Sweepstakes

The Beatles Stereo Albums 180g 16LP Limited Edition Box Set From Music Direct Sweepstakes

Jon Iverson  |  Sep 30, 2012

Register to win the Beatles Stereo Albums 180g 16LP Limited Edition Box Set From Music Direct (MSRP $449.99) we are giving away.

Twist and shout, shout, shout: The Beatles are at long last getting the treatment they’ve always deserved on vinyl. The most anticipated catalog reissues in music history have arrived and feature the pristine remastering that fans have craved for decades. Your wishes have come true: Every Beatles album. Every official Beatles song. Faithfully reproduced album jackets. All in this glorious box set.

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Set-Up Tips

Another Angle on the "Digital Can of Worms"

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2012

To continue the discussion of whether or not using a USB microscope to set stylus rake angle is a good or bad idea, please look at the drawing accompanying this post.

Features

Win a Blu-ray Copy of "Paul Simon Live In New York City" (Contest Cancelled)

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2012

We have a copy to give away of Paul Simon's new concert Blu-ray disc "Live in New York City," courtesy Concord Music. WARNING: It will not play on your turntable!

News

@analogplanet is The New Analogplanet.com Twitter Account Address

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 27, 2012

Follow me on Twitter. Just signed up (succumbed is more like it) so it will take a while to get up to speed but now when I visit a used record store of something interesting happens in the vinyl world (or whatever else) you'll be the first to know!

Album Reviews

The Cars Get Mo-Fi Drive: Candy-O and Shake It Up

Randy Wells  |  Sep 26, 2012

Candy-O and Shake It Up
The Cars
 
Elektra/Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-324 and 1-325 180g LPs
Produced by: Roy Thomas Baker
Engineered by: Geoff Workman (Candy-O), Ian Taylor (Shake It Up)
Mixed by: N/A
Mastered by: Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Candy-O), Rob LoVerde (Shake It Up)
 
MUSIC
SOUND
It was the summer of 1978. The Cars were moving in stereo. They let the good times roll and were just what I needed.

As it turns out, The Cars were just what another million music fans needed too. Recorded at London’s AIR studios, their debut record was so fresh and appealing that it instantly became an AM radio favorite and went Platinum in six months.

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
Album Reviews
Artist: 
The Cars
Album: 
Candy-O and Shake It Up
Cred Label: 
Elektra/Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-324 and 1-325 180g LPs
Cred Prod: 
Roy Thomas Baker
Cred Eng: 
Geoff Workman (Candy-O), Ian Taylor (Shake It Up)
Cred Mix: 
N/A
Cred Mast: 
Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (Candy-O), Rob LoVerde (Shake It Up)
Randy Wells
It was the summer of 1978. The Cars were moving in stereo. They let the good times roll and were just what I needed.

As it turns out, The Cars were just what another million music fans needed too. Recorded at London’s AIR studios, their debut record was so fresh and appealing that it instantly became an AM radio favorite and went Platinum in six months.

News

Mastering Engineer Jon Astley on The Who 14 LP Box Set Coming From MCA

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 25, 2012

UMG/MCA recently announced a new 14 LP The Who studio recordings box set featuring 11 titles (Tommy and Quadrophenia were double LPs).

Set-Up Tips

Have We Opened a Digital Can of Worms?

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 23, 2012

Have we opened a digital can of worms recommending using a USB microscope to set SRA (Stylus Rake Angle)?

Used Record Buying Tips

When In New Orleans, It's Euclid Records!

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 22, 2012

I'm in New Orleans this weekend at the Annual National Cardigan Welsh Corgi Board Meeting. No, I don't show dogs but my wife does and she's on the board so like a good hubby I tagged along.

Album Reviews

Sade's 80's Aural Aphrodisiac

Randy Wells  |  Sep 22, 2012

Diamond Life
Sade
 
Epic/Audio Fidelity AFZLP 089 180g LP
Produced by: Robin Millar
Engineered by: Ben Rogan
Mixed by: N/A
Mastered by: Kevin Gray at Cohearant Mastering
 
MUSIC
SOUND
When Diamond Life burst onto the scene in 1984/1985 it provided a calm oasis. This was not post-punk or techno-pop. This was an album of lush and lovely music with smooth jazz moods and world beat underpinnings. Superficially cool, the Latin tempos trapped in the grooves simmered with a passion just waiting to explode.

The debut album by Sade (a name used by both the lead singer and the band) contains songs that are soulful, silky, shimmering, sultry, sensuous and seductive – and every other sexy word that starts with an “S”.

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Sade
Album: 
Diamond Life
Cred Label: 
Epic/Audio Fidelity AFZLP 089 180g LP
Cred Prod: 
Robin Millar
Cred Eng: 
Ben Rogan
Cred Mix: 
N/A
Cred Mast: 
Kevin Gray at Cohearant Mastering
Randy Wells
When Diamond Life burst onto the scene in 1984/1985 it provided a calm oasis. This was not post-punk or techno-pop. This was an album of lush and lovely music with smooth jazz moods and world beat underpinnings. Superficially cool, the Latin tempos trapped in the grooves simmered with a passion just waiting to explode.

Beatles

Beatles Vinyl Remastered, Finally Coming, Shipping Mid-November

Michael Fremer  |  Sep 20, 2012

After a delay of a few years, due to the meticulousness of all involved, The Beatles catalog will finally be reissued in the format in which it's meant to be heard and has always sounded best: vinyl.

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