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A new audiophile-worthy, restored 180g 2LP reissue of Peter Frampton’s breakthrough mega-hit double-live January 1976 Frampton Comes Alive! album seems more than appropriate, especially in order to celebrate this landmark live set’s 50th anniversary. To that end, the new Frampton Comes Alive! Vinylphyle edition that was released as part of UMe’s thus far outstanding Vinylphyle series on January 22, 2026, is on our review slate today. Read Mark Smotroff’s review review (and AP editor Mike Mettler’s footnotes) to see why this AAA Vinylphyle edition of Alive! adds new life to an already stellar live double album. . .

UK alt-pop stalwarts Squeeze have never quite followed the rules of disengagement, so when they unearthed a 52-year-old demo tape from 1974 featuring a nightclub-oriented song cycle penned by the band’s then-teenage songwriting duo — Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook — they actually found something worth salvaging. The 13 songs retrieved from the vaults were all given new life, and they now comprise the band’s just-released 16th studio album Trixies. AP editor Mike Mettler reviews one of the color variants, plus he talks with guitarist/vocalist Glenn Tilbrook about why he’s always loved vinyl, the art of sequencing, and how two of Squeeze’s most classic songs came together. . .

British manufacturer Wilson Benesch have long been known for honoring the concept of time when it comes to naming their high-end products, and their latest turntable takes it to the next time zone, er, level. Meet the Greenwich turntable, which is the gateway model into Wilson Benesch’s GMT series platform that centers around the ALPHA–OMEGA direct-drive architecture that it shares with the company’s prior, top-tier Prime Meridian and GMT One tables. Read on to see all the features and specs of Wilson Benesch’s quite impressive Greenwich table. . .

If there’s an “SL” in the name, it’s a good bet that it designates a Technics turntable. To add to their SL line, the longtime turntable maker recently announced a new table representing updates to the previous SL-1500C model: namely, the SL-1500CS turntable. Read Julie Mullins’ report to see all the features and specs for the new SL-1500CS table. . .