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Vinyl Reviews
We spin vinyl copies of the new ENZyclopedia Volumes One & Two, Swimming by Moonlight, and Sire Session 1979. Today we’ve got reviews of three new archival releases that came out on vinyl. First up is the 3-LP set that collects the early work of New Zealand band Split
New Releases
Many, many new vinyl re-releases to get to this week, but first we just want to shout out the excellent reporting by Zach Schonfeld, whose piece “Who Got Screwed When Vinyl Me, Please Went Bust?” is up over at Stereogum and is a must-read for anyone interested in vinyl or
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Today’s the big fish in our continuing coverage of Record Store Day’s upcoming Black Friday event—because today we’re covering all the classic rock, pop, and folk reissues that are coming to independent record stores on Friday, November 28. These are all the big acts from the
Vinyl Reviews
Bill Fay and Time of the Last Persecution are back on vinyl, plus three from the psychobilly originators. We’ve got two reviews today to kick off your week. First up are the two incredible albums Bill Fay recorded in the early ’70s, newly reissued by UK’s Proper Records.
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Record Store Day’s Black Friday is swiftly approaching—it’s Friday, November 28, in case you forgot—and our preview coverage of all the worthwhile releases is swelling like a tick. And we haven’t even gotten to the classic rock stuff yet. Today we're looking at
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We’ll jump right in to today’s rundown of reissues and archival releases, as there’s a lot to get to. Two things, quickly: Today’s vinyl hubbub is about an event taking place this afternoon in New York City with Analogue Productions’ Chad Kassem and Tracking Angle’s
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The Los-Angeles-by-way-of-Mississippi group’s two albums are back on vinyl. Eternity’s Children were never going to be superstars, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Formed in the mid-’60s, the sunshine pop group became the talk of the club circuit in and around their stomping grounds of
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Our Black Friday preview continues with a look at all of the punk, new wave, and post-punk discs coming out on November 28. These are among the most anticipated releases on the roster, with historic performances by legendary bands, represses of all-time classic albums, and rare recordings unheard by even
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Vinyl reviews for the Stooges’ Fun House (Alternate Version), Rush’s The Albums 2002–2012 box set, and Faces’ Early Steps. It’s the final week for Rhino’s Rocktober series, and if you’ve been keeping tabs, you know it has already been a smorgasbord of vinyl reissues plundered
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Hello—it’s our usual Thursday email, in which we emerge out of the vinyl mines, wipe the sweat from our brows, and tell you about all the appealing, interesting, weird, and wonderful vinyl reissues coming out this week. Although it’ll be Halloween, there is no overarching spooky theme
Vinyl Reviews
Vinyl reviews for the sixth Official Release Series box and Rumah Sakit 25. We’ll get right into it today, with two vinyl reviews for you. I went long on the new Neil Young box set, which includes some of his most difficult-to-find albums back on vinyl. And Bob’s
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Our preview of Record Store Day’s upcoming Black Friday event continues today with perhaps the most treacherous genre yet: hard rock and metal. There are some titles we’re very, very excited about in this batch... and there’s also a lot of dreck that seems produced solely to