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Here Comes the Sun

Issue 165Opening Salvo

As a bandmate likes to say, a day without the Beatles is like a day without sunshine. Saturday, June 25 is Global Beatles Day (yes, it’s a thing) and was founded in...

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She Had a Hat

Issue 165Audio Anthropology

Written by Frank Doris Classic elegance: a circa 1960s KLH Model 24 loudspeaker, from The Audio Classics Collection.   The KLH Model 24 with the grille off. Why bother making...

The Zombies: As Alive as Ever

Issue 165Disciples of Sound

In 2019 when the Zombies took the stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to accept their induction and then perform a few of their biggest hits, they did so with an absolute joy that...

The Lasting Memories of Hit Summer Songs

Issue 165Twisted Systems

Another summer is now here, and I’m reminded about how, growing up, songs that were hits during the summers of my youth helped to define and more importantly remind me...

AES Europe Spring 2022, Part One

Issue 165Show Report

AES Europe Spring 2022 was held at The Hague in The Netherlands from May 16 – 19, 2022. The overall high standard that the Audio Engineering Society has maintained in...

My Favorite Venues, Part Two: Colorado

Issue 165Featured

In my article “My Favorite Venues, Part One” (Issue 164), we explored some of the larger venues on the Front Range of Colorado. While there were occasional jazz acts, these concert locales...

John Cooper Clarke: Bard of the People

Issue 165Featured

Poets are not exactly part of mainstream culture these days. I’m only familiar with a few headliners from the last 3,000 years: Homer, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, and...

Cats and Dogs…Well, Mostly Cats (Part One)

Issue 165Featured

(Cat haters might want to hit the “Next” button, but if you do, you’ll miss a photo of Otis, my neighbor’s Golden Retriever puppy, a serious candidate for the world’s...

How Does a Vinyl Record Even Sound Good at All?...

Issue 165The Copper Interview

We began our interview with Lewis Hopkin of Stardelta Audio Mastering in Issue 164. Here, he details the factors which are essential to perfection in mastering a vinyl record, in this second part...

XTC: Steven Wilson Remix/Remasters on CD and Bl...

Issue 165To Be Determined

You probably all realize by now that I’ve been trying to grab as many of the Steven Wilson-remixed/remastered CD/Blu-ray/DVD-A sets as possible. Having come somewhat late to the game, I’ve...

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part 17: Stalkin...

Issue 165Natural Born Kessler

In the wake of the AudioJumble – see my article in Issue 164 – there has been a palpable buzz about vintage gear, not least because of activity on social media. The AudioJumble’s organizers...

The Beatles or the Stones: Who’s Better?

Issue 165Idle Chatter

It’s a debate we’ve all heard before: “Who’s better? The Beatles, or the Stones?” When it comes to these two bands, there are two distinct camps: on the one side,...

Your Move

Issue 165Parting Shot

Actually, the photo is of Alón Sagee and his metal friends, taken by a bystander on August 8, 2002 in Xian, China.

Around the World In 80 Lathes, Part 15

Issue 165Revolutions Per Minute

At this point in our lathe appreciation journey, I feel I should invite you to have a seat on one of my specially-designed lathe appreciation chairs, complete with straps and...

The Secret History of Tribute Albums, Part Two

Issue 165Featured

The news occasionally carries a story about the World’s Worst Record Collection. The journalistic ball gets rolling when a blood clot of ancient LPs is offered to a record shop...

Play it Again, Sam

Issue 165The Mindful Melophile

This is the third list of preferred recordings that started with “A Few of My Favorite Things” (Issue 129) and “More of My Favorite Things” Issue 134). These eclectic collections consist of CDs and...

The History of A&M Records, Part Four: R&am...

Issue 165FROM THE SWEET SPOT

A&M Records had success with rock, pop and easy listening music – see my previous articles in this series in Issue 160, Issue 161 and Issue 162. There was another facet the successful independent...

The Staple Singers: Soul Originators

Issue 165Off the Charts

When Roebuck “Pops” Staples was growing up on a plantation in Mississippi, he wanted to be a blues guitarist. He learned his technique by listening to musicians like Barbecue Bob,...

Zoot Sims: A Saxophonist’s Saxophonist

Issue 165Trading Eights

He had the coolest name to go with his cool sound. Zoot Sims was a saxophonist’s saxophonist, a musician everybody wanted to work with because he made everything he played...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 23

Issue 165New Vistas

  “Willie G. Davidson will be at the local Harley shop today, Montana, wanna come with us to meet him?” Chip asked over breakfast. “Not sure about that Chip, don’t...