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Electric Recording Company To Issue Sonny Rollins' "Way Out West" in Stereo
Michael Fremer  |  May 01, 2020  |  71 comments
The Electric Recording Company announced today that it would release a limited edition version of Sonny Rollins' Way Out West cut as always using the original master tape.

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Diving Into the Quality, Reasoning, & Ethics Behind Modern Vinyl Bootlegs
Malachi Lui  |  Apr 30, 2020  |  12 comments
You enter a record store and alphabetically dig through the rap LPs. You reach W: West, Kanye. All of the widely distributed Kanye LPs appear, but of his 2013 cinematic masterpiece Yeezus, a “FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY” copy appears. The jacket shows Virgil Abloh’s iconic album package design, a red-taped CD case, cropped and blown up to a 12” square. Yeezus on vinyl?! A promo? For real??? Uhhhh, no.

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AXPONA 2020 CANCELED!
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 30, 2020  |  10 comments
AXPONA 2020 has been canceled. CEO and Founder of show organizer JD Events just released the following letter:

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Mastering in the Time of Covid-19
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 29, 2020  |  7 comments
"Tone Poet" Joe Harley sent this photo taken today at a Kevin Gray mastering session. Analog life goes on at Cohearent Audio during the Pandemic.

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Can I Have My Money Back?
The New York Times Covers The Electric Recording Company
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 29, 2020  |  22 comments
The print edition of today's New York Times includes an article titled "The Vinyl? It's Pricey. The Sound? Otherworldly", written about The Electric Recording Company by music critic Ben Sisario. To prep for the article he visited, bringing with him an ERC mastered Johanna Martzy Bach Violin Sonatas recording and a newly mastered CD version produced by Warner Music Korea. He wanted to compare on the kind of system ERC buyers might own. He also visited The Electric Recording Company in London.

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Mack Avenue Music Group Webstore Event Distributes 100% of Sales Directly to Artists
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 29, 2020  |  0 comments
Mack Avenue Music Group launches an all-sales-go-directly to-the artist event starting Thursday, April 30th, which is also International Jazz Day, running through May 3rd. Mack Avenue Senior Director of A&R Will Wakefield says, "Almost everyone I know—musicians, managers, venue owners and booking agents—are facing unemployment or worse for an unknown amount of time. We are keenly aware of what that means and wants to be there to help in whatever way we can and I think this is good start."

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qobuz Offers Free Hi-Res Downloads During Coronavirus Confinement
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 28, 2020  |  5 comments
Hi-res streaming service qobuz just announced a now through May 15th offer of 21 CD resolution and hi-res titles you can download free. The music includes classical, jazz and "world".

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Turntable Reviews
Cambridge Audio’s Alva—A Serious Plug’n’Play Direct Drive Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 26, 2020  |  16 comments
Cambridge Audio’s $1699 Direct-Drive Alva (named after Thomas Alva Edison) is not the first “plug’n’play turntable, but it’s the first serious, well-engineered one that combines set up ease with high performance, both mechanical and sonic. An added attraction is high resolution Bluetooth SBC [lowest resolution 320 bit MP3]/apt X/apt X HD [up to 24 bit/48kHz Hi-res] functionality that allows wireless connectivity to a Bluetooth loudspeaker or headphones.

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Sam Records and Saga Launch new ARTISAN Record Series Aimed at Jazz and Art Lovers
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 24, 2020  |  22 comments
From the Sam Records press release:

“By the late 1940s, the emergence of vinyl records created new opportunities for graphic artists to express their talent. The new 12'' square format seemed particularly suitable for experimentation and many labels became reputed for their innovative designs. Amazingly gifted artists such as David Stone Martin, Jim Flora, Pierre Merlin, Burt Goldblatt or Reid Miles, to name just a few, made a name for themselves illustrating or designing jazz record covers.

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Amoeba Music May Be a Covid-19 Victim
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 24, 2020  |  19 comments
Amoeba Music with record stores in Hollywood, Berkeley and San Francisco says that due to the Covid-19 virus it faces an "uncertain future" as all three stores since mid-March have been shut down. Savings are running out and while the company is paying staff salaries it cannot continue much longer without help from customers and friends.

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