Category Archives: Remastering

The grit and details of my hobby of digitally remastering from vinyl are discussed here.

REVO Remastering: Neeva – “Neeva” [REVO 110]

It was less than two months ago when I blundered by accident into the tale of the band Neeva, while lost in the Discogs infinite rabbit hole. Albums like this one are the reason why spelunking in Discogs is its … Continue reading

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Maybe It’s Time For That Unnamed Men Without Hats Rarity Project™?

After last month’s rippingly great Men Without Hats show, I’ve been on a MWH jag, understandably! I only have the first three albums, and have penciled in the others into the endless want list®, but the fact remains, that I … Continue reading

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REDUX: REVO Remastering: Jacqui Brookes – Sob Stories [REVO 074] [part 2]

December 7, 2015 […continued from last post] I have already sung the praises of the “Lost Without Your Love” 12″ single. I love how the baroque, Arabic complexion of this song had been radically changed into something else entirely. The … Continue reading

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REDUX: REVO Remastering: Jacqui Brookes – Sob Stories [REVO 074] [part 1]

December 4, 2015 Jacqui Brookes: Sob Stories 2xCD-R [2015] Disc 1 – The Album Lost Without Your Love The One That Got Away The Cold Light Of Day Another Place For A Dreamer Trains, And Boats, And Planes Haunted Cocktails Just … Continue reading

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REDUX: Want List: The Fingerprintz Singles

October 7, 2015 Among the 30 releases that arrived in the mail on Monday, was a record that was pretty significant to me. The Fingerprintz “Shadowed” 12″ single. I bought what was the new Fingerprintz album, “Beat Noir” when it … Continue reading

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To Get The Complete Suburban Lawns, You Have To Do It Yourself

I always liked The Suburban Lawns. I remember hearing “Gidget Goes To Hell” on WPRK-FM college radio in 1981, and made further note of their song “Janitor” when I.R.S. Records came sniffing around, because who else in 1981 would have … Continue reading

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REVO Remastering: The Invaders – “Test Card + Singles” [REVO 106]

It was 1980 when I first encountered the Polydor US compilation “Made In Britain.” It was a sampler with four bands: Protex, Excel, The Comsat Angels, and The Invaders. I loved that record from day one, but it was not … Continue reading

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