Craft Recordings Showcases Contemporary Records’ Broadway Hits & More On 180-gram Bernie Grundman Remastered All-Analog (AAA) 1LP Acoustic Sounds Reissues Featuring Shelly Manne, André Previn & Leroy Vinnegar

January 7, 2024• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff swings on great Contemporary Records reissues…

Sought After Titles + Top Remastering + Quality 180-Gram Pressing + High Production Values Add Up To Four Solid 1LP Acoustic Sounds Reissues from Verve and Craft Recordings By Mingus, Adderly, Counce & Haynes

December 27, 2023• Vinyl, Analog, Audiophile Music

Mark Smotroff explores four excellent jazz reissues made under the watchful eye of Acoustic Sounds ...

Jazz Singers Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Blossom Dearie Mostly Shine On 180-gram, 1LP Verve Records Vinyl Reissues

December 23, 2023• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff relishes hearing several iconic jazz singers ......

The Yes Album Takes Flight Via Dolby Atmos Mix In Super Deluxe 4CD / Blu-ray Disc / LP Edition

December 12, 2023• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, News, Surround Sound, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff enjoys the perpetual change of new ways to hear old favorites…

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 labels with the common thread of being...

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 album…

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......

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…

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......

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…...

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…

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… ...

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…...

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…

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…...

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…...

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…

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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