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u/MOONGOONER · 1 pointr/recordstore

Gospel is tough. It never got properly written into music history (it's usually thought of as something rock & roll was built off of) and collecting-wise SO MUCH of it is on tiny vanity labels from unknown groups. But I have some recommendations.

The Relatives are still performing and are one of the most incredible live shows I've ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RLHpGBS_LA

Rev Johnny "Hurricane" Jones has been comped on at least two CDs. They often feel like sort of musical services, so I wouldn't say that all his songs have the same momentum as this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V36xHEMOSiA but he can definitely work up a frenzy.

And the best Gospel compilation that ever was is the multiple CD set called "Fire in my Bones". It can definitely be pretty raw (which I think is a good thing) but I listen to it ALL THE TIME.

If you're OK to dig around for 45s, I would suggest keeping an eye out for labels like Songbird, HSE, and Peacock. It helps if you live in the South.

u/AudioRevelations · 1 pointr/recordstore

More often than not, record players that try to become an "all in one" are pretty terrible. My personal suggestion would be to get a separate record player that is dedicated to just record playing, a separate amplifier/whatever for the rest of your needs, and feed it all through speakers.

As far as choosing a record player, it all depends on what you want to spend. These days, you can get a pretty darn good one for ~$99 (see AT-LP60). If you want better sound fidelity, the sky is the limit, but that one is pretty darn good for general use for a beginner.

For the other thing, there are like a billion options. Here is the first one I found on Amazon. It may be worth your time (depending on how much you want to spend), to find an amplifier. They often times have this type of functionality built into them, and would be something that could power speakers, as well as hook the record player into.

Speaking of speakers, they are also kind of up in the air, too. You could easily just run them through a simple set of computer speakers using a stereo to 3.5mm cable, or get a nice pair that you would need to drive from an amplifier. Up to you!

u/megablahblah · 2 pointsr/recordstore

I would start with a "greatest hits" CD from each of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.

http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-F-Chopin/dp/B0001AP19Y/

http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-Beethoven-L-V/dp/B000002A1D/

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Mozart/dp/B00005A8JZ/

http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-J-S-Bach/dp/B000002A1B/

From there you'll get an idea whether you like the classical period or the romantic period, etc. Also, whether you like solo piano, strings, or orchestra. At that point you can google similar composers from the same period, similar pieces using the same instruments, etc.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/recordstore

George Winston is a difficult case, because while "rural folk piano" is a far better name for his music, he was a flagship artist of Windham Hill, itself the most memorable New Age label.

Autumn got me through finals. Got me through windy walks through forests in late fall. Got me across Texas, both through the middle and the panhandle. Got me to the tip of Cape Cod, and to Hancock Point, Maine, too. Endless walks in the gray mist of Keansburg and Asbury Park and Sandy Hook in late winter too.

I've bought the album 4 times now because I wore out the CDs, as I carried them around from dorm to apartment to home to work, and then in the car...

If you had me list my favorite albums of all time, albums like Bad Religion's Suffer would be on there, as would Marvin Gaye's Whats Goin' On and Jethro Tull's Aqualung and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain.

But then again so would Autumn; acoustic watercolor for the end of the year, and perhaps the finest recording of its kind.

See also W.A. Mathieu's Unseen Rain, from Windham Hill Sampler '88, which I still have on vinyl (which I bought in 1988!)

My memory of this last song, is me at 16 years old, standing on the sidewalk in front of my house in New Jersey. The first snow of the year had just begun to fall -- one of my favorite things. From the sidewalk in front of my house as the flurries came down, I could see my computer screen light up as my first BBS, running on a Commodore 64, took its first call. Unseen Rain was playing on my Walkman...

It's a good memory.

Those with Usenet access who know how to use NZBs might try this query which includes a lot of things which are out of print.

u/widdershins42 · 3 pointsr/recordstore

may not be exactly the genre your looking for but... The Hush Sound

-Wine Red

-Don't Wake Me Up

u/delaweddle · 2 pointsr/recordstore

Macho Man Randy Savage Rap CD

He raps about getting girls and kicking people's butts... no swearing or risky topic. hilarious.