13-12-2025, 15:39
O frabjous day! My vintage B&O setup is back from the hands of the electronics wiz who got it working again – thank you Eric! It went on the fritz some time back and it’s hard to find someone to look at these ancient wonders – it's 60+ years old. Heaven forfend I should ever need a new stylus – prohibitively pricey if you can find them at all. I know, I know, digital is so much easier and the sound more precise, etc., etc., but there is something about playing LP’s that is immensely pleasing and a distinct warmth of tone that’s missing in other modes. Not that I’m a vinyl purist – I just like the records and their covers, firstly, and then the whole ritual of actually spinning them – the little accompanying actions – it is so satisfying, albeit a bit weird not punching a remote! I’m not at the voice instruction stage yet – lagging behind – LOL!
First out of the drawer today was Kayak’s Seventeen. I hope my neighbours enjoyed it as much as I did! There’s a lot to listen to on this album - some really beautiful work generally, they are (or were) such a sincere bunch, but I think the choice for standout of my week simply has to be “Ripples on the Water”. It’s an instrumental track with guitars by Andrew Latimer – acoustic for the first bit with an electric solo towards the end that speaks for itself. Ton Scherpenzeel said that this track epitomises what he knows of Latimer as a ‘feeling’ artist. Gorgeous.
First out of the drawer today was Kayak’s Seventeen. I hope my neighbours enjoyed it as much as I did! There’s a lot to listen to on this album - some really beautiful work generally, they are (or were) such a sincere bunch, but I think the choice for standout of my week simply has to be “Ripples on the Water”. It’s an instrumental track with guitars by Andrew Latimer – acoustic for the first bit with an electric solo towards the end that speaks for itself. Ton Scherpenzeel said that this track epitomises what he knows of Latimer as a ‘feeling’ artist. Gorgeous.
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