Audiophile Music

Music is the fuel for the race car, and all audio enthusiasts need new records, albums, downloads and other musical goodies to make their systems sing. Audiophile Music includes music on Compact Disc, SACD, Blu-ray, Vinyl, Download, HD Music Download and beyond. Some audiophiles even have copies of analog master tapes for their systems.

 

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Beginning at the End with Leon Spencer, Jazz Dispensary Vinyl Me Please Reissue

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Sometimes when I put on an album, I pause to wonder why it was released in the first place… or what the producer was thinking with...

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Elvis Costello’s Complete Armed Forces Super Deluxe Vinyl-Only Boxed Set (Part III)

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In Part I of this review of Elvis Costello’s super deluxe vinyl-only boxed set The Complete Armed Forces — celebrating his 1979...

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Elvis Costello’s Complete Armed Forces Super Deluxe Vinyl-Only Boxed Set (Part I)

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In 1979, composer, singer and performer Elvis Costello unleashed his third album on the universe which was to seal his status as an...

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Exploring Sonny Rollins In Holland: Resonance Records’ Record Store Day Vinyl

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I held off on reviewing this album for a while as there were several details gnawing at me I had to get my head around. But after reading...

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First Time Vinyl Earworm Experience Report: Pugwash’s Jollity

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I’ve written about Ireland’s Pugwash before. And at risk of sounding like a broken record, you really should listen to them....

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What Did I Learn From Playing Guided By Voices’ New Album, Styles We Paid For?

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So, there is this thing I realized today when I opened the package from Rockathon Records, the self proclaimed “Factory Of Raw...

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Remixes & Remasters Vs. Originals: No Easy Answers (Part 1)

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Recently somebody suggested an idea to me which I thought was pretty cool: do a little “analysis” — in the loosest sense...

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Little Richard’s Sweet Lost Southern Child Album On CD, Streaming, Vinyl

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I recently finished reading Billy Vera’s fascinating documentary-like book about the legendary and influential record label: Rip It...

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Whammy Bar Guitar Bliss On Matthew Sweet’s New Catspaw

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Matthew Sweet’s new album is a near one-man-band production that feels more like Neil Young’s Crazy Horse than Todd Rundgren or...

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Worth The Wait : Richard Hell Finally Completes His Second Album

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In the art world, there is usually a point where the painter, sculptor, poet, musician or craftsman has to step away from the piece and...

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At Least 10 Reasons To Explore The Grateful Dead’s Studio Brilliance

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It seems that every few weeks on these Interwebs and social media, I come across a statement from someone who makes a blanket comment about...

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Exploring David Axelrod’s Heavy Axe, Colored Vinyl Reissue

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I had high anticipation for this particular album in the new series of high quality reissues from Jazz Dispensary, the...

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Drummers Drumming: Bernard Purdie’s Purple Vinyl “Purdie Good!”

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It is kind of amazing to stop and think how a drummer who has played on an enormous amount of hit recordings over the past 50 years is not...

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