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I’m going to play some Beatles now and go through the mono collection LPs 

I have to confess that I have a love / hate relationship with them as in - I love some and hate some of the tracks 

 

Can’t promise to be in year of original release sequence as all the reissue Monos were released in 2014 

So here goes 

 

First up 

 

Artist - The Beatles 

Title - A Hard Days Night 


Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/The-Beatles-A-Hard-Days-Night/release/6074075

 

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@JohnJ I've heard RWH's stuff forever but had to pick it up since Joe & Ringo were on it.  It's actually a great album and will totally draw ya into it.  Lil foot stompin outlaw stuff!  Thinkin it's time to warm things up and get into a bit of trouble here in the hood.  50's here and the neighbors are prolly glad my french doors are closed up!  Thunkin it's gonna start getting cold while Paul is starting to warm up down under!  :)

 

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He'll draw ya into side two...  Side one highlight is the first track then the rest is good but when ya flip he kicks it into his mic'd up voice and sounds a lot like Dylan to me and it all just meshes so well.  Lemme give it a second listen now and I'll fill ya in a bit more.  

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Listening and yea I'd buy it again but if you hit youtube and listen to "Bad Trick," "Drink Til I See Double," "Outlaw Blood," "Fast Left Hand," those are all from his "Co-Starrring" LP that I have.  Soooo shop 'em out brother!  I'd love to spend your $$ but....  Your $$$!  I like it though.  Some renegade country imo!  It'll fit quite nicely!  :)

 

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Slipping into this box now.  Eagles "Live at The Forum" with Deacon Frey playing in place of his Dad.  Recorded in 2018 and just released I felt it was going to be special.  I heard it was one of their best ever shows so yea...  For a $90 4-lp investment initially it was a little disappointing.  Regular old printed paper jackets for one and secondly lots of white/pink noise in the lead IN/OUT grooves.  Come on man!  Sonically though the first side and now the second side sound great.  Nice and clean, crisp and detailed with an open sound stage.  If you're not full after a 2 hour play and still need more you're in trouble.  Sounds great though!

 

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22 minutes ago, Dave1290 said:

Eagles "Live at The Forum"

ah, the fabulous forum, one of the iconic concert venues. Have been to MANY a show there. Was talking to Brian May of Queen several years back -- he loves the Forum. I do too; but for different reasons.  It is easy to get in and out of and fairly simple to get back to the freeway (you really don't want to make a wrong turn and go deep into some of neighborhoods of Inglewood).   I prefer the Hollywood Bowl; but that place can be a total pain in the butt -- especially after the show. Irvine Meadows was another good one -- an amphitheater, right off the freeway, easy access and I always preferred outdoor venues.  

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Been in and out of both places many times but with someone else driving.  Then again that was LONG ago and today?  Ummm, nope not me.  Has to be a nightmare.  Last time I was in LA I couldn't wait to get outta Dodge.  LF I know has a place in some "Tower's."  Nice but small but the highlight of my stay there was bumping into porn king Ron Jeremy.  Seems he also has or had a place there.  That's been years ago.  I backed away from him verrrrrry slowly watching his every move!  lol  :)

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14 hours ago, Full Range said:


I have the famous Audio Technica AT170 cartridge 

But alas I need to have a new stylus fitted 😫 or a re-tip 

 

I tried to get a replacement but they are no longer made 

https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/177032-wtb-audio-technica-stylus-atn170/

 

Hi,

 

The AT170ML is the very very great MM with the famous MicroLine (Microridge) and Boron Cantilever 😍

 

https://www.ad-na.com/en/product/jewel/product/microridge.html

 

for the retipig there is a Russian who does repairs with MicroLine and a cantilever in Boron, tries to contact him to know if he can repair yours. There is also this blog on AT170ML / AT150ML there too see if it can help you out?

 

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/stylus-retipping-service-phono-cartridge-specialist-from-russia-moscow.686418/page-7

 

https://www.picuki.com/tag/atml170


Otherwise the other radical solution is to leave the body of the 170 in its box and take a new VM740ML which also has the famous MicroLine, but with a conical aluminum catilever. Aluminum is less noble than Boron, but Audiotechnica engineers announce that they have greatly improved their cartridge with a much better bass than in the past and still with this wonderful treble.

 

😄

 

 

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Thanks for taking the time @Dave1290 yea I'll give it a once over on youtube since I can. It's at a great price for records now @ $16.00 something.

 

Paul I think their late 60s phase of music is even better than the perfect pop-jingle tunes they started with. Never gone the mono route though.

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Wet day here, it rained for hours earlier today.

Think I'll pickup where @KROCK left off yesterday..

Hey man if you want I'll do the even releases if you can do the odd ones. Born in the South and a rocker, got the important ones except for One More From the Road that was flat worn out and their compilations!

 

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*I can not get it to start with the second tune like I wanted, tried five times now. Know some folks have heard the first song over and over.. but their catalog is extensive and good for a short lived band.

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The name Earl Scruggs ring a bell?

In the US if your folks watched Hee Haw before Lawrence Welk every Saturday evening after dinner you've heard him before with his cohort Lester Flatt.

It's simple really, they were masters of instruments with strings.

Saw those two also that virtuoso Roy Clark at different times at a small studio on the east side of town where Arthur Smith broadcast his tv music show from. Duelin' Banjos was Smith's and I recall a long legal battle over that downtown and beyond. It was a lot older than that movie.

 

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*This is actually real nice, deserves more explanation

 

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No more likes today John but Earl was a great man in so many ways.  Soooo down to earth and man could he pick!  

 

Been itching to unzip this one.  Their best on 4 albums, digital and half-speed.  Early and not too shabby  :)!  No box this time just slide them in and out of a box cover.  4 lp's, each with it's own cover & paper sleeve,  :)

 

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