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"Jack Johnson"---Miles Makes a Rock Album
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 22, 2016  |  24 comments
1971's Jack Johnson is Miles Davis making as close to a rock record as he's made.

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Nina Simone's 1959 Debut "Little Girl Blue" Remains Timeless
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 21, 2016  |  14 comments
Seeing the superb documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone” isn’t mandatory but you’ll so much more enjoy this astonishing debut album recorded in 1957 (but not released until 1959) that it’s highly recommended, especially if you have Netflix. You’ll sit transfixed by this exceptional woman’s remarkable and often tragic life story.

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"When the Levee Breaks" Re-Grooves The Songs of Led Zeppelin
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 15, 2016  |  6 comments
If you go into this ambitious acoustic Led Zeppelin covers project hard wired for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page you’re probably bound for disappointment but if you just relax into it, you might be pleasantly surprised by what you see in your mind’s eye. You’ll surely like what the production brings to your ears.

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Listen to Two Compositions From Jack DeJohnette's New Solo Piano LP
Michael Fremer  |  May 25, 2016  |  33 comments
The new subscription-based vinyl-only label Newvelle Records has given analogplanet.com permission to post this video with audio sourced from "Return" Jack DeJohnette's first solo piano record and the label's latest release.

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Clapton and Johns Team Up And Create Musical and Sonic Magic (Hyperlink Corrected)
Michael Fremer  |  May 21, 2016  |  30 comments
At this point in his life and career, Eric Clapton has nothing to prove to anyone but himself. He’s gone from being called God on now famous graffiti that embarrassed him but others found justified, to later being called a snooze during a stretch of less than inspiring records and perhaps overexposure.

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Bernstein's "Rhapsody in Blue"/ "An American In Paris" Sourced From Three Track Master
Michael Fremer  |  May 11, 2016  |  8 comments
Taking a break from High End Munich coverage of which there's a lot more, brings me to Analog Spark's recent reissue of Bernstein Conducts Rhapsody in Blue/American In Paris (Columbia MS 6091).

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Bob Ludwig Clears Up Mastering Confusion Around Clapton's New "I Still Do" Double 45rpm LP
Michael Fremer  |  May 04, 2016  |  15 comments
The release blurb for Eric Clapton's new Glyn Johns produced and engineered record has left some readers confused about the source. Bob Ludwig clears it up.

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Analog Spark To Reissue from The Three Track Master Bernstein's "Rhapsody in Blue"/"An American In Paris"
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 26, 2016  |  7 comments
Analog Spark, a Razor and Tie imprint headed by Mark Piro just announced some great upcoming AAA releases headlined by the iconic Bernstein/NYP recording of "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris" cut by Ryan K. Smith using for the first time the original three track master tape.

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"Dameronia With Strings" Ferit Odman's Tadd Dameron Tribute Will Wow You
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 11, 2016  |  17 comments
“Too expensive to record to analog tape” we often hear from major label representatives, from producers and from artists. And there are those who don’t think the sonics are better or as good as ProTools.

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World Premier! Vanessa Fernandez's "Kashmir" From "When the Levee Breaks"
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 06, 2016  |  43 comments
Groove Note's Ying Tan handed me a surprise at the conclusion of my visit to Bernie Grunman's: a two sided lacquer containing selections from the upcoming Vanessa Fernandez triple 45rpm AAA LP set.

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Bernie Grundman Cuts Lacquers For Vanessa Fernandez's "When the Levee Breaks"
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 04, 2016  |  18 comments
Lacquer cutting began Wednesday, Feb. 3rd for When the Levee Breaks Vanessa Fernandez's sophomore "triple A" Groove Note album.

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Intervention Records Scores Joe Jackson Hat Trick!
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2016  |  26 comments
Intervention Records adds Joe Jackson's Night and Day to its previously announced Jackson titles I'm the Man and Look Sharp!

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IMPEX To Release "Tony Bennett/Dave Brubeck The White House Sessions Live 1962"
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2016  |  6 comments
IMPEX Records has just announced The White House Sessions, Live 1962 a historic collaboration between Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck and his quartet.

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Mono 45rpm "Surrealistic Pillow" from Mo-Fi is the One to Have
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 29, 2016  |  31 comments
Paul Kantner RIP. When is this parade of dead rock icons going to end? Can we at least have a short break?
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"New Orleans Shuffle" From John Fahey's 1973 Album "After the Ball"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 19, 2016  |  5 comments
In 1973 the late guitarist, music historian, fanatical record collector and audiophile John Fahey recorded for Reprise Records the album "After the Ball" (MS 2145)—an album of original and "period" pieces including this track: New Orleans Shuffle by the pianist Bill Whitmore, originally recorded in 1925 by The Halfway House Orchestra.

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