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Okki Nokki offers its own spin on record cleaning

October 12, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 1

Those records you just bought probably need a good cleaning. So how can you get them ready to play quickly and easily? Okki Nokki may be the answer. ►

Robert Johnson’s catalog gets collector’s set treatment

September 13, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Don’t have a bottomless slush fund to buy original Robert Johnson 78s? Now you can get closer to that experience than ever before, thanks to a limited-edition collector’s set. ►

KISS fans have a lot to love at Backstage Auctions event

September 10, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

RIAA awards, KISS bootlegs, vinyl records and a mountain of memorabilia from Blackfoot to Van Halen headline Backstage Auctions event. ►

Rolling Stones pinball machines arrive at BestBuy.com

September 6, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Mick Jagger sings that that you can’t always get what you want — but if what you want is to buy a Rolling Stones-themed pinball machine, you’re in luck. ►

Beach Boys’ legendary ‘SMiLE’ album sessions arrive Nov. 1

August 30, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 1

The decades-long wait will soon be over. Original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson have teamed up with Capitol/EMI to collect and compile the band’s legendary 1966-’67 sessions for the never-completed “SMiLE” album. ►

Backstage Auctions rolls out a different type of auction

August 30, 2011 | princep | 0

The “Summer Classic” auction will be unique for an auction house that handles consignments from only those in the music industry. This upcoming auction is from a private collection. ►

Rare ‘New York Punk Scene collection’ for sale

August 15, 2011 | princep | 0

Dig Gallery is offering an ongoing sale of rare punk memorabilia from the Collection of Eileen Polk, photographer and close friend of many of the legends of the New York Punk scene. ►

Audio Fidelity to release more 24 Karat Gold classic rock CDs

June 24, 2011 | princep | 0

Carly Simon’s “No Secrets” and Bad Company’s “Straight Shooter” get deluxe treatment in limited-edition Gold CDs from the premier audiophile imprint ►

Backstage Auctions show strong results with Rock n’ Pop Auction

June 23, 2011 | princep | 0

Some of the hottest items auctioned off were Ron Wood paintings and unique Woodstock memorabilia ►

Two classic Grateful Dead albums out on 180-gram vinyl

June 7, 2011 | princep | 0

The band’s 1975 BLUES FOR ALLAH and 1978′s SHAKEDOWN STREET will be available from both online and brick-and-mortar retail outlets as the latest offerings from Audio Fidelity. ►