


Various Artists - Jazz Dispensary: Hotel Jolie Dame (1-LP Psych-Sunset Orange Marble Vinyl) Limited to 6,000 copies worldwide, this collectible pressing kicks off the band’s 40 th-anniversary celebrations and marks the very first Violent Femmes picture disc – mimicking the classic cover image on Side A and the jacket’s reverse side on Side B. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1-LP 40 th Anniversary Picture Disc) Rounding out the list is the latest installment of the sought-after Jazz Dispensary series, Hotel Jolie Dame, which transports listeners to a fabulous party through psychedelic rarities and unexpected cuts from Dizzy Gillespie, Dorothy Ashby, Cal Tjader, and more. Other highlights include the first-ever American mono reissue of Chet Baker’s 1959 instrumental classic, Chet, as well as Flash & The Dynamics’ The New York Sound-a long-out-of-print 1971 Latin psych-funk rarity. Fans of Travis, meanwhile, will enjoy The Invisible Band (Live), which finds the Scottish band celebrating the 20th anniversary of their bestselling album with a hometown concert.
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Among this year’s offerings is an exclusive picture disc that celebrates the 40th-anniversary of the Violent Femmes and their 1983 self-titled debut (which features such enduring hits as “Blister in the Sun” and “Gone Daddy Gone”), plus the first vinyl reissue of Jonathan Richman’s acclaimed 1990 LP, Jonathan Goes Country.Īlso available, via our sister label Varése Sarabande, is an expanded and collectible motion picture soundtrack for 2014’s How to Train Your Dragon 2, featuring music by John Powell and Sigur Rós’ Jónsi. You can read our previous coverage here and also listen to our rather animated group podcast here not everyone agrees that the event is working as it should for smaller retailers or for those of us who have stood outside in the rain for hours hoping to get one of the 3-4 copies of a specific album that the labels have shipped.įrom long-out-of-print rarities and cult classics to psychedelic treats and beloved soundtracks, these seven LPs will thrill music fans of all ages.

We’re very excited this year because the list of quality recordings is better than usual hopefully independent record stores will get more inventory as well which has become a sore spot for some.Ĭraft Recordings has a strong record of quality releases each year but we’re already saving it up for 3 of these titles. Record Store Day 2023 is rapidly approaching and for the third year in a row, the eCoustics team will be covering RSD 2023 in New Jersey, New York, California, Michigan, Alberta, Missouri, and Tennessee.
