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Keb's 1994 Debut Finally Reissued on 180g Vinyl
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 01, 2009

It always seemed as if there was a great recording lurking under the glaze of the original 1994 CD release. Finally, 14 years later Pure Pleasure gives us an answer: yes! Wow is there a great recording here on Keb' Mo's audacious, country/blues/soul debut.

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No Jitters From Lee's Coffee
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 01, 2009

Very few singers can get this close to a dry microphone, be balanced way forward of the backup band and sound as good as Peggy Lee does on this series of standards backed by a pair of small ensembles, recorded in 1953 and 1956. Neither the original nor the reissue notes explain the album’s temporal context so perhaps there’s no story there.

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Before Norah, Diana and Jacintha, There Was Julie!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 01, 2009

Before there was Norah, Diana, Patricia, or even Jacintha, there was Julie London. Just as audiophiles today seem to gravitate towards sexy, breathy singers, audiophiles in the mid-fifties found themselves inextricably connected to Ms. London, thanks in great part to the Liberty Records original ((LRP-3006), issued December, 1955.

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It's a Vinyl World, After All DVD Ships!!!!
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 16, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
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Deep Listening: Why Audio Quality Matters
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 09, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
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YOU DO NOT EXIST!
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 05, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
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Album Reviews
He Swallowed His Pride and Puckered His Lips
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2008

You had to be there, and I was.

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One of the Greatest Finally Reissued
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2008

It’s easy to understand why a cut-up rocker with one foot in metal and the other in Vaudeville like David Lee Roth would break out of Van Halen and go solo with a faithful cover of Louis Prima’s version of “Just a Gigolo”/”I’m So Lonely.”

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Smith-Burrell Combo Equals Tasty Licks
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2008

Listening to a straightforward, blues/gospel-drenched comping session like this reminds you that jazz has lost its soul today and aims mostly for the head. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s good to get back to the essential, visceral nature of the genre. This set, recorded in New York at an unidentified studio or studios on three days during the summer of 1963, let’s you know why.

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Pure Pleasure Spins the Roulette Wheel, Reissues Mid-'70's Carter Album
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2008

When this record was issued in 1976, 47 year old Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones) had already sang with Dizzy, Miles, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins and many others.

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