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Supertramp’s New Live in Paris ’79 3LP Set Is a Tres, Tres Bon Expanded Chronicle of a Premier Prog/Pop Band During Their Onstage Prime
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 03, 2025  |  13 comments

Mercury Studios has seen fit to go all-in on Supertramp’s Live in Paris ’79, which they just released as a fully expanded, complete-concert 3LP set on February 28, 2025. Read Mike Mettler’s review to see if this version improves upon the original, somewhat truncated 1980 2LP version then more simply known as Paris. . .

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Analogue Productions’ 180g 45rpm 4LP Vinyl Reissue of Buena Vista Social Club: Where Outstanding Performances Meet Audiophile Excellence
Mark Smotroff  |  Mar 27, 2025  |  6 comments

In September 1997, an album of inspired Cuban music, Buena Vista Social Club, was released to near universal acclaim, inspiring music fans and musicians around the world. Produced by legendary guitarist and world-music champion Ry Cooder, Buena Vista Social Club was a smash hit in the CD era, but Analogue Productions’ new, super-deluxe 180g 45rpm 4LP vinyl reissue of Buena Vista Social Club may very well be the best-sounding version of it to date. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see why he (and we!) feel the new 4LP edition of Buena Vista Social Club is a clear winner. . .

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Wings’ Smash-Hit 1975 Chart-Topper Venus and Mars Soars Anew With New Half-Speed-Mastered 180g 50th Anniversary Edition LP
Mark Smotroff  |  Apr 04, 2025  |  3 comments

Worth the wait! We’re happy to report that Venus and Mars — Paul McCartney and Wings’ May 1975 arena-rocking, No. 1-charting, platinum-selling smash-hit album — has just received the official Abbey Road Studios half-speed-mastered deluxe treatment in celebration of its 50th Anniversary this year, having been officially released as a 180g single LP by MPL/Capitol/UMe on March 21, 2025. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see why you need to get your copy of Venus and Mars ASAP. . .

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