CES 2016

Continuum Audio Labs Debuts Obsidian the Company's First New Turntable in More Than Five Years (Second Story Update)

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 7, 2016

At CES 2016 Australian brand Continuum Audio Labs debuted and demoed the Obsidian, its first new turntable in more than a half decade.

CES 2016

Mobile Fidelity Enters The Turntable Market With Two Made in USA Models

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 7, 2016

At CES 2016, Mobile Fidelity, best known for its reissued records catalog, debuted two made in USA turntables, designed by Allen Perkins, one of the world's most talented turntable designers.

AAA Vinyl

Is "Interludes" Lyn Stanley's Breakthrough Album?

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 4, 2016

Interludes
Lyn Stanley
 
A.T. Music LLC 3104 2 45rpm 180g LPs/hybrid SACDs
Produced by: Lyn Stanley
Engineered by: Al Schmitt, Steve Genewick, others
Mixed by: Al Schmitt
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
 
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SOUND
Lyn Stanley’s third effort had better not be more of the same I told her, but only because she asked. Otherwise, it’s really none of my business, especially since I would be reviewing it.

A third album is where you either show startling growth or you repeat yourself and even fans start looking elsewhere—at least that’s my take, and since Lyn was asking I told her.

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AAA Vinyl
Category: 
AAA Vinyl
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Lyn Stanley
Album: 
Interludes
Cred Label: 
A.T. Music LLC 3104 2 45rpm 180g LPs/hybrid SACDs
Cred Prod: 
Lyn Stanley
Cred Eng: 
Al Schmitt, Steve Genewick, others
Cred Mix: 
Al Schmitt
Cred Mast: 
Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Michael Fremer
Lyn Stanley’s third effort had better not be more of the same I told her, but only because she asked. Otherwise, it’s really none of my business, especially since I would be reviewing it.

News

This Turntable Was Amazon's Xmas Season Best Selling Home Audio Product!

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 4, 2016

Amazon recently announced its top-selling home audio product of this past year.

Features

Riva Audio’s One Two Punch: the Turbo X and New S Bluetooth Speakers

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 2, 2016

Bluetooth devices are not my beat but when a company making one brings it to a high performance audio show I pay attention.

News

"Star Wars"? No. "Kings Row" From 1942

 |  Jan 2, 2016

Eric Wolfgang Korngold's film score for the 1942 movie "Kings Row" has a "familiar ring". The movie starred Ann Sheridan, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan.

News

Start the New Year With the "RL" Version of "Whole Lotta Love"

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 1, 2016

Here's a transcription of "Whole Lotta Love" from an "RL" original pressing mastered by Bob Ludwig. We'll see how long it lives on You Tube.

Album Reviews

I'm "Bullish" on Patrick Higgins' "Bachanalia"

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 1, 2016

Bachanalia
Patrick Higgins
 
Telegraph Harp Records TH 009 180g LP+ FLAC or MP3 download
Produced by: Patrick Higgins
Engineered by: Ben Greenberg and Patrick Higgins
Mixed by: Ben Greenberg and Patrick Higgins
Mastered by: Heba Kadry (lacquer cutting engineer N/A)
 
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A description of this record in Twitter-like brevity: "Sandy Bull meets Michael Hedges in a church."

Of course that short-changes everyone involved, especially the only living artist among the three: guitarist Patrick Higgins.

Mr. Higgins' Bach is crisply and often muscularly rendered, technically dazzling and exquisitely and ingeniously recorded. According to the artist:

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Album Reviews
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Album Reviews
Artist: 
Patrick Higgins
Album: 
Bachanalia
Cred Label: 
Telegraph Harp Records TH 009 180g LP+ FLAC or MP3 download
Cred Prod: 
Patrick Higgins
Cred Eng: 
Ben Greenberg and Patrick Higgins
Cred Mix: 
Ben Greenberg and Patrick Higgins
Cred Mast: 
Heba Kadry (lacquer cutting engineer N/A)
Michael Fremer
A description of this record in Twitter-like brevity: "Sandy Bull meets Michael Hedges in a church."

Of course that short-changes everyone involved, especially the only living artist among the three: guitarist Patrick Higgins.

Letters to the Editor

A Great Way to Start The New Year!

Michael Fremer  |  Jan 1, 2016

I just wanted to thank you for your fervent passion to keep vinyl alive in these digital times. I have been a big fan of Analog Planet since my early years of collecting. I am 17 years old now but I have been collecting vinyl since I was 12. My first time stepping into a record store was a monumental experience that will always be a watershed moment in my life. It also became my college essay (trying to convert the admissions offices).

Album Reviews

"Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Best of The Cutting Edge—The Bootleg Series Volume 12

Michael Fremer  |  Dec 30, 2015

Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Best of The Cutting Edge—The Bootleg Series Volume 12
Bob Dylan
 
Columbia Records 88875124431 3 180g LPs+ 2 CD
Produced by: Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz (original producers Tom Wilson and Bob Johnston)
Engineered by: Various
Mixed by: Steve Addabbo
Mastered by: Lacquers Cut by Ryan K. Smith and Sterling Sound, NYC
 
MUSIC
SOUND
Recorded music comes to us pressed in plastic and frozen in time. The work leading up to the master often gets lost, tossed or erased and recorded over without a thought that it might be of interest to anyone. That’s most often true. Alternate takes, when they do surface, usually make clear why they were passed over in favor of the one programmed into your brain, though there are exceptions.

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Bob Dylan
Album: 
Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Best of The Cutting Edge—The Bootleg Series Volume 12
Cred Label: 
Columbia Records 88875124431 3 180g LPs+ 2 CD
Cred Prod: 
Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz (original producers Tom Wilson and Bob Johnston)
Cred Eng: 
Various
Cred Mix: 
Steve Addabbo
Cred Mast: 
Lacquers Cut by Ryan K. Smith and Sterling Sound, NYC
Michael Fremer
Recorded music comes to us pressed in plastic and frozen in time. The work leading up to the master often gets lost, tossed or erased and recorded over without a thought that it might be of interest to anyone. That’s most often true. Alternate takes, when they do surface, usually make clear why they were passed over in favor of the one programmed into your brain, though there are exceptions.

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