[barbazz]

 

[zikarus]

 

[Bytor123]

 

[Ryokan]

 

[Bytor123]

 

[sygnus21]

Are those jazz? Never heard of either artist.

 

[tiddlywinks]

Baby Bird - I Was Born A Man

Babylon Zoo - The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes"

The Moody Blues (Days Of Future Passed) and Wings (Wild Life) - RIP Denny Laine

 

[ColSaulTigh]

It's all Miles Davis music!
DeGritter is an ultrasonic record cleaning machine. I do not use a cleaning solution, just distilled water. There is always some debris from the pressing plant that gets into the grooves, especially if it's put in a paper sleeve, and should be removed for the best sound. A wipe will not get into the groove. Also, while these Miles Davis records DID come in polyline sleeves, for records I buy that come in paper sleeves (most of them), I always replace those sleeves with polylined ones. Less expensive polyline ones are no different from those sold by Mobile Fidelity.

To add to this, I whole-heartedly agree that Ultrasonic cleaning of vinyl is the way to go. I do use a mix of Distilled H2O, IPO, a quat, and a detergent/wetting agent.

I got a <$200 setup on Amazon that works wonderfully, and am toying with moving up to a Hypersonic rig after the holidays.

Yes, poly/rice paper liners are a must - the paper you get with vinyl is like sandpaper + lint. Terrible. I buy whatever is the best value on Amazon, as they're all pretty good these days. Do buy the ones that are labeled though, makes hunting for the opening easier.

If you don't think your vinyl is dirty, allow me to retort:

 

[ColSaulTigh]

Also, if you are really into vinyl, invest in a disc flattener. I use the RecordPi, and it works great, as can be seen in my little video:

 

[LarsMan]

To add to this, I whole-heartedly agree that Ultrasonic cleaning of vinyl is the way to go. I do use a mix of Distilled H2O, IPO, a quat, and a detergent/wetting agent.

I got a <$200 setup on Amazon that works wonderfully, and am toying with moving up to a Hypersonic rig after the holidays.

Yes, poly/rice paper liners are a must - the paper you get with vinyl is like sandpaper + lint. Terrible. I buy whatever is the best value on Amazon, as they're all pretty good these days. Do buy the ones that are labeled though, makes hunting for the opening easier.

If you don't think your vinyl is dirty, allow me to retort:

You are so right about there being printing on the polyline sleeves to indicate the top!!

 

[mystaiced]

The Who - Quadrophenia

 

[David A Silva]

Also, if you are really into vinyl, invest in a disc flattener. I use the RecordPi, and it works great, as can be seen in my little video:

Thanks for this Col!

 

[LarsMan]

The Who - Quadrophenia

Ah yes - I bought that the day it came out, and thought it was one of the best record covers I'd ever seen. Shortly after release, they started their US tour, and they started it right here in San Francisco at the Cow Palace. That was the show where Moonie gobbled up a bunch of pills somebody had given him and passed out and had to be removed, and a guy from the audience came up and played drums on a few blues tunes to close out the set. Opening was Lynyrd Skynyrd, playing the biggest size show they'd ever played. One of them said afterwards that they were terrified, and just cranked everything up all the way and went for it!
Here's a couple of snapshots I got that night in November of 1973.

 

[PoSR77]

I have a few Freddie Hubbard albums (CD & Vinyl) but only have Skagly on vinyl, so the only way I can hear that is through Spotify (turntable is packed away). Don't have The Love Connection. How is it?

If you go through this thread and search for Hubbard, or my posts lately, you'll find I've been (slowly!) going through almost all of his discography (I skipped some in my collection). I comment on the albums I like the best.

Though I haven't listened to his post-mid 70's output as much as his earlier material, my view is that his last truly great album was 1975's Polar AC (though '81's Outpost is pretty good and I need to re-listen to/reassess some of his later releases).

So, to me, The Love Connection is fine, but nothing special. It sounds like you might expect: late 70's/early 80's sound with the jazz element reduced in favor of funk/soul/rnb styles (just like many of Hubbard's late 70's releases). It's like Skagly in that way, only even more so, especially as it sounds like it's going for a more popular "FM oriented, urban, soft rock/pop" audience. I gave it a 3/5 on my All Music Guide profile, same as Skagly.

 

[Luckyleo]

I saw The Who down in LA on 11/22/73. Opening act was the Eagles, followed by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and then finally The Who. I believe it was Thanksgiving night in a tremendous rainstorm. Getting there was hellacious. Back then, all seats were the same price. (Madonna I believe was the first big star to segment the arena into different price areas based on location). I think I paid somewhere between $8 and $12. Great memory. Good show!

Leo