THE BEATLES aka The White Album : The Beatles double LP in a gatefold sleeve. Recorded May to October 1968, Studio's EMI (Abbey Road), Trident London. Producer George Martin, Engineer & Mixer Ken Scott, engineers Geoff Emerick who fed up with the 4 bickering left mid session & at Trident Barry Sheffield. Released November 1968 on Apple.

I bought this album December 1968 - February 1969 in the UK, it is however an Electrola Gesellschaft german pressing serial No.0019086 so quite early, the German numbering is different to the UK numbering as I understand it, if anyone knows. It did come with a poster & 4 very good studio photos of the 4 Beatles

I was still in catering prior to my becoming The Head Waiter, there was an older waiter that trained me told me his son apprenticed to a photographer was involved in taking some nude photos for the album "The Beatles" I vaguely remember there was a big kerfuffle over the pictures, the album was subsequently released with blanc (white), blank outer sleeves, forever known as The White Album, the sleeve was embossed The Beatles with a sleeve number No.0019086 in my case.

I had not listened to this double albums for several years & yes after the sprinkling of Auva EQ's & 100's under my OTA Quad 57 speaker stands it is different to before, it now sounds so relaxed particularly Revolution compared to the much faster re-recorded single there are background sounds apparent now, I've never heard before, the timbre of voices indefinably different the fingers/nails on strings the defined pluck on guitar can be heard notes clearer & stopping faster & in places deeper bass particularly drums.

Despite the 4 Beatles fractious time together a sign of things to come; the musicianship is exceptional, I mentioned fingers/nails on strings noticeably Eric Clapton on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Clapton gave the guitar he played to George Harrison, I did not realise Pattie Harrison & Maureen Starkey helped with limited backing vocals as did Yoko ONo , there was a list of the best session musicians around at the time who added to the album. This album has stood the test of time & recommended.

Hawkwind - In Search of Space

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Another series of The Expanse would be excellent and I'm only disappointed that there hasn't been more demand for it. I'm doing my bit by rewatching the entire series again.

Santana - III

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Sophie Zelmani - Live in China

I like the album cover homage to Deep Purple.

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The Velvet Underground & Nico : A solid Yellow vinyl disc in a gatefold sleeve designed by Andy Warhol. Recorded May-November 1966. Studios Scepter & Mayfair NY City & TTG Hollywood. Engineers Norman Dolph, Omi Haden, John Licata. Producers Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson.

Released March 1967 on Verve.

This album bought for me by one of my daughters is a Verve replica on yellow vinyl, limited edition. Gatefold with printed banana Blue/silver T Verve label with Hollywood label address. My daughter knew I liked the track Venus in Furs, that a slim, 5'10" lithe, super cool female (As only 60's & 70's girls were) work colleague introduced me to the album in around 1967.

This album was recorded with the first professional line-up of the Velvet Underground, it had sounded a bit "thin" & a bit disappointing as an LP, on CD in the car in particular more substantial sounding. Today I am playing it for the first time in quite a while using the new Stack Audio "Serene" record stabiliser as well as Auva 100's & Auva EQ's, the album sounds so much better than CD, there is now deep bass in places, voices are substantially more realistic, Venus in Furs sounding more relaxed slower without the background hash, sounding almost menacing (50 shades of grey?), on track 5 side 2 European Son the sound effects now leap out of the speakers.

With great musicianship Nico's voice & Lou Reed vocals & his Ostrich guitar, before he went solo. Still relevant today I recommend this Album to try in your prefered format

Captain's log: Day 834 of posting this track on the world wide web to hopefully conjur a reaction and or blurb from anyone who might enjoy a little jam session like this one.

Oz Noy - Get Down

The Doors Greatest Hits : The Doors vinyl LP single sleeve. Recorded 1966-1971. Producers/engineers Paul A Rothchild,Bruce Botnick, The Doors Re-mastering engineer William Gazecki. Released as a compilation album October 1980 on Elektra.



I bought this album in late 1980 having first seen the Doors with Jim Morrison singing Light my Fire on Top of the Pops on their possibly first UK tour/appearance in the second half of the 1960's. This album went on to become one of the highest-selling compilations of all time, with combined CD and vinyl sales of 5,000,000 in the United States alone.



Of course Jim Morrison died in 1971. I remember as it was on my birthday, allegedly from heart failure, there was no post mortem, he was buried fittingly in the Parisian Pére-Lachaise cemetery which was established in 1804 by Napoléon Bonaparte, the cemetery in Paris contains the remains of thousands of celebrated artists, writers and musicians, including Edith Piaf, Max Ernst and Oscar Wilde. It is now known world wide as the Jim Morison cemetery.



This album has not lost any of it's sonic impact with Auva EQ's under my electrics & Auva 100's under my OTA Quad speakers OTA Rupert stands and most recent addition a Stack Audio Serene record stabiliser. From the opening notes of Hello I Love You, cleaner & more incisive than previously to Riders on the Storm really ethereal the rain sounding, well, like rain. side 2 was equally full of energy. There are several additional musicians on the various compiled tracks from the various studios & of course the four Doors. This album is not only a dip into that era but holds up under todays often mediocre offerings. Highly recommended to try with any of your preferred format.