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Reviews: Joni Mitchell and Cher on Rhino High Fidelity
Analog-cut reissues of Court and Spark and 3614 Jackson Highway arrive on Rhino’s premium vinyl line. I’m reviewing two of the latest Rhino High Fidelity reissues today, both cut from tape by Kevin Gray and arriving in oversized tip-on gatefold jackets. * Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark * Cher: 3614
New vinyl reissues: May 29, 2026
Lots of new vinyl reissues to get into this week, but I’ll start today’s newsletter with some interesting announcements for reissues coming later this summer. First up: Fontana Records, the British label that was reborn in 2025 after having originally been a sublabel of the Dutch giant Philips,
Review: Dr. K. Gyasi and His Noble Kings
A groundbreaking Ghanaian highlife classic from 1974 gets a sweet reissue from Strut. Before I get into today’s review, here are some “What We Did on Our Holidays” pics. I went up to Seattle over Memorial Day weekend and dropped by the renowned Easy Street Records in West Seattle.
Win a copy of Cecil Taylor Unit’s RSD release!
One copy of Fragments: The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts 3-LP set will be given away to a paid subscriber. As we do every month, we’re giving away some shiny new vinyl to one of the subscribers on our paid tier. And this month we’ve got a copy