September 2016

• Genesis - Nursery Cryme (1971,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Genesis - Foxtrot (1972,LP) ★★★★☆
• Loverboy - Get Lucky (1981,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Blues Magoos - Psychedelic Lollipop (1966,LP) ★★★★☆
• Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Eddie Harris - Silver Cycles (1968,LP) ★★★★★
• Richie Havens - Mixed Bag (1967,LP) ★★★★☆
• Sky - Sky (1979,LP) ★★★★☆
• Jeff the Brotherhood - Dig the Classics (2014,S) ★★★☆☆
• Meat Puppets - Out My Way (1986,S) ★★★☆☆
• Johnny Cash - At Folsum Prison (1968,LP) ★★★★☆
• Exploded View - Exploded View (2016,S) ★★☆☆☆
• Soul Coughing - El Oso (1998,LP) ★★★★☆
• Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970,LP 2016) ★★★★☆
• Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds (1972,LP 2016) ★★★★☆
• Pink Floyd - Meddle (1971,LP 2016) ★★★★☆
• Olivia Newton-John - The Rumour (1988,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Billy Joe Shaver - Just An Old Chunk of Coal (1981,LP) ★★★★☆
• Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Kozmik (1991,12" Remix) ★★★☆☆
• Doc & Merle Watson - Red Rocking Chair (1981,LP) ★★★★★
• Fred Wesley & The J.B.s - Damn Right I am Somebody (1974,S) ★★★★☆
• Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994,S) ★★★☆☆
• Clutch - Robot Hive / Exodus (2005,LP) ★★★★☆
• Cry of Love - Brother (1993,S) ★★★★★
• Pneuma - Moving Mountains (2007,LP) ★★★★☆
• Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (2007,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Impediments - Broken Hits (2011,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992,LP) ★★★★★
• Elliott Smith - Either/Or (1997,LP) ★★★★☆
• Diana Ross & The Supremes - Greatest Hits (1967,LP) ★★★★★
• Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973,SACD) ★★★★★
• Steve Miller Band - Brave New World (1969,S) ★★★★☆
• Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey (1975,LP) ★★★★★
• The Rolling Stones - Dirty Work (1986,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Dixie Chicks - Fly (1999,S) ★★★☆☆
• Men at Work - Cargo (1982,LP) ★★★★☆
• Andrew Lloyd Webber - Jesus Christ Superstar OST (1970,LP) ★★★★★
• Scott Walker - The Childhood of a Leader (2016,S) ★★★★☆
• Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - Doctor Dunbar's Prescription (1970,S) ★★★★☆
• Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000,S) ★★★☆☆
• Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door (1979,LP) ★★★★☆
• Gypsy - Gypsy (1970,LP) ★★★★★
• Firefall - Firefall (1976,S) ★★★★☆
• St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Sea of Noise (2016,S) ★★★★☆
• Vista Chino - Peace (2013,S) ★★★☆☆
• Electric Light Orchestra - On the Third Day (1973,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (1997,LP) ★★★★☆
• Pat Benatar - Get Nervous (1982,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Elton John - Captain Fantastic... (1975,Japan LP) ★★★★★
• Blind Melon - Soup (1995,S) ★★★★☆
• Scale The Summit - V (2015,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Crow - The Best of Crow (2013,LP) ★★★★☆
• Tiny Tim - Tiny Tim's America (2016,S) ★★★☆☆
• Pinetop Perkins - Live at Antone's Vol.1 (2015,LP) ★★★★☆
• Gang of Four - Solid Gold (1981,S) ★★★★☆
• The Long Ryders - State of Our Union (1985,LP) ★★★★☆
• Six.By Seven - Love and Peace and Sympathy (2013,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Dot Hacker - How's Your Process? (Play) (2014,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Rafter - It's Reggae (2016,S) ★★★☆☆
• The Beatles - Live at The Hollywood Bowl (1977,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Children of the Stones - The Stars & The Silence (2014,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Kings of Leon - Youth & Young Manhood (2003,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Beatles - 1967-1970 (1973,LP) ★★★★★
• New Order - Music Complete (2015,LP) ★★★★☆
• Earthless - Rhythms From a Cosmic Sky (2007,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Burning Spear - Travelling 1974-1979 (2005,LP) ★★★☆☆
• The Heavy Eyes - He Dreams of Lions (2016,S) ★★★★☆
• Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust (1988,LP) ★★★★☆
• The Politicians - The Politicians (1972,LP) ★★★★☆
• Pink Martini - Splendor in the Grass (2009,LP) ★★★☆☆
• Prince - Around the World in a Day (1985,LP) ★★★★★
• Dirtmusic - Troubles (2013,S) ★★★★☆
• The Heavy Eyes - Maera (2012,S) ★★★★☆
• The Woodentops - Giant (1986,Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Slightly Stoopid - Closer to the Sun (2005,S) ★★★☆☆
• The Skints - FM (2015,S) ★★★★☆
• Yawning Man - Pothead (2007,S) ★★★☆☆
• Heroes Del Silencio - Senderos de Traicion (1990,S) ★★★★☆
• The Beatles - A Taste of Honey (1986,USSR LP) ★★★☆☆
• Jenny Lewis - The Voyager (2015,LP) ★★★★☆
• AC/DC - Highway to Hell (1979,LP) ★★★★★
• Brian Wilson - In the Key of Disney (2011,S) ★★★☆☆
• Various - Belly Dance Favorites (2014,DD) ★★★☆☆
• Tame Impala - Currents (2015,R) ★★★★★
• UFO - Flying (1971,S) ★★★★☆
• Cass McCombs - Mangy Love (2016,S) ★★★☆☆
• Elton John - Captain Fantastic... (1975,LP) ★★★★★

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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.