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Album Reviews
Charlie Haden Birthday Party Gig Open to All!
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2008  |  0 comments

From the NAIM archives comes this triple LP/double CD set, originally issued as two, long out of print, individual CDs, featuring Charlie Haden’s Quartet West, featuring Saxophonist Ernie Watts, pianist Alan Broadbent and the late, great drummer Billy Higgins on one session and the great, not late Paul Motian on the other.

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News
Check Out Jerry's Records In Pittsburg, PA
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments
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AAA VinylNews
Check Out Koizumi-San's 45rpm Record Collection
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 16, 2016  |  First Published: Jul 16, 2016  |  5 comments
Yosuke Koizumi, 36, who took over the ART 1000's final production supervision brought some of his 45rpm collection on the second day of my visit...perhaps to assure me that he's way into vinyl and not just doing a "job”.
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News
Chet Baker's Four Riverside LPs Remastered All-Analog For Five LP Craft Recordings Box Set
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 26, 2019  |  First Published: Sep 26, 2019  |  21 comments
Craft Recordings today announced a November 15th release of a 5 LP Chet Baker box set that includes the four albums the trumpet player released in 1958 and 1959 on Riverside along with a fifth album of outtakes and alternative takes all remastered directly from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at RTI.

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Album Reviews
Chicago "Field Recordings" Continue to Excite the Senses
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 08, 2012  |  13 comments
When we think of "field recordings" we often think of Alan Lomax trudging through the South with a tape recorder, setting up shop wherever he found the music.
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Can I Have My Money Back?
Choosing the +1 For Third Man Pressing Plant Party
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 21, 2017  |  First Published: Feb 21, 2017  |  4 comments
Today (Tuesday, Feb. 21st) is the final day for entries into the +1 "competition". So this afternoon I will have to choose one of the following unless a late entry appears:

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Analog Gear News
Chord Introduces Affordable "Huei" MM/MC Phono Preamp
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 17, 2019  |  First Published: Oct 17, 2019  |  5 comments
The Huei is based on Chord Electronics’ high-end, award-winning Symphonic MC phono stage. While the Symphonic offered MC compatibility only, the Huei offers both MC and MM compatibility, opening the world of Chord high end analog playback to everyone listening to vinyl.

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News
Chris Bellman Not Cutting "Tommy" Reissue
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 27, 2013  |  4 comments
Contrary to what at least one vinyl vendor's website claims, Chris Bellman is not involved in the new Tommy vinyl reissue.

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Album Reviews
Christian McBride & Inside Straight Live at the Village Vanguard
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 10, 2021  |  2 comments
This Village Vanguard Inside Straight set was recorded December 2014 a week before bassist McBride recorded with his trio another Village Vanguard engagement that became his Mack Avenue debut album.

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Phono Preamp Reviews
CiAudio's Punchy, Pleasing PEQ MKII Dual Mono MM/MC Phono Preamplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 04, 2017  |  First Published: Nov 04, 2017  |  17 comments
CiAudio (better known as Channel Island Audio) is an American-manufacturer of high quality, moderately priced electronics that you can explore at the company’s website. The PEQ 1 MKII is built to an unexpectedly high standard given its $995 price tag and American heritage. The outside is a sturdy milled aluminum chassis unusual at this price point as are the highest quality panel mounted Cardas™ RCA jacks. Inside is a dual mono design with each input jack going to an identically laid out, independent mono circuit, which helps to eliminate crosstalk.

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