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Beatles
Please Please Me AAA Mono Reissue: So Far So Great!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 30, 2014  |  25 comments
On the afternoon of September 4th, 1962 The Beatles arrived at Abbey Road for their first official session. They rehearsed, had dinner, returned to the studio and recorded “How Do You Do it” chosen for them as their first single by George Martin.

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Beatles
Beatles Mono Box Arrives!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 29, 2014  |  64 comments
The Beatles in Mono arrived today. This evening listening will begin but this afternoon analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer opened the box and physically inspected.
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Turntable Reviews
AVID “T"s Off with Low Priced Ingenium Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 26, 2014  |  27 comments
Designing a turntable (or pretty much anything) with no budgetary constraints is far easier than is designing one to a specific price point, especially a low one.

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News
"But Wait! There's More!" Department: Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 11, The Basement Tapes Complete
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 26, 2014  |  10 comments
Original tape sources, including "many found only recently" of Bob Dylan's legendary "Basement Tape" sessions have been meticulously restored and will be released on November 4th by Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings in a complete 6 disc CD set (The Basement Tapes Complete:The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 and in a 2 CD/3 LP 180g highlights edition (The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11.

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Beatles
Beatles Mono Box Not Pressed at GZ Media Or "Seeing Is Not Believing!"
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 26, 2014  |  20 comments
A visit to Czech Republic-based GZ Media recently published on a website includes an un-captioned photo of a large stack of the upcoming Beatles Mono box sets. This has flooded analogplanet.com's "inbox" with emails from readers, some inquisitive, some hysterical and a few spewing expletives.

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News
Listen Up! Music Matters Denver Event Video Posted on YouTube
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 25, 2014  |  9 comments
Last winter analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer attended a Music Matters event at Denver's Listen Up! retailer. Retailers throughout the country hold these "meet and greet" events for their regular customers and to attract new ones to the store.

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Album Reviews
Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall   52 Years Later You're There
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 21, 2014  |  12 comments
Today we mostly think of Tony Bennett as a jazz singer but back in 1962 Tony Bennett was one of Columbia Records' pop music stars. He had his first #1 hit for the label in 1951 with "Because of You". In 1953 Bennett's "Rags to Riches" topped the Billboard charts for 8 weeks. "Stranger In Paradise" only made it to #2 that year but you couldn't avoid it on the radio and few back then wanted to.

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News
Hendrix's The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge Issued From Analog Masters by Experience Hendrix and Legacy
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 21, 2014  |  6 comments
Experience Hendrix, LLC in conjunction with Sony/Legacy will release on September 16th these two Jimi Hendrix albums on CD, digital and 180g vinyl mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original master tapes.

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UMe Announces Fall Release Schedule, Plunges Into Vinyl 33 1/3 Speed Ahead
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 21, 2014  |  26 comments
September 9th's scheduled "Back to Mono" Beatles box is far from Universal Music Enterprises' only late summer vinyl venture. UMe today announced an ambitious vinyl release schedule for September and October.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
Balanced Audio Technology VK-P6 Phono Preamplifier Does MM
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 20, 2014  |  2 comments
First off, to clarify: I am a big Mel Tormé fan. If I describe a product as producing a "velvet fog" (Mel's nickname), it's meant as a compliment! Some readers emailed wondering how I meant the expression. I meant it as a compliment and I used it because the VK-P6's sonics reminded me of Mel's smooth, sonorous voice. If you want a phono preamp more in the Axl Rose camp, there are some. And there are some that manage neutrality or close to it.

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