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Three Percussion Records You Should Own
Pictured are three percussion records you should own--especially if you feel like banging your head against the wall. One is an "oldie" Living Stereo novelty that's back in print, one was originally released in 1984 thanks to a grant from The National Endowment For the Arts (today an endangered species) reissued in the 1990s and one is a current release.
AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon Headphones Sweepstakes
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Erroll Garner's "Ready Take One" Turns Heads and Taps Toes
Chances are, if there's an Errol Garner record on your shelves it's 1955's Concert By the Sea (Columbia CL833). It was a not particularly well-recorded live set saved by a fiery trio performance at a Carmel-by-the Sea venue. By 1958 a million dollar's worth had sold, which was unexpected gold for Columbia Records, which hadn't bothered to send an engineering team to record it.
Taj Mahal's "Labor of Love" Is A Field Recording Your Ears Will Like and Your Heart Will Love
We think of "field recordings" as vital ancient musical history, primitively captured. These "field recordings" dating from the 1990s were recorded using a pair of Bruel & Kjaer 4165 microphones and B&K power supply, Cello preamp, Apogee 1000 ADC and a Nagra D digital recorder given by Mark Levinson (the man) to producer Timothy Duffy.
"George Harrison" Pro-Ject Turntable Announced, Limited to 500 For America
The $499 turntable with reproduced Shepard Fairey's Harrison portrait on the chassis, is a Pro-Ject Essential III featuring a pre-installed Ortofon OM10 cartridge, diamond-cut aluminum pulley, MDF chassis, an acrylic platter (so you can better view the Abbey Road mixing board in the artwork located below the platter) and a completely redesigned built-in motor controller.
George Harrison Sixteen LP Box Set Readied by UMe and Harrison Estate
The upcoming (available February, 24th 2017) George Harrison sixteen 180 LP box set includes every solo release by "the quiet Beatle" from 1968 to 2002. The set includes Wonderwall, the three LP set All Things Must Pass, the posthumous Brainwashed, unfinished upon Harrison's passing and finished by son Dhani and everything in between, including a 2LP Live in Japan.
Naxos America To Distribute Berlin Philharmonic Direct to Disc LP Box Set
The Berlin Philharmonic's Direct-to-Disk Four Brahms Symphony box set currently available for purchase on the orchestra's website store will also be available for purchase in America beginning January 27th, 2017 on the website of Naxos USA.
Third Man Starts The Presses in Detroit February 25th!
Jack White's Third Man Records today announced the opening on February 25th of its new Detroit pressing plant in the heart of the city's historic Cass corridor neighborhood, down the block from the Shinola store.
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CES 2017 Coverage!
Michael Fremer brings you complete coverage from the Venetian in Las Vegas and beyond!
Two Laura Nyro Classics Reissued AAA By Analog Spark
There was a period in '60s record history when you could buy "by the label" and pretty much be assured of a great listen. It was true of Elektra and later, after it got off its "high horse," Columbia, which for a while wouldn't touch rock.
Gearbox Develops Kickstarter Funded Innovative Turntable
Gearbox Records, best known as a mastering studio equipped with a vintage tube-based cutting system, announces an innovative new turntable with built-in vacuum tube-based phono preamp and auto-Bluetooth streaming.
"The Ultimate Roy Orbison" All Your Roy On Two LPs?
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.
Dave Wilson's WAMM Master Chronosonic Loudspeaker Reaches For The Heavens
My visit to Wilson Audio Specialties in Provo, Utah this past December 13th to hear Dave Wilson's just announced WAMM Master Chronosonic Loudspeaker took an unexpected detour to the factory, where I was given an official tour by Wilson's Director of Marketing John Giolas.
Tony's Woodshop Record Racks Reviewed
After receiving a tip and covering the modular, stackable and reasonably priced record storage racks from Tony's Woodshop I bit and bought a dozen. I opted for finished oak costing $55 each including shipping. These are being used in my utility room so I didn't opt for a base unit, even though that meant the lowest unit wouldn't provide full bottom record support.
The Fluance RT81 High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable Record Player
Canada-based Fluance is an eighteen year old loudspeaker manufacturer specializing in home theater systems. The company's speakers have a luxurious look that belies their reasonable prices. I've not heard any of them but the reviews are positive in sister publications Sound & Vision and Innerfidelity.
How to Read Between the Lines In High-End Audio Advertising
The Rocky Mountain Audio Festival recently posted to YouTube this video of a panel discussion in which analogPlanet editor Michael Fremer participated. Check it out. (I swear YouTube not I chose that close up of me!)
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