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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

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:
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

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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Reprise to release Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' The Live Anthology Michael Fremer | Sep 26, 2009 | 0 comments

In five different formats!

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Resonance's Bill Evans RSD "Double Play"

Michael Fremer | Apr 20, 2022 | 23 comments

For an artist who passed away at a relatively young age (51) Bill Evans left a rich and varied recorded legacy—more music on disc than even the most dedicated Evans fan could possibly consume, yet more rare and often precious gems continue to be discovered and released, particularly by Resonance Records, whose Co-President Zev Feldman is a huge Evans fan.

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Rest in Peace, Roger Modjeski

Michael Fremer | Dec 16, 2019 | 3 comments

Roger Modjeski passed away December 11th 2019 at age 68 after a year long battle with cancer. He was a brilliant audio engineer who, after working at IBM and teaching at Stanford, joined Harold Beveridge in Santa Barbara, CA where he worked on that designer's electrostatic loudspeakers before becoming a reluctant manufacturer whose no-nonsense products have stood the test of time. He favored teaching and mentoring to manufacturing but managed to do both very well.

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Reverb LP A New Online Record Selling and Buying Site Opens Its Digital "Doors"

Michael Fremer | Dec 26, 2017 | 8 comments

The website Reverb.com recently announced an open beta launch for Reverb LP. Backed by what it claims is "the world’s most popular music gear site", Reverb LP aims to be "the best place online to buy and sell records".

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Revox Re-Enters the Turntable Market With T700

Michael Fremer | Oct 19, 2020 | 12 comments

Revox recently introduced the $4000 T700, its first new turntable in many years. The company's first platter spinner, the Revox 60 was originally introduced in 1956. A series of tangential trackers followed. The new T700, manufactured in Germany, features a built-in MC phono preamplifier and comes standard with an Ortofon Quintet Bronze moving coil cartridge.

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Rhino Announces Full Slate of RSD "Black Friday" Releases

Michael Fremer | Oct 25, 2014 | 30 comments

Rhino announced on October 24th an impressive lineup of RSD "Black Friday" 2014 vinyl releases including the MONO version of Iron Butterfly's classic Heavy album cut from analog tape on "heavy" 180g vinyl for $24.98.

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