New vinyl and CD releases out Tuesday, July 28
July 28th, 2009 by Vinyl Fever in New Releases, NewsVinyl:
10 Ft. Ganja Plant – Bush Rock
The band’s first studio recording in five years, Bush Rock includes vocals by Kyle McDonald of Slightly Stoopid. A well-rounded reggae/dub excursion that features both heavy dub tracks and silky sweet songs.
Deceh – Deceh
Deceh is a fine drone quartet utilizing traditional ethnic drone instruments as well as vintage analog synthesizers.
Green Day – Warning
Latest vinyl reissue of Green Day’s back catalog.
Holy Modal Rounders – Good Taste is Timeless
From the Greenwich Village acid-folkies — a 1971 cult classic.
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 12″
Newly remastered with a 12″ bonus remix.
Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield – Super Session
This historic 1968 summit meeting features three of the era’s greatest musical talents: blues guitar hero extraordinaire Mike Bloomfield, multi-talented keyboard visionary Al Kooper and Buffalo Springfield/CSNY founder Stephen Stills.
Morphine – Yes
HQ-180 audiophile vinyl reissue of Morphine’s third album, originally released in 1995.
Opeth – Orchid 2xLP
Opeth – Morningrise 2xLP
Opeth – My Arms, Your Hearse 2xLP
Three double HQ-180 reissues in deluxe gatefold sleeves: a transparent purple vinyl re-issue of Orchid, the acclaimed 1994 debut album a grey vinyl re-issue of Morningrise, Opeth’s 1996 sophomore album; and a light blue vinyl re-issue of My Arms Your Hearse, Opeth’s third album.
Pisces – A Lovely Sight LP+7”
Recorded in 1969, “A Lovely Sight” combines homespun psych and secondhand studio trickery, resulting in a diverse, haunted rock headspace few coastal bands ever flew through. First 1000 copies include bonus 7”.
M. Ward – End of Amnesia 2xLP
The second studio effort by M. Ward, End of Amnesia made many Best of 2001 lists and received considerable critical praise. This release is now available for the first time in a 2×12″ vinyl edition.
CDs:
10 Ft. Ganja Plant – Bush Rock
24-Carat Black – Gone: The Promises of Yesterday
An amazing musical discovery — the lost second album from 24 Carat Black, recorded right after the band’s legendary debut for Stax Records, but unissued for over 30 years! All the righteous styles of the group’s famous Ghetto Misfortune’s Wealth classic are fully in place here and, if anything, the record has an even headier feel overall — really complicated sounds that are often deeply spiritual, but still have that snaking, bassline-driven, slow funk quality that we love in the group! The tunes each feel like mini-symphonies in soul and although the themes center more around love than politics, they’re done in a way that goes way past any sexy soul cliches of the time. Numero have done a wonderful job excavating this work, remastering the tapes for great sound, and telling the full story of the group and their too-short career.
Amadou & Mariam – The Magic Couple
“It was their collaboration with Manu Chao on 2005’s Dimanche à Bamako that propelled Amadou & Mariam to star status outside the Francophone African diaspora. But by that time they had already released three albums recorded outside Africa, the highlights of which are collected on this splendid compilation.” — Independent.co.uk
Band of Skulls – Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
Their debut offers a taste of their driving guitar force, and sun-kissed, wall of sound harmonies. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ian Davenport (Supergrass, Badly Drawn Boy).
Blur – Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur
25-track “best of” culled from their seven studio albums. Includes the out of print single, “Popscene.”
Fabolous – Loso’s Way
Features – Some Kind of Salvation
After garnering a rare 4.5-star rating from Paste Magazine on their last album and touring with the likes of The Raconteurs, The Walkmen and Kings of Leon, cult favorites the Features return with their sophomore album Some Kind Of Salvation.
LTJ Bukem – FabricLive 46
The album was released as part of the FabricLive Mix Series. The London nightclub Fabric has released monthly compilation albums mixed by popular DJs since November 2001.
Merzbow – 13 Japanese Birds V.7
Seventh volume in Merzbow’s 13-month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messaien’s Catalogue D’Oiseaux.
Pastor Troy – Love Me Hate Me
New album from the Atlanta rapper.
Dudley Perkins – Holy Smokes
Hailing from Oxnard, California, Dudley Perkins (rap moniker Declaime) gained critical acclaim for collaborating with fellow Oxnardian heavyweight, Madlib. His raw commentary is known for being deeply rooted in funk.
John Zorn – O O
Adventurous instrumentals from John Zorn and his band, exploring surf music, exotica, easy listening, world music and more. Includes a 40-page booklet.
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