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Du Prè, Mehta, Perlman, Baremboim in London...
Who says classical musicians are deadly serious, never joking people?Love this video... love Jacqueline Du Prè!
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Twelve hotels for audiophiles
Yes, pals... after food, wine, sex, flowers and art, not necessarily in this very order;-)... here is hi-end audio tourism!Classy!
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Debussy plays Debussy (1913)
Amazing... I guess it sounded New Age, back in 1913!Thanking Tyran Grillo...
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R.I.P. Dept. - Tony Conrad dies...
... he was 76.R.I.P. and thanks for your musical vision...
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Apple Music or the Cupertino's way to music
Higher resolution and sampling, reportedly an overall better quality than iTunes...Three months free trial, EUR 9,90/month and, since Sept. 2015, more than 11 millions users worldwide...Worth exploring...
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The beauty and the beast - Garrardzilla!
The "beauty" is the overall beauty of our beloved 301... the "beast" is the bronze heavy platter and matching giant, oversized, heavy-duty bearing.A combo born in heaven... and most important, such an...
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Deutsche Gramophone's wooden disc display-boxes
An old-world accessory, when quality was a fact: a wooden classy built box with an orange protective wool felt, to display a sought after DG's (or any other disc you're pleased with...) without any...
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Miles Ahead, the movie...
Don Cheadle - Director - Actor " Miles Ahead" Playing Now in LA & NY - Coming Everywhere April 22, 2016In the late 1970s, jazz superstar Miles Davis (Don Cheadle), during the height of his fame,...
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MV + EE - Ultra limited art edition 10" mono 78 rpm disc
Hey, folks... one is still available!MATT 'MV' VALENTINE ~ MOUNTAIN RAGA / CHERRY COCOLA RED ~ lathe-cut 78rpm 10inch (TIME-LAG HEX-2) recorded in 2005, two long lost solo tracks. inner-space ragas...
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The Timbuktu, Mali's Hero of Culture
The Librarian Who Saved Timbuktu’s Cultural Treasures From al QaedaA middle-aged book collector in Mali helped keep the fabled city’s libraries, books and manuscripts safe from occupying jihadists. A...
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78 rpm frenzy - John Fahey - Morning/Evening, not Night 10" double 78s on Ebay
Own these sought-after 10 inchers 78 rpm waxes since they were issued, several years ago... due to the increasing interest about a RIAA eq. present days 78s (see recent Matt Valentine's on my Blog),...
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Florian Fricke/Popol Vuh - Kailash
Just got it, from Belgium... sealed double-disc set with download code, three Florian's color pixies shot while in Tibet and DVD... WOW!Forever.
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Jimi in the West!
On Legacy records, here is the 2016 Records Store Day 2016 giveaway... Jimi and Experience in western appareils, at Warner Bros. studio... as seen on 1969 sampler disc original cover.Here is, indeed,...
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... ooooppssss... Amari RW-600 vs. AudioDesk Systeme disc cleaners
Made in Germany or Made in China?Germany?China!A no brainer, in this globalized world, yet...Who copy-catted who?As a proud and satisfied owner and user of AudioDesk's since 2013, I nonetheless...
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Chinquetti's libraries... the Mauritania books ghost-town
Such a nice place, where sand and desertification endanger an ancien heritage...
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Aliens!
... not Ripley or the BEAST... just the OST, but...... vinyl fluid filled!!!... and there are only 75 of them in the world.Soundtrack specialists Mondo are to release a new version of James Horner’s...
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Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, John Peel and the backward No Pussyfooting on BBC Radio
Cool footage, with Brian Eno browsing John Peel records collection and chatting... about everything music, including that story about first airing of No Pussyfooting;-)I like it.
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The Right of Imperfection...
... in music, in life, in love... so human.Some extracts:"Faust was never about being professional or expert musicians" says Jean-Hervé Péron. "If it was worthwhile material it didn't seem to matter...
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