This episode we welcome special guests from West West Side Music (http://www.westwestsidemusic.com), Chief Engineer Alan Douches and his assistant Alec Hydos! We discuss music mastering, physical formats, music, super audio CDs, analog source preservation, swap stories and much more. We also discuss racist cartoons, record store day, new jersey, grilled cheese, magnetic tape, jack white’s vault, iron mountain, record cleaning techniques and much more. Recorded May 10th 2017 at Darkside Records, 611 Dutchess Turnpike in Poughkeepsie NY.