Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler

Woah! Rhino High Fidelity is at it again folks – this press release just in: LOS ANGELES – Joni Mitchell’s masterpiece Blue celebrates its 55-year anniversary today with new audiophile editions from Rhino High Fidelity on reel-to-reel and vinyl. Blue (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) was duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the … More Rhino Hi-Fi announces new Joni Mitchell ‘Blue’ on Audiophile Editions tape & vinyl – out July 10 – preorders now

Straight from the off I need to come clean; for the past 56 years Fun House and the Stooges have not been on my radar. I grew up as a fan of progressive rock and shied away from anything hard and aggressive, too… confrontational. By the mid‑seventies, when I was first starting to buy records … More Holy FS – you HAVE to hear this! The Stooges’ Fun House from Rhino

Four months feels like an eternity when you’re waiting for something special. But the moment the promised one finally arrives, all that waiting collapses into a faint little shadow behind you. Back in December last year, I had the pleasure of chatting with Rhino’s Steve Woolard, the man behind the recent Rhino High Fidelity reel‑to‑reel … More Oh come all ye grateful Dead-Heads: ‘Workingman’s Dead’ from Rhino High Fidelity Reel-To-Reel