June 2015

• Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973, 5.1 BD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★★
• Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994, 5.1 BD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★★
• Martin Denny - Primitiva (1958, Stereo LP) ★★★★☆
• Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985, LP) ★★★★☆
• Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980, RL Masterdisk LP) ★★★★★
• Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984, LP) ★★★★☆
• Yes - Close to the Edge (1980, 5.1 DVD-A 2013)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★★★
  • RIP Chris Squire 6/28/15
• U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987, Quiex II LP) ★★★★★
• Elton John - Greatest Hits (1982, Nautilus LP) ★★★★☆
• Burt Bacharach - Butch Cassidy... (1969, LP) ★★★★★
• The Cars - Candy-O (1979, MFSL LP) ★★★★☆
• Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988, Quiex II LP) ★★★★☆
• Field Music - Music For Drifters (2015, LP) ★★★★☆
• Richard Thompson - Rumour & Sigh (1991, 5.1 DVD-A) ★★★★☆
• Trevor Jones - Last of the Mohicans OST (1992, LP) ★★★★★
• Insect Surfers - Infra Green (2014, LP) ★★★★☆
• Soho - Hippychick (1990, 12") ★★★★☆
• R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant (1986, Quiex II LP) ★★★★☆
• The Police - Regatta de Blanc (1979, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• 10,000 Maniacs - Our Time in Eden (1992, LP) ★★★★☆
• Go Go's - Talk Show (1984, Quiex II LP) ★★★☆☆
• Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing (1987, Quiex II LP) ★★★★☆
• Jimi Hendrix - Live at Winterland (1977, LP) ★★★★☆
• ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Playlist: My Top 1000 Songs (Flac/Mp3) ★★★★★
• Steve Hillage - Live Herald (1979, LP) ★★★★☆
• Eden Ahbez - Eden's Island (1960, LP) ★★★★★
• Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello (1967, LP) ★★★★☆
• Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★★★☆
• Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee (1990, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★☆
• Crowded House - Crowded House (1986, 5.1 DVD-A)
  • Performance ★★★★☆ Sonics ★★☆☆☆
• Shoes - Primal Vinyl (2015, RSD LP) ★★★☆☆
• Brian Wilson - No Pier Pressure (2015) ★★★★☆ S
• Carpenters - The Best of (1981, RD Box Set) ★★★★★
• Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color (2015) ★★★☆☆ S
• The Jackson 5 - Greatest Hits (1972) ★★★☆☆ S
• Bee Gees - Extended (2015, RSD EP) ★★★★☆
• Dick Hyman/Mary Mayo - Moon Gas (1963) ★★★☆☆ S
• Olatunji! - Drums of Passion (1959, LP) ★★★★☆
• Frank Sinatra - She Shot Me Down (1981, LP) ★★★☆☆
• My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall (2015, LP) ★★★★☆
• Bjork - Vulnicura (2015, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Chicago - Chicago V (1972, FM LP) ★★★★☆
• Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls - Gossip (1986, Aussie LP) ★★★★☆
• Shoes - Boomerang (1982, LP) ★★★★☆
• Herb Alpert - Rise (1979, MFSL LP) ★★★☆☆
• Jerry Douglas - Plant Early (1989, LP) ★★★★☆
• Norman Blake - Old and New (1975, LP) ★★★★★
• Ozric Tentacles - Technicians of the Sacred (2015, LP) ★★★★☆
• Rush - Fly By Night (1975, 2015 LP) ★★★★☆
• Rush - Hemispheres (1978, 2015 LP) ★★★★★
• Dillards - Tribute to the American Duck (1973, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Tamikrest - Taksera (2015, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Alan Parsons - On Air (1996, 5.1 DVD-A) ★★★★★
• Tom Petty - Hypnotic Eye (2014, 2xLP) ★★★★☆
• Joanne Taylor - Diamonds in the Dirt (2010, LP) ★★★★☆
• Three Hits - Pressure Dome (2013, RSD EP) ★★☆☆☆
• Robert Gordon - Are You Gonna Be The One (1981, LP) ★★★★☆
• Jimmy Buffett - Havana Daydreamin' (1976, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Mark O'Connor - Markology (1978, Japan LP) ★★★★★
• Marianne Faithfull - Strange Weather (1987, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Pokey Lafarge - Something in the Water (2015, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Kevin Gilbert - Toy Matinee Live at the Roxy (1991, CD) ★★★★★
• Sting - The Best of 25 Yeas (2011) ★★★★☆ S
• Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (1989, MFSL CD) ★★★★★

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.