Michael Fremer

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Album Reviews
Bernie Grundman Cuts New In Utero
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 01, 2010  |  0 comments

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AAA Vinyl
Bernstein's "Rhapsody in Blue"/ "An American In Paris" Sourced From Three Track Master
Michael Fremer  |  May 11, 2016  |  8 comments
Taking a break from High End Munich coverage of which there's a lot more, brings me to Analog Spark's recent reissue of Bernstein Conducts Rhapsody in Blue/American In Paris (Columbia MS 6091).

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News
Bert Jansch Mono (?) "Heartbreak" Update
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 03, 2013  |  0 comments
We recently reported the curious case of Omnivore's reissue of Bert Jansch's Heartbreak LP. The 1981 recording sounded "mono" on the LP but stereo on the MP3 download. We contacted the label and today got this reply:
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Beatles
Best Ever "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"?
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 22, 2012  |  45 comments
Back in 1996 EMI contemplated a newly-remastered 30th anniversary CD edition of "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. While the company later issued a 30th anniversary edition of The Beatles (The "White" Album) complete with a transparent slip case, black inner sleeves and the poster and photos originally included in the vinyl version, the 30th anniversary Sgt. Peppers... was never released. I know about it because I was peripherally involved.
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Album Reviews
Best Ever Face to Face ?
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 16, 2015  |  First Published: Jun 16, 2015  |  37 comments
The fourth Kinks album was the first on which Ray Davies removes his hard rock shell. It’s clear in retrospect that many artists from the ‘60s rock era were rocking only because that’s what the times demanded.

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News
Best Kennedy Assassination Song To Play "Live" On Analogplanet.com November 22nd.
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 15, 2013  |  10 comments
The three most moving Kennedy assassination songs I know in inverse order are:
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Record Buying Tips
Best Mono "Pet Sounds"?
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 28, 2012  |  14 comments
The stereo mix of Pet Sounds issued on SACD by Mobile Fidelity and on vinyl by Capitol a few years ago is interesting and was well done, but Brian mixed it and intended it to be listened to in mono, which is how it was originally released back in 1966.

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AXPONA 2016
Best Sound at AXPONA 2016 Produced In AMG, Audio Research, Sonus Faber, Kubala-Sosna Room
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 27, 2016  |  First Published: Apr 27, 2016  |  8 comments
Many rooms at AXPONA 2016 featured excellent sound. The best I heard was in the ARC, Sonus Faber, AMG, Kubala-Sosna room.

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NY Audio Show 2013
Best Sound at the New York Audio Show?
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2013  |  2 comments
Best sound at the show? It wasn't close and it wasn't fair. The best sound was, without a doubt, in the MBL room where MBL importer Jeremy Bryan demonstrated why he's among the best and most meticulous/fanatical set-up guys in the business.

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Album Reviews
Best Sounding Shoot Out The Lights!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 01, 2006  |  0 comments

Issued in 1982 as the couple were going through a painful divorce, Richard and Linda Thompson’s Shoot Out The Lights became an immediate critic’s “must have” album. Despite the wildly enthusiastic world-wide press and the couple’s brave decision to tour in support of the album despite their personal acrimony, it was never a big seller.

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