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Yarlung's GRAMMY nominated Fire and Fancy  Is Music For Moderns
Michael Leser Johnson  |  May 16, 2022
In my previous review of the Korppoo Trio by the Sibelius Piano Trio and Yarlung Records, I spoke a great deal about the recording philosophy of this boutique classical outfit and their AAA, 45rpm chamber music records. From the same recording sessions that brought us that exquisite romantic delight, we have another outing with musicians Petteri Iivonen, Juho Pohjonen, and Samuli Peltonen, this time with a decidedly different program.

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You Asked For It, But This Weekend Only!
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 16, 2015
Readers asked for a few more files recorded using the SAT arm.

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Your Stereo Was Made For Ciaramella’s   Dances on Movable Ground
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 28, 2015
I’ll tell you how I got into medieval era dance music similar to what’s on this record and on la Spagna: back in 1969 when I worked in the downstairs record store division of Minuteman in Harvard Square, a salesman named Duane who worked upstairs selling audio gear I could not at the time afford, insisted I buy a record on Deutsche Grammophone’s Archive Production label.

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Zappa Family Trust Releases AAA Edition of Frank's "Burnt Weeny Sandwich"
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 26, 2018
And this is how you do it correctly!: Supervised by the ZFT, the record was specially mastered for this release by Bernie Grundman with all analog production and cut directly from the 1970 ¼” stereo safety master tape in 2018.

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ZZ Top Continue to Salute Their Legacy With From The Top: 1979–1990 AAA 180g 5LP Box Set on July 4
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 02, 2025

If I blow my top, will you let it go to your head? Put a pin in your answer for now, please, and let’s instead focus on the, er, explosive related box set announcement at hand. Getting a jump on the holiday weekend, ZZ Top have just confirmed that From The Top: 1979–1990, a limited-edition 5LP collection from Rhino High Fidelity (a.k.a. Rhino Hi-Fi), will be released just two days from now on July 4, 2025. Read on to see which albums from the pivotal mainstream-success era of that little ol’ band from Texas constitute this box, and what the source material for each 180g LP in it is. . .

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