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Victrola Stream Onyx VPT-2000-BLK-ATE Turntable Coming in February
Is there a more storied, historic company name when it comes to the history of the turntable than that of Victrola? Well, the company that's been manufacturing audio gear since 1906 is still going strong, having recently announced at CES 2023 that their next-gen turntable, the Stream Onyx VPT-2000-BLK-ATE, will be coming our way in mid-to-late February.
Pioneering Saxophonist Benny Carter's 1958 Jazz Giant Album Walks Tall on All-Analog 180g Bernie Grundman-Remastered LP From Craft Recordings
In the annals of jazz history, one artist who often gets overlooked was one of the early architects of the saxophone sound and of jazz music itself, for that matter dating back to the 1920s when he was arranging for Fletcher Henderson.
The Dire Straits Money For Nothing Sweepstakes
Register to win a Dire Straits Money For Nothing Vinyl LP (Total value $37.49 ea) we are giving away.
Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon Receives 50th Anniversary Box Set Treatment on March 24, and This Super Deluxe Collection Includes 2LPs and a Nice Pair of Replica 45s
As a matter of fact, it's all dark. Well, let me clarify that -- Pink Floyd's seminal March 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon album is getting a much-anticipated, and quite appropriately lavish, 50th anniversary super deluxe box set release via Pink Floyd Records/Columbia on March 24.
Acoustic Signature's Maximus NEO Turntable Is Max Quiet With a Clean Soundstage and Excellent Dynamics
Some turntables can be true objects of art. Indeed, some 'tables can even look downright exotic or even somewhat otherworldly in the photos we see of them -- but in person and in practice, they actually look quite beautiful, and work really well.
Pressed on Recycled 180g Vinyl, Brian Eno's FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Is an Environmentally Sound and Emotionally Appealing Thinking Person's LP
Reviewing a new Brian Eno album is never an easy thing. Inevitably, those of us who have been following him from his earliest days in Roxy Music and nascent solo career have our deeply established favorites from different periods of his work.
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CES 2023 News: Harman to Offer JBL TT350 Classic Turntable and Bluetooth-Enabled JBL Spinner BT Turntable in Q2 and Q3 2023, Respectively
If it's January, it must be time for CES. This also means we're still sifting through all the new gear announcements that have emerged from the big show in Las Vegas this past week to see what's coming our way in 2023 that would be of the most interest to the AnalogPlanet faithful.
Two Classic Frank Zappa Electric Orchestra Jazz Fusion LPs, Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo, Are Revived and Rejuvenated Anew Via a Perfect Pair of AAA Grundman-Remastered 180g LPs
In my experiences talking with music fans who appreciate some of Frank Zappa's music, there is a certain type of apprehension I've come across, time and again.
David Crosby Wants You to Feel the Overtones of Musical Freedom by Listening to the Broad Spectrum of His Long and Storied Catalog on High-Grade Vinyl
David Crosby has the voice of an angel. Not only can you hear his distinctive vocal tone coming across pure and true all throughout his most recent studio album, For Free one of AnalogPlanet's Top New LP Releases of 2022, in fact but you can hear his long-entrenched instinct for beautifully layered harmonies on David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band's Live at the Capitol Theatre, currently available in a 1CD/1DVD package via BMG, but (hopefully) coming soon on vinyl.
Insider Report: The C-Dur Turntable Brings European Audio Team's High-End Design and Performance Principles to the North American Market
What better way to kick off the first week of 2023 than to think about getting a new turntable? That's where EAT and C-Dur come into the picture.
AnalogPlanet's Top LPs of 2022, Part II: The Best New Releases of the Year
Last week, I recounted how AP editor Mike Mettler's request to come up with a list of my Top 10 vinyl releases of 2022 has been harder than I imagined it would be. Paring down all the vinyl releases I'd listened to in 2022 into a list of just 10 choices?
Against the Odds, Quite Literally, Blondie Forged an Indelible Career Best Heard on 180g Vinyl Via a New Super Deluxe Collector's Edition 10LP Box Set
The longevity of Blondie is proof of the triumph of substance over image. The new-wave icons made quite a name for themselves in both the club trenches and on the charts when they emerged as the platinum-blonde darlings of the New York scene in the 1970s, unabashedly buttressed by the can't-look-away visual iconography of lead vocalist/songwriter Debbie Harry.
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