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.

Bargain Watch: Rock Albums You May Not Know You Need by The Gun and Power of Zeus

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Mark Smotroff scores some reissue collectors gems before they disappear......

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Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie on New Half-Speed Mastered Vinyl

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Mark Smotroff waits more than 20 years to hear a fave Beatle-esque Macca album on LP... ...

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Storyteller-Guitarist Bill Kirchen’s Proper Years, Waxworks Albums on CD, Vinyl and Tidal Streaming

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Mark Smotroff explores a great storytelling songwriter guitar-slinger’s catalog…

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Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie: Deluxe Edition Boxed Set (Part I, CD Preview)

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Mark Smotroff bites into a few slices of tasty a fab-four flavored treat......

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Shields & Hatley, Laurel & Hardy Plus The Beau Hunks on Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify and Blu-ray

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Mark Smotroff finds vintage soundtrack gems streaming... ...

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Kenny Burrell on Blue Note : Tone Poet vs. Lexington Ave. OG

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Mark Smotroff has gone down so many rabbit holes he may change his name to Alice…

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Mending A Broken Heart: A Farewell To Emitt Rhodes (RIP)

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Mark Smotroff says goodbye to a musical hero......

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18 Tracks and a Film Soundtrack: Springsteen Rarities on Vinyl, Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify

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Mark Smotroff likes tracking down rare gems by The Boss......

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Missing In Action 3 : Classic ’80s & ’90s Compilations That Should Be Streaming (But Aren’t!)

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Mark Smotroff hopes some 80s and 90s music isn’t lost forever…

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Catching Up With David Bowie: Diamond Dogs 45th Anniversary Vinyl, Tidal and Qobuz Streaming

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Mark Smotroff continues to revisit the thin white duke's catalog......

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Hank Williams’ Pictures From Life’s Other Side : Book, Remastered Radio Performances, Historic Photos

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Mark Smotroff knows every picture tells a story......

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Catching Up With David Bowie: Space Oddity 50th Anniversary Vinyl, Tidal and Qobuz Streaming

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Mark Smotroff begins to revisit the thin white duke’s catalog…

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Live Streaming #4: Montreux Jazz, Elton John, Allman Brothers, New Orleans Music and More

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Mark Smotroff explores more great live and archival concerts streaming during the Covid-19 pandemic... ...

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Neil Young’s Homegrown On Vinyl, Qobuz, Tidal and Spotify

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Mark Smotroff considers whether great songs always deliver a great album? ...

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Grateful Dead Drops Massive Workingman’s Session Stream in Tidal MQA and Qobuz Hi Res

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Mark Smotroff twirls while California streaming…

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Neil Young’s Songs For Judy On LP, Tidal & Qobuz

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Mark Smotroff faces his analog vs. digital bias......

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Marty Stuart’s The Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Book, CD, Tidal & Qobuz Streaming

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Mark Smotroff discovers a timeless modern country western classic......

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Zappa and The Mothers 1970, Part I

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Mark Smotroff once again revels in the notion that there can’t be too much of a good thing…

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Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus & Max Roach’s Money Jungle Tone Poet Vinyl Reissue

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Mark Smotroff edges closer to a complete Ellington collection on vinyl... ...

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