John McLaughlin - ‘The Montreux Years’ (2022). Remastered live recordings made at the Festival from 1984 - 2016. Out today. The LP version also includes the track ‘Friendship’ from a 1978 concert by John with his ‘One Truth Band’.
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Interestingly the track Friendship is also included in the 24 Bit version available on Qobuz today. I hadn’t realised this was omitted on the CD, but you’re right.
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Thanks for the info. Not sure why it was left off the CD?
The duration quoted on Qobuz for the full album is 1:22:34, which is too much for one CD, so I guess the objective was to limit it to just one disc, which would probably sell better. Besides, the real completists would already have purchased the 17 disc set.
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Ah thanks, yes indeed, that all makes sense. I had heard of the 17 disc set way back but had forgotten about it until today.
Grieg - ‘Songs’, Anne Sofie Von Otter (1993). Charity shop today.
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Mark Knopfler - ‘Cal’ (1984). The second film score by Mark Knopfler following ‘Local Hero’. I had not heard of this one before. Picked it up on CD today at the Exeter Record Fair.
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I never liked “Lido Shuffle” when it came out, but this is a very decent album by Box Scaggs
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John Illsley - ‘Glass’ (1988). Continuing the Dire Straits theme, this is the second solo album by John Illsley. I had not heard of this either, but again picked it up on CD from the Exeter Record Fair today.
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Cécil Ousset, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle: Ravel Piano Concerti 1 & 2 & Le Tombeau De Couperin
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John McLaughlin *Where Fortune Smiles *
A McLaughlin album I don’t think I have, at least on CD. And…my first SMH-CD.
Listening to it now, it is familiar so I’ve either got or had a copy on vinyl at some point.
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Chopin - ‘Nocturnes’, Daniel Barenboim (1982). A single CD selection of Chopin’s Nocturnes. Purchased from charity shop yesterday.
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What an album Inmynaim - a favourite of mine
David Gilmour, Rattle That Rock
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