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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
"The Royal Ballet" Re-pressed And Immediately Sells Out!
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 25, 2017  |  18 comments
Originally licensed in 1959 from British Decca and issued by RCA Victor in America on its lavish Soria series as LDS-6065, the "Gala Performances" performed by The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Gardens conducted by Ernest Ansermet continues to draw new enthusiasts to what many consider one of legendary engineer Kenneth Wilkinson’s most spectacular recordings.

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Album Reviews
"The Royal Sessions" Finds Paul Rodgers In Fine Voice
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 23, 2014  |  19 comments
You can argue over who is the greatest rock singer, but there's no arguing whether or not Paul Rodgers would be high up on every list compiled by music critics and fellow musicians alike. Rolling Stone placed him at #55 in its list of greatest singers male and female all rock era genres but I'm more inclined to side with John Mellencamp who in 1991 called Rodgers "the greatest rock singer ever".

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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
"The Sound of Jazz" Finally Reissued on AAA 200g Vinyl
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 19, 2017  |  14 comments
With its compilation-like title, black and white cover art and wide ranging artists roster, The Sound of Jazz, originally issued in 1958, is often confused with one of Columbia Records' early stereo sampler albums.

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News
"The State of The Vinyl Industry" Webinar With Michael Fremer Today at 5PM EST
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 17, 2020  |  First Published: Dec 17, 2020  |  8 comments
Register now for this afternoon's Webinar, live this afternoon at 5PM EST hosted by AXPONA. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

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Album Reviews
"The Ultimate Roy Orbison" All Your Roy On Two LPs?
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 29, 2016  |  14 comments
This is the first Roy Orbison collection that includes material from all of Roy's excellent recorded adventures. There are twenty six tunes in all, culled from Sun, Monument, MGM, Virgin and The Traveling Wilburys.

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NewsRecord Buying Tips
"Thumb" Through ECM's Vinyl Catalog
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 17, 2018  |  First Published: Jul 17, 2018  |  3 comments
ECM recently sent an email blast containing a link to the label's vinyl catalogue, which you can "thumb" through to see all that's available.

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Analog Gear NewsCES 2016
"Tour" Pro-Ject's CES Room With Heinz Lichtenegger
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2016  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2016  |  23 comments
As usual Pro-Ject introduced many new analog products at The Consumer Electronics Show, including the wall-mountable turntables shown in the photo. There's one for right handed vinyl fans and one of "lefties".

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News
"Tour" the QRP Pressing Plant, Acoustic Sounds, and Take A Second Row Seat at Stiefel Theater Saturday Night Blues at the Crossroads Concert
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 02, 2017  |  First Published: Nov 02, 2017  |  10 comments
Saturdays during the Blues at the Crossroads concert weekend, Acoustic Sounds and Quality Vinyl Pressing (QRP) open their doors to blues fans from around the world, who are invited to tour the QRP pressing plant and buy new and used records and SACDs at Acoustic Sounds.

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Book Reviews
"Turn Up The Radio!" Is Your Father's Day "Go To" Gift
Michael Fremer  |  May 28, 2014  |  First Published: May 28, 2014  |  3 comments
The big problem with "Turn Up The Radio!" Harvey Kubernik's latest book about the L.A. music scene's "golden age" is that as you turn the pages it's almost impossible to not just want to look at the pictures.

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News
"Ultimate Sinatra" Compilation Includes Columbia, Capitol and Reprise Tracks (Updated 4/13/15)
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 10, 2015  |  First Published: Apr 10, 2015  |  13 comments
Capitol/UMe kicks off the Frank Sinatra centennial with Ultimate Sinatra a multi-format April 21st release that will include a 24 track double 180g vinyl edition, a 25 track CD, a 26 track digital download and a deluxe 101 track 4 CD set.

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