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Jun 22, 2024 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc
By Mark SmotroffIt was supposed to be live album and ended up being much more. The newly released 3CD set by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention — Whisky A Go Go 1968 — is a document of a time, place, scene and a movement. Arguably an apex of the then still somewhat shocking and wild freak scene in Los Angeles, this 1968 live performance finds Frank Zappa and his band of merry Mothers at an early peak.
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May 16, 2024 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc |Dolby Atmos
By Mark SmotroffMuch music magic has been emerging from the Joni-verse in recent years. Beyond the remarkable aftermath of Joni Mitchell’s life-threatening illnesses and her recovery to perform live concerts and even issue new albums, there have been a steady flow of enthralling releases from the archives. The latest in the series is a four disc box set celebrating Joni Mitchell’s early 70s releases for Asylums Records, now issued on high resolution Blu-ray Disc format.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc |Dolby Atmos
2:36 pm• Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, News, Surround Sound HomeAudiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, News, Surround SoundSound Of Music 4CD + 1Blu-ray Disc Super Deluxe Edition Hardbound Book Set Features Immersive Dolby Atmos Mix of Iconic Original Rodgers & Hammerstein 1965 Soundtrack and High Res Full Film Score Mark Smotroff gets immersed...
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc
2:31 pm• Audiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Vinyl HomeAudiophile Music, Analog, Audiophile, Audiophile News, VinylStretching Boundaries: Terry Adams’ Fantastic Terrible & Sonny Rollins’ Beloved West Coast LPs On New Vinyl Mark Smotroff grooves on two boundary-stretching releases from two boundary-stretching musicians… By Mark Smotroff Two fascinating release by two incredible talented — and different — artists represent significant declarations of independence beyond what...
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc
The new series of Quadraphonic reissues from Rhino Records make for a wonderful listening journey, allowing musical exploration of a past most of us never had the chance to experience.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc |Dolby Atmos
By Mark SmotroffOn the one hand it’s a frustrating shame that we have had to wait 50 years and through the passing of several key band members for something like this to happen: a multi-disc boxed set celebrating the seminal album by one of the great underdog progressive rock bands from the 1970s: Remember The Future by England’s Nektar.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc |Dolby Atmos
By Mark SmotroffI can only imagine the disappointment that many artists had in the first wave of quadrophonic sound back in the 1970s. The promise for multi-channel music was strong and I would imagine that the playback in the studio was thrilling for the artists. Unfortunately, the reality of reproducing that excitement in the average consumer home proved to be a hurdle too steep for the technology of the times and in fairly short order the format sadly faded away.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc |Dolby Atmos
The new 50th anniversary super deluxe edition of Frank Zappa’s now legendary and career-changing 1973 album titled Over-Nite Sensation will no doubt deliver much joy to fans of the artist and may well open the ears of new-music seekers alike. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with the new Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary collection and am very, very pleased, start to finish.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc |Dolby Atmos
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Audiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact Disc
HomeAudiophile Music, Audiophile, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, Compact DiscIn The Court Of The Crimson King – King Crimson at 50 Eight-Disc Blu-ray DVD CD Boxed Set Lifts Off From Acclaimed Documentary To Jaw Dropping Live / Studio Performances
Mark Smotroff revels in progressive rock royalty’s perhaps final chapter….
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
audiophilereview.com | Mark Smotroff |Blu-ray Disc
11:05 am• Blu-ray Disc, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, Surround Sound HomeBlu-ray Disc, Audiophile, Audiophile Music, Audiophile News, Blu-ray, Compact Disc, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos, Surround SoundNew Who’s Next Blu-ray Disc Included With Super Deluxe Boxed Set Features Plangent Processes-Restored Original Stereo Plus Steven Wilson’s New Dolby Atmos and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Surround Sound Mixes Mark Smotroff takes the...
