Michael Fremer

Album Reviews
Meeting By the Potomac: Ry Cooder's "Election Special"
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 05, 2012  |  22 comments
Arlo Guthrie is a registered Republican (though of the ultra-rare libertarian/progressive strain). That leaves Ry Cooder to carry on his dad's uncompromising protest song tradition and he does so with musical and lyrical conviction on this album aimed at the upcoming election that's no more likely to date than has "This Land is Your Land."
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Album Reviews
Mick And Keith Meet Their Maker! Muddy Waters -The Rolling Stones Live at The Checkerboard Lounge
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 03, 2012  |  7 comments
This is crazy! Why did it take so long for this to be officially issued? Whatever. It's Muddy Waters and his band live in Chicago, 1981 at the tiny Checkerboard Lounge, with Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Stones pianist Ian Stewart in the audience. Oh, and Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Lefty Dizz.
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Sweepstakes
Delos Cartridge Winner Announced
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 03, 2012  |  4 comments
And the winner of the Lyra Delos cartridge sweepstakes is:
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News
Analogplanet.com Editor Appears on Gary "Ba Ba Booey" Dell'Abate's Nerdist YouTube Show
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 03, 2012  |  26 comments
Last week Howard Stern producer and proud tech geek Gary Dell'Abate interviewed me about vinyl via SKYPE.
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Set-Up Tips
Ever Wonder What Happens To Your Turntable's Bearing If You Run It Without Oil?
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 02, 2012  |  7 comments
This is what a bearing ends up looking like if it's run without oil (assuming it requires oil—not all bearings do).
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Beatles
CORRECTION! PLEASE READ! Exclusive! New Beatles Box Production Details
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 02, 2012  |  27 comments
Last night I spoke with an EMI executive about the upcoming Beatles Box Set. While he is setting up an interview with Abbey Road mastering engineer Sean Magee that will have to wait until Magee is "off shift," he did provide some useful information.
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Album Reviews
"Belafonte Sings the Blues" at 45rpm From IMPEX
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 01, 2012  |  6 comments
Conceptually, Harry Belafonte singing the blues probably strikes some as inauthentic. After all, Belafonte's introduction to American audiences was as "the king of calypso" singing "Matilda" and "The Banana Boat Song" that much later was used by The New York Yankees and Ray Davies as a crowd rouser.
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Set-Up Tips
Another Angle on the "Digital Can of Worms"
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2012  |  7 comments
To continue the discussion of whether or not using a USB microscope to set stylus rake angle is a good or bad idea, please look at the drawing accompanying this post.

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Features
Win a Blu-ray Copy of "Paul Simon Live In New York City" (Contest Cancelled)
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2012  |  6 comments
We have a copy to give away of Paul Simon's new concert Blu-ray disc "Live in New York City," courtesy Concord Music. WARNING: It will not play on your turntable!
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News
@analogplanet is The New Analogplanet.com Twitter Account Address
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 27, 2012  |  14 comments
Follow me on Twitter. Just signed up (succumbed is more like it) so it will take a while to get up to speed but now when I visit a used record store of something interesting happens in the vinyl world (or whatever else) you'll be the first to know!
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