Bob James Bj4 [96 24 Stereo LP Rip]

Along with Kind of Blue, In a Silent Way, and Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain is one of Miles Davis' most enduring and innovative achievements.

In August 2002, ABKCO Records reissued Beggars Banquet as a newly remastered LP and SACD/CD hybrid disk. This release corrected an important flaw in the original album by restoring each song to its proper, slightly faster speed. Due to an error in the mastering, Beggars Banquet was heard for over thirty years at a slower speed than it was recorded. This had the effect of altering not only the tempo of each song, but the song's key as well. These differences were subtle but important, and the remastered version is about 30 seconds shorter than the original release. Wikipedia.

This is the classic 1969 album that Serge and Jane Birkin cut together, and every track is a groovy French classic of the sort that made Serge a legend! The arrangments are amazing, and feature some of the weirdest instrumentation ever heard on a pop record – especially one that was as successful as this. The tracks are insane, and even though the lyrics are in French, you'll be able to get more than enough of them from the sexy interpretation! Highlights include "Je t'aime… moi non plus", "69 année érotique", "Jane B", "Elisa", "Orang Outan", and "Manon".

James Leary - James II
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1992 | Genre: Jazz | Label: VTL | VTL-005 | US pressing, double LP 180 gr.
Audiophile pressing. Direct-to-two-track recording by David Manley

James Leary’s hand picked jazz quartet featuring Eddie Harris on saxophone and vocals, Billy Childs on piano, and Ralph Penland on drums. James, of course, anchors the quartet on string bass. Featuring six standards and two excellent originals, this is a great straight ahead jazz recording.

(David Manley)