What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[sidewinder]

More Music Matters Blue Note 45rpm:

Jackie McLean 'Bluesnik' and Horace Parlan 'Us Three'

[Teasing the Korean]

Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 - Primal Roots - A&M (mustard label, stereo).

One of the more experimental albums by him, not unlike some of Airto's early 70s sessions.

[kh1958]

John Coltrane--Impressions (Impulse, black and orange label)

[Teasing the Korean]

Various - Jamaican Ska - Atlantic (red and purple mono).

Probably the first ska collection released in the US, including Ken and Patsy, the Maytals, and others.

[Teasing the Korean]

Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Israelites - Uni (stereo)

Desmond Dekker is the missing link between Johnny Mathis and Robin Gibb!

Edited August 9, 2008 by Teasing the Korean

[Teasing the Korean]

The Equals - Baby Come Back - RCA (yellow/orange label stereo but pre-dynaflex).

[agent45]

Working my way through a nice LP haul yesterday (53 extremely clean albums). Currently listening to Groove Holmes's "Soul Power!" LP, with Yusef Lateef's "The Sounds of Yusef" in the on deck circle.

[kh1958]

Joe Farrell--Moon Germs (CTI)

Kenton in Hi Fi (Capitol)

[Teasing the Korean]

Franz Waxman - Sayanora - RCA (black dog mono)

Hollywood postwar faux-orientalism at its best.

[Teasing the Korean]

Hubler & Schwab - Vampyros Lebos (expanded) - Crippled Dick Hot Wax

[Teasing the Korean]

Pete Terrace - Cole Porter in Latin America - Tico (mono)

[blajay]

The Serge Chaloff Sextet--Boston Blow Up (Affinity AFF 63 Stereo)

[stuartjewkes]

The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace

Still the best band in the world.

[blajay]

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Candid OG, Stereo 9002)

Pride of my collection. I just went through every emotion thanks to Abbey and Max.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Finding the Fela Kuti thread last night prompted me to have a Fela afternoon

Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Coffin for head of state - Kalakuta (French pressing)

Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Roy Ayers - Music of many colours - Phonodisk Nigeria orig

Fela Ransome Kuti - Gentleman - EMI Nigeria (Creole UK)

Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Perambulator - Lagos International orig

Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Authority stealing - Kalakuta orig (includes original skips, for which there is an apology n the sleeve note - and also Fela's broadsheet, YAP News - the pride of my Fela collection)

MG

[BillF]

Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis (Blue Note Re-Issue Series twofer)

[sidewinder]

zippo. No phono stage at the moment. Surviving on CDs !

[sidewinder]

Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Perambulator - Lagos International orig

Now that sounds like a cool name for a label - 'Lagos International'. Up there with 'Thoth Intergalactic' in the cool label stakes. :rsmile:

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Fela Anikulapo Kuti - Perambulator - Lagos International orig

Now that sounds like a cool name for a label - 'Lagos International'. Up there with 'Thoth Intergalactic' in the cool label stakes. :rsmile:

Yeah, it certainly beats the hell out of Decca West Africa.

Playing

Slide Hampton - Explosion - Atlantic stereo green/blue label - Ronnie Cuber is the baddest MF on this!

MG

[Daniel A]

zippo. No phono stage at the moment. Surviving on CDs !

Sorry to hear that!

Spinning today:

Clarke-Boland Big Band 'Latin Kaleidoscope' (British MPS pressing). Extremely listenable album, probably the CBBB recording I listen to the most.

Oscar Peterson 'Walking the Line' (German MPS). Somewhat hysterical, with an absurd version of 'Windmills of Your Mind'.

Laurindo Almeida/Bud Shank 'Brazilliance Vol. 2' (World Pacific repressing from 1962)

[clifford_thornton]

Favorite record label names?

Bla-Bla, on par with Skin Graft, Snipe and Cramps.

Edit: not to forget "Of The Cosmos"...

Edited August 15, 2008 by clifford_thornton

[sidewinder]

zippo. No phono stage at the moment. Surviving on CDs !

Sorry to hear that!

Not to worry. There is a silver lining - the demo unit went back and my super dooper pan-galactic new phono stage arrives end of month !

That 'Latin Kaleidoscope' is an excellent album and is very well recorded. Recall that a friend of mine many years ago who did competitive ballroom dancing said he was sure that they used that album in some competitions for the 'latin' category.

Incidentally - my copy looks just like the one in your photo and I think it is a French MPS pressing. Great sound.

Edited August 15, 2008 by sidewinder

[Daniel A]

Incidentally - my copy looks just like the one in your photo and I think it is a French MPS pressing. Great sound.

I stole the picture from the net. My cover has the square MPS logo (LP label also says "BASF" and "Made in England"). Have not encountered many English MPS pressings, but this one sounds as good as the German ones (which I've found is not always the case with the French pressings).

So, what will be the first LP through the new phono stage?

Edited August 15, 2008 by Daniel A

[sidewinder]

That would be an MPS/BASF pressing - which indeed were produced over here. I have a 'More Smiles' in that pressing (the very first LP I ever bought - 1974 - I bought it for the picture on the cover no, only kidding ) and it is still damn well mint. Incredible !!

This particular French pressing of 'Kaleidoscope' sounds stunning so it must have got through the QA net

Edited August 15, 2008 by sidewinder

[ajf67]

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Candid OG, Stereo 9002)

Pride of my collection. I just went through every emotion thanks to Abbey and Max.

Word. I remember the first time I heard this and I immediately played it again. it is such powerful music. Usually when I listen to it I stop listening to music when it is done because i just can't sem to follow it up. An absolutely essential record.