Vinyl

^^^ I qualify for points 2 & 3.......
1) - receding slightly at this stage, no bald crown
4) - I obsess over Prog too much to pressure 'down there'.......

^ Oh, what a zany bunch of folks we are........(wherelse but in the Prog world.....)

Ok, so it's 'Meu Amor Tem Asas de Borboleta' instead.

You're right, the original sounds so natural and it flows really good. It's the only Bossa song I learned on guitar classes, my head doesn't remember how to play but my fingers do, so I only can play it when I don't think about it, go figure
I did a little Bossa tune last year though:
https://soundcloud.com/samuel-cadima/tetris-isec-android-theme

Here's a cedilla: ç
Use it wisely

That's a shame, homemade recordings were so much complicated in those days. I also used a Yamaha keyboard for the electric and grand piano and for the rythm in the second part. The thing is that my PC is not fast enough to record and play the other tracks simultaneously so it didn't sound synchronized in some parts. I had to play the piano and control the rythm with foot controls at the same time and it was recorded in the same track

Oh ok, it reminded me of the homemade recordings my father did in the 80's, that's why I said that
I actually use my laptop to record using this:
http://www.roland.com/products/en/SC-D70/
I connect to the PC through USB and it works as an external sound card. Very practical gear with many inputs and I still haven't explored the MIDI synthesizer functionality.

Argonaught wrote: ^OK, OK .. a fancy looking box .. but first, I'll need to buy a synthesizer, because Ms. Yamaha was abducted by the ex-wife. For this, I need to get some spare money, because I don't want a $200.00 piece of plastic. Maybe, for Christmas.  Now, how about this practical piece of gear I have just found "lying about"? The sound quality if awful (something must be wrong with the head, because the amps work just fine), but these large VUs and the glowing tubes .. mmmmm .. and the fact that this box is coeval with bossa nova .. so special.  Does anyone know how to insert MP3's here?

Argonaught wrote: ^ I only bought it only for the amps; the transport is notoriously finicky. That said, now that I pulled it out of my little tube museum, I might as well look if demagnetizing the head would help.  Speaking of demagnetizing: today the cat dragged in a nice glossy audiophile magazine, with this little ad inside. I never knew PVC could be magnetized, but, what do I know - apparently, this cute gadget is supposed to demagnetize your records: Any comments?

Meltdowner wrote:  Holy cow, this one keeps getting better after every spin!

And there are essentiallly 2 versions available (see PF ROIOs). The orchestral choral arrangement and the band only performances. the Montreux 1970 and BBC 1970 FM sources are recommended for high quality orchestral versions and Paris and San Francisco 1970 for band versions.  There are 2 veriosn still for San Fran as PF did a gig at the Fillmore West as well as a TV show earlier that day. My preferred version is actually the San Diego 1971 versions but only recommended for people who don't mind audience sourced recordings (the performance is blinding though). This is the sort of archive release PF should have in official public view.

I understand Ron Geesin, Waters and Mason are a bit irked as parts don't match up exactly timing wise on the studio version. Probably due to the latter two recording the rhythm track in one take (how many I don't know but all at once) and Geesin's charts being a beat out here and there.

Argonaught wrote: Meltdowner wrote:  Holy cow, this one keeps getting better after every spin!   "Most coweted album"

Tom Ozric wrote: Atom Heart is AMAZING. It originally went under an early title called 'The Amazing Pudding' !! I believe that certain members of the band can't stand it ....

I know, right? They speak like it's their most sh**tiest release, althought each fan attributes this title to a different album (to me it's The Final Cut) .

uduwudu wrote: There are 2 veriosn still for San Fran as PF did a gig at the Fillmore West as well as a TV show earlier that day. I understand Ron Geesin, Waters and Mason are a bit irked as parts don't match up exactly timing wise on the studio version. Probably due to the latter two recording the rhythm track in one take (how many I don't know but all at once) and Geesin's charts being a beat out here and there.

I have the live recording of that San Francisco TV show. At first I thought: "AHM without orchestra? That's awful". Fortunately I was wrong, they managed to give it an extra psychedelic touch
Waters and Mason probably trashed the album because of it

Catcher10 wrote: I have been looking for a good used copy. My original copy is broken due to a house move ....They are not easy to find and usually are pretty well beaten up, but still command a decent $$.   I keep digging though.......

This one was my best buy from last year: found it on sale online from the original owner very near me and it costed not much more than my CD copy. It's a portuguese pressing from 1970 (didn't even know that existed) and only has a little damage on the left, that can be seen in the picture, but other than that it's in great condition, I can probably sell it for twice the price I paid for it (but I won't ). Hope you found a good copy as well