Michael Fremer

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Michael Fremer | Jul 23, 2013 | 25 comments

Do you own a copy of Buckingham Nicks? It was Stevi Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham's pre-Fleetwood Mac pairing featuring an icky cover both probably regret. Issued on Polydor in 1973 it's credits show that the duo and producer/engineer Keith Olsen knew what they were doing!

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Wrong Kata Trio’s Vinyl-Only Release Come Morning

Michael Fremer | May 04, 2015 | 10 comments

The Wichita and Lawrence, Kansas-based Wrong Kata Trio has been playing together since 2010, though the three have been performing in the area for fifteen years.

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Yardbirds Live Set From 1964 Discovered

Michael Fremer | Jul 01, 2004 | 2 comments

One of the problems with 180g LPs is that they're usually expensive, so when something interesting, but minor gets released, like this recently discovered tape, buyers hesitate. Fortunately, Sundazed keeps their prices down to around CD level and below, so this previously undocumented live performance by the “classic” lineup, recorded sometime in July of 1964 becomes a feasible addition to one's Yardbirds/Clapton archives.

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Yes, "They" Are Still Out There At Garage Sales

Michael Fremer | Sep 23, 2013 | 23 comments

Pure Music's Rob Robinson went garage sale-ing over the weekend and hit one of those "mother loads" we can only dream about.

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Record Cleaning Tips

Yes, That Flood Damaged Record Can Be Saved! Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Oct 07, 2013 | 22 comments

After steam cleaning the flood damaged record (see 'Can Steam Save This Record?") I used Audio Intelligent Enzymatic Cleaning Fluid and the Loricraft cleaning machine.

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Can I Have My Money Back?

Yes, You Can Replace Rotting Speaker Surrounds! Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Aug 13, 2018 | First Published: Aug 13, 2018 | 7 comments

Recently my mother-in-law's good friend needed to sell her late husband's audio gear and record collection so I went over to see what was there. She had a mint Denon DP-59L turntable fitted with an ADC XLM MKII cartridge, a Panasonic SA HE100 AV Control receiver and a pair of Boston Acoustics A100s, big floor stander two ways.

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Tokyo 2017

YG Acoustics Introduces Sonja XVJr. Speaker At Tokyo International Audio Show Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Oct 01, 2017 | First Published: Oct 01, 2017 | 15 comments

At the 2017 Tokyo International Audio Show YG Acoustics introduced a new, smaller version of its 4 piece XV speaker system first shown at CES 2017. The new XVJr. has a different name in Japan because "Jr." has a negative connotation there.

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AAA Vinyl

You Asked For It, But This Weekend Only! Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Jul 16, 2015 | First Published: Jul 16, 2015 | 27 comments

Readers asked for a few more files recorded using the SAT arm.

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Album Reviews

You Can't Roll A Joint on an iPod Michael Fremer | views-field-created"> Apr 01, 2012 | 3 comments

A terrible wrong has been corrected! Lovingly produced by Phil Ramone and engineered by the great Al Schmitt all-analogue at Shelby Lynne's insistence, the original vinyl release of this album was mastered from an 88.2K digital file and pressed at United in Nashville, America's and one of the world's worst pressing plants.

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You CANNOT Attend the New York or Los Angeles Beatles Mono Box Launch

Michael Fremer | Sep 04, 2014 | First Published: Sep 04, 2014 | 23 comments

The Beatles in Mono box launches Tuesday, September 9th. UMe is sponsoring events on both coasts and you cannot sign up to possibly attend because it has already SOLD OUT.

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