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Tape Project Albums => Suggestion Box => Topic started by: astrotoy on March 25, 2008, 10:08:49 AM
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Steve, thanks for reminding us to make our suggestions.
Two of the first 10 titles are Decca/London classical. I hope TP has this as an easy source.
My favorite:
Decca SXL2020 Espana Argenta
Almost as good:
Decca SXL2012 Grieg Peer Gynt Fjeldstadt
Decca SXL2091 Rodrigo Concierto Aranjuez Yepes
Decca SXL2060 Mendelssohn Midsummer Nights Dream Maag
Decca SXL2246 Mendelssohn Sym 3 Maag
Decca SXL6529 Holst Planets Mehta
Decca SXL6691 Stravinsky Rite of Spring Solti
Most of these are on the Absolute Sound Super Disc List
I have all of them in original vinyl pressings on Decca. They are all available also on London pressings (generally a notch lower in sound quality, but still very fine). Master tapes should be the same. There are many more superb Decca/London titles.
There is one pop album that melts my heart
Blix Street Records S&P-501 Songbird Eva Cassady
Finally, my favorite - he's right in the room singing to you - album -
Columbia JC35305 Stardust Willie Nelson
Larry
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Great picks on the Deccas Larry. I'll jump on that bandwagon without a second thought. I haven't listened to the Songbird album in a long time. I'll get back on that one, but I do think that a female vocal album per year is a must. There's really something about a great voice and just a couple of instruments that really draws you in and transports you to another place. On all other media, the lack of total fidelity becomes a distraction and prevents full immersion in the moment. But when it's right, I'm just gone. I've been editing some live recording I made (digital) and one of the cuts is Diana Krall singing Joni Mitchell's "Case of You". It's just Diana singing and playing piano in a slightly different style than she usually does, but over and over, I'd get to the applause at the end of the song and think, "Damn, I did it again!" I was supposed to be listening for things that needed to be fixed not enjoying it.
Sorry for hijacking your thread, but I do love you suggestions.