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Nickel Creek Live at The Fox Theater, Oakland On 180-gram Vinyl

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Nickel Creek is an amazing trio of musicians who went on a performing hiatus at a peak in their career, apparently due to the the rigors of...

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Audio Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

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At the young age of 15, I became fascinated with my then best friend’s, older brother’s, all Mcintosh system. Charles had a Mac...

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Reconsidering Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth, England 1976, Blu-ray

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I see now where I screwed up as a mid-1970s teenager in my appreciation for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Then, “Southern Rock” was almost as...

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Cecil Holmes’ Soulful Surround Sounds on Quadrophonic SACD

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Two years ago at a flea market I found a curious record that looked like one of many records riding the coat-tails of so-called...

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Does Spotify’s Recent Announcement Signal Lossy’s End?

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When Steve Jobs and Apple first began developmental work on the iPod, their goal was a device to fit into a shirt pocket and hold 1000...

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Is Fleet Foxes’ Shore Really Released Now That It Is Out On Vinyl?

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Last Fall, one of my favorite 21st century bands, Fleet Foxes, dropped a pleasant surprise on it’s fans with a new album pre-released...

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The Frank Zappa Documentary Part I: The Blu-ray Disc

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Some of you may remember that last year I was very excited to review a video documentary by producer director Alex Winter about one of my...

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Did I Really Need Another Copy Of In The Court Of The Crimson King?

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The 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Disc version of King Crimson’s classic progressive rock landmark, In the Court of the Crimson King is...

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Sivuca Vs. Sivuca – Is a 45 Year Old Bossa Nova Classic Worthy Of A Reissue?

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Many of you know by now that I’m an avid record collector… Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, DVD audio, SACD, 78’s…...

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Hendrix Live In Maui, Part 2: The Blu-ray Experience

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In Part 1 of my review of The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live In Maui we explored the three album vinyl portion of the set.  If you...

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New Music for Friday

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The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band – “The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful” Maroon Creek Music For most of the last...

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Why Is Paul Chambers’ Bass On Top A Must Get Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl Release?

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Since I have started reviewing the generally acclaimed reissues from Universal Music’s Blue Note and Verve Records label imprints...

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Do You Need Paul McCartney III On Vinyl?

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Late last year living legend Paul McCartney put out his third solo album to the surprise of many fans and it became both an instant hot...

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