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Giles Martin’s “Sgt. Pepper’s….” 50th Anniversary Remix Strategy
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2017
As the 50th anniversary approached of the 1967 release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Apple Corps and its president Jeff Jones set about deciding how best to mark the occasion (or not).
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Gold Note Adds Outboard PSU For Its PH-10 MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2018
FIRENZE, Italy: Italian High-End manufacturer Gold Note – just introduced the PSU-10 external power supply developed to enhance the performance of the PH-10 phono stage.

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Gold Note Debuts Full Featured PH-1000 MM/MC Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 29, 2021
Italy-based Gold Note announced today its new PH-1000 phono preamplifier, which the company calls "the best phono stage we have ever created." It is among the most flexible phono preamplifiers ever, that is for sure.

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Goldring Launches New Eroica HX H.O. MC Cartridge Ahead of High End Munich 2022
Michael Fremer  |  May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022—U.K. cartridge manufacture Goldring today announced the EroicaHX a high output moving coil cartridge retailing in the United States for $899. The new cartridge will be available starting this June.

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Gotta Groove Pressing Plant Movie Competes For Awards
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 09, 2017
A short film about Cleveland Pressing Plant Gotta Groove Records has been selected for screening by both the Palm Springs International ShortFest as well as the the San Francisco Documentary Festival (screening today, June 9th).

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Gotta Groove Records Changes Hands
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 09, 2021
Cleveland, Ohio based Gotta Groove Records today announced an ownership change, but it shouldn't change how the company does business, which is very successfully, or how it presses records, which is very well.

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Grado Consolidates & Upgrades "Statement" and "Reference" Series as "Timbre" & Intros OPUS3 Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 27, 2020
Grado Labs just announced a new "Timbre" series of cartridges that consolidates under one "roof" the previously separate mid-range "Reference" and "Statement" wooden bodied phono cartridges. Grado also introduced a new $275 OPUS3 cartridge. All, including the budget Prestige series, now incorporate techniques developed and incorporated into the top of the line Lineage series.

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Green Day Drops 15 Alternative Format Options for Dookie Demastered, Including a Wax Cylinder, X-ray LP, 8-Track, Music Box, Piano Roll, and More
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 10, 2024

In our ever-expanding search across this ever-spinning globe of ours for all things of analog-oriented interest, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to drop this one on the AP faithful: Bay Area alt-punk progenitors Green Day have gone all-out punk personified with their Dookie Demastered project, billed as “the way it was never meant to be heard.” Dookie Demastered features 15 truly alternative format options if ever there were, including wax cylinder, X-ray LP, 8-track, music box, piano roll, and more. Read on to see why you should plop down an entry into the Dookie Demastered pool to get one (or more!) of them in hand for your own collection. . .

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Greetings From Manila!
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 09, 2013
Greeted warmly by Manillans.
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GZ Media Claims It Pressed Seven Million Records Last Year!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 26, 2013
GZ Media, the Czech Republic digital and vinyl pressing plant that did such a great job pressing the Decca era Rolling Stones box set claims it pressed seven million records last year!
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GZ Media Takes Its Latest "Fashion Statement" Down the Runway!
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 03, 2015
When we announced last year that Czech Republic based GZ Media was pu
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Hagerman Audio Labs Introduces Trumpet MC-Vacuum Tube Phonostage
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 07, 2020
The 3rd generation Hagerman Audio Labs Trumpet MC, according to the designer, "...maintains the superb sonic performance of the original, while cleverly cutting costs via technological advancements.

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Half Hour Guest Appearance on Bangkok's Smartbomb Radio
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2015
I was hosted in Thailand by Chaiwat Jongpatanagitruang (on the right) and his brother Piyanas Jongpatanagitruang (on left). I was a guest on their half-hour Saturday night radio show. The weekly show is about audio.
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Half Speed Mastered Mercury Living Presence Series Debuts With Five Classics
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 23, 2021
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the legendary "Mercury Living Presence" series, Decca Classics just announced this new audiophile vinyl series half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using brand new from the original first generation 3 track analog master tapes high definition digital transfers made by Abbey Road Studios' Jared Hawkes (the one mono release used a full track 1/4" tape).

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Hand to Hand Combat!
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 02, 2015
I got into it in the discussion section of a ridiculous Rolling Stone story. Why did I waste my time doing so? Because this is hand-to-hand combat folks! Get your hands dirty!

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