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Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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HHV exclusive vinyl edition on purple vinyl, limited to 200 copies.

Souls Of Mischief, the Oakland, CA quartet and members of the mighty Hieroglyphics Crew, are proud to announce the first-ever vinyl release of their fifth album "Montezuma's Revenge." Notably, the album’s striking cover featured a fifth member of the group: the legendarily innovative producer Prince Paul, who executive produced the LP, handling most of the beats and overseeing the musical direction of the album from start to finish. Emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai take turns showing off the multisyllabic flows, witty similes, and smooth lyrics that have made the crew a household name in rap for over 30 years. Souls' trademark juxtaposition of complex, multi-syllabic lyricism against laid-back Cali flow remained as strong as it was in 1993 on “Montezuma’s Revenge,” and Paul’s magic touch on production took the Souls’ sound to a new level. While the aforementioned and unmistakable SOM sound remains very much intact, Paul's vision and risk-taking come through on the finished product. Tajai was comfortable from the start in working with the visionary producer: ”Paul is a perfectionist and so are we so we took time with the beats and subject matter. This album to me is a great insight into who we are as people and how important it is to progress stylistically, yet it retains a classic, timeless feel."

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Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 65-80

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Analog Africa)

34,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7" | 2024 | EU | Reissue (Strut)

The Qualities

It's Christmas Time

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

Release: 2024 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Christmas

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Strut is celebrating the holiday season with an exclusive reissue of The Qualities" 1961 single, "It"s Christmas Time" b/w "Happy New Year To You!" Originally released on Sun Ra"s Saturn label, this mysterious harmony group 45 captures a unique moment in music history.

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Oaagaada

Music Of

26,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oaagaada hail from the town of Hämeenlinna in Finland. The quartet includes Tuure Tammi (trumpet), Sami Pekkola (sax), Tero Kemppainen (bass) and Simo Laihonen (drums). Laihonen has recently appeared on We Jazz Records with Stanley J. Zappa and previously with Black Motor, and more Oaagaada can be heard on the recent "We Jazz Live Plates" album "Lonna 2019" and on the 2020 7" single release "Oag-Ada".

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Discontinuous)

Discontinuous Various I

LP | 2025 | Original (V2)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Long-standing friendships born in the name of music imprint themselves into the grooves of this Various Artist.
Together with in-house player Alessio Barletta, the “Discontinuous Side” expands, welcoming Omar Akhrif, Bakked and Ildec.

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Veils

Asphodels

23,99 €*

Release: 2025 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | Original (Republic)

OST Wicked: The

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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LP | 2024 | Original (Smalltown Supersound)

Actress

Darren J. Cunningham

26,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Actress delivered his mix for RA in June and it wassuprisingly all new and exclusive Actress music. Whenasked if this was a new album, Actress aka Darren S.Cunningham simply answered that "it's a collage -Braque". Whatever you call this, a mix, a mixtape, acollage/braque, a new album , what it is, is anotherActress statement. Actress grows music. Completelyunconcerned with what it is, with what format it is orwhat it's defined as.

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (One Eye Witness)

WITNESS06

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Tape | 2024 | EU | Original (Smalltown Supersound)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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One Eye Witness turns its gaze to South America with WITNESS06. The Amsterdam imprint continues its growing number of VA EPs with 4 brooding creations from Uruguayan artists Molen & Nahuel, Michelle, Z@p & Latress. While punchy and hard-hitting, each track carries a subtly menacing energy, prodding darker corners of the dancefloor with undeniably satisfying echoes of 80s EBM. Molen & Nahuel’s enticing bassline and brassy synths lead the charge on opener “Modus Operandi”. Rising talent Michelle then pushes at a sense of paranoia with “Last Cello”, its elastic bassline providing the footing for clever percussive trickery. Things take a heady turn on “Ignorance” as Z@p weaves a po-faced speech into psychedelic synth work. Latress opts for a more introspective take on final cut “Perseverance” — pensive harmonies and glassy tones round out this collection of seductive, hypnotic tracks. Ready for Industriehallen worldwide!

Text by Cameron Leaf
Art by Susanne Janssen

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Actress

Darren J. Cunningham

Brat HHV Germany Exclusive Pink & Black Splatter Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Charli XCX

LP | 2024 | WW | Original (Atlantic)

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Supercharged Indie Exclusive Blue Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Pop

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This edition is limited to 500 copies for the German market, exclusively available at HHV. Each one is unique due to the splatter vinyl pressing process. The picture shows a mock up, a possible result of the pressing process.

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The Offspring

LP | 2024 | WW | Original (Concord)

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Bleed Indie Exclusive Green Vinyl Edition

The Necks

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Northern Spy)

27,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Mars Frequency)

Mars Defenders

14,99 €*

OST Passing Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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4 killer unreleased electro cuts from the legendary label Mars Frequency Records run by the spanish electro producer Robert Cosmic

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Devonte Hynes

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

A Christmas Album Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Passing is the 2021 film directed by Rebecca Hall based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen. “Passing” references African Americans who have skin light enough to be perceived as white which is the case for the two leading women. Set in the 1920s, Passing follows childhood friends Irene and Clare as they reconnect and reckon with the different paths their lives took. Devonté Hynes creates the intimate air throughout the film and paints a love letter to Harlem.

Limited to 450 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Passing (Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture) by Devonté Hynes is pressed on White & Black Split vinyl at Memphis Record Pressing (MRP). The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, numbered jacket.

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Bright Eyes

LP | 2024 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

California Poppy 1 + 2 Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Christmas

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Traditional Christmas songs performed and arranged by Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Maria Taylor along with the help of Jake Bellows, Gretta Cohn, Armand Costanzo, Denver Dalley, Stefanie Drootin, Orenda Fink, Neely Jenkins, Jiha Lee, Andy LeMaster, Mike Mogis, Matt Oberst, Stephen Pedersen, Blake Sennett, Macey Taylor and Nick White.

Limited to 2000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Bright Eyes' A Christmas Album is pressed on Blue Seafoam Wave vinyl at Independent Record Pressing (IRP). The 1 LP will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket.

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Rexx Life Raj

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

Frank Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rexx Life Raj, praised for their intimate songwriting and sweet, confident tone, released California Poppy 1&2 in 2018 and 2020 respectively. He combines clever wordplay and masterful flow to express what it means to him to be a Black man in America through his life's ups and downs.

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Rexx Life Raj's California Poppy 1&2 is pressed on AAA Clear with Orchid & Evergreen Splatter vinyl at Precision Record Pressing (PRP). The 2LPs will arrive in a gatefold, foil-stamped and numbered jacket.

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Fly Anakin

Hideous Bastard Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Fly Anakin's debut studio album Frank features a host of guest appearances including Pink Siifu, Billz Egypt, Nickelus F, Henny L.O. and Big Kahuna OG. Anakin's voice cuts through the lush soundtrack he creates around himself and is an homage to everything that the rising MC has made for himself and the artists that drove him to make this kind of music in the beginning.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Fly Anakin's Frank is pressed on Green Fluorescent vinyl at The Vinyl Factory Manufacturing. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. It was mastered by Zeroh.

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Oliver Sim

Restless Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The xx's songwriter, bassist and vocalist Oliver Sim makes his solo debut with the album Hideous Bastard, produced by fellow bandmate Jamie xx. Written and recorded over the span of two years, Hideous Bastard explores Sim's love of horror films and his own experiences throughout life, undertaking topics such as shame, fear and masculinity.

He shared in a press release about the album, ‘’I haven’t written the record to dwell, but rather to free myself of some of the shame and fear that I’ve felt for a long time. So, I hear a lot of the music as joyous, because the experience of writing and recording it has been the complete opposite of what fear and shame have been for me.''

Limited to 1,000 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Oliver Sim's Hideous Bastard is pressed on 1LP Opaque Orange vinyl at Optimal Media Production. The album will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and numbered jacket. The record is mastered by John Davis of Metropolis Studios.

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Sara Evans

2LP | 2003 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Album Of The Year Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2003 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Restless, the certified platinum fourth studio album from singer Sara Evans, celebrates it's 20th anniversary. The early 2000's hit includes "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus," "Perfect," "Suds in the Bucket" and "Tonight."
The VMP exclusive version of Sara Evans' Restless is pressed on Fruit Punch vinyl at Memphis Record Pressing (MRP). The 2LPs will arrive in a widespine, direct-to-board and foil-stamped jacket.

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Black Milk

2LP | 2010 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Offair: Opening Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2010 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Album of the Year, Black Milk's fourth studio album, was produced almost entirely by himself with assistance from Will Sessions and originally released in 2010.

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Black Milk's Album of the Year is pressed on Gold Nugget vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 2LPs will arrive in a widespine, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket.

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Rotana & Superposition

Cry Sugar Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Opening is a transcendent collaboration between the sonic masterminds of the ambient duo, Superposition, and the soul-stirring voice of Rotana. This record manifests as a poignant collection of prayers, meditations and chants of Allah’s 99 divine names, crafted and articulated by Rotana in her native tongue of Arabic, and brought to life through the evocative production of Superposition.

The album serves as a heartfelt journey into the sacred and introspective, with Rotana's profound lyrical expressions illuminated by Superposition's adept musical craft. Each track, steeped in divine resonance and feminine essence, offers a refuge from the chaos of the modern world, cultivating a space for deep listening and inner exploration. Embracing their shared passion for spiritual exploration and the transformative power of sound, Rotana and Superposition have coalesced their artistic gifts in Opening, creating an immersive sonic landscape that invites listeners to delve into their inner sanctum and experience a profound sense of peace and connection.

Limited to 300 copies, the VMP exclusive of Rotana & Superposition’s OFFAIR: Opening is pressed on Gray & Cyan Galaxy Vinyl at GZ vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil stamped and hand-numbered jacket.

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Hudson Mohawke

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

Frenemy Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Hudson Mohawke's third album, Cry Sugar, further dives into the maximalist sound the producer has developed on previous works. Inspired by apocalyptic film scores and soundtracks, Mohawke's record serves as its own soundtrack to life and chaos in 2022. Despite the connotations, Cry Sugar remains optimistic in its own right with Mohawke's ability to vibrantly fuse together jazz, prog rock and more.

Limited to 1,000 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Hudson Mohawke's Cry Sugar is pressed on 2LP Transparent Orange vinyl at Optimal Media Production. The record will arrive in a widespine direct-to-board, foil stamped and numbered jacket along with a download code.

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Altopalo

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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frenemy, the latest release from veterans of the New York underground scene altopalo, includes the band's first outside feature from Bartees Strange as well as contribution from Dora Jar. It is a frank portrait of a band reckoning with their own fragilities for the sake of moving forward. Best friends for over ten years, this album dives into their relationships with each other and the strains and hurt that comes with a bond that is more like a brotherhood.
Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of altopalo's frenemy is pressed on Purple Galaxy vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a double gatefold, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket.

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Athos: Echoes From The Holy Mountain

2LP+Book | 2024 | EU | Original (FLEE)

63,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (We Are Busy Bodies)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Mount Athos, known as the «Holy Mountain,» is a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece, central to Eastern Orthodox monasticism for over a millennium. Its twenty monasteries house around 2,000 monks dedicated to prayer and worship, which songs have echoed across the Aegean Sea for centuries, heard only by visiting pilgrims, isolated from conventional time and global events.

After several years of research, and several visits to the retired community, we are happy to present our new project «Athos : Echoes from the Holy Mountain» dedicated to this liturgic music and repertoire that seems to be evolving outside the usual boundaries of time and space. Rooted in Byzantine chant, this a cappella tradition essential to monastic life featuring intricate yet serene melodies designed to facilitate prayer and contemplation, using a system of modes and scales to create a meditative atmosphere.

Trans-disciplinary, this effort of documentation also comprehends an artistic re-interpretation aspect inviting contemporary Greek and foreign artists to reflect on the subject.

A musical compilation which captures original field recordings from the 1960s and from today capturing the essence of liturgical music on Mount Athos, but also new compositions inspired by them by artists such as Holy Tongue (UK), Jay Glass Dubs (GR), Prins Emanuel & Inre Kresten Grupp (SWE), Jimi Tenor (FI), Gilb’r (FR), Daniel Paleodimos (GR), Esma & Murat Ertel (TUR) and Organza Ray (GR/US).

A trilingual book in English, Greek and French, featuring essays, articles, photographs and artistic comissions reflecting around the theme giving a voice to contributors such as , Stratos Kalafatis, Theodore Psychoyos, Tefra90, Father Damaskinos Ulkinuora, Prof. Thomas Apostolopoulos, Makar Tereshin, Phaedra Douzina-Bakalaki, Michelangelo Paganopoulos and Alberto Cameroni.

The release of the book and the record will be followed by a cycle of exhibitions and conferences, deploying FLEE’s year-long research on Mount Athos, as well as its numerous commissioned artworks.

Tracklist

A1 Volta Semantron (Inre Kretsen Grupp & Prins Emanuel)
A2 Athos Dub (Holy Tongue)
A3 Garden of Kibele (Esma & Murat Ertel)
A4 Doxology (Daniel Paleodimos)

B1 Idän Kuoromiehet (Jimi Tenor)
B2 Synaptic Riddles (Jay Glass Dubs)
B3 L'île Météore (Gilb'r)
B4 I Swim In Your Dreams (Organza Ray)

C1 Vatopedi Semantron Vespers (Gregoriou Monastery)
C2 Axion Estin, Mode Plagal B (Daniilaioi Brotherhood Choir)
C3 Christos Anesti, Mode Plagal A ((Daniilaioi Brotherhood Choir)
C4 Theoteke Parthene, Mode Plagal A (Daniilaioi Brotherhood Choir)
C5 Doxologia Chourmouzioy, Mode Varys (Daniilaioi Brotherhood Choir)
C6 Osoi Eis Christon, Mode Plagal A (Daniilaioi Brotherhood Choir)
C7 Tas Esprinas Manouel Chrysafis, Mode Plagal A (Daniilaioi Brotherhood Choir)

D1 Doxastikon idiomelon, Mode Plagal A (Father Lazaros of Gregoriou Monastery)
D2 Anoixantos Sou; Koukouzelis, Mode Plagal D (Father Germanos of Vatopedi Monastery)
D3 Cherouvical Hymn, Third Mode (Iviron Monastery Choir)
D4 Axion Estin, Seventh Mode (Father Antipas)
D5 Koinonikon, Mode Plagal A (Simonopetra Monastery Choir)

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Christo Graham

Music For Horses

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Long Trax)

Will Long

Behind The Times

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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A new exclusive duo of A/B sides pressed to vinyl, in a limited edition;"Behind the Times"is a forerunner of the upcoming full length "Long Trax 4", to be released in 2025. Packaged in a classic reverse board sleeve, with original artwork by Tsuji Aiko, pressed on 180g black wax. Mastered by Stephan Mathieu.

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Inhale Exhale)

Inex017

19,99 €*

Dawn Richard And Spencer Zahn

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Oops - we did it again. Heartwarming and soulful summer tunes, freshly cooked for your outdoor disco BBQ. Inhale Exhale presents INEX017, offering familiar dishes your granny couldn't have served better, but also featuring some fresh and extravagant spices.

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Pigments Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Last Spa On Earth Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Pop

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This debut collaboration between Dawn Richard and producer Spencer Zahn is, as Richard describes, ‘’what it means to be a dreamer and finally reach a place where you’ve decided to love the pigments that you have.'' As Richard’s lyrics outline this emotional journey, the rest of the narrative is told by the instruments that ebb and flow around her tender introspections. Pigments strives to be a deeply empathetic and compassionate project that brings with it both reflection and connection.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn's Pigments is pressed on Bone & Baby Blue Splatter vinyl at Precision Record Pressing (PRP). The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket with a download code. It was mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities.

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Divino Nino

OST Jules Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The multi-national, Chicago-based band Divino Niño make their return to music with their first album in three years, Last Spa on Earth. The album marks a new era for their music, where the band explores sounds across reggaeton, electropop and trap.

While on tour with Crumb, Divino Niño's Pierce Codina shared about their newfound perspective that helped mold the album, ‘’When you're in front of big audiences, you see what works and what hits people rhythmically. We started pushing the tempo live, having more energy and getting into a more dancey arena. Seeing people dance shifted our mindset – we became a little bit bored with playing mid-tempo indie songs.''

Limited to 600 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Divino Niño's Last Spa on Earth is pressed on 1LP Hellfire Swirl vinyl at Gotta Groove Records. The record will arrive in a gatefold direct-to-board, foil stamped and hand numbered jacket along with a download code, and includes 22.75''x33'' foldout newsprint poster designed by band member Camilo Medina. The album is mastered by Chris Gehringer of Sterling Sound.

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Volker Bertelmann

Sorry I Haven't Called Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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The original score by Academy Award winner Volker Bertelmann that is the soundtrack to Jules, starring Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List), Harriet Sansom Harris (Licorice Pizza, “Hacks”), Jane Curtin (Coneheads, I Love You, Man) and Jade Quon (Transformers: The Last Knight, The Hunger Games) is set for release by ABKCO Records. Written by Gavin Steckler (“Review”, “Playing House”), Jules made its world premiere at the Sonoma International Film Festival where it was the opening night film, and won the Stolman Audience Award for Best Feature. The film is produced by Michael B. Clark, Andy Daly, Deborah Liebling and Alex Turtletaub alongside Marc Turtletaub.

Produced and directed by Marc Turtletaub (Puzzle, The Farewell, Little Miss Sunshine), Jules, a Bleecker Street release of a Big Beach production, was filmed in Morris County, NJ and follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town. His day is upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.”

Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harris and Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life – thanks to this unlikely stranger.

The film’s score is the work of composer/pianist Volker Bertelmann who was a 2017 Academy Award nominee for his score to Lion. Last year he received both an Academy Award and the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for his score for All Quiet on the Western Front. The Budapest Art Orchestra performs Bertelmann’s music for the Jules score. Recording under the name Hauschka, Bertelmann is a prolific artist in his own right and, beyond soundtracks, has released 20 full length albums of original music to date. The Washington Post’s Michael O’Sullivan wrote, “In the end, Jules performs a magical, if tiny, bait-and-switch: It’s less a sci-fi parable — “E.T. the Extraterrestrial” for the AARP demographic — than a fairy tale reminding us that the tribulations of getting old are more natural than sad, and best done in the company of loved ones.”

The VMP exclusive version of Jules (Original Score) is pressed on 180g Honey Crisp vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board jacket with an 8x10 insert and art by Sara Deck. It was mastered by Carl Rowatti at Trutone Mastering Labs.

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Vagabon

Denim & Diamonds Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sorry I Haven't Called, by Lætitia Tamko better known as Vagabon, is the singer-songwriter's first release in 3 years. ‘’'Carpenter' is about that humbling feeling when you desperately want to be knowledgeable, you want to be advanced, you want to be mature, forward thinking, and evolved.'' she says of the lead single. ‘’It’s about being confronted with your limitations. It’s about that A-HA moment, when a lesson from the past finally clicks and you want to run and tell someone who bore witness to the old you, 'I finally get it now.'''

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Vagabon's Sorry I Haven't Called is pressed on Transparent Ruby vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. It was mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge.

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Nikki Lane

Fruit Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Following the massive success of her 2017 album Highway Queen, Nikki Lane was uncertain whether she wanted to make another album. Exhausted from touring, she spent time at home and was happy lending support to fellow artists like Sierra Ferrell, Lana Del Rey and Spiritualized.

‘’I hadn’t made a record in years and did not really feel interested in making another one,'' she shared. ''What I realized was how many little nuggets I was sitting on.''

Connecting with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Joshua Homme, Lane entered the studio for her next album. With talent on the album like Queens of the Stone Age collaborators Alain Johannes (guitar), Dean Fertita (organ), Michael Shuman (bass), Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys (drums), Carla Azar of Autolux (drums) and Matt Pynn (steel player), Denim & Diamonds marks Lane's massive return.

Limited to 1,000 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Denim & Diamonds is pressed on 1LP Seaglass vinyl at United Record Pressing. The album will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and numbered jacket along with an 11x22 poster. The album is mastered by Gavin Lurssen of Lurssen Mastering.

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The A's

The Magic Of Christmas Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Amelia Meath and Alexandra Sauser-Monning have been sharing the stage for upwards of fifteen years; they have now come together for a new band called The A's. Their debut album, Fruit, shares a beautiful ten-song collection that features covers of folk songs, lullabies, ballads and more. The album includes their rendition of “He Needs Me,” the Harry Nilsson and Shelley Duvall classic from 1980’s Popeye along with standouts like the ballads “Swing and Turn Jubilee,” “Copper Kettle,” “Buckeye Jim” and others. Fruit is a glimpse a deep collaboration and friendship between the two artists and bandmates.

Limited to 400 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of The A's Fruit is pressed on 1LP Banana Yellow vinyl at Citizen Vinyl. The album will arrive in gatefold direct-to-board, hand-numbered jacket. It's mastered by Patricia Sullivan of Bernie Grundman Mastering.

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Soulful Strings

LP | 1968 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Root Cause Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1968 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Christmas

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Cadet Records was one of the oddest jazz labels to ever issue LPs in America; it was the jazz imprint of Chess Records, and most of its releases came from the minds of two men: Charles Stepney and Richard Evans. The latter man ran point on the short-lived label's lone holiday release, which found the label's house band – which included luminaries like Phil Upchurch – doing their thing on 10 holiday classics. A curio for the cratedigger who already owns every Dorothy Ashby album, this album was AAA remastered by Barry Grint.

Limited to 2,000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of The Soulful Strings' The Magic of Christmas is pressed 180g Opaque Olive vinyl at Independent Record Pressing (IRP). The AAA 1 LP will arrive in a single, tip-on, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. The lacquers were cut by Barry Grint at Alchemy Mastering at AIR.

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Cleo Reed

Bulli Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Meet the latest addition to the VMP Rising family, New York artist Cleo Reed.
Their debut solo project, Root Cause, came together over their time at Berklee and is the result of them grappling with the kind of performance anxiety and identity issues that plague most college students. Root Cause wraps all of Reed’s insecurities, aspirations, and familia history in musical cloth worthy of their lineage. Their vision has culminated into a project that’s both intimate and loud, expansive and singular, greater and braver than the sum of its parts.
Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Cleo Reed's Root Cause is pressed on Black & White A-Side/B-Side vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a double gatefold, direct-to-board, numbered jacket.

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Velvet Negroni

Please Have A Seat Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Latest release, Bulli, from Velvet Negroni (aka Jeremy Nutzman) was made during a particularly tumultuous time in Nutzman's life -- not the stuff we all went through in the last two years but also "drug abuse, bank fraud, and a house fire." He seems to have come through to the other side, though, as first single "Sinker" is an joyous piece of genre-bending pop.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Velvet Negroni's Bulli is pressed on Transparent Red vinyl at Independent Record Pressing (IRP). The 1 LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. It was mastered by Carl Rowatti at Trutone.

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Nnamdi

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Beginning with his album Brat, to the tribute album Krazy Karl and everything in between, including co-owning Sooper Records and multiple tours, Chicago multi-instrumentalist and songwriter NNAMDÏ has been living life in the fast lane. After two years of non-stop activity, the artist takes a deep breath and pauses with his newest album, Please Have a Seat.

During the album's conception and development, NNAMDÏ reflected on his relationships and where his life was at. He shared, “I realized I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at. It’s just nice to not be on ‘Go, Go, Go!’ mode, and reevaluate where I wanted to go musically. I wanted to be present. Each song came from a moment of clarity.”

With Please Have a Seat, NNAMDÏ extends the boundaries of pop territory, taking on the roles of writer, producer and performer on the album.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of NNAMDÏ's Please Have a Seat is pressed on 1LP Poplar Varnish Wave vinyl at Independent Record Pressing. The record will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and hand numbered jacket.

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OST Beyond Blue Vinyl Me, Please Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

9 To 5 And Odd Jobs Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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The Flaming Lips, The Marías, TOKiMONSTA, Cass McCombs, Maisey Rika, award-winning composer Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, and newcomer Sophie Gibson, are among 14 artists featured on the original soundtrack to E-Line Media’s Beyond Blue, an exciting new science-driven, ocean adventure game inspired by the BBC’s critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary series Blue Planet II.

With an eclectic mix of psychedelic indie-pop, electronic, alt rock, and world music by established artists and indie darlings, the soundtrack also includes songs by Muthoni Drummer Queen, LIPS, doubleVee, Slow Skies, Rachelle Eve, The Edisons, Vanderocker, Sophie Gibson and Amitė. The Rachtmans curated the soundtrack to complement the unique narrative and environment of the game, where players are explorers experiencing the awesome wonder, mysteries, and creatures under the sea.

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Dolly Parton

LP | 2003 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Lonely Weekends Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2003 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dolly's 2003 star-spangled masterpiece features "God Bless The USA," "Go to Hell," "Color Me America" and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon." If this album doesn't make you say "MURICA" nothing will.

Limited to 2000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Dolly Parton's For God and Country is pressed on "Red, White and Bluegrass" vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 2LPs will arrive in a widespine, reverse board, numbered jacket.

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Charlie Rich

LP | 1969 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Waging Peace Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1969 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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After recording demos with Sam Phillips that he considered "too jazzy" Charlie Rich was given a stack of Jerry Lee Lewis records to study and "come back when [he got] that bad". The single "Lonely Weekends" hit Top 30 and earned a gold record for selling one million copies. The album features classics such as "C.C. Rider," "You're Gonna Be Waiting" and "Apple Blossom Time."

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Charlie Rich's Lonely Weekends is pressed on Sky Blue vinyl at Softwax Record Pressing. The AAA 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board jacket.

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Alex Williams

Done Come Too Far Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Alex Williams became recognized as a one-to-watch outlaw country artist, drawing comparisons to Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson for his signature, cavernous vocal and gritty, go-your-own-way charisma. Now, following his major label debut in 2017 (Better Than Myself / BMLG), he returns with his sophomore record, Waging Peace.

“Before I made my first record, I had not toured. I had no road band and a very slim amount of experience in the studio,” Williams adds. “These past 4 years since leaving Big Machine to become fully independent, and the release of Better Than Myself has been a whirlwind. I’m very glad that I waited 5 years to make another record because it’s given me time to really find my voice as a songwriter, experience life on the road and all the pain and joy that has come my way in more ways than one.”

Limited to 300 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Alex Williams' Waging Peace is pressed on Clear vinyl at The Vinyl Lab. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, autographed and numbered jacket. It was mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Mastering.

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Shemekia Copeland

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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By combining her soulful, compelling voice and passion of incorporating fearlessness, honesty and humor into her revelatory music, award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland arrives with her new Alligator Records album, Done Come Too Far.

Done Come Too Far relates the emotional and personal journey of her liberated truths and struggles of being a young black woman in America. Copeland developed the powerful ability through her compelling voice and life experiences to bring audiences together. She expressed that Done Come Too Far ''is made by all sides of me — happy, sad, silly, irate — they’re all a part who I am and who we all are. I’m not political. I’m just talking about what’s happening in this country.'' Accompanying her on the album include amazing musical guests such as guitarist Sonny Landreth, keyboard legend Charles Hudges and more. Copeland's desire is to assert her full creative freedom by sharing her story and demanding change in America through her outstanding lyrics and music.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Shemekia Copeland’s Done Come Too Far is pressed on 1LP Red vinyl at Independent Record Pressing. The record will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and numbered jacket. Done Come Too Far is mastered by Jim DeMain of Yes Master Studio.

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Relief - A Benefit For The Jazz Foundation Of America's Musician's Emergency Fund Vinyl Me, Please Edition

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

Work Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In a never-before-heard-of collaboration, major jazz labels Blue Note Records, Concord Music Group, Mack Avenue Music Group, Nonesuch Records, Universal Music Group, Verve Label Group and Warner Music Group have joined hands to offer a compilation of unreleased music. Part of the proceeds earned from the album will go toward the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musician’s Emergency fund, which supports musicians who have been affected by COVID-19 shutdowns.

Joe Petrucelli of JFA shared, “The Jazz Foundation of America deeply appreciates the artists, songwriters and label teams who contributed to this project with such compassion and generosity. As pandemic restrictions continue to lift, we recognize that musicians will face a particularly lengthy recovery. They were among the first to be hit by the effects of the crisis and will be among the last to achieve a true sense of normalcy or stability. We and our partners are here for the long haul.”

Among the featured artists are Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, IRMA and LEO, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more. The highly hailed pianist Herbie Hancock commented, “I'm honored to be part of this meaningful project that supports the important work of the Jazz Foundation, who has always been there for musicians going through tough times. They have been an especially critical resource for the community during the pandemic, helping those in need of medical care, putting food on the table and paying their rent.”

While the album supports musicians across the industry, it also commemorates the artists whose lives were lost to the pandemic and throughout the year, including Wallace Roney and Jimmy Heath. The collaboration illustrates the camaraderie among labels and musicians, tying together the talents of a roster of stars to support the people who have brought the world together through music.

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RarelyAlways

Abandon Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"I think I was brainwashed by Jack Black in School of Rock" is not what you expect from a young black Hackney-raised jazz musician/producer/vocalist making, broadly speaking, abstract hip hop. But Rarelyalways doesn't really do the expected. This debut album is sure to have the nearly hypnotic blend of gospel, neo-soul, R&B and jazz paired with his effortlessly intense vocals.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Rarelyalways' WORK is pressed on Opaque Blue vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped numbered jacket with a download code. It was mastered by Chad Baptiste.

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Pharmakon

LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Motherfather Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2013 / US – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Margaret Chardiet was born and raised in New York City. As a founding member of the Red Light District collective in Far Rockaway, NY, she has been a figurehead in the underground experimental scene since the age of seventeen. She points out that the environment there amongst so many other experimental artists (amongst them Yellow Tears & Haflings) inspired her to keep making increasingly challenging work. She describes her drive to make noise music as something akin to an exorcism where she is able to express, her “deep-seated need/drive/urge/possession to reach other people and make them FEEL something [specifically] in uncomfortable/confrontational ways.” Engineered by Sean Ragon of Cult of Youth at his self-built recording studio Heaven Street, Abandon is Pharmakon’s first proper studio album and also her first widely distributed release.

Limited to 300 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Pharmakon's Abandon is pressed on Black and White Cornetto vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1 LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket with a download code.

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Petite Noir

Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Born in Brussels and raised in Cape Town, Yannick Ilunga a.k.a. Petite Noir, has undeniable roots in the tradtions of both African beats and Post-Punk. They combine electronics, guitar, and varied vocals into a heavenly arrangement. MotherFather, their second studio album, is sure to be a banger.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Petite Noir's MotherFather is pressed on Transparent Sun Yellow vinyl at Optimal Media Production (OMP). The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket with a download code. It was mastered by Paul Movahedi.

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Arthur Moon

Are You There God? It's Me, @ Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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With all of the art-pop punch we can take, Chaos! Chaos! Chaos!, by former VMP Rising artist Arthur Moon provides with their second studio album.
Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Arthur Moon's Chaos! Chaos! Chaos! is pressed on exclusive Opaque Red vinyl at GZ Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a double gatefold, direct-to-board and numbered jacket.

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Spark Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Are You There God? It’s Me, @ is @’s foray into electronic music — consisting primarily of software instrumentation (with the occasional flute, guitar or bass part sprinkled in). The band’s experience producing in this style was minimal, but they found the new process to be a rewarding exercise allowing them to explore new textures and structures made possible by computer music. Where their previous acoustic recordings had a looser and more human feel, these new songs allowed them to experiment with autotune and quantized beats. Rose was able to resurrect her passion for classical choir by singing and recording a capella vocal arrangements to be incorporated into Filipczak’s instrumentals.

“Webcrawler,” named after the pioneering search engine, might be considered Are You There God?’s epic. @ sees their search for meaning in life akin to how search engines pull together data from all over the internet to find answers. The music itself is even reminiscent of dial-up internet connection, with droning keys and machine-like drum programming until overheating and erupting into chaos, in the form of heavy-metal shredding, only to cool down again back on a loading screen.

Limited to 200 copies, the VMP exclusive version of @'s Are You There God? It's Me, @ is pressed on exclusive Lavender Recycled vinyl at Precision Record Pressing (PRP). The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, numbered jacket. It was mastered by Joe Lambert at Joe Lambert Mastering.

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Whitney

The Will To Live Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek could hear the staggering differences in the songs they were writing for their third album as Whitney, SPARK—the buoyant drum loops, the effortless falsetto hooks, the coruscant keyboard lines. They suddenly sounded like a band reimagined, their once-ramshackle folk-pop now brimming with unprecedented gusto and sheen. But could they see it, too?

So in the ad hoc studio the Chicago duo built in the living room of their rented Portland bungalow, a shared 2020 escape hatch amid breakups and lockdowns, Julien and Max decided to find out. Somewhere between midnight and dawn every night, their brains refracted by the late hour and light psychedelics, they’d play their latest creations while a hardware store disco ball spun overhead and slowed-down music videos from megastars spooled silently on YouTube. Did their own pop songs—so much more immediate and modern than their hazy origins—fit such big-budget reels? “We’d come to the conclusion we weren’t going to be filming Super 8 videos to this stuff anymore,” Julien remembers with a grin. “How about something more hi-fi, cinematic?” When the footage and the tunes linked, Julien and Max knew they had done it, that they’d finally found Whitney’s sound.

SPARK reintroduces Whitney as a contemporary syndicate of classic pop, its dozen imaginative and endearing tracks wrapping fetching melodies around paisley-print Dilla beats and luxuriant electronics. What’s more, Whitney reduces three years of extreme emotional highs and lows into 38 brisk but deep minutes, each of these 12 tracks a singable lesson in what it is they (and, really, we) have all survived. The recalcitrant ennui of opener “NOTHING REMAINS,” the devastating loss of “TERMINAL,” the sun-streaked renewal of “REAL LOVE”: However surprising it may sound, SPARK is less a radical reinvention for Whitney than an honest accounting of how it feels when you move out of your past and into your present, when you take the next steps of your lives and careers at once and without apology. SPARK maintains the warmth and ease of Whitney’s early work; these songs glow with the newness of now.

Listen closely, and you’ll notice frequent references to smoke and fire throughout SPARK, itself a double entendre for inspiring something new or burning down the old. Max and Julien were indeed in Portland for the Fall of 2020, when smoke from nearby fires choked the city at record levels. It was terrifying and tragic, but they pressed on. “We found a way to live while the world was burning/Real life was caving in,” Julien sings almost merrily during “BACK THEN,” an anthem for finding out what’s on the other side of hardship.

In these dire days, scientists speak increasingly of serotiny, an evolutionary miracle that causes some trees to release seeds only amid a season of fire. That is how SPARK often feels—Whitney’s circumstances were so fraught on so many levels that they hung “the past…out to dry” and began again, finding a fresh version of themselves, their relationship, and their band after the blaze. Max and Julien are back in Chicago now, sharing a cozy walkup with a little studio, where they’re already building songs for the next Whitney album. They’re both in happy romances, too. Now that they let the past burn, everything is new for Max and Julien. SPARK is not only Whitney’s best album; it is an inspiring testament to perseverance and renewal, to best friends trusting each another enough to carry one another to the other side of this season of woe.

Limited to 1,000 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Whitney's SPARK is available on Cloudy Clear & Purple Cornetto vinyl. The record is pressed at GZ Vinyl and will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and hand-numbered jacket.

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Titus Andronicus

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

Flood Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Will to Live, produced by Titus Andronicus singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards), brings listeners on an emotional journey ranging from depths of fear all the way to gratitude.

Limited to 600 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Titus Andronicus' The Will to Live is pressed on 2LP Blue and Green Galaxy vinyl at Precision Record Pressing. It will arrive in a triple gatefold direct-to-board, foil stamped and numbered jacket along with a download code. It's mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service.

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Stella Donnelly

Major Arcana 10th Anniversary Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Like the many Banded Stilts that spread across the cover of her newest album Flood, Stella Donnelly is wading into uncharted territory. Here, she finds herself discovering who she is as an artist among the flock, and how abundant one individual can be. Flood is Donnelly’s record of this rediscovery: the product of months of risky experimentation, hard moments of introspection, and a lot of moving around.

Donnelly’s early reflections on the relationship between the individual and the many can be traced back to her time in the rainforests of Bellingen, where she took to birdwatching as both a hobby and an escape in a border-restricted world. By paying closer attention to the natural world around her, Donnelly recalls “I was able to lose that feeling of anyone’s reaction to me. I forgot who I was as a musician, which was a humbling experience of just being; being my small self.” Reconnecting with this ‘small self’ allowed Donnelly to tap into creative wells she didn’t know existed.

Looking back at the Banded Stilt, Donnelly ultimately appreciates how when “seen in a crowd they create an optical illusion, but on its own it’s this singular piece of art.” While each song in Flood is a singular artwork unto itself, the collective shares all of Stella Donnelly in abundance: her inner child, her nurturing self, her nightmare self; all of herself has gone into the making of this record, and although it would take an ocean to fathom everything she feels, it’s well worth diving in.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Stella Donnelly's Flood is pressed on 1LP Opaque Orange vinyl at Independent Record Pressing. It will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and hand numbered jacket.

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Speedy Ortiz

LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Desire Pathway Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2013 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Speedy Ortiz's 2013 debut studio album turns 10 this year. Major Arcana, with its whip smart lyricism, twisted guitars and brutal confidence, is celebrated here in a special 10th anniversary edition.

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Speedy Ortiz' Major Arcana (10th Anniversary) is pressed on "The Moon's Reflection" vinyl at Precision Record Pressing (PRP). The 1LP will arrive in a gatefold, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket with a download code. It was mastered by Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood at The Lodge

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Screaming Females

Over & Over Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Desire Pathway is Jersey rock band Screaming Females' first release of all new material since 2018. The trio recorded Desire Pathway at Pachyderm Studios, the same Minnesota space where Nirvana recorded 1993’s In Utero. Bandleader Marissa Paternoster shared a brief statement about the lead single “Brass Bell,” calling it “a song about surrendering your autonomy to something so overwhelmingly powerful you willingly relinquish your ambitions and self-worth.” She continued, “My intention was to draw an interesting dichotomy between the muscular nature of the song and the rather bleak, worried lyrics.” Limited to 750 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Screaming Females' Desire Pathway is pressed on Red vinyl at Citizen Vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket. It was mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering.

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Jackie Hayes

Reason In Decline Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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VMP Rising alum, Jackie Hayes, releases her first full-length album Over & Over which she describes as “a diary of how I felt of my last year or so, a stream of consciousness, internal monologue, scattered thoughts piecing them together to make full songs." Hayes says, "a lot of it can be open to interpretation, a lot of times i don’t know what i’ve written about until i’m done.” Couple this all out confessional lyricism with the driving guitars and growling-at-times vocals and you have everything we love about Jackie Hayes.

Limited to 300 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Jackie Hayes' Over & Over is pressed on Baby Blue vinyl at SONY DADC. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, numbered jacket. It was mastered by Ryan Schwabe.

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Archers Of Loaf

Teddy And The Rough Riders

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Archers of Loaf's origins begin in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1991 with Eric Bachmann (vocals/guitar), Eric Johnson (guitar), Matt Gentling (bass) and Mark Price (drums) rising through the underground with their edgy sound featuring elements of punk and rock. In 1998, after the release of four studio albums, several EPs and numerous singles, the band departed and went their separate ways. Over two decades later, Archers of Loaf reemerged with new music, a single titled ‘’Raleigh Days,'' signaling their comeback. Now approaching almost 25 years later, they're cementing their return with their new album, Reason in Decline.

Limited to 500 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Archers of Loaf's Reason in Decline is pressed on 1LP Opaque Purple, Black and White Swirl vinyl and will arrive in a single direct-to-board, foil stamped and numbered jacket along with a download code. The album is mastered by Bob Weston of Chicago Mastering Service.

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Down Home Indie Exclusive Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Appalachia Record Co.)

28,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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On the heels of being named Ameripolitan Awards’ 2024 Honky Tonk Group of the year and a tour across the US and EU with Emily Nenni- Teddy and the Rough Riders return with 'Down Home'- a smokin' follow up to their Margo Price produced, eponymous 2022 album. On top of their foundational country roots, T&RR's meld genre defying elements that elevate their sound beyond your standard ranch stash- with extraterrestrial guitar from Sean's Weird Ears and backing vocals from Nashville favorites, Emily Nenni and Erin Rae. With download card and poster.

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Technobase.Fm - Best Of Vol. 4

LP | 2024 | DE | Original (ZYX Music)

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Fiktiv)

Phantasmagoria

15,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Transylvania/Budapest based label, FIKTIV returns with their second release, bringing together a diverse group of boundary-pushing artists.

X side kicks off with Charlou’s ‘Hidefaces’, a pulsating journey into the depths of acid and EBM, blending mysterious atmospheres and eerie vocals with a relentless groove.

mar.c’s ‘Wentron’ is a captivating mixture of groove-driven rhythms, atmospheric textures, raw and edgy synth layers, while the echoing vocals drift in and out.

On the Y axis, Lanzieri’s ‘Vogue’ is a gritty and dark track with a driving, acid-infused bassline, enigmatic synth lines and robotic vocal layers.

Kvrk’s ‘Haunted Illusions’ closes the EP with trippy sequences and hypnotic stabs blended with a throbbing groove, while the alien vocals add a dystopian layer to the mix.

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Varsity Crewneck Sweatshirt

79,99 €*

Available Sizes: S, M

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Black Star Varsity Crewneck Sweatshirt - Features:
• Relaxed fit
• Midweight, 9.4 oz, 80% cotton 20% recycled polyester CVC fleece
• Pre-shrunk to minimize shrinkage, pullover crew, drop shoulder, crew neck, sleeve cuff ribbing

A portion of proceeds will go to savethechildren.org benefiting relief efforts in DRC, Sudan, Haiti and Gaza.

The artist formerly known as Mos Def, now Yasiin Bey, teams up with Talib Kweli again for a second Black Star album. This merch drops with the first widely available vinyl edition that is also available at HHV.

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Flag T-Shirt

49,99 €*

Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 3XL

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Black Star Flag T-Shirt - Features:
• Oversized fit
• Heavyweight, 7.1 oz, 16-singles, 100% carded cotton
• Dropped shoulders, wide neck ribbing with twin stitching, side seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double needle hems, garment dyed, preshrunk
• 5-color printed front design

A portion of proceeds will go to savethechildren.org benefiting relief efforts in DRC, Sudan, Haiti and Gaza.

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Flag T-Shirt

49,99 €*

Available Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

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Black Star Button Pack - Features:
• 4 Exclusive Black Star Buttons with Backer Card
• 1.25" Diameter Each

A portion of proceeds will go to savethechildren.org benefiting relief efforts in DRC, Sudan, Haiti and Gaza.

The artist formerly known as Mos Def, now Yasiin Bey, teams up with Talib Kweli again for a second Black Star album. This merch drops with the first widely available vinyl edition that is also available at HHV.

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Available Sizes: One Size

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Black Star Star Logo Flag - Features:
• 3' x 5'
• Lightweight (70 GSM)

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Black Star Star Logo Enamel Pin - Features:
• 1.25" x 1" Enamel Pin
• Rubber Clutch

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Logo Embroidered Meshback Snapback Hat

Available Sizes: One Size

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Black Star Logo Embroidered Meshback Snapback Hat - Features:
• Mid weight construction, Polyester/Cotton blend
• High profile, snapback cap, plastic snapback
• Blind embroidered Black Star name on front

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Beyond Time Longsleeve

54,99 €*

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Black Star Beyond Time Longsleeve - Features:
• Relaxed fit
• Heavyweight, 6.5 oz, 22-singles, 100% combed cotton
• Cuffed sleeves, neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk

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Icon Hoodie

109,99 €*

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Black Star Icon Hoodie - Features:
• Relaxed fit
• Mid weight, 9.4 oz, 80/20 Cotton/Recycled Polyester CVC Fleece
• Pre-shrunk, pullover hood, drop shoulder, kangaroo pocket, self-fabric lined hood, no drawcord, sleeve cuff ribbing
• Flag icon sewn onto sleeve
• Single color print on front.

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Silhouette T-Shirt

39,99 €*

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Black Star Silhouette T-Shirt - Features:
• Relaxed fit
• Heavyweight, 6.5 oz, 22-singles, 100% combed cotton
• Neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk
• Single color print.
• Black Star name

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Icon T-Shirt

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Black Star Icon T-Shirt - Features:
• Regular fit
• Midweight, 5.3 oz, 28-singles, 100% combed cotton
• Neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk
• Flag icon sewn onto sleeve
• Single color print on front.

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Icon T-Shirt

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No Fear Of Time Skate Deck

Rhymesayers

119,99 €*

Available Sizes: One Size

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Black Star No Fear Of Time Skate Deck - Features:
• Skate deck measuring 8.375" width x 32.125" length
• Full color printed bottom
• 2-Color print on natural top

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No Fear Of Time Slipmat (Pair)

24,99 €*

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Set of 2, One-Sided Slip Mats

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Logo Embroidered Knit Hat

74,99 €*

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Black Star Logo Embroidered Knit Hat - Features:
• Midweight, 100% acrylic
• Relaxed style, tight knit, cuffed hem, longer body
• Blind embroidered Black Star name on front
• 4-color embroidered Black Star flag on back.
• One size fits all

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Star Logo Coach Jacket

129,99 €*

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Black Star Star Logo Coach Jacket - Features:
• Relaxed
• Heavyweight, 6.5 oz, 22-singles, 100% combed cotton
• Neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, double needle hems,

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Silhouette Hoodie

109,99 €*

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Black Star Silhouette Hoodie - Features:
• Relaxed fit
• Mid weight, 9.4 oz, 80/20 Cotton/Recycled Polyester CVC Fleece
• Pre-shrunk, pullover hood, drop shoulder, kangaroo pocket, self-fabric lined hood, no drawcord, sleeve cuff ribbing
• Single color print.
• Embroidered Black Star name

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Icon T-Shirt

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Frigio All Stars Volume 6

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Frigio)

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Cry No More)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The eight track journey begins with Timothy Smith of 90s American darkwave band Lestat along with Pat Berdysz and Mekena Berdysz under their View So Cruel guise, “Corpses” is the blackened offering. A blend of styles and voices coalesce in this bright and burnt work. Colombia’s Ravetop follows, rich textured rhythms support scaling synthlines and distant vocals. Acid squawk and looming menace are the ingredients of Ruksby’s romp before Dragée presents an insurmountable wall of string and reverb in “Chapter VI.” The flip brings old friends back into the fold as well as welcoming new names. Canada’s Red Mass conspires with Lieutenant Freebase with unsettling results while Croatia’s Honored Matres returns with the bent and buckled bars and beats of “Sisterhood.” Diana Berti delivers a powerful psychological soundtrack, “Neptune”, before 80s band Simbolo from Brazil closes proceedings with the absorbing analogue abstraction of “For A Better File.” Eight pieces from far and wide, eight tracks that transcend borders and genre tags.

Format: LP, 12” 180g Heavy Black vinyl - Etched side with DVA’s logo, Numbered copies, Black inners - Printed sleeve on 350g cardboard.

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Innerversions

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reel People Music Vinyl Sampler: Volume 4 Red Vinyl Edition

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Reel People Music)

18,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Surf You Next Tuesday! 3 Part 2

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Otitis Media)

88,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Surf You Next Tuesday! 3 Part 1

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Otitis Media)

88,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Stag-O-Lee)

Slow Grind Fever 12

26,99 €*

Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Volume #12 in this amazing series of slow grinding R&B/Soul/Exotica tunes as they arebeing played in a club in Melbourne/Australia.Around midnight on the last Saturday of every month, an assemblage of juiceheads,grifters, kittens, dandies and derelicts gather in a dimly-lit, smoke-filled room and dancetogether real slow. These are some of the records we dance to... Thanks to all the fluteplayers and backing singers of yore for flavouring these old records up just like we likethem. (Richie1250/Melbourne, 2019)Compilation and liner notes by SGF/mastermind Richie1250.

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Norman McLaren

LP | 2024 | US | Original (We Are Busy Bodies)

24,99 €*

Rare Birds Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Pioneering Scottish-Canadian animator Norman McLaren (1914-1987) - creator of seminal short films Dots, Neighbours, Synchromy and many more - is remembered in first ever release of soundtrack works, self-composed from the 1940’s to 1970’s and forecasting the following half-century of electronic music.

Norman McLaren was once described by composer, music theorist, and mathematician Milton Babbitt as “the first electronic musician.” In addition to his pioneering work in animation, the electronic soundtracks McLaren created for his own films employ astonishing foresight and a characteristically precise methodology. They also crystallise boundless creativity, wit and whimsy, and illuminative brilliance into a unique insight to his remarkable mind, with or without visual accompaniment.

Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren marks the first time his soundtracks have been released on record, carefully curated from his most important film works, hours of archival tapes, and multiple versions of the same key compositions. It represents an essential overview of McLaren as a composer, in neat dovetail with McLaren the filmmaker. Both are crucial figures in the respective developments of their fields, opening doors to a future that might not have existed without McLaren.

As an animator, McLaren was renowned for utilising or inventing techniques at their very vanguard and shaping to his needs the rudimentary technology of the era. Many of these techniques and technological adaptations, developed at the National Film Board of Canada over the 1940’s and 50’s, would eventually become adopted into standard practice for animation. He also blazed new trails for soundtrack composition: having heard the glue of spliced film reel produce sound as it passed through his equipment, he began meticulously applying his own cuts and notches to the tape and measuring the frequency values of the tones these striations would emit. Over years of refinement, he created a series of cards to correspond to eight octaves of musical notes, frequency by frequency, and to recruit these cards to compose his soundtracks. It was a way to maintain total creative control and freedom over his own work - every single frame would be processed “the McLaren way”.

“He could have used a synthesiser,” writes long-term assistant, friend, and filmmaker of McLaren documentaries Don McWilliams, also at the National Film Board, “but he had his own method and he stuck with it.” John Cage was an ardent fan, inviting McLaren to his infamous downtown NYC socials and once even writing to McLaren to beg a recommendation for his recruitment at the National Film Board.

Unsurprisingly, McLaren was musically capable and aware throughout his career. He was an inquisitive listener, often drawn to rhythmic expression found outside western music, and he collected records for both reference and enjoyment. West African and Chinese music were particular pleasures, as well as the gypsy jigs that in his youth had informed his own practice as a violin player.

The opening piece to this compilation, “Now Is The Time”, is crafted from trilling, birdsong arpeggiations of dulcet high frequency tones that chatter and warble in scattered dialogue. Accompanying the clouds, multiple suns, and dancing figures of the film, the soundtrack is alive with joy and wonderment. Next, “Rythmetic”, soundtracking McLaren’s famed numeric sequence visualisation, pitters and patters with the types of glitching rhythms so coveted by contemporary electronic music almost a century later. Even from these first pieces alone, it is readily apparent that McLaren could not have achieved the effect he desired with scored instrumentation. The “McLaren way”, so crucial to his process, is as much foundational to his soundtracks as it is to the films themselves.

Despite his acclaim and recognition within the world of film and animation - he won an Oscar, a Palme d’Or, is a favourite of George Lucas’, and is recorded in UNESCO’s cultural heritage archives (none of which interested him) - Norman McLaren is not a Walt Disney, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, or an Ub Iwerks. His work is unflinchingly outré. Seeking out experimental, innovative, and unconventional modes of storytelling, his creative expression went even deeper than pioneering methodology and a prolific output, becoming part of the man himself as his working hours in the studio became longer and longer as his career blossomed. Even his straightest films are decidedly odd at their core, revealing not only a playful and joyously childlike sense of humour, but also the perpetual pursuit of perfection that fuelled his filmmaking throughout his life.

A gay man, McLaren also resisted the normative social structures of the day in his personal life, acutely aware of the legal implications of his relationship with lifelong partner and fellow NFB director Guy Glover. He also remains revered as the most generous and trusting of teachers, bringing under his wing young or inexperienced filmmakers in whom he saw passion and promise. His second protegee George Dunning, who went on to produce Yellow Submarine for the Beatles, had only recently graduated when McLaren brought him to work in the NFB studios.

Towards the end of McLaren’s career, McWilliams asked him how he perceived his own legacy; how Norman McLaren would be remembered in a hundred years’ time. “A filmmaker who made some interesting films,” was his reply. Modest, funny, wise, and yet knowingly sly. An answer most McLaren.

William Norman McLaren was born 11th April 1914 in Stirling, Scotland. He died January 27th 1987 in Hudson, Canada.

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The Bug Club

2LP | 2024 | CA | Original (We Are Busy Bodies)

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / CA – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Timeless Jazz Classics Volume 1

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Propaganda

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Bureau B)

27,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Leon Bridges

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Columbia International)

29,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Celebration Rock Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Japandroids

LP | 2012 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

12" | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Sound Metaphors)

Release: 2012 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The second VMP Essentials release went out to something like 20 people; we’ve obviously pressed many more than that for this release of Japandroids’ breakout LP, one of the 2012’s best albums for remembering your friends and the nights you can’t remember. On exclusive “Fire’s Highway” colored vinyl with a 20-page lyric and photo booklet, our edition goes well with a pint.

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Franco F.

Simulation Lab

The Diary Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The archeological excavations into the cult Interactive Test label continues with a 4 track EP originally released by the label's Don, Franco Falsini, in 1991. Generously brought back to the bins, 3 decades later and still highly applicable to any tasteful dancefloor, a timeless expression of early italo-house.

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J Dilla

2LP | 2016 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Release: 2016 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Diary, the legendary lost album and instrumentals from J Dilla, released posthumously in 2016, is the VMP Hip-Hop Record of the Month for November 2022. It's here on exclusive 2LP Purple & Orange Marble vinyl, with lacquers cut by...

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10 Years Of Rocksteady Disco Volume 1

12" | 2024 | US | Original (Rocksteady Disco)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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10 years! What started as a humble weekly happy hour on MotorCity Wine’s patio has evolved into a beloved buy-on-sight vinyl label. To celebrate we bring you 10 Years Of Rocksteady Disco Vol. 1 from 4 of Rocksteady Disco's heaviest hitting mainstays. The release kicks off with Sol Power All-Star’s "Solsibisa", a peak hour pan-African house banger with a huge bassline and tons of drums to turn out the dance. From there Eddie Logix takes the baton for "2nd Choice (It's Still Not Over)”, a tune that remixes an all-time classic into a bonafide Disco House banger in that sleazy Eddie Logix way. On the flip it gets deeper, with the 12 minute "Whispers Of You" from Blair French, a deep house epic reminiscent of Ron Trent and Joe Claussell. Closing out the release is Topher Horn’s “Gratiot dub”, a bugged out cosmic beatdown joint affectionately named for one of Detroit’s most iconic roads. It’s a diverse package that perfectly encapsulates the Rocksteady Disco sound, and we’re sure it won’t leave your record bag for some time to come.

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Super Spicy Recipe Volume 7

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Super Spicy)

15,99 €*

Flora & Fana Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Monsieur Van Pratt is well known to anyone who likes their disco on the hot side. He heads up the Super Spicy Records label and is now back with a new entry into the Super Spicy Recipe series alongside plenty of other top names. He opens up the EP with a groovy masterpiece featuring a powerful bassline and captivating vocals. Hotmood's 'Like That' showcases the energetic prowess of the Mexican then Julps, from Mexico City's Departamento, debuts with a hypnotic deep cut. On the flipside, Groovy Kds keep the party alive with 'Get Down,' while The Magic Track delivers pure dancefloor magic. Closing out the 12", The Velvet Stripes serve up a super funky and potent finale.

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Fana Hues

The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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With her blend of soul, jazz, and R&B, Fana Hues takes listeners on a journey through Flora + Fana. This album is a testament to Fana's artistry, showcasing her growth as an artist and her ability to weave together different genres to create a sound that is all her own.

The tracks on Flora + Fana explore themes of love, growth, and self-discovery through Fana's deeply personal and introspective lyrics. Her music is a means of self-expression and empowerment, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences and emotions. This album was one of our favorites from 2022.

Limited to 1000 copies, the VMP exclusive version of Flora + Fana is pressed at Gold Rush Vinyl on Earth color vinyl. The 1LP will arrive in a single, direct-to-board, foil-stamped and numbered jacket.

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Quasimoto

2LP | 2005 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Tsutsumikomu Youni / R308

Release: 2005 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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When the Beat Konducta and his trusty alter ego link up for the sequel, another southern California blunt cruise ensues. The Adventures Of Lord Quas consists of a slow ride through the deepest corners of the crate, leaving no genre unearthed until it claims space in the haze of one’s imagination. It’s business as unusual: Madlib funnels his most twisted impulses and comedic sensibilities into a sonic slacker flck complete with good dope, bottom-shelf liquor, and a penchant for gazing mouth agape into the great unknown. But he knows Lord Quas like a good needle on wax, and they casually strut through the loops, much ado about frontin’. (Not like fake shit ain’t a big deal, but it ain’t a big enough deal.) This record captures Madlib and his id at their most frantic, indulgent, and often confusing; they trade neatness for chaos, continuity for collage in a barrage of the finest sounds this side of the B-side. It’s hip-hop that takes every visible risk, often striking gold and proving how in control the Loop Digga truly is. Don’t hit it too hard, your other selves might pay you a visit.

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Wa Yo Set

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Urban Discos)

20,99 €*