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More of the Music of The Who Reviews and Commentaries for Tommy Sonic Grade: B One of the BEST titles on Simply Vinyl! Better than the Classic version, that’s for sure. This one has the bass that’s all but missing from the new 200 gram pressing.   The Classic Tommy Has No Bass It could have had amazing […]

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More of the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Sonic Grade: Unknown In the late ’90s, we described the sound of this pressing this way: “Outstanding Rachmaninoff, dark and rich. Highly recommended.” Since we have not played a copy of the album in over ten years [now 20], we have taken down our previous Sonic Grade […]

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Decca and London Hot Stamper Pressings Available Now The average copy of this 1976 recording has that dry, multi-miked modern sound that the 70s ushered in for many of the major labels, notably London and RCA. How many Solti records are not ridiculously thick and opaque? One out of ten? If that. We’re extremely wary […]

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Hot Stamper Pressings of Live Recordings Available Now Some audiophiles spend their time listening for details in their favorite recordings. I should know; I was as guilty as anyone of that behavior. But is that where the music is – in the details? Lots of details come out when one copy is brighter than another. […]

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More of the Music of Muddy Waters Reviews and Commentaries for the Music of Muddy Waters Sonic Grade: C+ The Classic kills that muddy MOFI, which I must confess I used to like. Things have changed, that’s for sure. The Mobile Fidelity is thick and fat sounding, like most of their awful Anadisq releases, with […]

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