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    Soundtrack from The Big Chill

    Soundtrack from The Big Chill - lots of great oldies.
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    Pink Floyd - Pulse

    Artist: Pink Floyd
    Album: Pulse
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    Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace Live

    Recorded live over two days in 1972 in the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, backed by the Southern California Community Choir and a great group of musicians.

    Aretha is a national treasure and this album is a wonderful document of her talent. She holds back on many songs and then unleashes the power of her voice when it counts. (listen to "you'll never walk alone").

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    That is a great album!

    Thanks for reminding me, I am listening now via MOG. I am 99% sure I have that on vinyl, I really should track down a CD copy, or just rip the vinyl to digital!
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    Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream

    Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream HDtracks download 192/24. Even better with the 2nd listening.

    Lionel Richie: Tuskegee XLD conversion of redbook CD to AIFF. Very uneven SQ. At times compressed sizzling sound sounds like frying eggs and then emotionally moving and dynamic. Arrangements uneven from Diner music to inspired duets. One review (after purchase) gave it 2/4 stars. Fair rating. More commercial than inspirational. It is in my collection. Lady duet with Kenny Rogers has charm. Paul's critique is fair.g

    Manu Katché: Neighbourhood XLD conversion from redbook CD to AIFF. SQ is excellent. High quality example of redbook CD at its best. Thank you to CA member who made me aware of Manu Katché in the first place. Excellent renditions!

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    Jethro Tull - Aqualung

    in 5.1 surround in 24/96 from the DVD-A.

    I just wish they would offer DVD-A for all the JT albums!
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    Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

    24 / 96kHz flack Vinyl Rip - sounds superb.

    (This my second on copy - having a DVD-A extraction as well)
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    Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

    24 / 192kHz flac Vinyl Rip of 40th re-issue.

    Tried to "get into" Bitches Brew 22 years ago (think first CD release ???) but it did nothing for me - this time round I do indeed "get it"
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    Artist : Beady Belle

    Album : At Welding Bridge - 2010

    Norwegian singer with a good voice and nice songs



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    RT

    Artist: Richard and Linda Thompson
    Album: Pour Down Like Silver
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    Verdi: Verdi: Messa da

    Verdi: Verdi: Messa da Requiem HDtracks DL 88.2/24 Max conversion Flac to AIFF. For some reason, the gain is not there unless I play the DL in PM and increase from 0 to 6Db+. Don't understand what is the cause. The recording however, is excellent. Not referring to the DL. Probably would be better off with hard media and then convert with XLD.

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    some old school rock

    Artist: Small Faces
    Album: Small Faces

    Artist: John Phillips
    Album: The Wolf King of LA

    Love "Topanga Canyon" on the later...!
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    Riley Lee: the very best of

    Riley Lee: the very best of Riley Lee Postcards From Bundanon XLD conversion redbook CD to AIFF. Master of the Shakuhachi, first from China and adopted by the Japanese made of special bamboo. I have one. His phrasing and technique is sheer mastery along with a musicality that can soothe what ails. One might give this one a listen if only from samples on line.


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    Artist: Del McCoury

    Artist: Del McCoury Band
    Album: It's just the night
    Genre: Bluegrass
    Year: 2003

    Artist: Tim O'Brien
    Album: Red on Blond
    Genre: Bluegrass
    Year: 1996

    WAV ripped with dBpoweramp from redbook CDs
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    Honoring Levon

    A good man is gone, it seems to me. Fare thee well!

    Artist: The Band
    Album: Music From Big Pink

    On deck:

    Artist: The Band
    Album: The Band
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    The Last Waltz...

    The Band: The Last WaltzXLD conversion redbook CD to AIFF.
    In memory of Mark Lavon Helm; Born: May 26 1940.
    Enjoy the music,
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    Tonight it must be The Band

    RIP Levon-one of the absolute all-time greats. Rock of Ages is my go-to for all around best Band recordings. It still seems a kind of miracle that all that happened.



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    had a killer headache the last few days

    finally getting some listening in!


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    Levon Helm

    ARTIST: Levon Helm (R.I.P.)
    ALBUM: Take Me to the River 1978-1982



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    RSD haze

    Spent the day shopping for, and listening to vinyl - hey, it's Record Store Day!

    But also downloaded a new album which I'm listening to now:

    Artist: Alabama Shakes
    Album: Boys & Girls

    I love it when bands offer FLAC downloads of their releases.
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    The Band: Stage Freight XLD conversion Hybrid SACD to AIFF. Listening to The Band for decades. Generally feeling older these days and Levon's passing isn't helping me feel any younger. Then the music starts and that's the antidote.
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    Al Di Meola: Flesh On Flesh HDtracks DL 96/24. Max conversion from Flac to AIFF. Good SQ.
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    Vienna Boys' Choir

    ARTIST: Vienna Boys' Choir, conducted by Ferdinand Grossmann
    ALBUM: Mozart Ave Verum (Masses K. 220 & K. 259, Motet K. 618)

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    Talking Heads

    ARTIST: Talking Heads
    ALBUM: Fear of Music

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    Mariah Carey - Music Box

    Mariah Carey - Music Box

    Not the regular album, but Sony's K2 Remastered edition. The track "Everything Fades Away" is stunning. I never heard any lower bass than on this track.

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    Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Rachel Podger

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    Really kind of an "album of the morning", since it's a perfect album for this beautiful Sunday morning

    I really love this music, and Podger's performance is first rate throughout.
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