The recent concurrent release of Black Sabbath’s debut album and Paranoid was of particular interest to me, as not only were those two tapes responsible for getting me into Black Sabbath (a reel-to-reel feat previously achieved by Fun House by The Stooges and Tres Hombres by ZZ Top, neither of whom I’d have claimed to … More Review: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’ from Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel

Spoiler alert: Black Sabbath and Paranoid on Rhino High Fidelity reel‑to‑reel have completely overturned a lifelong prejudice of mine! As a youngster I never really connected with Black Sabbath — my only childhood memory of playing my older brother Richard’s copy of Black Sabbath is of the thunderstorm intro and Ozzy’s opening line: “what is … More Black Sabbath’s ‘Black Sabbath’ and ‘Paranoid’ on tape from Rhino High Fidelity

My early Tull education Aqualung is an album I’ve been playing since my early teens. As a child I shared a room with my big brother Richard who, to my massive delight, bought his own stereo record player for our bedroom. It was therefore his early record collection that directed my initial entry into the … More Review: Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’ on tape from Rhino High Fidelity Reel to Reel

Anyone who’s been following me for a while will know that Crosby Stills and Nash have, for a couple of decades at least, formed the centre of my musical galaxy! While I started out in the world of prog rock, and was at my pop-tastic prime for 80s rock / pop / production, by the … More ‘Crosby Stills & Nash’ on tape from Rhino High Fidelity Reel to Reel (& Kevin Gray vinyl cut)

I’ve received loads of emails from you guys about problems with ordering tapes from Rhino High Fidelity – and I’ve also experienced a few hiccups and frustrations myself, which I’ve raised with Rhino a few times. I’m pleased to report that the situation now seems to have been resolved, as of last night! What was … More Stop press – Rhino R2R shipping update (it’s good news folks!)

If you’re a regular reader here (or anywhere on the R2R tape forums) you’ll no doubt be aware that Rhino High Fidelity is steaming ahead at full speed, settling into releasing around two absolute classic albums each month as one-to-one-to-one reel to reel master copies. Happy days! But… before I get into the specifics of … More Review: Joni Mitchell’s Blue from Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel