Mike Mettler

If I could wave my magic wand, I’d set every unofficially released Rush track free — oh wait, it looks like the band’s parent labels read my mind (well, mostly). To that end, we’ve been informed that, on March 21, 2025, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records collectively plan on celebrating the iconic Canadian trio’s half-century milestone marker with Rush 50 — a.k.a. R50 — a wide-ranging 50-track anthology that will be available as a 180g 7LP/4CD Super Deluxe Edition and 180g 7LP Deluxe Edition (among other configurations), and it will include a number of rare and unreleased Holy Grail tracks to boot. Read on to see all that R50 entails, and how to get any/all versions of it. . .

The 67th Grammy Awards — sorry, I meant the all-caps GRAMMY Awards — were handed out in Los Angeles last night, February 2, 2025, and we applaud the wide range of actual, great-sounding winning recordings, as evidenced by what we’ve heard of their vinyl incarnations. Over the past year(ish), we’ve indeed reviewed some of those key, Grammy-winning LPs and songs here on AP, so if you’re keen on finding out if they make the grade on vinyl and are worthy of your hard-earned dollars and/or valuable listening time, then read on. . .

AVID is in the midst of celebrating their 30th anniversary, and the notable British company is embracing the fete full force with a pair of updated tonearms — namely, the Altus V2 and Nexus V2. Read on to see the key upgrades and specs for these two arms. . .

To this news, we heartily say, muy bueno! Analogue Productions have just announced that a deluxe reissue of September 1997’s groundbreaking multicultural phenomenon known as Buena Vista Social Club will be forthcoming on February 14, 2025, and it will be available in two primo editions: 1) 180g 45rpm 4LP black vinyl, and 2) reel-to-reel tape, the latter of which represents the first time this storied recording will appear in that format. Read on to see all the details about the new Buena Vista reissue. . .