What are you listening to in 2026 and why might anyone be interested?

It will come as no surprise to you that I am looking forward to it too :grin:

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3 x LP - MCA 1999 : )

Jimi Hendrix - LIVE AT WOODSTOCK

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Jimi Hendrix – lead guitar, vocals
Mitch Mitchell – drums
Billy Cox – bass guitar
Larry Lee – rhythm guitar, first guitar solo on “Lover Man”
Juma Sultan – percussion
Jerry Velez – percussion

Live recordings from the Woodstock Festival, Bethel, New York / 18th August 1969

~ < < > > ~

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Elton John - A Single Man - CD (1978)

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Only one way to follow Big Hits


The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly ( Big Hits Vol. 2 ).

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Richard Harris - A Tramp Shining - Uniti Core.

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Pale Blue Eyes - Souvenir (2022). Lovely, upbeat pop/rock, nice vocals and driving beats. Perfect for a lazy afternoon.

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Been enjoying this recently remastered version of Pneumonia by Whiskeytown.

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Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia. Keystone companions.

Recommended by @Charles excellent collection streaming through Qobuz

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Music for a While | Mélodies baroques | Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano · Jory Vinikour, harpsichord & chamber organ · Jakob Lindberg, theorbo, luth & baroque guitar · Anders Ericson, theorbo | Archiv CD (2004)

When I started listening to classical music, I used to pay a lot of attention to what album reviewers said - I knew nothing, and I felt I needed someone knowledgeable to tell me what to buy or not.

Until I realized that the reviewers never agreed on anything, and that the only important thing was whether I liked the album or not.

This work by Anne Sofie von Otter was both criticized as “one of the most abominable displays of bad taste I have ever heard” [Musicweb International] and as “she navigates melodic dead ends with a virtuosity that commands respect. A sheer delight!” [La Presse, Montréal]. I personally agree with the latter.

Ms. von Otter is backed by extraordinary musicians and the sound quality is impeccable.

Claude

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Ray Charles - The Genius Hits The Road - Uniti Core. A concept album.

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Bobbie Gentry | Ode to Billy Joe | Qobuz 44.1kHz 16-bit

Shame on me, I only knew Patricia Barber’s version of Ode to Billie Joe. Thanks to @Cmax’s recommendation a few days ago, I’ve now heard the original. Much better, in my opinion.

A quick look at Wikipedia says that Bobbie Gentry only sang the title song herself because it was cheaper than hiring someone else to sing it, and that the album pushed Sgt. Pepper’s out of the no. 1 spot of the Billboard 200. No small feat indeed.

Claude

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Being a big Dylan fan I am sure I must have come across this in the past but only the other day I read that those guys with Dylan are not the musicians on the album.

Oh yes there is the old one that there are pictures of The Beatles in the trees.

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Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth

A long time since I have listened to this album.

Great production.

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You have to thank @TheKevster, he’s the knowledgeable one on Bobbie Gentry.
It’s a very good album, well all her albums are very good .

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Williams and Bream Live. 2X vinyl from 1979. I play this quite a lot, it is really lovely imho.

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Yes there was the old joke that if you you turned the cover upside down you could see the faces of the Beatles in the tree and if you rotated the cover to one side the vinyl album fell out.

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Good summary @Charles64 :+1:

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Enjoying with a cold beer
MC 5 - Kick Out The Jams

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Had my shipping notification.

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I must be getting excited about tomorrow’s release. I’m drinking beer and listening to Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones.

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