Michael Fremer

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Sony, UMG, NARAS’ P&E Wing and Capitol Studios Present DEG Hi-Res Symposium
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 02, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 02, 2016  |  33 comments
HOLLYWOOD (June 1st)— At a Hi-Res Symposium presented by DEG® (“The digital Entertainment Group”), in Capitol’s legendary Studio “A”, representatives from record labels, Sony electronics, Capitol Studios and The Recording Academy’s Producers and Engineers wing, discussed the future of high resolution digital audio.

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Analog Gear NewsT.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Edwards Audio Turntable Line Displayed at T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 04, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 05, 2016  |  3 comments
The extensive Edwards Audio turntable line uses some O.E.M. Rega parts plus many Edwards manufactures.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Leslie Brooks Saves Discarded Reel to Reel Master Tapes
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 05, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 05, 2016  |  17 comments
Ten thousand master tapes and/or master tape copies stored for decades above a new Jersey auto dealership are slated for destruction. Tape collector/archivist Leslie Brooks manages to save but a few hundred. The rest are buried in a N.J. landfill somewhere, perhaps with Jimmy Hoffa?

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United Record Pressing Acquires Bill Smith
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 08, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 08, 2016  |  9 comments
Here's a press release from URP announcing the company's acquisition of Bill Smith Custom Records.

Analogplanet did not receive it directly from URP because we probably remain on the company's "do not contact" list.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Listen To SweetVinyl's Sugar Cube Remove a Bad Scratch From "Blue Rondo a la Turk"
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 08, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 08, 2016  |  20 comments
SweetVinyl's Dan Eakins demonstrates the company's Sugar Cube that digitizes vinyl at 192/24 or DSD and stores files on a USB stick—that's only a small part of what this device can do.

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T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Stroll Through T.H.E. Show Newport 2016
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 08, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 08, 2016  |  1 comments
Last video from T.H.E. Show Newport includes room visits, and a stroll through the marketplace ballroom.
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Meet Sophia Pfister
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 10, 2016  |  40 comments
Instead of the usual "song and dance", the email refreshingly got directly to the point: "Will you review my record?". I replied, "Send it and if I like it I will."

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Features
"Baby's On Fire" LP vs. CD
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 10, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 11, 2016  |  46 comments
Compare an original forty three year old UK "pink rim" Island pressing of "Baby's On Fire" from "Here Come the Warm Jets" (ILPS 9268), Brian Eno's debut solo album, with the 2004 DSD remaster using the original tape played back on an Ampex ATR deck with custom ARIA electronics.
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AnalogPlanet Radio
Analogplanet Radio's "Second Warner Brothers Tribute Show" Now Available For Streaming Here and on WFDU.fm
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 13, 2016  |  First Published: Jun 13, 2016  |  4 comments
This is Analogplanet Radio's second WFDU HD2 Warner Brothers Records Tribute Show available for streaming here and on the WFDU.fm website. I think this is another great show! And if I don't say it, who will?

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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
"When the Levee Breaks" Re-Grooves The Songs of Led Zeppelin
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 15, 2016  |  6 comments
If you go into this ambitious acoustic Led Zeppelin covers project hard wired for Robert Plant and Jimmy Page you’re probably bound for disappointment but if you just relax into it, you might be pleasantly surprised by what you see in your mind’s eye. You’ll surely like what the production brings to your ears.

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