“And for everyone who thinks that life is just a game/do you like the part you’re playing?” – Love, “You Set the Scene”
In this issue: Jeff Weiner looks at blues history by way of classic rock and the Yardbirds. I talk with Yair Raz of speaker maker Innovo Audio Designs. Wayne Robins reviews Suzanne Vega’s masterful new album, Flying With Angels. Octave Records’ latest album features the unrestrained intensity of Clay Rose Live at Dharma Barn. Paul McGowan offers more advice on room treatment in The Audiophile’s Guide book series. B. Jan Montana has a bucket list experience at the Concours D’Elegance. I continue my series on playing in a rock band with some eating and drinking on the job.
Ray Chelstowski talks with the Wood Brothers about their new Puff of Smoke album. Rich Isaacs begins a new series on the “other” new age label, Narada Records. Our friends at AAA Magazine examine the works of Anton Bruckner. The Vinyl Beat spins records from Joe Jackson, the Horace Silver Quintet, Don Pullen, Kenyon Hopkins, and more. The Listening Chair lives dangerously with the Black Widow component rack. PS Audio earns raves for the StellarGold DAC, Stellar Strata MK2 integrated amp, and other gear. In our installment of Copper Classics, Ken Kessler finds that reel-to-reel tape machines are still alive and well. We conclude the issue with changing priorities, summer pleasure, and the beauty of aging.
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Contributors to This Issue:
Ray Chelstowski, Frank Doris, Stephan Haberthür, Rich Isaacs, Ken Kessler, Howard Kneller, Paul McGowan, B. Jan Montana, Rudy Radelic, Wayne Robins, James Schrimpf, Jeff Weiner, Peter Xeni
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Susan Schwartz-Christian, from a concept by Bob D’Amico
Editor:
Frank Doris
Publisher:
Paul McGowan
Post-publication Nitpicker:
Rich Isaacs
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