Donald Byrd – Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 180g Vinyl
Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson’s Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill presented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with Doug Watkins on bass along with Boston area musicians Ray Santisi on piano and Jim Zitano on drums.
This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket with a booklet.
Donald Byrd – Byrd’s Eye View Lp – Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl Series
Recorded in 1955 for producer Tom Wilson’s short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd’s Eye View was trumpeter Donald Byrd’s first issued recording as a leader. The date presented Byrd at the helm of what was then the current line-up of The Jazz Messengers with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Blakey.
Donald Byrd – Kofi – Blue Note Tone Poet Series 180g Vinyl
Drawn from two sessions in 1969 and 1970, Kofi found Donald Byrd in the early stages of his transformation from top-notch hard bop trumpeter to fusion pioneer. Byrd explores a variety of textures with bandmates including Frank Foster, Lew Tabackin, Duke Pearson, Ron Carter, Mickey Roker, and Airto Moreira.
This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.
Donald Byrd & Bobby Jaspar – Cannes ’58 – Sam Records 180g Vinyl
Donny Hathaway – Everything Is Everything – Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series 45 rpm 180g Vinyl
Donovan – The Hurdy Gurdy Man – Impex Records 180g Vinyl LP
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Doug MacLeod – Break The Chain – Reference Recordings HDCD
Winner of the 2018 Blues Music Awards Acoustic Album of the Year
Nominated for the 2018 Blues Blast Music Awards Acoustic Blues Album of the Year
Hi-Fi News Top Audiophile Vinyl Album of 2019!
In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings twelve new MacLeod originals. Each song is extremely personal and at the same time, universal; covering subjects topical, humorous, and soulful; from the satirical to the sublime.Dr. John – Gris Gris – Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series SACD
Dr. John – In The Right Place – Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series 45 rpm 180g Vinyl
IN STOCK!
In The Right Place is the sixth, and biggest-selling album of the late iconic music legend, six-time Grammy-winner, and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. John. Dr. John, the stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., was one of the most original, distinctive and influential voices to ever come out of New Orleans. His career spanned six decades as a songwriter, composer, producer and performer. His unique blend of music carried his hometown of New Orleans at its heart.
Dream With Dean – The Intimate Dean Martin – 45RPM Vinyl
DS Audio DS-E3 Optical Cartridge and Phono Amplifier
- ALL DS Audio cartridge systems have their own phono amplifier so there is no need for you to use your existing one.
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- Latest review from Ken Kessler here
DS Audio DS-W2 Optical Cartridge
ALL DS Audio cartridge systems have their own phono amplifier so there is no need for you to use your existing one.
The price includes the cartridge and phono stage and is available at £10,420.00
“On the difficult, inner-groove ‘Broken Arrow’ the cartridge tracked it perfectly,The DS-W2 has no problem handling all of the details in even the most cluttered of tracks.
This is a reference-grade cartridge, and blessed relief for those hankering after a Master 1, at double the price.” Ken Kessler (Read review here )
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