Breaking news - Essenza - Vite di Claudio Rocchi by Walter Gatti

 

At last!!!

Walter Gatti, a freelance writer, after an extensive research work, finished a long awaited book about an artist who gave to me and my generation so much!

Claudio lived many lives (as title suggests): he was a musician, a pacifist, a Buddhist monk, a Kossovo war volunteer for peace, a writer and he lived and loved without compromising.

A musician’s musician, a great inspiration for many, a lighthouse for me, for sure.

The book will be published, soon.

I wish to Walter the success he deserves for this effort, a true missing, untold story and definitely a labor of love.

Bob Dylan’s Time out of Mind master tapes

 

 

Walter Wegmüller’s Tarot (1973)

 

A much welcome reissue of an iconic Krautrock masterpiece.

Only owned the double CD box-set… ‘til now!

This superb reissue also contains the tarot cards designed by author himself.

Original pressings are very scarce, often in awful conditions (you know: ‘70s party music 😏) and hideously expensive, fetching € 1K or more for a VG+ sampler 😱 .

Grab it as it will soon be a collector’s item… but most of all enjoy it his unique music.

ReVox A40 integrated amp (1961/65)

 

Lovely little amp, recalling ReVox G36’s aesthetics (the knobs)… 10W per channel with 4 x ECL86 tubes, premium Philips MiniWatt, of course.

Nice sounding, too 🎶

The shooting star

 

Miles Davis - Job no. B43079

 

The Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue mastertapes papers, box-tape and reel.

🥇

Deutsche Schönheit 🥇

 

Tell me about your mom 😏

 

Survivors

 

Layla and other assorted love songs

 

The master tapes 🥇

Leo Fender 🥇

 

David Crosby 💔

 

This man gave to the world something: the truth that music is love… and he will be forever with us 🎶

Philips EL3300

 

My companion for some years in my early teens…

I listened to it so much my mom took it away for a while as I was spending too much in batteries 😀😱😏😊

Ballfinger M051R studio reel to reel

 

Ballfinger M 051 MR

Yep, Master Recorder for Studio Recording to do more analog music 🎶 on tape - as fresh new master recording must be done in 2023!!

To respond to the growing demand for fully studio-standard master recorder, we will be offering the M 051 MR model from end 2023. This machine has with a size of 645 mm x 525 mm the same format as the popular Telefunken M15a, but is based on completely new technology. This machine will be available as shown with 1/4″, but also in 1/2″ and 1″ as 2-channel stereo. In our in-house studio, 6 of these machines are already performing reliably and we are pleased to be able to offer them to you next year.  Pictured is the 1 inch stereo version with full track erase head and rolling aluminium rack. This version sets completely new standards for dynamics and signal to noise ratio.

Here in advance some data:

Available in 1/4″ or 1/2″ or 1″ stereo

3 Motors with direct drive

3 speed 19.05/38.1/76.2 cm/s

3 speed spooling

Reel size up to 14″

Edit function manually one-handed or via control knob

Interface for wired remote control of tape transport functions

electronically balanced inputs and outputs

Interchangeable head assembly

Recording and playback amplifier in plug-in card system in shielded amplifier magazine, accessed from front

Strong aluminum chassis with massive 23 mm aluminium cast ground plate

Available with aluminum rolling rack

Happy New Ear

 

Seriously, folks: I wish everyone a prosperous, peaceful, healthy and wealthy 2023… and a war-free world, at last 🥂🍀🥂

Web-detoxing 2022/23

 

See you soon, or so…

The Green Light

 

I use this trick to get an even, precise head/ears position in my Studietto, to get the maximum, the sweetest spot.

When I’m able to see this fully centered light it means I’m part of my audio system and the listening experience is at its very best.

Merry Christmas 🎁🍀🍀🎁🎄🎄🥂

Hand-made Christmas tree courtesy of my lovely wife.

🎄

Me, myself and I

 

Grey is new gold - Fidelity Research CS-2

 

… ooohh, it’s “just” a little box to handle some recorders, but this gizmo exudes class 🥇 and it aesthetically complements the Fidelity Research AS-1 passive preamp.