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Writer Rudy Radelic recommends a dozen great-sounding albums to play at audio show exhibits. Exhibitors, are you paying attention?
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In this installment of The Vinyl Beat, Rudy Radelic recommends not records, but a practical way to catalogue an album collection using Discogs.
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Save your souls!… Black Sabbath leads the way in this latest history lesson in the roots of hard rock and heavy metal.
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The Vinyl Beat digs into some more reissues that fly under the radar.
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Classical music critic Pierre Dallaire offers a selection of recent recordings that offer a fitting tribute to Gabriel Fauré on the centenary of his death.
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Happy New Year everyone! On deck are some recent releases, peppered with a couple of disappointments. After all, not all of our music purchases (vinyl or otherwise) are perfect!
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Claude Lemaire thinks Led Zeppelin is so seminal to hard rock, he chooses them twice for Episode 3. King Crimson also makes the cut.
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Can pop music compete with classical’s sonic precision? Jonson Lee delves into recording techniques that make classical music a benchmark for audiophiles seeking pure sound.
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We are thrilled to announce the release of the CD “Dragon – Concerto for Pipa,” produced by GFN Productions and Forté Art & Music. This remarkable work by Quebec composer Christian Thomas is performed by the internationally renowned virtuoso Liu Fang. Described as “the empress of the pipa” (L’actualité) and “an ambassador of musical soul…
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Among my music recommendations is a handful of favorite holiday records in my collection – some new, some classic. ’Tis the season!
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To celebrate its 75th anniversary, McIntosh Labs is collaborating with mastering facility Sterling Sound on a series of AAA analog tape-recorded vinyl releases. John Seetoo and Frank Doris take a look at the first release in the series.
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In this episode, writer and self-taught musicologist Claude Lemaire chooses Iron Butterfly, Jeff Beck, and even the Beatles as pioneering heavy rock influencers.
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Welcome to the November Vinyl Beat! This month at Casa Rudy we’re enjoying a couple of Doobies, being overrun by Rhinos, wearing a Tutu, adding some salsa to life’s recipe, and operating under an assumed identity.
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Welcome to Claude Lemaire’s new series, in which he explores the history of hard rock, heavy rock, and heavy metal—including metal’s many subgenres.
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In this first fall installment, writer Rudy Radelic is featuring a comparison, some winners, a major disappointment, and a handful of other notable titles he’s found.