Album Reviews

Erroll Garner's "Ready Take One" Turns Heads and Taps Toes

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017

Ready Take One
Erroll Garner
 
Octave Music/Legacy 88985363321 2 150g LPs
Produced by: Peter Lockhart, Steve Rosenthal, Geri Allen
Engineered by: Bob Simpson, Jerry De Clerc, John Cue
Mixed by: Kabir Hermon, Steve Rosenthal, Peter Lockhart
Mastered by: Vic Anesini at Battery Studios (lacquer cutting SST)
 
MUSIC
SOUND
Chances are, if there's an Errol Garner record on your shelves it's 1955's Concert By the Sea (Columbia CL833). It was a not particularly well-recorded live set saved by a fiery trio performance at a Carmel-by-the Sea venue. By 1958 a million dollar's worth had sold, which was unexpected gold for Columbia Records, which hadn't bothered to send an engineering team to record it..

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Erroll Garner
Album: 
Ready Take One
Cred Label: 
Octave Music/Legacy 88985363321 2 150g LPs
Cred Prod: 
Peter Lockhart, Steve Rosenthal, Geri Allen
Cred Eng: 
Bob Simpson, Jerry De Clerc, John Cue
Cred Mix: 
Kabir Hermon, Steve Rosenthal, Peter Lockhart
Cred Mast: 
Vic Anesini at Battery Studios (lacquer cutting SST)
Michael Fremer

Album Reviews

Taj Mahal's "Labor of Love" Is A Field Recording Your Ears Will Like and Your Heart Will Love

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017

Labor Of Love
Taj Mahal, Various Others
 
Analogue Productions APB 113 2 180g vinyl LPs
Produced by: Timothy Duffy
Engineered by: Timothy Duffy
Mixed by: Timothy Duffy
Mastered by: Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
 
MUSIC
SOUND
We think of "field recordings" as vital ancient musical history, primitively captured. These "field recordings" dating from the 1990s were recorded using a pair of Bruel & Kjaer 4165 microphones and B&K power supply, Cello preamp, Apogee 1000 ADC and a Nagra D digital recorder given by Mark Levinson (the man) to producer Timothy Duffy .

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Taj Mahal, Various Others
Album: 
Labor Of Love
Cred Label: 
Analogue Productions APB 113 2 180g vinyl LPs
Cred Prod: 
Timothy Duffy
Cred Eng: 
Timothy Duffy
Cred Mix: 
Timothy Duffy
Cred Mast: 
Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Michael Fremer
We think of "field recordings" as vital ancient musical history, primitively captured. These "field recordings" dating from the 1990s were recorded using a pair of Bruel & Kjaer 4165 microphones and B&K power supply, Cello preamp, Apogee 1000 ADC and a Nagra D digital recorder given by Mark Levinson (the man) to producer Timothy Duffy .

Analog Gear News

"George Harrison" Pro-Ject Turntable Announced, Limited to 500 For America

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017

Pro-Ject recently announced the availability of the George Harrison turntable shown at the recent C.E.S..

News

George Harrison Sixteen LP Box Set Readied by UMe and Harrison Estate

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 24, 2017

The upcoming (available February, 24th 2017) George Harrison sixteen 180 LP box set includes every solo release by "the quiet Beatle" from 1968 to 2002.

AnalogPlanet Radio

AnalogPlanet Radio's WFDU HD2 "The Doors Tribute" Show Streams Here Now!

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 23, 2017

A Doors tribute today on AnalogPlanet Radio occasionally sourced from original pressings but mostly from Analogue Productions' 45rpm box set. If you are hesitant to purchase it but love The Doors, better not listen! From the first note of "Touch Me" you'll easily hear what a great job Bruce Botnick and the late Doug Sax did with these fragile tapes.

News

Naxos America To Distribute Berlin Philharmonic Direct to Disc LP Box Set

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 22, 2017

The Berlin Philharmonic's Direct-to-Disk Four Brahms Symphony box set currently available for purchase on the orchestra's website store will also be available for purchase in America beginning January 27th, 2017 on the website of Naxos USA.

News

Third Man Starts The Presses in Detroit February 25th!

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 19, 2017

Jack White's Third Man Records today announced the opening on February 25th of its new Detroit pressing plant in the heart of the city's historic Cass corridor neighborhood, down the block from the Shinola store.

Sweepstakes

AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon Headphones Sweepstakes

Jon Iverson  |  Jan 18, 2017

Register to win a pair of AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon Headphones ($699.00 Retail Value) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"A direct descendant of AudioQuest's award-winning NightHawk headphone, the closed-back NightOwl Carbon replaces its predecessor's biomimetic sound-diffusing grille with an intelligently designed aperiodic damping system for excellent isolation of external noise, ensuring privacy for the listener and those nearby."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

CES 2017

C.E.S. Wrap-Up: Was 2017 The Final C.E.S.?

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017

Of course C.E.S. 2017 will not be the final C.E.S. for the gadget hawkers and manufacturers of products that upon introduction are born obsolete. The big halls will continue to attract those who traffic in appliances, gadgets, and soon to be commoditized and devalued innovations.

CES 2017

At C.E.S. 2017 Wireworld Introduces Budget Priced Speaker Cable

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 17, 2017

Audio cables are probably the most contentious component in a system's chain. There are those who insist they cannot produce sonic differences once you account for the basics: resistance, inductance, capacitance, and of course the outer sheath color.

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