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A new design aimed squarely at the sub-$1,000 turntable market, the Technics SL-50C turntable is a little marvel of a vinyl spinning machine. Read Ken Micallef’s review to see if the SL-50C direct drive table delivers all the goods at its quite affordable price point. . .

Well, it’s one for the money (pause), two for the show (pause) . . . and I bet you know the rest. Seeing how we’re fast approaching the 70th anniversary of the song those opening lines adorn — Carl Perkins’ perennial rockabilly classic, “Blue Suede Shoes” — the timing couldn’t be any better for an audiophile-centric reissue of this January 1956 single. To that end, Intervention Records have just announced that the first vinyl release in their new Intervention Sun Records Hi-Fi Series will be the album that “Blue Suede Shoes” ultimately landed on — 1957’s Dance Album of Carl Perkins — and it’s expected to ship in December 2025. Read on to see how the historically important AAA 180g 45rpm mono LP Dance Album reissue came to be. . .

’Tis the season for audio trade shows, and we’re gonna cover as many of ’em as we can firsthand! Our reporting from this past weekend’s T.H.E. Show New York (which was actually held in NJ) will be posting soon, but first up is the initial installment of Shanon McKellar’s experiences at the recent Toronto Audiofest, wherein she tells us about what she saw and heard there from Rega and MoFi Electronics, for starters. . .

Sometimes, we just wanna drop the needle on a good ol’ — or good new, for that matter — rock opera. Clearly, producer/guitarist/maestro-at-arms Daniel Cervantes must have gotten inside our head, for he and his SoCal classic/roots rock band, Mrs. Henry, have recently gone all-in on the concept with a truly sprawling 38-song, six side opus of epic proportions on Blind Owl Records that’s been earnestly dubbed Keep On Rising. Read on to learn more about the all-analog wonders of the 180g 3LP Keep On Rising box set, and delve into AP editor Mike Mettler’s interview with Cervantes about how it all came together. . .