Looking for Reference Vinyl Recommendatiosn (1 Viewer)

[Lee Distad]

As my employers will be stocking some more upscale turntables than we have sold in the past, the need will be there for us to provide demos of our new stock, unlike the price-point tables we sell now, which sell on price alone.

So, that said, I want some reccomendations on worthy pieces of vinyl I should pick up as demo materials.

Any and all reccomendations are welcome.

 

[Brian L]

Dire Straits, Love Over Gold.

The original US pressing is outstanding, and I think there may have been a Classic Records (or another boutique label)200g vinyl reissue that is said to be even better.

You might want to post this questions at the Steve Hoffman Forums.....tons of vinyl junkies there.

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/

BGL

 

[Lee Distad]

Thanks a bunch Brian!

 

[DavidLW]

Just a few (older) well recorded vinyl that can be found in most used record stores

Dire Strait - Brothers in Arm
Linda Ronstadt - What's New
Andreas Vollenwiler - White Winds
John Klemmer - Touch
War - Greatest Hits
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Charlie Brown Christmas
Enya - Enya (1st album)
Cowboy Junkies- Trinity Session
Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits
Keith Jarrett- Koln Concert
George Benson - White Rabbit
Grover Washington - Inner City Blues
Mclaughlin, Da Lucia & De Meola - Live in San Francisco
Mile Davis - Kind of Blue (the older the label($$$), the better)
Chuck Magione - Children of Sanchez
Dusty Sprinfield - Dusty in Memphis
Simon and Garfunkle - Live Concert in Central Park
Carpenters - Passage
Dave Brubeck - Greatest Hits

Your best bet for classicals is to buy RCA Living Stereo re-mastered on 180g to 200g vinyl. Which can be purchased new for around $20 to $30. Otherwise look for used Telarcs recordings.

Happy Hunting.

 

[Scott Oliver]

Just peruse any of the online vinly retailers like www.ElusiveDisc.com and you will find a load of great vinyl discs from quality manufacturers, just pick LPs that fit the style of music you are looking for and voila.

 

[Nick Hallett]

look on ebay for some of the beethoven piano concertos that DECCA released, vladmir ashkenazy on piano. I have the fifth, and it's the best vinyl record I'veever heard.

 

[Keith Paynter]

Amen to Simon & Garfunkel!

Also try:

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense/True Stories
Donald Fagan - The Nightfly