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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Further Continued) It's Rael's 50th Anniversary Electric Blu-ray Bugaloo.

I got a ninth version of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, this time with a new 2-channel remaster and a multichannel Atmos mix. Am I crazy? Perhaps, but both mixes sound great to me. For more information, check out my Substack.

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Microbrewery Popup Vinyl Haul A visit to a local microbrewery yielded a good Triple IPA and some interesting vinyl finds.

I recently went to a vinyl sale popup at a local microbrewery. I got a few records.

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I need a new DAC... and an old one. Cue the parody of the Weird Al parody of Huey Lewis: "I want a new DAC. One that works like it should. One with a beautiful soundstage. One that sounds good."

I got a new DAC for the sound system on my desk in the Spring of 2025 with the hope that I could eventually listen to music from SACDs at my desk without using a Blu-ray player. Along the way, I discovered that I'd already owned a DAC capable of doing the same thing for over a decade.

Foxtrot A comparison of five versions of the album Foxtrot by Genesis starting with first U.S. pressing vinyl and ending with the 2025 Atlantic 75 SACD release.

I got the new Foxtrot SACD from Analogue Productions as a part of the Atlantic 75 series. I compare it to a number of other versions, going back to first pressing U.S. vinyl. Getting a good version of this album has been hard in the U.S. and I think the new SACD is a great choice.

Abacab A comparison of six releases of the album Abacab by Genesis, from first U.S. pressing vinyl to the 2025 Atlantic 75 SACD

A comparison of six different versions of the album Abacab by Genesis. They range from 1981 first pressing vinyl to the Atlantic 75 SACD that came out a week ago. All six versions are generally good, but some shine more in the details. Though loud, the 2007 SACD is probably my favorite.

A Trick Of The Tail A comparison of three digital versions of the Genesis album A Trick Of The Tail to first pressing vinyl.

It took me a week longer than I originally wanted to collect my thoughts about the new Atlantic 75 SACD of A Trick Of The Tail. I think this SACD is a real advance for this album.
Additional information can be found over on my Substack:

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They were very much the NeXT Computer of gaming consoles. They tried to build the hardware and the software. Then they tried to just build the software. Then they ran out of money competing with Sony and SEGA. They needed deeper pockets.

I had a roommate in the 1990s who was obsessed with Road Rash. He considered buying the (already dead ended) 3DO console because the Road Rash port had a special soundtrack not found on other platforms.

Living In The Past Four versions of this album show why so many people who heard this album never really heard it.

A comparison of four different versions of the album Living In The Past ranging from first US pressing vinyl from 1972 to the latest Blu-ray Audio re-mixed and re-mastered by Steven Wilson from July 2025. Wilson’s re-working of the album reveals hidden textures and makes it a more pleasant listen.

Fragile I own eight copies of the album Fragile by Yes. This compares some important stereo releases of the album.

A comparison of four of the stereo digital versions of the album Fragile by Yes to first pressing vinyl from 1972.

Sidewalk Sale Haul A visit to the local record store and elsewhere on Saturday resulted in some interesting finds.

In which I get 10 LPs for $13 by the likes of Steve Winwood, ELP, Jethro Tull, Rod Stewart, and The Moody Blues at the local record store. I then travel to another store 45 minutes away and find mint first UK pressing Genesis sleeper vinyl for $35.

Coltrane Plays The Blues I currently own three copies of the album Coltrane Plays The Blues: the first pressing vinyl, the 50th Anniversary Jazz CD release, and the Atlantic 75 SACD.

A discussion about different releases of the John Coltrane album Coltrane Plays The Blues on my Substack

#ColtranePlaysTheBlues #JohnColtrane #AtlanticRecords #AnalogueProductions #AhmetErtegun #NesuhiErtegun #JerryWexler #MilesDavis #TomDowd #ElvinJones #McCoyTyner #MyFavoriteThings #GiantSteps

A Death In The Family Vinyl Me, Please, a record club and issuer of audiophile record pressings is in liquidation

A moment of silence for Vinyl Me, Please. After months of customer complaints, they finally announced that they are liquidating last week. #vinylmeplease #vmp

Buying Classic Vinyl in 2024-25 Or what I've been doing for the last six weeks... and the last six months.

My latest Substack about some of the records I've found in the last few months.

Red beans and rice (from a long recipe on a postcard) and beignets (from the Cafe du Monde mix) for Mardi Gras.

I bought the red beans at 9am. The dish was finished at 8pm. It was a long day, but oh so good.

I thought you could use some Re-Africanization of the banjo.

I have seven copies of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis. I earlier talked about four of them. I've now covered the rest.

Check it out on my Substack:

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Turn off, tune up, opt out. No big tech today.

Anyone got a favorite Bob Dylan cover recording?

I wonder if there is any guilt involved in these votes. Mitch McConnell could have ended the President's political career after 6-Jan-2021. He could have treated impeachment seriously. Instead, he punted it to the DOJ and the courts, who ended up letting Donald Trump go and granted him immunity.

Mitch McConnell voting against Hegseth is like Hannibal Lecter becoming a vegetarian on his deathbed

I got two more versions of A Charlie Brown Christmas. I compare them to the 2003 SACD and the 2022 Atmos mix.

Check it out here:

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I have seven releases of the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis. I compare four of them on my Substack.

Check it out here:

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I have a comparison of four different versions of A Charlie Brown Christmas from the 1988 CD to the 2022 Deluxe Boxed Set.

Check it out on my substack:
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I have a comparison of five different versions of the album Blue Train by John Coltrane up on Substack.

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Kicking off Christmas music season in style. And no, it’s not multichannel. Yes, it’s hybrid but only two channel stereo. It came that way from the store.

And the original Wizard Of Oz was “girl kills woman on arrival for designer shoes, and then recruits others to kill the dead woman’s sister after the sister calls her out on it.”

A stable, long term monogamous relationship.

I have a comparison of five different versions of Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones up on Substack.

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4) The “industrial waste” argument against fluoridation arises because the fluoride added to water is the byproduct of another industrial process. That byproduct is used because it is exceptionally pure… like 99.999% pure. Used properly, it adds fluoride to water and fluoride ONLY.

3) The health benefits of fluoridation were discovered by comparing the health of people who used naturally occurring fluoridated water to those who did not.
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