November 2016

• Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1984,S) ★★★☆☆
• Dan Blocker & John Mitchum - Our Land, Our Heritage (1964,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (2016,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Beach Boys - Becoming The Beach Boys (2016,RSD LP) ★★★☆☆
• The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan (2005,S) ★★☆☆☆
• MGMT - Time to Pretend (2005,S) ★★☆☆☆
• Black Stone Cherry - Kentucky (2016,S) ★★★☆☆
• Hot Chip - In Our Heads (2012,S) ★★★☆☆
• Porno For Pyros - Good God's Urge (1996,S) ★★★★☆
• Crobat - Something Supernatural (2014,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Jerry Garcia - Reflections (1976, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Kasabian - Empire (2006,10" Single) ★★☆☆☆
• Jimi Hendrix - Morning Symphony Ideas (2000, 2016 RSD EP) ★★★★☆
• The Monkees - Good Times Plus! (2016,RSD EP) ★★★★☆
• Isaac Hayes & The Bar-Kays - Do Your Thing (1971,2016 RSD EP) ★★★★☆
• Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Dap Dippin' With (2002,LP) ★★★★☆
• Nina Simone - Sings the Blues (1967,S) ★★★☆☆
• The Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust (1995,S) ★★★☆☆
• Face to Face - Don't Turn Away (1992,S) ★★★★☆
• Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002, 5.1 DVD-A) ★★★★☆
• Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971,2016 5.1 DTS)
  • Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★☆
• Ringo Starr - Time Takes Time (1992,S) ★★★☆☆
• Stray Cats - Built For Speed (1982,S) ★★★☆☆
• Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Naturally (2005,LP) ★★★★☆
  • RIP Sharon November 18, 2016
• Chuck Prophet - Night Surfer (2014,S) ★★★☆☆
• Deep Purple - Firebird (1971,LP) ★★★★☆
• Manfred Mann - The Manfred Mann Album (1964,LP) ★★★★☆
• Crow - The Best of Crow (2013,LP) ★★★★☆
• John Mellencamp - Performs Trouble No More... (2014,LP) ★★★★☆
• David Gates - First (1973,S) ★★★★☆
• Supertramp - Crime of the Century (1974,A&M Audiophile LP) ★★★★★
• Enya - The Memory of Trees (1995,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Automatic Sam - Sonic Whip (2013,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate (1971,LP) ★★★★☆
  • RIP Leonard November 7, 2016.
• Chris Robinson - If You Lived Here... (2016,EP) ★★★☆☆
• Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973,RM 2016 LP) ★★★★★
• Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase. (2015,LP) ★★★★★
• Manuel Göttsching - Inventions For Electric Guitar (1975,S) ★★★☆☆
• Henry Mancini - Experiment in Terror (1962,S) ★★★☆☆
• Steven Wilson Concert attended
  • Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA 11-06-16 ★★★★★
  • Fantastic 3+ hour performance. See notes below for setlist.
• At Devil Dirt - Plan B: Sin Revolución... (2013,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Q65 - Revolution (1996,LP) ★★★★☆
• Mothership - II (2014,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Monkees - Good Times! (2016,S) ★★★☆☆
• Fu Manchu - We Must Obey (2007,S) ★★★☆☆
• Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions (2003,LP) ★★★★☆
• Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (1969,LP) ★★★★★
• Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975,2016 EU RM) ★★★★★
• Blake Mills - Heigh Ho (2014,S) ★★★☆☆
• John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (1987,MFSL 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 ★☆☆☆☆

Playback:

• VPI Scout JMW9 Tonearm w/Nordost Wiring, Ortofon 2M Black Cartridge
• Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum Integrated Tube Amp (KT-120 Tubes)
• Klipsch RF-3s, RC-3, RS-3s, KSW-15 Sub
• Pioneer Elite BDP-62FD Blu-Ray/SACD/DVD Audio Player / Polk LSi M Bookshelf
• Digital: Apple iMac "Core i3" 3.2 21.5in / J River Media Center 21 / Cambridge SoundWorks
• VPI 16.5 RCM

My initial impressions (and ratings) may change after repeated plays. Albums that grab my attention on the first listen are great, but many others take several listens to truly appreciate and ratings may be updated accordingly. My top rating for greatest hit compilations is four stars.

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 occasionally listen to SACD, DVD-Audio, Blu-ray and (less likely) Redbook CD. For titles I don't own, especially for exploration and discovery, Spotify and YouTube are my go-to online resources. Music streaming is noted with an 'S'. For music on the road with my iPhone or iPad and Spotify, playback will be noted with an 'SR'. Sometimes for convenience I will stream music to my Amazon Echo, noted with an 'SE'.

Last month's listening log can be found below.

Older lists are saved in the archive folder.