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Lanois's Latest Is an Ambient Guitar Extravaganza
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 01, 2005  |  0 comments

Daniel Lanois begins this instrumental excursion with a great wash of flanged psychedelic backwash, ribbed with pedal steel guitar in an upward thrust of musical birth that oozes from the speakers like sonic Cool-Whip.

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News
Large Files Coming Your Way Hopefully Tomorrow!
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 22, 2013  |  10 comments
The plan is to post links tomorrow to the 10 96/24 FLAC files of Myra Taylor's "Spider and The Fly" from her My Night to Dream album (APO 2017) released in 2000 as a double 45rpm 180g LP by Analogue Productions, reproduced using the 9 cartridges identified in a previous post plus the Ortofon Anna on the Continuum Caliburn.

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Features
Last Minute Holiday Gift Giving Suggestions—But Hurry!
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 21, 2017  |  First Published: Dec 21, 2017  |  11 comments
Here are some gift-giving ideas for this holiday season that come late, but not too late! Among the suggestions are books, record cleaning accessories,records and vinyl boxed sets. The embedded video has more suggestions.

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Album Reviews
Late, Great Rockin' Guitar Master Gets His Due
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 01, 2011  |  1 comments

It's easy to imagine a generation of young guitar students wearing out the grooves of this set of  "urban instrumental surf music."

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Album Reviews
Laura's Classic Reissued By Pure Pleasure
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Laura Nyro’s most personal, mature and intense album of love’s struggles proved to be the stopping point for many fans of the earlier gospel-y good time Nyro who sung “Stoned Soul Picnic,” “Eli’s Comin’,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “Stoney End,” and even “And When I Die,” which was celebratory despite the song’s morbid title.

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News
Led Zep Files Identified
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 26, 2014  |  First Published: Jun 26, 2014  |  10 comments
In the Led Zeppelin II review Analogplanet.com included two unidentified 96/24 files containing short "needle drop" excerpts, one sourced from the new 96/24 reissue and one sourced from the Classic Records reissue.

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Led Zep Reunion "Celebration Day" Triple Vinyl Release Pushed Back to February 12th
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 14, 2013  |  25 comments
The long awaited triple LP vinyl issue of Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day scheduled for release in December in time for Christmas gift-giving but a no-show will finally be issued January 29th according to our sources.
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Led Zep Reviews Coming Soon
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2014  |  First Published: Jun 13, 2014  |  30 comments
Where are the Led Zeppelin reviews?
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Led Zeppelin File Identities Revealed
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 24, 2014  |  First Published: Nov 24, 2014  |  10 comments
For those taking the time to listen to the two posted files in the Led Zeppelin III review....
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Album Reviews
Led Zeppelin III Tones Down the "Heavy"
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 17, 2014  |  49 comments
The third Led Zeppelin album has its heavy moments but most often the pace is faster, the groove lighter and at times it's downright celebratory.

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