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Book review
On The Road: Recording The Stars in a Golden Er...
When it comes to live albums, many music fans have a wide variety of personal favorites. A large cross-section of top choices would likely include recordings from David Bowie, Jackson...
Phil Ramone: Making Records: The Scenes Behind ...
I’ve been reviewing the autobiographies of many of the producer/engineers who are responsible for a great many of the records that Copper readers and music fans around the globe have loved for...
Geoff Emerick’s Here, There and Everywhere: Rec...
Artistic geniuses at a young age are not entirely uncommon, as prodigies from Mozart to Derek Trucks bear witness. When the Beatles broke out with their first record in 1962,...
Al Schmitt On the Record: The Magic Behind the ...
When the legendary Al Schmitt passed away on April 26, 2021 at age 91, he left behind a tremendous musical legacy. He was one of the last of the great,...
Chairman At The Board: Bill Schnee On The Makin...
The 1970s was a landmark era for both technological and artistic breakthroughs in the field of music recording. The 8-track recorder had just given way to 16-track models, transistor technology...
Lightning Striking, by Lenny Kaye
If you can measure a book by its playlist, Lenny Kaye’s Lightning Striking surfs peak rock’n’roll moments, a music history that leaks pleasure. Its songs trace hidden galaxies in an...
Audio Research: Making the Music Glow
If I had to bet on it, I’d say 99 percent of Copper readers are familiar with Audio Research Corporation (ARC) and its creator, William Z. Johnson, as Audio Research is one...
Neil Young and Phil Baker’s To Feel the Music
To Feel the Music: A Songwriter’s Mission to Save High-Quality Audio, by Neil Young and Phil Baker Many if not most Copper readers are audiophiles, and one can safely presume we’re all music...