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.

Review : Post-Byrds Gene Clark Acetate Discovery Soars on Tidal, Download

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Mark Smotroff soars on a Byrd’s wings…Review : Post-Byrds Gene Clark Acetate Discovery Soars on Tidal, Download

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Review: Raymond Scott’s Three Willow Park (Electronic Music From Inner Space 1961-1971) On Vinyl, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff takes an otherworldly musical journey via the cockpit of dreams......

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Review: Reconsidering The Lords Of The New Church on CD, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff revisits an early 80s new wave landmark…

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Review: Yes Bassist Chris Squire’s Fish Out of Water In 96/24, Surround Sound, CD and Tidal Streaming

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Mark Smotroff just says Yes to another superdeluxe boxed set......

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Review: King Crimson Live in Vienna and Chicago, Complete Concerts on CD, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff trails the eight-headed Crimson beastie......

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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma at 75, Original Cast Album Reissue Vinyl, CD and Tidal Streaming

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Mark Smotroff finally finds a reason to write about a 75-year-old Broadway show…

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Review: Paul McCartney & Wings Greatest, on Vinyl and Tidal Streaming

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Mark Smotroff grooves on more of Macca's greatest bits......

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Review: Paul McCartney’s Thrillington On Vinyl, and Tidal

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Mark Smotroff grooves on some of Macca's greatest thrills......

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CD Boxed Set Explores The 1950s: Bear Family’s “Battleground Korea,” Reviewed

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Mark Smotroff gets a music history lesson from the past…

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Explore Facets of The Fifties: Numero Group’s Technicolor Paradise, Reviewed

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Mark Smotroff gets a music history lesson from the past......

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Review: “New,” Vinyl Reissue and Tidal Streams From Sir Paul McCartney

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Mark Smotroff explores more 21st Century Macca......

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Review: Chicago VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do) on CD, Tidal

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Mark Smotroff dives deeper into a classic band's golden era......

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An Oppo-bituary: Some Parting Points On Oppo Digital’s Passing

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Mark Smotroff says farewell to an old friend... and hello to a possible new one......

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Review: Beau Brummels’ Bradleys Barn on Record Store Day Vinyl and Tidal

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Mark Smotroff goes down the country…

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Review: Oscar Peterson Plays, Complete on CD and Tidal

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Mark Smotroff relishes a digital reissue for a selfish analog reason......

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