Reviews: Otis Redding on Rhino Reserve
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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
New vinyl reissues: May 22, 2026
It’s another high-flyin’ week in the world of vinyl reissues, and we’ll glide into that in just a moment, but I’ll kick off today’s newsletter with a bit of vinyl-related news. Yesterday, Interscope-Capitol announced that all—but one—of their Definitive Sound Series titles will be
Review: The Flying Burrito Brothers
1969’s The Gilded Palace of Sin now comes in an all-analog Vinylphyle pressing. Today I’m reviewing one of my favorite records, the Flying Burrito Brothers’ debut album. This was one of those records I had read about for years before actually getting my ears on it—and when
Reviews: Frank Sinatra | Andrew Hill
Catching up on a pair of Blue Note Tone Poets. Today I’m reviewing two pieces of vinyl that were released back in March but got temporarily side-shifted during the onslaught of Record Store Day. The good news is that they sound just as good a couple of months later;