Paul Rigby reviews the Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon but also throws a bunch of wide-ranging modifications at it to see how far the sound changes…if at all The sector of the…
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It was 60 years ago that The Beatles made their first ever recording as The Quarrymen and they did it in a terraced house run by the incredible ‘backstreet engineer’, Percy…
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Title: Stormcock Label: Science Friction Roy Harper is a cult hero who can fill the Royal Festival Hall but he’s not in the headlines and Hello magazine photographers have no wish…
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He should have been a big star, says Paul Rigby, but Jack Scott’s music career perfectly followed the ups and downs of the pop music business of the time. Jack Scott…
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Title: Bullitt OST Label: Speakers Corner I beg your indulgence on this particular review because I want to illuminate the disc around a brief interview I did some time ago now…
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I was at University at the time, in Liverpool around the early eighties. The local commercial radio station, Radio City, had sponsored a series of intriguing concerts strung over a few…
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Title: To Bonnie From Delaney Label: Speakers Corner Delaney & Bonnie were an odd couple, compared to other music stars of the time, that is. Odd in that they offered a…
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Presenting the magnificent George Harrison 16LP box set, Paul Rigby undertakes a detailed sound test and talks to the mastering engineers behind it, Lurssen Mastering’s Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen George…
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Title: Fleetwood Mac Label: Reprise Often unfairly ignored because the LP following this release was the momentous Rumours, 1975’s Fleetwood Mac remains a superb release and, in effect, another debut for…
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I’d be around 13 or 14 when punk hit. I hadn’t then immersed myself into the scene but I was immediately aware of its effects. The Sex Pistols, for example, were…
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Known initially for their varied turntable designs, Paul Rigby visits AVID HIFI and finds out how a hobby can turn into an obsession Based in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, AVID HIFI has…
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Title: Topographic Drama Label: Rhino During it’s 2016 tour, Yes played its 1980 album Drama in its entirety. The first time it had ever done such a thing. More than that,…
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Title: Hotel California Label: Asylum There are plenty of hated famous bands and artists out there, although the emotion can sometimes be drawn for unexpected reasons. For example, other people’s success…
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Black Sabbath has released a luxurious and wide ranging vinyl box set covering their glory years from the 70s. Paul Rigby provides a thorough review and interviews the reissue mastering engineer,…
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Just moved or will be moving house? Maybe your room is a bit on the echo-y side? Or maybe your hi-fi sounds a bit harsh and you’ve never really fathomed out…
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We’re constantly told to buy bigger, better and more expensive to improve the sound of our hi-fi systems. But, what if removing things could do the same thing? What if taking…
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Title: A Fire in the Sky Label: Rhino I’m taking an opportunity to look at a body of work that spans almost 50 years, rather than a single album and I…
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Looking to buy a turntable for yourself or loved one? Haven’t got a clue how to go about it? Paul Rigby presents his top turntable buyer’s guide plus some extra advice…
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Do you ever frequent record fairs? They are wonderful places. There is nothing quite like being faced with a large room full of vinyl and CDs to get the collecting juices…
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Interviews VinylDevialet & Fondamenta get TOTALLY LACQUERED: Phoenix Restoration/Mastering System promises enhanced sonics
Gallic mastering engineering outfit, Fondamenta, via the French audiophile hi-fi outfit, Devialet, has launched the Lost Sessions series of vinyl using the latter’s new Phoenix system The Lost Recordings is a…
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Title: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Label: Island For a section of the music-loving public, ELP reflected prog excess and overblown presentation. For punks, they were the epitome of the rock dinosaur.…
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It was famed group, Throbbing Gristle, that introduced the term ‘Industrial Music’ into the music firmament via their own Industrial Records label (which released LPs by outfits such as Clock DVA,…
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Title: A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw Label: Bear Family “Down in Tupelo, Mississippi, I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his box the way I do now and…
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Title: Leave Home Label: Sire Assistant to Andy Warhol at the Factory and photographer, Leee Childers (with three ‘e’s) once talked to writer Legs McNeil about The Ramones, “The first time…
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Title: Some Girls Wander By Mistake Label: Merciful Release The ‘done thing’ within this column is to recommend an album. At a push, I sometimes talk about a collection of music. It’s…
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It’s horribly paternalistic and ‘Western’ to say this and also pushes aside hundreds of years of music history into a large corner but the electric guitar might just be the most…
