Album Reviews

"When the Levee Breaks" Re-Grooves The Songs of Led Zeppelin

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 15, 2016

When the Levee Breaks
Vanessa Fernandez
 
Groove Note GRV 1088 3 45rpm, 180g LPs
Produced by: Ying Tan and Michael C. Ross
Engineered by: Michael C. Ross
Mixed by: Michael C. Ross
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
 
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If you go into this ambitious acoustic Led Zeppelin covers project hard wired for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page you’re probably bound for disappointment but if you just relax into it, you might be pleasantly surprised by what you see in your mind’s eye. You’ll surely like what the production brings to your ears.

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Vanessa Fernandez
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When the Levee Breaks
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Groove Note GRV 1088 3 45rpm, 180g LPs
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Ying Tan and Michael C. Ross
Cred Eng: 
Michael C. Ross
Cred Mix: 
Michael C. Ross
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Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Michael Fremer
If you go into this ambitious acoustic Led Zeppelin covers project hard wired for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page you’re probably bound for disappointment but if you just relax into it, you might be pleasantly surprised by what you see in your mind’s eye. You’ll surely like what the production brings to your ears.

Sweepstakes

The Meze 99 Classics Headphones Sweepstakes

Jon Iverson  |  Jun 14, 2016

Register to win a pair of Meze 99 Classics Headphones ($309.00 Retail Value) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"What is it that discards the superfluous, the gimmicky, the flashy, the questionable, the overly fragile, the misplaced? The obvious answer would be time. And this is also the riddle of good design: very few objects achieve such a rarefied consistency of qualities. This is our aim with the Meze 99 Classics, the anti-fragility of a classic, with a sound on par with the design. Pure, natural sound in a timeless body."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

AnalogPlanet Radio

Analogplanet Radio's "Second Warner Brothers Tribute Show" Now Available For Streaming Here and on WFDU.fm

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2016

This is Analogplanet Radio's second WFDU HD2 Warner Brothers Records Tribute Show available for streaming here and on the WFDU.fm website. I think this is another great show! And if I don't say it, who will?

Features

"Baby's On Fire" LP vs. CD

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 11, 2016

Compare an original forty three year old UK "pink rim" Island pressing of "Baby's On Fire" from "Here Come the Warm Jets" (ILPS 9268), Brian Eno's debut solo album, with the 2004 DSD remaster using the original tape played back on an Ampex ATR deck with custom ARIA electronics.

News

Meet Sophia Pfister

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2016

Instead of the usual "song and dance", the email refreshingly got directly to the point: "Will you review my record?". I replied, "Send it and if I like it I will."

T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

Stroll Through T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 8, 2016

Last video from T.H.E. Show Newport includes room visits, and a stroll through the marketplace ballroom.

T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

Listen To SweetVinyl's Sugar Cube Remove a Bad Scratch From "Blue Rondo a la Turk"

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 8, 2016

SweetVinyl's Dan Eakins demonstrates the company's Sugar Cube that digitizes vinyl at 192/24 or DSD and stores files on a USB stick—that's only a small part of what this device can do.

News

United Record Pressing Acquires Bill Smith

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 8, 2016

Here's a press release from URP announcing the company's acquisition of Bill Smith Custom Records.

Analogplanet did not receive it directly from URP because we probably remain on the company's "do not contact" list.

T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

Leslie Brooks Saves Discarded Reel to Reel Master Tapes

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 5, 2016

Ten thousand master tapes and/or master tape copies stored for decades above a new Jersey auto dealership are slated for destruction. Tape collector/archivist Leslie Brooks manages to save but a few hundred. The rest are buried in a N.J. landfill somewhere, perhaps with Jimmy Hoffa?

T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

Edwards Audio Turntable Line Displayed at T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

Michael Fremer  |  Jun 4, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 5, 2016

The extensive Edwards Audio turntable line uses some O.E.M. Rega parts plus many Edwards manufactures.

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