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Neither Doug nor Kirk cares about ABBA very much, but we were interested by a letter from music industry insider Bob Lefsetz about "ABBA's Failure in the Marketplace." Did ABBA really fail? Has Bob Lefsetz missed a few elements in the ABBA story? Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: ABBA’s Failure In The Marketplace ABBA: Voyage Our next tracks: Robert Fripp: Music for Quiet Moments Corey Harris: The Insurrection Blues If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

We don't do a Christmas gift guide every year, but we decided we'd select some trinkets and tchotchkes that we'd recommend as gifts this year. Our only constraint was that we don't choose music. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Sonos Roam IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music, Alex Ross Gator Frameworks Desktop Microphone Stand Leatherman Rebar Multitool No Music on a Dead Planet t-shirt IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 Wear Your Music guitar string bracelet Audioengine B-Fi Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 Audio Adapter Sonos Arc Binder Clips 1 Binder Clips 2 Difford's Guide The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails LITROK USB Volume Controller Sync Cell Alpha Episode #193 - Is Stereo Wrong? If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Doug and Kirk both have large music libraries. They discuss some of the problems of having too much music, and how to wrangle a large library of music files. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Cull Take Control of macOS Media Apps Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists, Kay Larson Episode #130 - Desert Island Discs, Part 1 Episode #133 - Desert Island Discs, Part 2 Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business Our next tracks: John Cage: Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano, Philip Vandré The Dickies - Dawn of The Dickies If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

We first spoke with TJ Connelly, who scores live sports events for the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots, last year, early in lockdown. He started a project called UncertainFM, which has now expanded to become a full-fledged streaming radio station. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. Guest: TJ Connelly ‌Show notes: Episode #184 - TJ Connelly, Boston Sports DJ UNCERTAIN.FM: Privateer radio ‘The Great Resignation’: almost one in four UK workers planning job change A Comprehensive Guide to 250+ of Apple Music’s New Mood and Activity Playlists Our next tracks: Grateful Dead: Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 Digital Steve Cropper: Dedicated - A Salute To The 5 Royales If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: TJ Connelly.Support The Next Track

Chris Connaker, our resident audiophile, likes complicated projects. Whether he's putting together a purpose-built audio streaming computer, or building and tuning a listening room, he always wants to go as far as he can. This summer he built an audio system in his backyard and documented it in detail. We discuss the why and how of this project, and ask if his chickens really like Bill Evans. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. Guest: Chris Connaker ‌Show notes: The Sounds of Summer (My Outdoor Audio Project) CAPS Twenty Update, My Music Storage Situation, and Why Audiophiles Need A New iPad Pro) Our next tracks: The Velvet Underground Dan Kicks and His Hot Licks: Original Recordings If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

This is the third time we discuss headphones on The Next Track. Both Doug and Kirk have found that they use fewer headphones, and use headphones differently than in the past. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Episode #5 – Headphones or Speakers? Episode #106 - Music in Your Head: Listening to Music on Headphones Beats Solo Pro AirPods Max The Headphones I Use (Updated) Our next tracks: The Clash: Reggae playlist) Duke Robbilard & Scott Hamilton: Swingin' Again If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

The recording industry doesn't just make money from new releases, but regularly reissues older releases to exploit their back catalog. Some of these are just repackaged, and others are remixed or remastered. We discuss the issues around these releases, and what all these re- terms mean. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Chicago: Carnegie Hall Complete Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers Steve Hoffman Forum Bob Dylan: Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16, 1980-1985 It's Steven Wilson who remastered the Jethro Tull albums, along with many other prog rock recordings The Who: Live at Leeds Our next tracks: Bob Dylan: Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16, 1980-1985) Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive! If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

Pianist Sholto Kynoch founded the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2002, and it has become the most important festival for lieder and song in the UK. We discuss the festival, and how listeners around the world can watch nearly 100 concerts via streaming in October. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. Guest: Sholto Kynoch ‌Show notes: Oxford Lieder Festival Our next tracks: Chicago: Chicago at Carnegie Hall Complete) The Litter: $100 Fine If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

In episode #2 of The Next Track, we discussed streaming versus owning music. That was five years ago. We decided to revisit the topic, to see if we've changed our minds. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music? Digital music streaming penetration in the United Kingdom 2020, by demographic group Chicago tour dates Our next tracks: Terry Riley – Shri Camel (live video, 1977) Blodwyn Pig: All Said and Done If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track

In a delayed episode celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, we take a close look at his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. ‌Show notes: Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde Blonde on Blonde (Wikipedia) Double Album (Wikipedia) Episode #208 - Jeff Slate on Bob Dylan at 80 Mad Magazine fold-in Our next tracks: Robert Fripp, 13th of May 1979 at Le Trompe l'Oiel The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: US Tour '74 Live If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Support The Next Track