November 20th, 2022
"Revolver" Remix Makes Strong Case For Original Mono Mix says as much in the indispensible hard covered bookBy: Michael Fremer
"Welcome Klaus! Come have a listen", George Martin invited. "You can sit in my chair," he said to Klaus Voorman, bassist, artist and long time friend of The Beatles. This and other excerpts from Voorman's graphic novel birth of an icon REVOLVER tells the story of how and what moved Voorman to draw the now iconic, possibly influenced by Aubrey Beardsley pen and ink black and white cover—visually a polar opposite of Rubber Soul's inviting... Read More
Comments: 2November 18th, 2022
Intervention Reissues the Short But "Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark" it's never sounded better than this!By: Michael Fremer
It runs less than 1/2 hour but "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark" is worth its weight in choose your favorite precious whatever. Crazy magic happened in the "small, lonely L.A. studio" A&M's Bob Garcia describes in the liner notes. Obviously the small budget or a previous booking didn't allow Gene Clark, Doug Dillard, Bernie Leadon, Chris Hillman and the others to record at the big A&M Studio, but no matter,... Read More
Comments: 0November 18th, 2022
Andover Audio Debuts $249 SpinStage MM/MC Phono Preamp first in new "Soundbite" seriesBy: Michael Fremer
Andover Audio's new $249 (MSRP) Spinstage MM/MC phono preamp housed in a clear finish bead blasted anodized aluminum chassis features a series of design innovations rarely found in budget MM/MC phono preamps including a separate MC stage using ultra-low-noise discrete transistors in a type of transconductance topology.Another cool feature is an "aux input" that returns to users the usurped input. In other words, you can add the Spinstage and not lose a... Read More
Comments: 0November 17th, 2022
VMP Record of the Month is "Blonde on Blonde" Mono, RKS Cut From Analog Master Tapes! Dylan hung around for the mono mix, split for the stereoBy: Michael Fremer
VMP's just announced December's record of the month is Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" mono edition mastered by Ryan K. Smith using the original analog master tapes.The cut appears to be from a previous one done by Ryan for Music On Vinyl in 2010. The 2010 Columbia box set was mastered by the late George Marino. The records are pressed on "blonde on blonde" colored vinyl.Listening notes by my old pal Michael Simmons. This is a record... Read More
Comments: 0November 17th, 2022
"Monty Alexander The Montreux Years" Highlights 20+ Years of Onstage Excitement recordings from four different Montreux venuesBy: Michael Fremer
Monty Alexander's long association with the Montreux Jazz Festival produced many stellar musical moments. This double LP set culled from performances from 1993 through 2016 highlights many of them. There's a video interview with Alexander conducted by TrackingAngle editor Michael Fremer the day this review posts.
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Aimee Mann's 'I'm With Stupid' Offers Up A Set Of Thoughtful Observations From the archives: Not since Moby Grape has so much talent been victim to dumb circumstanceBy: Michael Fremer
(This review originally appeared in Issue 7, Spring 1996.)Not since Moby Grape has so much talent been victim to dumb circumstance. Mann hit it big out of the gate with ‘Til Tuesday’s 1984 hit “Voices Carry.” You’d think two gold records would vindicate her pop musical instincts, but when Mann begin edging away from the drum machine/synth rut she’d dug for herself, towards folkier, acoustic guitar-based music, her label resisted, ultimately killing the group’s third... Read More
Comments: 0November 16th, 2022
Our Man In Tokyo Visits the 39th Annual Tokyo Audio Fair Held Last October 28th-30th held October 28-30 2022By: Michael Fremer
TrackingAngle.com editor Michael Fremer was unable to attend the 39th annual Tokyo Audio Fair but reader Matthew Walker was there and sent some photos
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