High Fidelity: RM-5SE turntable steps up quality as well as price
Pro-Ject’s RM-5SE turntable sports a radically different design than the entry-level Debut III (reviewed in Goldmine #756, July 17, 2009), an improved tonearm and a very good phono cartridge. This...
View ArticleSound Advice: Does popular equal valuable in collecting?
The Jackson 5 hit it big with "I'll Be There" b/w "One More Chance," their fourth consecutive No. 1 single and the most successful single of Motown's "Detroit" period. Photo courtesy of Motown. ► The...
View ArticleJagger’s film debut may be his ultimate performance
It’s been around for so long and has been praised so often that it seems strange to think there was ever a time when director Nic Roeg’s “Performance” was not a part of the rock mythos. ► The post...
View ArticleHigh Fidelity: Axiom offers affordable audiophile speakers
Most audiophiles are faced with budgets that make owning many company’s “reference” and “flagship” components just a dream. Such entry usually requires $5,000 — often much more — to sit at the head of...
View ArticleJohnny Cash: The Man in Black’s ‘Bitter Tears’
“A Heartbeat And A Guitar: Johnny Cash And The Making Of Bitter Tears” is a truly absorbing book by author Antonino D’Ambrosio on Cash and the making of his seminal LP Bitter Tears (Ballads Of The...
View ArticleRave On: ‘Clap Your Hands’ for new power-pop discs
Nederglam! For those not familiar with the term, it’s the boot-stomping, guitar-crunching brand of shout-along music that burst out of the Netherlands in the early- to mid-’70s. ► The post Rave On:...
View ArticleSound Advice: Is autograph worth unsealing an album?
By Dave Thompson Question: I have a sealed album that is more than 30 years old. Soon I may have a chance to obtain an autograph from the artist herself, Sylvia Tyson. I am wondering if it is best to …...
View ArticleStudying the ‘Fun House’ sessions
Upon its original release in 1970, the late Lester Bangs greeted Fun House with a 10,000-word review — and the album was only 36 minutes long. ► The post Studying the ‘Fun House’ sessions appeared...
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