Joni knows jazz, and jazz knows Joni. To reinforce the point, Joni Mitchell is getting ready to release Joni’s Jazz, a massive 8LP passion project, via Rhino Records on 09.05.25. Its career-spanning 61 tracks were chosen by Mitchell herself; our review bit.ly/3HAz0pD

All hail the mighty Maya cart! Or, to be more specific, meet the Segno Maya, a new moving coil (MC) cartridge that will be distributed by Pure Sound. See all the features and specs of the Maya MC & learn what inspired the names (plural) for this MC cart bit.ly/4mhrxLl

Read Mark Smotroff’s Short Cuts review of BMG’s new reissue of John Lee Hooker’s 1992 album Boom Boom, plus Craft Recordings Bluesville Series reissues of pianist Memphis Slim At The Gate of Horn 1959 LP & guitarist Furry Lewis’ 1961 LP Back on My Feet bit.ly/4oy3JEp

In this case, do call it a comeback. We’re happy to report that the long-respected London Decca brand—known for its top-tier cartridges—is returning under new ownership, w/a seasoned design & manufacturing team in tow. Five carts & more are on the way bit.ly/3UvsdR5

We here at AP salute the EISA Hi-Fi Awards 2025-2026 winners, and especially all the hard work our fellow audiophile-minded editors put in on them this year — well, every year! — so read on to see who the analog-centric winners are for this awards cycle bit.ly/3UCS8q0

Bioscope is a thrilling ambient prog collaboration between Steve Rothery (Marillion) & Thorsten Quaeschning (Tangerine Dream) — and their debut 2LP set Gentō comes out via earMUSIC on 08.22.25. AP editor Mike Mettler & Rothery discuss it all bit.ly/4fQeXQO

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, The Beatles Anthology will see a comprehensive 180g 12LP box set release by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMG on 11.21.25, and it includes an all-new fourth set naturally dubbed Anthology 4. More Anthology-related details bit.ly/47a5NMQ

Meet the Cometa M2 mixing preamp, a new analog component w/some old-school attributes our Julie Mullins experienced hands-on during a recent demo session at CommonWave, an L.A.-area hi-fi dealership; her report bit.ly/475q0mQ

Miles 55: The Prestige Recordings is a new deluxe 180g 3LP box set being released today, 08.22.25, by Craft Recordings, celebrating a crucial period of seminal mid-1950s music by Miles Davis w/some of his most important bands of the era. Our review bit.ly/3HnWkag

#PhilCollins & his team are suiting up for a proper 40th anniv release of the sartorially titled No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) 180g 4LP box set via Atlantic / Rhino Records on 09.12.25. How it was done, and what all the cool bonus material is bit.ly/4n36Qmc

Austrian gear makers Pro-Ject Audio Systems recently announced a pair of new products that are right up our analog alley. Meet their latest tubed phono preamps: the Pro-Ject Tube Box S3 B & the Pro-Ject Tube Box E; our report bit.ly/3HMu5SK

Read Mark Smotroff’s combo review of the recently released Analogue Productions 200g 45rpm 2LP UHQR edition of Steely Dan’s May 1976 masterpiece The Royal Scam & companion “standard” remaster 1LP version from Geffen/UMe bit.ly/41wK9Pb

The celebrated cartridge manufacturer Excel Sound Corporation — who make the Hana Umami cart many of us know quite well — recently announced a new flagship addition to their tasty Umami series of moving-coil pickups: the Hana Umami Black MC cartridge bit.ly/4paW2nV

It's time again to relax & float downstream to the psychedelic 1960s w/a fine trio of rarity reissues fr. three top-flight boundary-pushing sonic warriors: Love (The Elektra Singles), Tim Buckley (Happy Sad) & Billy Nicholls (Would You Believe); our review bit.ly/4g6RR8A

Feast your eyes on the visually familiar Lenco LBT-515 direct-drive turntable, which made a notable debut at IFA 2025. Though it sports a retro-vibe wood finish, the 515 is clearly geared towards the modern turntable customer. Features & specs follow here bit.ly/47wSRAN

AP editor Mike Mettler interviews The Darkness guitarist/producer Dan Hawkins about their new LP Dreams on Toast, what he doesn’t want to hear on test pressings, why “flow” is critical to vinyl sequencing, and more bit.ly/46h7WEf

We’ve long been fans of Hong Kong-based accessories manufacturer HumminGuru — esp. when it comes to their ultrasonic record cleaning machines (RCMs) — and now they’re adding the LUMI record stabilizer to their top-shelf product offerings. Our report bit.ly/47M3j7G

A pair of tape titans — the U.S.-based National Audio Company, the Swiss manufacturer — have just announced a joint cooperation for producing music cassettes and empty cassettes for the worldwide marketplace bit.ly/4nyLsp7

Julie Mullins reviews Mark Ronson’s Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City, a new 256-page hardcover that shares many tales about the producer/musician’s love of vinyl & analog culture, plus his titular days as a notable NYC DJ in the ’90s bit.ly/42xtZ8w

The new mega-multi-LP collection from David Bowie Official, 6: I Can’t Give Everything Away: (2002 – 2016), is an amazing study of the man, his music & enduring vision. Our review of this massive 180g 16LP/2EP collection bit.ly/46cggq3