Non-Classical Music Listening Thread!

[aligreto]

James Taylor





This album was something of a rite of passage for Taylor. It was produced by Peter Asher and recorded under the Apple label [he was the first name signed to the then new label]. Paul McCartney and the Aeolian String Quartet make appearances. For me the stand out songs are Carolina in my Mind and The Blues is just a Bad Dream which has some fine guitar playing.

[George]

James Taylor


This album was something of a rite of passage for Taylor. It was produced by Peter Asher and recorded under the Apple label [he was the first name signed to the then new label]. Paul McCartney and the Aeolian String Quartet make appearances. For me the stand out songs are Carolina in my Mind and The Blues is just a Bad Dream which has some fine guitar playing.

The older I get, the more I appreciate him.

Along similar lines, I listened to this last night:

[George]

First spin.

[aligreto]

First spin.

Dave Edmunds was cool.

[Todd]

[aligreto]

ABBA: Super Trouper





To celebrate the news that the Super Troupers are making music together again.

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[Draško]

[aligreto]

Vangelis: Heaven and Hell





Still my favourite Vangelis album.

[SimonNZ]

v/a - Tea and Symphony: The English Baroque Sound 1967-1974

[aligreto]

James Taylor: Sweet Baby James





This was my entry point to the music of James Taylor in my late teens, early twenties. I had been playing folk guitar for a number of years prior to this when someone introduced me to this album. I was immediately bowled over. The acoustic guitar playing of both James Taylor and Danny Kortchmar just blew me away. I had not heard guitar playing like that in modern music prior to that. I spent many a long hour studying and learning how to play many of the songs on this album [long before the internet or Youtube existed]. Listening to this CD brings back such wonderful memories.

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https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21994-the-glowing-man/

[George]

James Taylor: Sweet Baby James



This was my entry point to the music of James Taylor in my late teens, early twenties. I had been playing folk guitar for a number of years prior to this when someone introduced me to this album. I was immediately bowled over. The acoustic guitar playing of both James Taylor and Danny Kortchmar just blew me away. I had not heard guitar playing like that in modern music prior to that. I spent many a long hour studying and learning how to play many of the songs on this album [long before the internet or Youtube existed]. Listening to this CD brings back such wonderful memories.

Nice one!

I have always been a fan, but lately I have been buying up audiophile masterings of a number of his albums, including the one you posted, Mudslide Slim, Gorilla and JT.   

[aligreto]

Nice one!

I have always been a fan, but lately I have been buying up audiophile masterings of a number of his albums, including the one you posted, Mudslide Slim, Gorilla and JT.

Good for you. Wonderfully lyrical music making.

[George]

Inspired by aligreto.

[SimonNZ]

v/a - Green Leaves: Nick Drake Covered

free with the March issue of Mojo magazine

[aligreto]

I have both the [old] regular CD and the original LP versions but I have never actually seen or handled those 24 KT Gold editions that you have mentioned.
Is the format CD or SACD?

[George]

I have both the [old] regular CD and the original LP versions but I have never actually seen or handled those 24 KT Gold editions that you have mentioned.
Is the format CD or SACD?

CD. Unfortunately,it's now out of print.

[aligreto]

Beatles: Please Please Me






In all the years that I have been listening to the music of The Beatles I have never noticed that the credits on the back of this album list McCartney/Lennon for the originally composed songs. That changed after this one. I wonder what the story was there.

[aligreto]

CD. Unfortunately,it's now out of print.

Thank you for that.