The Who By Numbers, released in early October 1975, is the seventh studio album by The Who and marked a watershed moment for the band, as its songs were, for the most part, more introspective and personal than those they had released previously. The record was a commercial success, peaking at #8 on the U.S. Billboard chart and #7 in the U.K., partly due to the success of one of the album’s lighter moments, Squeeze Box, which became an international hit, reaching the... Read More

Building on the technological advancements and sonic refinements across the Hana lineup, the new E Series MK II is a clear step forward in performance and value. Adopting the body shape of the M Series, the E Series MK II also features an elastomer coating that reduces mechanical resonance, revealing greater clarity and low-level detail. A precision-machined brass cap with threaded mounting holes enhances tonearm compatibility and rigidity, producing deeper bass and... Read More

Ramones Productions, Inc. and Hollywood Forever produced The Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute that took place August 30th, 2026, at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. This was a special edition of an annual Los Angeles tradition that will serve as the first milestone celebration commemorating 50 years since the release of the Ramones' self-titled, debut album. (Ramones photo by Danny Fields).Hosted by screen icon John Travolta, the concert included the... Read More

Despite extensive coverage of the various 60th anniversary releases of Pet Sounds, Tracking Angle has mostly focused so far on the original mono mix, particularly as rendered on the (accurately branded) Definitive Sound Series one-step. However, the recent reissues of Mark Linett’s 1996 stereo remix also deserve attention; it takes up the second disc in the 2LP Vinylphyle set, and just when you thought there have been enough Pet Sounds reissues this year, Universal... Read More

Jamie Fisher went looking for a comprehensive account of Elliott Smith and came up short. A researcher for The New York Times Magazine for a decade and running, she set out to get past the shorthand that has followed him since his violent, still-contested death in 2003: gifted, depressed, addicted, suicidal. Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith, released August 25, isn’t the first Smith biography, but it is the most substantive by far.... Read More

Deutsche Grammophon’s takes another dive into its seminal Avant-Garde catalogue of 20th century music for a series of three more deluxe vinyl reissues, all mastered and cut AAA directly from the master tapes by Rainer Maillard and Sidney C. Meyer.  Strikingly packaged with new liner notes, these releases offer a window into the creative cauldron of 20th century modernism.

Where were you early August, 1971? Wherever you were, assuming you were alive and of record buying age, If you were a Who fan you were at a record store buying Who's next?. You'd waited a long time for a Who studio album. You brought it home removed it from the bag and showed your roommates and friends what you'd bought. Among my friends one wisecracker said "Why piss on Stanley Kubrick?" Another said "Seriously?" And third said... Read More

(LOS ANGELES) “I looked out this morning and the sun was gone. Turned on some music to start my day. I lost myself in a familiar song. I closed my eyes and I slipped away.” BOSTON’s “More Than A Feeling” In late summer of 1976, a self-titled album from Tom Scholz’s basement studio, was quietly released on CBS’s Epic Records label, under the name BOSTON. Listeners across the country quickly embraced the bright, punchy BOSTON sound, with its relatable lyrics,... Read More

Some people jump the gun to pursue musical ambitions as early as adolescence, while others tackle them in their later years. In the case of Steve Bardwil, it took 20 years after serving as Chief Counsel for Walt Disney Studios to bring his teenage aspirations to life. Shifting from the dense corporate world to the liberating bounds of free artistry is as significant a glow-up as one can face, let alone Bardwil. Though his name bears the group he fronts, it’s so far... Read More

Los Angeles, CA – August 26, 2026 – Interscope-Capitol Records’ Definitive Sound Series (DSS) announces Dr. Dre’s 2001 as the newest title in its acclaimed premium audiophile vinyl series. The limited-edition all-analog 2LP 180g One Step will be released October 23 and is now available for pre-order. The release marks Dr. Dre’s second album to receive a Definitive Sound Series edition, following the acclaimed pressing of his groundbreaking debut, The Chronic.... Read More

Originally released on HMV in 1967, this recording marked the first successful collaboration between the young Jacqueline du Pré and her husband, Daniel Barenboim.Du Pré’s performance of Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major was among the earliest major recordings to champion the work following its rediscovery in Prague in 1961, after nearly two centuries of being presumed lost. She approaches Haydn with remarkable depth and authority, while transforming the heavily... Read More

Los Angeles – August 25, 2026 – The Allman Brothers Band’s At Fillmore East and GZA’s Liquid Swords are the latest additions to UMe’s Vinylphyleseries, bringing together two defining recordings from vastly different corners of American music. From the electrifying interplay of The Allman Brothers Band onstage to GZA’s darkly cinematic vision, both capture artists operating at extraordinary creative peaks.Available to order now exclusively via uDiscover Music, both... Read More

Today, UMG and Apple Corps Ltd. release “Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)” from the forthcoming expanded Special Edition of The Beatles’landmark 1965 album Rubber Soul. Recorded during the Rubber Soulsessions, “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” were intended for release as a standalone double A-side single and were kept separate from the album.The “Day Tripper (Songwriting Work Tape)” offers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of the song, capturing John... Read More

This review is one more case of me reaching back to 2025 for an indie album to discuss. I felt it was important to share with you how significant I believe it is. Phonetics On And On did end up on a lot of 2025 “best of” lists, but not very close to the top of any of them. This is an album that easily plays from start to finish with no bad tracks at all. When was the last time could you say that about any indie/alt rock album by anyone? It places near the top of my... Read More

It is rare to see audiophile vinyl editions of Martha Argerich recordings, so these two recent releases are especially welcome.  The star wattage here is considerable, featuring partnerships with ‘cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and violinist Gidon Kremer.  One is an all analogue reissue, the other sourced from original digital masters.  The music-making on both is terrific, but which sounds better?  The answer may surprise you.

Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell were sweethearts long ago. As twin lodestars of shoegaze giants Slowdive, they were each other’s muses. As so often goes with young love, it didn't work out, and they wrote one of the greatest breakup albums of all time about each other: Souvlaki. They went on to marry other people, but have kept playing music together in some incarnation for over 30 years. If Neil and Rachel are Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks for a tiny,... Read More

Temperatures in the low 90s on Friday, August 20th, 1976 didn’t stop 42,987 spectators from congregating at Anaheim Stadium for an all-day event of blistering rock ‘n’ roll. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, then on the cusp of releasing the 6x Platinum-selling Night Moves, took the stage first at 3:30 in the afternoon, . Performing in place of a recently imploded Uriah Heep was Montrose, though vocalist Sammy Hagar’s absence only expedited that band’s demise by... Read More

Attendees at the final show of Rush’s R40 tour at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on August 1st, 2015, thought they witnessed the end of an era when Neil Peart stepped beyond his ‘backline meridian’ and joined Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee at the front of the stage for the closing bow. Though it was hyped as a celebration of a four-decade-long career, it was a ‘wink-wink, nudge-nudge’ at halting large-scale tours due to Lifeson’s arthritis and Peart’s desire to retire at... Read More