Listening Report: Tank and The Bangas’ New Red Balloon
Mark Smotroff revels in a smile-inducing spin…
Listening Report: The Who’s My Generation & A Quick One In Half Speed Mastered Stereo
Mark Smotroff living in Stereo as well as Mono... ...
Listening Report: Hermeto Pascoal’s New Live Album Recorded In A Planetarium
Mark Smotroff hopes more listeners discover a Brazilian artist’s fantastic music… ...
Listening Report: XTC’s Lost Masterpiece Mummer Restored & Remastered On 200g Vinyl
Mark Smotroff explores a favorite album many mistakenly overlook…
Listening Report: Mingus Three a.k.a. Mingus Trio, Record Store Day Vinyl Reissue
Mark Smotroff explores some differences between new and original versions…...
Record Store Day Preview: Bill Evans Live In Buenos Aires, 1973/1979
Mark Smotroff appreciates the between-the-lines recordings from his favorite artists…...
Record Store Day Preview Listening Report: Early Ornette Coleman On Contemporary Records
Mark Smotroff takes a step back to move two steps forward…...
Record Store Day Preview Listening Report: The Lost Mingus Album From Ronnie Scott’s
Mark Smotroff rejoices over a jazz legend’s late peak period archival release… ...
Record Store Day Preview Listening Report: A Tale Of Two Jazz Peppers On Vinyl
Mark Smotroff enjoys different flavors of Pepper…...
Listening Report & Record Store Day Preview: Esther Marrow’s 1972 Fantasy Records Lost Classic
Mark Smotroff loves synchronicity… ...
Listening Report: Karen Dalton’s In My Own Time 50th Anniversary Edition Vinyl
Mark Smotroff appreciates the nuance underlying a folk blues legend… ...
Listening Report: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, Acoustic Sounds Impulse Records Vinyl Reissue
Mark Smotroff considers a classic with fresh ears…...
Listening Report: Zappa & The Mothers 1971 Super Deluxe Editions (Part 3, The Boxed Set)
Mark Smotroff completes his deep dive into an important era of Zappa’s band… ...
Listening Report: Zappa & The Mothers 1971 Super Deluxe Editions (Part 2, The Rainbow Concert)
Mark Smotroff continues his deep dive into an important era of Zappa’s band…...
Listening Report: Zappa & The Mothers 1971 Super Deluxe Editions (Part 1)
Mark Smotroff dives head first into a misunderstood and underrepresented era of Zappa’s band…...