Regina Spektor Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Debut Album 11:11 With Limited-Edition 180g 3LP Box Set on August 26
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Hampton Hawes’ Four! Is Another Spirited 180g Entry in Craft Recordings’ Acoustic Sounds Series, Thanks to a QRP-Pressed, All-Analog Master by Bernie Grundman
In some ways, it is curious that Craft Recordings has chosen to reissue Hampton Hawes’ 1958 outing Four! (exclamation point very much included) as the first entry in his Acoustics Sounds series, as Hawes’ earlier quartet sessions with guitarist Jim Hall were apparently highly regarded back in the day. Personally, I’m glad they have reissued this album — today being its official release date, in fact — as it is a spirited set that, frankly, sounds quite wonderful.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Singles, the Trio’s First-Ever 7-inch 45s Box Set, Is Coming Via BMG on August 26
American Vinyl Co Launches Live-to-Vinyl 1920s Recording Booth in Asheville, North Carolina
Beastie Boys’ Check Your Head 180g 4LP Deluxe Limited Edition Set for August 12 Release
Pink Floyd's Animals 2018 Remix by James Guthrie Finally Arriving on 180g LP September 16; Deluxe Gatefold Multidisc Version Set for October 7
QRP-Pressed 180g Vinyl Reissue of Bill Evans Trio’s Trio ’65 Does Full Justice to a Laid Back, Forward-Leaning & Quite Dynamic Recording
When I saw one of the latest Acoustic Sounds Series reissues of a mid-1960s Bill Evans Trio album — namely, June 1965’s Trio ’65 — I had to pause for a moment and think: Do I really need this one in my collection?
Said moment lasted about 5 seconds, as I quickly remembered that (a) there are not really any bad Bill Evans records, and (b) finding clean originals of many of his albums is not an easy task on the used market.
The Best Of Roxy Music 180g 2LP Set, Half-Speed Mastered by Miles Showell, Coming September 2
The Beach Boys’ Very Best 180g 6LP Box Set: A Super-Sunny 21st Century Soundtrack for Endless Summers
Reviewing The Very Best of The Beach Boys: The Sounds of Summer, the massive new 60th Anniversary 6LP Beach Boys box set retrospective from UMe/Capitol/Brother Records, has been a daunting yet fun challenge. For perspective, the official press release establishes a baseline appeal for this expanded incarnation of The Very Best of The Beach Boys: The Sounds of Summer, which we’re quoting here below in italics for added perspective:
Fidelity Announces California-Based Record Pressing Facility Will Start Vinyl LP Production in Q1 2023