Win a Rhino Reserve pressing of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps!
Don’t worry, we didn’t forget—our April monthly vinyl giveaway is now live. Each month we give away free vinyl to one cherished subscriber on our paid tier.
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Lastly, and perhaps bestly, paid subscribers are eligible to enter our monthly vinyl giveaway! This is exactly what it sounds like: We mail out free records each month. As of this moment, it doesn’t matter where in the world you are—we’ll mail it to you if you win.
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This week’s monthly vinyl giveaway is for a new copy of the Rhino Reserve edition of John Coltrane’s immortal masterwork Giant Steps, which he released in 1960 on Atlantic Records. This phenomenal pressing comes from the analog stereo master, newly cut from the original tape by Matthew Lutthans at the Mastering Lab and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing. It deserves to be in the conversation as one of the best-sounding versions of Giant Steps ever.
And we’re giving a copy away to one worthy paid subscriber. Entries for this month’s giveaway are open until 11:59 pm Pacific time on Monday, April 27, so if you still need to upgrade, you have a week to do so.
Here’s how to enter:
