Digging Into Craft Recordings’ 2021 Chet Baker Vinyl Reissues
The quality and care put into four new reissues from Chet Baker’s Riverside era make them must-haves for the serious jazz audiophile.
Articles by: Steve Matteo
Pink Floyd – ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder’ (1988; 2020 expanded vinyl reissue)
‘Delicate Sound of Thunder,’ one of only three official stand-alone live Pink Floyd albums, finally sees an expanded vinyl reissue.
Dean Martin, Phil Spector, Johnny Mathis + Others: 2020’s Seasonal Sounds
A new favorite arrived from Calexico amid a sleigh full of reissues of holiday classics from Dean Martin, Phil Spector, Johnny Mathis and others.
Elton John – ‘Jewel Box’ (2020)
Whether you are a casual fan or hardcore collector, Elton John’s sprawling 148-song ‘Jewel Box’ truly sparkles and shines.
Roger Waters – ‘Us + Them’ (2020)
Roger Waters has been fighting this fight for a long time, and it is amazing how songs that he wrote decades ago sound so relevant today.
Norah Jones – ‘Pick Me Up Off the Floor’; Puss N Boots – ‘Sister’ (2020)
Norah Jones’ continuous search for new sounds and new collaborators has resulted in a varied career that seems to satisfy her enormous talents.
Phil Ochs – ‘The Best of the Rest: Rare and Unreleased Recordings’ (2020)
Phil Ochs’ trenchant, evocative and sometimes amusing insights into corruption and hypocrisy are even more relevant now than they were in the ’60s.
Inside the Making of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Later Years’: Something Else! Interview
Steve Matteo discussed a new box focusing on Pink Floyd’s 1987-2019 output with engineers Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins, and designer Aubrey Powell.
A Legacy Reclaimed: Robbie Robertson and the Band
A new reissue of the Band’s self-titled second album paired with a group of originals by Robbie Robertson to remind us of their towering influence.
Jimi Hendrix – ‘Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts’ (2019)
The definitive ‘Songs For Groovy Children’ features all 43 songs performed by Jimi Hendrix and the Band of Gypsys during the Fillmore East concerts in their original sequence.
