Ned Lannamann is a writer, editor, and journalist based in Portland, Oregon, where he was Music Editor and Senior Editor for the Portland Mercury. His writing has also appeared in Willamette Week and Seattle's The Stranger.
Vinyl Reviews
As much of the US begins to plunge into a deep freeze, we figured what better time to cozy up with some records that we missed the first time around? This pair of vinyl reissues came out last November but got lost in the crazy shuffle of releases leading up
New Releases
Howdy, partners. We’ll jump right into this week’s reissue rundown in just a sec. First, we wanted to welcome all the readers who clicked on us from around the web. If you’re digging our coverage, please consider signing up for a subscription. Our subscribers are the coolest,
Vinyl Reviews
Hello again, and if you’re sick of reading our reviews about all of the new Rhino Reserve pressings—well, tough. Following up on yesterday’s newsletter and a pair from last week, we’ve got reviews of the remaining three Rhino Reserve titles that Rhino has released so far
Vinyl Reviews
The Rhino Reserve series continues apace with a definitive edition of Future Games. Not even a year old, the Rhino Reserve series has quickly become one of the most appealing and reliable vinyl reissue lines around. The formula is stupidly simple: Take a slightly less well-known album from the vast
Giveaways!
As promised, our January vinyl giveaway goes live today, and it’s a pretty incredible one, if we do say so ourselves. Every month we’re giving away free vinyl to our paid-tier subscribers, and each month we’ll endeavor to make the vinyl as special as possible. I’d
New Releases
There are lots of new records to talk about today, but first, two bits of news on the vinyl reissue scene: First, Universal’s Vinylphyle has announced the next title in their series. As you may remember, they launched the series at the end of last year with a quartet
Vinyl Reviews
More Rhino Reserves! This time we tuck into the new vinyl reissues of Blues & Roots and A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. We’ve got a couple more discs from Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right campaign to tell you about, and just like yesterday, these are in
Vinyl Reviews
Rhino Reserve gets their hands on Clouds Taste Metallic and Sweet Revenge. As part of their Start Your Ear Off Right campaign for January, Rhino has released a clutch of vinyl reissues in their Rhino Reserve series. And as you likely know already, the Rhino Reserves have all been pretty
New Releases
The onslaught of weekly new releases eased up a bit for the holidays, but now things are getting back to business as usual. It’s a Rhino-heavy week again, with 17 releases from their Start Your Ear Off Right series, but there’s plenty of other stuff to talk about
Vinyl Reviews
We shake hands with the 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Wish You Were Here. The new year is plowing along, but we’ve still got some last flashes of 2025 to catch, including the new deluxe reissue of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. I’ll get to that
New Releases
Happy New Year! For our first post of the next year of your life, we’ve got our usual weekly new-reissue roundup. But... it’s a pretty slow week. In fact, the only game in town is Rhino, who are beginning their annual Start Your Ear Off Right campaign this
Vinyl Reviews
New all-analog vinyl editions of Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! and Electric Warrior. Just in time for the year’s end, we’ve got reviews of the latest two Rhino High Fidelity releases. These follow the established format of previous RHF productions, with thick glossy jackets,