Long Out-of-Print R.E.M. Albums Now Available on 180 gram LPs from Craft Recordings Tom Gibbs ...180 gram LP releases of Around The Sun (2004) and Collapse Into Now (2011). Both of these reissue albums were cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray at...
Parks Audio Waxwing Phono Stage: Amazing Flexibility and Incredible Sound Quality at a Ridiculously Low Price! Tom Gibbs ...of any issue or reissue I’ve heard of a particular album. Analog and digital are more closely entwined than many audiophiles realize, and in terms of sound quality, I often...
Jethro Tull's "Still Living In The Past," Updated and Expanded on LP and CD+Bluray Sets from Rhino Entertainment Tom Gibbs ...die-hard Jethro Tull fans. The original LP has been in regular rotation here for years, but Rhino's new reissue absolutely smokes it—the sound quality of the recordings is beyond belief...
Late Season Original Jazz Classic Reissues and a New Bill Evans Trio Box Set, all from Craft Recordings Tom Gibbs ...all have the classic, high-gloss coating that matches the originals, and each sports a custom OBI strip that offers a glimpse of each reissue's artistic and technical information. All Craft...
Vince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas (70th Anniversary LP) Tom Gibbs ...minutes, which is more than double the Side One version. As an immensely popular title, bound to garner significant interest from a variety of demographics, the LP reissue from Craft...
Craft Recordings' Original Jazz Classics Reboot Continues with Bill Evans' Classic Waltz For Debby on 180 gram LP Tom Gibbs ...original tip-on jackets. Artwork for the reissue was pulled for the project from Fantasy's vaults, and the album jacket also features a really cool OBI strip, which definitely enhances their...
Craft Recordings' Original Jazz Classics Reboot Continues with Classic Albums from Bill Evans and Dave Brubeck Tom Gibbs ...recent review of Craft's reissue of Waltz For Debby HERE. The album is bookended by a pair of Scot LaFaro compositions, opening with the lilting "Gloria's Step," which showcases LaFaro's...
Rhino's Rocktober Series Returns with 43 Exclusive Limited Edition Reissues and New Release LPs Tom Gibbs ...years. Rhino's new reissue offers the Steven Wilson remix, which betters my original Warner LP set in every way possible; I always felt the live recordings for Made in Japan...
Craft Recordings' OJC Reboot Continues With Classic Albums from Miles Davis and Clark Terry with Thelonious Monk Tom Gibbs ...the OJCs. Both LPs were superb examples of the excellence Craft and RTI have melded into the OJC reissue series. The LPs were beautifully glossy, with no imperfections, and the...
Rhino Entertainment's Deluxe Edition of Ween's Irreverent Classic Chocolate and Cheese, Now Available on Three 180 gram LPs Tom Gibbs ...Jones served as producer for Chocolate and Cheese (Deluxe Edition), while none other than Bernie Grundman remastered the reissue. And Chris Bellman cut new lacquers for the 3-LP set at...
RAY Select Premium 12AU7 Vacuum Tubes Tom Gibbs ...recorded acoustic of the Village Vanguard with precision and perfection. Another jazz album that's seen regular rotation here is the recent Impex Records 45 rpm reissue of Duke Ellington's Ellington...
April 2024 Record Store Day LPs from Rhino and Warner Tom Gibbs ...Sisters of Mercy, Todd Rundgren, Tom Verlaine, Wallows, and Young Thug. And really cool picture disc LPs are being offered from AIR, The Cure, Dio, and Fleetwood Mac. I received...
Vera-Fi Audio VBH-1 Vibration Black Hole Isolation Feet Tom Gibbs ...and the VBH-1 isolators was Impex Records' 180 gram LP reissue of Jennifer Warnes' The Hunter, which is an album filled with seriously dynamic contrasts and subterranean levels of deep...
Saturday Night In San Francisco: A Forty-Two-Year-Old Triumph Greg Weaver ...Al Di Meola (HERE) and Impex founder, Abey Fonn (HERE). And our own Tom Gibbs shares his experience (HERE) as well. Side one opens with a welcome by the late...
My Ultimate Mono Experience: the Hana SL Cartridge and the ModWright PH 9.0 Phono Stage - Part 1 Wayne Goins ...Issue 101 (HERE), when I shared with you how badly I wanted to experience what both Herb Reichert and Tom Gibbs had felt when they boasted about the Hana cartridges,...
Rare and Classic Top Shelf Reissue LPs from Jazz Dispensary and Craft Recordings Tom Gibbs ...excellent tune. This track alone is reason enough to pick up this reissue! Henderson's "Afro-Centric" has a vibe reminiscent of Miles' In A Silent Way, and here the band becomes...
Between the Buried and Me: Alaska, 20th Anniversary Remix/Remaster Tom Gibbs ...a decent chance you might be able to snag one from your local independent record store. And the remixed / remastered reissue is also available digitally on most streaming services;...
ONO Tone Labs a3 Standmount Loudspeakers: Stunning Performance, Sustainably Built Tom Gibbs ...of the evaluation. One of the LP sets I use regularly for evaluation is Impex Records' superb 1STEP 45 rpm reissue of Patricia Barber's Nightclub. Which offers a really scintillating...
A Journey Rediscovered: Bill Evans' Classic You Must Believe In Spring on Craft Recordings' SACD Tom Gibbs ...LiPuma, who would also serve as executive producer of the sessions. In Marc Myers' excellent liner notes for Craft Recordings' SACD reissue, the late LiPuma recounted that Evans had been...
