Vinyl Spotlight

Mac DeMarco has a new record titled This Old Dog coming out May 5th via Captured Tracks. There is a Special Edition version avaialbe at Captured Tracks which is limited to 4,000 copies and has an alternate Gatefold Jacket. Due to the ombre vinyl pressing, each person will receive the LP on yellow vinyl, yellow … Read more

Leave it to Ryan Adams to release an interactive limited run edition of his new record Prisoner. The “End of World Edition” offers the album spread out over twelve 7″ records complete with unique b-sides. If that was not enough, this edition comes with real working lights and sound plus action figures! You can find … Read more

Wild Pink released their debut EP, Good Life, in the Summer of 2015. It was memorable introduction to the band’s brand of introspective indie pop/rock. The band has now completed their full length and grabbed Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr., Speedy Ortiz, Kindling, Sweet John Bloom) to record the tracks. The band’s Self-Titled debut LP, is … Read more

Stranger Things has been all the rage on Netflix and on vinyl. There have been many variants released of both Volume 1 and Volume 2 but MerchNow has one of the first 4LP sets we have seen on pre-order. Their variant is a fitting glow in the dark version that covers both Vol 1. and … Read more

We always are a sucker for unique reissues. This record from the French cult band Soggy falls into that category! Formed in 1978, Soggy quickly developed a unique style of Stooges infused punk and hard rock. This self-titled collection of 11 tracks, including both songs found on their highly sought after “Waiting For the War” … Read more

Black Love turns 20 this year, and Rhino Records along with Mute Records in the UK are celebrating with a special edition that will be available for Record Store Day Black Friday. Black Love (20th Anniversary Edition) will be released on November 25 as a double-CD and a triple-LP. Both include a newly remastered version … Read more

On October 21st Polyvinyl Records will release American Football. The new self-titled sophomore album from the critically hailed band comes to the masses seventeen years after their debut. The first single “I’ve Been So Lost For So Long” is available to hear below. Polyvinyl always has a limited early bird variant and for American Football … Read more

I know – this spot is supposed to be reserved for vinyl but this item is too interesting not to highlight for Robert Pollard collectors. Dayton Ohio’s Quasi Skateboards have united with another hometown hero in Guided By Voices for an extremely limited edition skateboard! The skateboard will feature the collage art of GBV’s Robert … Read more

A limited repress of Social Distortion’s White Light, White Heat, White Trash LP is coming out on September 2, 2016. The limited edition white vinyl is from the original masters and features the tracks “Dear Lover,” “I Was Wrong,” and a scorching cover of the Rolling Stones “Under My Thumb.” Right now it looks like … Read more

Bright Eyes are re-releasing six albums mastered by legendary engineer Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering. The reissues will be released as a box set, available on Vinyl or CD format, on Sept 16th, 2016. The reissues will be available individually in November. The Studio Albums 2000-2011 box set includes remastered versions of Fevers and Mirrors … Read more

I know several people have been waiting on this GBV reissue. It is from Newbury Comics with an exclusive color vinyl pressing. The vinyl is Blue and White splatter and limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. It is a bit expensive but I don’t think that will stop people from snatching this one up so order … Read more

ORB is some heavy hitting sludge rock from Geelong, Australia. In typical Castle Face Records style they have a limited Toxic Pool edition that should be in everyone’s collection. You can still pick up a copy HERE. You can also find a Sewer green edition (alternative cover) with extremely thick case wrapped sleeves and ocean … Read more

I hate it when labels mess with a release. When Robert Pollard cut his first solo record, Not In My Airforce, Matador Records insisted on combining bonus songs with the LP instead of the original artist plan of having an additional 7″ single. Not that having 22 Pollard tracks is a big deal but it … Read more

What more do you need to say about this vault package. It is Pearl Jam! All the details from Third Man are below. You can sign up HERE. From Third Man: “On June 9th, 2016, Third Man Records was humbled to welcome Pearl Jam for a performance in our Nashville Blue Room live venue. Kept … Read more

Fifteen years after it’s initial release, Hey Mercedes’ debut Everynight Fire Works will receive a deluxe reissue on Run For Cover Records. Formed after the break up of Braid by Bob Nanna, Todd Bell and Damon Atkinson, Hey Mercedes’ brand of emo-influenced alternative rock has stood the test of time, embraced as a more melodic … Read more

After Viet Cong had controversery over their band name the group has returned with a sophomore outing and a new name – Preoccupations. The album cleary has potential to be one of the top releases of the year so you should not hesitate if you want to pick up the limited vinyl at Jagjaguwar. There … Read more

Joyful Noise Recordings just announced a brand new composition by Thurston Moore, created in collaboration with the Bernie Sanders campaign. Titled “Feel It In Your Guts,” the track is a twelve-string acoustic piece laced with excerpts from Bernie Sanders’ speeches, touching on topics like the worship of money, economic inequality, social justice, and the need … Read more

Frankie and the Witch Fingers are a garage rock group originally from Bloomington, Indiana that now call Los Angeles home. The group is soon to release their third LP, Heavy Roller via Permanent Records on July 29th. We have high hopes for this one after their excellent self-titled sophomore album last year was full of … Read more

Long since out of print since their original pressing, Pearl Jam have just put up pre-orders for vinyl editions of No Code and Yield. Both albums will be pressed on 150-gram vinyl and mastered specifically for vinyl, by Grammy Award-winning engineer Bob Ludwig. They also will feature recreations of their original packaging. There are no … Read more

Death Valley Girls have their debut record, Glow In The Dark, due out June 10 via Burger Records. To match perfectly with the title you can pre-order the glam punk of DVG on “glow in the dark” vinyl right HERE. Burger typically does not release pressing numbers but the glow in the dark variant is … Read more