So much has been written over the last 55 years about The Who’s landmark, triple-platinum, best-selling, and (arguably) best-ever single-disc album, August 1971’s Who’s Next, that it is almost ...
Back on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, AP editor Mike Mettler and I shared our respective Record Store Day 2026 experiences, along with assessments of some of our purchases that day. (Go here for a ...
Having heard the entirety of all 13 cuts on Between Heaven and Earth digitally, I can unequivocally say that Witt’s expressive songwriting, singing, and piano playing, coupled with Henry’s widescreen ...
A legacy brand in cartridge production, Sumiko may be best known — at least amongst the crowd I hung with back in the day — for their Sumiko Blue Point No. 2. The Blue Point was a moving coil (MC) ...
In the bicentennial year of 1976, progressive pioneers Yes were arguably at the top of their game in terms of their accumulated fanbase and sales clout. Rebounding from December 1973’s excellent but ...
When Heart emerged in the mid-’70s with their hugely successful debut LP Dreamboat Annie, you could immediately hear how brilliantly they rode the fine line between loving homage and unabashed ...
I’m always on the lookout for new and better tools to help with my installations, and over the years, WAM Engineering, a.k.a. WallyTools, has made some of the most innovative aids to help nail the ...
Love to Watch Him Strum: Bob Seger, in shades and wielding an acoustic guitar. Photo by Clay Patrick McBride, courtesy UMe. One thing Bob Seger can never be accused of is shying away from addressing ...
Here's 100 recommended all-analog LP reissues worth owning. The video runs two hours so unless you are masochistic, you might want to watch in shorter segments but covering 100 LPs took time! Plus ...
It’s always good to hear when companies take in feedback from their customers — and then actually implement changes that heed their end users’ suggestions. Evidently, that’s the case with the recently ...
In the following video interview that is now posted on the AP YouTube channel, Ken Micallef speaks with Acoustic Sounds head honcho Chad Kassem about the upcoming Vinyl Summit that is being held in ...
Originally released on Tamla on August 28, 1973, Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On LP was a landmark recording that resonated with audiences at the time of its release, and it has continued to do so for ...