The best sounding (produced/mastered) tracks/albums

The best sounding (produced/mastered) tracks/albums

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Church of Noise

1,549 posts

252 months

Sunday 15th June
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IIRC this wasn't mentioned yet: the entire Sketches of Spain album by Miles Davis, Concierto de Aranjuez is a personal favourite but the entire album is just musical Michelin star quality in my humble opinion...

robbiekhan

1,555 posts

192 months

Wednesday 18th June
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This song has amazing dynamics, imaging and bass, check it out:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3Zy94rHn0DlXephCIdC...

loughran

3,051 posts

151 months

Thursday 19th June
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Listening to Solid Air this week I was reminded of London Conversation which I hadn't listened to for ages.

Solid Air is an album that has been mentioned on this thread before and is a favourite audiophile's album, although I reckon it can be pretty demanding and reveal a systems's short comings... which isn't very nice when all you're trying to do is enjoy the music. smile

Anyway, London Conversation is John Martyn's first album. Recorded in 1967 in mono, it's as clean as a whistle and reveals Martyn's roots as a folk singer.

If that's not your thing, at least listen as far as Cocain.






robbiekhan

1,555 posts

192 months

Thursday 19th June
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Not bad some of those at all really!

Another one from today's Spotify Daylist:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1eqN1HnCQzs96raLt3d...

Edited by robbiekhan on Thursday 19th June 18:03

S600BSB

6,633 posts

121 months

Sunday 22nd June
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The new Pulp album - More - is beautifully produced by James Ford. Excellent vinyl pressing too.

martin77

13 posts

2 months

Friday 27th June
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Hello music enthusiasts,

normally im a silent reader in the background in this forum ( looking sometimes in the car section as a tvr owner getmecoatbeer ). But a few weeks ago i found this specific thread and i though would be nice to exchange good records, good sounding instruments or female voices. I found already a lot of very nice and new songs on here. very pleased about it.

My taste of music can be very different from electronic to blues, jazz, acoustic, instrumental, prog rock or just acapella. So here we are.


Some a my fav recordings:

Dire Straits - ( Communique ) - track "Once Upon a Time in the West"

Tracy Chapman - ( Tracy Chapman ) - track "Fast car"

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer ) - track "Lucky man" and "Take a pebble"

Tori Amos ( Live At Montreux 1991/1992 ) - track "Precious things"

Chris Jones ( Roadhouse & automobiles ) - track "No sanctuary here"

Foreigner ( The Definitive ) - track "Urgent / unplugged at the bbc"

Nils Lofgren ( Acoustic live ) - track "Keith don't go"

Tangerine Dream ( Poland Warsaw concert ) - track "Poland" and "Tangent"


I do hope that there are some instersts of those song. take an hour infront of your hifi and keep enjoyig them while having a drink.

Greetings
Martin

martin77

13 posts

2 months

Tuesday 1st July
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Or these.

The flying pickets ( Everyday ) - track "Roxanne"
Rebecca Pidgeon ( The raven ) - track "Spanish Harlem"
Heather Nova ( 300 days at sea ) - track "Everything changes"
Yello ( Flag ) - track "Otto di Catania"
Yes ( Keys to Ascension I ) - track "Awaken"
Alanis Morissette ( Jagged little pill acoustic ) - track "You Oughta Know" & "Head Over Feet"
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ( So far ) - track ("Find the cost of freedom"
Lydia Grey ( In my eyes ) - track "Sorry seems to be the hardest word"

M138

547 posts

6 months

Tuesday 1st July
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loughran said:
Listening to Solid Air this week I was reminded of London Conversation which I hadn't listened to for ages.

Solid Air is an album that has been mentioned on this thread before and is a favourite audiophile's album, although I reckon it can be pretty demanding and reveal a systems's short comings... which isn't very nice when all you're trying to do is enjoy the music. smile

Anyway, London Conversation is John Martyn's first album. Recorded in 1967 in mono, it's as clean as a whistle and reveals Martyn's roots as a folk singer.

If that's not your thing, at least listen as far as Cocain.
The man could do no wrong for my ears.
On Grace And Danger with the track Sweet Little Mystery, it’s warm late 70s production perfection imho

Church of Noise

1,549 posts

252 months

Friday 4th July
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Beyoncé (yes...) - Blackbiird is also really nicely mastered.

toasty

7,988 posts

235 months

Friday 4th July
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Church of Noise said:
Beyoncé (yes...) - Blackbiird is also really nicely mastered.
Belongs in the Steely Dan/Donald Fagen over-my-dead-body waste disposal unit of everlasting shame.

I may be missing out on some bodacious sound quality but I’ll retain my dignitah! wink

robbiekhan

1,555 posts

192 months

Friday 4th July
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This is a great song too to fully enjoy the sonics mastering:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1oLenCQ8rsn671WD4zV...

Church of Noise

1,549 posts

252 months

Friday 4th July
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toasty said:
Church of Noise said:
Beyoncé (yes...) - Blackbiird is also really nicely mastered.
Belongs in the Steely Dan/Donald Fagen over-my-dead-body waste disposal unit of everlasting shame.

I may be missing out on some bodacious sound quality but I ll retain my dignitah! wink
You are absolutely right, I hang my head in shame

andy_s

19,711 posts

274 months

Friday 4th July
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M138 said:
loughran said:
Listening to Solid Air this week I was reminded of London Conversation which I hadn't listened to for ages.

Solid Air is an album that has been mentioned on this thread before and is a favourite audiophile's album, although I reckon it can be pretty demanding and reveal a systems's short comings... which isn't very nice when all you're trying to do is enjoy the music. smile

Anyway, London Conversation is John Martyn's first album. Recorded in 1967 in mono, it's as clean as a whistle and reveals Martyn's roots as a folk singer.

If that's not your thing, at least listen as far as Cocain.
The man could do no wrong for my ears.
On Grace And Danger with the track Sweet Little Mystery, it s warm late 70s production perfection imho
A great pair of albums!

lauda

3,943 posts

222 months

Friday 4th July
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Currently listening to Nirvana Unplugged. It sounds rather good to my cloth ears.

MC Bodge

24,835 posts

190 months

Friday 4th July
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lauda said:
Currently listening to Nirvana Unplugged. It sounds rather good to my cloth ears.
An excellent album indeed.

G Thang

616 posts

43 months

Friday 4th July
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thebraketester said:
NDA said:
Bubbles by Yosi Horikawa is worth a try... it's like a speaker demo!
That is incredible.... just listened to it with my eyes closed and I swear those ping pong balls were bouncing on my desk
Sound design par excellence. All his stuff is stunning.

VSKeith

1,360 posts

62 months

Friday 4th July
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MC Bodge said:
lauda said:
Currently listening to Nirvana Unplugged. It sounds rather good to my cloth ears.
An excellent album indeed.
+1

A great sounding classic

InductionRoar

2,107 posts

147 months

Friday 4th July
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lauda said:
Currently listening to Nirvana Unplugged. It sounds rather good to my cloth ears.
That's because it does.

It betters many supposed 'audiophile' recordings in many areas, especially realism, which should be the absolute goal of any recording.

My contribution is.



Church of Noise

1,549 posts

252 months

Saturday 5th July
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To balance out with my previous suggestion, I received the MoFi SACD of the Brothers in Arms album of the Dire Straits, and it's sublime!

NDA

Original Poster:

23,195 posts

240 months

Saturday 5th July
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M138 said:
On Grace And Danger with the track Sweet Little Mystery, it s warm late 70s production perfection imho
With Phil Collins on backing vocals?