philsbook.com write: Studios become famous because of their clientele. Abbey Road will always be inseparable from The Beatles in history but Abbey Road Studios and the whole EMI support structure deserves its own credit not just as a place that produced great sounding records over many decades, but as an infrastructure that nurtured engineers, technicians, […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3kA6p14aDk Thanks so much for Posting this rarity from RT, one of my favourites, ‘I’m empty and i’m cold, like a ruin…’
Meyer Lansky writes … I posted previously regarding a rega rp1 so I can spin some old vinyl , but just realised I had this in my loft from back in the day . I can’t find much info on it but I remember it cost £349 back in ’86. It definitely needs some tlc […]
Miles Davis Live at the Plugged Nickel, now available in a deluxe five LP box set with liner notes! This box represents the most complete version available on vinyl of the Miles Davis Quintet’s legendary Plugged Nickel performance! 20 tracks in all with almost 4 hours of music taken from the 7 sets Davis […]
As with Pau Casals, so Andres Segovia was a master of his instrument. If Casals established the cello’s proper place in the orchestra and as a solo instrument, Segovia raised the guitar to an entirely new status on the concert platform. Born in 1893 in Linares, Jaen – where there is now a statue erected […]
My Naim CDS3 sits on TV stand ( i know – not ideal )- but i have AV mixed with my hifi setup. I am thinking of using sorbothane feet / Black ravioli under the cd player resting on MDF platform. Any thoughts?
How can he be contacted please? The last contact numbers we have are: Tel: 01323 834444Fax: 01323 834499 Possibly 0753 4244189 Also: skatz@symphonova.com Please note: Apparently he can be VERY prickly about both his academic title (he always wants to be addressed as Dr.) and the spelling of his first name, it being Shelley […]
Recording Revolution write: Ask any of the all time great recording engineers what their favorite vocal chain is in the studio and you’ll likely get a list of three things: a microphone, a preamp, and a compressor. Recording vocals through compression is a wonderful thing that I highly recommend if you have it available to […]
We are told: Miles Davis and his electric group of the early 70s is some of the most innovative and important jazz music ever set to tape. While the studio recordings are amazing, they often pale in comparison to the loose, improvisational and fiery heights that the group could reach in front of a […]
Larkin Poe – Strike GoldJohn Primer & The Real Deal – You Mean So Much To MeJo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls – Alligator BloodThe Dig 3 – You’re The OneBoogie Beasts – Long Haired Doney (Album of the week “Blues From Jupiter”)Boogie Beasts – Someday Baby BluesDC Blues – Rollin’ & Tumblin’Dr. Feelgood […]
Larkin Poe – Strike GoldJohn Primer & The Real Deal – You Mean So Much To MeJo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls – Alligator BloodThe Dig 3 – You’re The OneBoogie Beasts – Long Haired Doney (Album of the week “Blues From Jupiter”)Boogie Beasts – Someday Baby BluesDC Blues – Rollin’ & Tumblin’Dr. Feelgood […]
For all its delightful and ethereal tinkliness, the harp suffers from something of an identity crisis. It lacks the versatility of the piano or the piercing qualities of the violin, let alone the brute force of the brass, so if it isn’t careful it can find itself relegated to a soothing, background role. Catrin Finch […]
The May 8, 1977 Performance At Cornell University’s Barton Hall, Revered By Many As The Best Grateful Dead Show Of All Time, First Official Release Following Acquisition Of “Betty Board” Master Tapes Available As A 3-CD Set, 5-LP Set LOS ANGELES – The Grateful Dead played more than 2,000 concerts, but none continues to spark […]
Ben as played and toured around the world with Gringos Locos, Leningrad Cowboys and Guitar Slingers in the 80’s-90’s. But is probably more known for his solo work, lead playing with Los Bastardos Finlandeses and 4 years with Wishbone Ash (2001-2004). His 3 first CDs were all instrumental and mirrored his admiration of Jeff Beck, […]
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Great value, limited 5CD Box featuring classic FM broadcasts from: Robert Cray Fabulous Thunderbirds Warren Haynes Stephen Stills Roy Buchanan. Stephen Stills Las Vegas 21st July 1995 (CD) Fascinating insight into a Stills live performance in the mid 90’s. Stunning versions of classics “Love The One You’re With”, “Long Time Gone”, “For What It’s Worth” […]
Joanne Lipman writes: CONDOLEEZZA RICE trained to be a concert pianist. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, was a professional clarinet and saxophone player. The hedge fund billionaire Bruce Kovner is a pianist who took classes at Juilliard. Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about […]
Originally published in 2015 Paul McGowan: In one of my earlier posts Taking things for granted I mentioned being confounded by the results of making a CD copy, which turned out better than the original. I understand some of the ideas here: copying to a hard drive and then back again to lower jitter, cleaning […]
We are told ….. Leonard Cohen only toured three times during the 1980s; in the decade’s opening year he performed a couple of shows each in Australia and the US, plus a handful of dates in Europe. In 1985 he followed a near identical itinerary, while 1998 was witness to a more extended European jaunt, […]
