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Joni Mitchell First Four LP Box June 25th From Rhino Celebrates Blue 's 50th Anniversary
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 08, 2021  |  21 comments
Rhino releases on June 25th a box set containing re-mastered versions of Joni Mitchell's first four Reprise albums (1968-71). The date is the 3 days after the 50th anniversary of the original release of Blue, which many fans consider a pivotal album in her recording career and one of the most thoughtful musical expressions of love lost ever. It was also her final Reprise release. Blue, like albums by Nick Drake and a few others from that era continue to be rediscovered by succeeding generations of fans and musicians alike.

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Joni Mitchell Sounds Off on Digital Recording
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 07, 2015  |  21 comments
In case you missed this Billboard Magazine interview with Joni Mitchell, conducted upon the release of her 4 CD retrospective box set Love Has Many Faces, A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced.

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Kaneshii Vinyl Pressing Opens on Canada's East Coast Aiming To Serve Indie Artists
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2017  |  0 comments
Opened June of 2017, Kaneshii Vinyl Press is a full-service boutique vinyl-record manufacturer located in the West Royalty Industrial Park, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s East Coast. The company sent the press release in the early fall, probably after the opening "shake out". Good idea!

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Kate Koeppel Design Introduces "The Record Tote"
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 10, 2015  |  7 comments
Kate Koeppel Design in collaboration with GDS Cloth Goods has just introduced The Record Tote— an LP bag Taylor Swift and every style conscious vinyl fanatic will want be seen with.

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Ken Micallef Interviews AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer*
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2020  |  23 comments
Jazz Vinyl Audiophile and Stereophile writer/reviewer Ken Micallef recently visited and interviewed me for his YouTube channel. Thanks to snappy editing and photo insertions, he's produced a fast-paced video you might enjoy watching. This is part 1 of 2 parts.

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Kickstarter Vinyl Project A Bit More Than 25% Funded
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 09, 2015  |  24 comments
"Hearing is Deceiving", the vinyl project designed to find out if we can distinguish between an AAA and an ADA production is now a bit more than 25% funded with seventeen days to go.

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Kickstarter Vinyl Project Now Funded (Revised Story)
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 06, 2014  |  33 comments
Here's producer/saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh's Kickstarter campaign message:
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Kinks Arthur.... 50th Anniversary Box Set Drops October 25th on BMG
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 30, 2019  |  11 comments
One of the greatest of all Kinks albums—and a concept album about emigrating from England to Australia that still resonates, Arthur Or The Decline And Fall of The British Empire gets the l
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Kinks and Klem Kadiddlehopper?
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 04, 2013  |  8 comments
The Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy saw the rock'n'roll handwriting on the wall back in 1956. The big banders invited Elvis Presley onto their television show. It was Elvis's first TV appearance and it created a sensation.

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KINKS KUT FROM ORIGINAL PYE MASTER TAPES!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 09, 2015  |  17 comments
It's official: The recently released Sanctuary Kinks albums were mastered by Kevin Gray from the original Pye master tapes. Gray just got permission to reveal this.

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Kirmuss Audio Versus The LAST Factory! Gloves On! Rabbits Off!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 25, 2019  |  81 comments
If you've watched the "RMAF Wrap-up" video on the AnalogPlanet YouTube channel (which today hit 30,000 subscribers), you no doubt remember the surprise "name check" encounter with record restoration expert Charles Kirmuss. It wasn't a "set up". I happened to walk into the room where he was restoring records for attendees as he talked about LAST Record Preservative and said "unlike Michael Fremer who...."—well watch the video below.

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Kitchen Accessories For Vinyl Fanatics
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 05, 2014  |  5 comments
Okay, this is way out in left field…...
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Kronos Audio Products to Introduce Lower Priced Sparta Turntable at the International CES Show
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 23, 2013  |  8 comments
Canada based Kronos Audio Products announced the introduction of Sparta, a lower priced edition of its dual platter turntable design. The new dual platter $21,000 'table (introductory price) is similar in concept to the more expensive Kronos Limited Edition and Kronos PRO models.

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KUZMA Announces New SAFIR 9 Tonearm
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 17, 2022  |  28 comments
Following 5 years of R&D Franc Kuzma today introduced his latest creation, the SAFIR 9 tonearm. The conical arm tube is fabricated from sapphire— "the first implementation of the precious stone" for this application.

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Lalo Schifrin's "Bullit" Soundtrack Coming to Vinyl On Record Store Day
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 07, 2014  |  6 comments
Aleph Records will release its first ever vinyl soundtrack on RSD 2014.
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