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West Side Story  Comes to Life on Analog Spark Reissue
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 17, 2015  |  32 comments
One of the greatest Broadway shows ever was also one of the great recordings of the dawning stereo era. Just reissued by Razor & Tie imprint Analog Spark and sourced using the original 3 track analog master tape, the music leaps from the speakers with new found conviction intensity and astonishing transparency.

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Pet Sounds  From Analogue Productions
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 16, 2015  |  38 comments
The best album with one of the worst covers ever (well, at least of that era), has only grown in stature since it was first released in the Spring of 1966.

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News
Win This Les Paul and Mary Ford Christmas Album! (Winner Chosen)
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 15, 2015  |  19 comments
Let's say you want to both play vinyl and stream your Christmas music. If so, UMe has a swell promotion for you that combines streaming and a chance to win a vinyl copy of this Les Paul & Mary Ford Christmas album.
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Album Reviews
A Christmas Compilation From Analogue Productions Spreads Holiday Cheer
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 15, 2015  |  18 comments
Chad Kassem's got a vinyl selling website, a reissue label, a pressing plant and well-oiled licensing deals so what's left to do but a self-produced double vinyl Christmas compilation pressed on red and green?

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Analog Planet Radio’s “All Lacquer” Show Now Available To Stream or Download
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 14, 2015  |  9 comments
Today’s Analogplanet Radio show on WFDU.fm HD2 was sourced excusively from lacquers, with the exception of the first tune.

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Album Reviews
Happy 100 Frank Sinatra! "Ultimate Sinatra" And Today A Free Vintage UBER Ride On Frank
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 12, 2015  |  15 comments
Of course the only "ultimate" Sinatra collection for fans is having a huge collection of his albums on Columbia, Capitol and Reprise—the label he started—plus some of the original 78s from the late '30's up until the era of the long playing record.

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News
VPI Industries' Harry Weisfeld Gets Founders Award From L.A. & Orange County Audio Society (Now Includes the Entire Speech)
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2015  |  3 comments
Note: the original video embedded here was missing the final six minutes of the speech. Sorry. This video is the speech in its entirety.

Analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer introduced VPI Industries' Harry Weisfeld at the annual Los Angeles & Orange County Audio Society's annual "Gala" Sunday, December 5th, 2015 in Buena Park, CA.

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Sweepstakes
The Aiaiai Studio Modular Headphone Preset Sweepstakes
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 07, 2015  |  224 comments
Register to win a pair of Aiaiai Studio Modular Headphone Preset headphones ($225.00 Retail Value) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"AIAIAI boasts a world-renowned network of industrial designers, audio technicians and DJs as part of its unique and highly collaborative development process. Exploratory and experimental, the process enables AIAIAI to develop new products on the leading edge, independent of current market trends."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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News
Record Technology Incorporated (RTI) Set to Press 4 Million+ Records in 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2015  |  23 comments
Adele's 25 sold 22,000 vinyl copies in its first week. Yes, that's a fraction of the total sales of 3.8 million copies sold but it's still impressive in our niche world (photo taken during video shoot for "It's a Vinyl World After All" DVD).

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News
Adele's 25   Sells 22,000 Vinyl Copies in First Week, But Who Pressed Them?
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 03, 2015  |  40 comments
Adele's 25 sold 22,000 vinyl copies in its first week. Yes, that's a fraction of the total sales of 3.8 million copies sold but it's still impressive in our niche world.

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