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Vinyl Reviews
Loaded comes to Rhino High Fidelity, plus two reissues from the Japanese black-metal band. Today’s newsletter contains a pair of reviews for you. The first is for the recently released Rhino High Fidelity edition of the Velvet Underground’s 1970 swan song, Loaded, cut from the original tape by
Vinyl Reviews
The Definitive Sound Series gives Enema of the State and Can’t Slow Down the one-step treatment. Back in December, we reviewed four installments in the Definitive Sound Series (DSS), Interscope-Capitol’s ultra-high-end reissue series of one-step pressings. Refreshingly, the series seems to be primarily focused on the ’80s, ’90s,
RSD
Our RSD coverage continues with a look at some of the heavier stuff coming to your local record store on Saturday, April 18. Today we’re previewing the hard rock, punk, and metal vinyl that’s being reissued—or in some cases, released on vinyl for the very first time.
Vinyl Reviews
Today we’ve got a quartet of vinyl reviews for you, exploring the four most recent releases from Universal’s budding Vinylphyle imprint. We dug into the first four Vinylphyle reissues at the end of last year (read those reviews here and here) and we were impressed, to say the
New Releases
Welcome back to The Vinyl Cut, where the only thing that’s square is the album cover art. Although, actually, we’ve got some praise for a pretty middlebrow Elvis Presley album in today’s newsletter, so I guess that’s kind of square. And hey, now that I think
RSD
As we begin the week with decided global uncertainty, it might not be the best time for some good ol’ vinyl escapism. ...What am I saying? It might be the best time for some good ol’ vinyl escapism. In here, we can close off the outside world, ignore all the
New Releases
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
Vinyl Reviews
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 Releases
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’
Vinyl Reviews
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
New Releases
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
Vinyl Reviews
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