Michael Fremer

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CES 2013
Michael Yee Designed Nova Phono Preamplifier Upgraded to Nova II
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 10, 2013  |  0 comments
The popular battery powered Michael Yee designed Nova phono preamplifier distributed by Musical Surroundings has received an upgrade.
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Album Reviews
Mick And Keith Meet Their Maker! Muddy Waters -The Rolling Stones Live at The Checkerboard Lounge
Michael Fremer  |  Oct 03, 2012  |  7 comments
This is crazy! Why did it take so long for this to be officially issued? Whatever. It's Muddy Waters and his band live in Chicago, 1981 at the tiny Checkerboard Lounge, with Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Stones pianist Ian Stewart in the audience. Oh, and Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Lefty Dizz.
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Album Reviews
Mid '50s All-Star Jazz Tour Documented and Never Reissued Until Now
Michael Fremer  |  May 01, 2010  |  0 comments

Back in the 1940s the legendary concert promoter, record producer and record company head Norman Granz conceived of jazz performances in a classical music style concert setting.

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Features
Mike Hobson and Chad Kassem Reminisce About the Founding and Rich History of Classic Records
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 30, 2021  |  First Published: Mar 30, 2021  |  12 comments
Classic Records Founder Mike Hobson and Acoustic Sounds/Analogue Productions/QRP Founder Chad Kassem reminisce about the "old days", and the beginnings of Classic Records, which in 1993 when almost no one was making vinyl, decided to manufacture great records—and maybe even sell a few.

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News
Mikey Does Video Podcast With Home Theater's Scott Wilkinson
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 14, 2012  |  6 comments
Mikey cuts loose on the superiority of vinyl on this new video podcast using his unbelievably unflattering MacBook Pro camera. The chatroom digiphiles went crazy!
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News
Mikey Interviewed at ListenUp in Denver CO May 2012
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 27, 2012  |  2 comments
I was in Colorado last month doing in-store appearances at audio dealer ListenUp. Events were held at their stores in Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs.
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News
Mikey Interviewed on Jazz Station WBGO-FM For The New York Audio Show (and the subject turned to CDs)
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 06, 2013  |  8 comments
"WBGO Journal" host Doug Doyle (shown in the photo trying to grab a Mosaic box from my warm sweaty hands) interviewed me recently for his radio show on the great jazz, Newark, NJ radio station.

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Features
Mikey Skewers Pretentious Audio Journalism!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 09, 2003  |  0 comments
NOTE:

This review has been reprinted in its entirety from The Absolute Shower with not one word censored or deleted. The Absolute Shower is the journal of High End Hygiene and reports its findings on hygienic devices and anti-bacterial sources without fear or favor from any large pharmaceutical conglomerate. Its aquatic evaluations take place in real shower stalls, hence, cleanliness is the measure of reference.

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Album Reviews
Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" Monophonic Reissue From Sony/Legacy: An Analog Planet Exclusive!
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 24, 2013  |  49 comments
Over the past few Record Store Days Sony/Legacy has been slowly rolling out on 180g vinyl, much of the Miles Davis catalog mastered from original analog tapes. This coming Record Store Day, November 29th, the label will release on vinyl Miles and Monk at Newport, Jazz Track and Kind of Blue. At that point, all nine mono vinyl titles will have been released. The same nine mono titles will debut on CD in a new box set MILES DAVIS: The Original Mono Recordings to be released on November 11th of this year

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Miles Davis Would Be 90 Years Old Today
Michael Fremer  |  May 26, 2016  |  First Published: May 26, 2016  |  6 comments
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