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The "Chirping Crickets" Is Rock'n'Roll's DNA
AAA Vinyl
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 16, 2017  |  20 comments
When The Crickets' "That'll Be the Day" exploded on the radio in 1957 and the absolutely geeky looking 21 year old Buddy Holly and group appeared December 1st on The Ed Sullivan Show, a generation of kids were moved the way the next one was by The Beatles. You didn't have to look like Elvis. Anyone could be a rock'n'roll star. In fact, "That'll Be the Day" was the first demo cut by The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that eventually morphed into The Beatles.

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Nick Culp's "The Culprit's Blues" Goes Back to The Future
AAA Vinyl, Album Reviews
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 14, 2017  |  7 comments
You’ve probably seen or at least heard about Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land”, about a musician (Ryan Gosling) whose less than fully expressed mission was to “save jazz”. He brings his turntable and retro-record collection to Los Angeles where he lives in a crummy apartment and makes ends meet by playing in a piano bar.

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AnalogPlanet Radio's WFDU HD2 "Saint Patrick's Day" Radio Show Streams Now
AnalogPlanet Radio
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 13, 2017  |  8 comments
Today's AnalogPlanet Radio show celebrates Saint Patrick's Day with an eclectic assortment of tunes and artists designed to demonstrate the strong connection between Irish and American music. Van Morrison once famously quipped that American soul music derives from Irish music.

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Roy Orbison "Black&WhiteNight 30" Blu-ray Has it All (And More)
Video Reviews
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 12, 2017  |  13 comments
Thirty years after the stars came out in an unprecedented outpouring of love and respect to back Roy Orbison at L.A.'s Cocoanut Grove Ballroom, fans can finally see it all and hear it as never before in the original running order in which it was performed.

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Fans Demand More Blue Notes From Music Matters!
AAA Vinyl, News
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 11, 2017  |  10 comments
A group of determined fans of both the Blue Note jazz catalog and the Music Matters reissues, which are always done from tape and done correctly recently started a drive to convince the label to issue more of Blue Notes after the label apparently decided it had released a sufficient number.

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Judith Owen's "Somebody's Child" Will Move You
Album Reviews
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 09, 2017  |  5 comments
It doesn't slight to this well-produced, thoroughly engaging record to write that singer/songwriter/pianist/raconteur Judith Owen is best experienced live in concert.

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Definitive Audio's Music Matters 12 Event Is This Thursday March 9th 5PM-9PM
News
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 07, 2017  |  8 comments
If you live in the Seattle-Tacoma area, why not spend an evening at Definitive Audio listening to good music on great audio gear hosted by representatives from many of the industry's top manufacturers? I'll be there too.

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AnalogPlanet Radio's WFDU HD2 "Get Happy" Radio Show Streams Now
AnalogPlanet Radio
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 06, 2017  |  5 comments
The Costello album cover is misleading. Today's show is mostly a collection of happy songs, not a spotlight on Elvis Costello's great R&B tribute album.
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Shinola’s “Plug’n’Play” Runwell Turntable
Turntable Reviews
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 05, 2017  |  49 comments
It’s no secret that when Shinola decided to add a turntable to its product roster, the Detroit, Michigan based manufacturer chose to consult for the design with New Jersey based VPI Industries.

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AnalogPlanet Radio's WFDU HD2 "Potpouri" Radio Show Streams Now
AnalogPlanet Radio
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 27, 2017  |  11 comments
Today's show is a mix of "stuff" including from records pressed at the new Third Man Pressing Plant. Also comparisons between Analogue Productions' and Electric Recording Company's versions of Prestige monos and AAA and DSD sourced "Satisfaction" vinyl. And yes, if I sound sorta tired it's because I was!
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