Author: Mark Smotroff

Mark Smotroff is a freelance writer and avid music collector who has worked for many years in marketing communications for the consumer electronics, pro audio and video games industries, serving clients including DTS, Sega, Sony, Sharp, AT&T and many others. www.smotroff.com Mark has written for EQ Magazine, Mix Magazine, Goldmine/DISCoveries Magazine, BigPictureBigSound.com, Sound+Vision Magazine, HomeTechTell.com and many others. He is also a musician / composer whose songs have been used in TV shows such as Smallville and Men In Trees as well as films and documentaries. www.ingdom.com Mark is currently rolling out a new musical he's written: www.dialthemusical.com.

Record Store Day 2024 New Vinyl Preview: Diggin’ Bill Evans Four Ways Including With Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz, Tony Bennett and Trio On Beloved Sophomore Release.

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff explores four vinyl reissue featuring Bill Evans including his classic 2nd LP from 1959 in its original and sought after monaural mix.

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Stretching Boundaries: Terry Adams’ Fantastic Terrible & Sonny Rollins’ Beloved West Coast LPs On New Vinyl 

Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff grooves on two boundary-stretching releases from two boundary-stretching musicians... ...

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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

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

I have been exploring several new Record Store Day releases, a few of which hail from two different labels with the common thread of being...

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