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Final Complete Set of The Tracking Angle Sold!
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 30, 2007  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
The last complete set of The Tracking Angle (15 issues) sold this week to a buyer in New Zealand. With three issues now officially out of print, there will be no more complete sets available.
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Warner Brothers to Launch Vinyl and DVD-A On-Line Record Store
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 25, 2007  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
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Check Out Jerry's Records In Pittsburg, PA
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  First Published: Dec 31, 1969
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Album Reviews
Sundazed and Mobile Fidelity Make The Case For Mono!
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

Sundazed has just released the first five Byrds albums cut from the original mono master tapes, which didn't see that much action when new and haven't seen much since. Thus the sound on this first one has a chance of being positively stupendous and it is.

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Album Reviews
Dion Sings The Blues
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

When this arrived I stated the obvious to myself “Why would I want to hear Dion sing the blues?” I can hear Robert Johnson do his own tunes, I can hear them “rock-a-fied” to great effect on any number of albums from the 1960’s, I can hear other blues greats, from Mississippi John Hurt to Howlin’ Wolf to Lightnin’ Hopkins, singing their originals and covers, some superbly recorded, and generally I was so down on this disc that I played it more to see how awful and/or pointless it was.

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Order of Shinola, Hold the Shit
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

“Tastes good on th’ bun” are all the lyrics you get on “Tastes Good on th’ Bun,” the opening tune, of the Ween brothers’ new collection of closet clutterers and leftovers. There’s a tune called “Big Fat Fuck.” Can you guess the lyrics? Close. Add “Feelin’ like a” and you’ve got it.

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There's Still Time To Get This For Christmas!
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

This year's (2006) showing of this 1965 animated special drew a huge audience. I don't have the numbers but I think it beat everything in its time slot.

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Portland's Post Fab Four Mend Hearts
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

The production, arrangements and recording are strictly decent (but clean and well crafted) demo-quality, the drummer boat-anchors the tunes behind the beat&#151he’s no Ringo&#151and with tunes such as “You’re Like Lead” (you’re always bringing me down), and “Rubber Soul,” and with an album title like Love Is Not Enough (get it?) you have to wonder if these guys are doing Beatles or Rutles.

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One of Last Year's Finest Albums
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

Rosanne Cash’s moving, sometimes mysterious tribute to her late parents and step-mother June Carter Cash was, for me, last year’s most profound and affecting album. Perhaps that’s why I haven’t sat down to write about it until this year.

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Nashville Based Quartet Doesn't Make Country Music
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 01, 2007

Forget the Van Gogh-like cover. There’s nothing crazy going on here, or perhaps these four guys just wanted to subliminally suggest that you lend an ear. I’m glad I did.

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