Vinyl I am listening to...

[tek]

Out of curiosity, what's the most money any of you guys have spent on a record? new or used..

Mine would be $100 i spent on Sun Kil Moon's Ghost of the Great Highway. It was actually around $120 for that and another record together, but I feel this is what I paid for it.

 

[gee_john]

Bought an Eagles " Hell freezes over" for $ 130.00. Eagles are my favorite !! Looking back it was kinda atrocious !!!

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

I get most of my records free.

 

[tek]

How do you manage that? You get old used out of print records for free too ?

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

when you've bought a few thousand CD's from music companies, they don't mind tossing you a few vinyls now and then. I was witness to Gramophone Company (Saregama) destroying thousands of EMI vinyls since they had lost the licence. No amount of pleading convinced them to sell it as scrap.

 

[shaizada]

when you've bought a few thousand CD's from music companies, they don't mind tossing you a few vinyls now and then. I was witness to Gramophone Company (Saregama) destroying thousands of EMI vinyls since they had lost the licence. No amount of pleading convinced them to sell it as scrap.

THAT is just tragic!! I can see why from a business point of view, but from a music lovers side, that is just inhumane!

 

[shaizada]

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

Medeski Martin & Wood-Note Bleu. The best of their Blue Note Years 1998-2005

 

[surendar]

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

Slightly off topic, I'm looking for an album by RD Burman featuring Carlos Santana-Panther. Any pointers? CD, MP3 or MC will also do. Thanks in advance.

 

[tek]

@Finyl Vinyl - How is that MMW record? I've seen them live a couple of times and they were amazing!

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

@Finyl Vinyl - How is that MMW record? I've seen them live a couple of times and they were amazing!

I'm not a compilation guy, but in the absence of an album, I thought that it was a good listen. I like the groove / rock / psychedelic element they bring to the table. I liked their work a lot better with the Ryko Disc label. They're also featured on the "Get Shorty" soundtrack.

And I'm very partial towards a Hammond B3 organ, so I like most bands that use that instrument.

 

[myriad]

Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue

Ry Cooder - Paris Texas

Gerry Mulligan Paul Desmond Quartet

The Manganiyar Seduction

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

Ella Fitzgerald-Lady Time
Louis Armstrong-Satchmo (From The Archives of Folk and Jazz Music)
Shirley Bassey-The Fabulous
Sarah Vaughan-After Hours

And I'd love to get my hands on that Mulligan & Desmond record!

 

[wlg]

I'm not a compilation guy, but in the absence of an album, I thought that it was a good listen. I like the groove / rock / psychedelic element they bring to the table. I liked their work a lot better with the Ryko Disc label. They're also featured on the "Get Shorty" soundtrack.

And I'm very partial towards a Hammond B3 organ, so I like most bands that use that instrument.

James Last has a few 'Hammond a go go' dance music, good listening

 

[jls001]

I have been through till side 6 of this 6 LP collection. Amazing stuff for historical buffs. The oldest number is from 1916. And it is a surprisingly well preserved recording. Any idea what was the recording medium in those days? 78 rpm records as we know them? Or some sort of cylindrical media straight from Edison's lab?

May be to the dismay of the purist, Smithsonian has taken some artistic liberties and included blues god Robert Johnson.

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

@ jls. That is an outstanding collection there. If my knowledge is right and anything to go by, I think the first recording ever made was about 1n the 1860's of a "ball and chain gang" in a cotton field on a Edison machine. I maybe wrong also

@ wlg, I have an immense aversion to James Last. I put him in the same category as Kenny G, Richard Clayderman and Yanni. Of course, your music will vary

 

[jls001]

@ jls. That is an outstanding collection there. If my knowledge is right and anything to go by, I think the first recording ever made was about 1n the 1860's of a "ball and chain gang" in a cotton field on a Edison machine. I maybe wrong also

@ wlg, I have an immense aversion to James Last. I put him in the same category as Kenny G, Richard Clayderman and Yanni. Of course, your music will vary

Thanks for the info. But a ball and chain gang of all folks! Perhaps a sign of the times.

Re. Messrs Kenny G, Clayderman and Yanni, I can handle some of Mr G's numbers, especially vocal collaborations. One should listen to his solo on "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" with Michael Bolton at the '85 or '86 Grammies.

As to Clayderman and Yanni - mum's the word for me:lol: but suffice it to say that I rarely listen to elevator music.

But Bert Kaempfert is surprisingly good in the genre. Especially his early 80s digital recordings (for CD) which were very well mastered. They were the reference CDs of their time and one would find them in studios and high-end audio outlets. My copy came from a recording studio in Colaba (Mumbai) which has since shut shop. I really like the sumptuous sound of his brass section.
Joshua

 

[Finyl Vinyl]

Thanks for the info. But a ball and chain gang of all folks! Perhaps a sign of the times.

Re. Messrs Kenny G, Clayderman and Yanni, I can handle some of Mr G's numbers, especially vocal collaborations. One should listen to his solo on "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" with Michael Bolton at the '85 or '86 Grammies.

As to Clayderman and Yanni - mum's the word for me:lol: but suffice it to say that I rarely listen to elevator music.

But Bert Kaempfert is surprisingly good in the genre. Especially his early 80s digital recordings (for CD) which were very well mastered. They were the reference CDs of their time and one would find them in studios and high-end audio outlets. My copy came from a recording studio in Colaba (Mumbai) which has since shut shop. I really like the sumptuous sound of his brass section.
Joshua

I think this thread should branch out into a discography discussion.

However, big band is the way to go for brass and rhythm sections. And none better than Ellington and Basie. In the "mood music" genre of yesteryears, Ron Goodwin, Herb Alpert, Arthur Lyman, Bill Black come to mind. I know Herb is a lot more contemporary.

You should try listening to Randy Tico, or these orchestral works

Amazon.com: A Classic Case: The London Symphony Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jethro Tull, Featuring Ian Anderson: London Symphony Orchestra, Ian Anderson, David Palmer: Music

Amazon.com: Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Scholes: Music

Amazon.com: The Doors Concerto: Riders on the Storm: Doors, Peter Scholes, Prague Symphony Orchestra: Music

Plays Metallica by Four Cellos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rapsody Overture: Various Artists: Amazon.co.uk: Music

But I don't think any of these are on vinyl.

 

[surendar]