Bob James – Touchdown

One of the most beautiful sounding LPs in my collection.

my copy has PAL 35594-2L 1T on side 1 BL 35594-2D 1 T on side 2

A great slice of late 70s contemporary jazz. Really smooth with a bit of funk. And the Theme from Taxi is icing on the cake. It's cheap, you see it in the thrift stores all the time. Pick up a nice clean copy for a buck or two and enjoy it.

Really happy with this pressing, although I don't have any comparison. Can't go wrong with a first pressing here.
Micro-Seiki DD 40 (Stanton 681EEE)
McIntosh MX110z
Marantz 8B
Altec Lansing 604D

Excellent album, great sounding release, but unfortunately, only two tracks escape the dreaded program split.

I have an M- quality disc and it Sounds Great! I could only comparer to digital since I don't have other versions, but sounds great on my system.
I had no issues with noise or distortion it is very quite and the instruments sound natural and pleasing. I also think it sounds as good as any blue note classic series reissue and as good as original BJ4 pressing if you have those albums to compare. Great Music!

Fluence Reference Turntable
Audio-Technica Headshell/Cart.(VM540ML/H)
SCHIIT MANI+LOKI

This is THE pressing to get. It’s just such a good pressing. Get it NM - it’s so cheap considering how good it sounds

I don’t think anyone would be disappointed with the HSM version - I have it and think it is very good - but the Japanese Mastersound pressing on the Tappen Zee label (blue and yellow) is true audiophile quality. Crispy clear with a full sound stage. Just bloody wonderful.

Oops. Should have also said the Rhodes keyboards are also wunderbar...

Just scored the half speed master - it sounds bloody fantastic. The music is super cruisy and funky and the pressing is very good. As good as some of my Analogue Productions 45rpm (not quite up with Time Out, Getz and Gilberto etc but as good as some others).

Somebody on here said the pressing was bad. I have a Japanese master pressing coming for A vs B but I doubt this will show the HSM to be poor - it sounds clear and detailed with really good channel separation and soundstage.

The taxi theme tune is a winner but the flute playing on other tracks is bloody magic!

Get this album for carribean nights alone, absolute brilliant piece of laid back jazz/funk. The rest of album is decent as well especially angela the theme from the tv series taxi.