‘Crosby Stills & Nash’ on tape from Rhino High Fidelity Reel to Reel (& Kevin Gray vinyl cut)

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)

Stop press – Rhino R2R shipping update (it’s good news folks!)

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!)

Review: Gil Scott-Heron’s Pieces of a Man from new tape label TWINN

A few days ago I posted an introduction to new tape label TWINN, from the UK analogue outfit Night Dreamer. Being new, there are just four releases at the moment, but boy did the fourth one catch my attention. While the first three are relatively new recordings, the fourth goes back to 1971, to the … More Review: Gil Scott-Heron’s Pieces of a Man from new tape label TWINN

Review: Joni Mitchell’s Blue from Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel

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

Crosby, Still & Nash on tape (& audiophile vinyl) from Rhino

…and another one (I can barely keep up!!). Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 self-titled debut album – on reel-to-reel tape in a limited edition of 350. This one’s sure to be another quick sell-out so don’t hang about – here’s the link https://store.rhino.com/products/crosby-stills-nash-rhino-high-fidelity-r2r?variant=51177560211702 Or there’s the AAA vinyl Kevin Gray edition, in a limited, numbered … More Crosby, Still & Nash on tape (& audiophile vinyl) from Rhino

Van Morrison’s ‘His Band & The Street Choir’ on tape from Rhino (plus ‘Astral Weeks’ on audiophile LP)

Yet another blinder from Rhino High Fidelity folks! Here’s the latest press release: Rhino High Fidelity (Rhino Hi-Fi) welcomes two albums from Van Morrison to its acclaimed audiophile series today with Astral Weeks on vinyl and His Band & The Street Choir on reel-to-reel. His Band & The Street Choir (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) was duplicated in real time from … More Van Morrison’s ‘His Band & The Street Choir’ on tape from Rhino (plus ‘Astral Weeks’ on audiophile LP)

The Who on tape: 3 albums coming soon from Analogue Productions

Woah, the tape world is taking off – and some! This just in from Analogue Productions / Acoustic Sounds – they’re about to release audiophile editions of 4 landmark albums by The Who in various formats, 3 of which will include master tape copy editions. Find out more and pre-order: Tommy https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197504/The_Who-Tommy-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape My Generation https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/197492/The_Who-My_Generation-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_TapeMore The Who on tape: 3 albums coming soon from Analogue Productions

Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 self-titled album (the white one) from Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel

The folks at Rhino High Fidelity are really picking up the pace now, with a raft of incredible releases coming thick and fast in recent weeks and months – I can hardly keep up… Actually that’s not true – bring it on, I say! I’m going to broach this review in the same way as … More Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 self-titled album (the white one) from Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel

Groovin’ with Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Super Fly’ from Rhino High Fidelity

Taking stock – a quick tour of the ‘Rhino’ story so far Before I dive into Super Fly, I feel like I need to take a moment to say what a total revelation the Rhino High Fidelity Reel-to-Reel series is turning out to be! I have all five of their tape releases so far, and … More Groovin’ with Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Super Fly’ from Rhino High Fidelity