Michael Fremer

Album Reviews
Mandy Moore's Silver Landings
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 17, 2020  |  15 comments
I didn’t know who Mandy Moore was when the press blurb arrived in my inbox. Incredible Boomer ignorance. What my eyes latched onto was the blurb’s “laid down to tape” line. A web search quickly informed my Boomer/pop culture cluelessness! I should be embarrassed, but I don’t embarrass easily.
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News
ERC Announces Monk's Brilliant Corners From Original Mono Master Tape
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 17, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 17, 2020  |  24 comments
Electric Recording Company announced today the forthcoming "true mono" reissue of Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners featuring Sonny Rollins due some time in April. ERC's costly limited edition releases usually quickly sell out. This one's still available but for how long?

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Can I Have My Money Back?
Sometimes, Things Aren't How They Appear....
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 16, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 16, 2020  |  10 comments
After watching the video showing the Revolv VTF gauge react to the Anna D stylus, SAT's Marc Gomez sent me this analysis:

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Set-Up Accessory Reviews
Beware Magnetized Stylus Pressure Gauges!
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 15, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 15, 2020  |  24 comments
Revolv has sold a lot of these useful vertical tracking force gauges. To the best of their knowledge—and they know their stuff—they are not magnetized. Yet the one I got surely is as you can see in the video below (there's no sound).

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Interviews
Ken Micallef Interviews AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer About Duke, Lloyd and "Getting There"
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 15, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 15, 2020  |  4 comments
Here's part 3 of Ken Micallef's interview conducted here a few weeks ago. I was on fire but not on anything....just be clear.

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Album Reviews
Charles Lloyd 8: Kindred Spirits, Live From the Lobero Box Set
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 14, 2020  |  6 comments
Charles Lloyd turns 82 tomorrow (March 15th). Two years ago, to celebrate his 80th, Dorothy Darr, his wife/manager and herself an artist, threw a year-long party for him and as a present made him work.

Lloyd and his group toured, with each stop a celebration. On his birthday the entourage pulled into his hometown of Santa Barbara, California and performed at the 150 year old Lobero Theater.

The annotation notes that Lloyd has played there more often than any other venue and more often than any other performer, so it was a true homecoming celebration with “kindred spirits” on-stage and in the audience.

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Cartridge Reviews
Audio Technica AT-VM95ML Vs. Ortofon 2M Blue File Identities Revealed!
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 13, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 13, 2020  |  9 comments
Here's the reveal of the files used in this cartridge comparison:

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News
Record Store Day Postponed Until June 20th, 2020
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 13, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 13, 2020  |  7 comments
For obvious reasons, RSD 2020 scheduled for April 18th has been postponed until June 20th.
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Interviews
Ken Micallef Interviews AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer About Lacquer Fire and More
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 13, 2020  |  First Published: Mar 13, 2020  |  3 comments
In the second video interview Ken Micallef asked me to talk about the Transco/Apollo lacquer fire and that led to a discussion about Scientology's use of metal parts to store L.Ron Hubbard's speeches. Or at least as much about it as I know.

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Ken Micallef Interviews AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer*
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2020  |  First Published: 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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