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Derek wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:39 pm
Perry could really play back then, I imagine he got better over the years.

You Tube evidence shows he's better than ever..

One of the great could have, should have, made it bigger bands. Live from the Paradiso, Amsterdam 1979. The audience don't sound too up for it, but the band give it a John Perry who plays that great opening riff on "Another Girl another Planet" often tours Ireland with Martin Stephenson (...

This may have been up before but deserves bump. Diamond Mine from King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, a sublime recording released in 2011, I have the Jubilee Edition from 2012. It has a few extra tracks, on the Domino label. Blurb from the site;..."a labour of love. It is the "soundtrack to...

I always thought the Modern Jazz Quartet were classy. A Japanese pressing helps! 😀

Diapason wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:20 pm Sloop John B had a demo lined up years ago, but I don't know if it ever happened.

I'm not sure I'm ready to make this kinda leap again!

Buy you have nice speakers from Bruan O now anyway!

I was killing time at home and went down the You Tube Rabbit hole of "interesting" albums.. nearly all jazz as it happens... first up https://www.therecordhub.com/cdn/shop/products/ARMSTRONGDTHEGREATSU2_2048x.png?v=1642579498v It turns out my copy is an original from the 1961, Roulette/Bir...

cybot wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:48 pm Never ever tire of this.

It's an incredible LP and criminally unknown to many.

Uncultured pearl that I am... Sunday relaxation with harpsichord and organ https://i.discogs.com/4gbCT2Daqd9Y6eAJCnvg8SexLyiXW0pNW93XsqvFMlA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwNzEz/MDM3LTE1MDI5MDQw/MDYtMjgzMS5qcGVn.jpeg Disc 3 Harpsichord Concerto no.5 in G Mi...

Derek wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:38 pm

Just listening to this again... Dear God it's a work of raw genius.

You're toying with my memories here, ticking off my lunch time walk destinations. Flipping through records, rack after rack hoping for and on occasion finding a gem. Sur' wasn't I there beside ye! Ah! So you're the guy that kept leaning in over me to check out some bloody LP or other! No, I was cle...