In January I posted a review of the brilliant Saturday Night In San Francisco from Horch House, and this is kind of a P.S. to that review. The review focused on the music and on the recording quality, but I also wanted to mention the format and packaging of the tapes. Horch House have recently upgraded … More Horch House’s new tape formats and packaging
As a fan of both jazz and classical music I’m pretty spoiled for choice when it comes to releases on R2R tape. But if rock and / or metal are more your thing, then you’re possibly feeling a bit neglected. So here’s some good news for you: German label Horch House recently released ‘Live From … More One for rock / metal fans at last! Alice Cooper live on tape from Horch House
If, like me, you’re both a tape devotee and a jazz fan, you’ll no doubt have been following this year’s incredible releases from Italian label Hemiolia Records. If you’ve somehow managed to miss it, here’s the long story cut very short: a year or so ago, Hemiolia signed a deal with Ermitage Distribution allowing them … More Latest new tape release from Hemiolia Records: Dave Brubeck’s ‘Time Out’
August 25th was kind of a BIG DAY in the world of this reel-to-reel rambler. One of my absolute favourite albums of the noughties – The White Stripes’ Elephant – was announced for release not only as a UHQR 2 x 45rpm vinyl edition, but also as an Analogue Productions Ultra Tape. For some reason … More Thunderously good: The White Stripes’ seminal album ‘Elephant’ on UHQR vinyl and Ultra Tape
“I’ve done a lot of good things in my life, like going to Abbey Road and hearing Beatles master tapes,” says Michael Fremer. “But a couple of weeks ago I had one of the most amazing adventures I’ve ever had….” Woah! Something better than getting up close with actual Beatles masters in Abbey Road?? This … More Michael Fremer visits Universal Music Group’s Iron Mountain tape vault – and takes us with him!
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that there have been some very exciting releases on master tape copy from Italian label Hemiolia Records in recent months – Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um, Getz / Gilberto, Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s Blue Train. If you’re heading to the Munich High End Show … More Hemiolia Records at Munich High End Show – and with another brand new tape!
Back in mid 2020 when much of the world was lockdown, each of us responded to having the brakes slammed on our lives in different ways. Some of us took a break. Some of us broke. Some got busy with everything from Zoom yoga to learning Norwegian. And some carried on doing what they do, … More A very neat idea: Analogy Records ‘Basic 15’ Line
This is a tale of how a relatively simply upgrade to Neville Roberts’ Studer A810 turned into a major problem, and how it led him to find a company that specialises in Studer MPU boards – solving all his issues! Over to Neville… While scanning interesting pages on eBay recently (as we do!), I happened to … More Those Studer battery blues: Neville Roberts saves his beloved deck with a chip, a board and little help from his friends
Count Basie is one of hundreds of artists thought to have lost much of his archive material in the 2008 Universal Studios fire. A 2019 New York Times Magazine exposé (‘The Day the Music Burned’) asserted that the fire destroyed between 118,000 and 175,000 audio master tapes belonging to Universal Music Group. Fortunately, his 1970 album High Voltage was released on MPS, the German … More High times with the Count Basie Orchestra’s ‘High Voltage’ from Horch House
Not long to go now till the folks at the R2R rambler make our debut at the UK’s Hi-Fi Show Live in Ascot on 26th & 27th October! We’ve got a stellar line-up of open reel treats planned for you – from vintage and brand new decks, to international audiophile record labels, to Ken Kessler … More Stop press… international jazz artist Lyn Stanley to join the Rambler at Hi-Fi Show Live this October!
Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler 