New vinyl reissues: November 7, 2025
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 Michael Fremer. It sounds like Kassem is going to make some sort of announcement for 2026, but at this point we have no idea what might be unveiled. If it’s super-interesting, we'll tell you about it tomorrow.
Much of the shine this week has gone to the announcement of Universal Music’s new Vinylphyle series (it just gets more fun every time I type it), with all-analog pressings in the mode of Blue Note’s Tone Poet line and Rhino’s High Fidelity series. But another all-analog premium vinyl series was also announced this week, coming from Decca Classics. This is a classical line of some really great recordings from Decca and Philips, and Mark Ward had an excellent report of it over on Tracking Angle. This Decca series looks to be following the lead of Deutsche Grammophon’s lead with their Original Source series—all analog cuts, from the original two- and four-track tapes, and with a somewhat brutal price tag to match.
However, Decca’s Pure Analogue series has potential to give us some pretty mind-blowing orchestral records, as Decca’s recording techniques from the ’50s to the ’70s were unparalleled, and Philips had some top-tier recording acumen as well. Simply put, we’re dying to hear these records; whether we’ll be able to afford them is another question.
For now, let’s see what’s hitting record stores and online retailers this week.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Bold as Love [Legacy]
It’s slightly odd timing for Sony Legacy to be releasing a mammoth box set dedicated to the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s second LP, Axis: Bold as Love. Not because the 1967 album isn’t brilliant—it undoubtedly is—but because Analogue Productions also has two UHQR releases coming out imminently, one featuring the mono album mix and one the stereo. Both mixes are included in Legacy’s 5-LP box, which also comes with a Blu-ray that includes a new Atmos mix. Plus there are three other LPs of outtakes, demos, and live tracks—28 of them previously unreleased, which seems impossible considering how much archival Hendrix stuff has already been unearthed, but that’s what they’re claiming. Considering that the LPs are cut by Bernie Grundman from the original 1/4-inch master tapes and that as much material as possible on the bonus LPs is also sourced from tape, this could very well be the definitive vinyl word on Axis: Bold as Love. Will it be better-sounding than the UHQRs? It’s not out of the question. And you definitely get more bang for your buck. NL
Hüsker Dü: 1985: The Miracle Year [Numero]
Until Greg Ginn relinquishes his iron grip on the recordings Hüsker Dü made for SST Records—arguably the best material the trio made during their incandescent run from 1979 to 1988—we fans are going to have to make Dü with archival releases like this rather than proper reissues of albums like New Day Rising and Zen Arcade. But what a treasure trove this is. The 4-LP set kicks off with a full concert from the winter of ’85 with the band playing on its home turf, First Avenue in Minneapolis, and filling the setlist with the staggeringly great tunes from the just-released New Day Rising and the soon-to-come Flip Your Wig. The rest of the set is a selection of live tracks from the long months of touring the band undertook four decades ago, taking them around the world and back again and leaving a sea of strained eardrums in their wake. RH
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings [Capitol]
Ours is not to wonder why the McCartney back catalog behaves as it does. This season has seen fit to bestow upon us a hits collection of the Wings era, from 1971’s Wild Life to 1979’s Back to the Egg. There’s the standard 3-LP edition, a deluxe 3-LP edition with a specially designed cover, and a single-disc edition—y’know, for kids. The name of this multi-pronged endeavor? Simple: Wings. It’s all conveniently timed to coincide with McCartney’s new memoir, also titled Wings, which covers the band’s lifespan via an oral history, a thorough discography, a gigography, and plenty of photos. Considering it’s never a poor decision to spend time sifting through Macca’s ’70s work (part of the fun is separating the gems from the rubble), this will be just the right Christmas gift for a certain kind of Beatle fan and a completely unnecessary indulgence for all the other kinds. Choose your side. NL
Duke Jordan: Flight to Jordan & Sheila Jordan: Portrait of Sheila [Blue Note Tone Poet]
The new releases in Blue Note’s Tone Poet series are always cause for celebration, but the two entries dropping this week are particularly exciting for this jazz fan. Portrait of Sheila was the 1961 debut album from Sheila Jordan, a silky-smooth vocalist who came up through the New York circuit in the ’50s working with Herbie Nichols and her future husband Duke Jordan. As heard on this icy-cool album, recorded with bassist Steve Swallow and guitarist Barry Galbraith, Jordan’s quiet power and her swinging interpretation of standards like “Willow Weep for Me” and “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” must have sounded perfect in the smoky, dimly lit environs of a Big Apple jazz club. The same could be said for Flight to Jordan, a 1960 session led by pianist Duke Jordan and featuring saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, trumpeter Dizzy Reece, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Art Taylor. The music on this set swings just as much as that on Portrait but with a peppier tempo and plenty of room for flights of solo fancy by each player. As ever, these Tone Poet editions were cut using the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed at Record Technology Inc. RH
Hector Costita: 1981 [Jazzybelle]
Argentine-born trumpeter/flautist Hector Costita spent most of his career in Brazil, where he performed with Sérgio Mendes, Lalo Schifrin, Hermeto Pascoal, and countless others. His 1981 album, conveniently titled 1981, is fusion by way of South America, with samba and bossa nova infiltrating the jazz and funk grooves in tantalizing ways. Jazzybelle Records from Portugal is reissuing the LP, shedding fresh light on a deserving figure. NL
Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity [Joyful Noise]
The ninth studio album by Deerhoof was a point of transition for the Bay Area noise-pop group. The year before, guitarist Chris Cohen decided to depart after a four-year tenure where he helped the band reach the creative heights of Apple O’ and the goofy and fun concept album Milk Man. Prior to them adding Ed Rodriguez to the fold, Deerhoof recorded Friend Opportunity as a trio, plugging the space where a second guitar would be with all manner of horn parts, keyboards, and some added percussion from their spaghetti-limbed drummer Greg Saunier. Originally released on Kill Rock Stars in 2007, the fantastic album subsequently changed hands in 2011 with Polyvinyl giving it a nice reissue. Now, the 'Hoof’s new home Joyful Noise has repressed the album on hot-pink wax as part of a slow campaign to get the band’s full catalog back in print. We thank them for it. RH
William Basinski: The Disintegration Loops [Temporary Residence Ltd.]
As the story goes, William Basinski was transferring some of the music he recorded on magnetic tape to a digital archive. But as they played, he noticed that the tape was slowly falling apart as it passed through the machine, changing the sound of the loops as they continued to play. With the addition of some reverb and processing, the music became a beautiful, haunting expression of impermanence and entropy. Released initially on a series of CDs during 2002 and 2003, the whole collection, dubbed The Disintegration Loops, was issued in one massive 8-LP box in 2012 that has blessedly gotten a new repress. The audio for this so-called “Arcadia Archive Edition” features a remaster of the original recordings by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering and a booklet containing an essay from the great Laurie Anderson. RH
Orange Bicycle: The Singles (Hyacinth Threads) & Wil Malone: Until the End (The Long Lost Album?) [Morgan Blue Town]
Prior to releasing their lone album in 1970, psychedelic pop band Orange Bicycle released a string of singles on EMI’s Columbia label in Britain, riding the 1967 psych wave for all it was worth. They had been steadily jobbing since 1959, under the names Robb Storme and the Whispers and the Robb Storme Band. Their first single as Orange Bicycle, 1967’s “Hyacinth Threads,” became their best-known hit, reaching number one in France and leading them to a slot on the bill of the inaugural Isle of Wight Festival in 1968. This compilation collects all those singles, and it’s an enjoyably hit-and-miss affair that pays ample homage to the Beach Boys, the Kinks, and, of course, the Beatles. If that’s not enough, Morgan Blue Town is also releasing a collection of leftovers by Orange Bicycle keyboardist Wil Malone, featuring unused recordings that he made, largely on his own, after his 1970 psych-folk-chamber-pop solo album sank without a trace. That album now commands extortionate prices on the used market but, handily, it was also reissued by Morgan Blue Town earlier this year. NL
Goldie: Timeless (30th anniversary edition) [London]
Released in 1995, Timeless, the debut album by Wolverhampton-bred DJ and producer Goldie, was one of the first full-length statements by a drum ’n’ bass artist. The method of disseminating this jazzy, reggae-influenced dance music was primarily via the 12-inch single, but Goldie had a grander vision, culminating in this suite of songs that kicks off with the brilliant “Inner City Life” and also includes the widescreen epic of “Sea of Tears,” featuring the Metheny-like guitar work of Adam Salkeld, and the firelit ballad “Adrift.” What I can’t figure out is the decision by Goldie to re-release a truncated version of the album for this 30th anniversary vinyl release. It is essentially a repeat of the original vinyl issue from 1995, which trims about half of the songs from the running order, including “Adrift.” It makes for a more convenient listening experience, I suppose, but dulls the overall significance of the album as a whole. RH
Irma Thomas: Wish Someone Would Care [Ace]
You definitely know “Time Is on My Side,” and if you ever spent any time near New Orleans, you also know “Break-a-Way,” two of the most glorious soul songs ever recorded. They both appear on Irma Thomas’s staggeringly brilliant debut album, Wish Someone Would Care, released by the Imperial label in 1964. The title track was actually her highest-charting single, but everything on this LP is pure gold, and while it’s been reissued a number of times on all manner of labels, the UK reissue experts at Ace have thrown their hat in the ring for this rendition. While it won’t be sourced from analog tapes or anything, it should sound pretty terrific, and it comes with a double-sided insert with liner notes. Since this is a record you need on your shelf, the chance to nab a freshly pressed copy is always welcome. NL
Peter Gordon & David Cunningham: The Yellow Box [Week—End]
Recorded in the early ’80s but left on the shelf until a CD release in 1996, The Yellow Box is a collaboration between Peter Gordon and David Cunningham, two composer/musicians who first crossed paths during the recording of the second studio album by the Flying Lizards. Encouraged and inspired by that experience, the two set about deconstructing the jazz, post-punk, and neo-classical sounds that surrounded them in New York and London, their respective homes. With early sampling technology, they took the contributions from cohorts like percussionists Anton Fier and David Van Tiegham, and bassist John Greaves, and used them as raw material for some blunt-edged but often beautiful songs that evoked influences like Captain Beefheart and the Residents. This new pressing, issued by German label Week—End, will be the first time this album has been released on vinyl. RH
Clock DVA: White Souls in Black Suits [Mute]
Emerging from the Sheffield slag heap that brought Cabaret Voltaire and Human League into existence, Clock DVA found a groove somewhere in between those hometown peers. They had an appreciation of pop music structures but enjoyed making an unholy racket that mirrored the sounds of the nearby factories. After a series of self-released cassettes, in 1981 the band released White Souls in Black Suits—a dank, nasty work of Beefheartian rhythms and decaying electronics—on Industrial Records, the label run by their pals in Throbbing Gristle. Recorded on Cabaret Voltaire’s cheap eight-track machine, it never sounded particularly pretty, which makes the idea of mastering the record for vinyl a bit of a dicey proposition. That doesn’t make me any less excited to have Mute Records putting this back on wax for the first time in over 30 years. RH
Marlena Shaw: The Spice of Life & Marva Whitney: It’s My Thing [Vampisoul]
Spanish label Vampisoul is putting American reissue labels to shame. They’re reissuing two magnificent slabs of late ’60s soul/funk while the copyright holders on our shores sit on their hands doing absolutely nothing. Marlena Shaw was a remarkably diverse singer whose 1969 album The Spice of Life came out on Chess’s Cadet imprint and contains her brilliant “Woman of the Ghetto,” a lengthy, moody piece that captured the political and sociological undercurrents of the period, as well as her cover of Ashford & Simpson’s “California Love.” Shaw went on to record five albums for Blue Note, including 1974’s legendary Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? Meanwhile, Marva Whitney orbited in the gravitational pull of James Brown and recorded for his King label. And good god, her response to the Isley Brothers’ “It’s Your Thing” (the title track to 1969’s It’s My Thing) is some pure, raw, uncut funk that features Brown’s army of tight, taut funk practitioners taking no prisoners. Brown himself turns up for some back-and-forth with Whitney on “You Got to Have a Job (If You Don’t Work, You Don’t Eat).” NL
Deicide: Serpents of the Light [Real Gone Music]
It’s always fascinating to see what reissue label Real Gone Music opts to plant their logo upon. In recent months, it has been, among other things, the catalog of Florida death metal band Deicide. This week, this ongoing series of re-releases makes a stop at Serpents of the Light, the 1997 album that found the quintet cleaning up their sound just enough to clarify some of the dark, blasphemous lyrics cooked up by bassist/vocalist Glen Benton and bring a little extra space into their otherwise overpowering, assaultive sound. Outside of a picture-disc reissue from 2023, this album has never been released on its own here in the States. This stand-alone LP edition comes on blue wax, with remastered audio and a framable poster of the cover art. RH
Catalyst: Perception [Jazz Dispensary/Craft]
Philly jazz-funkers Catalyst recorded two LPs for the Muse label including 1973’s Perception, and while this reissue is not part of Zev Feldman’s new Muse Master series, there’s every reason to believe it will be just as good as those reissues have been so far. This one’s part of Craft’s Jazz Dispensary series, and features a Kevin Gray cut from the original analog tapes, with a pressing at RTI and a tip-on jacket and… well, you know the drill. Featuring zonked-out mellow jazz alongside avant-garde flourishes and some irresistibly in-the-pocket funk, Perception attempts some serious mood-setting that should only be attempted in the wee hours. The listener claims all responsibility for any resultant freakiness. NL
Zig-Zag Band: Chigiyo Music Kings 1987–1998 [Analog Africa]
Zig-Zag Band, an ensemble based in Zimbabwe, specialized chigiyo, a style of music with roots in reggae but marked by intricate guitar work played using the same scales as heard on an mbira, or finger harp, and the chanted vocals of the local Shona culture. This band was one of the best practitioners of this sound, backing up the great Oliver Mtukudzi and releasing a few albums of their own that were unfortunate flops in their native country. The good people of Analog Africa are rescuing those LPs from oblivion this week with a fantastic compilation of the group’s best work. The set of music, remastered by Michael Graves at Osiris Studio, comes in an eye-popping package complete with liner notes from Zimbabwe scholar Banning Eyre. RH
Patrick Cowley: Hard Ware [Dark Entries]
The third volume in Dark Entries’ series compiling the unreleased work of disco/hi-NRG producer and composer Patrick Cowley, Hard Ware is full of synthesized dance-floor movement machines that reveal his pioneering spirit went far deeper than the big hits he had with Sylvester and Paul Parker. Touching on industrial, kosmiche, ambient, dub, and more, Cowley’s recordings always operated on the premise that as long as people’s booties were shaking, Cowley could take them anywhere he wanted. Highlights include “Spellbinding Lover” featuring vocals by Jeanie Tracy, “Ice Age” featuring Peggy Gibbons, and “Pajama Party Massacre,” sung by Cowley himself. It’s a fitting tribute to a talent cut down in his prime by the AIDS epidemic in the early ’80s and a testament to how the influence of his artistic vision has expanded far beyond the gay subculture where he worked and thrived. NL
Don Cherry and Latif Khan: Music/Sangam [Heavenly Sweetness] & Don Cherry and Krzysztof Penderecki: Actions [Intuition]
Two curios from the discography of jazz legend Don Cherry are getting welcome reissues this month. Actions, the trumpeter’s 1971 collaboration with Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, was re-released for Record Store Day in Germany back in 2020, but is being made more widely available by Intuition Records this week. Backed by the New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra, the two musicians tangle in an almost furious fashion, with Penderecki threatening eardrums via an array of electronics and tapes and Cherry squalling amid the fray. 1982’s Music/Sangam, meanwhile, is a far more sedate affair. Working alongside Indian percussionist Latif Khan, Cherry generally leaves his horn behind in place of a flute, keyboards, and his own voice. As a result, the music has a far more spiritual bent, stirring up feelings of meditative bliss. A new pressing, out on November 14, has been mastered from the original tapes by the French imprint, Heavenly Sweetness. RH
OTHER REISSUES OF NOTE:
Aarktica: No Solace in Sleep [Hanaqpacha]
The All-American Rejects: Move Along [Interscope]
Anathema: The Silent Enigma [Kscope]
Adam Ant: Singles [Sony]
The Animals: Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted [Secret]
Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Change Up the Groove [Vampisoul]
Ata Kak: Obaa Sima [Awesome Tapes from Africa]
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & the Trinity: BBC Broadcasts 1966–68 [1960s Records]
Chet Baker: Live in Bologna 1985 [Dreyfus Jazz]
Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Live from Lone Star Roadhouse, New York City 1988 [Rockbeat]
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis: Lawless; Back to Black; Mars soundtracks [Music on Vinyl]
Ray Charles: The Genius Sings the Blues 2-LP 45 RPM (Atlantic 75 Series) [Analogue Productions]
Cindy Lee: Act of Tenderness; Malenkost; Model Express [W.25th]
Circle of Dust: Machines of Our Disgrace [Fixt]
The Cranberries: MTV Unplugged [Island]
The Creation: Biff Bang Pow: The Singles (10x7-inch) [Demon/Edsel]
Mac Demarco: Another One (10th anniversary edition) [Captured Tracks]
The Donnas: Bitchin’ [Real Gone]
The Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street 2-LP 45 RPM [Mobile Fidelity]
Sky Ferreira: Night Time, My Time; Ghost EP [Capitol]
Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits (1971 version) [Sony]
Blaze Foley: Sittin’ by the Road (early recordings) [Lost Art]
Foreigner: Head Games 2-LP 45 RPM (Atlantic 75 Series) [Analogue Productions]
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Steven Wilson remix) [Universal]
Don Friedman: Portraits [Chesky]
Jan Garbarek: Madar [ECM Luminessence Audiophile Series]
Peter Green: Whatcha Gonna Do? [Reissued Sounds]
Emmylou Harris: Spyboy [New West] (clear repress of RSD reissue)
Jacques Higelin & Brigitte Fontaine: Chansons d’Avant le Déluge [Jacques Canetti Productions]
The Jam: Live at the Rat, Boston, 13th Oct 1977 [Dear Boss] (pseudo-boot)
The Jody Grind: Far Canal [Reissued Sounds]
Earl Hooker: Rockin’ with the Kid: The Age, Chief & Fire Recordings [Friday Music]
Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman: The Last of the Mohicans soundtrack [Real Gone Music]
Kaygee’s: Keep on Bumpin’ & Masterplan [Reissued Sounds]
Omer Klein: Fearless Friday [Neuklang]
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Greatest Live Show on Earth [Bear Family]
Ramsey Lewis Trio: Groovin’: Live at the Penthouse [Verve Record Club subscriber exclusive]
Lighthouse: One Fine Morning [Anthem]
Lizzy Borden: Love You to Pieces [Svart]
Lorin Maazel: The Unreleased Berlin Recordings [The Lost Recordings]
Lonnie Mack: Live from Louisville 1992 [The Last Music Company]
Manteca: Oye [Grosso!]
Ramon Morris: Sweet Sister Funk [Mr. Bongo]
Mike Oldfield: Amarok [Universal]
Rosa Passos: Dunas: Live in Copenhagen [Storyville]
The Pharcyde: Labcabincalifornia [Delicious Vinyl]
Iggy Pop: New Values [Sony]
Harry Revel, Les Baxter & Samuel Hoffman: Music Out of the Moon & Music for Peace of Mind [Modern Harmonic/Sundazed]
Leann Rimes: Greatest Hits Christmas [Curb]
Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors: Selected Works 1985–2005 [Time Capsule]
Suzi Quatro: A’s & B’s [Chrysalis]
Ride: Weather Diaries; This Is Not a Safe Place [Wichita] (repress)
Roots Radics Meet Mighty Revolutionaries: Outernational Riddim [Burning Sounds]
Nina Simone: A Single Woman: The Complete Elektra Recordings [Omnivore]
Frank Sinatra: Long Ago, Far Away 1943–1951 [Sing]
Smash Mouth: Astro Lounge [Interscope]
Soft Cell: The Art of Falling Apart [Mercury]
Sorrow: Hatred and Disgust [Real Gone Music]
Spice Girls: Forever 25th anniversary edition [Virgin]
Static-X: Shadow Zone [Real Gone Music]
Supergrass: The Strange Ones 1994–2008 [BMG]
They Are Gutting a Body of Water: Gestures Been; Destiny XL; Lucky Styles [ATO]
The Trammps: Keepers of the Groove [MPO]
Trio Mocotó: Muita Zorra! [Vampisoul]
Twice as Much: That’s All [Immediate/Charly]
McCoy Tyner Quartet: New York Reunion [Chesky]
Virgo: Landform Code; Remnants [WRWTFWW]
Weezer: Hurley (15th anniversary edition) [Crush]
Gillian Welch: Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs [Acony]
Brian Wilson: Live at the Roxy Theatre [Oglio]
Delroy Wilson: Lovers’ Rock [Burning Sounds]
Hans Zimmer: The Thin Red Line (soundtrack) [Music on Vinyl]
Various Artists: Live & Learn Records Story [Diggers Factory]
Various Artists: Randy’s 50th Anniversary, Chapters One and Two [VP]
Various Artists: Safe in My Garden: American Pop in the Shadows 1967–1972 [Ace]
Various Artists: Tulare Dust: A Songwriters’ Tribute to Merle Haggard [1994] [Craft/Hightone]
