jcn3 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Agreed - Billy Joel's best album by far. (1) holo audio red (hqp naa) > chord dave > luxman cl-38uc/mq-88uc > kef reference 1 (2) simaudio moon mind 2 > chord qutest > luxman sq-n150 > monitor audio gold gx100 Link to comment
Popular Post jrobbins50 Posted January 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2020 A compelling argument for best of BJ albums. I’m usually torn between 52nd Street and Turnstiles. I pulled my vinyl Turnstiles collection tonight, which includes a Japanese pressing, an advance promotional copy and a test pressing. I’ve never sat to compare the sound quality of those as against the analog and digital versions you reviewed. I promise to listen over the next several weeks and report back here which I prefer. Turnstiles was also released in Quadraphonic. While I have never heard the vinyl release in that format, I do have a DTS multichannel transfer of it from vinyl. It’s an entirely different way of deconstructing the soundtrack. A complete unedited copy of the two Carnegie Hall shows is yet to be found in the wild to my knowledge. The folded promo poster for the Carnegie shows in the 30th anniversary box set is a digital transfer from the only known original, in our home. I’ve attached a photo of it for comparison. The University of Connecticut show is also available on the B side of a Columbia promo sampler called Souvenir. Bootleg versions abound with the record’s label designation on the spine transposed and there is also a bootleg picture disc version. Handball is not on the promo sampler but I do have a second recording of it from an early European show, although I can’t readily tell you which one offhand. The rendition of New York State of Mind on the promo sampler and the Time Life video you reference is one of the best, period. Cheers. JCR The Computer Audiophile and Nikhil 2 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Thanks for the comment and great picture. I have the Souvenir LP you reference. I even have the original Epic release of Atilla! I would love if they would release that whole concert in stereo. I bet Billy has the tapes of that show as well as the Carnegie Hall concerts. If any of Billy’s people ever read this........ it would be nice. Just go easy on the compression. Link to comment
cosmograph Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Having heard most including the MOFI SACD, my favorite digital version is a recent Blu-spec CD remaster from Japan and made by Sony Catalog No. SICP-20129 JAN/ISBN 4547366045604 Link to comment
DaveHoeffel Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Great piece Joe. Turnstiles is tied with 52nd Street as my favorite by him. I listen to the MoFi vinyl, and will look into acquiring the SACD. Regarding the "Joel" and "Springsteen" camps, I was in both, which made me the de facto moderator for many a debate in college (at Temple, where I was one of those DJs spinning jazz on WRTI, but I digress). Thanks for a great read. Link to comment
MarkS Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I always thought Turnstiles sounded bad. I will check what versions I have. Thanks for the tip of the Blu-spec cd. Where can one buy that format?? - Mark Synology DS916+ > SoTM dCBL-CAT7 > Netgear switch > SoTM dCBL-CAT7 > dCS Vivaldi Upsampler (Nordost Valhalla 2 power cord) > Nordost Valhalla 2 Dual 110 Ohm AES/EBU > dCS Vivaldi DAC (David Elrod Statement Gold power cord) > Nordost Valhalla 2 xlr > Absolare Passion preamp (Nordost Valhalla 2 power cord) > Nordost Valhalla 2 xlr > VTL MB-450 III (Shunyata King Cobra CX power cords) > Nordost Valhalla 2 speaker > Kaiser Kaewero Classic /JL Audio F110 (Wireworld Platinum power cord). Power Conditioning: Entreq Olympus Tellus grounding (AC, preamp and dac) / Shunyata Hydra Triton + Typhoon (Shunyata Anaconda ZiTron umbilical/Shunyata King Cobra CX power cord) > Furutec GTX D-Rhodium AC outlet. Link to comment
Ajax Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Hi Joe, Thanks for the review and confirming my own thoughts on that album - it is excellent IMO. If you are interested in watching Billy live, then please get a DVD copy of the All Star Tribute to Brian Wilson held at the Radio City Music Hall in 2001. The cast and sound is excellent and Billy is in fine voice and his performance is outstanding. This is one of the best sounding concert DVDs I have ever heard and is thoroughly recommended for lovers of the Beach Boys. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_All-Star_Tribute_to_Brian_Wilson All the best, Ajax LOUNGE: Mac Mini - Audirvana - Devialet 200 - ATOHM GT1 Speakers OFFICE : Mac Mini - Audirvana - Benchmark DAC1HDR - ADAM A7 Active Monitors TRAVEL : MacBook Air - Dragonfly V1.2 DAC - Sennheiser HD 650 BEACH : iPhone 6 - HRT iStreamer DAC - Akimate Micro + powered speakers Link to comment
Nikhil Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Completely agree that this is one of Billy Joel's best albums! Had shared this album on the Album of the Evening of the thread some time back but the post got buried in all the classical and jazz albums. So glad to see this album review on here. For me the song of the album has always been "New York State of Mind" but there are plenty of great moments all over. One of the best for me is the line " ... But we went on with the show" from "Miami 2017 (Seen the lights go out on Broadway)". I've always liked "I've Loved these Days" but I have to agree with you that "Summer, Highland Falls" might just be one of Billy Joel's best numbers. Thanks for sharing this write up with us Joe! Regards. . Custom Win10 Server | Mutec MC-3+ USB | Lampizator Amber | Job INT | ATC SCM20PSL + JL Audio E-Sub e110 Link to comment
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