Copper

Copper Listens to Copper: Stockfisch Records’ D...

Stockfisch Records is an audiophile label established in Germany in 1974 by owner/producer/engineer/Günter Pauler. The label has been releasing recordings on vinyl, DSD, SACD, Blu-ray and other formats and their artist...

London “Decca” Cartridges: Unique Design, Timel...

Decca cartridges are unique transducers with quite a bit of interesting history behind them, starring with the Decca company itself. From their 1929 beginnings as a British record company and...

Heart’s Ann Wilson: Wandering Through the Wonder

For a musical genre known to favor male vocalists, there are few men or women who have made the kind of impact that Ann Wilson has on rock n roll. As co-founder...

Paul Brett: Guitarist, Designer and Collector o...

Paul Brett is a renowned guitarist, performer and recording artist. He’s also an instrument historian and designer, a journalist, and a collector. Paul has played with the Strawbs, the Crazy...

Down the Rabbit Hole of SACD Ripping and DSD Ex...

I’m a firm believer in fair use when it comes to audio media — if you bought it, you own it, and you’re free to do with it as you...

Deko Entertainment: Moving Rock's Legacy Forward

When Gene Simmons of the band KISS said that “Rock is dead” in 2014, it sent shock waves throughout the industry. He later clarified his comments by saying that new...

The Dawn of Digital and Film Sound Sync: Tales ...

1986 seems like ancient history but at the same time, it also seems like it could have been only last week. It was a time when digital sound was a...

The Yamaha Influence, Part Two

In Part One (Issue 134), we looked at Yamaha as being both a musical instrument maker and a manufacturer of audio components, and how each of those sides of the...

Sonny Rollins: Tenor Colossus

Known as the Saxophone Colossus, tenor sax master Sonny Rollins worked tirelessly in the jazz scene for over 70 years. Retired now at age 91, he’s one of the few...

Roy Acuff: Country Music Originator

It’s fair to say that singer Roy Acuff was one of the inventors of country music. He was among a handful of innovators who shifted the sounds of old-time mountain...

Unconscious Power

Holes in the Story

The 8-Track Mind

A shrine to 8-track tape! Taken at The Telegraph record store, New London, Connecticut. Photo by Ray Chelstowski. We can't think of a better Mother's Day gift. Philips ad, 1950s?...

Our Staff

Staff Writers:J.I. Agnew, Ray Chelstowski, Cliff Chenfeld, Jay Jay French, Tom Gibbs, Roy Hall, Rich Isaacs, Anne E. Johnson, Don Kaplan, Don Lindich, Tom Methans, B. Jan Montana, Rudy Radelic,...

Reclamation Project

A commercial building in Lake City, Minnesota, near the Mississippi River. The foliage is slowly reclaiming the building.

Issue 135

Camaraderie

We called him Brother Crawford because that was the protocol in the evangelical church in which I was raised. He was well into his eighties and moved very slowly, so...

The Wrecking Crew: The Legends Behind the Hits

In 1966 Sonny and Cher were recording a song with Los Angeles session players. The bass player, Carol Kaye, related that she was on the session and was shown the...

The Giants of Tape, Part Two

The former Ampex building in Hayward, California. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Pretzelpaws.   Ampex doesn’t really need much of an introduction. It was the company that commercialized magnetic tape recorders in their...

The Marrakesh Express and Other Journeys

We walk into the control room and only record label exec David Geffen and a couple or engineers are there. The playback of “Marrakesh Express” fills the room. It is...

The Jazz Side of Henry Mancini, Part One

Among the first records I played as a toddler were a handful of albums by composer Henry Mancini. My nightly ritual was to stand next to the upright Admiral console...