Mark’s Picks For 2021

December 31, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Surround Sound, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff saves his best of list for last…

Listening Report: Pink Floyd’s Momentary Lapse Of Reason Remixed & Updated

December 28, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Streaming, Surround Sound

Mark Smotroff re-examines an ‘80s Floyd fave…...

Listening Report: Dion DiMucci, 21st Century Bluesman, Returns To His Stomping Grounds

December 22, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff grooves on the blues roots of an iconic doo wop rock ’n roll legend…...

Bird In LA: Record Store Day Vinyl Boxed Set Listening Report

December 21, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff finds good reason to dig back into Charlie Parker’s underground recordings…

Listening Report: Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas Album, Verve/Acoustic Sounds Vinyl Reissue

December 18, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff discovers a holiday record he missed along the way…...

Listening Report: How To Appreciate Hassan Ibn Ali’s Stunning New Archival Recordings

December 17, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff gets his head around a lost pianist’s perhaps most lost works… ...

Listening Report: Muddy Waters’ The Montreux Years on Vinyl, CD, Streaming.

December 15, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff knows the real thing when he hears it…

Listening Report: David Crosby’s Solo Debut On Vinyl Vs. Plangent Processes Streams

December 13, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff hears something going on here and what it is actually is pretty clear…...

Martha & The Muffins’ Marthology: The In & Outtakes

December 10, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff experiences a fresh case of Muffinmania…...

Record Store Day Listening Report: Oscar Peterson In Helsinki 1987

December 6, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff gets inspired all over again…

Why Do You Need Springsteen’s 1979 No Nukes Concert Video?

December 2, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff flashes back to a transcendent career moment…...

Month: December 2021