Wax Treasure (Vinyl)
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This one came pretty soon after Bill Evans’ return to music after the death of Scott LaFaro, his incredibly melodic and inventive bassist in his trio known for the legendary Village Vanguard sessions. He was wrecked by this sudden, tragic death. LaFaro was so unique and I think he had more to say and could have been a bigger influence (Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead recalls him for me with his melodicism and ceaseless forays into the upper registers of the instrument). I’m not sure Evans ever got over LaFaro’s death and those demons probably figured into his struggles with addiction. So Bill was incredibly emotionally vulnerable at this time.
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Yeah LaFaro’s death was at the cusp of the album release of Live at the Village Vanguard. It’s even written in the liner notes. If you ask me, I don’t think Bill ever found that level of connection with a trio again. Which is what makes those Riverside records so $ought after.
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Hearing the above on Spoti, my own algorithm drove me deep back into this two hidden gems out of the cellar …
Everything But The Girl - Eden
This uncleaned found tonight was hidden in a box for four decades also…
It could sound like
.Ended here..TSC-The Cost Of Living
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@Aetas said in Wax Treasure (Vinyl):
This uncleaned found tonight was hidden in a box for four decades also…
This one isn't an original krautrock gem that i found hidden away in a box after decades (although I wish it was) but the re-issue still sounds great
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Got these on Saturday
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During the search for a new player, I was invited into a showroom, where my dealer demonstrated several phonograph cartridges to another customer.
Unique and mindblowing.
Tech talk felt like I am a beer drinker who knows that there are two colors of wine and the others try to compare two vintages of the same varity, grown on different continents.
Soundwise, it was a revelation.
Never heard this in such a clearness before.What should I expect; even the cartridges used, cost more than twice of my budget for a new player.
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My girls have an exam in Spanish tomorrow.
Played Julio for dinner and the atmosphere was relaxed afterwards… -
@Aetas said in Wax Treasure (Vinyl):
even the cartridges used, cost more than twice of my budget for a new player.
I think of this everytime I go down the online rabbit hole on super high end gear that's well out of my price range
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@GraemeE This beatiful grounding was needed…
Playing another cellar find tonight:
One hit LP, or reasonable underrated?!
The Railway Children- Recurrence
New needle on my system, but I am scared about this beatiful LP.
Time to change again
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