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
Vinyl reviews of Heatmiser's Mic City Sons and the mono version of the Zombies' Odessey and Oracle. We're doubling up today, with not one but two vinyl reissues in this newsletter. First up is an expanded 2-LP reissue of Heatmiser's 1996 album Mic
New Releases
A heaping helping of new vinyl is making its way to your record store shelves this very minute. There's all kinds of old music for everyone, so take a look at some of our picks for this week and see what catches your fancy. I wanted to take
Vinyl Reviews
The duo’s pre-Fleetwood Mac album Buckingham Nicks is finally back on vinyl—in two all-analog versions. Fleetwood Macologists more learned than me can determine the sequence of events that led to the new, long-awaited reissue of Buckingham Nicks, the 1973 album by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham that directly
New Releases
There's a lot happening in the world right now, but in our little vinyl corner, it feels a bit like the calm before the storm. We're basically days away from the start to the holiday shopping season, and that means vinyl reissues galore. It makes sense
Vinyl Reviews
Org Music has released 1970's Funkadelic in 33 and 45 RPM versions. We listened to both. When news broke in 2023 that Org Music would be reissuing the Westbound catalog on vinyl, the first thing that crossed most people's minds was, "Cool, when's
Vinyl Reviews
Live at the Oval finds the band at their Who's Next–era best. On September 18, 1971, the Who headlined an all-day festival at the Oval, a cricket ground in South London. Named Goodbye Summer, the event was a benefit for famine relief in Bangladesh, following George Harrison&
New Releases
Lots more vinyl reissues arrive this week, with some familiar work back on wax and some undiscovered gems poised to reach ears for the first time. As we mentioned last week, tariffs continue to be a real problem, with many countries and vendors justifiably unwilling to send merchandise to the
New Releases
There's an insane number of vinyl re-releases happening this week, with labels across the globe continuing to put great music back into circulation. Here are some of the ones that look most interesting. A quick note, first: At the moment, the US tariff situation is, uh, unclear, to
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Welcome to the Vinyl Cut, a brand-new publication by Ned Lannamann and Robert Ham that's focused on in-depth reviews of the latest vinyl pressings. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to