The B3’s The Word on WRD’s The Hit

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

Can Turntables Springboard Young Audiophiles?

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

Go back ten, maybe fifteen years and analog LP sales were vapor thin among young, non-audiophiles. Streaming lossy, compressed music on...

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...

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...

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...

John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band 50th Anniversary Boxed Set, Part I: The Stereo Remix On Vinyl & Blu-ray Disc

April 12, 2021• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Vinyl

Do You Need Brian Eno’s Film Music 1976 – 2020 On Vinyl?

April 8, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

I have been listening to Brian Eno’s music for a long long time now, first getting into his music in the late ‘70s when vinyl...

Are Super Limited Editions Vexing The Vinyl-verse?

April 7, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

I get it… Times are tough and everybody is struggling to make a buck and a dime… and vinyl is a hot and highly visible...

Vinyl Moon Record Club Curates Multi-artist Mixtape Listening Experiences

April 6, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

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

April 5, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile Music, Vinyl

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...

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Delivers Hopeful Dance Songs For Hard Times

April 1, 2021• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

I first got introduced to Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band a few years back when the stars aligned. Almost at the same time, both a...

Feeling The Natural Joy Of Brazil’s Airto On Real Gone Vinyl

March 29, 2021• Vinyl, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News • One Comment

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

March 25, 2021• Audiophile News, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Vinyl

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...

Embry-Monic Journey : Music, Money & The Mono Muse

July 20, 2016• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, High End Audio, News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff offers a practical reason for investing in a Mono cartridge......

A Tale of Evel Knievel, Dirty Old Towns, and One Dirty Old Record

September 23, 2015• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff takes a moldy chance and strikes soul gold of sorts…

A Tale of Two Producers & Two Lost Albums

March 18, 2014• Audiophile Music, News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff explores two lost late 1960s releases driven by famed music producers on both sides of the Atlantic......

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