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New Arrivals:

Billy Strings – Billy Strings Live Vol 1 (Indie Exclusive, Blue Clear Vinyl, 180 Gram Vinyl)

Billy Strings Live Vol. 1 (180gm 2LP) Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. 2024 live release from the acclaimed Bluegrass musician. Billy Strings partners with Reprise Records for his first-ever live album.

Brian Eno – Eno (Original Soundtrack)

Official soundtrack to the 2024 Gary Hustwit documentary ‘Eno’ – the definitive documentary about visionary musician and artist Brian Eno, and a ground-breaking generative film that’s different every time it’s shown. The official soundtrack features 17 tracks from throughout Eno’s prolific recording career, including 3 previously unreleased recordings.

Cigarettes After Sex – X’s (Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition, Clear Vinyl)

With the release of Cigarettes After Sex’s third album, X’s, the band finally takes center stage as not just one of today’s preeminent indie bands, but as one of the most globally accomplished acts across any genre. Filled with raw, imagistic, sometimes smutty vignettes set to entrancing, slow burn pop songs, bandleader Greg Gonzalez captures every emotion a romantic arc inspires.

Cigarettes After Sex – X’s (Deluxe Edition)

Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else (Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition, Blue Colored Vinyl)

“Is that what you wanted, Alfred?” we hear in Miles Davis’ unmistakable rasp at the end of “One for Daddy-O,” making it clear that the legendary trumpeter was not just playing the role of sideman on Somethin’ Else. The alto saxophonist was a member of Davis’ band at the time, and the depth of their musical camaraderie lifts this session up to rarefied heights throughout. Pianist Hank Jones, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Blakey round out the quintet on this timeless classic. Indie Exclusive LP on 180g blue vinyl. Limited Edition.

Clairo – Charm

Charm is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Clairo. It is her first self-released studio album after her previous two albums were released by Fader and Republic respectively. It is the follow-up to her second album, Sling.

Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder (Indie Exclusive, Limited Edition, Blue Colored Vinyl)

Lee Morgan’s magnum opus The Sidewinder—recorded in 1963 and release in 1964—was both a comeback and a coronation. The prodigious trumpeter had debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at the age of 18, but personal problems in the early-60s forced him off the scene temporarily. His rebound recording turned out to be The Sidewinder, an assured and energetic set of 5 indelible Morgan originals featuring tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Billy Higgins. The album became his biggest commercial success fueled by the irrepressible title track.

Phish – Evolve (Prismatic Velvet Tones 2 LP)

Phish – “Evolve” / Recorded in the fall of 2023 at the band’s studio The Barn, Evolve (the 16th studio album by Phish) was produced by Vance Powell and Bryce Goggin with the 12 songs emerging from the band’s dynamic live performances. Some, like fan favorite “A Wave Of Hope,” have become springboards for Phish’s most soaring improvisation. The songcraft and production are confident and taut, with Phish’s distinct musical language on vivid display; still pushing boundaries, still very much continuing to evolve. 2 LP set on “Prismatic Velvet Tones” colored vinyl.

Sonny Stitt – Blows The Blues (Verve Acoustic Sound Series)

Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year when he produced three LPs for Verve over a span of three sessions with pianist Lou Levy, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Lewis. Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career. The music includes several potent originals, especially “Hymnal Blues” and the slow, powerful “Morning After Blues.” Originally released in 1970.

Various – I Saw the TV Glow (Original Soundtrack) (Colored Vinyl)

Original Soundtrack for A24’s I SAW THE TV GLOW, featuring 16 original songs by an all-star ensemble, including Caroline Polachek, Florist, Phoebe Bridgers, and Jay Som. Also featuring a vinyl-only exclusive bonus track, “Tonight Tonight” by Snail Mail. Pressed on violet vinyl.

Weekly Restock:

Al Green - Greatest Hits (180 Gram Vinyl)
Anderson Paak - Malibu
Bad Bunny - Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Manana
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head (180 Gram Vinyl, Remastered)
Beck - Sea Change
Beyonce - Cowboy Carter (Bead Face)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Björk - Debut
Charley Crockett - $10 Cowboy
Cocteau Twins - Garlands (Digital Download Card)
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins - Treasure (Remastered, 180 Gram Vinyl)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
The Cure - Disintegration (180 Gram Vinyl)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition)
Danger DOOM - Mouse & the Mask
David Bowie - Rock N Roll Star
Death Grips - No Love Deep Web
Drake - Take Care
Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism (Indie Exclusive, Red Colored Vinyl)
Durand Jones & the Indications - Private Space
Eagles - Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
Frank Sinatra - Ultimate Sinatra
Gorillaz - Cracker Island
Green Day - Dookie (30th Anniversary) (Blue Colored Vinyl)
Green Day - Warning
Hall & Oates - Rock N Soul Part 1
Howlin Wolf - Moanin in the Moonlight
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
Jamila Woods - Heavn
Jamila Woods - Water Made Us
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
Journey - Escape (180 Gram Vinyl)
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Juice Wrld - Death Race for Love
Kali Uchis - Red Moon In Venus
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered
The Killers - Hot Fuss
King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader (Red Colored Vinyl)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana [Eco-Wax Edition LP]
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 1 (180 Gram Vinyl, Remastered)
MF Doom - Born Like This
MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday
Mac Miller - NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Madonna - Immaculate Collection
Melanie Martinez - After School
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Morrison, Van - Now Playing
Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Nas - Illmatic
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Noah Kahan - Busyhead
Notorious B.I.G. - Now Playing
Ol Dirty Bastard - RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS
Orville Peck - Pony
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz
Phil Collins - Face Value (180 Gram Vinyl)
Primus - Pork Soda
Prince - Prince
Sade - Stronger Than Pride
Seal - Seal
Slipknot - Iowa
Slowdive - Everything Is Alive
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Smiths - Queen Is Dead
Solange - Seat at the Table
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
Stone Temple Pilots - Core (2017 Remaster)
The Strokes - Room on Fire
Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
System of a Down - Toxicity
Taylor Swift - Midnights (Moonstone Blue Edition)
Team Sleep - Team Sleep
Tenacious D - Pick of Destiny
Tom Petty - FULL MOON FEVER
Tool - Undertow (Re-Issue)
Tyler Childers - Live on Red Barn Radio I & II
Tyler Childers - Rustin in the Rain
Tyler the Creator - Flower Boy
Tyler the Creator - Igor
Various - Napoleon Dynamite (Original Score) (Anniversary Edition, Transparent Ruby Colored Vinyl)
Various - Pulp Fiction / O.S.T.
Velvet Underground & Nico - Velvet Underground & Nico
War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
Warren G - Regulate: G Funk Era (20th Anniversary Edition)
Warsaw - Warsaw - Exclusive Dracula Translucent Red & Black
X - Los Angeles
Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak

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