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"John Coltrane: The Complete Sun Ship Sessions" on 3 180 Gram LPs Coming From Mosaic
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 06, 2013  |  4 comments
Mosaic Records will issue on May 21st a 3 LP set of The Complete Sun Ship Sessions including newly discovered and previously unissued alternative takes from one of the John Coltrane Quartet's final studio sessions.

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Mikey Interviewed on Jazz Station WBGO-FM For The New York Audio Show (and the subject turned to CDs)
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 06, 2013  |  8 comments
"WBGO Journal" host Doug Doyle (shown in the photo trying to grab a Mosaic box from my warm sweaty hands) interviewed me recently for his radio show on the great jazz, Newark, NJ radio station.

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Replacing Defective Copies of Bryan Ferry's "The Jazz Age"
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 11, 2013  |  7 comments
Just received this email from Bryan Ferry's organization:

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Record Store Day April 20th 2013
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 21, 2013  |  49 comments
The line snaked down the block outside of Music Merchant in Westwood, NJ the morning of Record Store Day April 20th 2013. It was 7:30 AM well before I got there, you can be sure. Others told me about the scene, including the store's owner.

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Zappa Classics "Freak Out" and "Over-Nite Sensation" Coming From Universal Music-Zappa Records—Along With Never Before Released "Finer Moments"
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2013  |  6 comments
Are you hung up?
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NewsMunich 2013
Reporting From Munich Hi-End Show Thursday through Sunday
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2013  |  6 comments
I'll be attending the Munich Hi-End Show Thursday through Sunday and reporting back here nightly on all things analog at the show. Stay tuned!
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T.H.E. Show Newport Beach 2013 Coverage Coming Up!
Michael Fremer  |  May 31, 2013  |  0 comments
T.H.E. Show Newport Beach 2013 is underway and coverage will begin later today. I participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony with John Atkinson, Robert Harley and Dr. David Robinson wearing the GoPro camera so you could see the event from my perspective but the camera was accidentally set to 'still' and I didn't get the video.
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Archive of Contemporary Music's "Swinging Summer Record Sale" Begins Saturday June 8th
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 04, 2013  |  1 comments
New York's Archive of Contemporary Music (ARC) announces its "Swinging Summer Record Sale" beginning Saturday June 8th through Sunday June 16th from 11AM to 6PM
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A Subscription Based Vinyl Service From Feedbands
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 04, 2013  |  8 comments
A reader alerted me to "Feedbands"—a unique vinyl subscription service. You pay them $19.95 a month and each month Feedbands sends you a new 180g vinyl record of a new band or artist they really like
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Analogplanet Editor Appears on Scott Wilkinson's "Home Theater Geeks" Podcast
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 05, 2013  |  6 comments
I flew the Sunday evening 'redeye' home from T.H.E. Show Newport 2013 and without sleep appeared later Monday on Scott Wilkinson's "Home Theater Geek"podcast.

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The New York Times Reports on The Vinyl Resurgence
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2013  |  11 comments
The Arts section of today's New York Times contains a vinyl resurgence story by Allan Kozzin you're sure to enjoy reading
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Numerogroup's Rob Sevier Responds!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  30 comments
Numerogroup's Rob Sevier has responded to my charge that his Wire piece was the "Stupidest Article Ever Written About Vinyl". And as expected, his response was infantile, petulant and utterly predictable.

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Oh No! An Even Stupider Vinyl Story!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  39 comments
The numerogroup can rest easy. An even more foolish vinyl story has just appeared online in The New Jersey Star Ledger.

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Acoustic Signature Wow! Heats up Low/Mid-Price Turntable Segment
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 19, 2013  |  11 comments
The addition of the WOW! turntable to the Acoustic Signature line adds yet another under $2000 turntable/arm combo to a growing list of 'tables at this attractive price point.

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John Prine's Grammy Award Winning "The Missing Years" To Be Released on Double 180g Vinyl
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2013  |  4 comments
John Prine's Grammy Award winning (for "Best Contemporary Folk Album") 1992 album The Missing Years will make its "long overdue" vinyl debut July 9th on his Oh Boy record label.
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