Michael Fremer

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When Is The Used Album You Buy Online Not the Album You Bought?
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 03, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 03, 2020  |  33 comments
Charles Lloyd pointed me towards the Chico Hamilton album A Different Journey (Reprise RS R9-6078) on which he plays, is musical director and wrote all of the tunes. I'd never heard of it or even seen it, so I went on DISCOGS and found a copy.

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News
The Vinyl Alliance Issues a Covid-19 Advisory
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 03, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 03, 2020  |  8 comments
The Vinyl Alliance Just Issued This Press Release:

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is severe and hits the vinyl industry hard with a decreasing demand, closed stores, limited production, and transport bans. However, a quick survey amongst Vinyl Alliance members shows the commitment and resilience of the industry.

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Art Dudley, Rest In Peace
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 14, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 14, 2020  |  34 comments
The hi-fi world has lost a giant, and we at Stereophile have lost a brother.

Art Dudley passed peacefully this morning around 4am after a short illness. The cause was metastatic cancer.

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Jazz Great Lee Konitz, R.I.P.
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 16, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 16, 2020  |  9 comments
Alto saxophonist, improv great Lee Konitz who was associated with every style from bebop to avant-garde and especially cool jazz died today at age 92 a victim of the coronavirus.

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Newvelle Records "Opens Vault" Now Through April 26th
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 21, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 21, 2020  |  1 comments
Subscription series based Newvelle Records has opened the vaults for a limited time to help ease the missing Record Store Day pain. Now through the Sunday April 26th, selected Newvelle titles are available as single LPs priced at $60 each.

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WallyTools Are Back From The New WAM Engineering
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 21, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 21, 2020  |  13 comments
WAM Engineering's new universal WallyTractor is now available from the newly formed company, a partnership between the late Wally Malewicz's son Andrzej, himself a mechanical engineer and Wally's former production assistant J.R. Boisclair. They've just launched the Wallyanalog website where you will find complete details of the new $395 universal WallyTractor and the available services the Santa Rosa, CA based company provides.

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Album Reviews
Lori Lieberman’s Exquisite Album of Loss and Regret
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 23, 2020  |  3 comments
Cushioned by the Netherlands-based Matangi String Quartet, plus bass drums, percussion and occasional guitar, singer/songwriter/pianist Lori Lieberman delivers a tender, occasionally excruciatingly intimate song cycle replete with regret, heartache, abandonment, longing and loss.

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Amoeba Music May Be a Covid-19 Victim
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 24, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 24, 2020  |  19 comments
Amoeba Music with record stores in Hollywood, Berkeley and San Francisco says that due to the Covid-19 virus it faces an "uncertain future" as all three stores since mid-March have been shut down. Savings are running out and while the company is paying staff salaries it cannot continue much longer without help from customers and friends.

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Sam Records and Saga Launch new ARTISAN Record Series Aimed at Jazz and Art Lovers
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 24, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 24, 2020  |  22 comments
From the Sam Records press release:

“By the late 1940s, the emergence of vinyl records created new opportunities for graphic artists to express their talent. The new 12'' square format seemed particularly suitable for experimentation and many labels became reputed for their innovative designs. Amazingly gifted artists such as David Stone Martin, Jim Flora, Pierre Merlin, Burt Goldblatt or Reid Miles, to name just a few, made a name for themselves illustrating or designing jazz record covers.

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Turntable Reviews
Cambridge Audio’s Alva—A Serious Plug’n’Play Direct Drive Turntable
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 26, 2020  |  First Published: Apr 26, 2020  |  16 comments
Cambridge Audio’s $1699 Direct-Drive Alva (named after Thomas Alva Edison) is not the first “plug’n’play turntable, but it’s the first serious, well-engineered one that combines set up ease with high performance, both mechanical and sonic. An added attraction is high resolution Bluetooth SBC [lowest resolution 320 bit MP3]/apt X/apt X HD [up to 24 bit/48kHz Hi-res] functionality that allows wireless connectivity to a Bluetooth loudspeaker or headphones.

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