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Rhino Records’ New Mingus Moves Quadio Blu-ray Disc Delivers Exciting Quadrophonic Listening Experience
November 30, 2023• Blu-ray Disc, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Blu-ray, Digital, Quadrophonic
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
November 29, 2023• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl
I have been exploring several new Record Store Day releases, a few of which hail from two different...
Read More →Frank Zappa’s Over-Nite Sensation Turns 50: Restored, Remixed, Reinvented In Super Deluxe Edition Boxed Set Featuring Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Plus 4CDs of Unreleased Live / Studio Tracks
November 20, 2023• Dolby Atmos, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Quadrophonic, Surround Sound
Mark Smotroff gets immersed into a 50th Anniversary boxed set celebrating a landmark Frank Zappa...
Read More →In The Court Of The Crimson King – King Crimson at 50 Eight-Disc Blu-ray DVD CD Boxed Set Lifts Off From Acclaimed Documentary To Jaw Dropping Live / Studio Performances
November 15, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc
Mark Smotroff revels in progressive rock royalty’s perhaps final chapter….
News Update: THE BEATLES’ 1962-1966 (‘THE RED ALBUM’) AND 1967-1970 (‘THE BLUE ALBUM’) COLLECTIONS EXPANDED, MIXED IN STEREO & DOLBY ATMOS FOR 2023 EDITION RELEASES OUT NOVEMBER 10
October 26, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, Vinyl
News update taken from official press release on The Beatles upcoming releases......
Read More →Indie Artist Spotlight: New Releases From Beth Bombara, Maia Sharp, Tom Heyman on 1LP Vinyl, CD and Streaming Via Qobuz, Tidal and Apple Music
October 17, 2023• Audiophile Music, Compact Disc, Download, Streaming, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff keeps a pulse on new music you might enjoy......
Read More →New Who’s Next Blu-ray Disc Included With Super Deluxe Boxed Set Features Plangent Processes-Restored Original Stereo Plus Steven Wilson’s New Dolby Atmos and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Surround Sound Mixes
October 5, 2023• Blu-ray Disc, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, Surround Sound
Mark Smotroff takes the audiophile deep dive into a rock classic......
Read More →Rufus Wainwright’s Folkocracy Celebrates Timeless Songwriting Past and Present
July 18, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Streaming, Vinyl
Mark Smotroff appreciates great cover versions…...
Read More →Frank Zappa’s Funky Nothingness: Revelatory Lost Sessions Trace Connections From Hot Rats To Apostrophe(‘)
July 1, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc
Mark Smotroff goes deeper into the Zappa-verse… ...
Read More →Stax-O-Trax: Songwriter Demos 7 CD Boxed Set Delivers Amazing Insights Into Shaping A Sound Heard Around The World
June 20, 2023• Compact Disc, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News
Mark Smotroff gets immersed in the backbone of a legendary label… ...
Read More →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…...
Read More →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…...
Read More →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…...
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