Self-described as the 'internet's busiest music nerd,' The Needle Drop (aka Anthony Fantano) is a music reviewer as well as 'public radio host, music enthusiast, internet fan, bass player, exercise addict, and vegan.'He usually reviews music of the independent persuasion, although he occasionally reviews major label bands as well.

His reviews can be found on his youtube channel, youtube.com/user/theneedledrop or his official website, theneedledrop.com
What?! The needle drop gave Panda Bear's Tomboy a 5/10?!
by chocolate_girl August 5, 2011
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A bootleg conversion of a vinyl record to CD or CD-R. Usually taken from high quality special release records released in the 80's, that are not now available.
"Have you heard the Beatles White Album MFSL needle drop?. A million times better than the official EMI release."
by Joe Gritz June 22, 2006
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A poor method of attempting to create a recording from an alternative source recording. Often used by resellers who fake analog reel to reel tape or analog cassette recordings by transferring digital or vinyl records back to tape and claiming to new analog is from a master analog source.
I purchase the Pink Floyd R2R, but it turned out to just be a needle drop.
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An insufferable megadork; the physical embodiment of the word "annoying".
Next time The Needle Drop's bespectacled muzzle shows up when I google an album title, I may projectile vomit at the screen.
by flyingteapot July 23, 2018
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