Review: The Jimi Hendrix Experience on UHQR

It was scarcely three months ago that we were treated to a definitive box set of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s sophomore album, 1967’s Axis: Bold as Love. That box, containing analog cuts of the album’s mono and stereo mixes plus three LPs of bonus material and a

New vinyl reissues: February 27, 2026

It’s your favorite time of the week, when you get to read our ramblings about some of the upcoming vinyl reissues hitting your local record store this Friday. You will not be surprised to hear that it’s another jam-packed roster, with lots of below-the-radar stuff as well as

Reviews: The Power Station | The Black Heart Procession

Hello once again to our fellow wax fanatics. We are back after a small but necessary break with some new reviews for you to dig into. Musically, these albums couldn’t be more different, but they both represent projects from musicians looking for creative outlets outside of their better-known bands.

New vinyl reissues: February 20, 2026

Let’s jump right into this week’s new reissues, which include two just-announced titles from Vinylphyle and a pair of MoFi releases as well. You ready? One sec—first, a quick reminder about our February vinyl giveaway. Click the box below to learn all about it and enter! You’

Reviews: Donny Hathaway | Sam & Dave

New Rhino Reserve pressings of Donny Hathaway’s 1972 Live album and Sam & Dave’s 1966 debut full-length. Today we’ve got reviews of the two remaining soul albums Rhino Reserve has reissued at part of Black History Month. (If you missed our reviews of Otis Redding’s Pain

Reviews: Grupo Um | The Emotions

What do a Brazilian jazz fusion band and a Chicago vocal-soul trio have in common? Not a whole lot, as it turns out, except that we’re reviewing reissues of both of them this week. First up, we’ve got a never-before-released 1977 recording from Grupo Um, the intensely ambitious

Review: Hōzan Yamamoto, plus a look at Beatball Music

Today I’m reviewing a fascinating reissue of Japanese jazz, released by the South Korean label Beatball Music. I was unfamiliar with the label until its owner, Bongsoo Lee, emailed The Vinyl Cut to inform us of their projects. Based in Seoul, the label is one of the most esteemed

Win a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers limited-edition live album!

For some, February 14 means chocolate, snuggles, and chalky little hearts with illegible messages printed on them. For us here at The Vinyl Cut, it means our February vinyl giveaway is going live! Every month, our paid subscribers are eligible to enter and win some very cool vinyl. So far,

New vinyl reissues: February 13, 2026

We’ll jump right into this week’s vinyl reissues—but first, just a reminder about our upcoming February vinyl giveaway: We’ve got a copy of the Tom Petty live album released exclusively as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event last November, and it's

Reviews: Otis Redding on Rhino Reserve

New analog cuts of the Stax classics Pain in My Heart and The Soul Album. As our regular readers know all too well, we’re pretty high on Rhino Reserves these days. Rhino has used the line to carve out a more affordable alternative to their Rhino High Fidelity series

Behind the Presses at Polysom

The Brazilian manufacturing plant’s Clássicos Em Vinil series brings MPB and Tropicália to a new generation. Music discovery has never been easier these days, from online sleuthing to physical crate-digging. While the majors have begun to take vinyl seriously again, it’s been the smaller independent labels that have

Reviews: The Monkees | Bayeté | The Temprees

We spin the new Monkees singles compilation and two reissues from Real Gone Music. Start your weekend with three piping-hot vinyl reviews—just don’t burn your fingers. Today we catch up on the last of Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right campaign from January and also get on