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New vinyl reissues: September 11, 2026
The big news this week, of course, is the much-awaited Maggot Brain reissue from Org Music and Westbound Records—read my review for that Funkadelic classic here—but there are of course plenty of other vinyl reissues coming out as well. And some darn good ones. It’s one
Review: Funkadelic's Maggot Brain
When Org Music partnered with Westbound Records to produce a series of authoritative vinyl reissues of the Westbound catalog, the first thing out of everyone’s mouths was, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, great—so when’s Maggot Brain coming?” To their credit, Org did not rush to satisfy market demand. Their
Reviews: Woody Shaw | The Waterboys
I’ve got two reviews for you as we Americans head into this holiday weekend. One is for a heady experimental jazz record from 1973 and the other is for a triple-LP set of outtakes from a band’s prolific high-water mark in the 1980s. * Woody Shaw: Song
New vinyl reissues: September 4, 2026
As I’ve been doing lately, I’ll preface the weekly new reissues post with a roundup of some recent announcements about upcoming releases coming later in the year. As you might expect, there’s been a steady stream of intriguing-sounding things as we ramp up for the holiday