LATEST ADDITIONS

The LP rack now stands in place of the small bookshelf. Books: Who needs them?

My new Rega P3-24 sits atop a Polycrystal equipment rack given to me by Jonathan Scull. Radiohead's <i>Kid A</i> never sounded so good.

I have a column in today’s <I>Slate</I>, delving more deeply into the Monk at Town Hall concert that I’ve covered in this blog—and the whole concept, and risk, of jazz tributes.

That first morning, I woke and immediately began to worry. How would I know what to wear? What if there were train delays? What if there had been some horrible catastrophe requiring that I stay away from Manhattan?

This still young love affair with vinyl LPs has worked to introduce me to many musicians I had previously neglected.

Two unusual download sites now offer high-resolution 24-bit files for audiophiles with a taste for adventure. The first, the UK's <A HREF="http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/sos">B&W Music Club</A>, is a one-album-per-month subscription service that premieres complete, audiophile-quality albums in a wide variety of genres chosen and recorded by "curator" Peter Gabriel. The second, <A HREF="http://www.hifitrack.com/en/">HifiTrack.com</A&gt;, is a Hong Kong-based site that offers Chinese and Asian traditional and pop music, Zen and meditation music, and Chinese-flavored Western pop, jazz, and classical.

Here's an oldie but goodie: a vintage animated Telefunken ad. NOS roolz.