Month: December 2021

Mark’s Picks For 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…

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

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl

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

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

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Martha & The Muffins’ Marthology: The In & Outtakes

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

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

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

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