With a musical fingerprint that shaped the sounds of labels 4AD, Mute, Rough Trade and Beggars Banquet and bands as seminal as Cocteau Twins, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Yaz, and Depeche Mode, John Fryer has been the sonic architect for 4 decades of alternative music. Currently masterminding the new artist BLACK NEEDLE NOISE, Fryer is creating a whole new direction for alternative music to forge ahead.
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Recommended equipment and accessories
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Nagaoka MP-110H Cartridge
Features a high-quality elliptical stylus that provides excellent tracking and minimizes distortion, delivering a detailed sound reproduction with an output voltage of 5.0 mV
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Vevor Ultrasonic Cleaner
Thoroughly clean and restore your vinyl records, removing dust, dirt, and grime from every groove without damaging the surface
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Denon DP-400
Featuring a high-precision, belt-driven mechanism and an adjustable tonearm that ensures optimal tracking and minimal resonance
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Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Features an elliptical stylus that accurately tracks the grooves of vinyl records, delivering a rich, detailed sound with an output voltage of 5.5 mV
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Nobsound Little Bear T7 Tube Preamp
Delivers rich, warm audio through its high-quality vacuum tubes, featuring multiple inputs and adjustable gain
Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Steve Gunn Music For Writers
Three Lobed Recordings
August 15, 2025 -
Dropkick Murphys For the People [2xLP]
Play It Again Sam
October 10, 2025 -
Passengers In Panic Amnesia
Sleaszy Rider
August 1, 2025 -
Russell Dickerson Famous Back Home
Triple Tigers/Kimberly Perry LP1
August 22, 2025 -
Pretty Bitter Pleaser (Blueberry Lemonade Splatter)
Tiny Engines
August 29, 2025 -
Baest Colossal
Century Media
August 15, 2025 -
Preston Cooper Toledo Talkin' (Graphite)
The Valory Music Co.
August 29, 2025 -
Thin Lizzy Acoustic Sessions
Mercury
August 1, 2025 -
Osees Abomination Revealed At Last
Deathgod Corp
August 8, 2025 -
Field Medic Surrender Instead (Bone/Red Splatter)
Alternate Side
August 8, 2025 -
Nick Drake The Making of Five Leaves Left [4xLP]
Island
September 26, 2025 -
Jack Garratt Pillars (Marbled Grass)
Cooking Vinyl
August 15, 2025 -
Stars of the Lid Music for Nitrous Oxide (30 Year Anniversary; Remastered) [2xLP]
Diggers Factory
August 29, 2025 -
Lorna Shore I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me [2xLP]
Century Media
September 12, 2025