As I go through my library I’m constantly reminded that some of the albums I own sound dramatically better than others. That got me thinking about asking people what some of the best sounding recording they’ve ever heard are. If you had to name 2 or 3 recordings that you own that you think are a cut…

Any recordings from Groove Note Records could be added… Vanessa Fernandez, Jacintha et al. They’re all gorgeous sound.

Yeah. Play that for your girlfriend and insist she listen to it start to finish. Taxi!

A recent acquisition that’s part of RR’s Secret Treasure Room. These were unearthed recently in their warehouse and I just had to get one for my B-Day last week. It even showed up the day of ! [image]

Hey Craig, I just wanted to give you some appreciation for this list. Like several here, I’ve heard many of these, but many I haven’t. My older brother who is even more of an audiophile than I am likes to make fun of me and my obsession with female vocalists, but I just feel like their voices requir…

Thanks for the note, I appreciate it. I first found Gauthier when her album Filth and Fire crossed my path. I don’t recall exactly how or why, but I think it might have been the result of a number of her songs appearing on sampler discs from a coupe of magazines I used to subscribe to, like Paste. …

Oh man, I am so embarrassed about “Junk” - the reason I thought it was Waits was because I have a CD by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter called “For the Stars” that was produced by Elvis Costello. She did a medley of Waits’ “Broken Bicycles” and McCartney’s “Junk.” There’s also on that CD quite a …

[image] JLawry: Madeleine Peyroux Anne Bisson Amber Rubarth Melody Gardot - I’ve seen all 4 of these ladies live (the middle two at AXPONA, like you!). Of the four, for me, I agree that Anne Bisson unfortunately has the lightest weight voice. Now, I’ve also heard her do a much smaller venue.…

Madeleine Peyroux came near me last year, but I couldn’t attend. To be honest, I’ve seen some of her concert footage and wasn’t too impressed - my feeling is that she is like some performers who just don’t do on stage what they can in a studio. I’d be interested in your take. Now Melody Gardot - I …

Other than the jazz selections here I don’t listen to these artists whether the recording is exceptional or not. Here is one of the best sounding recordings I have and I love the music itself: I recommend the gold cd from Impex Records, though the original mono and stereo LPs sound fantastic if yo…

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Good old Ted Smith used this recording, among other things, when testing the results of his fpga programming work. Those were the days…

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