Michael Fremer

Analog Gear News
Waxrax 45A Is Luxury You Can Afford
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 25, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 25, 2015  |  6 comments
Waxrax CNC machines from solid aluminum this easy to grip 45rpm adapter.

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News
Norman Pickering RIP
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 24, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 24, 2015  |  6 comments
Sadly, Mr. Norman Pickering passed away November 18th, 2015 at age 99.

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AnalogPlanet Radio
Analogplanet Radio's Thanksgiving Radio Show Now Available For Streaming and Downloading
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 23, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 23, 2015  |  4 comments
Today’s Analogplanet Radio show is all about giving thanks, eating and then driving home.

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Album Reviews
Famous Blue Raincoat  Sounding Better Than Ever
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 21, 2015  |  16 comments
"Jenny Sings Lenny" as Mr. Cohen playfully referenced this album in a cartoon included in the original release's liner notes but for some reason omitted here, both technically and musically has never sounded better.

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Jack White's Third Man Records To Open Detroit Pressing Plant
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 20, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 20, 2015  |  16 comments
Jack White's Third Man Records just announced it will open a Detroit headquarters that will include a record pressing plant.
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Only 262 Backers and Eight Days to Go. We're Probably Not Gonna Make It
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 18, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 18, 2015  |  46 comments
With only 262 backers and eight day left, odds are we won't get to 1000 backers so the Kickstarter project will probably not happen.

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AnalogPlanet Radio
Analogplanet Radio's "12 Inches Rising" Show Now Available For Streaming and Downloading
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 16, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 16, 2015  |  12 comments
Today’s Analogplanet.com radio show consists entirely of 12” singles and E.P.'s, mostly at 45rpm. These were popular throughout the 1980s and often featured unique remixes, extended versions and unreleased tracks.

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Interviews
Meet Lux, Age Nine, "King of the One Dollar Record Bins"
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 14, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 14, 2015  |  11 comments
A friend of mine recently alerted me to his friend's son, Lux, who is a nine year old record collector and vinyl enthusiast.

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AAA VinylAlbum Reviews
Samantha Crain's Hardscrapple Tales Mesmerize
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 12, 2015  |  13 comments
The golden gatefold cover art of Samantha Crain's Under Branch & Thorn & Tree makes clear that this is not a collection of "good times" tunes, but one is still left unprepared for the relentlessly bleak stories of betrayal, despair and desolation Crain delivers in an often pain-wracked voice that's somehow wrapped in a soothing, mesmerizing balm.

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"The Man Who Sold The World" File Identities Revealed!
Michael Fremer  |  Nov 12, 2015  |  First Published: Nov 12, 2015  |  24 comments
The bar graph, representing more than two hundred votes, indicates that "File A" was the clear favorite and that enthusiasm for the others waned based upon their positioning in the test, which in and of itself is fascinating.

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