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Newvelle Releases As a "Stand Alone" album, Irma Thomas's Love Is the Foundation
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 08, 2021  |  1 comments
Newvelle Records yesterday announced it was releasing as a "stand alone" LP from the 4 LP New Orleans Collection Irma Thomas' remarkable Love Is The Foundation.

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Next Dylan Bootleg Series Release "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966" Offers Multiple Editions
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 25, 2015  |  10 comments
The latest "Bootleg Series" Dylan release covers but fourteen months during which time Dylan released three of his greatest albums: Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.

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Nitty Gritty Closes Its Doors
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 30, 2017  |  20 comments
Sad to report that record cleaning specialist Nitty Gritty is going out of business—and not because business is poor.

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Norman Pickering RIP
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 24, 2015  |  6 comments
Sadly, Mr. Norman Pickering passed away November 18th, 2015 at age 99.

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Numero Group Announces Pastor T.L. Barrett 5 LP Box Set In Standard and Deluxe Editions
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 23, 2021  |  1 comments
Numero Group is set to issue 5 LP box set and deluxe box set editions of Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir's I Shall Wear a Crown. You probably know some of this amazing music even if you think you don't.

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Numerogroup's Rob Sevier Responds!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  30 comments
Numerogroup's Rob Sevier has responded to my charge that his Wire piece was the "Stupidest Article Ever Written About Vinyl". And as expected, his response was infantile, petulant and utterly predictable.

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Oh No! An Even Stupider Vinyl Story!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  39 comments
The numerogroup can rest easy. An even more foolish vinyl story has just appeared online in The New Jersey Star Ledger.

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Old Vinyl Addict
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 28, 2011  |  1 comments
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Omnivore's Record Store Day Vinyl Collectibles Include Big Star Documentary Soundtrack Album
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 29, 2013  |  0 comments
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Omnivore Recordings will release limited-pressing vinyl collectibles that are musts: The soundtrack to the long-awaited feature-length Big Star film documentary "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me" will be available in a special, limited edition (4,000 worldwide) 180-gram, two-LP translucent yellow vinyl pressing ahead of its standard release configurations
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On the Season Finale of Vinyl Obsession, Vocalist Hunter Hayes & Actor Dan Cortese Gilbert Hunt Down Their Top 5 LPs
Mike Mettler  |  May 21, 2023  |  1 comments

Who's making their Top 5 picks on this week's season finale episode of AXS TV's Vinyl Obsession? Glad you asked. This Sunday evening, May 21, multiplatinum singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes and actor/host Dan Cortese bring us along on their respective shopping trips at Grimey's in Nashville as they both search for their Top 5 LPs. Read on to get a double dose of AP-exclusive sneak previews of tonight's ep. . .

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On This Week's Vinyl Obsession, Ajay Popoff of Lit & Vocalist Chris Kirkpatrick Choose Their Top 5 LPs
Mike Mettler  |  May 06, 2023  |  4 comments

Who's making their picks on this week's episode of AXS TV's Vinyl Obsession? Glad you asked. This upcoming Sunday, May 7, Ajay Popoff of Lit and 'NSYNC vocalist Chris Kirkpatrick bring us along during their respective shopping trips at Grimey's in Nashville as they each seek out their Top 5 LPs. Read on to get an AP-exclusive sneak preview of that ep. . .

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On This Week's Vinyl Obsession, Charles Kelley of Lady A & Country Singer RaeLynn Each Pick Their Top 5 LPs
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 28, 2023  |  2 comments

Who's on this week's episode of AXS TV's Vinyl Obsession? Glad you asked. This upcoming Sunday, April 30, Charles Kelley of Lady A and country singer RaeLynn take us along during their respective shopping trips at Grimey's in Nashville as they each seek out their Top 5 LPs. Read on to get an AP-exclusive sneak preview of that show. . .

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On This Week’s Episode of Vinyl Obsession, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s & Country Vocalist Brantley Gilbert Select Their Top 5 LPs
Mike Mettler  |  May 14, 2023  |  3 comments

Who's making their Top 5 picks on this week's episode of AXS TV's Vinyl Obsession? Glad you asked. This Sunday evening, May 14, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's and country vocalist Brantley Gilbert bring us along during their respective shopping trips at Grimey's in Nashville as they both search for their Top 5 LPs. Read on to get a pair of AP-exclusive sneak previews of tonight's ep. . .

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Only 262 Backers and Eight Days to Go. We're Probably Not Gonna Make It
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 18, 2015  |  46 comments
With only 262 backers and eight day left, odds are we won't get to 1000 backers so the Kickstarter project will probably not happen.

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Onyx Record Press Opens New Vinyl Pressing Plant in Los Angeles Area, Geared Toward Getting More Music by Independent Artists Onto LPs
Mike Mettler  |  Aug 30, 2023  |  1 comments

Praise be to the almighty press! In this case, we’re referring to the all-important process of vinyl pressing, the end-of-creative-cycle production procedure that’s become even more in demand of late and somewhat difficult to schedule in a timely fashion for many an artist as the vinyl revival continues. To that end, Onyx Record Press has just opened its doors in the Los Angeles area, with an impetus to help independent artists get their music onto vinyl at affordable rates and reasonable wait times. Read on to find out about the Onyx team’s pressing plans, and what specific machines they’ll be utilizing to do so. . .

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