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As the 1980s gave way to the 1990s, legendary British Invasion songwriter, singer, guitarist, and all-around rock icon Pete Townshend of The Who was working hard, reinventing himself as something of a senior statesman clearly not ready to follow the directive of his iconic band’s October 1965 breakout hit single, “My Generation.” To that end, two of his more adventurous solo releases have just been reissued as new half-speed mastered 180g vinyl editions: June 1989’s The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend and June 1993’s Psychoderelict: Music Only — the latter making its first appearance on vinyl ever, and as a 2LP set to boot. Read Mark Smotroff’s combo review to see if either/both of these underappreciated latter-era Townshend solo LPs belong in your collection. . .

Welcome to Part 4 of our Capital Audiofest 2024 show report! In this installment, Julie Mullins reports on what she saw and heard from Pure Fidelity, Vandersteen, EMM Labs, DS Audio, and AudioQuest. . .

Welcome to Part 2 of our Capital Audiofest 2024 show report! In this installment, Julie Mullins reports on what she saw and heard from Perpetuum Ebner, Ortofon, Phasemation, Synthesis, and Rethm. . .

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ November 1982 LP Long After Dark was not exactly everyone’s immediate favorite back in the day, for various reasons. Thankfully, a newly expanded 180g 2LP set dubbed Long After Dark – Deluxe Edition goes a long way to improve on the core album as a listening experience, start to finish, with powerful bonus tracks and more sympathetic mastering. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see why this new Long After Dark – Deluxe Edition has reignited our passion for this album, especially in its newly expanded form. . .