Listening Report: Colemine Records’ Soul Slabs Vol.2 Showcases Rare Singles From The Now Times
Mark Smotroff gets a fresh dose of neo soul…
Listening Report: Pink Floyd’s Animals In New High Resolution Surround Sound & Stereo Remixes On Blu-ray Disc
Mark Smotroff hears a mature hard rocking band emerging out of the fog… ...
Listening Report: Reconsidering Coltrane’s Crescent On Great Sounding Impulse Records / Acoustic Sounds 180-gram Vinyl Reissue
Mark Smotroff looks at the big picture with eyes wide open…...
Listening Report: Kibrom Birhane Serves Up Tasty Dreamy-Funky New Ethio-Jazz Soul Groove Blends On Vinyl, Streaming
Mark Smotroff discovers more of a new music he likes…
Listening Report: John Coltrane Live At The Village Vanguard On Verve / Acoustic Sounds 180-gram Vinyl A Great Deal Collector’s Classic
Mark Smotroff revisits a jazz classic with a more seasoned mind set…...
Listening Report: Out Of Earl’s Closet, Exploring A Music Industry Legend’s Personal Archive
Mark Smotroff digs into unreleased gems from an icon’s archive…...
Listening Report: The Staple Singers 50th Anniversary 180-gram Reissue Of BeAltitude Respect Yourself Features #1 Hits, Great Grooves, Classic Sound
Mark Smotroff appreciates a soul classic with fresh ears…...
Listening Report: Minnie Riperton’s Come To My Garden, RSD Essential Reissue
Mark Smotroff gets disappointed by a reissue…...
Listening Report: Daniel Rossen’s You Belong There, On Vinyl & Streams
Mark Smotroff connects some dots from folk to prog and beyond…...
Obscure Records & The Collectibility Factor
I have noticed a kind of fascinating phenomenon going on among record collectors and in the back of...
Charles Mingus’ Black Saint & The Sinner Lady, 180-gram Acoustic Sounds Re-issue
Mark Smotroff wonders if it is possible for orchestral-leaning classic jazz to rock?...
Listening Report: The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset, Record Store Day Limited Edition E.P.
Mark Smotroff rises to a challenge… ...
Around The World With The Police on Blu-ray
Mark Smotroff rekindles some ‘70s-’80 pop punk fandom…...
Listening Report: Ella Fitzgerald At The Hollywood Bowl
Mark Smotroff sets the wayback machine to appreciate a 21st century release…...
Listening Report: Robert Fripp’s Exposures 32-Disc Boxed Set (Part 3, Live Frippertronics & More)
Mark Smotroff wraps up his deep dive into an academia-worthy artistic profile… ...
Listening Report: Robert Fripp’s Exposures 32-Disc Boxed Set (Part 2, Exposure, Under Heavy Manners, Dolby Atmos/DTS HDMA Surround & More)
Mark Smotroff continues his very deep dive into a massive artistic profile… ...