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The David Bowie "Five Years" Box Set Unboxed
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 10, 2015
The David Bowie box set arrived from Warner Brothers, which distributes it in America, while I was at The Rocky Mountain Audio Festival.

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The Eagle Has Landed: Phoenix Engineering's High Power Digital Turntable PSU
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 26, 2014
Phoenix Engineering, manufacturer of the Falcon Digital Turntable PSU and Roadrunner Tachometer today announced the new High Power Eagle PSU designed to work with both VPI's higher powered motor equipped 'tables and those with dual motor/flywheels—as well as with any A.C. synchronous motor of 15 or fewer watts.

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The Electric Recording Company Does The White Stripes' White Blood Cells !
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 30, 2021
No need to check your calendar it's not April 1st and this is for real: ERC just announced it would be releasing The White Stripes' White Blood Cells, the group's 2001 final release on the Sympathy For the Record Industry label cut from the original analog master tape and packaged in the usual meticulous ERC way.

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The Electric Recording Company Produces Classical Music Reissues The Right Way
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 20, 2013
Here's a company that fell well below my radar screen for years until a reader alerted me to its website. The Electric Recording Company and its founder Pete Hutchison is dedicated to reissuing on vinyl much sought after classical music fare from the early LP era, including those of legendary violinist Johanna Martzy as well as recordings by violinists, Leonid Kogan and Gioconda De Vito, ‘French School’ pianists Yvonne Lefébure and Germaine Thyssens-Valentin and cellist János Starker.. Or as the website describes the musical choices "...iconic 'Holy Grail' recordings by the most revered classical performers."
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The Flaming Lips Prepare Massive 180g 5LP Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Box Set for April 14, 2023
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 26, 2022
The test begins — now! To wit: Oklahoma’s favorite weird sons The Flaming Lips have announced a massive 180g 5LP box set to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their landmark July 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The deluxe LP box features 40 tracks never before available on vinyl, and it will arrive like a rocket ship on April 14, 2023. Read on to find out more about all the cool B-sides, demos, outtakes, live material, and, of course, the pressing details. . .

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The GRAMMYs® at 50!
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 01, 2008

There’s an air of unreality about issuing a 7 CD set honoring the 50th Anniversary of The GRAMMY Awards. For one thing, the GRAMMYs award commercial, not artistic merit, though occasionally the two intersect. But more importantly, in an age of iTunes, where you can grab the tunes you want for a buck a piece, there’s something outdated and inefficient about packaging and marketing 16 tunes per category on a CD. What if you only like a few of them? Why be forced to buy all of them? Guess what? You’re not. NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) and Shout! Factory decided to issue these 7 discs anyway.

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The Kinks Will Serve Up Muswell Hillbillies and Everybody’s In Show-Biz - Everybody’s A Star in a Deluxe 6LP Box Set Via BMG on September 9
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 10, 2022

Celluloid heroes never really die, and neither do The Kinks. To wit: The Kinks will be releasing Muswell Hillbillies / Everybody’s In Show-Biz - Everybody’s A Star in a deluxe box set configuration that combines deluxe LP reissues of these two classic early-1970s Kinks albums in addition to an all-new Ray Davies remix LP on September 9, 2022, via BMG. Full details, including who cut what and where for the LPs, follow. . .

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The Last Beatles Song, “Now And Then,” Is Coming November 2; The Beatles’ 1962-1966 (‘The Red Album’) And 1967-1970 (‘The Blue Album’) Collections Expanded, Mixed In Stereo & Dolby Atmos For 2023 Edition Releases Out Via Capitol/UMe November 10
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 26, 2023

The last Beatles song, “Now And Then,” will be released worldwide om November 2. Then, on November 10, The Beatles’ 1962-1966 (‘The Red Album’) and 1967-1970 (‘The Blue Album’) collections will be released in 2023 Edition packages by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. Read on for all the details, shared directly from a Beatles/UMe press release. . .

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The Last Word (For Now) on the Technics SL-1000R Tonearm
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 06, 2018
The amount of faux "controversy" surrounding the 10" arm Technics will supply with its upcoming SL-1000R turntable bordered on the absurd. Much of it centered on the pivot to spindle distance and effective length. It all began when the 'table arrived and the spec sheet listed the effective length as 239mm. That didn't make sense to me because that would be the effective length of a 9" arm!

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The McIntosh Group Sells Audio Research Corporation to TWS Enterprises LLC
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 25, 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 25, 2020) – TWS Enterprises, LLC, a privately held company owned wholly by Trent Suggs, has agreed to purchase Audio Research from the McIntosh Group, Inc. subject to completion of due diligence which is expected to be finalized by the end of August. As Audio Research celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year, it is time to embark on the next chapter of its journey in high performance music reproduction.

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The Mikey and Chad Show Comes to The Audio Salon For One Night Only!
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 12, 2019
"Making Vinyl, Hollywood" comes to the W hotel Monday and Tuesday October14th and 15th. AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer moderates panels and Analogue Productions/Acoustic Sounds mogul Chad Kassem participates. Tuesday evening the Mikey and Chad Show (or the Chad and Mikey Show, if you you prefer) comes to The Audio Salon, Santa Monica 6-9PM for one show only! If you're in the area, come on over. We'll have fun and spin some great records on a killer system.

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The Mothers of Invention "Freak Out!" Vinyl Reissue Straight Poop
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2013
According to mastering engineer Chris Bellman, Freak Out! was cut from a digital source.
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The New York Times Reports on The Vinyl Resurgence
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2013
The Arts section of today's New York Times contains a vinyl resurgence story by Allan Kozzin you're sure to enjoy reading
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The Police Line Up 40th Anniversary 180g 4LP Super Deluxe Edition, 2LP Color Vinyl, and 1LP Picture Disc Versions of Synchronicity for July 26 Release
Mike Mettler  |  May 30, 2024

“A connecting principle, linked to the invisible.” It’s a key line from the ostensible title track to The Police’s blockbuster Synchronicity LP, which is now officially slated for a very-much-visible and quite tangible 40th anniversary box set celebration that will comprise 180g 4LP super deluxe, 2LP color vinyl, and 1LP picture disc editions from Polydor/UMe on July 26, 2024. Read on to see what all the bonus tracks are and which ones make the cut on each LP edition, as well as which version sports an alternate tracklisting. . .

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The Prince Estate, In Partnership With Warner Records to Release 1999 Remastered and Expanded November, 29th
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 11, 2019
Prince's standout album 1999 that included "Little Red Corvette", "1999" and "Delirious" first released in 1982 when 1999 seemed a long way off gets the deluxe treatment in time for the holidays. Along with the standard remastered by Bernie Grundman at 192/24 bit edition (as a double 180g purple vinyl LP) there will be a Deluxe 2 CD/2LP version and a Super Deluxe 5 CD+DVD/10LP+DVD edition (all will include downloads and streaming).

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