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Customer questions: buying advice from Michael 45

Answers to the questions customers ask us most – about Analogue Productions, UHQR, 45 RPM and caring for your records.

By Michael 45Updated: 17 September 2026

Michael 45 is an online record shop in Germany for audiophile pressings, with a large range of Analogue Productions titles. Michael 45 also presents the records on his YouTube channel 45 RPM Audiophile. Here we answer the questions that reach us most often by email and under the videos.

Analogue Productions

Which edition, which title, where to buy?

Buying Analogue Productions records in Europe

The records are on our shelves in Germany: within the EU, no customs and no fees at your door.

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45 or 33⅓ RPM: which edition is worth it?

Michael 45 compares both editions: why the 45 usually sounds better and what speaks for the 33.

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Mono or stereo: which edition is right for you?

Mix, specific edition and playback: Michael’s two mono videos and the key playback questions.

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Collecting UHQR records: limited editions of great albums

Clarity Vinyl, a flat profile, every record inspected by hand and limited: the top editions from Analogue Productions.

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The Who on Analogue Productions: which edition is right for you?

My Generation and Live at Leeds at 45 RPM, Tommy and Who’s Next as limited UHQR editions.

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Atlantic 75 Series: which titles are worth buying?

Michael’s picks from jazz, soul and rock, from Coltrane to Yes and Stone Temple Pilots.

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Sleeves and record care

How to keep your records clean and protected.

Vinyl record sleeves: which ones and why

Which inner and outer sleeve protects your records, and why the record belongs in the rear pocket.

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Vinyl record cleaning service

Have new and used records cleaned in the Klaudio ultrasonic machine.

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