Copper


Milestones

Issue 150Opening Salvo

This is the 150th issue of Copper! We are thrilled to have reached this milestone. It would not have been possible without our exceptional staff. I am honored and more than a little...

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From Rock to Schlock: 150 Desert Island Albums

Issue 150Frankly Speaking

Most “desert island” record articles make the assumption that you can only take a handful of discs with you that you can’t live without. Well, since the concept of being...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part Eight

Issue 150New Vistas

 The first installments of this series appeared in Issues 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148 and 149 – Ed.> “Sit down and have a beer Spider, enjoy the view for...

When I Was a Boy

Issue 150Sitting In

I don’t remember the exact date that I became a budding audiophile, but it all started in 1965 when I was in the seventh grade. My parents were building the...

One Size Fits All? Part One

Issue 150Speaker Stories

Many of us use 2.1-channel or multichannel speaker setups that include subwoofers. In this article, we examine some of the relative merits of setting up your speakers using either the...

Phil Keaggy – A Lifetime Of Joyful Noises, Part...

Issue 150Deep Dive

Parts One, Two, Three and Four of this series appeared in Issues 145, 146, 148 and 149.  In covering the half-century long career of Contemporary Christian music (CCM) pioneer and...

Jazz Lives: Saxophonist Frank Catalano Ascends

Issue 150Frankly Speaking

Last summer I had the honor of playing on a bill with tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano and his quartet, at the Port Palooza festival in Port Jefferson, New York. I’d...

The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

Issue 150Featured

In 1979, WBCN-FM in Boston offered its listeners a fantastic deal: tell us what you think are the 10 best rock albums of all time, and we’ll tabulate the results...

Gustard’s X16 Digital-to-Analog Converter – My ...

Issue 150To Be Determined

In Copper’s last issue, I talked about possible upcoming changes to my lifestyle and living arrangements that might require me to rethink my large(ish) home stereo setup. In particular, whether...

Some Notable Analog Recordings, Part Three

Issue 150Featured

Part One and Part Two of this series appeared in Issue 141 and Issue 142. I started exploring recordings on labels related to the Decca Record Company of England in Issue...

1960s Music Magic: Revisiting NYC’s Fillmore Ea...

Issue 150Featured

New York’s famed Fillmore East closed 50 years ago this year. It’s hard to believe it was that long ago. Although only operational for a relatively short three-year period (1968...

150: What’s In a Number?

Issue 150Featured

150 is the magic number this month. 150 bi-weekly issues ago, Copper magazine was launched. It got me thinking about the number 150 and its many uses. Here is a...

Shannon Parks and his Magic Puffin

Issue 150The Copper Interview

My Leatherman multi-tool is indispensable. Although I bought it as a knife for opening boxes, I soon discovered I couldn’t go a week without the pliers and screwdrivers. The wire...

150 Years of Aida

Issue 150Something Old / Something New

Like every other writer who appears on these gleaming digital pages, I can’t believe we’ve already reached Copper’s 150th issue. I’ve been here almost since the beginning, having contributed over 200...

The Many Facets of David Bowie

Issue 150Off the Charts

From the gaunt, alien Ziggy Stardust through solid-colored, big-shouldered suits on MTV to a philosophical album about death at the end of his life, David Bowie had so many personas...

Rotating Staar

Issue 150Audio Anthropology

In keeping with our Issue 150 theme, the mighty Audio Research D-150 stereo power amplifier. It's one of the all-time classics of tube amplifier design. introduced in 1975, it delivers...

Stellar Strata

Issue 150Parting Shot

Taken at Monument Valley, which straddles the Arizona/Utah border. It’s a classic Western movie location. I found it interesting that the visitors seemed somewhat disinterested in the majestic vista.

Capital Audiofest 2021: Bouncing Back

Issue 150Show Report

After so many audio show cancelations during the past 20 months, it was with a slight sense of disbelief that I found myself waiting in line at the registration desk...

Scenes from Capital Audiofest 2021, Part One

Issue 150Show Report

To be honest, we weren’t sure we’d be able to make it to the Capital Audiofest (CAF) 2021. Not for lack of wanting to, but because of a cascade of...

150 Musical Offerings

Issue 150The Mindful Melophile

To celebrate the 150th issue of Copper I’m offering a list of 150 recommended recordings, most with hyperlinks to YouTube for instant listening gratification. Half of the entries are CDs and LPs I’ve...

The Two San Jose Festivals, 1969

Issue 150True-Life Rock Tales

It turns out that there were two festivals in San Jose, California on Memorial Day weekend in 1969. They both happened within one mile of each other. Neither festival was...

Deep Purple: Making Vibrant Music in 2021

Issue 150Disciples of Sound

Deep Purple is a band with very little left to prove. With more than 100 million records sold and a history that spans over fifty years, this is a band...

The DMM Dubplate, Vol. 1 and the Art of Pushing...

Issue 150Revolutions Per Minute

Parts One, Two and Three of this series appeared in Issue 147, Issue 148 and Issue 149. In listening to the direct-metal-mastered Stockfisch Records DMM Dubplate, Vol. 1, I almost couldn’t believe that the source was...