New York Audio Show Begins

The New York Audio Show opened yesterday with modest press attendance in the morning but good consumer crowds later in the afternoon.

Replacing Defective Copies of Bryan Ferry's "The Jazz Age"

Just received this email from Bryan Ferry's organization:

Mikey Interviewed on Jazz Station WBGO-FM For The New York Audio Show (and the subject turned to CDs)

"WBGO Journal" host Doug Doyle (shown in the photo trying to grab a Mosaic box from my warm sweaty hands) interviewed me recently for his radio show on the great jazz, Newark, NJ radio station.

"Wretches and Jabberers" Review Lost In Transition From Musicangle.com Here Now

Note: This review appeared on the musicangle.com website in April of 2011. An analogplanet.com reader looked for it here and couldn't find it. Neither could I. I am having the webmaster look into this because I worry that other reviews got lost in the move. In the meantime, I'm re-posting the review now. There may still be copies available at your favorite online LP seller. It's also available in high resolution on HDTracks—ed..

Primary Category: 
Category: 
Artist: 
Various Artists
Album: 
Wretches and Jabberers
Cred Label: 
Rumor Mill Records 2 180gram LPs
Cred Prod: 
J. Ralph (co-produced by Arthur Pingrey
Cred Eng: 
J. Ralph
Cred Mix: 
J. Ralph
Cred Mast: 
Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (lacquers cut by Bernie Grundman)
Note: This review appeared on the musicangle.com website in April of 2011. An analogplanet.com reader looked for it here and couldn't find it. Neither could I. I am having the webmaster look into this because I worry that other reviews got lost in the move. In the meantime, I'm re-posting the review now. There may still be copies available at your favorite online LP seller. It's also available in high resolution on HDTracks—ed..

"John Coltrane: The Complete Sun Ship Sessions" on 3 180 Gram LPs Coming From Mosaic

Mosaic Records will issue on May 21st a 3 LP set of The Complete Sun Ship Sessions including newly discovered and previously unissued alternative takes from one of the John Coltrane Quartet's final studio sessions.

Friday Music's "Rascal's Greatest Hits" Reissue: You'd Better Run!

Greatest Hits albums from the '60s are a crap shoot: how many were made from original tapes strung together to produce reels for lacquer cutting? A few but not most. Instead the originals (hopefully) were pulled and tape copies of the hits were made and those were strung together for the hits package.

Primary Category: 
Category: 
Artist: 
The Rascals
Album: 
Time Peace The Rascals Greatest Hits
Cred Label: 
Atlantic/Friday Music FRM 8190 180g LP
Cred Prod: 
The Rascals
Cred Eng: 
Tom Dowd, Adrian Baker, Chris Huston & Roy Cicala
Cred Mix: 
Various
Cred Mast: 
Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios (lacquers cut by Kevin Gray)
Greatest Hits albums from the '60s are a crap shoot: how many were made from original tapes strung together to produce reels for lacquer cutting? A few but not most. Instead the originals (hopefully) were pulled and tape copies of the hits were made and those were strung together for the hits package.

Kinks and Klem Kadiddlehopper?

The Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy saw the rock'n'roll handwriting on the wall back in 1956. The big banders invited Elvis Presley onto their television show. It was Elvis's first TV appearance and it created a sensation.

Bryan Ferry's "The Jazz Age" Takes Familiar Repertoire To An Old Place

Note: The pressing issue I encountered with the copy I bought was corroborated by some readers but not all. The producer's QC copy was fine, so we exchanged copies. The replacement I was sent (autographed by Bryan Ferry, thank you!) sounded fine throughout. Today I received an email from Ferry's office acknowledging the problem. I don't blame them for wanting to hear it for themselves before taking action.
Primary Category: 
Category: 
Artist: 
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
Album: 
The Jazz Age
Cred Label: 
BMG 53800759 180g LP
Cred Prod: 
Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies
Cred Eng: 
Rhett Davies and Simon Willey
Cred Mix: 
Rhett Davies and Simon Willey
Cred Mast: 
Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (lacquers cut by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios)
Note: The pressing issue I encountered with the copy I bought was corroborated by some readers but not all. The producer's QC copy was fine, so we exchanged copies. The replacement I was sent (autographed by Bryan Ferry, thank you!) sounded fine throughout.

Analog Corner #34

I've got this friend Shirley. Married with two kids, she appears to be your typical suburban middle-aged housewife—but somehow her music genes got short-circuited. While most of her neighbors have become Yanni-fied (if they pay attention to music at all), Shirley is a Rolling Stones fanatic.

Fire at Pallas Pressing Plant Destroys CD/DVD Duplication Facility

This is no April Fool's Day trick: a fire last night destroyed the Pallas Pressing Plant's CD/DVD duplication facility. Fortunately there were no injuries.

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