Sunday, November 16, 2025

11/15/25

Dexter Gordon- Clubhouse: Kevin Gray Master (1965/2019)- ***1/2

Bill Evans- You Must Believe In Spring (1981)- ***1/2
(Worth it for the "Theme From "M*A*S*H.")


The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds: Kevin Gray Stereo Cut (1966/2015)- ****
The Honeys- Capitol Collectors Series (1992)- ***
Steve Kelly- Here's The Thing (2025)- ***1/2

The Mommyheads- No Quietus (2025)- ***1/2

(I enjoyed this far more than I expected to. I have been on and off these guys for almost 40 years, As a matter of fact, when I saw Crowded House at CBGBs in 1986, a band called Pajama Garden opened and I believe they became The Mommyheads. In any event, this record kept my interest for its entirety, something I don't call with too many of their records. Def going back for a second spin.)


 

 

Frank Sinatra- In The Wee Small Hours: Kevin Gray Master (1955/2025)- ****
(The first Frank to get the Kevin Gray, Tone Poet treatment from Blue Note and man, is it a stunner! It's like being in the control room at the studio. Never heard a Sinatra record sound like this before.)

The Rolling Stones- Earl's Court, 1976 (1976/2025)- **1/2
(Listened to the first seven songs. Band sounds great. Mick does not. He's barking every song.)

Squeeze- Frank (1989)- ***1/2
The Cult- Ceremony (1991)- ***

Thin Lizzy- Jailbreak: Kevin Gray Master (1976/2022)- ****
Boston- S/T: Kevin Gray Master (1976/2010)- ****
Queen- A Day At The Races (1976)- ****

(Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1976!)





 


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Clearly your bromance with Kevin Gray is still going strong. 😀

Had a first listen last night to the recent Ken Boothe - Jah Wobble set. Nothing unbelievable, but a solid set of mostly remakes. Boothe sounds great.

Watched this David McComb/Triffids documentary last night and will be playing much of their catalog throughout the week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEzVadqiEus

- Paul in DK

Sal Nunziato said...

Kevin Gray is a game changer!

Michael Giltz said...

Who was the Rhino guy who did all their remastering? Inglot? Someone else? You knew stuff was going to be really well done when his name was on a CD.

Michael Giltz said...

Ok, I need to buy a turntable and speakers so I can get the Sinatra on vinyl and play it. Arghhh. My first Sinatra album and what a way to start.

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