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Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of Quick View
xElectric Light OrchestraMr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of
Includes a never before heard bonus track, Point of No Return
Import
Here Lynne has artfully revisited and re-recorded the greatest hits of Electric Light Orchestra, and actually improved on some of the most classic and beloved recordings ever.
The result is, in effect, a kind of showdown between Jeff Lynne today and his extremely illustrious past, and thanks to improved technology and recording artistry, wouldn't you know Lynne somehow comes out on top again.
So too do all of us who get another fresh chance to hear these extraordinary songs sounding quite literally better than they ever have before.LP1
1. Mr. Blue Sky
2. Evil Woman
3. Strange Magic
4. Dont Bring Me Down
5. Turn To Stone
6. Showdown
LP2
1. Telephone Line
2. Livin Thing
3. Do Ya
4. Cant Get It Out Of My Head
5. 10538 Overture (40th Anniversary)
6. Point Of No Return (unreleased)$37.99Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
INXS: The Very Best Of Quick View
xINXSINXS: The Very Best Of
Pressed On 2x Heavyweight Black Vinyl LPs
Cut At Abbey Road Studios
The Very Best is a greatest hits album originally released by Australian band INXS in 2011. It initially peaked at #39.
Following the screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, an Australian miniseries about INXS that commenced on February 9, 2014, on the Seven Network, the album re-entered the charts, peaking at #1. When the miniseries screened in New Zealand in August 2014, the album also charted, similarly peaking at #1.LP 1
1. Need You Tonight
2. Mystify
3. Suicide Blonde
4. Taste It
5. Original Sin
6. Heaven Sent
7. Disappear
8. Never Tear Us Apart
9. The Gift
10. Devil Inside
LP 2
1. Beautiful Girl
2. By My Side
3. Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
4. Elegantly Wasted
5. New Sensation
6. What You Need
7. Listen Like Thieves
8. Just Keep Walking
9. Bitter Tears
10. Baby Don't Cry$39.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
The Very Best Of Enya Quick View
xEnyaThe Very Best Of Enya
The Very Best of Enya is the second greatest hits album by the Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya. It was originally released on November 23, 2009, by Warner Music internationally and on December 1, 2009, by Reprise Records in the United States. After promoting her previous studio album And Winter Came... (2008), Warner Music asked Enya to release a new compilation of her favourite songs of her career, and chose a selection with her longtime collaborators, producer and arranger Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan.The album peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and number 55 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It spent a total of 56 weeks at number one on the Billboard New Age Albums chart. In a departure from her previous releases, Enya did not promote the album with interviews, appearances, or live performances.
LP 1
1. Orinoco Flow (2009 Remastered Version)
2. Aniron
3. Storms In Africa (2009 Remastered Version)
4. Caribbean Blue (2009 Remastered Version)
5. Book Of Days (2009 Remastered Version)
6. The Celts (2009 Remastered Version)
7. Only Time (Original Version)
8. Wild Child
9. Water Shows The Hidden Heart
LP 2
1. Anywhere Is (2009 Remastered Version)
2. Cursum Perficio (2009 Remastered Version)
3. Amarantine
4. Aldebaran (2009 Remastered Version)
5. Trains And Winter Rains
6. Watermark (2009 Remastered Version)
7. Boadicea (2009 Remastered Version)
8. A Day Without Rain
9. May It Be
10. Oíche Chiúin [Chorale]$24.99Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
Sky Blue Sky Quick View
xWilcoSky Blue Sky
2-LP Wilco Set also Comes Complete with the CD of the Album!
It's been a while since the last offering from Jeff Tweedy and Co, but three years of slavering from fans is about to be rewarded with this seventh studio album. Well... Sky Blue Sky was well worth the wait! Though Wilco are known as purveyors of alt country rock, Sky Blue Sky is an astounding demonstration of their ability to move between soulful acoustic folk, jazzy blues, country skank and pumping rock. Tweedy has the vocal range of three people, from country lilt to blues ache to folk sweetness - all this often in the space of one song. And what songs they are. 'You Are My Face' is a classic Wilco segue, as a sleepy 'Beatles-esque' ditty is suddenly interrupted with a jazz guitar explosion twinned with Tweedy's achy blues voice before returning seamlessly to piano tinkle and smooth vocals. There are stories of love lost and found, told with originality, humour and sweetness. 'How can I warn you my tongue turns to dust? Lack of disgust doesn't mean that I don't care. It means I'm partially there,' sings Tweedy on the delicately beautiful 'Please Be Patient With Me'. The instrumentation is a mini-rock opera in itself. Glorious riffs, thumping piano and virtuoso guitar solos from Nels Cline are orchestrated with skill, complementing the intricately composed and woven melodies. Simple and soothing, yet rich and rewarding, this is an album you unknowingly yearn for, like a cool hand on a hot forehead. A great album from a band in their prime. Our highest recommedation!
Wilcos first studio album in three years, Sky Blue Sky, has been perhaps the most ardently awaited release of 07. Eager fans had taken to shouting out pleas for information to bandleader Jeff Tweedy during his recent solo acoustic tour, and the web chatter has been virtually deafening. Critic Katie Toms of Londons The Observer addressed fan speculation in an advance review, declaring, with unalloyed delight: Boy, was it worth the wait.... Simple and soothing, yet rich and rewarding, this is an album you unknowingly yearn for, like a cool hand on a hot forehead. A great album from a band in their prime.
Sky Blue Sky is as eloquently straightforward as Wilcos last studio recording, the Grammy-winning A Ghost Is Born, was daringly experimental. Tweedys lyrics deal forthrightly with romantic separation and reconciliation, their bittersweet quality giving way, as the album progresses, to a more uplifting, redemptive mood. Tweedy quite literally banishes the darkness on the penultimate track, the inspiring, gospel-tinged What Lightthe albums first singleand concludes with a deeply affecting, til-death-do-us-part lullaby, On and On and On.
There are hints of early-seventies Southern California folk-rock sweetness in the harmonies throughout the band-produced Sky Blue Sky, a bluesy Allman Brothers feel to the guitar /keyboard interplay, and plenty of brash guitar solos that take songs like You Are My Face and Shake It Off in thrilling, unexpected directions. This is especially good news for the crowds that will fill the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, this June, where the band plays the first U.S. date of its 2007 world tour in support of Sky Blue Sky. Principal songwriter Tweedy cut these tracks in the bands Chicago studio with members John Stirratt (bass, vocals), Glenn Kotche (drums), Mike Jorgensen (keyboards), Nels Cline (guitars) and Pat Sansone (guitars, keyboards, vocals)all of whom are also becoming notable performers in their own right. A Ghost Is Born co-producer Jim ORourke returns as music contributor.1. Either Way
2. You Are My Face
3. Impossible Germany
4. Sky Blue Sky
5. Side With the Seeds
6. Shake It Off
7. Please Be Patient With Me
8. Hate It Here
9. Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
10. Walken
11. What Light
12. On and on and on$24.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
Full House: Very Best of Madness Quick View
xMadnessFull House: Very Best of Madness
Special 'Pop-Up' Gatefold Sleeve
Limited quadruple vinyl LP pressing. 2017 collection from the British merry music makers. Madness continue to cement their position as the UK's favorite band, with their House Of Common and House Of Fun events becoming annual fixtures in every fan's calendar. Madness are national treasures, with a huge following. Their shows consistently sell out and sales of their current album confirm that, after nearly 40 years, they are still as relevant as they ever were. The last Madness best-of, Total Madness, was released in 2012 and comprised 23 singles. Since then the band have released two more studio albums: Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da and their current record, Can't Touch Us Now, each spawning three or four singles.
Full House is a best-of and then some, featuring 42 of the band's very best songs, including the hit singles from all of their records (including the above), plus a few of the band's favorite album tracks. It is a joy to listen to; in mostly chronological order, the set charts the highlights of their career, from 1979's 'The Prince' to 2017's 'Another Version Of Me', with smash hit singles like 'Our House' and 'It Must Be Love' nestling in between.1. The Prince
2. One Step Beyond
3. My Girl
4. Bed And Breakfast Man
5. Night Boat To Cairo
6. Madness
7. Baggy Trousers
8. Embarrassment
9. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
10. Grey Day
11. Shut Up
12. It Must Be Love
13. Cardiac Arrest
14. House Of Fun
15. Driving In My Car
16. Our House
17. Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
18. Wings Of A Dove
19. The Sun And The Rain
20. Michael Caine
21. One Better Day
22. Uncle Sam
23. Yesterday's Men
24. (Waiting For) The Ghost Train
25. Sarah's Song
26. Lovestruck
27. Johnny The Horse
28. Drip Fed Fred
29. Simple Equation
30. Girl Why Don't You
31. NW5
32. Dust Devil
33. Forever Young
34. Sugar And Spice
35. My Girl 2
36. Never Knew Your Name
37. How Can I Tell You?
38. Misery
39. La Luna
40. Mr. Apples
41. Can't Touch Us Now
42. Another Version Of Me$85.99Vinyl LP - 4 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
The Very Best Of Diana Krall Quick View
xDiana KrallThe Very Best Of Diana Krall
The Very Best of Diana Krall collects an assortment of hits from the vocalist/pianist from 1996-2006. Krall covers classic tracks from America's songbook both intimately with a three piece band and on a large scale with a full orchestra. Standouts include Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "The Look of Love" written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. This 2LP set is 180-gram vinyl.1. 'S Wonderful
2. Peel Me A Grape
3. Pick Yourself Up
4. Frim Fram Sauce
5. You Go To My Head
6. Let's Fall In Love
7. The Look Of Love
8. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
9. I've Got You Under My Skin
10. All Or Nothing At All
11. Only The Lonely
12. Let's Face The Music And Dance
13. The Heart Of Saturday Night
14. Little Girl Blue
15. Fly Me To The Moon$34.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
The Very Best Of Dean Martin Quick View
xDean MartinThe Very Best Of Dean Martin
Dean Martin's biggest hits beautifully packaged with full-color artwork and pressed on 180 gram collectors vinyl.
The undisputed King of Cool, Dean Martin was a superstar comedian, actor, and swinging hit singer. This collection contains his biggest pop hits alongside his most beloved Italian songs and is pressed on audiophile-grade 180 gram vinyl, with brand new full-color graphics. Contains the hits That's Amore, Volare, Ain't That A Kick In The Head, and Mambo Italiano and more.1. Ain't That A Kick In The Head
2. That's Amore
3. Memories Are Made of This
4. Just In Time
5. On the Street Where You Live
6. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
7. You Belong To Me
8. Volare
9. Sway
10. Mambo Italiano
11. Cha Cha Cha D'Amour
12. Return To Me
13. Innamorata
14. On An Evening In Roma$29.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Bungle Quick View
xMr. BungleMr. Bungle
Import
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
Insert
Etched D-side
Produced by John Zorn, Mr. Bungle is the eponymous debut studio album album by American band Mr. Bungle, released in 1991. The album contains many genre shifts which are typical of the band, and helped increase the band's popularity, gaining them a reasonable following and fanbase.
Critics deem the album a 'dizzying, disconcerting, schizophrenic tour through just about any rock style the group can think of, hopping from genre to genre without any apparent rhyme or reason, and sometimes doing so several times in the same song.' Mike Patton's lyrics are even more bizarrely humorous than those he used in Faith No More, and they're also less self-censored, as titles like Squeeze Me Macaroni, My Ass Is on Fire, and The Girls of Porn indicate. This is a difficult, not very accessible record, and the band wouldn't have it any other way.
Incredibly, the original vinyl version of Mr. Bungle was pressed on a single LP, which - with an album duration of 75 minutes - had a rather dull dynamic sound as a result. For the Music On Vinyl version, we've added another LP side to give the music more space to breathe. To top it off, it boasts a unique etch on the D-side!LP 1
1. Quote Unquote
2. Slowly Growing Deaf
3. Squeeze Me Macaroni
4. Carousel
5. Egg
6. Stubb (a Dub)
7. My Ass Is On Fire
LP 2
1. The Girls Of Porn
2. Love Is A Fist
3. Dead Goon
Side D - Etch$39.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Wonderful Quick View
xFleetwood MacMr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful, the second album of Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green in its ranks, followed up on their massive same-titled debut album. Delivering hard edged, psychedelic and raw Blues, the album counts as a staple from the late sixties. Adding to the rowdy energy of the album is the fact that the band recorded these tracks live in the studio, without using a sound board. The album introduced Christine Perfect (later McVie) of Chicken Shack on keyboards and a horn section. Great songs on this album include Love That Burns, Coming Home and Elmore James' Dust My Broom.1. Stop Messin' Around
2. I've Lost My Baby
3. Rollin' Man
4. Dust My Broom
5. Love That Burns
6. Doctor Brown
7. Need Your Love Tonight
8. If You Be My Baby
9. Evenin' Boogie
10. Lazy Poker Blues
11. Coming Home
12. Trying So Hard To Forge$21.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Smith Quick View
xLL Cool JMr. Smith
Mr. Smith was viewed as a comeback for LL Cool J when it was released in 1995. It includes the hits "Make It Hot", "Hey Lover" and "Doin' It" proving that LL is at his best when he concentrates on his seductive, romantic side.1. The Intro [Skit]
2. Make It Hot
3. Hip Hop
4. Hey Lover
5. Doin' It
6. Life As...
7. I Shot Ya
8. Mr. Smith
9. No Airplay
10. Loungin
11. Hollis To Hollywood
12. God Bless
13. Get The Drop On Em
14. Prelude
15. I Shot Ya [Remix]$19.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Wonderful Quick View
xFleetwood MacMr. Wonderful
ImportMr. Wonderful, the second album of Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green in its ranks, followed up on their massive same-titled debut album. Delivering hard edged, psychedelic and raw Blues, the album counts as a staple from the late sixties. Adding to the rowdy energy of the album is the fact that the band recorded these tracks live in the studio, without using a sound board.
The album introduced Christine Perfect (later McVie) of Chicken Shack on keyboards and a horn section. Great songs on this album include Love That Burns, Coming Home and Elmore James' Dust My Broom.1. Stop Messin' Around
2. I've Lost My Baby
3. Rollin' Man
4. Dust My Broom
5. Love That Burns
6. Doctor Brown
7. Need Your Love Tonight
8. If You Be My Baby
9. Evenin' Boogie
10. Lazy Poker Blues
11. Coming Home
12. Trying So Hard To Forget$34.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Hood Quick View
xKMDMr. Hood
KMD (Kausing Much Damage, or a positive Kause in a Much Damaged society) was a
Hip Hop group in the early 90s perhaps best known for launching the career of
acclaimed MC/Producer MF Doom (known during his KMD tenure as Zev Love X). After
guesting on 3rd Bass' ''The Gas Face,'' the trio (Zev, brother Subroc, and Onyx)
released the acclaimed and overlooked ''Mr. Hood'' full-length.
Their political outlook was similar to the group Brand Nubian, who guested on Hood; however, the style was
more comical and included a great deal of clips from old children's recordings, mostly
notably a sample of the Seaseme Street character Bert on the single ''Who Me?''
This is the official Elektra Records/Traffic Entertainment Group re-release with original
artwork and track listing in it's entirety. Cutting edge, ahead of it's time production and
skits from KMD and Stimulated Dummies (John Gamble and Mr. Dante Ross). Features
the singles ''Peachfuzz'', ''Who Me?'' and ''Nitty Gritty'' (feat. Brand Nubian). This is one
Rap album that is not to be missed.
This title is not eligible for discount.1. Mr. Hood At Piocalles Jewelry
2. Who Me?
3. Boogie Man!
4. Mr. Hood Meets Onyx
5. Subroc's Mission
6. Humrush
7. Figure Of Speech
8. Bananapeel Blues
1. Nitty Gritty
2. Trial 'N Error
3. Hard Wit No Hoe
4. Mr. Hood Gets A Haircut
5. 808 Man
6. Boy Who Cried Wolf
7. Peachfuzz
8. Preacher Porkchop
9. Soulflexin'$21.99Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
Sky Swimming Quick View
xElephantSky Swimming
Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck don't just sing about feverish, frayed and fractured romances - in the three years since forming elephant, they've been living one.
It's fitting that sky swimming, their debut full length release is a seductive, night time delight of an album. After all, it was in the twilight hours of a may morning three years ago that Pontefract native Amelia Rivas and Bristolian Christian Pinchbeck met at a house party and in alcohol-soaked all-nighter sessions that sky swimming was written.
A fibrous collection of songs about relationships - their own included, which broke down during the making of the album - hazy memories, twisted dreams, the metaphysical bleeding in to the physical - sky swimming - all trilling keyboards, swooping melodies, broken hip hop beats, looped strings and Amelia's uniquely curvy vocals - that makes you want to clamp your headphones tighter on your ears, letting you swim in its every detail and emotion. Influenced by everything from Toro y Moi to composer Angelo Badalamenti, everything but the girl to rap originators arrested development and Joe Meek's productions, it's an intensely varied listen.
"the first time we worked together, I went round to his house in Peckham and didn't leave for 3 days. I barely knew him," Amelia remembers. "She turned up with some £10 casio she bought from a charity shop in France and the whole demo EP was made on that," recalls Christian. Elephant have grown beyond their lo-fi roots since then, with Andy Dragazis being drafted in on co-production duties, while retaining the emotional rawness of those early songs. Tracks vary from psyche-delving ballads about growing up - torn tongues and skyscraper ("I want to understand what's wrong with my brain," Rivas laughs), to the thrilling pop of elusive youth, a eulogy to a friend who "wears a city crown", to the everyday trials of being young and poor in London (see ants about Amelia's crumbling tooting bedsit and TV dinner, a paean to rubbish telly and cheap booze) and the heartbreaking title track sky swimming written in the eye storm of their relationship meltdown with the refrain "do your eyes turn blue before you cry, I see the blue in you".
With winning appearances at Primavera and Eurosonic festivals behind them, not to mention support slots with cult hero Matthew E. White, under their belts, Elephant have in Sky Swimming one of the year's most seductive sounds. . "I flew to the moon to mirror you" sings Amelia on album closer Shapeshifter, with the sort raw melancholy that could only be cribbed from a blue valentine romance. "I saw the future." It should be a very bright future ahead for Elephant indeed.1. Assembly
2. Skyscraper
3. Allured
4. Ants
5. Elusive Youth
6. Shipwrecked
7. Torn Tongues
8. Come To Me
9. TV Dinner
10. Sky Swimming
11. Golden
12. Shapeshifter$17.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
The Very Best of George Howard Vol. 1 (Discontinued) Quick View
xGeorge HowardThe Very Best of George Howard Vol. 1 (Discontinued)
Slow Walking
Love Will Find A Way
Quiet As It's Kept
Dream Ride
Sweet Dreams
Rocket Love
Asphalt Gardens$8.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Cutout slit on cover Buy Now -
Rock N Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company Quick View
xBad CompanyRock N Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company
The 19-track collection spans 1974 and 1982 and features many of group's best-loved songs, like Can't
Get Enough, Feel Like Makin Love and Rock N Roll Fantasy. Longtime fans will certainly appreciate the inclusion of
previously unreleased alternate versions of Easy On My Soul and See The Sunlight. Both of these are different
versions than the ones that appeared on the deluxe editions Bad Company and Straight Shooter. When it was
released in 1974, the album was an instant smash and climbed to the top of the album charts. Since then, it has been
certified five-times platinum.LP 1
1. Can't Get Enough
(Single Edit)(2015
Remastered Version)
2. Bad Company (2015
Remastered Version)
3. Movin' On (2015
Remastered Version)
4. Ready For Love (2015
Remastered Version)
5. Easy On My Soul
(Previously Unreleased
Version)
6. Good Lovin' Gone Bad
(2015 Remastered
Version)
7. Feel Like Makin' Love
(2015 Remastered
Version)
8. Shooting Star (2015
Remastered Version)
9. Weep No More (2015
Remastered Version)
LP 2
1. See The Sunlight
(Previously Unreleased
Version)
2. Live For The Music
(2015 Remastered
Version)
3. Simple Man (2015
Remastered Version)
4. Honey Child (2015
Remastered Version)
5. Run With the Pack
(Single Edit)(2015
Remastered Version)
6. Burnin' Sky (2015
Remastered Version)
7. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy
(2015 Remastered
Version)
8. Rhythm Machine (2015
Remastered Version)
9. Gone, Gone, Gone
(2015 Remastered
Version)
10. Electricland (Single Edit)
[2015 Remastered
Version]$31.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
Crystal Visions: Very Best Of Quick View
xStevie NicksCrystal Visions: Very Best Of
Crystal Visions covers Stevie Nicks' entire solo career in one collection. This compilation features several previously unreleased live tracks as well as Stevie's voice-over commentary for the videos and her own unique artwork.LP 1
1.Edge Of Seventeen
2.I Cant Wait
3.Sorcerer
4.If Anyone Falls In Love
5.Stop Draggin My Heart Around (with Tom Petty)
6.Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac original version)
7.Dreams (Deep Dish version)
8.Rhiannon (live)
LP 2
1.Rooms On Fire
2.Talk To Me
3.Landslide (live with Melbourne Symphony Orch.)
4.Stand Back
5.Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
6.Planets Of The Universe
7.Rock And Roll (live)
8.Leather And Lace (with Don Henley)
9. Edge Of Seventeen (live with Melbourne Symphony Orch.)$29.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now -
Sky 30 CineMag 1:15/1:30 Quick View
xBob's DevicesSky 30 CineMag 1:15/1:30
Have a question about this product? Please email our audio advisor or call 1-877-929-8729 with any questions or concerns regarding your equipment purchase.
Ultra High quality laminations, lower inductance and superior sound. These transformers were especially designed and tested with several low-output moving coil cartridges. These are very difficult transformers to construct and require a precision manufacturing process that can only be done by David Geren at CineMag. The same construction techniques are used as in the 1131, except that the inductance of the SKY 30 is even lower due to the lower step up ratios.
Hand Crafted, Moving Coil (MC) Cartridge Step-up Transformer (SUT) built with new CineMag SKY 30 (Blue Version) Transformers and gold plated hardware in a hand polished black powder coated cast-aluminum enclosure. All lettering is laser etched. Included are 2 switches: high/low gain and ground/lift.
Includes premium construction with C&K Brand Silver contact toggle switches, and Deluxe Gold Plated RCA jacks.
These specially designed transformers are wired to connect a moving coil cartridge (on a turntable) to a phono preamplifier, phono input of a receiver, or your preamp's phono input.
Switchable for 1:15 (24 dB gain) or 1:30 (30 dB gain).
Into a standard 47k phono preamp, the effective input impedance of the low gain (1:15 ratio) is 209 ohms. At 1:30, the effective input impedance is 52 ohms.
The 1:30 ratio is perfect for most low output cartridges.
Construction Techniques:
All connections are Resistance soldered using the American Beauty system which avoids heat damage to the delicate insulation on the hair-like wires of the transformers. Test equipment is very low current to avoid saturating the transformer cores. You can count on a premier product that is state-of-the-art.
This unit includes a grounding post that can be used to connect your turntable ground and your preamplifier ground. It also includes a ground lift switch. In all modes, the transformer cases and faraday shield internal to the transformers are connected to the ground screw. In the ground mode, the phono system minus sides (negative sides) are connected to the grounding lug. This configuration works well for those systems where the turntable ground is connected to the negative leads coming from the phono cartridge or where the negative inputs to the preamp are internally connected to ground. In the lift mode, none of the conductors in the RCA jacks are connected to the case, ground, or shield and there is no electrical connection between channels. This design allows you much flexibility to mitigate for ground loops regardless of the configuration of your other equipment.
This item is not eligible for discount.$1,250.00Sky 30 CineMag 1:15/1:30 Buy Now -
Me And Mr. Johnson Quick View
xEric ClaptonMe And Mr. Johnson
On Me And Mr. Johnson, Eric Clapton
covers 14 of the 29 songs Robert Johnson,
the most mythic figure of the blues, wrote
and recorded in his lifetime. For fans of
deep blues, it doesn't get any better than
this. After the success of Clapton's first
two traditional blues albums-1994's Grammy®
-winning triple-platinum, #1 pop From
The Cradle, and 2000's Grammy-winning,
double-platinum, #3-charting Riding With
The King collaboration with B.B. King-Me
And Mr. Johnson finds Claptononce
more at the crossroads of blues and rock.
BAND:
Eric Clapton, lead guitar, lead vocals
Andy Fairweather Low, guitar
Doyle Bramhall II, guitar
Billy Preston, keyboards
Jerry Portnoy, harmonica
Nathan East, bass
Steve Gadd, drums
PRODUCERS:
Eric Clapton
Simon Climie1. When You Got a Good Friend
2. Little Queen of Spades
3. They're Red Hot
4. Me and the Devil Blues
5. Traveling Riverside Blues
6. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
7. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
8. Milkcow's Calf Blues
9. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
10. Come On In My Kitchen
11. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
12. Love In Vain
13. 32-20 Blues
14. Hell Hound On My Trail$19.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Tambourine Man Quick View
xThe ByrdsMr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds/Friday Music 180 Gram Audiophile Series Continues!
Their Landmark 1965 Debut Masterpiece In Stereo! Produced By Terry Melcher!
First Time 180 Gram Audiophile Clear Vinyl & Gatefold Cover Presentation
Mastered By Joe Reagoso And Pressed At R.T.I.
The Byrds were truly a gift to rock music fans all over the world. There will never be another
collective of superstar talent like The Byrds. Their amazing sound and membership is of legendary
proportion, and it all started 50 years ago with their brilliant debut album Mr. Tambourine Man.
Jam packed with 12 classic rock champions like I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, Chimes of Freedom,
All I Really Want to Do and of course the smash title track, Mr. Tambourine Man became one of the
more important albums ever in classic rock.
With the lead vocals and unmistakable 12 string guitar work of Roger McGuinn, the musicianship
and lead vocal work of the legendary David Crosby, the solid bass playing and lead vocal work
of Chris Hillman, along with the stellar lead vocals of Gene Clark and the hipster Michael Clarke on
drums, all of these ingredients made The Byrds a force to reckon with like no other. They turned Bob
Dylan folk classics into psychedelic electric treasures and their own brilliant tunes into rock manna
which will forever stand the test of time.
Friday Music is no stranger to the legendary sound of The Byrds. That is why we are so very
honored to announce the first time 180 Gram Audiophile Clear Vinyl 50th Anniversary Edition of their
debut classic Mr. Tambourine Man.
Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso (The Byrds/Jefferson Airplane) for the first time on audiophile
vinyl, The Byrds' Mr. Tambourine Man will truly become one of the most important and historical
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl titles in quite some time.
To celebrate The Byrds 50th Anniversary, we further enhance this limited anniversary edition
with a stunning gatefold cover featuring the original artwork and newly found photos from the lens
of Don Hunstein,as well as being pressed by R.T.I on clear vinyl.
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man!1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
3. Spanish Harlem Incident
4. You Won't Have to Cry
5. Here Without You
6. The Bells of Rhymney
7. All I Really Want to Do
8. I Knew I'd Want You
9. It's No Use
10. Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe
11. Chimes of Freedom
12. We'll Meet Again$31.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP Buy Now -
Mr. Love And Justice Quick View
xBilly BraggMr. Love And Justice
In his two and a half decades carrying the torch of social justice, Billy Bragg has melded the folksy populism of Woody Guthrie with the anger and indignation of The Clash. Both are perfectly encapsulated on his Anti debut, Mr. Love & Justice. Despite the intense politics behind his songs, Billy has never lost sight of the power of personal relationships to hold us together and bring about the kind of redemption that outstrips even the greatest political movements. Musically, this record combines the loose, Stonesy groove Bragg found working with Wilco on the Mermaid Ave. sessions, with the best parts of his punk and music hall roots. On his most mature record to date, the title says it all.1. I Keep Faith
2. I Almost Killed You
3. M For Me
4. The Beach Is Free
5. Sing Their Souls Back
6. Something Happened
7. You Make Me Brave
8. Mr. Love & Justice
9. If You Ever Leave
10. O Freedom
11. The Johnny Carcinogenic Show
12. Farm Boy$19.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Mr. Bechet (Pure Pleasure) Quick View
xBudd Johnson & Earl HinesMr. Bechet (Pure Pleasure)
Budd Johnson didn't do much recording as a leader, so this French studio date is particularly valuable. He's reunited with Earl Hines, with whom he played during three stints between 1932-1942; they're joined by drummer Panama Francis and bassist Jimmy Leary. The title track is an original tribute to the king of soprano saxophonists, Sidney Bechet. Though it was his second instrument, Johnson delivers a powerful solo with his own unique tone. He's back to tenor sax for the bluesy Am I Wasting My Time? and clearly enjoys himself on Hines' romping Linger Awhile. Like all of Budd Johnson's releases, this LP is strongly recommended.Musicians:
- Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone)
- Earl Hines (piano)
- Jimmy Leary (bass)
- Panama Francis (drums)
Recording: July 1974 at the Seed Studio in Vallauris, France, by Gerhard Lehner
About Pure Pleasure
At the beginning of the 90s, in the early days of audiophile vinyl re-releases, the situation was fairly straightforward. Companies such as DCC, Mobile Fidelity, Classic Records and, of course, Pure Pleasure all maintained a mutual, unwritten ethical code: we would only use analogue tapes to manufacture records.
During the course of the present vinyl hype, many others have jumped on the bandwagon in the hope of securing a corner of the market. Very often they are not so ethical and use every imaginable source to master from: CDs, LPs, digital files, MP3s - or employed existent tools from the 80s and 90s for manufacturing.
A digital delay is gladly used when cutting a lacquer disc because tape machines with an analogue delay have become quite rare and are therefore expensive. When cutting the lacquer, the audio signal is delayed by one LP revolution against the signal, which controls the cutter head, and for this a digital delay is very often employed. Of course, the resultant sound signal is completely digital and thus only as good as this delay.
We should like to emphasize that Pure Pleasure Records on principle only uses the original master tape as the basis for the entirely analogue cutting of lacquer discs. In addition, the pressing tool is newly manufactured as a matter of principle.
We only employ existing tools for manufacturing if an improved result is not forthcoming, e.g. the title Elvis Is Back, which was mastered by Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray, or several titles from our Philips Classics series, which in any case Willem Makkee cut from the original masters at the Emil Berliner Studios in the 90s. It goes without saying that we only used the mother and that new tools were made for our production.
To put it in a nutshell: we can ensure you that our releases are free from any kind of digital effects and that the lacquer discs are newly cut.
and that the lacquer discs are newly cut.1. Blues For Sale
2. Gone With The Wind
3. If You were Mine
4. Am I Waisting My Time
5. The Dirty Old Man
6. Linger Awhile
7. Mr Bechet$34.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
Reach For The Sky Quick View
xThe Allman Brothers BandReach For The Sky
The Allman Brothers Band/Friday Music 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Series Begins!
First Time 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl & Gatefold LP Artwork
Featuring Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson, Dan Toler & David Goldflies
Mastered Impeccably By Joe Reagoso At Capitol Records And Manufactured At R.T.I.
The Allman Brothers Band continue to be known as one of the original rock super groups of
the late sixties who have a knack of mastering rock and blues grooves drenched in gospel, soul
and country rock. With a plethora of amazing albums over their almost five decade career, The
Allman Brothers Band have truly created some of the finest music ever waxed for the classic
rock era.
In 1980, The Allman Brothers Band greeted the new decade with a smokin' new line-up,
a new label and a great new recording with Reach For The Sky. This stunning Arista Records
release featured a good amount of AOR radio classics like Dickey Betts' Hell & High Water,
Gregg Allman's stellar Mystery Woman, the magnificent instrumental From The Madness Of The
West, plus a surprise hit single with their southern rock classic Angeline. Augmented with two
new band members the late great "Dangerous" Dan Toler on guitar and David Goldflies on bass,
this top selling rock classic hasn't been available on vinyl for many decades that is until now!
Friday Music is very proud to announce for the first time ever the stunning 180 Gram
Audiophile Vinyl and gatefold cover presentation of Reach For The Sky by The Allman Brothers
Band. Mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Mastering in
Hollywood and manufactured at R.T.I., this original Arista Records classic truly reaches sonic
heights in the audiophile vinyl domain. We have also included the original artwork elements and
photos not seen in LP cover form in years!
Angeline1. Hell & High Water
2. Mystery Woman
3. From The Madness Of The West
4. I Got A Right To Be Wrong
5. Angeline
6. Famous Last Words
7. Keep On Keepin' On
8. So Long$29.99180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP Buy Now -
The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood Quick View
xLee HazlewoodThe Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood was a late bloomer. Following a meandering career as a disc jockey, producer, songwriter, label executive and solo artist, Hazlewood hit the jackpot at the ripe age of 37 with "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," the song Nancy Sinatra took to the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Its success convinced MGM Records that Hazlewood was a bankable star, and they signed him as an artist in his own right the same year. But as a self-described "non-singer" whose cult 1963 debut, Trouble Is A Lonesome Town, was little more than a happy accident, they'd perhaps gotten the wrong end of the stick where Lee was concerned.
In three years on the label, Hazlewood delivered three albums and sundry odds and ends, beginning with 1966 album The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood. The LP found Hazlewood gunning-in as much as he ever did-for commercial success, blending country, pop, novelty, mariachi, and lounge music into something unusually of-the-moment.
Lushly orchestrated and-like the album that preceded it-half-sung, half-spoken in a way that Hazlewood made all his own, the album collected solo versions of songs made famous by Sinatra and others ("Sand," "Boots," "So Long Babe," "Summer Wine"-included as a bonus duet with Suzi Jane Hokom) alongside some of his career-best solo compositions, among them the Morricone-like opener, "For One Moment." It's a record of extremes: "When A Fool Loves A Fool" is as light and throwaway as anything he ever laid down, while the wistful "My Autumn's Done Come" (sample lyric: "Let those I-don't-care days come in, I'm tired of holding my stomach in") is as raw and honest.1. For One Moment
2. When a Fool Loves a Fool
3. Not the Lovin' Kind
4. Your Sweet Love
5. Sand
6. My Autumn's Done Come
7. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
8. I Move Around
9. So Long, Babe
10. Bugles In the Afternoon
11. My Baby Cried All Night Long$22.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now -
I Bet On Sky Quick View
xDinosaur Jr.I Bet On Sky
There is nothing quite like a Dinosaur Jr. album. The best ones are always recognizable from the first notes.
And even though J tries to trip us up by smearing Don't Pretend You Didn't Know with keyboards, it's clear from the moment he starts his vocals that this is the one and only Dinosaur Jr., long reigning kings of Amherst, Massachusetts (and anywhere else they choose to hang their toques).
I Bet on Sky is the third Dinosaur Jr. album since the original trio - J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph - reformed in 2005. And, crazily, it marks the band's 10th studio album since their debut on Homestead Records in 1985.
Back in the '80s, if anyone has suggested that these guys would be performing and recording at such a high level 27 years later, they would have been laughed out of the tree fort. The trio's early shows were so full of sonic chaos, such a weird blend of aggression and catatonia that we all assumed they would flame out fast. But the joke was on us.
The trio has taken everything they've learned from the various projects they tackled over the years, and poured it directly into their current mix. J's guitar approaches some of its most unhinged playing here, but there's a sense of instrumental control that matches the sweet murk of his vocals (not that he always remembers to exercise control on stage, but that's another milieu). This is head-bobbing riff-romance at the apex. Lou's basswork shows a lot more melodicism now as well, although his two songs on I Bet on Sky retain the jagged rhythmic edge that has so often marked his work. And Murph...well, he still pounds the drums as hard and as strong as a pro wrestler, with deceptively simple structures that manage to interweave themselves perfectly with his bandmates' melodic explosions!1. Don't Pretend You Didn't Know
2. Watch The Corners
3. Almost Fare
4. Stick A Toe In
5. Rude
6. I Know It Oh So Well
7. Pierce The Morning Rain
8. What Was That
9. Recognition
10. See It On Your Side$19.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now