MADLIB – High Jazz Medicine Show #7 LP (Madlib Invazion)
Indie exclusive seaglass blue vinyl. The seventh installment in his Madlib Medicine Show, a jazz album with his Yesterdays New Quintet called High Jazz. Madlib’s been busy this year. And while his recorded output always spans the gamut, he often returns to recurrent themes, spread across the genres that serve as home base – or bases, as it were. Jazz is one such base. With High Jazz, Madlib begins anew – offering familiar jazz sounds from a series of “new” groups from his ever-augmenting cosmos. Call it “Yesterdays Galaxy.” High Jazz, the name itself a tribute to the landmark jazz-fusion album released by Stanton Davis’s Ghetto Mysticism in 1976, shows a marked development in Madlib’s craft. Every element of jazz is there. Is that tune modal-funk? Was that song psych-fusion? Was that a bossa-tinged run or another kind of latin-affair? Where did that sitar come from? Madlib’s Yesterdays-excursions are never easy to categorize and that’s the point – while experiencing chops like these, the desire to rigidly define takes a back seat to aural pleasure.

BAUHAUS – Sky’s Gone Out LP (Beggars Banquet)
BAUHAUS – Burning From The Inside LP (Beggars Banquet)
These are the first ever US Beggars Banquet pressings of The Sky’s Gone Out and Burning From The Inside. Beggars Banquet now holds the rights to these albums worldwide due to a rights reversion. The Sky’s Gone Out is the band’s third album and was released in 1992. Burning From The Inside is Bauhaus’ fourth album and was the last of their studio albums of this era, released just after the band’s first breakup in 1983.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Villains (white) LP reissue (Matador)
Queens of the Stone Age’s redefining, 2017 album Villains produced by Mark Ronson and co-produced by Mark Rankin is reissued in a special Five Year Anniversary package with etching, obi-strip, and a limited-edition poster by Boneface on opaque white vinyl

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Like Clockwork (red) LP (Matador)
The 2013 Grammy Nominated sixth studio album from Queens of the Stone Age returns newly recut from its original master tapes on red vinyl with new gatefold artwork and obi-strip from Boneface.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN – Evergreen LP reissue (London)
To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, London Records releases Evergreen on vinyl for the very first time, with a limited first pressing in solid white vinyl. There is also a new remastered and expanded 2 CD edition, taking in studio b-sides, live and acoustic sessions and previously unreleased versions across 33 tracks.

PUSCIFER – Parole Violator LP (Puscifer Entertainment)
Super, crazy limited! This is a live soundtrack to the recent Puscifer pay-per-view, filmed and recorded at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. Features new live recordings of the classic album, Conditions Of My Parole. Our copies are blue.

PUSCIFER – V Is For Versatile LP (Puscifer Entertainment)
Also super, crazy limited! This is a live soundtrack to the recent Puscifer pay-per-view, filmed and recorded at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles. Features newly re-imagined recordings of Puscifer classics from the “V IS FOR…” era. Note – these versions are entirely new arrangements and recordings. Old songs becoming new songs all over again. Our copies are opaque white.

THE SLACKERS – Redlight LP (Pirates Press)
25th Anniversary! Previously long out-of-print, this classic sophomore album by one of the greatest ska bands ever was given a proper treatment for its 20th anniversary. Pressed on limited edition silver vinyl. This is a must-have for any Slackers fan, regardless of whether you own the original or not. Remastered for vinyl, Redlight never sounded as good; and with a two-color foil stamped cover, exclusive art-print insert, and lyric sleeve, it has never looked so good either! Originally released by Hellcat Records in 1997, this album truly solidified the Slackers’ iconic sound, blending ska, reggae, soul, jazz and dub, seamlessly, with the passion and integrity that the band has embodied.

ETTA JAMES – Tell Mama LP (Bear Family)
Opaque yellow. Classic blues record re-mastered from the original tapes and on 180 gram virgin vinyl. Etta James’ greatest ever album, and one of the greatest Soul LPs of all time. Original stereo version, re-mastered from the original tapes. Contains the hits “Tell Mama” and “Security.” Also contains the original version of the blues classic “I’d Rather Go Blind.” Recorded with the Muscle Shoals session guys at Fame studio.

IDLES – Brutalism (5 Yr Anniversary) LP (Partisan)
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of their smashing debut album the band created a special limited edition. This version is pressed on cherry red vinyl, packaged in a gatefold jacket with alternate cover art and a printed inner sleeve. Limited edition of 10,000 for the world. Originally released in 2017, Brutalism, was heralded as a return of loud rock by a band with feelings that they were not afraid to share and to shout them with you. IDLES are a band that transcends expectations and styles. Yes, they rock. Yes, they’re caustic. But as this stunning debut LP shows they also know love, care and heartbreak. This album saw them successfully channel the energy of their live performances into a studio epic. IDLES and this album are the mosh pit personified: fury, sweat, excitement, aggression, happiness and everyone looking out for each other.

THE USED – The Used LP (Self-Released)
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this alt-rock classic The Used are self-releasing their first album with the bonus track “Just a Little”.  Milky Clear w/ Ox Blood Splatter Vinyl.

DURAN DURAN – Red Carpet Massacre LP (BMG)
Out of print since the only pressing in 2009, which appears to have been in the US only. Translucent ruby vinyl.

DURAN DURAN – All You Need Is Now LP (BMG)
First Time on Colored Vinyl. Produced by Mark Ronson, the album peaked at #11 in the UK, becoming the band’s 13th Top 20 album. It debuted at #119 on the US Billboard 200 chart on its initial December 2010 digital release, selling 15,000 copies in its first week. It reached #29 upon its physical release in March 2011. Neon pink vinyl.

DURAN DURAN – Astronaut LP (BMG)
Milky clear vinyl. First Time on Colored Vinyl. LP has been out of print since the initial pressing in 2004, which appears to have been released in the US only. Duran Duran’s first studio album since Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983) to be recorded by the most famous five-member lineup of the band.

SUICIDE BOYS – Long Term Effects Of Suffering LP (G59 Records)
Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Long Term Effects of Suffering is the second studio album by hip hop duo Suicideboys, originally released in 2021. Production was handled by member Budd Dwyer. The album was preceded by three singles: “New Profile Pic”, “Avalon”, and “Materialism as a Means to an End”.

ERYKAH BADU – New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) LP (Motown)
Double purple colored vinyl LP pressing. This is a series of celebrated records from Erykah Badu where she explores a post-Civil Rights landscape in which African Americans have been left to sort out how to have a cultural identity as part of a nation that had, up until very recently, been a dedicated adversary. Originally released in 2008, it features the singles “Soldier,” “The Healer,” and “Honey.”

ERYKAH BADU – New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh) LP (Motown)
Double violet colored vinyl LP pressing. This is a series of celebrated records from Erykah Badu where she explores a post-Civil Rights landscape in which African Americans have been left to sort out how to have a cultural identity as part of a nation that had, up until very recently, been a dedicated adversary. Originally released in 2010, this album features the singles “Window Seat,” and “Get MuNNY.”

SIMON RAYMONDE – Solo Works 96-98 LP (Bella Union)
Double vinyl LP pressing. Simon Raymonde recorded his debut solo album Blame Someone Else while still in Cocteau Twins. Fellow Twins Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie both appeared on the album, as did late-period member Mitsuo Tate. But Cocteau Twins were no more by the time the album was released. Originally issued in October 1997 it became the first release on Bella Union, the new label run by Simon and Robin. And soon after by Simon alone. Twenty-five years later, Blame Someone Else is being released on vinyl for the first time as Solo Works 96-98 with the addition of three bonus tracks recorded in the same time period.

CALVIN HARRIS – Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2 LP (Columbia)
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 is the sixth studio album by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris. The album contains guest appearances from 21 Savage, Dua Lipa, Young Thug, Stefflon Don, Chloë, Coi Leray, Charlie Puth, Shenseea, Normani, Tinashe, Offset, Busta Rhymes, Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Jorja Smith, Lil Durk, 6lack, Donae’o, Snoop Dogg, Latto, Swae Lee, and Pusha T. It serves as a sequel to his previous album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017).

JOHN LEGEND – Legend LP (Republic)
Multi Platinum artist & EGOT winner John Legend announces his highly anticipated 8th studio album, Legend. The double album features Saweetie, Rick Ross, Muni Long, Jazmine Sullivan, Rapsody, Ledisi, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign and more. Executive produced by Legend and Ryan Tedder, this vibrant project is suffused with an unapologetic spirit of sensuality and joy, informed by the vulnerability of pain, praise and healing.

ALABAMA SHAKES – Boys & Girls (10 Yr Anniv) LP (ATO)
Boys & Girls, the debut album by Alabama Shakes, has sold over a million copies, was nominated for multiple GRAMMYs and brought the band international acclaim. The 10 Year Anniversary Edition includes the original record plus a raw and explosive live set recorded for KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic in January 2012, just as the band were ready to be unleashed. Cloudy clear 2LP in a foil-board gatefold jacket with new photos and a download card included.

JIVE TURKEYS – Bread and Butter LP (Colemine)
The LP that started it all – and the first ever reissue pressed at Gotta Groove! Bread & Butter, the first full length LP on Colemine Records and the debut of The Jive Turkeys, is nothing but funky, soulful instrumental goodness from start to finish. Bread & Butter clearly established The Jive Turkeys as the initial benchmark for the old-school funk revival in the Midwest. Fans of The Meters, Booker T. & The M.G. s, and the funk revival sound will surely dig what The Jive Turkeys are puttin down!

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Luz De Vida II: A Compilation To Benefit Homicide Survivors LP (Fort Lowell)
For the 10th anniversary of the tragedy, members of the original Luz de Vida production team (a coalition of Tucson writers, recording engineers, musicians, and artists) are partnering with Homicide Survivors and JFCS of Southern Arizona to release a second compilation record. Again, featuring Tucson and national artists and released on Fort Lowell Records. Featuring new music from Calexico, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dr Dog, Resonars and more!

ANYWHERE – Anywhere LP reissue (ORG)
Anywhere is the self-titled debut from the West Coast supergroup featuring Christian Eric Beaulieu (Triclops!, Liquid Indian), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In), Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE), Toshi Kasai (Big Business), and Rachel Fannan (Sleepy Sun, Black Mountain, Pussy Riot). The project captures a sound at the intersection of eastern acoustic music, psychedelia, and punk rock.

WILD NOTHING – Nocturne LP reissue (Captured Tracks)
10th Anniversary Edition pressed on blue color vinyl. Nocturne, the critically acclaimed sophomore album by Wild Nothing, is a window into singer/songwriter Jack Tatum’s “ideal world” of pop music. Written largely while living in Savannah, GA during 2011, the songs that became Nocturne blur the lines between Tatum’s influences and personality. The album features some open references to past music just as his hit debut Gemini did, but it’s also an album that feels much less rooted in anything in particular and marks a distinct evolution in songwriting for Wild Nothing.

DEVO – Somewhere With Devo LP (MVD)
The Somewhere With Devo suite was performed live, one night only, as the encore of the band’s Total Devo concert at The Palace in Hollywood, CA 12/9/88. The Devo re-mix set by DJ Kinky from 2010, also included here, was never released previously.

DAN MANGAN – Being Somewhere LP (Arts and Crafts)
Recently released on CD – now available on vinyl. All components for Dan Mangan’s sixth studio album, Being Somewhere, were recorded in isolation and sent to producer Drew Brown (Radiohead, Beck). No piece of the puzzle ended up as expected and each moment is the fruition of separate, yet conjoined, rabbit holes. Under the care of Brown’s distinct touch, the album forges sonics beyond the tropes of modern folk music. Through a witty crusade for tenderness, Being Somewhere is a reprieve from a manic world and its effects on the psyche.

CERRONE – Cerrone By Cerrone LP (Because Music)
Cerrone, the Godfather of disco, is celebrating his 50th career anniversary revisiting himself and with some guests (Dimitri From Paris, The Reflex, Mercer, Joey Negro, Brendan Reilly) all his classic tracks. Includes 16 cult and classic hits reworked & mixed by Cerrone. [A limited-edition blue color vinyl pressing is available.]

VARIOUS – Artificial Intelligence LP Reiisue (Warp)
Includes rare early tracks by Aphex Twin (as The Dice Man), Autechre, Richie Hawtin (as UP!), B12 (as Musicology) and Alex Paterson (The Orb), the latter featuring co-production from Jimmy Cauty (The KLF).

LELAND WHITTY – Anyhow LP (Innovative Leisure)
BADBADNOTGOOD’s Leland Whitty has also worked with artists including Charlotte Day Wilson, Kali Uchis, Kendrick Lamar, Ghostface Killah, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kaytranada. His latest album Anyhow features Whitty on guitar, synthesizer, woodwinds, production, composition and strings. Narrative is built into each of Whitty’s tracks in some way. Rather than a specific story, he drew from photographic or cinematic sources. The aim was for the production and arrangement to imply the kind of structural narrative found in jazz improvisation. Whitty’s compositions emerged from voice notes and short loops, for example guitar riffs that he would feed into Ableton and flesh out into larger arrangements.

LAKE STREET DIVE – Fun Machine: The Sequel LP (Concord/Fantasy)
Released in September on CD – now available on vinyl (including an indie store exclusive pink color pressing). Fun Machine: The Sequel is Lake Street Dive’s second set of distinctive cover songs. While 2012’s Fun Machine paid homage to their classic R&B, soul, and jazz roots, Fun Machine: The Sequel expands the aperture wider, featuring selections from R&B and pop favorites like Dionne Warwick’s “Anyone Who Had A Heart”, The Pointer Sisters’ funky “Automatic”, The Cranberries’ gorgeous “Linger”, Carole King’s classic “So Far Away”, and Shania Twain’s pop-country anthem, “You’re Still The One”.

TOE – For Long Tomorrow [Reissue/2009] LP (Topshelf)
Green w/ brown color vinyl pressing. Toe is composed of Kashikura Takashi on drums, Yamane Satoshi on bass, and Mino Takaaki and Yamazaki Hirokazu on guitar. Formed in 2000, they’ve spent the past two decades building a dedicated online fan base around the world based on their mostly instrumental music, with the swift and acute drumming of Takashi and their melodic, clean guitar settings at the core. Toe is renowned in their home country of Japan for creating a thrilling, beautiful live sound incorporating acoustic guitars, Rhodes piano and vibraphones.

COMING NEXT WEEK!
SIGUR ROS – () (2022 Remaster) CD
CIRCA SURVIVE – Two Dreams CD
CAVETOWN – Worm Food CD
DUSTER – Self Titled CD/LP reissue
JOHN FRUSCIANTE – LP reissues
NICK CAVE – LP reissues
QUEEN – News Of The World LP reissue
WEEN – Paintin the Town Brown LP
JID – The Forever Story LP