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Recent Finds, No. 28 - Pure DSD256 from Eudora, Hunnia, Yarlung, plus more

Rushton Paul — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:52:26 +0000

I'm catching up... honestly I am. There are many wonderful albums to talk about, more than I can cover in one article. But, I'll make a start and then add more in a later article. Today, I want to visit several terrific Pure DSD256 recordings from Eudora, Hunnia, and Yarlung. Plus some outstanding high resolution... Read More »

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Mogwai, The Bad Fire

Michael Mercer — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:14:53 +0000

Mogwai, The Bad Fire Mogwai is a cosmic band. With the fires finally subsiding in Los Angeles County; The Bad Fire is aptly, and unfortunately titled. Utterly coincidental (we don't want to spark even more conspiracy theories here—the world needs that like we all need holes in our heads)—but isn't that one of the most... Read More »

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Bruno Walter's Classic Mahler Ninth Symphony in Stunning Sound Quality

Rushton Paul — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:52:56 +0000

Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major, Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra. HDTT 1961 2024 (DSD256, DXD) HERE Some performances are so culturally significant that they require special notice when a superb new release becomes available. Such is the case with this 2024 reissue from HDTT of the classic account of Mahler's Ninth Symphony recorded... Read More »

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Recent Finds, No. 27 - HDTT Recent Releases

Rushton Paul — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:39:29 +0000

I've been on a bit of an audio hiatus these past few months, but that hasn't meant I wasn't paying attention to the many excellent albums Bob Witrak has been releasing over that time. Those of you who have read some of my other writing know with what great respect I hold Bob's work at... Read More »

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Passos Brasileiros, Toomai String Quintet

Stephen Francis Vasta — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:15:50 +0000

Passos Brasileiros, Toomai String Quintet, with assisting artists. Tocanta Media (CD). 53 minutes. Pascoal: Garrote. Villa-Lobos: Saudades das Selvas Brasilieras 1-2; Chôros 5 ("Alma Brasileira"). Gonzaga: Passos no Choro. Freire: Mamulengo; Espiral; Turbulenta; Pintou um Grilo. Nascimento: Cais. Gil: Domingo no Parque. Nogueira: Bachianinha 1. Lara: Força da Imaginação/Sonho Meu. As in their 2018 début... Read More »

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One Hit Favorites

Robert Pincus — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:24:22 +0000

We've all bought albums for the hit song that we heard on the radio, or for that one incredible sounding demo cut we heard at an audio show. Because of this, vinyl nuts, like me, who've been collecting records for decades, always wind up owning lots of albums that have only one good cut. I... Read More »

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Recent Finds, No. 26 - Bert van der Wolf Recordings

Rushton Paul — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:53:00 +0000

Recording engineer Bert van der Wolf's releases are eagerly awaited in our household. The reason is a combination of three factors: (1) the audio quality he achieves is easily in the top ranks of what is possible today, and he's constantly pushing the envelope to achieve even better sound; (2) I like his choice of... Read More »

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Al Di Meola's Jazz Fusion Classic Elegant Gypsy, now reissued on 180 Gram LP by Impex Records

Tom Gibbs — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:11:11 +0000

Impex Records continues to honor the legacy of celebrated guitarist Al Di Meola with a new 180 gram LP reissue of his 1977 jazz fusion classic, Elegant Gypsy. The album sold a half-million units in the year of its release, peaking at the number 5 position on Billboard's jazz album charts while earning Guitar Player... Read More »

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New Release and Reissue LPs from Barenaked Ladies, OPA, Bush, and Miles Davis, all from Craft Recordings

Tom Gibbs — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:33:31 +0000

Craft Recordings continues to drop great late-year releases, and I have four more here you'll definitely want to check out! These albums criss-cross the genres of classic jazz, alternative pop, post-grunge hard rock, and jazz fusion, and feature reissues of rare, long out-of-print, and hard-to-find classic and noteworthy LPs. Including a new Miles Davis compilation... Read More »

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Mercy, Love Can Make You Happy

Robert Pincus — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:23:59 +0000

The history behind the band Mercy, from Tampa, Florida, is one of the more complicated rock and roll stories that I've tried to understand. On its surface, Mercy's story is a simple tale of a one-off single that nearly topped the charts, the release of the band's only album, and the band's eventual breakup. Mercy... Read More »

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Harry Potter, Original Motion Picture Soundtracks I-VII in Exclusive, Color-coordinated, Color Vinyl 16-LP Box Sets

Tom Gibbs — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:27:13 +0000

Rhino Entertainment has just released four sprawling, color-coordinated, exclusive 16-LP box sets for Harry Potter: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks I-VII. The comprehensive box sets feature distinctive, brightly colored slipcovers with individualized artwork for each of the four Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. Each set of 16 LPs are also color-coordinated with red vinyl... Read More »

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Top 500 SuperSonic List - Part 42

Claude Lemaire — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:09:55 +0000

This is an ongoing project by Claude Lemaire of Soundevaluations 246. ABC, "The Look of Love (USA remix-dub version)"/ "The Look of Love (part 3 dance version)". Mercury MDS-4023, Mercury 6400 751 (1982), 12" 45 rpm. Genre: synth-pop, dance-pop, new romantic, alternative. Hailing from Sheffield, England, minimalist electro-new wave outfit Vice Versa started back in 1977. The... Read More »

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Rhino's Slate of Black Friday Record Store Day LPs Features Rare, Expanded, and Specialty Releases

Tom Gibbs — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:53:25 +0000

Rhino Entertainment has another eclectic and impressive slate of limited-edition LPs available for Record Store Day Black Friday coming on November 29th. Once again, Rhino's offering of 21 rarities, enhanced, and specialty releases are only a few of the hundreds of exciting albums that will be available from both online sources and at independent record... Read More »

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A Diverse Offering of LPs from Craft Recordings Just in Time for Black Friday Record Store Day

Tom Gibbs — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:54:10 +0000

Craft Recordings has announced a striking offering of limited-edition LPs for the upcoming Black Friday celebration of Record Store Day 2024 on November 29th. Once again, Craft is presenting a diverse selection of rarities and specialty releases that will be among the hundreds of ultra-desirable LPs available online and at independent record stores everywhere. For... Read More »

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The Merry-Go-Round - Listen, Listen: The Definitive Collection

Robert Pincus — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:22:20 +0000

When I wrote about The Blue Things I expressed my general distaste for cult bands and cult singers. And the reason is because mediocre cult bands cast huge shadows over great bands and singers who deserve our attention, like the above-mentioned The Blue Things. However, there are cult musicians who deserve their cult status. Emitt... Read More »

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Schumann, via AI? (Not.)

Stephen Francis Vasta — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:04:44 +0000

Schumann Symphony 4 (orig. vers.); Manfred Overture. Yun: Cello Concerto. Jaemin Han, cello; Korean National Symphony Orchestra/David Reiland. Decca Records (Korea). Downloads and streams: music.apple.com; plixid.net (FLAC 24/96); qobuz.com (16/44.1); spotify.com; uk.7digital.com (M4A, MP3, FLAC) Universal, the current parent company of Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, has been unusually unforthcoming about this particular production. Although it was listed in... Read More »

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Impex Records' Newest Limited Edition 1STEP 45 rpm LP Release: Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra

Tom Gibbs — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:29:47 +0000

Four years ago, Impex Records contracted a pair of Grammy award-winning engineers and tasked them with reviving the original analog tapes for Frank Sinatra's transitional masterpiece, 1950's Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra. Andreas Meyer of Swan Studios handled the restoration and transfer of the original tapes, and Chris Bellman of Bernie Grundman Mastering mastered... Read More »

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Rhino Announces Cool Limited Edition LP Releases in the Rocktober and Now Playing Series

Tom Gibbs — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:17:11 +0000

Rhino Entertainment has launched their Roctober and Now Playing Fall 2024 LP series, which combined feature 48 limited edition LP releases, with many of them being offered in ultra-cool colored-vinyl versions. The release package covers a broad range of artists and musical genres, and includes catalog album reissues, rare and long out-of-print LPs, previously never-released... Read More »

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Five New Release and Reissue LPs from Craft Recordings

Tom Gibbs — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:08:44 +0000

Craft Recordings has a diverse slate of new release and reissue albums that they're offering heading into the last part of 2024, and I have a generous handful of them here for your consideration. As is typical for Craft, their new releases will appeal to a range of musical interests, and feature rare, long out-of-print,... Read More »

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Counterparts' The Difference Between Hell and Home

Peter R. Clark — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:46:31 +0000

A little over 10 years ago, Canadian melodic hardcore band, Counterparts, released their groundbreaking album The Difference Between Hell and Home. An eleven track foray into a variety of emotional themes, death, religion, depression, love, and the lack thereof. Counterparts set the stage for an emerging genre, and continued building a musical movement today. Over... Read More »

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Afterimage Faces to Hide

Dave Clark — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:39:50 +0000

I am not a music reviewer. Never done that before as I never saw that as something I could do with respect to being faithful to the artist and their music. Pretty much a whole different thing than reviewing audio gear. Of which, that is hard enough. But, out of nowhere I get an album... Read More »

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Sunset Boulevard Records and Rhino Reissue Folk/Rock Influencer Bob Neuwirth's Remixed and Remastered Debut Album

Tom Gibbs — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:40:12 +0000

Rhino Entertainment, in cooperation with Sunset Boulevard Records is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Neuwirth's self-titled debut album, Bob Neuwirth. Many of you are probably asking yourselves the same question I asked upon receiving the initial press release for this LP from Shore Fire Entertainment: "Bob Neuwirth? Who is Bob Neuwirth?"... Read More »

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Roger Eno, the skies:rarities

Gary Lea — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:32:01 +0000

Roger Eno, the skies:rarities. 2024. Desutche Grammaphon. Available HERE As I am shifting away from 24 years of equipment reviews and focusing more and more on sharing music I find, I was recently afforded the opportunity to listen to a wonderful new album by Roger Eno. The album is titled the skies:rarities available on Deutsche Grammaphon. Yes... Read More »

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The Frankie Laine Collection

Robert Pincus — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:44:15 +0000

If you're an audiophile who's under the age of eighty, you probably haven't paid much attention to Frankie Laine (1913-2007). There was a time when the dynamic Mr. Laine, who was born Francesco Paulo LoVecchio, was as popular as Frank Sinatra. In his day he was affectionately called Mr. Rhythm, and for good reason. Great... Read More »

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Cool New Original Motion Picture Soundtracks on Gorgeous Colored Vinyl from Varèse Sarabande

Tom Gibbs — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:22:39 +0000

Varèse Sarabande is a specialty imprint of Craft Recordings, and is one of the world's most prolific producers of motion picture and television soundtrack recordings. While originally established in 1972 as an avant garde classical music label, it has since found a successful niche specializing in the release of film scores, original soundtrack recordings, and... Read More »

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