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Recent comments

Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 - Maazel | hiredfox - November 29, 2023

We are living at the time of A I and ChatGPT so anything may be possible! Joking probably but will A I be able to fill in the missing data? Seems likely at some point if not ...

John Prine: John Prine | Downunderman - November 28, 2023

A lovely album, though he hadn't quite settled into his own voice here and the influence of Dylan is a bit prominent at times. His album from 1991 'The Missing Years' remains ...

Van Morrison: Moondance | Kveld-Úlfr - Yesterday 10:13 am

What's more to this than the already existing Van Morrison: Moondance then ?

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé - Wilson | hiredfox - November 17, 2023

It's still only a 96kHz recording and whilst Chandos are always bright and cheerful they are certainly not brilliant recordings for my stereo system. What lets them down is ...

Porra: Entropia - Kuusisto | Robert Fernandes - November 18, 2023

I was fortunate to hear/see Lauri Porra perform Entropia with the Seattle Symphony earlier this week, with his wife conducting no less! I bought, and listened to this entire ...

Charles Mingus: Blues & Roots | Downunderman - Today 12:34 am

This is the first SACD release in the Atlantic 75th anniversary series with a Catalogue number of CAPA 001 SA. They have started on a high note here with an excellent album ...

The White Stripes: Elephant | Downunderman - November 26, 2023

Now you can listen to this album as the artist originally recorded it - on an eight-track reel-to-reel in the UK. The mixing also being analogue. Something of a rescue ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 - Maazel | Athenaeus - November 29, 2023

Interesting comment, Hiredfox. That had crossed my mind, too. I'm sure AI will be capable of remastering in the near future, be it old analogue recordings or early-digital PCM ...

Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas