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"Live From Van Gelder Studio" Second Show Featuring Joey DeFrancesco & All-Star Band May 15-16!
Michael Fremer  |  May 09, 2021  |  0 comments
Legendary Englewood Cliffs, NJ Van Gelder Studio, the famed recording venue in which hundreds of the greatest jazz records ever were produced is the site for this recently announced second "Live from Van Gelder Studios" virtual music concert, happening on May 15th at 9PM EDT, with live re-streams on May 16th at 8PM JST for Asian markets and 8PM CEST for European markets.

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London Maroon Cartridge and StylusTimer Sweepstakes
Analog Planet Staff  |  May 07, 2021  |  196 comments
Register to win a London Maroon Cartridge (Value $950.00 ea) and a StylusTimer (value $19.95) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"The legendary London (Decca) cartridge is known for its extraordinary and unmatched musicality, delivered by its unique transducer design. With a StylusTimer (2021 Stereophile Recommended Component) you can track cartridge break in-time, total stylus time, and the time you spend enjoying music, while preserving your system’s sound quality and protecting your records from damage from a worn stylus."

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. Click on the picture above for details on how to enter.

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Album Reviews
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band The Ultimate Collection—John Breaks From The Beatles
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2021  |  15 comments
At a time when “all you can eat” music almost force feeds us with more content than any of us can possibly consume, and “table hopping” seems to be the order of the day, it may seem counterintuitive to serve up a multi-course meal like John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band The Ultimate Collection— a 6 CD, 2 Blu-Ray deep dive remixed set that explores the deepest recesses of John Lennon’s pivotal and most consequential album.

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"All-Star" Live "Kind of Blue"/UHQR Panel Discussion Saturday, May 8th Noon CST!
Michael Fremer  |  May 05, 2021  |  19 comments
Join Acoustic Sounds' "All Star" live panel discussion Saturday May 8th at 12:00PM CST (Central Standard Time, 1:00PM EST, 10:00AM PT) with Acoustic Sounds/Analogue Productions/QRP's Chad Kassem, Mastering Engineer Bernie Grundman, Classic Records founder Mike Hobson, 45 RPM Audiophile's Michael Ludwigs, QRP Plating Wizard and Finebuilt press operator Gary Salstrom and AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer when we discuss "all things Kind of Blue and UHQR followed by a Q&A.

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R.I.P. (Record In Peace) Legendary Recording Engineer Al Schmitt
Michael Fremer  |  May 04, 2021  |  13 comments
Legendary recording engineer, producer, mixer and all around great person Al Schmitt died last week at 91. He was still working at the end of his life. The multiple Grammy winner engineered albums for Bob Dylan, The Jefferson Airplane, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Sam Cooke, and on and on in an illustrious career that began as a child in his uncle Harry's New York City recording studio where he did odd jobs including cable cleaning.

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Analogue Productions Launches 25,000 Copy UHQR Miles Davis Kind of Blue
Michael Fremer  |  May 03, 2021  |  96 comments
It's the best selling jazz album ever, one of the most influential too, arguably the one that produced a shift from riffing on chord based tunes to modal excursions that gave musicians newfound improvisational freedom. Cynics and the selfish will react to yet another Kind of Blue reissue by claiming that "everyone" already owns a copy but of course that's not true. And no one owns a 200 gram UHQR Clarity vinyl copy pressed one at a time on a manual Finebuilt press.

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Craft Recordings Announces Record Store Day Dozen Exclusives
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 29, 2021  |  7 comments
Craft's Record Store Day Dozen includes the first ever vinyl release of John Martyn's 1998 blues covers album The Church With One Bell as well as a deluxe edition of the indispensable 1966 3 LP set Chicago/The Blues/Today! originally on Vanguard.

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Classic Album Sunday, Bowers & Wilkins Partner to Spotlight in Weekly Video Series U.S. Record Stores
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 29, 2021  |  0 comments
The 12-Part "Behind the Counter 2021" video series debuts today and continues weekly 12pm EDT with 11 additional installments available of Classic Album Sundays' various Internet platforms. These are short, fun videos well worth watching, though on the first one debuting today the guy kind of disses buying a good pressing and says "whatever" as long as it's physical. He needs a wake up call!

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Ringo Starr Wants To Zoom In  On The Unloving World
Nathan Zeller  |  Apr 28, 2021  |  7 comments
“Peace and love” is the defining mantra of Ringo Starr, one of two surviving Beatles. It’s sappy, cheesy, and agonizingly overused, but in all seriousness, it’s a message the world desperately needs. Though there’s a lot to hate, love is, in my mind, the true meaning of life. Keep in mind, I say this having learned it from others, namely the musicians I admire. Ringo, now 80 years old (he really doesn’t look it), is one of many who gather conclusions from a long, rich life. It’s here, on this EP, where the superstar shares his wisdom.

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Creed Taylor Documentary Now In Production
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 28, 2021  |  5 comments
The Snapshots Foundation just announced a documentary now in production on the legendary 91 year old American record producer Creed Taylor.

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