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I'm Traveling
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 23, 2012  |  19 comments
(Photo by Randy Wells) I've been on the road just about the entire month of October. First at Rocky Mountain Audio Festival and this past weekend I M.C.'d at Chad Kassem's 15th Annual Blues at The Crossroads Blues Festival held at his Blue Heaven Studios, a converted church. It was a blast and of course I again got to tour the pressing plant.
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If You Buy Just One Record This Record Store Day April 16th..
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 13, 2016  |  20 comments
Record Store Day is this Saturday April 16th. It's also in the middle of AXPONA in Chicago, which is really annoying. Very bad timing.

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Impex Announces multi-Format Release of Patricia Barber’s Clique
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2021  |  1 comments
Thursday, June 10th: Impex Records today announced the multi-format release of Patricia Barber’s new album Clique. It will be available as both 33 1/3 and 45rpm LPs, an “Ultra High Definition Permanent Download (stereo and 5.1), High Definition Streaming, MQA CD, SACD (stereo and 5.1) and Reel to Reel analog tape.

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IMPEX To Issue "Belafonte Sings the Blues" As Double 45rpm Set
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 02, 2012  |  4 comments
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IMPEX to Issue on 180g Vinyl "Famous Blue Raincoat" From Jennifer Warnes' Analog Mix Tapes
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 21, 2015  |  24 comments
IMPEX Records recently announced the forthcoming reissue of Jennifer Warnes' classic album Famous Blue Raincoat cut by Bernie Grundman from using Warnes' own personal analog mix master tapes.

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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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Impulse! Records Celebrates 60 Years With Year-Long Campaign
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 16, 2021  |  11 comments
Impulse! Records, founded in 1960 by Creed Taylor and home to some of the greatest jazz artists of all time including John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Quincy Jones, among many others, this year celebrates its 60th anniversary.

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In Japan, Sony Getting Back Into the Business of Pressing Records
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2017  |  17 comments
I read the news today, oh boy! Sony, Japan is getting back into the business of cutting and perhaps pressing records after having "walkman"ed away for the past thirty years.

Here's the story posted by NPR.

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In Portland, Oregon A New Source For Per Madsen's "Rackit" Record Racks
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 02, 2019  |  21 comments
An AnalogPlanet reader let us know about a new source for Per Madsen's "Rackit" record storage units (Per retired). Portland Oregon based woodworker Ryan Tinsel manufactures the record storage racks in his "one-man shop".

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In the Groove Hardcover, Which Celebrates 75 Years of the LP, The Rise of Vinyl Culture, and the Ongoing Turntable Revolution, Is Set to Be Published October 17
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 05, 2023  |  11 comments

Has it really been 75 years since Columbia Records released what’s generally agreed to as being the first commercially available 12-inch long-playing record — or LP — in June 1948? Indeed it has — and a new 192-page hardcover book, titled In the Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution, is set to be published October 17. In the Groove covers our favorite format’s history from the first LP needle drop to the ongoing vinyl resurgence of today — and it also includes a chapter penned by a noted AnalogPlanet contributor to boot. Read on to find out more about , and how to pre-order your own copy today. . .

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Innovative Launches in New York City Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 13, 2020  |  6 comments
Unless you are official press, you are not invited to the XVX noon press preview lunch Friday January 17th, but feel free to reserve a seat during one of the hourly "Happy Hour Listening Sessions" from 4PM through 8PM at Innovative Audio by rsvp-ing before limited space is all booked. The website says 5PM-9PM....so better check with Innovative!

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Intervention Re-Pressing Gene Clark's Classic White Light AAA LP
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 23, 2019  |  7 comments
Intervention's reissue of Gene Clark's classic White Light sold out, but it's currently being re-pressed and the company is taking orders. Don't miss out the second time!
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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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Intervention's Oustanding Gilded Palace of Sin Reissue Back In Print!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 23, 2019  |  0 comments
Intervention Records announced today that it has put back in print the quick to sell out all-analog reissue of The Flying Burrito Brothers' debut album.

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Is Michael Weiss's AAA Joe Ferla engineered and Mixed Kickstarter Project Worthy of Your Support?
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 17, 2019  |  25 comments
Keyboardist Michael Weiss released in 2003 a CD of his all-analog (AAA) production of Soul Journey, a collection of nine original compositions arranged for sextet featuring Steve Wilson, alto sax, Ryan Kisor, trumpet and flugelhorn, Steve Davis, trombone, Paul Gill, bass and Daniel Sadownick, percussion. It was recorded to 2 inch 30IPS tape at Avatar Studios New York by Joe Ferla and mixed by Joe to 1/2" 30IPS analog tape.

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