Check out Dance of the Lemmings & Yeti - imho the best of Amon Duul IIDiscovering some of the artists from Cafe Exil (ACE compilation - When Bowie and Iggy escaped LA to go Interrailing in the mid-70s they heard a new European music that was largely devoid of Anglo-American rock influence: the German motorik sound, flashes of jazz, experimentation and electronica. In West Berlin, one of their favourite haunts was Kreuzberg's Cafe Exil, a smoky hang-out for beats and intellectuals. This is its imaginary soundtrack.)
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I can’t comment re a comparison to the Qobuz stream, but I nearly passed on this Classic, but was glad I didn’t. It sounds excellent if not as far forward as a Van Gelder Recording. My comments at the time are here https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/blue-note-classic-vinyl-reissues.247874/page-20#post-4545618Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet - streaming via Qobuz
A BN Classic that slipped under my radar - some nice playing but very tinny cymbals - did the Classic mix balance it out a bit better ( I'm streaming from the two CD edition).
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Discovering some of the artists from Cafe Exil (ACE compilation - When Bowie and Iggy escaped LA to go Interrailing in the mid-70s they heard a new European music that was largely devoid of Anglo-American rock influence: the German motorik sound, flashes of jazz, experimentation and electronica. In West Berlin, one of their favourite haunts was Kreuzberg's Cafe Exil, a smoky hang-out for beats and intellectuals. This is its imaginary soundtrack.)
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