February 14th, 2024
Rhino Celebrates Tina's "What's Love Got to Do With It" 30th Anniversary With Big Multi-Format Splash 4 CD/1 DVD edition as well as single LP, 2 CD sets + streamingBy: Tracking Angle
Rhino celebrates the 30th anniversary of Tina Turner's classic album "What's Love Got to Do With It" with a multi-format release including a 4 CD/1 DVD boxed set that includes the original album remastered on CD1, a collection of edits, remixes and acapella on CD2, and on CD3 and CD4 Turner’s 1993 Blockbuster Pavilion live show remastered plus the live performance on the DVD along with three music videos. The boxed set also includes a poster and a... Read More
February 7th, 2024
Analogue Productions Drops Valentine's Day Surprise: John Coltrane "Ballads" 45rpm UHQR Clarity Vinyl Set limited to 5000 copiesBy: Tracking Angle
This surprise announcement found this morning in the Tracking Angle inbox. Mastered by Ryan K. Smith from the original tape at Sterling Sound. Includes a 12" x 12" 12-page booklet featuring liner notes by Ashley Kahn and recording session images by Jim Marshall.Happy Valentine's Day. Pre-order here. Read More
February 7th, 2024
Blue Note Announces Special Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of Sonny Rollins' "A Night At the Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters Cut for the first time directly from newly discovered never-before-used original master tapes!By: Tracking Angle
February 7th—Blue Note Records today announced a March 29 release of Sonny Rollins A Night at the Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters, a special Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of the legendary saxophonist’s tour-de-force live trio album. The expanded 3-LP set, which can be pre-ordered now on the Blue Note Store, marks the first time Rollins’ complete recorded performances at the Village Vanguard on November 3, 1957 will be made available in a single vinyl package. The... Read More
February 2nd, 2024
Mark Knopfler's New Album "One Deep River" To Be Released By Blue Note April 12th storied jazz label yet again expands its musical horizonsBy: Tracking Angle
Mark Knopfler's new album One Deep River— his tenth solo effort— is set for April 12th release on his own British Grove label, via Blue Note/EMI. It features a dozen new songs.Produced by Knopfler and his longstanding collaborator Guy Fletcher the album was recorded in London at his state-of-the-art British Grove Studios and will be available on CD, double gatefold vinyl, cassette and a special limited-edition box set that will include the album on both vinyl and... Read More
February 1st, 2024
Isaac Hayes' Classic "Hot Buttered Soul" Is Craft's Next "Small Batch" Release "one step" limited to 3000 copies worldwideBy: Tracking Angle
Oft sampled by soul and r&b music fans who couldn't get enough of Hayes's version of "Walk on By" and “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic”when first issued in 1969 and decades later by hip-hop samplers who have (so far) used snippets more than a hundred times, Hot Buttered Soul has stood musical test of time and now gets the "Small Batch" "One-Step" audiophile treatment.From the press release:"As with all albums in the... Read More
February 1st, 2024
Think Outside The Box! Intervention's Frampton Trio Available Individually limited edition "Frampton@50"box nearly sold outBy: Tracking Angle
With the box set nearly sold out, Intervention decided to offer the three Frampton albums individually at $40.00 each. The Frampton@50 Series 180G reissues are 100% Analog Mastered by Chris Bellman and sound sensational. The flat, heroically quiet 180g vinyl is pressed at boutique press Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, Ohio.The album art was meticulously restored by IR's Tom Vadakan, and the jackets are "Old Style" tip-ons, beautiful produced on heavy... Read More
January 29th, 2024
Listen to the Unique Supatrac Sideways Unipivot Tonearm! full review will be published very soonBy: Michael Fremer
The Supatrac Blackbird is the world's only tonearm with a Sideways Unipivot bearing (hence Supa—sideways Unipivot Arm). This has numerous theoretical advantages over a vertically positioned unipivot bearing, the basics of which are explained in this video. A more complete written review will be posted here shortly. This video shows you the arm and demonstrates its musical power reproducing Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", a track from Gary... Read More
January 16th, 2024
Craft Recordings Announces Three Great New OJC Titles available for pre-order now, release in MarchBy: Tracking Angle
Los Angeles, CA (January 16, 2024) – Craft Recordings announces the latest batch of reissues for the acclaimed Original Jazz Classics series, championed by both collectors and critics. The latest reissues include Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans’ Know What I Mean?, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers’ Caravan and Ron Carter’s Where?, all of which can be pre-ordered today. These new reissues feature lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray at... Read More
January 14th, 2024
And The Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition Turntable Winner Is............ as it turns out, an early site subscriber...By: Tracking Angle
The winner of the Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary turntable is "Gary" from PA. That's all he wants you to know and of course we respect that. "Gary" subscribed to the site almost simultaneously with it going "live". We didn't pick him. The random number generator did, but it was a good call!Thanks to everyone who signed up back then and even those who signed up now just to try to snag the turntable. We appreciate your... Read More
January 13th, 2024
We Have a Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition Winner! But Stay Tuned Please waiting for a responseBy: Tracking Angle
This morning using a random number generator we picked the winner of the Rega Planar 3 50th Anniversary Edition Turntable. Thousands entered the contest, with each entrant getting a number. A random number generator chose the winner. Actually, we picked five numbers in case the winner was from overseas or the winner doesn't respond to being notified of the win.We are not going to name the individual now, pending permission to do so. If we don't hear back... Read More
January 9th, 2024
A Dozen New Craft Acoustic Sounds Contemporary Reissues Announced Today some of the best titles coming in 2024By: Tracking Angle
Los Angeles, CA (January 9, 2024) — Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds are thrilled to announce the latest installment in their acclaimed Contemporary Records Acoustic Soundsseries, which heralds a staggering 12 vinyl and hi-res digital releases throughout 2024. These reissues include sought-after albums from Art Pepper, Shelly Manne & His Men, Harold Land, Hampton Hawes, Howard McGhee, Prince Lasha Quintet, Ben Webster, Helen Humes, and Sonny Rollins.... Read More
January 9th, 2024
Rhino Announces 2024's Opening "High Fidelity" Series Titles musical greats all cut AAA by Kevin GrayBy: Tracking Angle
LOS ANGELES – Rhino High Fidelity (Rhino Hi-Fi) ushers in the new year by introducing the latest additions to the acclaimed series of limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues. Rhino Hi-Fi will release six albums in the coming months, starting on January 12 with Ornette Coleman’s Change of the Century and Television’s Marquee Moon. They’ll be followed by The Cars’ Candy-O and the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty on March 8, and John Coltrane’s Olé Coltrane and Miles... Read More
January 8th, 2024
An Unusual David Bowie Album Coming for April RSD LIMITED 11-TRACK VINYL ALBUM RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RECORD STORE DAY ON APRIL 20By: Tracking Angle
LOS ANGELES - Parlophone Records is proud to announce the release of a very special David Bowie limited vinyl LP, WAITING IN THE SKY (BEFORE THE STARMAN CAME TO EARTH), which will be released on April 20 for Record Store Day. The album is taken from the Trident Studios 1/4” stereo tapes dated December 15, 1971, created for the provisional tracklisting for what would become The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars album.The tracklisting for WAITING... Read More
January 5th, 2024
Blue Note Records Celebrates 85th Anniversary—The Finest in Jazz Since 1939 includes resumption of "Blue Note Review" subscription vinyl box set and 2nd pressing of VMP's "The Story of Blue Note Records"By: Tracking Angle
The press release: 85 years ago on January 6, 1939, a German-Jewish immigrant and passionate Jazz fan named Alfred Lionproduced his first recording session in New York City founding what would go on to become the most iconic and longest-running Jazz label in the world. For 85 years Blue Note Records has represented The Finest In Jazz, tracing the entire history of the music from Hot Jazz, Boogie Woogie, and Swing, through Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz,... Read More
January 5th, 2024
Rhino Announces 2024 Limited Edition Titles Throughout January these limited editions are not part of the Rhino "High Fidelity" seriesBy: Tracking Angle
Artists include: Black Sabbath, The Doors, The English Beat, Grateful Dead, Stevie Nicks, Velvet Underground, Yes and More. These are not part of the Rhino "High Fidelity" series so there's lotsa colors and little information about who mastered from what and where these were pressed.Available January 5:America – Now PlayingLimited Edition 1-LP 140g Coke Bottle Clear vinylThe Doors – Alive, She CriedLimited Edition 1-LP 140g Translucent Emerald... Read More
December 14th, 2023
Candid Records Issues Limited Edition Chick Corea Elektric Band "The Complete Studio Recordings 1986-1991" five album box presents the 10 discs in gatefold jackets, with printed inner sleeves, and restored artwork in a deluxe slipcase.By: Tracking Angle
The original five Chick Corea Elektric Band albums are currently back and streaming on all platforms, and as of December 1st The Complete Studio Recordings 1986-1991, a limited edition 5 album box, has been available via Candid Records. The 10 LP disc box set presents the albums in gatefold jackets, with printed inner sleeves, and restored artwork, in a deluxe slipcase. It also includes an envelope of reproduced removable memorabilia from Chick’s private archive.... Read More