Listening Report: Marshall Crenshaw’s #447

January 10, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff is reminded that its all about the rock…

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels, A Listening Report & Appreciation (Part 2)

January 5, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Streaming

Mark Smotroff gets his head around six discs of Zappa brilliance and mayhem…...

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels, A Listening Report & Appreciation (Part 1)

January 4, 2022• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Digital, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff pauses to think about an overlooked soundtrack…...

Mark’s Picks For 2021

December 31, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Surround Sound, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff saves his best of list for last…

Listening Report: Pink Floyd’s Momentary Lapse Of Reason Remixed & Updated

December 28, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Streaming, Surround Sound

Mark Smotroff re-examines an ‘80s Floyd fave…...

Listening Report: Dion DiMucci, 21st Century Bluesman, Returns To His Stomping Grounds

December 22, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff grooves on the blues roots of an iconic doo wop rock ’n roll legend…...

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

December 17, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff gets his head around a lost pianist’s perhaps most lost works…

Listening Report: Muddy Waters’ The Montreux Years on Vinyl, CD, Streaming.

December 15, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff knows the real thing when he hears it…...

Martha & The Muffins’ Marthology: The In & Outtakes

December 10, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff experiences a fresh case of Muffinmania…...

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

December 2, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc

Mark Smotroff flashes back to a transcendent career moment…

Listening Report: Marianne Faithfull’s Montreux Years Concerts On Vinyl, CD & Streaming

November 11, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff appreciates a fine live career overview… ...

Five Essential Velvet Underground Albums (And A Great New Soundtrack)

October 26, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Vinyl • One Comment

Mark Smotroff offers some pointers for new listeners…...

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