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Insider Report: Ortofon Concorde Elite Moving-Magnet Cartridge Seeks to Live Up to Its Vaunted Name
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 24, 2022

When it comes to making elite MMCs, Ortofon knows a thing or two about coming up with an elite thing or two. To wit: the company’s new Concorde Elite is a premium moving-magnet cartridge based on the legacy of the well-respected Ortofon Concorde MkII series — and the Concorde Elite sports an SRP of $439 to boot. Read on to find out more about the Concorde Elite MMC and what it can do for you and your turntable. . .

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Album Reviews
New Stereo Mix of The Beatles’ Revolver in 180g 4LP/1EP Vinyl Box Set Reveals Many New Sonic Details, Plus 2LPs of Unreleased Outtakes to Sweeten the Pot. You Say You Want the Original Mono? You Get OG Mono Too. What’s Not to Love?
Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 21, 2022

If you are considering buying the new 180g 4LP/1EP Super Deluxe Edition vinyl box set celebrating The Beatles’ landmark August 1966 album Revolver that’s set for release on October 28, then you’ve come to the right place. Read on to discover why this landmark Beatles box set is worth the coin for mono and stereo fans alike. . .

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Record Stores
Sneak Preview: AnalogPlanet’s Forthcoming Favorite Record Stores Series Will Commence With Our Site Visit to Atlantic Sounds in Daytona Beach, Florida
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 19, 2022

Yesterday, I visited one of my favorite record stores in the country — namely, Atlantic Sounds in Daytona Beach, Florida — and I sat down with owner Mike Toole for a two-hour conversation about his lifelong passion for listening to and selling music on vinyl, the long and storied history of the shop itself, and why Atlantic Sounds has endured and continues to see growth to this very day, ever since it first opened in the exact same location 40 years ago on October 15, 1982. Read on to get a sneak preview of the full story to come, and also find out how you can have your own favorite record store featured here on AnalogPlanet. . .

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News
Verve Records/UMe Partner With Third Man Records to Relaunch Popular Verve By Request Reissue Series, Commencing With Two 180g LP Releases on November 11, Followed by Two More on December 9
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 17, 2022

You asked for it, and now you’ve got it. To wit: Verve Records/UMe and Third Man Records have partnered together to resurrect the popular Verve By Request reissue series. Focusing on rare gems and fan-requested jazz albums from the Verve Label Group’s stable of iconic labels, this intriguing vinyl series will offer two titles per month, each entry having been handpicked by Verve and Third Man. These selections will include long-out-of-print titles from the vault, in addition to first-ever vinyl pressings for albums released in the 1990s and 2000s that were only available on CD and digital formats. Read on to find out which vintage albums are making the initial Verve/Third Man 180g cut for proper reissuing between November 2022 and June 2023. . .

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Album Reviews
Second Volume in Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong Collaboration Trilogy, Ella And Louis Again, Mixes Fine Duets With Individual Showcase Moments on New 180g 2LP Masterpiece from Verve and Acoustic Sounds
Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 14, 2022

Your decision as to whether you need the second volume in the 1950s trilogy of recorded collaborations between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong — October 1957’s Ella And Louis Again — may depend on how much of a fan you are of the Great American Songbook and vocal jazz in general. Read on to see if this 180g 2LP offering from Verve and Acoustic Sounds whets the audiophile palate. . .

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Analog Gear News
Insider Report: Acoustic Signature NEO Series Turntables
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 12, 2022

Yesterday, I spoke at length on the phone with Robert Hagemann of Acoustic Signature, the notable German manufacturer of top-tier turntables, tonearms, cartridges, phono preamps, record clamps, and other related accessories. Read on to learn more about the ins and outs regarding the scope of and philosophy behind all the NEO series entries in Acoustic Signature’s turntable and tonearm product offerings, and which of the company’s ’tables we’re likely to review next. . .

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News
Jim Croce’s Benchmark You Don’t Mess Around With Jim Album Sees a 50th Anniversary Limited-Edition 180g LP Release on November 25
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 11, 2022

BMG isn’t messing around with this one — and neither are we. To wit: The late, great singer/songwriter Jim Croce’s benchmark April 1972 album You Don’t Mess Around With Jim is getting properly feted with a 50th anniversary 180g 1LP release on November 25. Read on to find out all the operational details. . .

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Sweepstakes
The Hana EH Cartridge Sweepstakes
Analog Planet Staff  |  Oct 10, 2022
Register to win a Hana EH Cartridge (Total value $475.00) we are giving away.

About the prize:

The Hana EH cartridge is a high-output moving coil (MC) cartridge that comes in a moss-green body, weighs 5g, and houses a cross-coil generator. The synthetic elliptical stylus is mounted to an aluminum cantilever. Specs for the Hana EH include a vertical tracking force of 2g, trackability of 70µm/2g, and suggested load impedance of >47kƱ. The Hana EH is also plug-and-play-compatible with MM phono stages found in integrated amplifiers and A/V receivers.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment about your favorite record shop on this post (feel free to tell us the name of your favorite record store/vinyl shop, where it is located, and why you love shopping for vinyl there!). Click on the picture above for details on how to enter.

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Album Reviews
Outstanding Blue Note Tone Poet Series Reissues of John Coltrane’s Eternal Jazz Classic Blue Train in Separate 180g 1LP Mono and 180g 2LP Stereo Editions Beg the Question: Do You Get One or Both Versions?
Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 07, 2022

John Coltrane’s landmark lone album for Blue Note Records, January 1958’s Blue Train, is an acknowledged jazz classic that has only grown in stature over the years. In fact, the album is so highly revered and so popular that demand for original 1950s pressings have escalated on the collector’s market, putting those editions essentially out of reach for most consumers. Fortunately, the good folks behind Blue Note’s Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue series have crafted not one but two releases to celebrate the 65th anniversary of this most beloved Trane album — namely, separate 180g 1LP mono and 180g 2LP stereo editions. This likely raises a slight dilemma for some of us as to which version of we should buy. Read on to find out if one, or both versions are worth obtaining. . .

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Album Reviews
Idris Muhammad’s Lost 1971 Soul Jazz Jam Album, Peace and Rhythm, Spins Fresh, Rippled Gold for a New Generation Via a 180g 1LP VMP Reissue Relatively Unaffected by Its Color-Vinyl Presentation
Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 06, 2022

Unlike household names like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock, respected drummer Idris Muhammad is perhaps not all that well-known to most mainstream jazz music fans. Luckily, the good folks at Vinyl Me Please — working in conjunction with Craft Recordings’ Jazz Dispensary series — have just released a quite fine, RTI-pressed, Kevin Gray-remastered-and-lacquer-cut 180g 1LP reissue of Muhammad’s rare second solo album made for Prestige Records, 1971’s Peace and Rhythm. Read on to find our why you need to get your hands (and ears) on this long-lost limited-edition soul jazz classic. . .

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