63rd St. address on the label and the cover was in nice shape. I ran it through my Nitty Gritty record cleaner and stuck it on the turntable and there was Jimmy, Lou Donaldson and Lee Morgan coming through very clear and with that nice Blue Note mono soundstage (which even on my cheapy system to me sounds soooo much better than CDs). There are some clicks and pops and some low-level static, but the horns are distortion-free and the overall sound is very enjoyable.

Thanks for all the thoughts on this folks. I think Wolff is right on the idea that good sound starts with the recording process and then goes the whole way through mastering, pressing, etc. The items I've heard and bought from Accoustic Sounds and Classic Records I have really loved. I think they do a great job. I've become a (mostly) analog guy and was just hoping someone knew what the story was on these BYG's. I bought them cheap, and the two I have listened to (Art Ensemble of Chicago and Dewey Redmon) sound a little flat and like they have been put through a high-frequency noise reducing filter, so I'm suspecting digital. The music, particularly on the AEC one I liked a lot though, which is really the first priority anyway, right? I recently won a deep groove copy of Miles Davis Volume 1 and compared that to the CD I have and man what a difference. Geez! The LP blew it away. Even on my little system. Full disclosure, it isn't a perfectly up-to-date comparison because I wasn't using the recent RVG edition of the CD, but I'd love to try that too. I've had my turntable for several years, but I still really enjoy these types of comparisons. And to think CDs were marketed as "perfect sound forever" when they came out. Thanks again for all your toughts, and thanks to our host for starting this section of the board.

Just picked up a few of these LPs over the weekend and I was curious as to how they sound compared to originals. They all say "audiophile remastered," but does anyone know what that means in this case? I've seen them in record stores too and always wondered how they compared, if they are digital remasters, etc.

I like the Sundazed monos too. They did a really nice job with those. Too bad it sounds like Sony is playing games.

I saw this group during their last stint at the Vanguard earlier this year. Great show. If I'm able to get up to NYC around Thanksgiving, I will definitely get to the Vanguard.

Voted for "MONK," because I think it is an underappreciated album, and not at all deserving of its relative obscurity. But "Monk's Dream" and "It's Monk's Time" are simply first-rate. The 2CD Solo Monk set is a must-have also. I like alternating listens of that with "Thelonious Alone in San Francisco" to see the difference in his playing.

I'd be interested if anybody else has experienced the same problem I have had with this LP. The last track on side one has a skip that seems to be a pressing error because both copies i have repeat in the exact same place but are not marked or anything. They look like flawless copies. I actually looked at them both with a loupe and it looked to me like a pressing error that resulted in one of the grooves running into another one, with the result that it catches and repeats at that spot. I bought the second copy because my first had this problem and I was bummed that the second had it as well. So now i'm wary of buying another copy of this LP. Anyone else with this problem?

Yep. His recent albums, all of which are awesome in my opinion, contain both Cash-written songs and covers. One of my favorite covers off the newest one is "Personal Jesus," originally done by Depeche Mode.

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This is truly sad news. What a giant. Here is a link to the video (I hope I get this right, because for some reason I always seem to screw up adding links here): Johnny Cash Video

Ha! Ok, I meant I WILL be there. Hmmm, I guess I COULD go now though, it would certainly get me out of the office...

I'm there!

I just got it and am looking forward to hearing it. 'Bout time I supported you guys!

Right on, Noj!

Soulstation, Thanks for posting that previous thread with all the notes. I'm really looking forward to this.

Noj, I guess to be more precise, I mean that CDs go in and out of print, and I sometimes find things on LP that either are not now available on Cd or may have never been (or at least I have never seen). For example, the other night i was listening to a 1952 Mary Lou Williams session on Jazztime that I don't think has ever made it to CD. The All About Jazz book I have said as much when I looked it up. Another example would be the early-60s J. J. Johnson albums he did for Columbia, which have been released as a CD set on Mosaic, but I don't think are available as single-issue cds from Columbia (Things like "J is for Jazz," "J.J. in Person", "Dial J.J. 5" etc). I could be wrong, but I could probably find a bunch of others.

Oh man, Mule, that's hilarious.

I'm with Mule and Moose.

I'm a YES YES YES. I don't generally see the need for new fora (?), and agree that too many would be confusing, but in this case I think it would be great. There is a lot that is only available on LP.

Thanks for starting this topic, GoM! The only Sonny Criss I have is "Sonny's Dream," but I really love that. I have it on LP and I like side one so much that I don't flip it over as often as I should. I've been wondering what to buy next, so thanks for the suggestions everyone. Did he ever do anything else with Horace Tapscott?

I'm going to see Bud Shank at Blues Alley Thursday night. Has anyone seen him live recently and know what he is up to these days?

I really like them and enjoy their CD a lot. Each member of the trio adds signifcantly to the final outcome, and I find myself focusing on a different player with each listen. I also have no problem with them covering rock tunes or having a rock-influenced sound. The two rock tunes they cover on the CD ("Heart of Glass" and "Smells Like Teen Spirt") are a good bridge for some folks I think. I think people mistakenly think this will make them "light," "easy" or dumbed-down, all of which are wrong I think. I'd love to see them live and will go the first chance I get.

Rooster, thanks for fixing the link. I'm at work, and came back to fix it then we lost our internet connection for a while and I'm just getting back now. Glad to hear this is availale on Cd, because $1K plus is just a wee bit out of my price range! Jeez!