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Mike Mettler  |  Oct 08, 2025

If it’s early October, then it must be time to announce what’s going to be released on Codename: RSD BF — a.k.a., Record Store Day Black Friday, which is officially slated for November 28, 2025. Over 170 vinyl releases have been slated for that most hallowed of days, so buckle up your budgets now. Read on to see a myriad of our highlighted RSD Black Friday titles. Betcha can’t earmark just one of ’em for your RSD list, let alone ten. . .

Julie Mullins  |  Oct 07, 2025

Monarch Distribution Systems have recently added a couple of well-respected brands to their roster: Garrard turntables and Loricraft record-cleaning machines (RCMs). At face value, this move makes good sense, seeing how both of these UK-based companies are owned by the same parent company, SME — for which Monarch already serves as distributor. Based on a recent, AP-exclusive conversation with Monarch founder and CEO Rich Maez, there’s even more to the story. Read Julie Mullins’ interview with Maez to get the full Monarch-Garrard-Loricraft scoop. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Oct 06, 2025

Let’s stay connected, shall we? In this case, though, we’re going to insist that we do so with some cabling involved. Thus, we felt it was high time to check in with Scottish manufacturer Atlas to see if they could help us out with this idea — and, whaddya know, they’ve just released four new cable and interconnect offerings in various lengths and quite reasonable price ranges that should fit the bill. Read on to see how all four new Atlas products may just suit your own current connection needs. . .

Mark Smotroff  |  Oct 03, 2025

Two albums recently reissued as part of Rhino’s esteemed High Fidelity Series could not be further apart stylistically, sonically, and emotionally — but in some ways, these two releases are inevitably connected in time and space. In this special Short Cuts combo review, Mark Smotroff explores the value of picking up the Hi Fi Series versions of these platinum-selling hits from Fleetwood Mac and Sex Pistols, and draws some interesting parallels in the process. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Oct 02, 2025

Happy Audiophile Day, everyone! To celebrate this most hallowed of days, we’re pleased to share that Discogs has just announced the launch of what they’re calling Dis/Connect, “a global day to unplug from digital distractions and reconnect with the joy of listening to music,” for Saturday, October 18, 2025. Read on to see how you can get involved with and participate in the quite important, analog-centric Dis/Connect event. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Oct 01, 2025

All the gifts of life are held within these vinyl walls. For the more progressive-leaning listening cognoscenti out there, that altered reference is pure IYKYK — but it’s also a good way to announce that a cool Vancouver-bred band by the name of Syrinx have just dropped their sophomore LP that’s quite adroitly named Time Out of Place via Ocula Records on September 9, 2025. . .

Mike Mettler  |  Sep 29, 2025

Talk, talk, it’s only talk. Well, in this case, it’s more than talk, since we’re talk-talk-talking about Kensington Audio’s new C Series line of cartridges, which are manufactured under the purview of a well-respected British company, Talk Electronics. Read on to see the specs, features, and SRPs for Kensington Audio’s five new carts. . .

Mark Smotroff  |  Sep 26, 2025

The Grateful Dead’s self-released September 1975 LP Blues for Allah is many a Deadhead’s almost favorite album. It is indeed home to a near-perfect dizzying blend of ultra-tight playing, funk-forward, progressive, jazz-fusion-oriented music wrapped up in a handful of incredibly catchy tunes. Much of this music went on to become concert staples for the band as well, and now this pivotal Dead album rightly sees a 50th anniversary 180g 1LP reissue via Rhino. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see if this new Allah LP should be rolled, er, snapped up sooner than later. . .

Ken Micallef  |  Sep 25, 2025

Rega’s Planar 8 turntable was inspired by the company’s flagship turntable, the Naia. Developed and engineered to capture the “essence of Naia at an affordable price,” the Planar 8 is a striking vinyl spinner that struck down our assumptions about lightweight turntables. Read Ken Micallef’s review to see if the Planar 8 table delivered the playback goods, and see if it punched above its weight class (pun intended). . .

Mike Mettler  |  Sep 24, 2025

Look through any window, and what do you see? In this case, we’re eyeballing the next entry in Bob Dylan’s acclaimed Bootleg Series that’s on deck. More specifically, The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 is arriving via Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music as a 4LP box set on October 31, 2025. Read on to see which 42 tracks of that key early Dylan era — 18 of them previously unreleased, and nine of them considered as being “super-rare” — have made the vinyl cut. . .

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