VINYL RECORDS: FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL
Gratuitous photo of vinyl enthusiast Megan Fox --A longer record album means skinnier grooves, lower playback volume and more nois...
Saturday, July 30, 2016
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Friday, July 22, 2016
REVIEW: FRANK SINATRA "SINATRA AT THE SANDS"
Sinatra at The Sands Frank Sinatra With Count Basie & The Orchestra / Arranged & Conducted by Quincy Jones Reprise Records...
Thursday, July 21, 2016
UNDERNEATH THE COVERS: TODD RUNDGREN “NEARLY HUMAN”
There aren’t a lot of recording artists that also design their own album covers, as Todd Rundgren did for this 1989 LP, but Todd’s mu...
Sunday, July 17, 2016
COVER SONGS, YES.... BUT "COVER COVERS?"
We're all familiar with "cover songs," or remakes of songs recorded previously by another artist. But sometimes classic vinyl ...
Thursday, July 14, 2016
THE EVOLUTION OF REVOLUTION: TODAY’S TURNTABLES & HOW THEY’VE CHANGED
Through the years, recording industry “experts” have regularly sounded the death knell for the turntable. Despite countless threats to the ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
QUICK SPINS: NEWS NUGGETS OF NOTE
The Vertical Turntable?? It’s hard not to a double-take when you see this new turntable. Talk about pushing the envelope—my mind...
Friday, July 8, 2016
UNDERNEATH THE COVERS: U ROY "DREAD IN A BABYLON"
In the middle of the NFL’s college draft earlier this year, a video of star college football player Laremy Tunsil emerged on Twitt...
Thursday, July 7, 2016
REVIEW: 'HOLY GRAIL' LPs -- MILES DAVIS, MUDDY WATERS AND THE COWBOY JUNKIES
You don’t need to know anything about sports or baseball to know that Mickey Mantle’s debut on a baseball card is worth a lot of money. The...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
IS VINYL BETTER THAN DIGITAL AUDIO? (PART ONE)
“Digital is zeros and ones, man…any way you look at it… Whether it’s a CD or a download, there’s a certain jaggedness to it. Vinyl wins eve...
Sunday, July 3, 2016
OLD SCHOOL COOL : MUHAMMAD ALI & VINYL
The world isn't the same without Muhammad Ali in it. I've been looking for a legitimate excuse to include Ali, a hero of mine since...
Saturday, July 2, 2016
BILLBOARD CHART -- TOP 15 LPs FOR WEEK OF 7/9/16
I bet some of you didn't know that vinyl's growing popularity has led Billboard to once again track the chart positions of vinyl rel...
Friday, July 1, 2016
UNDERNEATH THE COVERS: JACKIE GLEASON "LONESOME ECHO"
Let’s get this straight—the ONLY reason to own this LP is for the cool and exclusive Salvador Dali cover. Don’t get me wrong, I love J...
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