"John Phillips" wrote in message
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On 2007-02-24, Keith G wrote:

"Serge Auckland" wrote in
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As things are quiet, I was musing on what my Desert Island Disks would
be,
and also, what are my best recordings that I use for equipment
evaluation.
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The Boult/Bean 'Larka' would be the disc I would take if I was allowed
only
*one* - it's almost a daily (post prandial) ritual for me....!!

I am sure I have that in the LP archive which I am unable to play today.
I have distant memories of its quality. I must get a CD copy the next
time I raid Amazon.

(Actually I think I have now got copies of much of what I really liked
on LP in the late 1970s - probably a case of the first version you hear
defining the reference.)


Yes, I believe that entirely - not only music (discs &c.) but kit also,
speakers especially! I have had a number of emails (UK and US) from people
who are now trying to find the *same* kit they had a few decades ago!

(If your Larka LP is the EMI ASD 2329 and you really are not ever going to
play it, I would like to buy it off you - my copy has done many *hundreds*
of performances over the last few years and still sounds good, but it ain't
gonna last forever!! :-)