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Record Store Day 2024 First Impression Preview Roundup: Fine Jazz 2LP Sets From Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, Shelly Manne and Cannonball Adderley
Mark Smotroff gets a sneak peek spin of some jazz gems coming out on Record Store Day, April 20, 2024
Deep Purple’s Machine Head 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Features New Stereo, Dolby Atmos & 5.1 Surround Mixes Plus Live Sessions, Vinyl and More…
Mark Smotroff continues his deep dive into the new 50th Anniversary super deluxe edition of Deep...
New Jazz Reissue Round Up: Harold Land, Dave Brubeck & Ron Carter w/ Eric Dolphy & Mal Waldron
Mark Smotroff explores some sought after jazz reissue vinyl......
Sound Of Music 4CD + 1Blu-ray Disc Super Deluxe Edition Hardbound Book Set Features Immersive Dolby Atmos Mix of Iconic Original Rodgers & Hammerstein 1965 Soundtrack and High Res Full Film Score
Mark Smotroff gets immersed in a classic movie musical soundtrack….
Stretching Boundaries: Terry Adams’ Fantastic Terrible & Sonny Rollins’ Beloved West Coast LPs On New Vinyl
Mark Smotroff grooves on two boundary-stretching releases from two boundary-stretching musicians......
Jazz Reissue Round-Up: All Analog Remastered Reissues Return Rare Vinyl To Store Shelves In Fine Form, Featuring John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson and Phineas Newborn Jr.
Mark Smotroff digs into some more vintage jazz reissues......
Rhino Records Quadio Blu-ray Round-up: Fine High Resolution Four-Channel Quadraphonic Mixes By Black Sabbath, America, Randy Newman, War, Gil Evans
Mark Smotroff explores great new quadraphonic, four-channel "Quadio" releases on Blu-ray Disc.......
Yusef Lateef’s Eastern Sounds Returns On Fine Craft Recordings OJC-Series, All-Analog, Kevin Gray-Remastered 180-gram Vinyl
Mark Smotroff discovers an essential album by a legendary artist ... ...
Rare, In-Demand Verve, Blue Thumb and Fania Records Latin/Brazilian Soul-Jazz Grooves Reissued On 180-gram Vinyl Featuring Ray Barretto, João Donato and La Clave
Mark Smotroff explores some fine recently reissued Latin & Brazilian vinyl soul-jazz grooves......
Nektar’s Remember The Future 50th Anniversary 4CD Boxed Set Features Fine 1BD Blu-ray Disc With New Hi-Res 5.1 Surround Sound & Stereo Remixes, Live Concert CDs Plus Bonus Videos
Mark Smotroff takes a trip back to the future sound of Nektar in surround sound... ...
Craft Recordings Showcases Contemporary Records’ Broadway Hits & More On 180-gram Bernie Grundman Remastered All-Analog (AAA) 1LP Acoustic Sounds Reissues Featuring Shelly Manne, André Previn & Leroy Vinnegar
Mark Smotroff swings on great Contemporary Records reissues... ...
Sought After Titles + Top Remastering + Quality 180-Gram Pressing + High Production Values Add Up To Four Solid 1LP Acoustic Sounds Reissues from Verve and Craft Recordings By Mingus, Adderly, Counce & Haynes
Mark Smotroff explores four excellent jazz reissues made under the watchful eye of Acoustic Sounds ...
Jazz Singers Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Blossom Dearie Mostly Shine On 180-gram, 1LP Verve Records Vinyl Reissues
Mark Smotroff relishes hearing several iconic jazz singers ......
The Yes Album Takes Flight Via Dolby Atmos Mix In Super Deluxe 4CD / Blu-ray Disc / LP Edition
Mark Smotroff enjoys the perpetual change of new ways to hear old favorites......
Rhino Records’ New Mingus Moves Quadio Blu-ray Disc Delivers Exciting Quadrophonic Listening Experience
Mark Smotroff gets a big wow from a great quad mix.... ...
Record Store Day Jazz Round-Up: New Live Archival 2LP & 3LP Releases By Cal Tjader, Ahmad Jamal and Wes Montgomery Plus 1LP Charles Mingus Candid Records Studio Alternates
I have been exploring several new Record Store Day releases, a few of which hail from two different...