Naim’s record label

Great set lives here on vinyl. :+1:

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Really! I didn’t know that. It was a bit of a task getting hold of the CD at the time as I think it sold very quickly. I recall the note when I got it direct from Naim, “found this propping up a table leg - J”.

I will commence a search for the vinyl, thanks.

Tim.

I find that Discogs is useful for tracking down such things.

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I have a number of Naim label recordings, and often go back to Patrick Noland’s piano recordings when I want to relax ( and Earwax Control when I don’t).

I’ve also got to see Nic Meier and Barb Jungr play live. Both ex Naim Label artists.

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Patrick Noland’s piano albums on Naim are indeed excellent listening. I also particularly enjoy Fred Simon’s jazz and Håvard Gimse’s Chopin.

For those interested in recording techniques, the True Stereo: Unprocessed Analog Recordings disc (NaimCD080) is fascinating and excellent, both musically and in SQ terms.

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The early releases by Empirical on Naim are also excellent.

The only one i still have.

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I don’t have any naim label LP’s here, but I do have a few releases on CD.

Having previously posted a picture of my naim CD collection in the listening thread, here is an updated image with a few additions. The majority of these were given to me by Paul / Julian during factory visits (a number of years ago!), though I have added some more, in recently.

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That’s an impressive collection, I do own quite a few, but not as many as you.

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I remember that i struggled to find something interesting. Most jazz were a bit easy listening albums, more ambiance than sophisticated music.

Maybe in other genres , but they didn’t interested me.

I still have some free samples that came with hifi magazines.

Great collection. I can tick off 18, including Earwax Control (given to me by a dealer as it wouldn’t sell) and the wonderful SFX (who I have a vague memory of playing at a Sound Org party night in Southwark).

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I have no interest in stamps but my daughter-in-law’s father is a keen philatelist, specialising in East Africa where he did VSO. He is chair of a subgroup of the Philatelic Society and gets a great deal of pleasure from his collecting, buying and selling and interacting with fellow collectors. That doesn’t seem like nuts to me.

Roger

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I have a bit of a Faber and Faber collection; it’s a Norse god thing!

No more nuts than the pleasure we Naimites get from this forum!

Feeling unexpected mortal envy!

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C.f. Chandos, from whom the Asgaardian collection benefited greatly when they were selling off their vinyl catalogue for peanuts in the mid-nineties.

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