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Records in red are used in UHF Magazine's tests of audio equipment.
Pipes Rhode Island
An amazing recording by famed audiophile producer and engineer John Marks, this is a collection of pieces played on the organs of different churches across the smallest US state. It's chock full of delicious, varied textures, in music ranging from Baroque to modern.
CD: CD101 $15.95 
All We Need to Know
All you need to know is that this is the new long-awaited album from jazz singer Margie Gibson! Her Sheffield recording, Say It With Music, has long been a best-seller, and also a staple of our equipment reviews. We're already using this terrific recording in our reviews. And to order her original Sheffield album, click here.
CD: GG-1 $21.00
Coeur vagabond
The newest from Bïa: six Brazilian songs sung in French, seven French songs sung in Portuguese...and then there's the title song! If you've ever heard Bïa sing, you will about now be clicking on the button for the order page. If you haven't...listen first.
CD: ADCD10191 $21.00 Click to hear it
Sources
Bïa (pronounced bee-ya) is a stunning young singer from Brazil who lives in France. She sings in Portugese, French and English, and tears your heart out. Would she be as mesmerizing without the clear, widerange, glowing sound? It's one of those recordings you hear and you and go out and grab it.
CD: ADCD10132 $21.00 Click to hear it
La mémoire du vent
This is the original CD by Bia, with a generous 18 songs in Portuguese and French. Like the newer CD, it's a delight.
CD: ADCD10144 $21.00
Carmin
The third CD by Bïa, this one is full of surprises. There are more musicians this time, with unforgettable songs in Portuguese, French and more. There's never anything banal about Bïa. Like the first two CDs, this one is warmly recommended. Click here to read the entire review from UHF
CD: ADCD10163 $21.00 Click to hear it
FIM Audiophile Reference IV
A stunning SACD sampler which includes La Vezina Catina by Esther Ofarim, and two pieces from the famous Jazz at the Pawnshop and Antiphone Blues albums, plus a number of excerpts from FIM recordings by Jacintha, Teresa Perez and more. Stunning sound. And the CD layer is encoded in HDCD!
CD: SACD 029 38.95
Sound Check
This a test recording for both instruments and ears, from the legendary Abbey Road studio. For instruments, the most useful section has 1/3 octave noise bands going from 20 Hz to 20 kHz (the spread over the third of octave avoids the problems of room standing waves at particular frequencies). It also has pink noise bands, sweep tones, square waves, etc. For ears, it includes the sound of different instruments (including an electric guitar with and without distortion), plus music tracks and sound effects. We have a limited number of this unique disc.
CD: ARTD-1 $35
Audiophile
We finally found it: a CD release of Secret of the Andes, the Nautilus disc we wouldn't review a speaker without. Pianist Victor Feldman and a whole set of jazz greats. They were on a second LP, Soft Shoulder, which is also included on this xrcd disc. That makes it a bargain!
CD: jvcxr--0016-2 39.95 Click to hear it
CLASSICA D'ORO
We couldn't believe it: at an absurdly low price, a huge collection of classical music on 50 CDs. We listened with a jaundiced ear. Might these be old mono recordings? No, they're all in stereo, and not bad...mostly 10th row centre in a good hall, just the way we like it. Surely the artists would be third rate? No, they are all respectable, and many are excellent. Then the music choice would be biased toward the saccharine? No, it's just about the selection we would have made had we been putting together a package like this. If you have few or no classical recordings and you've been thinking you would like to discover the world of the classics. It will enrich your life! Even if you have a fair collection already, you'll be surprised by what's on this 50 CD set.
GCM-50 $149.95
Want to see the list of works on this collection, and even hear excerpts on line? Just pop over to our Classica d'Oro page. Want to hear some of the music on your own system? Order a sampler (on recordable CD) for $10, refundable if you order the entire set.
GCM-1 Sampler, $10
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SPECIAL PURCHASE EUROPEAN CDs
We went through thousands of CDs to find these, and in every case the transfer to Compact Disc is magnificent. Take any two and you get 10% off. Take three and you get 20%. |
Christmas
Mannheim Steamroller is a sort of Baroque'n'Roll group, mixing old musical styles with synth rock, always with flawless musical taste and judgement. It works, and how! You'll play this one a lot of times.
LP: LPAG1984 $15.00
Café Blue (HDCD)
A gold HDCD version of iconoclast jazz singer Patricia Barber's 1994 classic, an audiophile underground favorite. This version makes the original sound like a cassette!
CD: CD 010 27.95
Café Blue
But hey, we have the original as well! And it still sounds really good too.
CD: 21810 21.00
Nightclub
The newest from Patricia Barber, doing nightclub standards rather than her own compositions. But can she ever do them!
CD: 27290 $21.00
Modern Cool
The previous release from Patricia Barber, including some songs she does on the live Companion disc (see below).
CD: 741-2 $21.00
Split
The original 1990 disc from Patricia Barber. She had it way back then too!.
CD: 90742 $21.00
Companion
Patricia Barber at a bargain price: a 45 minute live concert from Chicago, with the singer and pianist surrounded by some awesome musicians. Big on piano and percussion, and of course the unique Barber voice.
CD: 22963 $18.00
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