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Record Store Day 2026 preview: Hip-hop, soul, R&B & reggae

Ned Lannamann Robert Ham

Ned Lannamann, Robert Ham

16 Mar 2026 — 17 min read
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Cover art for Studio One Sound, The Man with the Iron Fists, Chaka Khan, Ike White, and Stax: Killer B's.

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Win a copy of Michel Petrucciani’s 1987 live album!

Win a copy of Michel Petrucciani’s 1987 live album!

One copy of Kuumbwa will be given away to a paid subscriber. Every month, The Vinyl Cut gives away a piece of choice vinyl to one of the excellent subscribers on our paid tier. And this month is no exception. For June, we’re giving away Michel Petrucciani’s Kuumbwa,

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Cover art for Hadley Caliman, Rokk Í Reykjavík, the Band, Los Orientales de Paramonga, John Coltrane, and Writing on the Wall.

New vinyl reissues: June 19, 2026

It’s another fine week in Vinyldom, with reissues, more reissues, and even more reissues behind those first reissues. Plus, reissues! We’ll get right into what’s on tap, including two new Vinylphyles and the welcome return of Jazz Alley after a week’s hiatus, but first, just a

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Many new versions of the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds.

Review: The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds

Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece comes to DSS and Vinylphyle, plus other 60th-anniversary goings-on. Hello, readers—at long last, here is my coverage of the recent reissues of Pet Sounds. I hope by now you are not sick of reading about the album. There was a lot of

By Ned Lannamann 16 Jun 2026
Cover art for Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Charles Wright, Eddie Kirkland, Effigy, This Heat, and Cluster.

New vinyl reissues: June 12, 2026

Welcome back to another week in vinyl reissues. It’s a bit of a slow week, all things considered—but there’s absolutely nothing to complain about, as there are a few things hitting stores this week that are among the most exciting reissues of the year. But I don’

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