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Best Mono "Pet Sounds"?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 28, 2012  |  14 comments
The stereo mix of Pet Sounds issued on SACD by Mobile Fidelity and on vinyl by Capitol a few years ago is interesting and was well done, but Brian mixed it and intended it to be listened to in mono, which is how it was originally released back in 1966.

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This is What "Non-Fill" Looks Like
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 02, 2012  |  24 comments
"Non-fill" refers to a pressing defect that occurs when the molten vinyl does not flow fully to produce a well-formed groove. It occurs most often on a 180g record's outer edge and is caused by the vinyl's beginning to harden prematurely.

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Reissue Labels To Avoid and Some Best to Proceed With Caution
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 28, 2012  |  97 comments
Call me crazy (and you wouldn't be the first!) but when I spend $25 or $50 on a 180 gram reissue, I want to know the source used and who did the cutting, plating and pressing. Don't you? But we don't get that vital information as often as we'd like, do we?

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