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Hank Garland's Bid for Solo Stardom Reissued by Speakers Corner
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 01, 2015  |  7 comments
This minor musical and major sonic gem features the great vibraphonist Gary Burton, Dave Brubeck Quartet drummer Joe Morello (reference only in case you just arrived from outer space) and veteran bassist Joe Benjamin on a jazz session headed by the great Nashville guitarist Hank Garland.

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The Turn On Vinyl Worth Its Weight in Kickstarter Gold
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2015  |  23 comments
Jerome Sabbagh's The Turn puts his long-running jazz quartet in New York's famed Sear Sound with veteran engineer James Farber at the board. The musicians managed to record to two-track analog tape the more than an hour's worth of music spread over the four sides of this double 180g LP set. That's getting you money's worth from a single studio session.

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Here It Comes Again: Nirvana Collection from UMe This Time at 45rpm (updated 7/9/15)
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2015  |  10 comments
First released in 2002 on CD and double LP, this collection of familiar Nirvana tunes plus the then previously unreleased "You Know You're Right" is again being reissued with some new production twists.

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A New Stackable, Breakdown-able Record Storage System From Wax Stacks
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2015  |  4 comments
Wax Stacks is a new company just "Kickstarted" by a Kimber Kable employee.

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Capitol To Issue 8 LP "The Band" Box Set, July 31st
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 29, 2015  |  11 comments
Capitol/UMe Records recently announced an 8 LP "The Band" The Capitol Albums !968-1977".The good news here is that the 9 LP box set containing 8 albums (Rock of Ages is a double LP) was pressed at QRP, on 180g vinyl, features "faithfully replicated album art and packaging" costs $150.00

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Taylor Swift's 1989 : Deep Retro-Pop Fun
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 28, 2015  |  29 comments
Taylor Swift’s 1989 released in October of 2014, sold 1.27 million albums in its first week and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. By the end of the year it had sold 3,660,000 copies, remaining at the top of the chart for most of that time.

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Thai Radio Show Stream
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 25, 2015  |  10 comments
If you want to hear the Thai radio show I was on, you can hear it here:

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Have a look at The $2,000,000 Living Voice System at Bangkok Show
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 21, 2015  |  First Published: Jun 22, 2015  |  27 comments
The Living Voice is a no-holds barred system developed by U.K. designer and retailer Kevin Scott.

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Half Hour Guest Appearance on Bangkok's Smartbomb Radio
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2015  |  5 comments
I was hosted in Thailand by Chaiwat Jongpatanagitruang (on the right) and his brother Piyanas Jongpatanagitruang (on left). I was a guest on their half-hour Saturday night radio show. The weekly show is about audio.
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Show Time! Saturday, Day Three Bangkok Hi-End Show
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 20, 2015  |  10 comments
Day one was reasonably well-attended with mostly what appeared to be "high rollers"—either retired or taking a day off to visit the show.

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