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Jazz Guitarist Has The Blues
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2012  |  0 comments

Speakers Corner has unearthed an unlikely gem here: a 1957 blues set by a stellar assemblage of jazz musicians  that's been obscured by time—at least I've never seen or heard of it before.

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Album Reviews
Recorded During Same Session as Certified Blue Note Classic
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2012  |  0 comments

At first you might think "Can these tracks really have come from the same session that produced A Night in Tunisia?" That’s the claim, so you'd be  expecting the same level of raw intensity, the same Van Gelder generated echoey backdrop and the same sense that this was a “cutting session” for the ages.

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Album Reviews
You're In the Studio, or They're In Your Home!
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2012  |  3 comments

A more pleasant pairing of musical icons you’re not likely to hear and the backing by The Oscar Peterson Trio (Ray Brown on bass, Herb Ellis on guitar plus Buddy Rich on drums) completes the setting. Add a superb monophonic recording and a literally astonishing 45rpm re-mastering that just about brings them all back to life in your listening room and you have something truly special that’s clearly stood the test of (a long!) time.

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Album Reviews
WE HAVE A WINNER! Win Journey's Greatest Hits Albums Vols. 1 &2 !!!
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2012  |  2 comments

The winner is physicist Richard Horton, in Huntsville, Alabama. Yes, a scientist who prefers vinyl! And here are the winning answers:

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News
Sundazed and Experience Hendrix Partner to Issue 7" 45 RPM Hendrix Singles
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  1 comments
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News
Sundazed Moves Record Production to Quality Record Pressings
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 16, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  6 comments
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News
New George Harrison Guitar Collection App Coming February 23rd
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 16, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments
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Book Reviews
"A Perfect Haze" The Illustrated HIstory of the Monterey International Pop Festival
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 07, 2012  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments

The ‘60s played host to three significant, culture shifting music festivals. The first was the Newport Folk Festival where, in the decade’s early years, folk, blues and country blended to produce a beautiful noise that the boomer generation eventually embraced.

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Interviews
Brian Wilson and the Long Journey of "SMiLE" Part 3
Harvey Kubernik  |  Dec 31, 2011  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  0 comments
Harvey Kubernik Interviews Brian Wilson Part 3

Q: You presented the SMiLEtracks to the Beach Boys when they returned from the tour. I seem to recall, with the exception of Dennis, there seemed to be some real hesitancy from band mates to really get involved singing to these instrumentals. Mike Love did not like the stuff presented.

A: No he didn’t.

Q And some other band members weren’t super thrilled, either.

Q: And some didn’t like Van Dyke Parks’ lyrics.

A: Right.

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Record Cleaning Tips
The Most Comprehensive Record Cleaning Article Ever!
Michael Wayne  |  Dec 31, 2011  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969  |  7 comments

Editor's Note: While this article is at least 10 years old, to my knowledge it still offers one of the most comprehensive and effective record cleaning regimens ever published. Nitty Gritty's 'First' cleaning fluid, mentioned in the piece, is no longer available. While it was extremely effective, it was environmentally unfriendly and had to be taken off the market. In addition, many new, non-isopropyl based cleaning fluids (alcohol is still used in most of them, just not isopropyl, which is said to dry up vinyl plasticizers) are now available. Even if you don't follow the regimen precisely, the principles are worth noting.

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