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Listening Report: Daniel Rossen’s You Belong There, On Vinyl & Streams

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Mark Smotroff connects some dots from folk to prog and beyond…...

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Obscure Records & The Collectibility Factor

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I have noticed a kind of fascinating phenomenon going on among record collectors and in the back of my head it has raised some questions...

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Charles Mingus’ Black Saint & The Sinner Lady, 180-gram Acoustic Sounds Re-issue

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Mark Smotroff wonders if it is possible for orchestral-leaning classic jazz to rock?

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Around The World With The Police on Blu-ray

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Mark Smotroff rekindles some ‘70s-’80 pop punk fandom…...

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Listening Report: Ella Fitzgerald At The Hollywood Bowl

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Mark Smotroff sets the wayback machine to appreciate a 21st century release…

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Listening Report: Zappa/Erie Live Boxed Set From Pennsylvania

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Mark Smotroff appreciates an artists’ freedom afforded by playing secondary markets… ...

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Listening Report: Lou Reed’s 1971 RCA Demos

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Mark Smotroff likes hearing the gritty sounds of Lou’s early New York unplugged…...

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Listening Report: Clearmountain & Grundman Rock Stones’ El Mocambo 1977 Vinyl Mix

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Mark Smotroff revels in a much anticipated legendary club concert recording… ...

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Listening Report: Max Roach’s We Insist! Vinyl Reissue

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Mark Smotroff is glad to have Mono and Stereo versions of an important release… ...

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