Tin Ears

“I see music as fluid architecture.” – Joni Mitchell

In this issue: Paul McGowan begins a series on the 50^th anniversary of PS Audio. Octave Records releases one of its most inviting albums yet: Jazz Classics: 1950s by keyboardist Tom Amend. B. Jan Montana leverages karma for fun and profit. Jeff Weiner concludes his series on folk singers. I interview organizational sociologist Rene Wiedner on the survival of the vinyl industry. Wayne Robins reviews country/rock music phenomenon Zach Bryan. Rudy Radelic continues his series, The Vinyl Beat. Adrian Wu discovers four-track stereo reel-to-reel tapes. Harris Fogel continues his photo essay series on the people of NAMM 2024. AAA Magazine’s Ernst Müller takes a deep look at Mendelssohn’s “Italian” and “Scottish” symphonies on vinyl.

Rich Isaacs checks out more test records and demo discs. I continue my series on how to play in a rock band by asking: why? Ray Chelstowski reviews the John Lennon Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection box set, and talks with singer/songwriter JD Souther on the reissue of his classic You’re Only Lonely album. Ken Kessler gets back to his reel-to-reel roots with more thoughts about tape hygiene. PS Audio gets some rave reviews and comments for the new aspen FR5 loudspeaker, the aspen FR30, and other products. We conclude the issue with tin ears, an application error, a hearing test, and architectural textures.

Contributors to This Issue:
Ray Chelstowski, Frank Doris, Harris Fogel, Rich Isaacs, Ken Kessler, Paul McGowan, B. Jan Montana, Ernst Müller, Rudy Radelic, Wayne Robins, James Schrimpf, Jeff Weiner, James Whitworth, Adrian Wu, Peter Xeni

Logo Design:
Susan Schwartz-Christian, from a concept by Bob D’Amico

Editor:
Frank Doris

Publisher:
Paul McGowan

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