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AnalogPlanet RadioNews
AnalogPlanet Radio Shows Now All Accessible Under One "Roof"
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 03, 2016  |  10 comments
Analogplanet Radio was introduced here a year ago today. Now on the first anniversary of that announcement all of the WFMU HD Radio shows can be accessed in one place on the Analogplanet website.

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Were Approximately 75,000,000 LP Records Pressed Worldwide in 2015?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 01, 2016  |  22 comments
I received a spread sheet earlier in the year estimating how many records would be pressed in 2016. The total was well in excess of 80,000,000 (yes, eighty million).

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"All Things Must Pass" The Tower Records Story Coming to DVD September 13
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 01, 2016  |  21 comments
"All Things Must Pass", the must-see documentary on the rise and fall of the Tower Records chain, comes to DVD September 13th through MVD

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"Who Can I Be Now?" 13 LP David Bowie Box Set Coming in September
 |  Aug 01, 2016  |  7 comments
The second David Bowie box set centered around his so-called "American Period" ships in September.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
The Even More Amazing ifi Micro iPhono 2 MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 26, 2016  |  42 comments
While the new iPhono 2 appears on the outside to be identical to the original iPhono, reviewed back in 2012 on analogplanet.com, don’t let the similar appearance fool you: the iPhono 2 is a completely new and vastly improved phono preamplifier—and the original was already plenty good.

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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
Joe Jackson Reissues From Intervention Records
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 26, 2016  |  49 comments
Joe Jackson's "angry young man" stance came late in the cycle and so at the time was less than fully convincing. Elvis and Graham had already been there and done that. The picture of Jackson on the back cover of his debut Look Sharp just wasn't convincing.

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AnalogPlanet Radio
Analogplanet Radio’s “What’s New?” Show Available Now For Streaming Here and on WFDU.fm
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 25, 2016  |  4 comments
Today’s show covers new and recent vinyl releases but it begins with a tribute to recent fallen rock heroes. There’s also a false start (two actually) so give it a minute to get going because it’s a very entertaining show!
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Analog Gear News
Levin Introduces Stylish Stylus Brush
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 21, 2016  |  12 comments
Levin Designs, the German company that manufactures a very stylish wood-handled record cleaning brush recently introduced an equally stylish stylus cleaning brush.

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AnalogPlanet Radio
Analogplanet Radio’s Second “Off the Shelf” WFDU HD2 Radio Show Now Available For Streaming Here and on WFDU.fm
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 18, 2016  |  7 comments
Analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer returned home yesterday from Japan and had planned to run an old show today, but somehow that didn’t seem right.

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Analog Gear NewsNews
How Audio-Technica Builds the ART1000 MC Phono Cartridge (price and tech correction)
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 16, 2016  |  9 comments
During my visit to Audio-Technica in Machida City, Tokyo, Japan, I was I given a tour of the factory, which mostly produces microphones along with some headphone components. Other than the new ART1000, all of the cartridge manufacturing and assembly takes place either at another factory in Fukui, Japan or at an Audio-Technica owned factory in China.

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