Listening Report: Out Of Earl’s Closet, Exploring A Music Industry Legend’s Personal Archive

August 25, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Digital, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff digs into unreleased gems from an icon’s archive…

Listening Report: The Staple Singers 50th Anniversary 180-gram Reissue Of BeAltitude Respect Yourself Features #1 Hits, Great Grooves, Classic Sound

August 8, 2022• Audiophile, Analog, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff appreciates a soul classic with fresh ears…...

Listening Report: Minnie Riperton’s Come To My Garden, RSD Essential Reissue

August 4, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff gets disappointed by a reissue…...

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

July 26, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, News, Vinyl

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

Obscure Records & The Collectibility Factor

July 22, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Vinyl

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...

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

July 14, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

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

Listening Report: The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset, Record Store Day Limited Edition E.P.

July 11, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff rises to a challenge…

Listening Report: Ella Fitzgerald At The Hollywood Bowl

July 6, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Streaming, Vinyl

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

Listening Report: Lou Reed’s 1971 RCA Demos

June 3, 2022• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

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

Listening Report: Record Store Day Colored Vinyl Party With Darlene Love, Jonathan Richman & The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

May 31, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff connects some dots across generations and genres…

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

May 27, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

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

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

May 25, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

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

Listening Report: Why You Want To Hear Art Pepper Plus Eleven In Stereo

May 23, 2022• Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff enjoys some pepper every now and then…

Listening Report: Tank and The Bangas’ New Red Balloon

May 20, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff revels in a smile-inducing spin…...

Listening Report: The Who’s My Generation & A Quick One In Half Speed Mastered Stereo

May 18, 2022• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff living in Stereo as well as Mono... ...

Listening Report: Hermeto Pascoal’s New Live Album Recorded In A Planetarium

May 12, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Streaming, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff hopes more listeners discover a Brazilian artist’s fantastic music…

Listening Report: XTC’s Lost Masterpiece Mummer Restored & Remastered On 200g Vinyl

May 11, 2022• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff explores a favorite album many mistakenly overlook…...

Listening Report: Mingus Three a.k.a. Mingus Trio, Record Store Day Vinyl Reissue

May 6, 2022• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff explores some differences between new and original versions…...

Record Store Day Preview: Bill Evans Live In Buenos Aires, 1973/1979

April 22, 2022• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Compact Disc, Record Store Day, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff appreciates the between-the-lines recordings from his favorite artists…

Record Store Day Preview Listening Report: Early Ornette Coleman On Contemporary Records

April 20, 2022• Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Record Store Day, Vinyl

Mark Smotroff takes a step back to move two steps forward…...

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