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• Rare Early Mono David Bowie Recordings Have Been Officially Unearthed for an Important New Historical Vinyl Release, The Shel Talmy Recordings 180gm LP

  Over the years, there have been no shortage of compilations containing early recordings by David Bowie and his earliest groups, The Lower Third and The Manish Boys. But as far as can tell, this is one of the first authorized compilations of his rare singles from that mid-1960s…

• Nagaoka MP-700 Phono Cartridge

  A phono cartridge is a mechanical-electrical thing with a single job: tracking a squiggly spiral groove as accurately as possible and converting that mechanical tracking into an electrical signal. (Okay, maybe that's two jobs.) Put your ear near a playing record and you can hear…

• Mobile Fidelity Makes Its 180gm 45rpm 2LP Version of Deee-Lite’s World Clique a Party Worth Attending on Vinyl

  Editor’s note: Mobile Fidelity originally released its 180gm 45rpm 2LP set for Deee-Lite’s World Clique as a numbered, limited edition of 2000 back in May 2026. The MoFi Clique was sourced from the original master tapes—the company’s direct wording of the process being, “½ /…

• The Doors Open a Window on Three Key Vinyl Releases for the Fall: an Unbound and Dangerous 2LP Set, 1966 RSD 1LP Exclusive, and When You’re Strange 2LP Soundtrack

  Music is your only friend, until the end. Good thing there’s no end in sight for the consistently great catalog releases from L.A. bluesadelia rockers The Doors, who just so happen to be serving up a trio of cool vinyl offerings right here, right now in the heart of the fall…

• Toronto Audiofest 2026 Opened in Full Fall Bloom

  Autumn remains in full display here in beautiful Southwestern Ontario, with trees donning magnificent colors, the resurgence of pumpkin spice everything , and t-shirts having been replaced by sweaters. It’s also the time of year for the Toronto Audiofest (TAF). And it was on the…

• Spinning Tales at the Dutch Audio Event With Dutch Turntable Maker Miniot

  Halfway through my conversation with Miniot's Piet Kolkman at the 2026 Dutch Audio Event—which was held in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on October 10–11, 2026—I asked him a half-joking question: "How many of your customers died waiting for their prepaid turntables?" A few, he replied…

• Short Cuts, Vol. 38: A Nice Pair of 1LP Reissues From 1970s Soul-Funk Legends War and Multi-Octave Soul Vocalist Minnie Riperton

  In our latest Short Cuts roundup review, we’re taking a look at a pair of reissues from two iconic artists who ascended to stardom in the 1970s. One is an update of Come to My Garden , the 1970 debut solo album by legendary soul vocalist Minnie Riperton; the other is the newly…

• Vinyl is a Small Hardback Luxury Well Worth Its Weight in Wax

  From small things big things one day come. That borrowed phraseology certainly applies to the latest entry in Quarto’s Small Luxuries book series—a tiny but mighty hardback tome simply titled Vinyl , which was released this past Tuesday, October 20, 2026, via Motorbooks, an…

• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Go Back to the Beginning With Massive Origins 1971-1978 180gm 5LP/1DVD/1BD Box Set, Coming Our Way November 6

  Whatever might come and wherever you run, certain career artists will stand by you when the time comes. Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. aficionados will no doubt pick up on my slight alteration of some choice lyrics of a stone-cold, late-1970s Tom Petty-penned classic there, which is my…

• Jack Stoughton Jr. on Stoughton Printing and the Art of Making High-Quality Record Jackets in Our Latest Exclusive Interview at The Vinyl Summit, Day 3

  Stoughton Printing Company is renowned for manufacturing high-quality tip-on jackets, which are the preferred choice of discerning LP collectors the world over—not to mention all of us here on the Analog Planet editorial team. Who better to give us a firsthand scoop on how it…

• Our Exclusive Interview With Mastering Engineer Ryan K. Smith at The Vinyl Summit, Day 2

  Ryan K. Smith is a Nashville-based mastering engineer and lacquer-cutting specialist known for his work across rock, pop, country, and audiophile vinyl reissues. The discography for Smith, a senior mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, bridges modern studio recordings and…

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