July 2015

• My Morning Jacket - Z (2005, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Tony Joe White - Black and White (1969, LP) ★★★★☆
• Tame Impala - Currents (2015, LP) ★★★★☆
• America - Homecoming (1972, LP) ★★★★☆
• America - America (1971, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Olivia Newton-John - Olivia (1972, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger (2007, Orange LP) ★★★★☆

Chuck's Rating Scale

• Classic / Essential (Tops) 4.4 to 5.0 ★★★★★
• Must Listen (Great) 3.4 to 4.3 ★★★★☆
• Worthy Effort (Maybe to Good) 2.4 to 3.3 ★★★☆☆
• Below Expectations (Bad) 1.4 to 2.3 ★★☆☆☆
• Avoid (Awful) 0 to 1.3 ★☆☆☆☆

Proviso: I tend to play albums I am familiar with and enjoy (imagine that!), so my ratings are typically at the mid to high end of the scale.

This list is chronological with the top album being the most recently played. Sound quality ratings are included for some releases, such as multichannel mixes and audiophile labels.

Vinyl is my preferred and typical method for playback, but I ocassionally listen to SACD, DVD-Audio, Blu-ray and (less likely) Redbook CD. For releases I don't own, esp. for music exploration and discovery, Spotify and YouTube are my favorite online resources for music streaming (noted with an 'S'). A new designation introduced this month is 'Road,' which is for music played in my car via Spotify, Amazon Music and my iPad.

Previous listening logs can be found in the archive folder.