> the LUNA music vinyl LP Subscription Service--have a lovely, analog LUNA selection delivered right to your doorstep monthly! $250 for 12 months
Like surprises?
Like getting physical, delivered-by-Reba-The-Mail-Lady, mail?
Want someone to pan through all that ore to help find a nugget?
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If you answered yes to any (or all) of the above, this might just be for you: the LUNA music subscription service!
12 months of lovingly selected titles that might just be a snapshot of what is happening right now or could just be the new next. Or, it could be your new favorite find.
Disco Demands: A Special Collection Of Rare Dance Music Volume One & Volume Two!
BBE collects all five volumes of Al Kent’s culty disco compilation series. Rare cuts for lovers of ‘70s dance music...
First shot fire in the Joyful Noise 2012 FLEXI series...
The first installment of the JN Flexi Disc series is the track "Welcome Home" from none other than Lou Barlow!
Yes, that is THE Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, etc. And this is a crazy limited edition song that won't be heard anywhere else. No Downloads, limited to 500 only--this is where it is at...
Mississippi Records RE-UP...
Of course, it is January--what else are we going to do, but order super cool records from our pals out in Portland. The Grouper is already gone--but stop by and dig into some of these limited chestnuts above...
Vinyl Christmas Selections
We have some lovely vinyl christmas titles that will warm your nights and fill your stockings...
Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: Nickel & Penny Labels 2xLP (Numero)
Recently released on CD -- now available on vinyl. Numero’s final release of 2011 took five years to assemble. Astute readers of previous liner notes may remember a section on acclaimed Chicago dusties DJ Richard Pegue in Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation. But for those who are more aurally connected to Numero, he’s brilliant arranger and producer on Renaldo Domino’s “Not Too Cool To Cry” and “Nevermore,” the Perfections “Why Do You Want To Make Me Sad” and “Which One Am I,” and Sidney Pinchback’s “Soul Strokes.” As soon as Twinight was done Numero approached Richard about doing a similar treatment for his Nickel and Penny concerns. He was immediately interested, but then again, Pichard Pegue was interested in everything. He died in the middle of working on this project, but we think he’d be pretty thrilled with the finished product.
Various Artists - Thai Funk: Zudrangma Volume 1 and Volume 2 2xLP (Light In The Attic)
Forgotten Thai pop, garage rock, funk, and disco tracks by a cross-section of local ‘60s-‘70s artists unknown outside of Southeast Asia.
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters / The Colour And The Shape / There Is Nothing Left To Lose / One By One /
In Your Honor / Skin And Bones (Sony Legacy)
Foo Fighters back catalogue -- some available on vinyl for the first time!
Kurt Vile - So Outta Reach 12” (Matador)
New 6-track EP companion to Smoke Ring For My Halo. It's great, too...
Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire, Coldplay - Milo Xyloto, Chris Isaak - Beyond The Sun
Recently released on CD, these big sellers are now available on vinyl!
Panda Bear - Tomboy 4xLP (Paw Tracks)
The original Tomboy LP on two LPs, the Tomboy single mixes on one LP and several Tomboy unreleased instrumentals and acapellas, plus “The Preakness” and a 16pg booklet. All profits go to the American Cancer Society.
Tracey Thorn vs. The XX
Some are calling it the first recorded music, from EBTG, in 10 years. This super-limited blue vinyl contains not only a cover of The XX's "Night Time," but Ewan Pearson's re-edit of Visionquest's "Swimming" remix, as well as Charles Webster's remix of the track. We simply dig it...
The Smiths - The Smiths Complete 8xLP (Rhino)
Limited 8xLP box set containing remastered editions of all eight Smiths albums: The Smiths (1984), Meat Is Murder (1985), The Queen Is Dead (1986), and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) plus their sole live album Rank (1988) as well as the compilations Hatful Of Hollow (1984), The World Won't Listen (1987) and Louder Than Bombs (1987).
Numero label restock
Loads of juicy wax has made its way back in! Come by and see how bada** the Numero crew make it!
MARMOSET Wooden Vinyl Box Set
From one of Indianapolis' finest, shimmering talents comes a limited-edition (100 hand-numbered copies, housed in a custom-built screen-printed wooden box) overview containing vinyl pressings of all four Marmoset albums ('Today It's You,' 'Record In Red,' 'Florist Fired,' and 'Tea Tornado').
This lovingly assembled oeuvre also includes: digital downloads of all four albums, a 40-page mini-booklet of lyrics, interviews, and general weirdness from the band, as well as four digital EPs of outtakes--totaling 24 unreleased bonus tracks! THIS SET IS ALMOST SOLD-OUT...
The Flaming Lips with Lightning Bolt 12"
The new 12" in the killer FL series is here! Locals get first dibs--but, if you would like us to email you, if we will have copies leftover for worldwide mail order--hit us HERE...
Grouper reissue and a new 7"
The INCA ORE/GROUPER SPLIT repress, with new b/w art is in as well as the micro-pressed (150 copies) Water People Vinyl 7"on Ballroom Marfa is in--certainly for a short time only...
NEW SUB POP COLORED VINYL--THE LOSER EDITION
Northwest is up to it again, offering us up limited-edition colored vinyl for their current new releases from Fruit Bats, Heavenly and Male Bonding!
We here at LUNA will have all the limited-edition color goodness, in store, until the runs sell thru!
Bon Iver - Holocene/Come Talk To Me 12” (Jagjaguwar)
"Holocene" is the second single from Bon Iver. The B-side is a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Come Talk To Me," which Bon Iver originally recorded as a swap, with Gabriel recording "Flume" from For Emma, Forever Ago.
Clams Casino Instrumentals LP
Super dope, downspeed instrumentals (once found on a CC mix tape) are now out on vinyl only. Very limited and pretty fantastic!
Bjork - The Crystalline Series
Four 12" vinyl releases (featuring remixes by: Serban Ghenea, Matthew Herbert, Omar Souleyman) of music from Bjork's forthcoming album, 'Biophilia.' These are super limited (only 500 each worldwide)--hit us to hold...
NEWLY REISSUED--ESSENTIAL MATADOR TITLES...
"Regular," 120 GRAM vinyl reissues are now available of some of Matador's best!
Belle And Sebastian - Tigermilk [Reissue/1996] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Belle And Sebastian - If You’re Feeling Sinister [Reissue/1996] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Belle And Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap [Reissue/1998] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Cat Power - What Would The Community Think [Reissue/1996] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Cat Power - The Covers Record [Reissue/2000] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Cat Power - Jukebox [Reissue/2008] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes [Reissue/1995] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Yo La Tengo - Painful [Reissue/1993] LP+MP3 (Matador)
Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out [Reissue/2000] 2xLP+MP3 (Matador)
INSTRUMENTAL DAPTONE BEAUTY!
We love the practice of releasing an instrumental LP, of a record that completely gets under your skin, and hearing the tracks in a whole new light--esp. when the musicians are from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, El Michels Affair, Antibalas and the Budos Band! Three words: Stellar. Arrangement. Beauty...
MORE THIRD MAN MAGIC!
New TMR 7s in from Black Milk, Stephen Colbert, Chris Thile & Michael Daves, and Seasick Steve! We should also have a few Third Man LIVE LPs in next week...
Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs LP
Out of print, before it even hit the racks--we have secured extra copies of this highly-collectable pressing!
The Flaming Lips with Prefuse 73 12"
Guillermo Scott Herren and the 'Lips? We are down. They are now in stock and completely beautiful--but locals get first dibs. If you would like us to email you, if we will have copies leftover for worldwide mail order, hit us HERE...
Radiohead remixes 12"
The first 12" has arrived and contains mixes from Caribou and Jacques Green (for "Little By Little" and "Lotus Flower"). The second 12", due mid-July, features mixes of "Morning Mr. Magpie" by Nathan Fake, as well as two mixes of "Bloom," by Mark Pritchard under his own name and his nom-de-plume, Harmonic 313…
Wilco - I Might b/w I Love My Record Label 7"
Out 19 July, this is a nice way to kick off their new record label…
Check out one of the first offerings on Software--a limited edition by Ford & Lopatin, on 12" X-RAY picture disc--four different versions/images exist! Software is a collaboration/imprint of Brooklyn’s Mexican Summer with computer cowboys Joel Ford (Tigercity) and Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), best known for their starry partnership as the infamous, Games. We think you'll want all four…
Hiss Golden Messenger's 'Bad Debt' has caught our ears and captured our decks! Micros-pressed vinyl (an edition of 100 only), along with a letter-pressed book. The independent (UK) calls it "a thing of gentle charm and unmistakable cosmic American beauty." You'll want it...
Grouper's (aka Liz Harris) two new records ('Dream Loss' and 'Alien Observer'--together, they're known as 'A I A'), have just arrived at the shop. Only 1000 copies exist of each and our copies are almost sold out! Run, don't walk...
It's been a good month of finding vinyl gems--to that end, we should have a few more copies of the hard-to-find Burial/Thom Yorke/Four Tet collab 12" back in very soon...
>The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian 12" (FL/WB)
We are super stoked (and super fortunate) to have gotten our hands on copies of the limited edition collaboration between The Flaming Lips and Neon Indian.
In addition to the new, exclusive music, these gems are printed on special colored vinyl (with Mr. Wayne Coyne picking the colors himself) and no two copies looking exactly the same. Completely rad.
Hats off to you, fellas--this is precisely the thought, execution, and innovation that goes into making beautiful artifacts!
Here's the EP's tracklist:
1. Is David Bowie Dead?
2. Alan's Theremin
3. You Don't Respond
4. Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth Part 2
>Birds Of America - Nitewalker b/w Now I See It 7" (Crooked Arm)
Art Don and LUNA pal, Nat Russell has constructed the next chapter in the Birds Of America story.
Now in stock, all 300 numbered copies come in three different covers and include: a descriptive insert fold-out, an actual vinyl record, and a very cool circular label that I, personally, love.
You can check it out (and other BOA magic) HERE Or, hit the man up himself HERE.
Viva la tangible object! Viva la oiseaux d'Amérique!
>Dow Jones And The Industrials - S/T 7" (HMR)
Dow Jones and the Industrials were a punk band from West Lafeyette, Indiana from the late 1970's until about 1981. Their highly-sought after 7" is being reissued at the end of March!
>Jorma & Movie Bare (MARMOSET) - Lollipop Gold LP (St. Ives)
Formed from the mind-brain of Marmoset songsmith Jorma Whittaker with a little help from friends, this cauldron of material was brought into light with a distinctly male/female, death/life, able/unable articulation.
>Bonnie 'Prince' Billy And The Cairo Gang - Island Brothers b/w New Wonder 10” (Drag City)
New 10” vinyl single from Bonny and his Cairo Gang, with all profits from sales given to a Louisville-based organization Edge Outreach, specifically to aid the urgent needs currently in Haiti.
>The Cure - Entreat Plus 2xLP (Elektra)
Originally released as a promo disc in 1990, the eight-track Entreat -- recorded at London's Wembley Arena in July 1989 -- was later released commercially in Europe. This expanded vinyl edition fleshes out the album to replicate a full live performance of 1989's epic Disintegration, with tracks remixed by Robert Smith.
>Kleenex/LiLiPUT - 4LP Box 4xLP (Mississippi Records)
Released by Kill Rock Stars on double CD, Kleenex/LiLiPUT is now available on vinyl. One of the most unique punk bands of our time, hailed from Zurich, Switzerland. From '78-'80 Kleenex gigged around, recorded two 7" singles and toured the UK with such acts as Gang Of Four, The Swell Maps and The Raincoats. In 1980, the group changed their name to LiLIPUT.
NEW JOAN OF ARC IN AND ON COLOURED VINYL!
Joan Of Arc - Oh Brother 2xLP (Joyful Noise)
Combination of four distinct albums recorded between 2004-2010, which were begun but never completed. Here, Tim Kinsella has dispensed with words altogether, choosing to break up and splice together various recording sessions in a baroque, tessellating dreamscape of noisy beauty.
'Oh Brother' is a vinyl/digital-only release, limited to 500 hand-numbered double LPs in gatefold jackets. Numbers 1 to 150 are on white vinyl.
NEW ST. IVES RELEASE (AKA FUTURE EBAY NUGGET)
Mike Adams At His Honest Height - Oscillate Wisely LP
The wit and candor of Roger Miller and Morrissey, the faint inducing crooning of Roy Orbison and Chris Isaak, the ethereal transcendence of Talk Talk and Starflyer 59, the dash-pounding drive of Neu! and The Ramones, the pop ingenuity of Badfinger and Big Star.
'WHITE MAGIC' ONE PRESSING ONLY (OF 500 NO LESS) WHITE VINYL LP...
We have a handful of the Eric Berglund/The Tough Alliance side-project, ceo, in on white vinyl--it also features a super tricked-out embossed sleeve with spot lamination overprint. I'd probably hurry...
MORE THIRD MAN 'BLUE SERIES' IN AND COMING UP...
Wanda Jackson, Drakkar Sauna, Elvira, Laura Marling...Jack is on to something. We think...
>Tom Waits - Closing Time [Reissue] LP (Elektra)
>Tom Waits - Heart Of Saturday Night [Reissue] LP (Elektra)
>Tom Waits - Nighthawks At The Diner [Reissue] LP (Elektra)
>Tom Waits - Small Change [Reissue] LP (Elektra)
HQ-180 vinyl reissues of Tom Waits’ first four albums, originally released between 1973 and 1976.
>The White Stripes - De Stijl [Reissue] LP (Third Man)
>The White Stripes - White Blood Cells [Reissue] LP (Third Man)
2000 and 2001 album by The White Stripes -- reissued on HQ-180 vinyl.
CHEEPO DECEMBERISTS 7" SINGLE AND A $2.00 OFF VOUCHER, TO BOOT…
Pick up the super limited new 7" from The Decemberists (with the non-lp track "Row Jimmy"), for only $2.00, and you'll get a voucher for $2.00 off their new album! So, yes savvy shopper, it is getting the single free!
THE SYL JOHNSON VINYL/CD/BOOK SET ON NUMERO...
Run, don't walk, to by the 'Complete Mythology' home archive. It really is the shi*t...
NEW TITLES ARE IN FROM MEXICAN SUMMER...
No Joy drops first week of December.
GREAT ROBERT WYATT REISSUES--DONE THE RIGHT WAY!
>Dondestan Revisited [Reissue] LP+CD (Domino)
>Nothing Can Stop Us [Reissue] LP+CD (Domino)
>Old Rottenhat [Reissue] LP+CD (Domino)
>Rock Bottom [Reissue] LP+CD (Domino)
>Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard [Reissue] LP+CD (Domino)
“An enduring figure who came to prominence in the early days of the English art rock scene, Robert Wyatt has produced a significant body of work, both as the original drummer for art rockers Soft Machine and as a radical political singer/songwriter.” -- Allmusic
FOR THE LOVE OF THE ARTIFACT...
You have to give it up for label heads that still represent with their love of image and ingenuity, when it comes to properly releasing music.
The debut 12" single (in which the art is overprinted on a paper innersleeve) from Montreal's Flowers And Sea Creatures, on Buzzin' Fly, is an usually fresh combination of unique vocals (Graham Baxter has one of those indelible, melancholic voices that doesn't soon leave your head...) along side moody, late-night songs and instrumentation.
Jack White's Third Man releases a spate of new songs, over a slew of formats (including the now jaw-dropping Triple Decker and the scented vinyl Karen Elson). The Dead Weather's second single from Sea Of Cowards, on 7", is backed with a live version of "Jawbreaker." The 12" is backed with two non-LP tracks: "No Hassle Night" and a live version of Muddy Waters’ "I Just Want To Make Love To You." And the aformentioned Karen Elson - Truth Is In The Dirt b/w Season Of The Witch 7" smells peachy!
DON'T WAIT...
The Dutch 180g reissue of the at-one-time super-limited vinyl version of the Eddie Vedder-penned and performed film soundtrack. Hurry, hurry...
OESB NEW RELEASES...
Another great load of vinyl-only releases, from one of the best labels emerging of 2010!
OESB AND NEW MEXICAN SUMMER TITLES ARE IN...
Only way to get the Julian Lynch...
NEEDLE fever? Yes, we do!
We've recently started carrying an assortment of replacement cartridges and needles. If you are having trouble finding a local spot for your stylus needs--stop in (at the 52) and have us get you sorted out...
BEST COAST AND SURFER BLOOD RESTOCKS IN THIS WEEK...
Don't sleep--they will probably be gone by the weekend.
SOUTHERN LORD, BEDROOM COMMUNITY, AND GONER IN THIS WEEK, TOO...
Danny's new arrivals section is looking pretty deep!
ALONG WITH SWEETNESS FROM KANINE...
We dig The Depreciation Guild!
MEXICAN SUMMER LIMITED EDITION VINYL INCOMING...
We find that around here, the titles on Mexican Summer, always fly off the shelves. Numbered, limited, coloured vinyl--it's how we like it! Don't sleep on getting those Real Estate and Washed Out sides that have been commanding big $$ on ebay. New to the fold is limited love from Fraction, Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch, Kurt Vile (reissue), Pearl Harbor (reissue), Eddy Current Supression Ring, and Fraction!
BAND OF HORSES DELUXE INDEPENDENT STORE VER-SHON!
INCLUDES:
>180G vinyl
>CD (slipcase)
>Download card of full album
>Collector's Edition poster
>10 High Quality Photos by Christopher Wilson
>All packaged in custom/limited edition box set (cardboard)
This one is going to be very, very limited. So, hit us to hold...
NEW THIRD MAN AND LITA ACTION NOW IN STOCK...
Juicy 1000 copy repress of The Raconteurs (with copper foil-blocking, no less) along with the new Dead Weather 7", and swirl vinyl Smoke Fairies are on the shelves, from TM. also the sick issue of the Kris Kristofferson's publishing demos from the late 60s/early 70s. Lovingly annotated and assembled, goes without saying, by the LITA crew.
INCOMING GOODNESS...
Seemingly no one got the RSD hand-screened 'Heaven Is Whenever' LP or the UK only "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" 7", but come May, the wide release of the HS will be available at LUNA, as well as the stateside version of the first shot Beatles vinyl remastering. Both are going to be limited, so hit us to hold...
'EXILE...' INCOMING GOODNESS...
This super deluxe package includes a double vinyl LP set, a 30-minute documentary DVD with footage from C**ksucker Blues, Ladies and Gentlemen... the Rolling Stones and Stones in Exile, and a 50-page collector's book with photos from the Exile era.
Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock 'n' roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones' catalogue. Also going to be limited, so hit us to hold...
TOUR ONLY XX 12" IN NOW...
mr. lunatron picked up a clutch of these sweet tour-only 12" at the The XX show in bton! Exclusive mixes from Matthew Dear (VCR) and Jamie XX (You Got The Love). Don't Sleep...
more PIC DISC & COLOURED VINYL GOODNESS...
We just got restock on more classic titles, from Europe, that are pressed on super nice/super rare coloured vinyl and a clutch of titles pressed as picture discs (Joy Division, MJ, Pink Floyd, to name a few). Stop by and check out the love we have for: The Beatles (POUNDS OF RESTOCK IN THIS WEEK), The Ramones, Stone Roses, Guns N Roses (with the banned cover, no less), Nirvana, Pink Floyd, 13th Floor Elevators and more...foto by John Huffman.
MORE SWEET VINYL SPACE...
We just took delivery of two new LP fixtures at the 52 (and just did a MASSIVE clean out/restock at the annex last month)!
Racks be filling up with more freshness, in the weeks to come!
Looking for anything?
WHITE STRIPES MASSIVE PACKAGE
With the release of the upcoming live WS document, 'Under Great White Northern Lights,' Meg and Jack have a full-format treat!
Dig these deets and if you hit us to hold, you'll get it at a special price!
The Limited Edition Box set contains:
>Overbox
Sturdy box wrapped in black with red lining and adorned with UGWNL penguin emblem.
>Double LP in Gatefold Jacket
Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, contains 16 live songs from various shows in Canada during the tour, as well as artwork unique to the box and an exclusive 6 panel insert.
>Hardcover Photography Book
208 page hardcover book containing photographs shot by Autumn de Wilde on the Canadian tour.
>CD/DVD Slipcase, Folder & Booklet
7 inch, 3 panel disc folder and 24 page bound book housed in a sturdy black slipcase.
>Under Great White Northern Lights DVD
92 minute documentary directed by Emmett Malloy containing footage from the Canadian tour.
>Under Nova Scotian Lights DVD
135 minute 10th anniversary show in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia directed by Emmett Malloy.
>Under Great White Northern Lights CD
First ever White Stripes live album available containing 16 live songs from various shows from the Canadian tour in 2007.
>7 inch Colored Vinyl Single
Side A - Icky Thump (Live)
Side B - The Wheels On The Bus (Live)
>Silkscreened Print
1 of 6 silk screened designs by Rob Jones based on a photograph by Autumn de Wilde.
MAZZY STAR IS FINALY BACK ON VINYL, YES!
Nice pressings, too!
THE PAVEMENT REISSUES ARE IN!
Brighten The Corners LP+MP3 (Matador)
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain LP+MP3 (Matador)
Slanted & Enchanted LP+MP3 (Matador)
Watery Domestic LP+MP3 (Matador)
Wowee Zowee LP+MP3 (Matador)
MARGOT AND THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S SELF-RELEASED 7" SINGLE...
Is back in stock! Two exclusive songs, only 1000 made--don't sleep!
NEW SC DISTRO ACTION...
Hoquiam - Hoquiam LP (St. Ives)
Hoquiam is Damien Jurado (guitar and voice) and his brother Drake Jurado (percussion and keyboard). Gothic folk, personal narratives, and simple strong percussive elements define the music.
Wolf People - Tidings LP (Jagjaguwar)
Stitched together in a style reminiscent of early Faust or early Mothers Of Invention, the songs lay nestled in snatches of field recordings, winding tapes, squealing feedback, studio outtakes and the voices of dead relatives. The tunes themselves are full of hissing guitars, distorted blues harmonica, acid rock, mystical flutes and crackling tape.
THE LATEST ROUND OF MEXICAN SUMMER RELEASES HAVE HIT THE SHELVES!
These deluxe, numbered, short-run pressings never last long in the racks--stop by soon!
NEW THIRD MAN 7" ACTION!
WANDA JACKSON - You Know I'm No Good b/w Shakin' All Over
the legendary Queen of Rockabilly doing a remake of Amy Winehouse--produced by Jack White!
THE BLACK BELLES - What Can I Do b/w Lies
all girl garage rock band with a modern soul twist discovered by Jack White.
BUY THE NEW YEASAYER EARLY!
Pick up the vinyl for 'Odd Blood' two weeks before the CD and digital release (attn: Labels--do more of this)!
REAL ESTATE - LIVE ON THE RADIO LP (limited edition of 300!)
KILLER 10-song artifact from one of the 2009 LUNA faves.
SPOON Written In Reverse b/w Mean Red Spider – PINK VINYL 7-inch
Produced by the band, "Written In Reverse," the first single from 'Transference,' is a seven-inch vinyl release featuring the exclusive B-side "Mean Red Spider," which will not be available digitally.
This limited edition 7-inch is pressed on pink vinyl! Hit us to hold!
SECRET STASH RECORDS
Looking to feed your deck a left-field selection? Need just a bit of a break from your recent purchases? Check out some of the titles from these guys; Reggae versions of classic Jazz records, 60's "Adult" music from 60's "Adult" films, lost 70's soundtracks with deep funk and dialog. Nice palette cleansers...
NUMERO UP!
We are probably just on this side of the line of obsession when we speak about the truly inspiring Numero label, here at the shop. They do a killer job with all of their found gem reissues, and recently we have struck a deal with the Chicago-based folks to not only get specially priced wax and CDs, but we are also stocking their dope Numero Trading Card set, the new (and almost out of print) Numero book 'Light: On The South Side,' that also comes with 2-LPs, Twinight shirts and 7"s and on it goes! Stop in and see what they have cooking up for us next!
MUSIC MATTERS/BLUE NOTE REISSUES
LUNA is your Indianapolis resource for The Definitive 45 rpm Blue Note Reissue Series. Typically sold by mail-order subscription only, the folks at Music Matters were kind and confident enough to make us your only local outlet for these 180 gram, superbly mastered, cut at 45 r.p.m. gems. Once they are gone, they are gone...
+Kraftwerk - Autobahn LP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Man Machine 2xLP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Radioactivity 2xLP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Tour De France 2xLP (Caroline)
+Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express 2xLP (Caroline)
Remastered HQ-180 represses now available.
+DUBLAB'S SECONDHAND SURESHOTS: DVD, 12-INCH, SLIPMATS & HAND-SCREENED SLEEVES--Secondhand Sureshots (Deluxe Super Set)
DVD Secondhand Sureshots the film
RECORD 12-inch Picture Disc--original music by Daedelus, J-Rocc, Nobody and Ras G, plus a megamix by Kutmah
SLIPMATS Left & Right.
SLEEVES Hand-screened gatefold LP sleeves individually printed by Hit+Run
Here's the short and sweet--will will have it in the shop the first week of December...
Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling. Dublab directors Bryan "Morpho" Younce & Mark "frosty" McNeill sent beatmakers Daedelus, Nobody, J.Rocc and Ras G on safari into L.A. thrift stores with orders to make new music out of five finds while the cameras filmed the whole process. The result is a mini-documentary about putting new life into old vinyl. Over 2 hours of footage, music & bonus material.
The Deluxe Super Set is a true sound and vision experiment. Dublab scoured Southern California and rescued 500 gatefold LP covers from dusty thrift store bin obscurity. Our graphic friends at Hit+Run took the covers and screen-printed them by hand, making new visual masterpieces to house the first public release of Secondhand Sureshots. Stuffed in this package is all-exclusive material sampled and shredded into new forms fine-tuned to blow your mind. We hope it inspires you to make your own creative gems and jams!
+TOM WAITS 7-LP 'ORPHANS' VINYL BOX SET!
Only 1200 of these mad sets are being produced. You get your pressings on 180 gram vinyl, 6 bonus songs that were are not on the CD set (for a grand total of 56 tracks), and a deluxe 12" lyric book--all housed in a beautiful pull out case! Selling briskly--hit us to hold!
+EDDIE HINTON TRIBUTE 7" SINGLES!
Our bros at Shake It Records, in Cinci, are putting out these killer tribute singles for the mighty Eddie Hinton! First up in the series: Mr. Greg Dulli and Drive By Truckers!
Check out what Patterson Hood had to say about these 7s and the beauty of vinyl, in general:
Y'ALL:
We're pleased to be part of Shake It Records' Eddie Hinton Tribute 45 Series. (Dangerous Highway). Eddie was a long time resident of my hometown and a big part of the Muscle Shoals recording legacy. He was the artist our band collectively loves most. The series is largely to raise awareness of Eddie's incredible musical legacy. It is also to raise awareness of the fact that vinyl does still exist (and in fact is one of the few sectors of the troubled music industry that is actually growing). The series' vinyl only release plan also enabled the man who put it all together to reach across record company lines and get artists whose labels might have otherwise objected to their recording independently (It is much easier to get permission and avoid a lot of legal paper work if the label is told that this is a vinyl only release).
There has been some bellyaching and complaining but I feel that the point is being missed. Guess what? You can actually still buy a turntable. You might be amazed how inexpensive a good turntable is. I bought my Stanton T.90 for less than $300 and it has a USB port to download onto my iPod (although being in my 40s, I haven't figured out how to do that yet). Cooley doesn't own a iPod or computer so he opted for the lesser expensive, but still high quality Stanton without the USB port. I think it was in the $200 range and sounds fantastic. I bought my wife a small record player, like the ones they had in school when we were kids, for $50 and it plays 33, 45, and 78s and actually sounds pretty good. Once you own a turntable, you'll be amazed at the fun you can have going out and buying really cool records really cheaply. It starts out as a hobby and can quickly become a passion or obsession. Some older records may have some pops and scratches, but they also have great bass (much better than CDs) and there is nothing like the fun of spending an evening playing records for your friends. We often have a turntable on the bus and take turns DJing and prowling local record stores for cool cheap vinyl. (Buying vinyl also means more support for the locally owned record retailers, which are far superior to the mass market chains and NEED OUR SUPPORT!)
New records are often of a much higher quality than the records we bought as kids. All of our vinyl releases are on 180gm vinyl which sound amazing. We spare no expense in our packaging and mastering and our vinyl releases are the best sounding DBT releases available. (Plus the packaging is much nicer). Our next album will be released on vinyl with a CD included for downloading and mobility purposes. (I released Murdering Oscar that way and nearly 1 out of 4 sales were in that format).
We took part in this project to urge folks to buy vinyl and support this superior aspect of the recording industry. I ordered my turntable online and it was delivered within 5 days (with cartridge and stylus included). So get with it and get to spinning them records. It may be the best investment you make all year. (Ask Santa!)
Yours, lovingly spinning at 45RPMs,
Patterson Hood
more PIC DISC & COLOURED VINYL GOODNESS...
We just got restock on more classic titles, from Europe, that are pressed on super nice/super rare coloured vinyl and a clutch of titles pressed as picture discs (Joy Division, MJ, Pink Floyd, to name a few). Stop by and check out the love we have for: The Beatles (POUNDS OF RESTOCK IN THIS WEEK), The Ramones, Stone Roses, Guns N Roses (with the banned cover, no less), Nirvana, Pink Floyd, 13th Floor Elevators and more...foto by John Huffman.
+New Order - Brotherhood LP (Rhino)
+New Order - Low-Life LP (Rhino)
+New Order - Movement LP (Rhino)
+New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies LP (Rhino)
+New Order - Technique LP (Rhino)
HQ-180 vinyl reissues now available.
+Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Volumes 1-3 7” single series (Southern Lord)
This is the first of three 7'' to be released by Boris before the year's end. SL has us hooked up to the receiving machine! Hit us here to hold!
+The Smiths - Meat Is Murder LP (Rhino)
+The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead LP (Rhino)
+The Smiths - The Smiths LP (Rhino)
+The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come LP (Rhino)
Newly remastered audio by Frank Arkwright (overseen by Johnny Marr, no less) and packaged in the original sleeves with original labels and original inner bags, pressed on high-quality HQ-180 vinyl.