What Are You Listening To - The Reckoning

[westhuller]

What make of turntable is that?

It started off as a Rega Planar 3 but I had it moded at Inspire Hi Fi near Chesterfield. All that's left is the sub platter, bearing and motor.

[Futtocks]

It started off as a Rega Planar 3 but I had it moded at Inspire Hi Fi near Chesterfield. All that's left is the sub platter, bearing and motor.

I thought it might be something like that - it didn't look like any production turntable I'm familiar with. Mine's a bog-standard NAD 533 (effectively a re-badged Planar 2) with a Rega Elys cartridge and running through a Cambridge phono stage. It sounds pretty good for what it is.

I was going to upgrade to something better this month, but my new laptop and DAC used up the available funds. Next year...

[terrywebbisgod]

[westhuller]

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball.

[Futtocks]

Lamont Dozier - The ABC Years & Lost Sessions

Earth, Wind & Fire - I am

Bakelite Radio - Vol.2

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly

[terrywebbisgod]

[westhuller]

Lamont Dozier - The ABC Years & Lost Sessions

Earth, Wind & Fire - I am

Bakelite Radio - Vol.2

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly

This is a strange LP some absolute classics like Nightfly,IGY and New Frontier etc and then finishes with the utter dross that is Walk Between Raindrops.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball.

I've been giving it some stick as well.

Just watch the republicans miss the point and use 'We take care of our own' in their campaign.

[Futtocks]

Playlist from Saturday afternoon (some selected manually, some from shuffle play):

• Van Morrison - Ringworm
  
• Mos Def - Umi Says
  
• Swing out Sister - Breakout
  
• The Triffids - Holy Water
  
• Cold Chisel - Letter to Alan
  
• k.d.lang - Don't Smoke in Bed
  
• Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow
  
• Reckless Fable - Western Vacation
  
• Burt Bacharach & Ronald Isley - Alfie
  
• Ismael Lo - Without Blame (feat. Marianne Faithfull)
  
• Mick Ronson - White Light/White Heat
  
• Tommy Bolin - Sweet Burgundy
  
• Jackson Browne - The Pretender
  
• Bob James - Angela (Theme from 'Taxi')
  
• Henk Hofstede - Naar Bed
  
• Jeffrey Foskett - Fish!
  
• The Leisure Society - The Last Of The Melting Snow
  
• Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally through the Alley
  
• Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
  
• Matt Kelly - Dangerous Relations
  
• Phish - Ghost
  
• Phoenix - If I Feel Better
  
• Steve Earle - Satellite Radio
  
• Zulu Spear - Chin Up
  
• ABC - When Smokey sings
  
• Buckwheat Zydeco - Beast of Burden
  
• Dion - King of the New York Streets
  
• Hugh Masekela - Stimela (The Coal Train)
  
• Alison Krauss & Union Station - There is a Reason
  
• Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart - Tallacatcha
  
• Baby Animals - One Word
  
• Buddy Miller - Worry too much
  
• The Delfonics - Ready or not, here I come
  
• Charles & Eddie - Would I lie to you?
  
• En Vogue - Hold on
  
• Donald Byrd - Blackbyrd
  
• Wayne Toups & Zydecajun - Two Step Mamou
  
• Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Grateful Dawg
  
• godspeed you black emperor! - The Dead Flag Blues
  
• Greezy Wheels - Clean but unshaven
  
• Ernest Ranglin - Three Pope (feat. Monty Alexander)
  
• The Leisure Society - Pancake Day
  
• Jack McManus - Bang on the Piano
  
• Golden Smog - Keys
  
• Janis Ian - Tattoo
  
• Fun lovin' Criminals - Up on the Hill
  
• King's X - The Difference (In the Garden of St Anne's-on-the-Hill)
  
• Holger Czukay - Persian Love
  
• The Monkees - Circle Sky
  
• Jeff Beck - People get ready (feat. Rod Stewart)
  
• Liam O'Maonlai & Eddi Reader - Across the Universe (Live)
  
• Michael Franti & Spearhead - Oh my God
  
• Phantom Limb - Last Chance Saloon
  
• Tiny Tim - My Community
  
• Maggie Reilly - Moonlight Shadow
  
• Robert Ward & the Ohio Untouchables - Your Love Is Real
  
• Sparklehorse & Dangermouse - Just War (featuring Gruff Rhys)
  
• Roger Chapman - Oh Brother, take me!

[gingerjon]

[l'angelo mysterioso]

the original and by far the best

[gingerjon]

the original and by far the best

Yes.

I only even heard about it a month or so ago -- and Mr Fuller's short life story is interesting.

[gingerjon]

[Ullman]

the original and by far the best

That's really good.

I also like the 'I fought the law and I won' reworking of the song by the Dead Kennedys.

[Ullman]

[Futtocks]

Had my first listen to 'Malpensa', The Nits' new album last night. Much less acoustic content than their previous two or three releases, with interesting sounds and textures all over the place. The first impression was that there were slightly too many songs in plain vanilla 4/4 though. A complex album that I'm sure will reward repeated listening.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Mick Green in fine form

latching onto punk by middle aged men is a bit iffy though.

and those boots.

What a great band all the same.

[Ullman]

Mick Green in fine form

latching onto punk by middle aged men is a bit iffy though.

and those boots.

What a great band all the same.

My grandad had a pair of boots like that for the Arctic fishing grounds.

I'm not sure Mick's ever saw active service on the high seas.

[Ullman]

The Ronnie Wood show on Sky Arts.

It's bloomin' good.

[Futtocks]

From the second-hand shop on Saturday:

• Jeff Wayne - The War of the Worlds
  
• Jimmy Cliff - In Concert
  
• Blondie - Plastic Letters
  
• Miriam Makeba - In Concert
  
• Isley Brothers - Harvest for the World

Edited March 26, 2012 by Futtocks

[westhuller]

Three bits of vinyl from my local 2nd hand shop.

Steely Dan - Aja

Janis Joplin - Pearl

Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park

[Ullman]

Three bits of vinyl from my local 2nd hand shop.

Steely Dan - Aja

Janis Joplin - Pearl

Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park

You must get there early, mate. I got there at 3:30 the other Saturday and the lazy bleeder had already shut up shop.

[Ullman]

[westhuller]

You must get there early, mate. I got there at 3:30 the other Saturday and the lazy bleeder had already shut up shop.

Always get there early mate twice a week you have to before all the good stuff goes.