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[SpeakerLabFan]

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1967, Capitol) MAS 2653

[whizzer]

Acquired "The Platinum Collection: 40 Great Tracks", imported from England. One disk is entitled "Flying Home," which showcases Hampton's work with big bands, the other is entitled "Hot Mallets" which is, in my opinion, the better of the two, and centers on his work in small groups. Hampton is THE master of an instrument (the vibes) not heard so much today, but which is like no other. These tracks are not digitally remastered, just repackaged, but the playing is, as always, just great.

[hjames]

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1967, Capitol) MAS 2653

yeah, just got the new Remastered (stereo-cd) version of that, as well as Rubber Soul, Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, and Past Masters (1 & 2).

The discs and music sound exceptional - crisp and clean- tho I've so far, only played them on the L200-plus system, and not on the biamped 4 ways downstairs ... quite a treat - can't wait until I have more time to appreciate them!

Anybody else taken any of these new reissues out for a drive?

[SEAWOLF97]

yeah, just got the new Remastered (stereo-cd) version of that, as well as Rubber Soul, Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, and Past Masters (1 & 2).

The discs and music sound exceptional - crisp and clean- tho I've so far, only played them on the L200-plus system, and not on the biamped 4 ways downstairs ... quite a treat - can't wait until I have more time to appreciate them!

Anybody else taken any of these new reissues out for a drive?

I picked them up as FLACs (FLAX ??) ....sound very fine....with all the buzz abt the mono versions, I was somewhat disappointed in those.

[bigyank]

I have been tuning my "new" JBL Floor Monitors and have been using Metallica's "Black Album", as my guide. Hey I am a rocker at heart and event though this is Heavy Metal I really like the in your face the sound Enter Sandman sounds through 4 JBL 2214H's being driven by a SAE 2401.

[lansingfan]

If they are within a hundred miles of you, GO! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!
http://raintribute.com/

[whizzer]

Anybody else taken any of these new reissues out for a drive?

My wife got me the full-tilt boxed set. I too was anticipating a "better" version of the earlier albums, but there's a disclaimer--the earlier stuff was primarily mixed for mono, the dominant medium of the time, so all the instruments were mixed down to one track, the vocals to the other. The result is that the "stereo" versions of these albums is STILL ridiculous, so I just punch the "mono" button for listening to them.

[hjames]

Coolness .... what with the watching the Stax Volt Review in Norway, 1967 (a Netflix DVD), I ran across this ...

Booker T. and the MGs - McLemore Avenue

Odd, quirky, but ultimately just plain fun takes on the Abbey Road tracks ...

[SpeakerLabFan]

Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette - Ruta And Daijya
(1973, ECM)

Anybody else taken any of these new reissues out for a drive?

Yep, picked up Abbey Road, Pepper and Let It Be the 1st day the remasters were available. Stunning, hearing it for the first time, especially Paul's bass and Ringo's drums.

Grabbed the Mono box set on the 2nd round from Amazon a couple of weeks ago.

[SpeakerLabFan]

The Doors - Strange Days
(1967, Elektra) purchased this new, wish it was Mono

[SEAWOLF97]

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1967, Capitol) MAS 2653

can you get a tripod or use flash or focus better ? your pix hurt my eyes.

[Dingusboy]

Vivaldi - Four Seasons

[SEAWOLF97]

Vivaldi - Four Seasons

Do you have a favorite version ?? Many many have played this piece...I collected abt 10 different vers , until I found the one by Ann-Sophie Mutter and then stopped ..dont think I can find one better

[SpeakerLabFan]

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
(1959, Atlantic)

[demon]

i think its time to join the thread
currently spinning on my hard drive some of the baddest rated weather report:



MR.GONE

bad reviews all over it, but i like it. very much.
soothing grooving mysterously haunting.

picture above seen on: http://www.binkie.net/wrdisc/Mr.%20Gone.html
both hilarious and absolutely informative website! highly recommended.

best
mikey