For its (slightly premature) 30th anniversary, Buena Vista Social Club has received a new #vinyl pressing on pearl-colored vinyl, with five extra tracks and a nice thick booklet. How does it sound?
Review: Buena Vista Social Club
Today I’ve got a review of the new 30th-anniversary edition of Buena Vista Social Club, which actually came out 29 years ago, not that trifling details like that matter a whole lot. It’s true that the...
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Go-Betweens and Mothers of Invention and Alice in Chains, oh my! It's another big week in the world of #vinyl reissues, with newly remastered platters from Crowded House, Sonny Clark, the Bluegrass Album Band, Grant Green, A Perfect Circle, Wes Montgomery, and many more.
New vinyl reissues: September 25, 2026
Welcome back to another week in reissued vinyl. As usual, we’ll kick things off with the latest announcements before getting into what’s landing this Friday. It’s a relatively quiet week for preorder...
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For the John Coltane Centennial: Revisiting Coltrane's "first" "solo" album, 1957's Coltrane (aka "Prestige 7105"), alongside Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (feat. Coltrane, from the same year), both newly reissued on #vinyl for Craft's Original Jazz Classics line.
Reviews: John Coltrane | Miles Davis Quintet
Two recent OJCs commemorate Coltrane’s centennial. One hundred years ago today, John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. He died at age 40 of throat cancer in Long Island on July 17, 1967. I...
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It's impossible to pigeonhole Terry Callier's sound, which is part folk, part soul, part jazz, and a lot more. Occasional Rain, his 1972 collaboration with producer Charles Stepney, has received a loving new all-analog #vinyl reissue from Slow Down Sounds, cut from tape by Kevin Gray.
Review: Terry Callier
1972’s Occasional Rain gets an all-analog Kevin Gray cut on Slow Down Sounds’ vinyl reissue. There isn’t anyone quite like Terry Callier. In fact, even picking a genre descriptor for his reflective, ...
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It's another big week in the #vinyl reissue world, with newly pressed stuff from the Velvet Underground, R.E.M., David Bowie, Phil Collins, Kasey Musgraves, Stiff Little Fingers, Bob Dylan, Terry Callier, Chuck Berry, Coleman Hawkins, and many more. Plus, the latest reissue announcements!
New vinyl reissues: September 18, 2026
It’s another fine week of vinyl reissues, with all sorts of albums returning to wax or, in some cases, appearing there for the very first time. We’ll get into this week’s bounty in a moment, but first...
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Vinylphyle is one of the few #vinyl reissue lines devoted to the music of the 1990s. We've got in-depth reviews of five recent Vinylphyle versions of big '90s albums, including Counting Crows, the Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, D'Angelo, and GZA.
Reviews: The 1990s on Vinylphyle
New reissues from Counting Crows, the Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, D’Angelo, and GZA. It’s been a little bit since I checked in on UMe’s Vinylphyle series. Launched in November of last year, the imprint...
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The new AAA #vinyl reissue of Funkadelic's Maggot Brain is here! But that's not all: This week also sees killer reissues from Ann Peebles, Quiet Sun, the Millennium, Marcos Valle, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Edu Lôbo, Gary Bartz, and plenty more.
New vinyl reissues: September 11, 2026
The big news this week, of course, is the much-awaited Maggot Brain reissue from Org Music and Westbound Records—read my review for that Funkadelic classic here—but there are of course plenty of other...
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Funkadelic's Maggot Brain has been ill-served on #vinyl over the past couple of decades. A new terrific-sounding all-analog pressing from Org Music, sourced from restored master tapes, puts an end to that trend.
Review: Funkadelic's Maggot Brain
When Org Music partnered with Westbound Records to produce a series of authoritative vinyl reissues of the Westbound catalog, the first thing out of everyone’s mouths was, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, great—so ...
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Two #vinyl reviews to take you into the long weekend: Woody Shaw's fearless 1973 album Song of Songs, in an AAA cut for Jazz Dispensary. And a further batch of outtakes from the Waterboys' insanely prolific sessions for their 1988 album Fisherman's Blues.
Reviews: Woody Shaw | The Waterboys
I’ve got two reviews for you as we Americans head into this holiday weekend. One is for a heady experimental jazz record from 1973 and the other is for a triple-LP set of outtakes from a band’s prolif...
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This week in the world of #vinyl reissues sees new MoFis from Rush and Angel Olsen, plus the return of Nirvana's Incesticide to vinyl, two new Tone Poets, a long-out-of-print Terry Reid cult classic, and much more.
New vinyl reissues: September 4, 2026
As I’ve been doing lately, I’ll preface the weekly new reissues post with a roundup of some recent announcements about upcoming releases coming later in the year. As you might expect, there’s been a s...
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The inaugural release for the Dutch audiophile imprint Artone Signature revisits the biggest album from the biggest Dutch rock band: Golden Earring's Moontan, via a deluxe 45 RPM edition.
Review: Golden Earring
The Dutch band’s 1973 breakthrough Moontan receives the deluxe treatment from Artone Signature. When Golden Earring officially called it a day in 2021, the Dutch group was at that point one of the lo...
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A review of the new edition of Television's 1977 debut Marquee Moon from Mobile Fidelity as part of their UltraDisc One-Step line, pressed at 45 RPM on two LPs.
Review: Television on Mobile Fidelity
Today I’m reviewing Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab’s new edition of Television’s 1977 debut, Marquee Moon, which underwent Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step process and marks the first time this seminal...
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A big week of #vinyl reissues, including the launch of MoFi's Rush series, a very limited Dick's Picks, and some blues from Bluesville and Craft. Plus, a look at some just-announced reissues, including the new R.E.M. DSS, 3 new Vinylphyles, and all 54 titles that are coming for Rhino's Rocktober!
New vinyl reissues: August 21, 2026
Plus a ton of new announcements, including Rhino’s Rocktober, three new Vinylphyles, the R.E.M. DSS, and more. It’s another brimming week of vinyl reissues, but before I get into that, a huge amount ...
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In-depth reviews of two recent Rhino High Fidelity #vinyl reissues, cut from tape by Kevin Gray: Crosby, Stills & Nash, the 1969 debut that never quite lived up to its reputation as a generation-defining album, and Joni Mitchell's 1971 masterpiece Blue, which ended up transcending generations.
Reviews: Crosby, Stills & Nash | Joni Mitchell
Rhino High Fidelity’s new pressings of CSN’s 1969 self-titled debut and Joni Mitchell’s 1971 masterpiece Blue. Today I’m catching up on two of the most recent Rhino High Fidelity pressings. These two...
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This week's new #vinyl reissues include Warren Zevon on MoFi, UK reissues of Primal Scream and the Sundays, an unreleased live show from Bob Marley, and reissues to commemorate the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
New vinyl reissues: August 14, 2026
Welcome back, friends. It’s a relatively streamlined week for new vinyl reissues—perhaps a good thing, as it looks like we’ll be getting a deluge of wallet-tempting stuff in the back third of 2026. Ne...
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Spanish reissue label Dust and Memory focuses on #vinyl reissues of overlooked gems from the American indie scene of the 1990s and 2000s. I reviewed their new pressings of Burlington's Guppyboy and Philadelphia's Mazarin.
Reviews: Guppyboy | Mazarin
Today I’m reviewing the two latest releases from Dust and Memory, a new reissue label from Bilbao, Spain, run by Álvaro Lissón, who’s also responsible for the excellent Meritorio Records. So far, Dust...
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A metric ton of new #vinyl reissues to sift through this week (we didn't actually weigh them), with new/old stuff from Television, Elephant's Memory, Mazarin, Charanjit Singh, Jackie McLean, Lisa Loeb, Cluster, and some exciting Malaysian jazz that has likely eluded longtime jazz explorers.
New vinyl reissues: August 7, 2026
We’ve got another metric ton of new vinyl reissues to sift through today—but first I wanted to mention the recent layoffs at the four music-news outlets owned by a company called Veeps. This happened ...
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Two #vinyl reviews for your weekend, including the superlative (but pricy) Definitive Sound Series one-step pressing of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On, and a fantastic collection of previously unreleased early work from country bad boy Gary Stewart.
Reviews: Marvin Gaye | Gary Stewart
The two vinyl reviews today don’t have a ton in common, although both albums come from troubled geniuses who lived difficult lives and died before their time. Both artists transcended their genres—sou...
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New #vinyl reissues this week include Fontana's Thousand Club, several greatest hits albums in Rhino's Spirit of '76 line, live Ramones, Neo Boys, Whiskeytown, Sun City Girls, lots of AAA jazz, and more. Plus, a rundown of all the recently announced upcoming #vinyl reissues heading our way.
New vinyl reissues: July 31, 2026
I’m back with another rundown of this week’s vinyl releases. Things have been a little quiet around here while I was traveling to visit family, but it’s been a very busy week in terms of announcements...
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The hard-to-find soundtrack to Rokk Í Reykjavík—the 1982 documentary about the Icelandic music scene, featuring performances by a young Björk among more than a dozen other punk, post-punk, and new wave bands—is back on vinyl.
Review: Rokk Í Reykjavík
It feels a little funny to be listening to a compilation of Icelandic artists during the hottest days of American summer. But as every non-Icelandic person surely knows by now, Iceland is more than a ...
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A new Rhino Reserve pressing of Al Stewart's Year of the Cat faces steep competition from the countless #vinyl copies that can be found in the cheap bins of every used record store. The new cut-from-tape version proves there is, in fact, more of the story to tell.
Review: Al Stewart
A new Rhino Reserve pressing marks Year of the Cat’s 50th anniversary. I’ve got another review from Rhino’s Spirit of ’76 campaign today... but first, the big vinyl news this morning was that Mobile ...
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The road to the Flamin’ Groovies' 1976 power-pop classic Shake Some Action was a long one. A new 50th anniversary #vinyl reissue gives the album a new all-analog cut plus a bonus disc of outtakes, new mixes, and some raucous live material from an Aug 1976 show at the Roxy.
Review: Flamin’ Groovies
Shake Some Action gets a 50th anniversary reissue with a new analog cut and an extra disc of bonus music. Today I’ve got a review for the 50th-anniversary expanded edition of Flamin’ Groovies’ fantas...
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I've got a review of the terrific new Rhino Reserve pressing of Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's Express Yourself, an LA soul masterpiece. Plus, #vinyl announcements including TWO upcoming Definitive Sound Series releases, plus archival stuff from David Bowie and Phil Collins.
Review: Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
A new Rhino Reserve pressing makes 1970’s Express Yourself bigger than ever. Today I’m continuing my survey of the five Rhino Reserve pressings that came out in June as part of Black Music Month. Las...
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In 1979, Fela Kuti's baritone saxophonist and bandleader Lekan Animashaun recorded (most of) a solo album that few Afrobeat fans are even aware of. Strut Records have given Animashaun's 'Low Profile' the vinyl reissue it deserves. It's essential for Fela devotees.
Review: Lekan Animashaun
Hello—today’s review covers the only solo album from one of Fela Kuti’s most indispensable sidemen: baritone saxophonist and Egypt 80 bandleader Lekan Animashaun. The album had a protracted process of...
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The #vinyl reissues are coming fast and furious, with fresh represses from Thin Lizzy, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Cat Power, the Stooges, Geto Boys, Doobie Bros, Roy Ayers, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, and sooo many more. Check out this week's highlights.
New vinyl reissues: July 10, 2026
All of a sudden, it feels like the vinyl calendar is exploding with reissues. Things don’t normally feel this way until the holiday shopping season gets going, but after a few quiet weeks, it seems th...
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Today we review two gems of Miami soul reissued by Rhino Reserve: Betty Wright's I Love the Way You Love and Little Beaver's Party Down. Plus, news of the upcoming Funkadelic Maggot Brain AAA reissue (yes!!), as well as MoFi's reissues of the Rush discography and Donald Fagan's Kamakiriad.
Reviews: Betty Wright | Little Beaver
The Rhino Reserve series revisits two gems of Miami soul. Just a couple of quick newsy bits before I get into today’s reviews: • Maggot Brain is coming! The third installment in Org Music’s reissue ...
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This week's new #vinyl reissues include Fountains of Wayne, the Grateful Dead, Sun Ra, Tevin Campbell, Death Angel, a lost City Pop classic, and much more. Plus we've got a roundup of some recent record-related news.
New vinyl reissues: July 3, 2026
It’s time for our weekly look at the passel of new reissues coming our way—and it’s a slower week than usual, due to the American holiday of Independence Day on July 4. The upside of this is that many...
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Review: Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly on Rhino High Fidelity. The immortal 1972 soundtrack gets an all-analog reissue on Rhino's premium #vinyl line with a new cut by Kevin Gray. How does it stack up against an original pressing—or against the 2022 version that was also mastered by Kevin Gray?
Review: Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly on Rhino High Fidelity
Today I’ve got a deep dive on the latest release from Rhino High Fidelity for you, for Curtis Mayfield’s immortal Super Fly. For those keeping tabs on the series, Rhino have also announced their next ...
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Lots of #vinyl reissues this week, including the launch of a new audiophile series, Artone Signature, and their 45 RPM press of Golden Earring's immortal Moontan. Plus Coltrane, Alicia Keys, Del the Funky Homosapien, Fela Kuti's bandleader Lekan Animashaun, Grateful Dead, DSS in stores, and more.
New vinyl reissues: June 26, 2026
Greetings and salutations, vinyl friends ’n’ vinyl fiends—it’s another jam-packed week in the realm of newly pressed reissues, so let’s hop to it. To accompany our journey, here’s the new playlist, which is bursting at the seams with all of this week’s choice reissues.
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Today's reviews offer 2 cases of how redesigned packaging can enhance or detract from the experience of the original #vinyl album: Joseph Jarman & Famoudou Don Moye's 1980 experimental jazz album Black Paladins (via Nashville's Dead Currencies), and a new picture disc of Kraftwerk's Radio-Activity.
Reviews: Black Paladins | Kraftwerk
I talk a lot about sound quality in this newsletter. That’s hardly surprising. But one of the reasons we’re all into vinyl is that it can offer a lot more than just an aural experience. (There are ple...
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