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R.E.M.

Accelerate - 2023 Reissue

    Released in 2008, Accelerate was intended as a departure from R.E.M.’s previous album, Around the Sun, and was lauded for the aggressive, purposeful sound of the songs. The album was described by Rolling Stone as “one of the best records R.E.M. has ever made.” It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for 18 weeks. The LP contains fan favorite “Supernatural Superserious.”

    This edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl with a printed insert. 

    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    1. Living Well Is The Best Revenge
    2. Man-Sized Wreath
    3. Supernatural Superserious
    4. Hollow Man
    5. Houston
    6. Accelerate
    Side B
    1. Until The Day Is Done
    2. Mr. Richards
    3. Sing For The Submarine
    4. Horse To Water
    5. I'm Gonna DJ 

    R.E.M.

    Reveal - 2023 Reissue

      Released in 2001, Reveal was co-produced with long-time collaborator Patrick McCarthy. The album sees R.E.M. experiment with synthesized sound, but also make “a conscious return to their classic sound” (Allmusic). The record features hits “Imitation of Life” and “All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star).

      This edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl with a printed insert. 

      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      1. The Lifting
      2. I’ve Been High
      3. All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)
      4. She Just Wants To Be
      5. Disappear
      6. Saturn Return
      Side B
      1. Beat A Drum
      2. Imitation Of Life
      3. Summer Turns To High
      4. Chorus And The Ring
      5. I’ll Take The Rain
      6. Beachball 

      Various Artists / Little Richard

      I Am Everything (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

        LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. The soundtrack of the award-winning documentary includes timeless hits from Little Richard like “Tutti Frutti”, “Rip It Up”, and “Long Tall Sally”, plus two covers from Valerie June and Cory Henry, and a piece from the film’s original score, composed by Tamar-Kali Brown.

        TRACK LISTING

        Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard
        Strange Things Happening Every Day – Valerie June
        Baby (demo) – Little Richard
        I’m Just A Lonely Guy (all Alone) – Little Richard
        Tutti Frutti – Little Richard And His Band
        Long Tall Sally – Little Richard And His Band
        Lucille – Little Richard And His Band
        Bama Lama Bama Loo – Little Richard
        Rip It Up – Little Richard And His Band
        Ready Teddy – Little Richard And His Band
        The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard And His Band
        Send Me Some Lovin’ – Little Richard And His Band
        Tutti Frutti – Cory Henry
        Legacy – Tamar-kali Brown

        Various Artists

        Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul Of Tito Records

          The first Latin soul collection featuring a mix of chart-topping hits and deeper cuts from the crown jewel of the mambo era Tico Records, celebrating the iconic imprint’s 75th Anniversary. The 2-LP set includes 26 tracks from trailblazers Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Joe Cuba, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, La Lupe, Willie Bobo and more. New liner notes by DJ Dean Rudland that tell the story of the New York City label that launched the careers of some of the most revered names in Latin music.

          TRACK LISTING

          LP1 - Side A
          1. RAY BARRETTO Y SU CHARANGA MODERNA – El Watusi
          2. WILLIE BOBO – Bobo! Do That Thing
          3. WILLIE BOBO – Be’s That Way
          4. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – El Pito (I’ll Never Go Back To Georgia)
          5. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Bang! Bang!
          6. CANDIDO – Madrid
          7. RAY BARRETTO – Babalu
          LP1 - Side B
          1. EDDIE PALMIERI And CAL TJADER – Come An’ Get It (Boogaloo)
          2. TITO PUENTE Y SU ORQUESTRA – Fat Mama
          3. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Oh Yeah!
          4. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Sock It To Me
          5. TITO PUENTE/LA LUPE – Steak-O-Lean
          6. TITO PUENTE’S ORCHESTRA – TP’s Shing-A-Ling
          7. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Hey Joe, Hey Joe (Hey Girl, Hey Girl)
          LP2 - Side C
          1. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Psychedelic Baby
          2. EDDIE PALMIERI & HIS ORCHESTRA – The African Twist
          3. LA LUPE – Fever
          4. THE MODERN SOUND OF AL ESCOBAR – Tighten Up
          5. THE MODERN SOUND OF AL ESCOBAR – The Horse
          6. CELIA CRUZ/TITO PUENTE – Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In
          LP2 - Side D
          1. GILBERTO SEXTET – Yes I Will (Part 1)
          2. TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA – Hit The Bongo
          3. TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA – Oye Como Va
          4. JIMMY SABATER – Times Are Changin’
          5. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Do You Feel It?
          6. JOE PANAMA And COMPANY – My People 

          Idris Muhammad

          Black Rhythm Revolution!

            Black Rhythm Revolution! Is the first solo album from the jazz-funk legend Idris Muhammad, a New Orleans-bred rhythm king who successfully made the leap from the finest soulful jazz records of the ’60s to the nastiest fusion funk of the ’70s. Here we catch him literally on the cusp of the two in 1970, with one good foot in the get-down of “Express Yourself” and “Super Bad,” and the other in his own heady excursions into modal rhythm and melody, accompanied by virtuosos Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Melvin Sparks, who came together for sessions overseen by legendary producer Rudy Van Gelder. This 180-gram Jazz Dispensary reissue of Black Rhythm Revolution! was cut from the original analogue tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI, and comes packaged in a tip-on jacket. 

            TRACK LISTING

            Side A
            Express Yourself
            Soulful Drums
            Super Bad
            Side B
            Wander
            By The Red Sea

            Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane

            Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane - 2023 Reissue

              Regarded as one of the greatest jazz collaborations of all time, this new edition of “Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane” is release as part of the newly relaunched Original Jazz Classics Series.

              Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio it is presented in a Tip-On Jacket with obi. In addition to Monk and Coltrane the album also features the talents of Art Blakey (drums), Wilbur Ware (bass), Gigi Gryce (alto sax) and more. 

              TRACK LISTING

              Side A
              1. Ruby, My Dear
              2. Trinkle, Tinkle
              3. Off Minor
              Side B
              1. Nutty
              2. Epistrophy
              3. Functional 

              Big Star

              #1 Record - 2023 Reissue

                Recorded at Ardent Studios and released in 1972, the album has gone on to become one of the most influential and iconic debut albums of all time.

                This 50th-anniversary indie exclusive edition is pressed on 180-gram metallic gold with purple smoke vinyl and features all-analogue mastering by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl.

                The album has been included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, with the song “Thirteen” featured in its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

                TRACK LISTING

                Side A
                1. Feel
                2. The Ballad Of El Goodo
                3. In The Street
                4. Thirteen
                5. Don’t Lie To Me
                6. The India Song
                Side B
                7. When My Baby’s Beside Me
                8. My Life Is Right
                9. Give Me Another Chance
                10. Try Again
                11. Watch The Sunrise 

                Albert King

                Born Under A Bad Sign - 2023 Reissue

                  Any list of seminal 1960s electric blues albums is incomplete without Albert King’s Born Under a Bad Sign positioned near the top. The Indianola, Mississippi-born “King of the Blues Guitar,” who cut his professional teeth as a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Lovejoy, Ill., cemented his legacy with his Stax Records debut album. While he’d recorded for labels like Vee-Jay, Parrot and Bobbin, it was his chemistry with the Stax team – label executives Al Bell, Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, songwriters Booker T. Jones and William Bell, and backing from Booker T. & the MGs and the Memphis Horns – that put King on the blues map.

                  Albert King, one of the single most influential bluesman in history, single-handedly ushered blues into the modern era by combining his direct, urgent Mississippi blues style with contemporary soul rhythms. He continually redefined the state of contemporary blues with his dry, husky voice and torrid Flying V guitar sound. 

                  TRACK LISTING

                  Side A 
                  1. Born Under A Bad Sign
                  2. Crosscut Saw
                  3. Kansas City
                  4. Oh, Pretty Woman
                  5. Down Don’t Bother Me
                  6. The Hunter
                  Side B
                  1. I Almost Lost My Mind
                  2. Personal Manager
                  3. Laundromat Blues
                  4. As The Years Go Passing By
                  5. The Very Thought Of You 

                  David Axelrod

                  Heavy Axe - 2023 Reissue

                    Legendary composer & producer David Axelrod’s solo album Heavy Axe is a jazz-rock opus that encapsulated the preeminent sound of the of the mid ‘70s. With a little help from legendary players like Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Cannonball Adderley and George Duke, Heavy Axe crisscrosses between lush funk sounds and full, round low end and majestic orchestral flourishes that made Axelrod’s sonic realm a goldmine for sample-hungry hip-hop beatmakers from the ‘90s until today.

                    This 180-gram reissue of Heavy Axe was cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI, and comes packaged in a tip-on jacket. 

                    TRACK LISTING

                    Side A
                    1. Get Up Off Your Knees
                    2. Cast Your Fate To The Wind
                    3. You're So Vain
                    4. My Family
                    Side B
                    1. Mucho Chupar
                    2. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
                    3. It Ain't For You
                    4. Everything Counts

                    The Pharcyde

                    Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde - 2023 Reissue

                      We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the debut album from legendary hip-hop collective The Pharcyde with this Indie Exclusive 2-LP set of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, pressed on clear with yellow + purple splatter vinyl. Originally released in 1992 through the iconic Delicious Vinyl, this RIAA Gold-certified album was featured as one of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time & critically acclaimed as an absolute classic of the alternative Hip-Hop genre. This album features the singles “Passin’ Me By” “Ya Mama” and “Pack the Pipe”. A true West Coast original that sprang up amidst the early 1990s gangster rap landscape like LA’s answer to De La Soul’s D.A.I.S.Y.-Age mentality in its freeform creativity.

                      TRACK LISTING

                      Side A 
                      1. 4 Better Or 4 Worse (Interlude)
                      2. Oh Shit
                      3. It’s Jigaboo Time (skit)
                      4. 4 Better Or 4 Worse
                      Side B
                      1. I’m That Type Of Nigga
                      2. If I Were President (skit)
                      3. Soul Flower (remix)
                      4. On The DL
                      Side C
                      1. Pack The Pipe (interlude)
                      2. Officer
                      3. Ya Mama
                      4. Passing Me By
                      Side D
                      1. Otha Fish
                      2. Quinton’s On The Way (skit)
                      3. Pack The Pipe
                      4. Return Of The B-Boy 

                      Tinariwen

                      Kel Tinariwen

                        A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release, and sheds new light on the band’s already rich history. Not having yet developed the fuller band sound that they became internationally established with, Kel Tinariwen features their trademark hypnotic guitar lines and call-and-response vocals weaving in between raw drum machine rhythms and keyboard melodies that almost evoke an Arabic take on 80s synth-pop.

                        There’s distinct parallels with the sounds found on this tape and the work uncovered in recent years by cratedigger labels such as Awesome Tapes From Africa, Sahel Sounds and Sublime Frequencies. Kel Tinariwen features songs from Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, Hassan Ag Touhami aka ‘Abin Abin’, Kedou Ag Ossad, Liya Ag Ablil aka ‘Diarra’ and Keltoum Sennhauser.


                        TRACK LISTING

                        1. À L’Histoire
                        2. Mas Azalene Wi Amoutenene
                        3. Adounia Tarha
                        4. Matadjem Yinmexan
                        5. Amoud Falas Aljalat
                        6. Ayat Sendad Eghlalane
                        7. Tenidagh Hegh Dejredjere
                        8. Arghane Manine

                        Sun Ra

                        The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra - 2022 Reissue

                          60th Anniversary Edition of groundbreaking jazz artist Sun Ra’s iconic 1962 album The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra. Originally produced by Tom Wilson, this is the first Sun Ra LP to be recorded by Arkestra in NYC. This new edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with ALL-ANALOG Mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Includes new essays by Irwin Chusid & Ben Young.


                          Creedence Clearwater Revival

                          At The Royal Albert Hall

                            Craft recordings announces never-before-released live album from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s legendary 1970 London performance: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.

                            After 50 years, the meticulously restored album will be released alongside the documentary concert film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall Narrated by Jeff Bridges, Directed by Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology) and restored and mixed by Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell. Featuring the fabled performance in its entirety, the recording includes such enduring hits as “Fortunate Son,” “Proud Mary,” and “Bad Moon Rising”. 

                            TRACK LISTING

                            Born On The Bayou
                            Green River
                            Tombstone Shadow
                            Travelin’ Band
                            Fortunate Son
                            Commotion
                            Midnight Special
                            Bad Moon Rising
                            Proud Mary
                            The Night Time Is The Right Time
                            Good Golly Miss Molly
                            Keep On Chooglin’

                            R.E.M.

                            Monster - 25th Anniversary Edition

                              R.E.M.’s ninth album, Monster, was released at a time when the band were coming off the peak of their mainstream success, following Out of Time (1991) and Automatic For The People (1992). Coming from a long break in touring (the band famously didn’t tour with the two previous records), Monster represented an intentional shift in R.E.M.’s sound, a “return to rock” with guitar laden, simple arrangements.

                              It was released to strong reviews and significant global success – reaching #1 on Billboard, and least 7 other countries. The album includes the singles; “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?,” “Crush with Eyeliner,” “Bang and Blame,” and “Strange Currencies.” In 1995 the band promoted that album with their first concert tour since 1989 (although several band members suffered health problems).

                              TRACK LISTING

                              EXPANDED 2-CD
                              MONSTER 25 2CD EDITION INCLUDES A COMPLETE ALBUM REMIX FROM PRODUCER SCOTT LITT AND NEW LINER NOTES. 

                              Disc 1 – Monster (Remaster)
                              What’s TheFrequency, Kenneth?
                              Crush WithEyeliner
                              King OfComedy
                              I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
                              Star 69
                              Strange Currencies
                              Tongue
                              Bang AndBlame
                              I Took Your Name
                              Let Me In
                              Circus Envy
                              You

                              Disc 2 – Monster (Remixed)
                              What’s TheFrequency, Kenneth? (Remix)
                              Crush WithEyeliner (Remix)
                              King OfComedy (Remix)
                              I Don’t Sleep, I Dream (Remix)
                              Star 69 (Remix)
                              Strange Currencies (Remix)
                              Tongue (Remix)
                              Bang AndBlame (Remix)
                              I Took Your Name (Remix)
                              Let Me In (Remix)
                              Circus Envy (Remix)
                              You (Remix)

                              EXPANDED 2-LP
                              MONSTER 25 2LP EDITION INCLUDES A COMPLETE ALBUM REMIX FROM PRODUCER SCOTT LITT AND NEW LINER NOTES. 

                              Side A – Monster (Remastered)
                              What’s TheFrequency, Kenneth?
                              Crush WithEyeliner
                              King OfComedy
                              I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
                              Star 69
                              Strange Currencies

                              Side B – Monster (Remastered)
                              Tongue
                              Bang AndBlame
                              I Took Your Name
                              Let Me In
                              Circus Envy
                              You

                              Side C – Monster (Remixed)
                              What’s TheFrequency, Kenneth? (Remix)
                              Crush WithEyeliner (Remix)
                              King OfComedy (Remix)
                              I Don’t Sleep, I Dream (Remix)
                              Star 69 (Remix)
                              Strange Currencies (Remix)

                              Side D – Monster (Remixed)
                              Tongue (Remix)
                              Bang AndBlame (Remix)
                              I Took Your Name (Remix)
                              Let Me In (Remix)
                              Circus Envy (Remix)
                              You (Remix)


                              STANDARD 1-LP

                              Side A – Monster (Remastered)
                              What’s TheFrequency, Kenneth?
                              Crush WithEyeliner
                              King OfComedy
                              I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
                              Star 69
                              Strange Currencies

                              Side B – Monster (Remastered)
                              Tongue
                              Bang AndBlame
                              I Took Your Name
                              Let Me In
                              Circus Envy
                              You


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