George Martin’s Ray Cathode Recordings Reissued, Remixed, Rediscovered On Vinyl, Tidal & Spotify

May 11, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff has an “ah ha” moment…

BRIAN ENO’S RAMS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM, LIMITED EDITION CD

May 10, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News

Mark Smotroff explores a new ambient music score…...

Can You Own Too Much Gear?

May 7, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Paul Wilson looks at the wisdom in collecting a lot of audio gear... ...

Discovering Maia Sharp Via Mercy Rising CD, Vinyl, Streaming

May 6, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Mark Smotroff explores a new artists who isn’t really new…

Reconsidering A Zappa Tribute Covers Project In Surround Sound, SACD

May 5, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News, Quadrophonic, SACD/DVD-Audio

Mark Smotroff breaks down why some tributes work better than others…...

Bonnie Whitmore’s Last Will & Testament On Vinyl, CD, Tidal & Qobuz Streams

May 4, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff remembers to not judge a book by its cover…...

Why Was I Disappointed With Andrew Hill’s Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl?

May 3, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

New Music Friday

April 30, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News

Vinnie Riccitelli Octet – “For The Record” Self-Released Born in 1926 in Yonkers, NY, Vinnie Riccitelli has literally spent a...

Guided by Voices’ Propeller Reissued On Colored Vinyl

April 29, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

One most wonderful thing about Guided By Voices (GBV) — Dayton, Ohio’s original “LoFi” indie rock heroes — is that they have such...

Alex Chilton With The Hi Records Rhythm Section Live Concert On Vinyl, Digital & CD

April 28, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Herbie Hancock’s My Point of View, Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl

April 27, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

I recently picked up a new reissue of one of Herbie Hancock’s earliest solo records as a group leader, My Point Of View. This release...

The B3’s The Word on WRD’s The Hit

April 26, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Some of you might remember a couple months ago when I wrote a review about the new album from The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. There, I...

Can Turntables Springboard Young Audiophiles?

April 23, 2021• Vinyl, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News

Now That It Is Digital, Should You Toss Your OG Vinyl?

April 22, 2021• Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Some of us long term, old school vinyl collectors are often aware of a phenomenon that happens in the marketplace for hard to find...

Tomita In Quadrophonic: Surround Sound Was Made For This Music

April 21, 2021• Surround Sound, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, SACD/DVD-Audio

Back in the 1970s when I was a teenager just getting into music I remember hearing some recordings by Japanese synthesizer wizard, composer...

Island Records’ Vinyl Series Volume One Delivers Hits & Perspective

April 20, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, 50th Anniversary Live Session Blu-ray

April 19, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Vinyl

In 1970 John Lennon released an album called Plastic Ono Band which was quite shocking to most fans of The Beatles’ music; noted for its...

Why Reviews Are Important

April 16, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, News

In the early years of high performance audio, the hobby, predominately, was most aptly characterized as local. Dealers were in almost every...

Sweet New Indie Soul EPs By James Holvay, Grey & The Hit Me Band

April 15, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News

John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band 50th Anniversary Boxed Set, Part 3: The Outtakes, The Alternates & Other Things

April 14, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, High End Audio, Vinyl

My deep dive into the 50th Anniversary super deluxe boxed set celebrating John Lennon’s landmark solo album Plastic Ono Band concludes...

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