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Pied Piper Review – Audiophile Audition
Here is a fantastic review of our new release “Pied Piper” from Audiophile Audition! Jim Walker, flute/Mike Garson, piano – Pied Piper – Reference Recordings (HDCD) RR-121 ***** Reference Recordings has been busy reissuing a few things from their catalog plus items on their new sub-label Fresh! This one is most unusual in that it originally was issued back in 1985 as a 45 rpm audiophile LP – with a different title…I have the 45…
The Curios – Audiophile Audition Review
From Audiophile Audition: The Curios – Pillow Book – Fresh!/Reference RecordingsNorthern California folk band shines on new release The Curios – Pillow Book – Fresh!/Reference Recordings FR-701, 61:41 ****: … The band members share a passion for creating music that resonates with authenticity and have been together for thirteen years. Pillow Book represents a variety of observations on life’s struggles, ironies and complexities. Fifteen songs, primarily written by Nancy Hall, boast an assortment of folk…
Reference Recordings, FRESH!, and The Curios in the news!
During our Contest (trivia answers will be at the end of this post), a fantastic article was published in the Pacifica Tribune all about us, FRESH! From RR, The Curios, and some upcoming releases! Here are some excerpts from the article, but we highly encourage you to read it in its entirety on the Pacifica Tribune website (mercurynews.com)! Making beautiful music for world distribution — The Curios and Reference RecordingsBy Jean BartlettPacifica tribune Arts Correspondent…
Reference Recordings Trivia Contest!!!!
Things are really starting to get rolling here at Reference Recordings! This is our 200th Blog Post, we have successfully launched our new division FRESH! From Reference Recordings, and have TWO great albums on that line, and we have recently released another fantastic Reference Recordings Jazz album! So to celebrate all of these exciting things we’re going to have a Reference Recordings Trivia Contest!!!!! The first five people to post their answers here, on Twitter,…
Nancy Hall of the Curios – No Fighting
We came across this video of Nancy Hall of the Curios performing “No Fighting” as a part of the Neil Young “Living With War” project. We are so happy to have added hers and all of The Curios’ talents to our new FRESH! From Reference Recordings line of releases! We hope you enjoy the video and have purchased or will be purchasing The Curios album “Pillow Book” as well as our second FRESH! release, “The…
Things to do this Weekend
If you don’t have any plans this weekend, and you can make it out to the Rocky Mountain Audiofest, it’s a must attend event! Here’s the RR schedule: RR CDs, SACDs, & HRx’s will be demoed all around the event and will be for sale at the May Audio booth in the Evergreen Salon. “Prof” Keith O. Johnson’s lecture on “‘Computer sound’ and the crafting of high resolution recordings” will take place in the Aspen…
End of Summer Sale Reminder!
Thanks to all of our wonderful customers for your support of Reference Recordings! Many of you have already taken advantage of our huge END OF SUMMER SALE. This is a Friendly Reminder: Time is running out; the sale ends at NOON PDT on September 22, 2010, so place your orders now! Buy two or more items and SAVE 20% EVERYTHING on our site is eligible (except sets that already have special pricing) The more you…
New Release Day! – Pillow Book and Pied Piper
Two New Releases Pied PiperMike Garson/Jim WalkerRR-121 HDCD Crystalline-pure recording of soothing, meditative jazz! Jim Walker, flute and Mike Garson, piano perform 12 original Mike Garson compositions. Jim Walker is a dynamic jazz soloist, legendary orchestral and studio musician, and an inspiration to countless students worldwide. Mike Garson is best known as long-time music director for David Bowie and is perhaps the most versatile pianist working today. PIED PIPER is a new high resolution HDCD…
Digipaks
As we stated yesterday, both of our new upcoming albums will be released in eco-friendly Digipaks! What are Digipaks? Well, today we’re going to tell you! Digipak is a patent style of CD or DVD packaging. It comes in a gate fold (or tri-fold) paperboard binding, rather than in oil-based plastic. Most Digipaks are made of Recycled paper and packaging, but again, the biggest benefit is that they use less plastic. And a big note…
The Curios – The people
fAs we get closer (6 days) to the first release for Fresh! From Reference Recordings, we wanted to tell you a little more about the people in the band! The following is from www.thecurios.com and features each member telling you about him or herself. Nancy Hall: “I started playing drums in the elementary school band in grade four. We played a politically incorrect little number called ‘Big Chief Pow Wow’ which made my grandmother cry…
One Week Away!!!
We are ONE WEEK from releasing two major albums! Both are so exciting in their own right that it is hard to choose which to talk about first! Also exciting is that these albums have something for our eco-conscious fans. Both of these albums will be in eco-friendly Digipaks, so you’ll have a little different look on your RR shelf! Did we mention that in ONE WEEK (9/14) we will be releasing the first album…
Reference Recordings End of Summer Sale!
Summer is coming to a close, and that means it is time for what is becoming quite the tradition — The Reference Recordings End of Summer Sale! Buy Two or More items and SAVE 20% on your entire order!EVERYTHING on our site is eligible! The more you order, the more you save! (Sale does not include sets that already have special pricing.) Sale ends the first day of autumn, September 22 at NOON Pacific Daylight…
Jim Walker – Videos Galore!
As we move down these wonderfully fun new playlists on the Reference Recordings Youtube Channel, today we get to introduce you to the wonderful flautist Jim Walker who appears on our upcoming release “Pied Piper” with pianist Mike Garson.
Mike Garson – Videos Galore!
As we prepare for our new releases, we continue to update our YouTube Channel with fun things for you to enjoy! So check out our new Mike Garson playlist. Just click play to watch it on the blog!
Upcoming Release Videos
On Monday and Tuesday we told you about TWO NEW RELEASES for September 14th, so today we’re getting you ready by sharing the talents of these musicians! Our first release on FRESH! From Reference Recordings will be “Pillow Book” by The Curios:The Curios – “Kiss and Tell”We will also be releasing a new Jazz album featuring flautist Jim Walker and pianist Mike Garson on the album “Pied Piper.”Jim Walker performs “Vanilla Sky” with Paul McCartney…