Vinyl Roundup: February 2013
Thursday, February 28th, 2013The new year is in full swing with vinyl releases that will make you swoon, from Sony Legacy’s “Threads and Grooves” extravaganza to audiophile reissues from both the King and the King of Pop. Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (Atlantic) At long last, this triple 180-gram vinyl package has arrived. A must for any Zeppelin fan, […]
Vinyl Roundup: August 29, 2012
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012A roundup of recent vinyl releases just in time for Labor Day weekend! Jimi Hendrix – “Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)” / “Calling All the Devil’s Children” 7-inch (Sundazed Music, Inc.) The second installment in Sundazed’s Jimi Hendrix singles series pairs Hendrix’s reading of Earl King’s R&B classic “Come On (Let the Good Times […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: July 12, 2012
Thursday, July 12th, 2012From Elvis’ triumphant mid-career return to Memphis to ’60s pop icon Scott Walker’s more recent voyage into the obscure, there are vinyl releases to suit just about any taste this week. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live at Berkeley (Sony Legacy) In tandem with the Blu-Ray and DVD release of the newly expanded Jimi Plays […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: April 25, 2012
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012There are quite a few noteworthy vinyl releases and box sets out this week, but the one that everybody seems to be talking about is the new solo album from Jack White – his first release since the White Stripes split. Jack White – Blunderbuss (Third Man Records) 180-gram vinyl pressing of the solo debut […]
Top 10 Posthumous Albums
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012The recent release of the late Amy Winehouse’s Lioness: Hidden Treasures got me thinking about posthumous albums. How, when done out of love and respect, they can be a true artist tribute and a treasure to any fan; and how they can just as easily be a shameless attempt on the part of the record […]
Vinyl Releases of the Week: September 14, 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011Brace yourself, Hendrix fans: Sony Legacy and Experience Hendrix have put together a smorgasbord of Hendrix treasures for you (details below). And as if that weren’t enough, Duran Duran, Ry Cooder, Bush, Primus, and Alice Cooper all released new vinyl this week, too. Jimi Hendrix – Winterland Box Set, Hendrix in the West (Sony Legacy) […]
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