Visited the Dallas Vinyl Record Show in Richardson, Texas this morning; went a little wild. I’ll be playing “new” stuff all night starting with this...
Any body else make it to that event?
Peggy Lee - Miss Peggy Lee recorded at the Basin Street East.
This is a march 1960 live show recording in the Basin Street East in NY city; Peggy at the top of her game.
Interesting note from the bottom of the back cover:
“This monophonic microgrove recording is playable on monophonic...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition
This is one of those bargain bin finds that were brought back to life by the Spin Clean. I love that cleaner; best bang for the buck, IMO.
Billie Joe + Norah (aka Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones) - Foreverly
A cover of the Everly Brother’s 1958 album “Songs Our Daddy Taught Us”. A side of Billie Joe I didn’t know was there. A well done & pretty folk album.
The Cars - The Cars
On my birthday back in July of 78’ I got my Mom’s 68’ Chrysler Newport Convertable, a Craig under dash 8-track player, a set of Audiovox Tri-axles, and from a friend The Cars on 8-track. I wore that tape out that summer!
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Aive!
Ah yes; the summer of 76’, the 3 sisters across the street dancing to Frampton. I can see it like it was yesterday.
If you are at the point in your turntable trials that you are worried about cartridge resonance why guess at it? Get yourself a trackability test record for stereo cartridges and find out for sure. I use one manufactured by Shure and it has test frequencies from 4 to 12 hertz. I have a Grado...