What are we listening to right now..

[Rod]

Found myself really paying attention to the instruments in this song.

 

[Wombat]

JJ Cale with Leon Russell

 

[maty]

Capercaillie - Secret People (1993), CD, Survival, UK

https://www.discogs.com/Capercaillie-Secret-People/release/1059637

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 0.00 dB -16.32 dB 4:46 01-Bonaparte
DR14 -0.26 dB -16.43 dB 5:15 02-Grace and Pride
DR12 -0.19 dB -14.45 dB 3:50 03-Tobar Mhoire (Tobermory)
DR12 -0.12 dB -13.98 dB 3:16 04-Four Stone Walls
DR15 0.00 dB -17.20 dB 5:20 05-Crime of Passion
DR13 -0.12 dB -15.93 dB 5:49 06-The Whinney Hills jigs
DR14 -0.46 dB -17.83 dB 5:31 07-An Eala Bhan (The White Swan)
DR13 -0.12 dB -14.90 dB 4:38 08-Seice Ruairidh (Roddy's Drum)
DR12 -0.12 dB -14.79 dB 4:54 09-Stinging Rain
DR13 -0.12 dB -15.28 dB 3:33 10-Hi Rim Bo
DR13 -0.12 dB -16.04 dB 6:12 11-The Miracle of Being
DR14 -0.94 dB -16.33 dB 4:07 12-The Harley Ashtray
DR13 -4.18 dB -21.14 dB 2:24 13-Oran
DR13 -0.25 dB -16.56 dB 4:37 14-Black Fields
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR13

CD

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-People-Capercaillie/dp/B00004SK87
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-People-Capercaillie/dp/B01FADQP0U

https://www.musicscotland.com/cd/Capercaillie-Secret-People.html

"Afro percussion, dancefloor synth zaps, funky soulful organ, and shaftular wah-wah, reeling fiddles and whistles overlaid with the poised and elegant voice of Karen Matheson" (Q Mag)

"Few woman fronting any kind of British band possess a voice to touch Karen Matheson's, remarkable in English but breathtaking when she draws on Hebridean roots to sing in Gaelic" (Daily Telegraph)

 

[maty]

Bill Berry and his Ellington All-Stars - For Duke (1978), Vinyl, M&K RealTime, Germany, Direct to Disk

https://www.discogs.com/Bill-Berry-And-His-Ellington-Allstars-For-Duke/release/3551938

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR16 -0.88 dB -21.84 dB 01 Take the _A_ Train.flac
DR14 -6.19 dB -26.11 dB 02 Mood Indigo.flac
DR16 -1.95 dB -20.45 dB 03 Things Ain't What They Used To Be.flac
DR16 -2.46 dB -23.01 dB 04 Perdido.flac
DR17 -0.73 dB -22.43 dB 05 Satin Doll.flac
DR13 -2.78 dB -22.27 dB 06 I Got It Bad (And That Ain_t Good).flac
DR17 -0.32 dB -21.26 dB 07 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart.flac
DR16 -2.05 dB -23.00 dB 08 Cotton Tail.flac
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of Files: 8
Official DR Value: DR16

https://www.stereophile.com/content/recording-october-1978-duke

This is to-date the best direct-to-disc recording I have heard. For once I can't complain about the high end being shrill or hard. The balances are excellent and the performances superior, with each member of the group getting his chance to show off. Marshal Royal's saxophone solos must be heard to be believed, Everyone present is obviously having a good time making music, which is the way it always ought to be but often isn't.

The highs on this disc are extraordinary—nothing like what I have come to think of as the German-microphone sound (hard and sizzly)... Margaret Graham, J. Gordon Holt

Note: I am not a Duke's fan but this recording is MAGNIFICIENT.

 

[maty]

Barney Kessel - The Poll Winners (1957), Vinyl 12", 2003 Remastered Analogue Productions, Limited Edition, US

https://www.discogs.com/es/The-Poll-Winners-The-Poll-Winners/release/4451486

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.28 dB -22.05 dB 3:33 01-Jordu
DR17 0.00 dB -22.00 dB 6:35 02-Satin Doll
DR14 -5.77 dB -23.92 dB 4:28 03-It Could Happen To You
DR16 -0.95 dB -24.13 dB 6:31 04-Mean To Me
DR14 -4.04 dB -22.21 dB 4:38 05-Don't Worry 'Bout Me
DR13 -4.31 dB -21.90 dB 4:03 06-Green Dolphin Street
DR13 -1.76 dB -22.09 dB 4:25 07-You Go To My Head
DR13 -6.11 dB -24.08 dB 3:23 08-Minor Mood
DR16 -0.87 dB -20.92 dB 3:12 09-Nagasaki
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14

https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/...ly_Manne-The_Poll_Winners-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record

 

[maty]

Billie Holiday - Body and Soul (1957), Vinyl, 2010 Speakers Corner, GER

https://www.discogs.com/Billie-Holiday-Body-And-Soul/release/2885337

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -3.33 dB -19.39 dB A1 Body and Soul.flac
DR12 -1.67 dB -17.57 dB A2 They Can't Take That Away From Me.flac
DR12 -4.72 dB -19.11 dB A3 Darn That Dream.flac
DR12 -3.50 dB -17.31 dB A4 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off.flac
DR13 -2.37 dB -18.07 dB B1 Comes Love.flac
DR13 -1.26 dB -17.50 dB B2 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You.flac
DR12 -4.23 dB -19.01 dB B3 Embraceable You.flac
DR12 -5.49 dB -20.05 dB B4 Moonlight in Vermont.flac
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of Files: 8
Official DR Value: DR12

 

[maty]

Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (1988) Vinyl, CBS, NL

https://www.discogs.com/Leonard-Cohen-Im-Your-Man/release/340009



DR Peak RMS Filename
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DR12 -0.92 dB -15.38 dB A1 First We Take Manhattan.wav
DR13 -0.84 dB -16.24 dB A2 Ain’t No Cure For Love.wav
DR13 -1.34 dB -16.66 dB A3 Everybody Knows.wav
DR13 -2.48 dB -18.96 dB A4 I’m Your Man.wav
DR14 -0.88 dB -17.52 dB B1 Take This Waltz.wav
DR14 -1.13 dB -17.03 dB B2 Jazz Police.wav
DR13 -1.63 dB -16.08 dB B3 I Can’t Forget.wav
DR13 -4.62 dB -19.98 dB B4 Tower Of Song.wav
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of files: 8
Official DR value: DR13


The US pressing

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.13 dB -13.49 dB 6:01 A1 First We Take Manhattan
DR13 -0.91 dB -16.05 dB 4:51 A2 Ain't No Cure For Love
DR13 -1.97 dB -16.95 dB 5:37 A3 Everybody Knows
DR13 -1.89 dB -19.30 dB 4:27 A4 I'm Your Man
DR12 -0.36 dB -15.82 dB 6:00 B1 Take This Waltz
DR13 -1.53 dB -17.28 dB 3:54 B2 Jazz Police
DR12 -1.67 dB -16.14 dB 4:32 B3 I Can't Forget
DR13 -2.73 dB -18.38 dB 5:39 B4 Tower Of Song
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR13

 

[gorg]

 

[maty]

Tanita Tikaram ‎– Ancient Heart (1988), Vinyl, Reprise Records, US

https://www.discogs.com/Tanita-Tikaram-Ancient-Heart/release/2372819

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.32 dB -17.08 dB 2:52 01-Good Tradition
DR11 -3.68 dB -18.62 dB 2:54 02-Cathedral Song
DR15 -2.61 dB -19.38 dB 3:34 03-Sighing Innocents
DR12 -5.38 dB -20.61 dB 2:45 04-I Love You
DR11 -3.63 dB -17.30 dB 4:54 05-World Outside Your Window
DR13 -4.02 dB -19.36 dB 5:14 06-For All These Years
DR17 -0.12 dB -19.94 dB 4:52 07-Twist In My Sobriety
DR13 -4.17 dB -20.87 dB 1:58 08-Poor Cow
DR14 -0.76 dB -19.22 dB 5:29 09-He Likes The Sun
DR15 -4.85 dB -24.44 dB 4:06 10-Valentine Heart
DR15 -2.89 dB -22.05 dB 5:06 11-Preyed Upon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13

https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-heart-Vinyl-record-Vinyl-LP/dp/B000091BYG

 

[Rod]

 

[maty]

Runrig - Transmitting Live (1994), CD, Disky, NL

https://www.discogs.com/es/Runrig-Transmitting-Live/release/800566

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 0.00 dB -13.01 dB 2:10 01-Urlar
DR8 0.00 dB -10.13 dB 6:11 02-Ard
DR10 0.00 dB -11.26 dB 5:13 03-Edge Of The World
DR9 0.00 dB -10.85 dB 6:19 04-The Greatest Flame
DR9 0.00 dB -11.64 dB 6:12 05-Harvest Moon
DR12 0.00 dB -16.58 dB 6:13 06-The Wire
DR12 -2.60 dB -19.09 dB 2:36 07-Precious Years
DR11 -1.01 dB -16.31 dB 2:48 08-Every River
DR10 0.00 dB -11.83 dB 6:39 09-Flower Of The West
DR10 0.00 dB -11.37 dB 4:34 10-Only The Brave
DR10 -0.12 dB -12.34 dB 6:17 11-Alba
DR12 0.00 dB -16.74 dB 5:04 12-Pog Aon Oidche Earraich
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Runrig-Transmitting-Live-CD/dp/B00005NKGU

 

[AnalogSteph]

Since it's literally the middle of the night here right now, something appropriately dreamy....

Eisley - I'm Only Dreaming ..Of Days Long Past
2018 - MP3 - Equal Vision Records
(LP or digital download only, it seems)

One of those cases where (IMHO) the acoustic version beats the regular album release hands down. Wasn't expecting that. Not sure whether it'll be able to rival Room Noises, Currents or Combinations for me long-term but it's the #4 now for sure. Not too shabby for a band that has arguably seen better days.

DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.02 dB   -10.55 dB      4:15 01-Always Wrong (Acoustic)
DR10      -0.78 dB   -13.74 dB      3:59 02-Defeatist (Acoustic)
DR11      -0.07 dB   -12.21 dB      4:58 03-A Song for the Birds (Acoustic)
DR9       -0.07 dB   -12.14 dB      3:54 04-Sparking (Acoustic)
DR9       -0.51 dB   -12.64 dB      4:32 05-My Best Friend (Acoustic)
DR8       -0.50 dB   -11.09 dB      4:03 06-Rabbit Hole (Acoustic)
DR10      -0.06 dB   -12.74 dB      4:12 07-Louder Than a Lion (Acoustic)
DR10      -1.74 dB   -13.75 dB      4:19 08-You Are Mine (Acoustic)
DR8       -0.01 dB   -10.66 dB      4:13 09-When You Fall (Acoustic)
DR10      -0.82 dB   -13.49 dB      4:51 10-Snowfall (Acoustic)
DR10      -0.10 dB   -12.02 dB      4:26 11-Brightest Fire (Acoustic)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR10

 

[maty]

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1975 (2006), Vinyl, 2017 Columbia, EU

https://www.discogs.com/Bruce-Sprin...-Hammersmith-Odeon-London-75/release/11827114

DR Peak RMS Filename
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DR12 -6.08 dB -21.10 dB A1 Thunder Road.aif
DR12 -1.50 dB -14.65 dB A2 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.aif
DR13 -0.51 dB -15.84 dB A3 Spirit In The Night.aif
DR12 -0.55 dB -16.66 dB B1 Lost In The Flood.aif
DR11 -1.94 dB -15.14 dB B2 She's The One.aif
DR11 -1.19 dB -13.39 dB B3 Born To Run.aif
DR13 -0.54 dB -18.79 dB C The E Street Shuffle.aif
DR11 -1.12 dB -15.03 dB D1 It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City.aif
DR12 -0.96 dB -14.49 dB D2 Backstreets.aif
DR12 -0.58 dB -14.82 dB E Kitty's Back.aif
DR11 -1.44 dB -16.44 dB F1 Jungleland.aif
DR12 -0.73 dB -13.89 dB F2 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight).aif
DR12 -0.46 dB -15.49 dB G1 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).aif
DR11 -0.54 dB -13.49 dB G2 Detroit Medley.aif
DR12 -3.71 dB -21.77 dB H1 For You.aif
DR11 -0.38 dB -13.86 dB H2 Quarter To Three.aif
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of files: 16
Official DR value: DR12

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Odeon_London_'75

CD, Remastered

https://www.amazon.com/Hammersmith-Odeon-London-75-2CD/dp/B000E97X66

 

[maty]

Dulce Pontes - A Brisa do Coração (1995), CD, PE (2), Portugal

https://www.discogs.com/Dulce-Pontes-A-Brisa-Do-Coração-/release/4758303

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.69 dB -19.90 dB 5:35 01-Os Índios da Meia-Praia
DR12 -0.93 dB -16.41 dB 4:06 02-Se Voaras mais ao Perto
DR12 -2.42 dB -20.42 dB 5:19 03-Novo Fado da Severa
DR15 -0.69 dB -20.00 dB 5:34 04-Povo que Lavas no Rio
DR14 -5.71 dB -23.44 dB 5:04 05-Lágrima
DR14 -2.06 dB -21.26 dB 3:33 06-Fado da Sina
DR14 -5.19 dB -23.06 dB 3:15 07-Zanguei-Me com o Meu Amor
DR15 -3.32 dB -21.84 dB 5:34 08-As Sete Mulheres do Minho
DR14 -5.06 dB -25.14 dB 3:12 09-Instrumental e Apresentação
DR13 -1.01 dB -18.02 dB 4:16 10-Lusitana Paixão
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14


DR Peak RMS Duration Track
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR15 -2.72 dB -22.04 dB 4:12 01-Que O Amor Não Me Engana
DR14 -3.54 dB -23.99 dB 2:19 02-Árabe
DR15 -1.02 dB -19.51 dB 6:44 03-Canção Do Mar
DR13 -4.93 dB -22.93 dB 3:40 04-Cuidei Que Tinha Morrido
DR14 -3.99 dB -23.64 dB 3:44 05-Estranha Forma De Vida
DR14 -1.20 dB -20.01 dB 10:55 06-A Brisa Do Coração
DR13 -0.90 dB -19.03 dB 7:11 07-Laurindinha
DR15 -0.56 dB -19.84 dB 6:06 08-Lágrima
DR12 -1.81 dB -19.15 dB 6:51 09-A Brisa Do Coração ( Versão De Estúdio )
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14

https://www.amazon.com/Brisa-Do-Coracao-Dulce-Pontes/dp/B0000253I6#customerReviews

 

[Roen]

http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/136079

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories - 24/88.2

 

[maty]

Tokyo Brass Style – Brasta Koshien (2008), CD, Japan

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 0.00 dB -9.04 dB 0:18 01-Dash Keio
DR7 0.00 dB -8.90 dB 3:37 02-Kokoroe (from Major) / Dash Keio
DR8 0.00 dB -10.43 dB 4:04 03-Ganbare Dokaben (from Dokaben)
DR7 0.00 dB -8.80 dB 4:10 04-Touch (from Touch)
DR8 0.00 dB -9.86 dB 4:08 05-Yuke Yuke Hiyuuma (from Kyojin no Hoshi)
DR9 0.00 dB -11.01 dB 4:00 06-Niji no Grandslam (from H2)
DR7 0.00 dB -8.98 dB 3:52 07-Seishun Line (from Ookiku Furikabutte)
DR12 0.00 dB -14.12 dB 0:25 08-Chance Housei
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR8

[Spanish] https://nauscopio.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/desde-japon-tokyo-brass-style-brasta-koshien-2008/

https://www.amazon.com/Brasta-Koshien-TOKYO-BRASS-STYLE/dp/B0012PYFQM

 

[maty]

Frejlechs - Zol Zayn Freylekh - Jiddische Klezmer-Musik (1991), CD, ARC Music, UK

https://www.discogs.com/Frejlechs-Zol-Zayn-Freylekh-Jiddische-Klezmer-Musik/release/6514807

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -6.91 dB -21.41 dB 3:04 01-Moldever Hore
DR11 -1.16 dB -16.35 dB 1:45 02-Sherele
DR12 -1.15 dB -18.14 dB 3:18 03-Doyne
DR7 -1.83 dB -10.23 dB 2:41 04-Odeser Bulgar
DR9 -1.96 dB -13.91 dB 3:41 05-Di Shapozhkelakh
DR10 -2.04 dB -14.81 dB 2:24 06-Di zilberne Khasene
DR9 -1.73 dB -12.89 dB 3:18 07-Di goldene Khasene
DR11 -1.64 dB -16.96 dB 2:32 08-Medyatsiner Vaits
DR16 -0.92 dB -22.04 dB 5:58 09-Papirosn
DR11 -5.19 dB -20.07 dB 3:05 10-Sirbe
DR13 -6.11 dB -22.36 dB 3:17 11-Terkishe Melodye
DR11 -3.05 dB -17.54 dB 2:17 12-Bukevine
DR14 -3.42 dB -22.23 dB 5:29 13-Shnirele, Perele
DR12 -22.85 dB -40.50 dB 2:32 14-Schlof Mayn Kind
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR11

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klezmer

 

[gorg]

 

[Jave]

 

[maty]

Bhatt, Douglas, Meyer - Bourbon & Rosewater (1995), CD, Water Lily Acoustics, US

https://www.discogs.com/Vishwa-Moha...Edgar-Meyer-Bourbon-Rosewater/release/6984725

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -4.99 dB -22.47 dB 4:07 01-Bourbon & Rosewater
DR15 -6.25 dB -27.11 dB 3:25 02-Gypsies from Rajasthan
DR15 -4.40 dB -27.17 dB 5:21 03-Overtones & Stained Glass
DR16 -3.33 dB -24.08 dB 3:52 04-Bent Notes of the Bauls
DR14 -5.98 dB -25.32 dB 4:33 05-Many Miles from Home
DR17 -4.01 dB -28.73 dB 7:35 06-Resurrection
DR13 -12.16 dB -29.36 dB 8:36 07-Desert Winds
DR17 -1.26 dB -22.29 dB 5:00 08-Mississippi Mud
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR15

https://www.amazon.com/Bourbon-Rosewater-Vishwa-Mohan-Bhatt/dp/B000002VYM