The single most important figure (imo) in the vinyl LP reissue business.

Thank you, that was good to watch. Glad to see Chad getting some recognition for his hard work 

Well, you could mention Micheal Fremmer who carried the torch for the advantages of vinyl for decades when the whole world seemed to be going MP3. I don't particularly light the guy but he's still considered a patriot in the vinyl movement.

My vote would go to the folks who pioneered Record Store Day.

Record Store Day was pioneered by a group of independent record store owners.

Courtesy of AI, this included:  Michael Kurtz, Eric Levin, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Brian Poehner, and Don Van Cleave.  

I knew of Chad Kassem and ordered SACDs from AP.  I read Fremer monthly in Stereophile.  But that was not what reignited my collecting vinyl.

It was the growth of RSD and being able to recreate the record buying experience a few times each year.  Go back ten years or so, the major music stores in NYC like Virgin, Tower, and J&R had all closed up.  It was RSD, along with Rough Trade Records (then in Brooklyn), that recreated that record buying magic.  

Rich 

I'd consider him possibly the most important figure in high-end audiophile vinyl reissues. He's got fingers in a lot of pies (if not on the vinyl) and produces product which I find to be excellent, while on the pricey side. If there's a problem, they get it sorted out right away, too. 

Thanks, that is a very enjoyable 8 minutes. Go Judge, Go!