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Record Store Day 2020 “RSD Drops” Finally Approaching!
Malachi Lui  |  Aug 20, 2020  |  12 comments
After two COVID-19-induced delays, Record Store Day 2020 is finally (sort of) happening. Instead of the usual huge event, in an attempt to “socially distance” RSD, the releases will drop on three Saturdays over as many months. These “RSD Drops” occur August 29, September 26, and October 24, and in my opinion might fail the social distancing test. In particular, the August 29 drop has huge releases with diverse audiences; I predict that this first drop will be rather busy, leaving the latter two far emptier. I’ll be lining up early at Music Millennium on August 29 (last year’s event at Everyday Music was unsuccessful) for a large set of releases. Here are this year’s most noteworthy RSD items:

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Record Store Day April 20th 2013
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 21, 2013  |  53 comments
The line snaked down the block outside of Music Merchant in Westwood, NJ the morning of Record Store Day April 20th 2013. It was 7:30 AM well before I got there, you can be sure. Others told me about the scene, including the store's owner.

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Record Store Day Black Friday 2016 Offerings
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 23, 2016  |  10 comments
Here are some of the RSD Black Friday 2016 Limited Edition offerings:

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Record Store Day Postponed Until June 20th, 2020
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 13, 2020  |  7 comments
For obvious reasons, RSD 2020 scheduled for April 18th has been postponed until June 20th.
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Record Store Day Ruined By Grumpy Old Man!
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 19, 2014  |  73 comments
How was your RSD? Mine was ruined by a grumpy old man at my local record store, Music Merchants in Westwood, New Jersey.

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Record Store Day, Black Friday Edition, Offers a Wide Variety of RSD Exclusive and RSD First Titles on November 24
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 04, 2023  |  6 comments

We’re always excited when the next round of Record Store Day titles is announced, and this week has already seen a flurry of notices about a slew of great Black Friday RSD Exclusive and RSD First titles that will be available at participating Record Store Day shops on November 24. Read on to find out what some of our early RSD Black Friday favorites are, what their respective limited-edition pressings are capped at, and if they’re being offered on black or color vinyl. . .

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Record Technology Incorporated (RTI) Set to Press 4 Million+ Records in 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2015  |  23 comments
Adele's 25 sold 22,000 vinyl copies in its first week. Yes, that's a fraction of the total sales of 3.8 million copies sold but it's still impressive in our niche world (photo taken during video shoot for "It's a Vinyl World After All" DVD).

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Recording Engineer, Producer Elliot Mazer, R.I.P.
Harvey Kubernik  |  Feb 11, 2021  |  7 comments
(Copyright 2021, Harvey Kubernik) (Eliot Mazer photo courtesy Burson Audio.)

Elliot Mazer, the recording engineer and record producer who worked with Kenny Burrell, Chubby Checker, Maynard Ferguson, Richie Havens, Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan, Jack Nitzsche, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and The Band died this past weekend at his San Francisco home at age 79. Cause of death was a heart attack. Mazer had battled dementia for a number of years.

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Reference Recordings to Release New Doug MacLeod Album on CD and Double 45rpm LP
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 05, 2013  |  1 comments
On March 12, 2013 Reference Recordings will release a CD version and then sometime later a double 45rpm 1/2 speed mastered 200 gram Quality Record Pressings edition of a new recording by Piedmont blues specialist Doug MacLeod.
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Rega Debuts New Planar 8 and Neo PSU
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 07, 2018  |  7 comments
Here's the poop directly from Rega:
"The Planar 8 was inspired by the ultimate Rega turntable, the 'Naiad'. We decided early on that instead of an evolution of the previous RP8, the new Planar 8 was to be developed and engineered to encapsulate the essence of 'Naiad' at an affordable price. Our aim was to deliver a level of performance far beyond what has been achieved at this price point before.

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Regina Spektor Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Debut Album 11:11 With Limited-Edition 180g 3LP Box Set on August 26
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 19, 2022  |  2 comments

She’s got time, and so do we. Russian/American singer/songwriter Regina Spektor is set to release a limited-edition 180g 3LP box set that includes her self-released debut album 11:11 in celebration of its 20th anniversary. This 3LP box also includes Papa’s Bootlegs, 2LPs of previously unreleased of-era live material. The entire set is due on August 26 via Sire/Rhino.

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Replacement For Per Madsen's Rackit Record Storage System!
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 17, 2012  |  14 comments
When Per Madsen decided to retire a few years ago, thousands of record collectors wished him well but with great sadness. One of the sturdiest, most attractive and convenient record storage systems would no longer be manufactured.
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Replacing Defective Copies of Bryan Ferry's "The Jazz Age"
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 11, 2013  |  7 comments
Just received this email from Bryan Ferry's organization:

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Reporting From Munich Hi-End Show Thursday through Sunday
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2013  |  6 comments
I'll be attending the Munich Hi-End Show Thursday through Sunday and reporting back here nightly on all things analog at the show. Stay tuned!
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Reprise Drops June 19th Neil Young's 1974/'75 "Lost Album" Homegrown
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2020  |  6 comments
Neil Young describes Homegrown as "The One That Got Away". Recorded in 1974 and '75, the album should have been released a few years after Harvest, but the sad side of a love affair was too much for Young to deal with after recording it, so he "...kept it to myself, hidden away in the vault, on the shelf, in the back of my mind….but I should have shared it. It’s actually beautiful. That’s why I made it in the first place. Sometimes life hurts. You know what I mean. This is the one that got away."

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