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tmazz · May 12, 2019, 05:06:16 PM

Benny Green: The Place to Be

Blue Note CD

After a few no so good outcomes with quarter bin CDs this one turned out to be a real winner. Good Blue Note Jazz

A definite keeper.

S Clark · May 12, 2019, 05:11:58 PM

Quote from: tmazz on May 12, 2019, 05:02:29 PM
I have had a lot of luck quieting down records like that by cleaning them with a steamer. I have done dozens and never warped one yet.

And if it does warp, it wasn't playable anyway.

Would you like to try it? I'll send it to you. It's actually a decent performance of great music, just too noisy for me to enjoy. I'd be interested it your steamer could do something that my ultrasonic couldn't do.

tmazz · May 12, 2019, 05:27:00 PM

Danny Wright: Curtain Call

Moulin D'Or CD

The ladies are home from the theater, so it's time to switch to something a little more mellow.

tmazz · May 12, 2019, 05:41:03 PM

Quote from: S Clark on May 12, 2019, 05:11:58 PM
Quote from: tmazz on May 12, 2019, 05:02:29 PM
I have had a lot of luck quieting down records like that by cleaning them with a steamer. I have done dozens and never warped one yet.

And if it does warp, it wasn't playable anyway.
Would you like to try it? I'll send it to you. It's actually a decent performance of great music, just too noisy for me to enjoy. I'd be interested it your steamer could do something that my ultrasonic couldn't do.

The steamer I use is nothing fancy, just a small general purpose hand held unit similar to this:

I put the record on the floor on a towels and just blast the steam in a circular motion around the record a few times and then vacuum off the water and clean it once more on the VPI machine. It sometimes takes more than one try but it usually does the trick and has rescued quite a few unplayable records for me.

Of course if there is some kind of physical damage to the disc itself this won't help, but if the noise is caused by dirt this should do the trick.

I would be happy to try it for you, but if you have access to one of these little cleaners it is easy enough try yourself

tmazz · May 12, 2019, 05:49:14 PM

Benny Goodman: Private Collection

Musical Heritage Society 2 CD Set

Benny Goodman plays Classical music along with the Berkshire String Quartet and Leon Pommers on piano.

Very Nice.

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 07:52:51 PM

Alex De Grassi: Now and Then - Folk Songs of the 21st Century

33rd Street CD

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 07:54:37 PM

Michael Hedges: Live on the Double Planet

Windham Hill CD

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 08:05:55 PM

Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best of Jim Brickman

Time Life CD

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 08:12:27 PM

Danny Wright: Black and White Seven

Moulin D'Or CD

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 08:20:41 PM

Bill Crofut: Dance on a Moonbeam

Telarc CD

This turned out to be more of a children's album, so this one will be heading over to my grandson.

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 08:33:36 PM

Bill Crofut and Chris Brubeck: Unsquare Dance

Albany CD

Another audiophile fav of mine.

tmazz · May 13, 2019, 10:29:04 PM

Clair Marlo: Behaviour Self

Wild Cat CD

I took a chance on this one because of the album she did back in the day for Sheffield Labs. As it turned out this is a pretty decent album in its own right.

tmazz · May 14, 2019, 05:28:05 PM

Straight Ahead Jazz Sampler

Classic Records 45 RPM 200g Single sided LP

Just arrived in today's mail.

Outstanding SQ.

tmazz · May 14, 2019, 05:34:00 PM

Michael McDonald: Soul Speak

Universal/Motown CD

MM's take on the Motown songbook.

I found it over-produced and the arrangements just too busy for my taste.

tmazz · May 14, 2019, 06:02:29 PM

Lionel Hampton and the Golden Men of Jazz: Live at the Blue Note

Telarc CD

Hampton with an All-Stars cast of side men. And the great SQ we have come to expect fro Telarc.

Recorded live in Jan of 1991.

A definite winner.