Listening now to this stereo/mono CD.

[The Rang]

ZZ Top - Fandango!

Kind of an odd album. First side is live and sounds lousy, I fail to see the point of including it.
Side two is studio and, in stark contrast, sounds very good, much better than previous albums.

 

[The Rang]

ZZ Top - Tejas

One of only two albums from this box set that I already owned. Solid all the way through. Still a favourite, the best of the London era records IMO.
Really nice sound from the original mix, no replacement drums here.

 

[SHB]

Collage Over and Out. Polish Neo Prog. A masterpiece in my opinion

 

[4-earredwonder]

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ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

After knowing nothing from their first two albums this one has four familiar and great tracks.
Makes the album lopsided because none of the other six tracks are particularly memorable.

Someone recently 'gifted' me a fantastic DVD~A~R dub of Tres Hombres in 4.0 96/24 resolution from a very good source. Am playing it as we speak and enjoying the hell out of it. Perhaps one day it will be released in that format for ALL to hear. Excellent, I say!

 

[4-earredwonder]

MFSL CD - Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells A Story

John, you owe it to yourself to pick up the INCREDIBLE Universal SHM~SACD STEREO remaster of both this and Gasoline Alley. Revelatory in the increased resolution format.

https://www.importcds.com/every-picture-tells-a-story-shm-sacd/4988031161852
MOST unfortunately, the SHM~SACD of Gasoline Alley is OOP!

 

[DuncanS]

John, you owe it to yourself to pick up the INCREDIBLE Universal SHM~SACD STEREO remaster of both this and Gasoline Alley. Revelatory in the increased resolution format.

https://www.importcds.com/every-picture-tells-a-story-shm-sacd/4988031161852
MOST unfortunately, the SHM~SACD of Gasoline Alley is OOP!

The Japanese SACD of Every Picture is an excellent transfer. I'm convinced I have a SACD of Gasoline Alley, but its not where it should be on the shelf!
so I'm wondering whether I really do have it!

 

[4-earredwonder]

The Japanese SACD of Every Picture is an excellent transfer. I'm convinced I have a SACD of Gasoline Alley, but its not where it should be on the shelf!
so I'm wondering whether I really do have it!

Perhaps one of your 'pesky' gnomes used it as a frisbee, Dunc

 

[DuncanS]

Perhaps one of your 'pesky' gnomes used it as a frisbee, Dunc

If I caught one of the little critters doing that it would the

(Trebuchet) for them!

Sadly its my pesky memory, I checked my CDJapan emails, I ordered it, but it went out of stock & out of print, so I never got it

 

[esimms86]

If I caught one of the little critters doing that it would the View attachment 86327 (Trebuchet) for them!

Sadly its my pesky memory, I checked my CDJapan emails, I ordered it, but it went out of stock & out of print, so I never got it

Every picture tells a story, don’t it?

 

[JohnN]

Every picture tells a story, don’t it?

 

[esimms86]

The Barry Diament mastered version is highly sought after. Barry is famous for eschewing compression.

 

[The Rang]

ZZ Top - Deguello

This musta got played a lot when it came out (the year I graduated high school) because I recognize half of the songs.
Completes the transition to a more polished sound (in ZZ terms) that started with Tejas. Really good album, it’s stood up well over the years.

 

[The Rang]

ZZ Top - El Loco

Not as many familiar tracks (apparently Leila was a single, never heard it before) and a couple of weird but good songs. Liked the album a lot…but that cover sure is cheesy LOL

 

[The Rang]

ZZ Top - Eliminator

Huge album, at least half of it got significant airplay including my favourite ZZ tune: I Need You Tonight
Think my original CD might sound better than this version from the box set, maybe I’ll compare one of these days.

 

[JohnN]

Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Sleeps With Angels

Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch

 

[JohnN]

The Barry Diament mastered version is highly sought after. Barry is famous for eschewing compression.

I enjoy the Diament.

 

[jefe1]

Led Zeppelin III
The 2014 remaster with companion disc
I have Diamant masters for I II and Houses of the Holy

 

[jefe1]

Spirit first album disc one
From box set It Shall Be
As QL would say you need this set.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Neil Young GREATEST HITS [Reprise/HDCD encoded] Contains 16 of Young's GH in remastered HDCD sonics

 

[4-earredwonder]

Neil Young GREATEST HITS [Reprise/HDCD encoded] Contains 16 of Young's GH in remastered HDCD sonics

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention, this is a CD/DVD~A combo pack. The DVD~A Stereo in LPCM 96/24 resolution sounds amazing and certainly bests the HDCD CD.