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Should we start recomending options to create a list of the best recordings according to the fine and knowledgeable members on this forum in similar style as HP's Super Disc List?

I can lead by example and start with a couple of obvious.


CLASSICAL
Gary Karr - Adagio D'Albinoni - (180G, 33RPM LP) Cisco Records.
Ernest Ansermet & Royal Ballet Orchestra - Royal Galla Performances (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo).
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Minnesota Orchestra & EiJi Que) - Symphonic Dances (180G, 33RPM LP) - Reference Recordings
Ibert/Ravel (Paray & Detroit Symphony) - Escales/Rapsodie Espagnole (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (Mercury Living Presence)
Bartok (Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) - Concerto For Orchestra (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Turtle Creek Chorale & John Rutter - Requiem (HDCD) - Reference Recordings

JAZZ
Harry Belafonte - At Carnegie Hall (200g, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Harry Belafonte - Returns To Carnegie Hall (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Sings The Blues (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Miles Davies - Kind Of Blue (200g, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Miles Davies - Sketches Of Spain (200G, 45RPM LP) Classic Records (Columbia)
Miles Davies - Bitches Brew (180G, 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Sony)
Arne Domnerus - Antiphone Blues (180, 33RPM LP) - Proprius
Arne Domnerus, Lars Erstrand & Bengt Hallberg - Jazz At The Pawnshop (200G, 45RPM LP) - First Impression Music (Proprius)
Anne Bisson - Blue Mind (180g, 45RPM LP) - Fidelio Records
Patricia Barber - Companion (180g, 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Premonition Records)
Patricia Barber - Modern Cool (180G, 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Premonition Records)
Patricia Barber - Blue Cafe (180G, 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Premonition Records)
Patricia Barber - Verse (180G, 45RPM) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Premonition Records)
Patricia Barber - Nightclub (180G, 45RPM) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Premonition Records)
Diana Krall - Live In Paris (180g, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Verve Records)
Diana Krall - Love Scenes (180G, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Impulse Records)
Diana Krall - All For You (180G, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Impulse Records)
Diana Krall - The Look Of Love (180, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Universal Music)
Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room (180G, 45RPM LP) - Verve
Diana Krall - When I Look Into Your Eyes (180G, 40RPM LP) - Original Recoding Group (Verve)
Several Artists - Blue Coast Collection (SACD) - Blue Coast Records
Dave Brubeck Trio - Time Out (UltraHD CD) - Sony Records (Columbia Records)
Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia & John McLaughlin - Friday Night In San Fransisco (UltraHD CD) Sony Records (Columbia Records)
Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (200G, 45RPM LP) Classic Records (Verve)
Louis Armstrong - Satchmo Plays King Oliver (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo).
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald - Ella & Louis (200G, Mono LP) Analogue Productions (Verve).
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald - Ella & Louis Again - (200G, Mono LP) Analogue Productions (Verve).
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - Recording Together For The First Time (200G, 45RPM LP) Classic Records (Roulette)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Reunion (200G, 45RPM LP) Classic Records (Roulette)
Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit (180G, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Columbia Records)
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (200G, 45RPM LP) Classic Records (Blue Note)
Holly Cole Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed (200G, 45RPM) - Classic Records (Blue Note Records)
Holly Cole Trio - Temptation (200G, 45RPM) - Classic Records (Blue Note Records)
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (UltraHD CD) - First Impression Music (Verve)
Oscar Peterson Trio - We get requests (200G, 45RPM LP) - Analogue Productions (Verve)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (200g, 45RPM LP) - Analogue Productions (Impulse Records)
John Coltrane - Blue Train (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (Blue Note)
John Coltrane - Lush Life (180G, Mono LP) - Analogue Productions (Prestige Records)
John Coltrane - Soultrane - (180G, 45RPM) - Analogue Productions (Fantasy Records)
Charles Mingus - Ah Um (180G, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Columbia)
Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods - (180g, 33RPM LP) - Speakers Corner (RCA)
Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Atlantic)
Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus (180G, 45RPM LP) - Analogue Productions (Impulse Records)
Jennifer Warnes - The Hunter (220G, 33RPM LP) Cisco Records (Private Music)
Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat (200G, 45RP LP) Classic Records (Porch Light)
Hugh Masekela - Hope (180G, 45RPM) - Analogue Productions (Troika Records)
Antonio Forcione - Live! (CD) - Naim
Eva Cassidy - Songbird (180G, 33RPM LP) - S & P Records
Eva Cassidy - Live At Blues Alley (CD) - Blix Street Records
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (200G, 45RPM LP) - Analogue Productions (Chess Records)
Joni Mitchell - Blue (Gold CD) - DCC Mastersound (Rhino)
Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark (Gold CD) - DCC Mastersound (Elektra)
Joni Mitchell - Wild Things Run Fast (Gold CD) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Geffen)
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (180g, 45RPM LP) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Reprise)
Rickie Lee Jones - Flying Cowboys (Gold SACD) Audio Fidelity (Geffen)
Rickie Lee Jones - It's Like This (200G, 45RPM LP) Analogue Productions (Artemis Records)
Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (180G, 45RPM LP) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Reprise)
Rickie Lee Jones - Traffic From Paradise (180G, 45RPM LP) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Geffen)
Rickie Lee Jones - Girl At Her Volcano (180G, 33RPM LP) Warner
Jacintha - Here's To Ben (XRCD) - First Impression Music (Groove Note)
Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing (UltraHD CD) Sony Music (Arista)
Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball (180G, 33RPM LP) Arista
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstact (200G, 45RPM LP) Classic Records

ROCK
Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live (180g. 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Rounder Records)
Alison Krauss & Unioin Station - So Long So Wrong (180G, 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Rounder)
Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favourite (SACD) - Rounder
Alison Krauss & Union Station - Lonley Runs Both Ways (SACD) - Rounder
Alison Krauss - Now That I've Found You (SACD) - Rounder
Alison Krauss - Forget About It (SACD) - Rounder
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant - Raising Sand (180G, 33RPM) - Rounder
Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Session (200G, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA).
Sara K. & Chris Jones - Live In Concert (CD) - Stockfisch Records.
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live in Tokyo (CD) - Ato Records.
Roger Waters - Amused To Death (Gold CD) - DCC Mastersound (Columbia Records)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (SACD) - EMI (Capitol Records)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Gold Cd) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Capitol Records)
Pink Floyd - Whish You Where Here - (Gold CD) DCC Mastersound (Captil Records)
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (Gold CD) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Parlophone)
Pink Floyd - Meddle (Gold CD) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Parlophone)
Peder Af Ugglas - Autumn Sheffield (SACD) - Opus 3
Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live (CD) - Vision Music
Keith Jarrett - The Koeln Concert (SHM-CD) - Universal Music (ECM)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Sky Is Crying (SACD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Epic)
James Brown - Live At The Apollo 1062 (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Motown)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (Gold CD) - DCC Mastersound (Parlophone)
Steely Dan - Gaucho (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Geffen Records)
Steely Dan - Aja (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Geffen Records)
Supertramp - Crime Of The Century (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (A&M Records)
Supertramp - Breakfast In America (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (A&M Records)
Jeff Beck - Wired (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Epic)
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Epic)
Elton John - Yellow Brick Road (180g, 33RPM LP) - Speakers Corner (MCA Records)
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (200g, 45RPM - Analogue Productions (A&M Records)
Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (A&M Records)
Joe Cocker - Sheffield Steel (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Island Records)
Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Gold CD) - Mobile Fidelity (A&M Records)
Eagles - Hell Freezes Over (K2HD CD) - Universal Music (Geffen Records)
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (Gold CD) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Sony)
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (Gold CD) Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Columbia)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back (200G, 45RPM LP) Analogue Productions (RCA Living Stereo)

SOUNDTRACK
Hans Zimmer - Gladiator Soundtrack (180g, 45RPM LP) Original Recording Group (Decca Records)
Hans Zimmer - Black Hawk Down (CD) Decca Records
Hans Zimmer - The Thin Red Line (CD) RCA Victor
James Horner - Apocalypto (CD) Hollywood Records

PERCUSSION
Yim-Hok Man - Master Of Chinese Percussion (UltraHD CD) - First Impression Music (Naxos).
Jim Keltner - Drum & Track Record (Direkt 2 Disc LP) - Sheffield Labs.

WORLD
The Stockholm Cathedral Choir - Now The Green Blade Riseth (K2HD CD) First Impression Music (Proprius)
Oscar Motet's Choir - Cantate Domino (200g, 45RPM LP) - First Impression Music (Proprius)
Oslo Gospel Choir - Salmeskatt (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Sigvart Dagsland - Hymns (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Lill Lindfors & Tommy Nilsson - Salomos Hoysang (CD) Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Several Artists - Til En Kvinne (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Several Artists - 30 Years Fidelity (180G, 33RPM LP) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Several Artists - 40 Years Credibility (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted
The Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces - Ja, vi elsker (Blu-Ray) - 2L.
Several Artists - Musik Wie Von Einem Anderen Stern: Manger Test LP - (180G, 33RPM LP) - Manger.
Several Artists - Burmester Art For The Ear - Vorfuhrungs CD 2 (CD) - Burmester.
Several Artists - Burmester Art For The Ear - Vorfuhrungs CD 3 (CD) - Burmester.
Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive - Himmelskip (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive - Bla Koral (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive - Nade Over Nade (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Kari Bremnes - Losrivelse (CD) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Kari Bremnes - Live (180G, 33RPM) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
Kari Bremnes - Svarta Bjorn (180G, 33RPM) - Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
The Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces - La Voie Triomphale (Blu-Ray) - 2L.
Several Artists - Crytal Cable: Acoustic Reference CD (CD) - STS Digital
Several Artists - Wilson Audio: Ultimate Reference CD (CD) - Top Music
Several Artists - HD Mastering Made In Germany: Voice (HD Mastering CD) - ABC Record
Several Artists - Audiophile Vocal Recordings (SACD) - Chesky Records
Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting By The River (200G, 45RPM) - Analogue Productions (Water Lily Acoustics)
Hans Theessink - Call Me (CD) - Blue Groove
Eric Bibb & Needed Time - Good Stuff (SACD) - Opus 3
Brian Bromberg - Wood (CD) - Artistry Records
Brian Bromberg - Wood II (CD) - Artistry Records
Sera Una Noche - Sera Una Noche (SACD) MA Recordings
Sera Una Noche - La Segunda (CD) MA Recordings
Puente Celeste - Nama (CD) MA Recordings
La Chimera - Tonos y Tonadas (CD) MA Recordings
Eduardo Eguez - The King's Teacher (CD) MA Recordings
La Chimera - Buenos Aires Madrigal (CD) MA Recordings
Antenna Repairmen - Chatam (CD) MA Recordings
Ravid Godschmidth - Llama (CD) MA Recordings
 
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Should we start recomending options to create a list of the best recordings according to the fine
and knowledgeable members on this forum in similar style as HP's Super Disc List?
Yes, excellent idea. Try and mention recordings that are not on HP's list. Here are a few on vinyl:
After the Ball. Joan Morris. Nonesuch H-71304
Diamonds and Rust in the Bullring. Album half Spanish and half English. Joan Baez. Gold Castle DI- 71321
Pete Kelly's Blues. Peggy Lee. Decca DL 8166 mono.
The Hits of Louie (Prima) and Keely (Smith) SM-1531. mono Capitol. Actually all of their albums on Capitol and Dot are excellent.
"Mark Twain" and other Folk favorites. Harry Belafonte. RCA LPM-1022. His first album. mono.
Pajama Game. Broadway cast. Columbia mono.
Miles of Isles. Joni Mitchell. Live album of her hits. Asylum AB202
Many of these are mono. Amazing how good they sound. Hard to find clean first pressings. Will follow up with some classical selections in a future post.
 
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Nice! However, perhaps it should be renamed the WBF JAZZ Super Disc List. I don't see anything else on it.
 

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Should we start recomending options to create a list of the best recordings according to the fine and knowledgeable members on this forum in similar style as HP's Super Disc List?

I can lead by example and start with a couple of obvious.

Harry Belafonte - At Carnegie Hall (200g, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Miles Davies - Kind Of Blue (200g, 45RPM LP) - Classic Records (RCA Living Stereo)
Arne Domnerus - Antiphone Blues (200g, 45RPM LP) - First Impression Music (Proprius)
Oscar Motet's Choir - Cantate Domino (200g, 45RPM LP) - First Impression Music (Proprius)
Arne Domnerus, Lars Erstrand & Bengt Hallberg (200G, 45RPM LP) - First Impression Music (Proprius)
Anne Bisson - Blue Mind (180g, 45RPM LP) - Fidelio Records
Patricia Barber - Companion (180g, 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Premonition Records)
Diana Krall - Live In Paris (180g, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Verve Records)
Alison Krauss & Union Station (180g. 45RPM LP) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Rounder Records)
Several Artists - Blue Coast Collection (SACD) - Blue Coast Records
Dave Brubeck Trio - Time Out (UltraHD CD) - Sony Records (Columbia Records)
Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia & John McLaughlin - Friday Night In San Fransisco (UltraHD CD) Sony Records (Columbia Records)
Hans Zimmer - Gladiator Soundtrack (180g, 45RPM LP) - Original Recording Group (Decca Records)

When did FIM come out with 45 rpm versions of Domnerus? I have the original and ATR remastering but don't remember the 45 rpm.
 

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When did FIM come out with 45 rpm versions of Domnerus? I have the original and ATR remastering but don't remember the 45 rpm.

My mistake. It is corrected now. It is a 33RPM and its from Proprius, not FIM. I mixed it up with the two other Proprius releases on vinyl from FIM.

I have now added a few more of my picks as well.
 
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[Still sifting through my classical collection, will edit the list over the weekend to add them. For now this is my partial list, new stuff will be added and eventually some dropped. I realize some of my Vinyl recos are digitally recorded and some of the CDs from analog tape that may also be available on LP - I went with what 'sounds best' to me. the Shirley Horn recos are the perfect antidote to Diana Krall - ridding the world of one DK album at a time ;)]

Vinyl

Jazz
Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan – Trouble in Mind, Alto
Johnny Hartman – Once in Every Life
Chico Freeman – Sprit Sensitive, 1st press
Johnny Hodges - Blues A Plenty, 45 rpm APO
Sonny Rollins – Way out West, 180g APO
Bruckner, Tate, Bishop - Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 13
Sphere – Filght Path
Illinois Jacquet - Swings' the Thing, 200g 45 rpm mono
Ray Brown – Soular Energy, (Concord Jazz) Super Analogue Jpn 180g
Ray Brown & Jimmy Rowles – Tasty!
Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie!, 200g Classic Records
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby, 45 rpm APO
Rosemary Clooney - Sings Ballads, (Concord Jazz) Super Analogue, Jpn 180g
Charles Mingus - Ah Um, 45 rpm APO
Miles Davis - Someday my Prince will come, MFSL
Shelly Manne & Jack Marshall - Sounds Unheard Of!, Orig 1st press
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue, 45 rpm APO
Charlie Byrd – Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd, 45 rpm
Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto, MFSL
McCoy Tyner - New York Reunion, Chesky
Branford Marsalis – Trio Jeepy
Archie Shepp Quartet – True Ballads, Jpn
Count Basie - "88 Basie Street", Pablo 1st press
Louis Armstrong - Satchmo Plays King Oliver, 45 rpm 200g Classic Records
Hugh Masekela - Almost Like Being In Jazz, 180g Classic Records
Hugh Masekela - Hope, 45 rpm 180g
Tomas Orberg - Blue Five, Opus3
Tomas Orberg Buddy Bolden Stomp, Opus3
Peoria Jazz Band – Passport to jazz, Opus3
Arne Domnerus – Anitiphone Blues, ATR ½ spd
Isao Suzuki quartet + 1 - Blue City, Super Cut 180g
Isao Suzuki Trio - Black Orpheus, Super Cut 180g
Isao Suzuki - Blow Up, Super Cut 180g
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Midnight Sugar, Super Cut 180g
Cannonball Adderley – Somethin' Else, 45 rpm APO
Oscar Peterson Trio – We get Requests, 45 rpm APO
Serendipity – Mike Garson, Reference Recordings

Rock/Pop/folk/Blues/Country
Elvis Presley - Stereo '57 Essesntial Elvis Vol 2, 45 rpm
Frank Sinatra - At the Sands, MFSL
Nat King Cole – Love is the thing, 45 rpm
Nat King Cole – After Midnight, 45 rpm
Nat king Cole - just one of those things, 45 rpm
Henry Mancini – More Music from Peter Gunn, 1S/1S
The Weavers - Travelling On With The Weavers, CISCO 180g
Doug MacLoed – Come to Find, APO reissue
Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred years
Taj Mahal – Recycling the blues and other related stuff, US 1st press
Bobby King & Terry Evans – Live and Let Live, 1st press
Sonny Boy Williamson – Keepin’ It to Ourselves, APO reissue
Norman Blake/Jethro Burns/Sam Bush/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Butch Robins/Tut Taylor
Muddy Waters – Folk Singer, MFSL
Peter Case - Man with the Post Modern Blue Guitar
Victoria Williams - Swing That Statue
The King’s Singers – Lollipops, UK 1st press
Joe Jackson – Body and Soul
Merle Haggard – Songs for the Mama that tried
Sam Cooke - Night Beat, 45 rpm APO
Rickie Lee Jones – Pop Pop, ORG 180g
Lou Reed, John Cale – Songs for Drella, US 1st press
Bruce Spingsteen – The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Talking Heads – Stop making Sense, 1st press
Dr. John – In a Sentimental mood
The Pentangle – eponymous, UK 1st press
Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane – Rough Mix, Uk 1st press or Classic reissue
Robbie Robertson – eponymous, Quiex II promo
Bonnie Raitt – The lost Broadcast Philadelphia 1972
Mighty Sam McClain – Give it up to Love, 200g APO
Mary Black – No Frontiers, 180g reissue
Paul Simon – Hearts and Bones, Quiex II promo
James McMurtry – Too long in the Wasteland, Dutch press
Bozzio Levin Stevens - Black Light Syndrome, RSD 2-LP
Various - The Lost Note Books of Hank Williams
Johnny Cash - Unchained: American recordings I - V
Alice In Chains - MTV Unplugged
Friend N Fellow - Covered
Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus, MFSL
Doc Watson – Southbound APO
Doc Watson – Home Again! APO
Doc and Merle Watson – Pickin’ the Blues
Joan Armatrading – Show Some Emotion, UK 1st press
Harry Belafonte – Belafonte Sings The Blues, 200g Classic records
Cowboy junkies - Whites off Earth Now!, MFSL
Jayhawks – Tomorrow the green grass
Whiskeytown – Pneumonia
Wilco – Being There
Daniel Lanois – Acadie, Quiex II promo
Alison Krauss - Paper Airplane
Loreena McKennith - The Wind that shakes the Barley
Harry Belafonte - Returns to Carnegie Hall, 200g
Rickie Lee Jones - Eponymous, MFSL 45 rpm
Di Meola, McLaughlin & de Lucia - Friday Night in SF, 45rpm
Holly Cole - Temptation, Classic 200g
Ry Cooder - Jazz, MFSL
Rob Wasserman – Duets
Hans Theessink – Call Me
Neil Young – Harvest, Nautilus 1/2 spd
Neil Young – Live at Massy hall, Classic Records
Jimi Hendrix – In the West
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmos Factory, APO
CCR – Best Songs from Bayou Country, 45 rpm
CCR – Best Songs from Willy and the Poor boys, 45 rpm
Cat Stevens – Tea for the Tillerman, 180g APO
Crosby & Nash - Another Stoney Evening, 180g
Dire Straits – Love over Gold, 180g reissue
Pink Floyd – The Wall, US 1st press, TML
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here, CBS Mastersound 1/2 spd
Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing, 200g Classic Records
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Couldn’t Stand the weather, APO
Phoebe Snow – Eponymous, 45 rpm 200g
Janis Siegel – At Home
The Doors – live in New York 2-lp, Rhino 180g
Nick Drake – Pink Moon, 180g reissue
Aaron Neville – Warm your heart, 45 rpm ORG
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love, US 1st press
Supertramp – Crime of the century, 180g Speakers Corner
Amanda McBroom – Dreaming, APO 180g
Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown, MFSL
Ray LaMontagne – God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, 180g
Janis Ian – Breaking Silence, APO 200g
Blood Sweat and Tears – Eponymous, ORG 45 rpm
Bruce Katz Band - Crescent Crawl, Audioquest
Shelby Lynne – Just a Little Lovin’, APO 200g
Amos Lee - Eponymous, Classic 200g
Willie Nelson – Stardust, CBS 1/2 Spd
Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a story, MFSL
The Doors – L.A. Woman, 45 rpm APO
Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick – Get yourself a new Broom
Merle Haggard – It's all in the game, 1st press
Lightnin Hopkins – Goin Away, 180g APO
Norah Jones – Come Away With Me, 200g APO
Genesis – Selling England by the pound, Classic 200g
Livingston Taylor – Good Friends, Chesky 180g
James Taylor – Sweet Baby James, Rhino 180g
John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom, UK
Donald Fagen – Morph the Cat
Cassandra Wilson – New Moon Daughter
Andreas Vollenweider - Caverna Magica, Jpn
Mickey Hart - Dafos, RR
Linda Ronstadt – Whats New, MFSL
Enya – Watermark
Chris Whitley - Dirt Floor, 45 rpm Classic Records
Steely Dan – Aja, Cisco 180g


Direct-to-disc
Nikil Banerjee – Master of the Sitar
Ray Brown & Laurindo Almeida – Moonlight Serenade
Stefan Grossman/John Rebourn – Acoustic Guitar
Charly Antolini - knock out
Cal Tjader - Huracan
Cadillac and Mac - The Detroit Four
La Pocha y Su Grupo de Flamenco - Ole'
Dave Grusin - Discovered Again, Sheffield
Amanda McBroom- Growing up in Hollywood Town
Harry James – King James - Sheffield
Harry James - Comin' from a Good Place, Sheffield
Earl "Fatha" Hines plays Hits He Missed, MK
Bill Berry and the Ellington all-Stars - For Duke, MK
LA Four – Going Home
LA Four - Pavane Pour Un Infante Defunte
LA Four - Just Friends
Sample, Brown, Manne - The Three
The Great Jazz Trio Direct from LA
John Klemmer – Straight from the heart
Ikuyo Kamiya - Beethoven "Appassionata" 45 rpm
Kouichi Suiyama - Audio Symphony No. 1
Kouichi Suiyama - Audio Symphony No. 2

International/World
Ryusuke Seto - Miroku, Jpn
Michel Jonasz – Fabuleuse Historue De Mister Swing
Fabrizio De Andre – Anime Salve
Sera una Noche - 45 rpm EP, MA recordings
Al-Haji Papa Bunka Susso– Songs of Kings & Warriors, Water Lily
Ali Akbar Khan – Indian Architexure, Water Lily
Jose Neto – The Mountains and the Sea, Water lily
Dom Um Romao – Saudades, Water lily Acoustics
Buena Vista Social Club - Classic Records 200g
Munyungo Jackson - Munyungo, VTL/Vital
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Shaka Zulu
Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting By The River

Soundtracks/TV/Documentary
Max Steiner - Casablanca: The Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart, Charles Gerhard, NPO
Bernard Hermann - Citzen Kane: The Classic Film Scores, Charles Gerhard, NPO
Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores, Charles Gerhard, NPO
Erich Korngold - The Sea Hawk: The Classic Film Scores, Charles Gerhard, NPO
John Barry - Dances With Wolves, UK
James Horner - Glory, Classic reissue
James Horner - Willow
Jerry Goldsmith - Chinatown
John Williams – The Missouri Breaks
Alan Silvestri - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, white cover 1st press
Giorgio Moroder - Cat People
Hans Zimmer - Gladiator, 45 rpm ORG
Bill Bragg & Wilco – Mermaid Avenue Vol. I, 1st press or reissue
various - Dead man Walking, Classic reissue
various - The Hot Spot, 45-rpm APO
Pat Methany - The Falcon And The Snowman
Eric Clapton - Rush (1992) Korean press


RBCD/SACD/Hires

Fairfield Four - Standing in The Safety Zone
Angelique Kidjo – Jazz a Saint-Germain
Pedro Almodovar – Viva La Tristeza
Wynton Marsalis – Live at the house of Tribes
Angus & Julia Stone – Down the Way
Jen Chapin - Revisions, Chesky (192/24)
Mino Cinelu – eponymous
Clifford Jordan – Live at Ethell’s
Marcus Miller – M2
Vital Tech Tones - VTT2
Rachelle Farrell – individuality (can I be me)
Greg Brown – Honey in the Lions head
Musica Nuda – Live a fip
Bebe - Y.
Kodo – Heartbeat Drummers of Japan, Sheffield Lab
Tuck & Patti – tears of Joy
Brian Bromberg – Hands
Christy Baron – Steppin’
The persuasions – Sing U2
Michael Hedges –Ariel Boundaries
Chick Corea – Rendezvous in New York
Bela Fleck – Flight of The Cosmic Hippo
Thomas Dolby – the Sole inhabitant
Guy Clark – Keepers
Juri Honing Trio - Star Tracks
Peter Erskine, B. Neidlinger, M. Krystall - Aurora
Whitesnake – Starkers In Tokyo
The Eagles – Hell Freezes Over
Chris Jones – Roadhouse & Automobiles
The TBM Sounds! – Ultra HD JPN
Brian Bromberg – Wood II
Nils Lofgren – Acoustic Live
Mark Murphy – Love is What Stays
Mark Murphy – Once to Every Heart
Super Bass – Ray Brown
Jorma Kaukonen – Blue Country Heart
Ali Farka Toure, T. Diabate – Heart of the moon
Guy Clark – Cold Dog Soup
Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now
Greg Brown – Further In
Leonard Cohen – Live in London
Ray brown – Live at the LOA: Summer Wind, SACD
Shirley Horn – Here’s to life
Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat 24K Gold
Boz Scaggs – But Beautiful (Jpn)
Christian McBride – Conversations with Christian
Boz Scaggs – Speak Low
Tinariwen – Tassilli
Hans Theesink – Johnny & The devil
Rosanne cash – 10 Song Demo
Gotan Project – Revancha del tango
Shirley Horn – Jazz Round Midnight
Shirley Horn – Softly
Shirley Horn – Loving You
Shirley Horn – I Remember Miles
Misty River – Live at Backgate Stage
Shirley Horn – you’re my thrill
Shirley Horn – May the music never end
Xiomara – La Voz, Chesky (192/24)
Hank Jones, Christian McBride, J. Cobb – W. of 5th
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Live
Mary Stallings – Fine & Mellow
Livingston Taylor – There You Are
Rodrigo Y Rodrigo – Live in Japan
Boz Scaggs – Dig
The Wailin’ Jennys – Live at the Mauch Chunck opera House
Eric Clapton – Unplugged
Rachael Yamagata – Happenstance
Damien Rice – Live at Fingerprints Warts & All
Ben Sollee - Learning to Bend
Lyle Lovett – Joshua Loves Ruth
Chris Jones – Smoke and Noise
Dominic Miller - Fourth Wall
Roger Waters – Amused to death, Mastersound 24k Gold CD
Phil Collins - Face Value, Audio Fidelity 24k gold CD
Hans Theesink – Songs from the Southland
 
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Supertramp - Crime of the Century (Speakers Corner)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - Harvest UK second pressing A3/B3
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold - Vertigo - Japanese pressing Nippon Phonogram Co. Ltd.
John Lee Hooker - The Healer - Classic Records
 

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Great idea, Roysen. I will come back to this over the weekend. Definitely have some thoughts here.
 

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Yello: Touch Yello (Vinyl)
Roger Waters: Amused to Death (Vinyl or Sony Masterdisc long box)
Infected Mushroom: Vicious Delicious (Vinyl or CD)
Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Stadium Arcadium (Vinyl)
Bozzio Levin Stevens: Black Light Syndrome (Vinyl)
Joe Cocker: Sheffield Steel (vinyl)
Rickie Lee Jones: Girl at her Volcano (Vinyl)
Al Grey: Last of the Big Plungers (Vinyl)
Count Basie: Me and You (Vinyl)
Oscar Peterson: Nigerian Marketplace (Vinyl)
Bill Berry and his Ellington All Stars: For Duke (M&K realtime)
Les Brown and his band of Renown: Les Brown goes Direct (D2D)
 

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After a long think, I have updated my original post with a lot of more listings. I do however need help with classical suggestions and of course any other suggestions. However my classical knowledge is particularly limited.
 

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I like this thread.

Some additional recommendations:

1) Cyndee Peters Black is the color Opus 3LP 77-06
2) Test Record 2 Timbre Opus 3LP 8000
3)Lagrime Con Amore Opus 3LP 7920
4)Knud Jorgensen Jazz Trio Opus3LP 8401
5) Tomas Ornberg's Blue Five Opus 3LP 8003
6) Maytan and Friends Opus 3LP 8014
7) Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster MFSL LP 1-234

Many more to come...including plenty of classical.

Roysen, great choice on the Kirkelig Kulturverksted...Not well known here in the US. BUT hopefully that will change.
 

MylesBAstor

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I like this thread.

Some additional recommendations:

1) Cyndee Peters Black is the color Opus 3LP 77-06
2) Test Record 2 Timbre Opus 3LP 8000
3)Lagrime Con Amore Opus 3LP 7920
4)Knud Jorgensen Jazz Trio Opus3LP 8401
5) Tomas Ornberg's Blue Five Opus 3LP 8003
6) Maytan and Friends Opus 3LP 8014
7) Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster MFSL LP 1-234

Many more to come...including plenty of classical.

Roysen, great choice on the Kirkelig Kulturverksted...Not well known here in the US. BUT hopefully that will change.

You should hear the tape of #1 :) Put's the album to shame. :)
 

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Does anyone have any experiance with the CD-only and Japanese market-only EMI-Toshiba Black Target and EMI-Toshiba Black Face early remasters. Some say they are the best there is and better than DCC Mastersound, Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, Classic Records and Analogue Productions remasters on any format of the same releases.
 

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Reference Disc List, V.1 5-3-14
(Just a very small sampling; will continue to add)

Classical:

Bach: Quodlibet, Telefunken SAWT 9457-A (Black/Gold is the pressing to get)

May I ask what you mean by Black/Gold is the pressing to get? Is the label black and gold colored?

I also wonder if you would mind indicating what format the discs on your list are? I understand if it is too much work.

Thanks again! Wonderful list! I will dig into it and start collecting what I don't already have.
 

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May I ask what you mean by Black/Gold is the pressing to get? Is the label black and gold colored?

I also wonder if you would mind indicating what format the discs on your list are? I understand if it is too much work.

Thanks again! Wonderful list! I will dig into it and start collecting what I don't already have.

Roy, it's the first pressing matrix numbers not withstanding. The label is black and the letters are gold. Much better than the later blue, etc. colored labels.

Need you ask what format? :) LP of course. I will eventually include one of tape.

I have many, many more to add so this will take some time. :)
 
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