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.

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

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc

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

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Streaming, Vinyl

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

Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff experiences a fresh case of Muffinmania…

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

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc

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

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Listening Report: Charles Mingus On Impulse Records, Acoustic Sounds Reissue

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Mark Smotroff hears a favorite Jazz album anew…

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The Story Of Vanguard Records Shines In New Vinyl Me Please Anthology (Part 2)

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Mark Smotroff learns even more about some folk music he missed along the way…...

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The Story Of Vanguard Records Shines In New Vinyl Me Please Anthology (Part 1)

Vinyl, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News

Mark Smotroff brushes up on his music history and learns some things…...

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Why Do You Need To See Nektar’s Sounds Like Swiss DVD?

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Mark Smotroff gets a step closer to “the little prog rock band that could”…

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Why Do You Need Billy Preston’s Second Album On Apple Records?

Vinyl, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News

Mark Smotroff helps you justify a perhaps not obvious purchase…...

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Listening Report: Billy Joel’s Vinyl Collection Boxed Set – The Original Albums

Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff takes a trip through a legend’s first growth period…...

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Listening Report: Pugwash’s Eleven Modern Antiquities First Time Vinyl

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Mark Smotroff appreciates a great start to finish listen…...

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Listening Report: Hedwig & The Angry Inch First Time Vinyl

Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff prefers to flip his wig at 33 1/3 RPM…

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Why Should You Maybe Bite Your Virtual Lip? Part 2

Audiophile, Audiophile News

Mark Smotroff realizes that sometimes a lot less is a lot more… ...

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