Today's Purchases (Non-classical)

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Henk


Autumn Leaves

Picked this one up earlier in the week - thanks to SimonNZ for posting it:


vandermolen

The Gloaming:
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"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

kishnevi

Discovered Idan Raichel released a new CD in January, so ordered it this morning off Amazon MP


Some info here
http://store.cumbancha.com/album/at-the-edge-of-the-beginning

Autumn Leaves

Latest purchase:

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Albums in the box:


71 dB

The X-Files Seasons 1-9 Blu-ray

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Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

Mirror Image

Quote from: 71 dB on March 09, 2016, 01:06:50 PM
The X-Files Seasons 1-9 Blu-ray

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Sweet! I own the blu-ray series as well. One of the best sci-fi/thriller TV shows I've seen.

Autumn Leaves

Latest purchase:

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71 dB

Quote from: Mirror Image on March 09, 2016, 07:03:16 PM
Sweet! I own the blu-ray series as well. One of the best sci-fi/thriller TV shows I've seen.

Do you suffer from the season 8 black crush issue?

http://www.xfilesvault.com/features/Season-8-Black-Crush-Blu-ray-Problem/

The X-Files is my favorite TV show (alongside with old Doctor Who).
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

Mirror Image

#3069
With my birthday money and just a little bit extra, I bought a Nintendo Wii U + three games:







What also helped a good bit was using my Walmart discount card (-$39).

Also bought:


71 dB

Quote from: 71 dB on March 09, 2016, 01:06:50 PM
The X-Files Seasons 1-9 Blu-ray

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Arrived yesterday!  :) Quick check indicated I don't suffer from black crush. Maybe my copy is avoid of it or my hardware can handle the issue.

I have watched the first 4 episodes of season 1. Looks stunning. I feel like the world is completed now. What is there left for mankind to do?  Oh, more X-Files episodes, of course!  8)
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

George

"I can't live without music, because music is life." - Yvonne Lefébure

Karl Henning

Paging George . . . I have at last pulled the trigger on this . . . .

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Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

George

Quote from: karlhenning on March 21, 2016, 09:03:15 AM
Paging George . . . I have at last pulled the trigger on this . . . .

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Better late than never.  $:)
"I can't live without music, because music is life." - Yvonne Lefébure

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

George

"I can't live without music, because music is life." - Yvonne Lefébure

Bogey

Two from Lalo:

 

And this beauty:



Double Indemnity (Miklós Rózsa)
01. Prelude (film version)/First Scene (4:50)
02. The Meeting (2:35)
03. In the Cab (0:52)
04. The Anklet (0:55)
05. Inner Struggle (1:18)
06. The Conspiracy (0:57)
07. The Policy (1:48)
08. The Market (1:04)
09. Reading His Mail (0:28)
10. Preparation/The Murder (3:06)
11. Railroad Tracks (3:10)
12. Relief (1:21)
13. The Hallway (2:15)
14. The Daughter (0:57)
15. Warnings (3:02)
16. The Appointment  (1:24)
17. Punishment/So Long Keyes/Finale (8:03)
Total Time: 38:41

Ace in the Hole (Hugo Friedhofer)
18. Prelude (2:47)
19. Sand Trickle (1:22)
20. The Dirty Work Begins (2:09)
21. Platinum Blonde  (1:21)
22. Pneumonia (1:10)
23. Grand Finale (2:32)
24. Tatum's Death and End Title/End Cast (4:01)
Total Time: 15:36

Sorry, Wrong Number (Franz Waxman)
25. Prelude/The Foreword (2:09)
26. Wedding and Honeymoon (2:07)
27. Staten Island (4:11)
28. The Stanger Buzzer/Mr. Evans Cuts Off (1:18)
29. A Message of Murder (0:53)
30. Bowery 2-1000 (4:00)
31. Finale and End Title/Cast (0:28)
Total Time: 15:14

The Extras
32. Schubert's Unfinished Symphony (1:41)
33. Spanish Dance (Van Cleave) (1:18)
34. June in January (Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin) (2:29)
Total Time: 5:32

The Desperate Hours (Gail Kubik)
01. Paramount Seal (Van Cleave)/Prelude (1:42)
02. Kobish Toccata (unused) (2:06)
03. Open Conflict (unused) (0:52)
04. Retribution (Daniele Amfitheatrof) (2:44)
05. Last Chance (unused) (1:43)
Total Time: 9:14

The Scarlet Hour (Leith Stevens)
06. Prelude* (2:01)
07. Never Let Me Go (Theme Intro) (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans) (3:30)
08. Unexpected Arrival/Ralph Trails Paulie/Lynbury Home (revised ending) (3:19)
09. Ralph's Interruption (1:07)
10. Never Let Me Go (Crystal Room Beguine) (Livingston & Evans) (1:57)
11. Scarlet Hour Mambo (Leith Stevens and Bebe Blake) (2:35)
12. Music City Jump (2:51)
13. Teen Swing (2:50)
14. Breakup/Close Watch/Lynbury Home (original version) (2:21)
15. Paulie Packs*/End Title (2:04)
Total Time: 24:57
*includes "Never Let Me Go" by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

Union Station (Heinz Roemheld)
16. Prelude (1:15)
17. The Stockyard (3:05)
18. Trapped/End Title (2:53)
Total Time: 7:19

I Walk Alone (Victor Young)
19. Prelude (1:00)
20. The Revelation/Hi-Jackers/We're Partners (4:43)
21. Double Cross/Dave's Double Cross/End of Fight and Intro (4:02)
22. Two Real Friends (1:18)
23. Dutch Uncle/Frankie Comes Through (3:58)
24. Wanted for Murder/Get the Truth (1:53)
25. Five Shots Left (1:30)
26. The Ride (6:16)
27. End of Ride/Together and Cast (3:05)
28. Easy to Remember (1:44)
Total Time: 29:52

The Extra
29. Double Indemnity - Prelude (stereo re-recording) (1:23)
30. Ace in the Hole - Prelude (with FX) (2:32)
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

Quote from: George on March 25, 2016, 10:41:40 AM


Hello, it's me. I saw the light and ordered some more Todd. Review here.

Hope to see him with Ringo on the 28th of June.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Karl Henning

My old mate from the MFA, John Powhida, is a huge Rundgren fan.

Thread Duty:

This has landed, and I have begun to listen.


Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

George

Quote from: Bogey on March 25, 2016, 11:50:26 AM
Hope to see him with Ringo on the 28th of June.

Quote from: karlhenning on March 25, 2016, 12:21:00 PM
My old mate from the MFA, John Powhida, is a huge Rundgren fan.

I chickened out after sampling some more of his stuff and cancelled my order. I may just stick with my 2CD anthology.

QuoteThread Duty:

This has landed, and I have begun to listen.



And how's it going?
"I can't live without music, because music is life." - Yvonne Lefébure