Michael Fremer

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2013
Basis Work of Art $150,000 Turntable Shown For First Time at North American Audio Show
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 01, 2013  |  2 comments
Bais Audio's A.J. Conti chose T.H.E. Show Newport 2013 to introduce his top of the line Work of Art turntable. Though it's bee available for a few years, he's not brought it to a show. It was spinning records via his new Superarm 9 tone arm
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Interviews
Bassist and Recording Engineer Steve Albini
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 01, 2005  |  2 comments

I conducted this interview with the great Steve Albini way back in 1993, before MP3, before the iPod, back when all but a few outspoken critics like Albini, Neil Young and a few others had anything negative to say about the digital recording revolution. It's fascinating to read Albini's thoughts today. He was right on target then, as he is today.

-Michael Fremer

He's the dean of alternative rock engineers, a thirty-something (now 43) veteran of literally thousands of get 'em in, get 'em out recording sessions, mostly with young, inexperienced bands who can't spend a great deal of money, but who have something to say and who don't want to be restrained in the recording studio. More than anything, they want to recognize themselves when they hear the final product.

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News
Bat Shit Crazy Congressman's Doctor/Advisor Has a Double Elpee Set!
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 23, 2012  |  22 comments
ometimes a large record collection yields up unexpected treasures. Last week Tea Party/GOP Missouri Congressman Todd Akins asserted in a television interview that when it comes to rape, “The female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
BBC Late Junction Sessions: "Unpopular Music"
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 03, 2018  |  0 comments
Step away from your predictable audiophile fare and consider this double 45rpm LP set from the U.K.'s Gearbox Records of artists you've mostly never heard of playing music you've probably never heard either.

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Beach Boys Reissues From Master Tapes Ready to Ship (Videos Again "Live")
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 16, 2014  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2014  |  57 comments
The Beach Boys reissue project from Analogue Productions has been years in the making. Some of the mono records go on sale this Friday, December 16th. The process from master tape to finished record, packaged, boxed and ready for shipping is shown in a series of videos that make their world debut here on analog planet.

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Beach House Announces Gene Clark "No Other" Project and Tour
Michael Fremer  |  Dec 05, 2013  |  6 comments
The Baltimore based band Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) announced today a tour "in celebration" of Gene Clark's 1974 album No Other. Members of Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear and Fairport Convention—ten musicians in total plus chorus— will join the duo to perform the album in its entirely.

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Beatles
Beatles "Love" and "1" Source Information From Sean Magee
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 06, 2014  |  First Published: Nov 06, 2014  |  12 comments
The upcoming double 180g LP sets of Love and 1 will be digitally sourced according to mastering engineer Sean Magee.

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Beatles
Beatles "Red" and "Blue" Album Reissues AAA All the Way!
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 03, 2014  |  First Published: Nov 03, 2014  |  44 comments
The two upcoming Beatles compilations, the "Red" (1962-1966) and "Blue" (1967-1970) were cut from the original analog tape used to produced the original LP sets—with a few exceptions, says Abbey Road mastering engineer Sean Magee.

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Beatles
Beatles Box Arrives!
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 13, 2012  |  37 comments
The Beatles box arrived today, oh boy.
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Beatles
Beatles In MONO Event at Electric Lady Studios Monday, Sept. 8th
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 09, 2014  |  First Published: Sep 09, 2014  |  29 comments
Last night's Beatles in MONO listening session at Electric Lady Studios played to an overflow crowd of fans, young and old, male and female. The event and the one Wednesday night September 10th at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, both sponsored by UMe feature Beatles engineer Ken Scott, reissue mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz in a panel discussion moderated by Sound & Vision music editor Mike Mettler.

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