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Did Amazon Announce That Vinyl Sales Were "Up 745 percent" Since 2008?
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 21, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
Sorry to have mislead you but the endgadget.com story headlined "Amazon Announces Vinyl Sales Up 745 Percent" is as best as I can determine, a fantasy created by the writer. First of all, it wasn't "Amazon" that announced anything. It was "Amazon.co.uk" the UK Amazon affiliate that made an announcement, but it was that vinyl sales were up 745 percent though it was about a huge increase in vinyl sales.

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The Beatles "On Air- Live at the BBC Volume 2" Coming on Four LP 180g Mono LP Set?
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 18, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
Update: one online LP seller claims the set will be on four LPs not two. That would be good (but probably costly), but until there's label confirmation it should not be taken as fact. After all, another vendor claimed that Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left was cut from analog. We posted that as fact and were left with an egged face. So four LPs is "what we've heard" until we find out for sure.

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Album Reviews
"Le Quattro Stagioni" Or "The Four Seasons" To You, on Double 45rpm Featuring Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 05, 2013
Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" composed in 1723 is an enduring set of four violin concertos so popular and oft-played that even folks who are not fans of classical music will be recognize it—especially the opener “La Primavera” (“Spring”).
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News
Jersey Guitar Mafia Alert!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 12, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
Here's a chance for those living in the New York metropolitan area to see a live performance of four guitar greats playing their musical heritage at a New Jersey Italian restaurant. Too bad James Gandolfini passed away because I bet he'd be there.

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Capital AudioFest 2013
Miracle Audio's Phonatic Phono Preamp Available in 3 Versions
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 30, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
College Point, NY (Queens, L.I.) based Miracle Audio demoed its Phonatic phono preamp priced from $4500 for the MM version to $6200 for the "xr" version featuring 70dB gain, an enhanced power supply, Vishay Z-foil R's and Clarity MR caps.
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Capital AudioFest 2013
VPI Debuts New $4000 Classic Companion Turntable Complete With Tone Arm and Custom Grado Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 29, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
I wasn't expecting to find anything as new and significant at a small mid-summer show as VPI's new Classic Companion Turntable, but there it was.

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Album Reviews
Aaron Neville's A&M Debut Remains a Musical and Sonic Treat
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 17, 2013
Well before Aaron Neville's gorgeous warble turned to wobble and he began using it as vocal ground cover—so much so that Saturday Night Live easily satirized it—his was a gorgeous instrument capable of both technical excellence and exquisite emotional communication as this impeccably produced and recorded 1991 release demonstrates.
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Munich 2013
Thales TTT-Compact Turntable and Simplicity Tangential Pivoted Arm Is A Match Made In Musical Heaven
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
The compact, Swiss-made Thales TTT turntable exudes a subtle, soothing beauty and refinement. The Simplicity tangential pivoted tonearm complements the 'table's "refined to the essentials" design and together they create a vinyl playback system that seems destined to produce great sound, though I really didn't get a chance to listen
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Features
A Kensington Garden Run
Michael Fremer  |  May 19, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
While in the U.K. last week I took a run in the famous Kensington Gardens with the GoPro on my head.
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NewsMunich 2013
Reporting From Munich Hi-End Show Thursday through Sunday
Michael Fremer  |  May 07, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
I'll be attending the Munich Hi-End Show Thursday through Sunday and reporting back here nightly on all things analog at the show. Stay tuned!
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