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Oregon Gets a Pressing Plant
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 08, 2015  |  7 comments
A reader alerted me to a story by Portland Mercury music editor Ned Lannamann about a new pressing plant recently opened in Milwaukie, Oregon, a short drive from downtown Portland.

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Analogplanet.com Radio?
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 05, 2015  |  35 comments
I was a guest today on Evan Toth's WFDU (Fairleigh Dickenson University) radio show. Mr. Toth called recently and asked if I'd like to be on his show, which runs on the Internet and I said "sure". His show is called "Garden State Sound" and features music by New Jersey artists.

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RIP Bruce Lundvall, Resurrected Blue Note Records
Michael Fremer  |  May 21, 2015  |  5 comments
Record business veteran and jazz fan Bruce Lundvall passed away Tuesday, May 19th at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

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"Eric Leefe's Last Call to Rock'n'Roll" A Resounding Success!
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2015  |  4 comments
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. The above one (that's my wife) is a good example of that. It was taken just after Eric sang his encore "(I Found My Thrill On) Blueberry Hill" and the crowd was still cheering.

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Roxy Music The Complete Studio Albums : There’s a New Sensation! (Updated 5/11/15)
Michael Fremer  |  May 06, 2015  |  27 comments
A pin-up cover girl in 1972? Slicked back greaser hair, and while you’re at it an album jacket clothes, make-up and hair credit? Maybe you weren’t around for it in 1972 but back then this—not long hair, sandals, checked flannel shirts and bell-bottom jeans— was outrageous. Those were so yesterday-hippie.

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New Venue, New Time, Yet FMU Record Fair Packed With Vinyl Enthusiasts
Michael Fremer  |  May 04, 2015  |  15 comments
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Technics' SL-15 Automatic, Programmable, Direct Drive, Tangential Tracker
Michael Fremer  |  May 04, 2015  |  12 comments
Lyra Cartridge CEO Stig Bjorge collects some vintage audio gear. The Technics SL-15, introduced in 1981, is among his favorites. Recently, he found one for sale in America and he asked me if I'd pick it up for him in Princeton, New Jersey, which happens to be the home of The Princeton Record Exchange.

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Eric Leefe's Last Call to Rock'n'Roll Monday Night 5/4
Michael Fremer  |  May 01, 2015  |  1 comments
This is the poster we'll have at the front door Monday evening at Blue Moon Café in Wyckoff, NJ.

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FMU Record Fair This Weekend Now in Brooklyn, NY
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 30, 2015  |  3 comments
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Approximately 73,985,000 Records Pressed Worldwide in 2014 So How Can 9.2 Million Sold Be Correct? (Updated 5/4/15)
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 30, 2015  |  29 comments
The graphic above is incorrect but based upon projections for 2014. Nielsen/Soundscan reported recently that 9.2 million vinyl records were sold in 2014—a whopping 54% increase over 2013.

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TMZ Reports Joni Mitchell in Coma, Unresponsive (Updated)
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 28, 2015  |  15 comments
The website TMZ reported today that Joni Mitchell is in a coma and unresponsive ("with no immediate prospects for getting better").

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Roxy Music Box Set—First Look and Listen
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 22, 2015  |  29 comments
In this You Tube video, analogplanet editor Michael Fremer takes a look and limited listen to Universal Music's new 8 LP Roxy Music box set and finds some sonic surprises.

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Eric Leefe's Last Call to Rock'n'Roll
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 21, 2015  |  8 comments
Many analogplanet.com readers are well-acquainted with Eric Leefe's story. For those who are not, I first read about Eric in an inspirational piece by music journalist Jim Beckerman published last summer inThe Bergen Record.

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AXPONA 2015 Coverage Starts Friday, April 24th
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 21, 2015  |  1 comments
AXPONA 2015 presents "AudioCon" Friday April 24th through Sunday April 26th at Chicago's Westin O'Hare Hotel. Analogplanet will be covering the show here and presenting seminars as well as tweeting (@analogplanet) breaking news.

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Confession: I Didn't Go to a Record Store on RSD
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 19, 2015  |  44 comments
I missed Record Store Day this year. As some of you know, I was banned last year from my local record store for good behavior. I did nothing wrong. The owner's brother started lecturing me rather angrily on how to remove a record from a jacket and it escalated out of control from there.

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