Hi friends, as I wind down for the week, I thought I’d share some of the records I’m playing over a few much-needed beers!
Listening to a few classic Friday Night Vinyl discs is just the best way to unwind after a big week and I have a good friend and vinyl lover here with me, plus a few beers to help ease into the weekend. Having done this so many times over the years, I thought: why not share some of the joy of playing records, comparing pressings and talking about music in a semi-regular segment?
I’ll try to make this Friday Night Vinyl something I come back to over time, so let’s call this Friday Night Vinyl #2. I probably should have started this series 20 years ago, but hey, it’s never too late. Check out Friday Night Vinyl #1 too, if interested. I’ll list these classics in the order played and maybe add a little commentary as needed. Let’s go!
I have three copies of this classic album, they all sound OK, but there’s some mud in the recording, despite the pretty vinyl. I reckon this clear 180-gram version sounds better:
Fantastic post Mike! I’m gonna get me that Blurred Crusade soonest as I currently only have, like most us Yanks probably, Starfish. On the other hand this was just the kind of post I didn’t need to see… at all… as the one thing that stops me from saving up enough cash to buy a Yamaha GT 2000 is my habitual buying of more records! LOL!!
What a fun read – thanks Mike!
Sounds like the neighbours might have enjoyed some of that music as well?!? Hope Saturday morning is going ok too…
Not sure whether I’ll prioritise finding that beer or some of the music…
On this side of the continent (Melbourne), I closed the laptop lid at 5:30pm, gave my Sansui AU-4900 a few minutes to warm up, loaded The Who’s “Then And Now” compilation into my Marantz CD-63SE and gave my Yamaha NS-670 speakers a good shakeout. Such a basic set of preloved toys but they and the music certainly have me a lift at the end of the week…. I was about to load up Gil Evans Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix (especially the fab version of Crosstown Traffic that should get any dedicated rock fan reconsidering big-band jazz in a more positive light) when My Dearly Beloved announced she wanted to watch the TV news, and could the music take a break please … Ah, well, she’s the one who got me back into The Who via a fabulous live stage version in Melbourne earlier this year, so I can’t complain!
Best wishes, Rob
Ha ha! Let me suggest 6 of these beers as a starting point, plus a couple of the records if you have a good local record store. That’s a great little system you’ve got there and sounds like you played some killer albums too.
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Fantastic post Mike! I’m gonna get me that Blurred Crusade soonest as I currently only have, like most us Yanks probably, Starfish. On the other hand this was just the kind of post I didn’t need to see… at all… as the one thing that stops me from saving up enough cash to buy a Yamaha GT 2000 is my habitual buying of more records! LOL!!
That’s great Tim, you’ll love it, killer record!
Certainly worse ways to spend an evening. Hi fi plus good company = gold. Taking heads – stop making sense also great
Agreed!
Yeah Mikey, this Friday night kick back is gonna lead to some extra weekend expenses for us methinks, haha..
Good idea Frank, one can never have enough records!
What a fun read – thanks Mike!
Sounds like the neighbours might have enjoyed some of that music as well?!? Hope Saturday morning is going ok too…
Not sure whether I’ll prioritise finding that beer or some of the music…
On this side of the continent (Melbourne), I closed the laptop lid at 5:30pm, gave my Sansui AU-4900 a few minutes to warm up, loaded The Who’s “Then And Now” compilation into my Marantz CD-63SE and gave my Yamaha NS-670 speakers a good shakeout. Such a basic set of preloved toys but they and the music certainly have me a lift at the end of the week…. I was about to load up Gil Evans Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix (especially the fab version of Crosstown Traffic that should get any dedicated rock fan reconsidering big-band jazz in a more positive light) when My Dearly Beloved announced she wanted to watch the TV news, and could the music take a break please … Ah, well, she’s the one who got me back into The Who via a fabulous live stage version in Melbourne earlier this year, so I can’t complain!
Best wishes, Rob
Ha ha! Let me suggest 6 of these beers as a starting point, plus a couple of the records if you have a good local record store. That’s a great little system you’ve got there and sounds like you played some killer albums too.