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Craft Recordings Restores Rare Recordings By Joe Bataan and Art Pepper From Golden Age Of Latin Soul & Jazz In All Analog-Mastered 180-gram Vinyl Reissue Series
May 31, 2023• Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff rounds up some sweet reissues readers might have missed…
Rhino Records Celebrates 50th Anniversary of “Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-68” With 5 LP Expanded Record Store Day Edition
May 18, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff again goes down an Alice In Wonderland like rabbit hole of music discovery…...
Read More →Legendary Films By Critic Ralph J. Gleason On New DVD, Features Axis Of Psychedelic Music and Hippie Counterculture Including The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Santana & Quicksilver
May 11, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News
Mark Smotroff has an “ah ha” moment…...
Read More →New Vinyl & Streaming Releases: Bird Streets Return, Eno’s Record Store Day Special Voiceless Edition, Paco De Lucía at Montreux
May 5, 2023• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Streaming, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff catches up on some fine new pop, jazz and ambient music…
Elusive Late ‘50s Epic “A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charlie Mingus” Returns In Expanded 2LP Kevin Gray Remastered Deluxe 180-gram Vinyl Reissue
April 20, 2023• Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff wipes away a tear of joy… or sadness…...
Read More →Using Streaming Music Services To Explore A Brazilian Music Legend’s Remarkable Life Work: Hermeto Pascoal on Qobuz, Tidal, Apple Lossless and Spotify
April 9, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Streaming, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff tries to share his joy of discovery…...
Read More →Peggy Lee’s Twice-GRAMMY-nominated I’m A Woman A Fun High Resolution Stream On 96/24 Qobuz Hi Res and CD-Quality Tidal MQA
April 4, 2023• Streaming, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News
Mark Smotroff sets the way back machine to his infancy…...
Read More →Elton John’s 50th Anniversary Honky Château 2 CD Set Features Live Debut Of Rocket Man
March 24, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, News
Mark Smotroff lifts off in to the pop stratosphere with new live archival gems…. ...
Read More →50th Anniversary 12 CD Boxed Set, Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection, Honors Legendary Festival And The Social Movement It Supported
March 13, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc
Mark Smotroff gets a musical, historical and societal history lesson…...
Read More →New Zappa Mudd Club /Munich 3-CD Set Delivers Rich Les Paul-Driven Rock Crunch Throughout Overlooked 1980 Tour Recordings
March 10, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Digital, News
Mark Smotroff rediscovers an era of Zappa music he under-appreciated… ...
Read More →The Songs of Bacharach & Costello: Four CDs Plus Two Vinyl LPs Super Deluxe Edition Boxed Set Shines Light On One Of The Great Modern Day Songwriting Collaborations In Music History
February 24, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Digital
Mark Smotroff knows the way to San Jose and beyond… ...
Read More →Get Crazy! Classic Lost Film By Rock & Roll High School Director Sparkles In New 2K-Transferred Kino Lorber Blu-ray With Soundtrack By Lou Reed, Sparks, Marshall Crenshaw, Adrian Belew, The Ramones & more
February 17, 2023• Blu-ray Disc, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray
Mark Smotroff rejoices over a fave film's restoration......
Read More →Rock Lives On Guided By Voices’ New Dual Releases “La La Land” & Tremblers & Goggles By Rank,” Out Now On Vinyl & Qobuz, Tidal & Apple Lossless Streaming
February 11, 2023• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Streaming, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff continues to be enchanted by Dayton Ohio’s favorite band…...
Read More →Oft-Sampled Collector’s Grail Vinyl Of Hoagy Carmichael PBS TV Prog-Jazz Soundtrack Reissued For New Generations To Explore
February 8, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff enters the made for TV alternative music zone…...
Read More →Seminal Ghetto Records Rarities Rescued & Restored In Vinyl Me Please’s Seven-LP Latin Soul-Jazz Super Deluxe Edition Boxed Set
January 30, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff deep dives into lost albums from an influential label…...
Read More →2022 Listening Report Round-up: Some Jazz Vinyl That Got Away By Ahmad Jamal, Tony Williams and Kenny Burrell
January 26, 2023• Audiophile, Analog, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff catches up on some releases which he didn't get around to reviewing last year…...
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