Comments on: Jazz Vinyl Countdown: Ella Sings Cole

By: ceedee

ceedee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:59:30 +0000

Well put,don-lucky! Whenever I need to put things in perspective, I also think back to my tiny,portable,mono transitor radio-with the cheesy strap attached-that somehow made the Beatles sound so damn good,and the pre-Dolby,pre-ginormous multiple speaker theatre layout that allowed “A Hard Days Night” to bring tears to my 12-year old eyes. And when I taped a penny to the top of my Webcor cartridge to keep the needle from skipping over Miles’ 5tet “Oleo” solo(ouch!),thr lp sounded BETTER to me! At the time. For the moment. (Some memories are better than others,clearly)

By: Al

Al — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:25:13 +0000

yes, what he said. this record certainly fits into that category for me. probably one of the first records I owned, and one I’ve listened to hundreds of times.

By: bethellodge

bethellodge — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:11:31 +0000

what he said

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:26:53 +0000

…Sometimes the best LP’s are not always the rarest or even the ones in near mint condition that top price guides. They are the ones that we have had tucked away in our collections since the beginning. Those timeless classics that we reminisce with every once in while over a single malt scotch when feeling nostalgic. These albums are the reason we all collect, and truly carry the most value. Like our oldest and dearest friends, the ones we may have spent countless hours with in the beginning, but may have lost touch with as the years pass. Those that never seem to change, and remain just as great now in –VG as they were in M…