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| From | "Robert" <bibijeebies@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Ian Matthews and a Thorens TD-170 |
| Date | Tue, 01 Feb 2005 10:09:53 -0000 |
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Nice Joe to read about the joys of Thorens turntables.
Amazing what they are still worth these days!
Cheers,
Robert Kok
The Netherlands (owner of a TD160 MK II with SME 3009 IIIS)
--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, J&J Giddings <jandjgiddings@m...>
wrote:
> Subject: Re: Scott Miller / Current Obsession / Any Trouble
>
> My turntable is in a repair as well.Someone is working on it.It's
a
> Thorens ,so it's worth keeping.Soon I'll be spinning my Game Theory
albums.
>
> Ahhh, I recently discovered the Joys of Vinyl Obscurity...once more.
> I just got a brand new Thorens TD-170 from my wife.
> Budget audioplile...who knew... Outstanding quality.
> Just picked these up used:
> Frankie Miller - "Double Trouble"- Chrysalis 1978 -Great blues riff-
rock. Great rockin' voice
> akin to Sammy Hagar but leaning towards Bon Scot meets Rod Stewart?
B
>
> Ian Matthews - "If You Saw Through My Eyes" -Vertigo-1971
> Never heard enough Fairport Convention
> to make a judgment on em, but I can't believe how great this mans
voice is.
> How this isn't up there with "Tea For the Tillerman" and "Sweet
Baby James", is a mystery.
> Yeah, he can play, too. Sounds Kickass on Vinyl. A
>
> Ian Matthews - "A Spot of Interference" -Polygram-1980
> You would think hearing these two Lp's pretty much back to back
would have given most folks audio whiplash,
> but somehow he makes it work. It's his voice. It didn't really
change. He lays back more unless he's yellin'
> like on "I Survived The Seventies", but then on comes a familiar
melody...
> "She May Call You Up Tonight", by Left Banke comes out and kills
me. Sure the production is a bit dated, but the songs are there.
> Good stuff. B+
>
> Matthews Southern Comfort - Later That Same Year-Pickwick-1971
> I was very afraid...the only thing I remembered about Pickwick
records is that
> they put out the lowest quality Lp's that I can remember from my
youth..."The Now Singers
> singing your Favorite Hits", or something suitably rediculous.
> The musicianship, though a little loose gives each of the songs
it's own
> voice. Like hearing new again. Not epiphanyanic - just very
pleased considering how I went into it. It's alot of covers:
> Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock", Goffin/King's "To Love", Neil
Young's "Tell Me Why"...etc.
> His voice still sounds great. I'm gonna have to do more digging
into this artists back catalogue.
> Can't wait. B-
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> later, joe
> www.jtgimplosion.com
> www.kingfriday.com
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