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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

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
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

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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Optimal Media "Goes Green"—Now Offers "Carbon Neutral" Pressing Option
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 24, 2020
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Optimal Media recently announced a new "ecco-friendly" vinyl pressing package along with other environmentally friendly options for vinyl clientele wishing to minimize or eliminate their contribution to carbon-based pollution.

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Oregon Gets a Pressing Plant
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 08, 2015
A reader alerted me to a story by Portland Mercury music editor Ned Lannamann about a new pressing plant recently opened in Milwaukie, Oregon, a short drive from downtown Portland.

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ORG and ORG Music Are Two Different Companies! (Corrected 9/9/13)
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 05, 2013
Let's clarify a confusing situation once and for all. ORG, which has issued dozens of great double 45rpm titles from the Decca/London and Sony/BMG catalog (among others), including the recently reviewed B,S&T album, and ORG Music are not the same company!
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ORG Announces Three New Non-Classical Double 45s Coming Spring 2014
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 19, 2013
ORG recently announced three new double 45s mastered by Bernie Grundman from original analogue master tapes.
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ORG Announces Two Roy Orbison Double 45rpm Reissues
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 02, 2013
ORG today announced a Roy Orbison reissue project that will bring to the 45rpm format Lonely and Blue and In Dreams, two of Roy's early Monument albums.
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ORG To Reissue "Royal Gala Ballet" As Quadruple 45rpm Set
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 15, 2012
Originally issued as LDS6065 on RCA Soria, this legendary DECCA UK Kingsway Hall recording is easily one of the finest orchestral recordings of the golden age or any age. (Note: image is of an original pressing)
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ORG to Release Jeff Buckley's "Grace" on 180g Double 45rpm Set
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 04, 2013
ORG announced today an upcoming series of double 45rpm 180g releases from the Sony/BMG catalog.
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Ortofon Announces 2M Mono Special Edition "Beatles Tribute" Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 17, 2014
June 17th, 2014—Ortofon today announced the development of the 2M Mono SE cartridge intended as a "tribute" to the upcoming Beatles mono box set.

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Ortofon Announces New Windfeld Ti Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  May 15, 2017
The mystery surrounding the April 18th visit by Ortofon's Leif Johannsen can now explained.

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Ortofon Celebrates 100 Years
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2018
Ortofon celebrated its 100th anniversary September 28th and 29th, inviting approximately 60 of its sales and technology partners from around the world to a hotel in Maribo, Denmark and to its factory in nearby Nakskov.

AnalogPlanet editor Michael Fremer was invited to observe the celebration and to participate by presenting to the guests and company executives a ½ hour PowerPoint presentation outlining where the vinyl record and analog playback gear market has been for the past 30 or so years, and to where he thought it was headed in the future.

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Ortofon Introduces 2M Black LVB Cartridge
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 18, 2020
Ortofon just announced a new $999 2M moving magnet cartridge: the 2M Black LVB 250 in honor of Ludwig Von Beethoven's 250th birthday. More than just a re-badge, the 2M Black LVB 250 incorporates, among other enhancements, the nude Shibata stylus and boron cantilever found on the more costly MC Cadenza Black.

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Ortofon Partners With PHONOCUT to Further Develop High Quality Home Vinyl Recording
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 28, 2021
At Making Vinyl Hollywood, 2019 Austria-based PHONOCUT demonstrated a still in development all-analog based home vinyl cutting system that uses blank vinyl (not lacquer) discs. At 4:52 in the embedded video at the above link you can watch the compact system cut a record and learn more about it.

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