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AnalogPlanet Visits Jerry Harvey Audio
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2016
While headphones are not AnalogPlanet's "beat", when editor Michael Fremer found himself in Orlando, Florida to address the Barnes & Noble national manager's convention, at the invitation of company president Andy Regan—a Fremer friend for at least three decades—he visited Orlando based Jerry Harvey Audio.

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Watch AnalogPlanet Editor Michael Fremer Open ABKCO's "The Rolling Stones in Mono" Box Set!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 22, 2016
The new ABKCO "The Rolling Stones in Mono" box set arrived today!
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Limited Edition Version of ABKCO's Rolling Stones Mono Box Set to Include 7" Singles Bundle
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 12, 2016
ABKCO announced today a limited edition version of The Rolling Stones In Mono box set (15 CDs or 16 vinyl LPs) bundled with a set of nine extremely limited Rolling Stones 7” vinyl singles.

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Ortofon Switches From Boron to Sapphire Cantilevers
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 08, 2016
Ortofon recently announced a switch from Boron to Sapphire cantilevers on all but its more expensive "Exclusive Series" (photo is of original Boron cantilevered Quintet).

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What I Learned Visiting Elite Audio Systems In San Francisco
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 01, 2016
"Why would you fly to San Francisco for one day?" friends asked when I told them recently that I was visiting Elite Audio Systems for a one day in-store appearance and flying home the next day.

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Rudy Van Gelder Dead at 91
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 25, 2016
Legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder passed away today at age 91. The great jazz engineer and friend to many musical greats began his recording career as an amateur enthusiast in 1952, using the living room of his parents' Hackensack home at 25 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey.

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Producer Joe Boyd's New Kickstarter Project
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2016
Legendary veteran record producer Joe Boyd (The Incredible String Band, Richard Thompson, John Martyn, R.E.M. Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, etc.) recently announced a new Kickstarter Project you should be aware of.

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AnalogPlanet Editor Speaks At Barnes & Noble's August 13th "Vinyl Day" Event
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 17, 2016
Saturday August 13th was "Vinyl Day". Barnes & Noble celebrated with events and guest speakers at many of their stores nationwide. Analogplanet editor Michael Fremer was invited to speak at the Paramus, New Jersey store and a looped segment of his DVD "It's a Vinyl World After All" played in all of the stores along with other video material.

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Electric Recording Company Releasing Prestige Jazz Titles!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 12, 2016
The Electric Recording Company (ERC) just announced a Prestige monophonic jazz reissue series sourced from the original master tapes licensed from label owner Concord Music Group.
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Jack White "Unplugged" Double LP Coming September 9th
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 11, 2016
Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 will be released September 9th on double vinyl and double CD.

The 26 track album features alternative versions, mixes and previously unreleased recordings from The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and solo material, all remastered for this compilation, which Third Man calls "the essential Jack White songwriting collection.

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AnalogPlanet At Barnes & Noble Paramus, NJ This Saturday August 13th
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 11, 2016
This Saturday is "Vinyl Day" at Barnes & Noble stores throughout America. I will be appearing at the Barnes & Noble store on Route 17 in Paramus, New Jersey, at 2PM.

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Vinyl Obsession: Revilla Grooves on Main Thrives in the Age of Streaming
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 11, 2016
Sound&Vision writer Bob Ankosko just filed this story about a record store in Milltown, NJ that I'm sure analogPlanet readers will enjoy reading.
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MPS Reissues '70s Era Jazz Classics AAA
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 11, 2016
The German MPS label has just released five excellent jazz albums originally released in the early 1970s under the supervision of noted German audio journalist and record producer Dirk Sommer. All have been mastered AAA from the original master tapes by mastering engineer Christoph Stickel, who was responsible for the Oscar Peterson box set Exclusively For My Friends.

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The Rolling Stones Mono Box Set From ABKCO Coming September 30th (Updated again)
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 10, 2016
ABKCO today announced the long expected Rolling Stones16 LP MONO box set, due September 30th.

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AnalogPlanet Radio Shows Now All Accessible Under One "Roof"
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 03, 2016
Analogplanet Radio was introduced here a year ago today. Now on the first anniversary of that announcement all of the WFMU HD Radio shows can be accessed in one place on the Analogplanet website.

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