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Nick Lowe Waxes Melancholic at 45 (RPM)—He's Considerably Older, Of Course

Michael Fremer | Jul 02, 2012 | 3 comments

NIck Lowe has aged more than gracefully—he's never been better melodically and especially lyrically. On his latest release, issued by Yep Roc on a "wide groove 45rpm" record, Lowe waxes both melancholic and bemused about a break up.

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Nina Simone Gives Voice To An Unsettled Time

Michael Fremer | Feb 01, 2007 | 0 comments

Recorded and released during one of the most tumultuous and disturbing periods in contemporary American history, Emergency Ward! is a grand, exasperated plea for peace and understanding by one of the great soul/jazz voices of the 20th century.

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Nina Simone's 1959 Debut "Little Girl Blue" Remains Timeless

Michael Fremer | Jun 21, 2016 | 14 comments

Seeing the superb documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone” isn’t mandatory but you’ll so much more enjoy this astonishing debut album recorded in 1957 (but not released until 1959) that it’s highly recommended, especially if you have Netflix. You’ll sit transfixed by this exceptional woman’s remarkable and often tragic life story.

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Nina Simone’s Enduring Artistry Evident on Two Verve/Acoustic Sounds Series Philips Reissues Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Dec 18, 2020 | 9 comments

As a value proposition the 2016 “The Philips Years” seven LP box set covering all of Nina Simone’s recorded output between 1964 and 1967 can’t be beat. Digitized at 96/24 resolution at Abbey Road using the original master tapes and well-pressed at Record Industry, the seven LPs sound very good. However!

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Nine Cartridge Survey Produces Audible Results? Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jul 24, 2013 | 101 comments

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Nine Cartridges Reviewed, Compared and File Identities Revealed! Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Aug 22, 2013 | 90 comments

First of all thanks to everyone who participated. More did than we initially expected. This is a learning experience for sure. Future such surveys will feature “normalized” files so levels will be equal. I’ll be far more careful about clipped files too.

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Nirvana's MTV Date Sounding Better Than Ever Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Nov 01, 2010 | 1 comments

It’s difficult to believe this November 18th, 1993 Sony Music Studios performance is almost seventeen years old. Though it aired on MTV a month later, it wasn’t issued on vinyl or CD until November 1st, 1994, six months after Kurt Cobain’s suicide.

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Nitty Gritty Closes Its Doors

Michael Fremer | Aug 30, 2017 | First Published: Aug 30, 2017 | 20 comments

Sad to report that record cleaning specialist Nitty Gritty is going out of business—and not because business is poor.

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Nitty Gritty Record Care Products Changes Hands And Returns to the Thriving Vinyl Scene

Michael Fremer | Apr 27, 2018 | First Published: Apr 27, 2018 | 17 comments

Brothers Kevin and Steven Berg recently purchased vacuum-based record cleaning machine manufacturer Nitty Gritty Record Care Products and have resumed operations in an Atlanta, Georgia based facility that will produce a full line of machines as well as service older units.

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No Global Warming Here!

Michael Fremer | Mar 01, 2010 | 0 comments

Icy cold vistas, shards of broken electronic glass, relentless thumping disco beats and possible mysteriously encrypted bits of dialogue may not sound like something that would be particularly inviting on a full range audio system, but somehow Fuck Buttons makes it so on this album of artificial mayhem and just plain noise.

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