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The new Jimi Hendrix Experience box set does the unthinkable: It finds previously unreleased Hendrix stuff that's absolutely worth hearing. We reviewed the #vinyl set, which charts the making of 1967's Axis: Bold as Love and also includes phenomenal-sounding pressings of the LP.
Review: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
A new box set charts the course of 1967’s Axis: Bold as Love.
We’re still catching up on the many vinyl reissues, re-releases, and box sets that have landed this fall, and today we dig into the new d...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The new Jimi Hendrix Experience box set does the unthinkable: It finds previously unreleased Hendrix stuff that's absolutely worth hearing. We reviewed the #vinyl set, which charts the making of 1967's Axis: Bold as Love and also includes phenomenal-sounding pressings of the LP.
We thought the year-end deluge of #vinyl reissues was tapering off. WE THOUGHT WRONG. Check out our weekly roundup, which includes R.E.M. and Beck one-steps, Pink Floyd, J Dilla, Blur, the Pogues, Counting Crows, Keith Jarrett, Gary Numan, some wonderful Brazilian stuff, and so. much. jazz.
New vinyl reissues: December 12, 2025
Greetings, and welcome back to The Vinyl Cut! Y’know, I thought the year-end deluge of reissues and re-releases was slowing down, but this week has proven otherwise. There’s just a staggering amount o...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We thought the year-end deluge of #vinyl reissues was tapering off. WE THOUGHT WRONG. Check out our weekly roundup, which includes R.E.M. and Beck one-steps, Pink Floyd, J Dilla, Blur, the Pogues, Counting Crows, Keith Jarrett, Gary Numan, some wonderful Brazilian stuff, and so. much. jazz.
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Spent some time listening to the three most recent releases in ECM's Luminessence series.
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Review: ECM's Luminessence Series - Zakir Hussain | Garbarek/Brahem/Hussain | Tord Gustavsen Trio
Greetings, fellow vinyl fiends. As with our previous posts this week, we’re taking today to get caught up with some reissues that were temporarily pushed to the side in the past few weeks. This time a...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Spent some time listening to the three most recent releases in ECM's Luminessence series.
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In today's newsletter, we reviewed the #vinyl edition of the recent Bob Dylan box set, Through the Open Window, which collects some of his earliest recordings and charts his meteoric development from 1955 to 1963. It's a whirlwind, and far from a museum piece. Read & subscribe! #vinylsky #bobdylan
Review: Bob Dylan's Earliest Years
Charting the breakthroughs on Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18, 1956–1963.
We’re still catching up on all the great things that have come out over the past few weeks, particularly ...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We caught up with the recent fancy-pants one-step pressings of Prince and the Revolution's Purple Rain and Tom Petty's Wildflowers. They sound darn good. Are they worth the $$$? #vinyl #vinylsky
Reviews: Because Sound Matters one-steps of Prince and Tom Petty
We indulged in the fancy new pressings of Purple Rain and Wildflowers.
As December plows forward, the seasonal deluge of reissues and box sets is tapering off. So we’re taking the opportunity to catc...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In today's Vinyl Cut, we reviewed the new #vinyl reissues of the Gits, Letters to Cleo, and Ultravox. Plus we're giving away a copy of the 8-LP Neil Young box set Official Release Series #6 to one of our paid-tier subscribers! Get in on that action—read and subscribe!
Reviews: The Gits | Letters to Cleo | Ultravox
New vinyl pressings of Enter: The Conquering Chicken, Aurora Gory Alice, Wholesale Meats and Fish, and The Collection.
We’ve got three reviews for you today, for four new records. But first, a quick ...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In today's Vinyl Cut, we reviewed the new #vinyl reissues of the Gits, Letters to Cleo, and Ultravox. Plus we're giving away a copy of the 8-LP Neil Young box set Official Release Series #6 to one of our paid-tier subscribers! Get in on that action—read and subscribe!
This week's rundown of new #vinyl reissues includes the launch of an exciting Sun Records cut-from-analog series, the Gits, Faust, the Hold Steady, Circle Jerks, two new Blue Note Tone Poets, Letters to Cleo, Ace Records' 50th anniversary, and more. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky #musicsky
New vinyl reissues: December 5, 2025
Hello, hello, and welcome back to The Vinyl Cut. The wave of reissues timed for the holiday season seems to finally be cresting, but there are still lots of good things coming out this week.
First: I...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In today's Vinyl Cut newsletter, we review three of the titles in Universal's upscale, all-analog Vinylphyle series: Bob Marley and the Wailers' 'Exodus,' The Band's 'Northern Lights–Southern Cross,' and Nat King Cole's 'The Christmas Song.' Read and subscribe! #vinyl #vinylsky #musicsky
Reviews: Vinylphyle editions of Bob Marley, The Band, and Nat King Cole
We dig into the rest of the Vinylphyle starting lineup, including Exodus, Northern Lights–Southern Cross, and The Christmas Song.
Two weeks back, we jumped on one of the first four titles of Universa...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today's reviews include the 50th anniversary edition of Neil Young's legendary 'Tonight's the Night' and a sterling crop of new reissues from Ray Charles that uncovers lost gems from his extensive catalog. If you like #vinyl, this is the newsletter for you—read and subscribe! #vinylsky #musicsky
Reviews: Neil Young | Ray Charles
Black Friday has come and gone, but there’s still plenty of new vinyl to listen to. Today we go long on a few new reissues of note: The 50th anniversary double-LP edition of Neil Young’s Tonight’s the...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We've got a few more #RSD Black Friday #vinyl reviews, this time for Bob Dylan, Big Head Todd, WITCH, and the sunshine-pop comp Flowers in the Afternoon. Plus, some Saturday thoughts about rampant consumerism this time of year. Read and subscribe!
Just a few more Black Friday reviews, and some thoughts about consumerism
First off, welcome to all of our new subscribers! Our RSD Black Friday reviews have gotten a ton of traffic and brought a lot of you to The Vinyl Cut for the first time. We hope you like what we’re up...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Our weekly rundown of new #vinyl reissues comes at you a day early for turkey-related reasons. PLUS we've got our top 5 picks for #RSD Black Friday. Read & subscribe!
New vinyl reissues: November 28, 2025 | PLUS our top five RSD Black Friday picks
Welcome back to The Vinyl Cut. Our weekly rundown of new vinyl reissues is coming at you a day early because of a holiday that takes place tomorrow in which Americans all come together and decide that...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We've got reviews of LOTS of upcoming #RSD Black Friday #vinyl, including Fleetwood Mac, the Doors, Joni Mitchell, Grateful Dead, Love, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, Curtis Mayfield, the English Beat, Ramones, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bad Brains, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Son Volt, INXS, Yusef Lateef & more!
We reviewed every last piece of RSD Black Friday vinyl we could get our hands on
Vinyl reviews of 29 reissues coming out on Record Store Day Black Friday 2025.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In today's #vinyl newsletter we reviewed the new #Beatles Anthology Collection megabox AND the new Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie megabox. Now, does anyone know a good chiropractor? Those things are heavy. #vinylsky #musicsky #smashingpumpkins
Reviews: The Beatles | The Smashing Pumpkins
Inside the new Anthology Collection and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness megaboxes.
Christmas came a little early for us at The Vinyl Cut. We got the chance to check out two ridiculously mammot...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
In today's #vinyl newsletter we reviewed the new #Beatles Anthology Collection megabox AND the new Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie megabox. Now, does anyone know a good chiropractor? Those things are heavy. #vinylsky #musicsky #smashingpumpkins
Today's rundown of this week's new #vinyl reissues is a big one, including artists you might have heard of like the Beatles, Prince, Fela Kuti, the Replacements, Smashing Pumpkins, and Zbigniew Namysłowski. What's that? You haven't heard of Zbigniew Namysłowski? Well, then, click through, friend.
New vinyl reissues: November 21, 2025
Hello again, and welcome back to The Vinyl Cut. It’s our usual Thursday rundown of all the new reissues coming out this week, and since we’re more or less into the holiday shopping season, there’s a l...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Today's rundown of this week's new #vinyl reissues is a big one, including artists you might have heard of like the Beatles, Prince, Fela Kuti, the Replacements, Smashing Pumpkins, and Zbigniew Namysłowski. What's that? You haven't heard of Zbigniew Namysłowski? Well, then, click through, friend.
The new all-analog Vinylphyle series, if you can get past the name, just reissued The Velvet Underground & Nico on #vinyl, cut from the original master tape. How's it sound? Plus we've got the new reissue of Sister Irene O'Connor's charming Fire of God's Love. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky #musicsky
Reviews: The Velvet Underground | Sister Irene O’Connor
The Vinylphyle edition of The Velvet Underground & Nico, and a worthy reissue of Fire of God’s Love.
We’ve got two vinyl reviews for you today, including our first look at the ballyhooed Vinylphyle s...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The new all-analog Vinylphyle series, if you can get past the name, just reissued The Velvet Underground & Nico on #vinyl, cut from the original master tape. How's it sound? Plus we've got the new reissue of Sister Irene O'Connor's charming Fire of God's Love. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky #musicsky
Our #RSD Black Friday preview series continues with a comprehensive look at all the #vinyl reissues coming out Nov, 28. Today we look at the electronic and soundtrack releases. (Yes, they are doing ANOTHER repress of A Charlie Brown Christmas.) Read and subscribe!
Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 preview: Electronic & soundtracks
Welcome back to our ongoing series of previews for Record Store Day’s upcoming Black Friday event, taking place on Friday, November 28. We’re getting near the end, folks, and unfortunately that means ...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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In today's Vinyl Cut newsletter, we review the 40th anniversary #vinyl of Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair, expanded to 2 LPs with a set of bonus tracks. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky #tearsforfears #musicsky
Review: Tears for Fears’ big breakthrough turns 40
1985’s Songs from the Big Chair gets a 2-LP vinyl reissue.
Songs from the Big Chair is one of those albums that you can’t examine too closely or it falls to pieces. By all metrics, it shouldn’t work....
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November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In today's Vinyl Cut newsletter, we review the 40th anniversary #vinyl of Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair, expanded to 2 LPs with a set of bonus tracks. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky #tearsforfears #musicsky
Today we've got three #vinyl reviews of new archival releases over at Vinyl Cut:
•Split Enz: ENZyclopedia Vols 1 & 2
•Chet Baker: Swimming by Moonlight
•Rousers: Sire Session 1979
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•Split Enz: ENZyclopedia Vols 1 & 2
•Chet Baker: Swimming by Moonlight
•Rousers: Sire Session 1979
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Reviews: Split Enz | Chet Baker | Rousers
We spin vinyl copies of the new ENZyclopedia Volumes One & Two, Swimming by Moonlight, and Sire Session 1979.
Today we’ve got reviews of three new archival releases that came out on vinyl. First up i...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today we've got three #vinyl reviews of new archival releases over at Vinyl Cut:
•Split Enz: ENZyclopedia Vols 1 & 2
•Chet Baker: Swimming by Moonlight
•Rousers: Sire Session 1979
Of course, if you were subscribed, you'd already have all three reviews in your inbox. Give us a click and sign up.
•Split Enz: ENZyclopedia Vols 1 & 2
•Chet Baker: Swimming by Moonlight
•Rousers: Sire Session 1979
Of course, if you were subscribed, you'd already have all three reviews in your inbox. Give us a click and sign up.
Our gargantuan rundown of all the new #vinyl reissues coming out this week includes the Rolling Stones, Lush, Drive-By Truckers, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the launch of a new all-analog series called "Vinylphyle." We didn't name it, we're just reporting it. Read and subscribe! #vinylphyle
New vinyl reissues: November 14, 2025
Many, many new vinyl re-releases to get to this week, but first we just want to shout out the excellent reporting by Zach Schonfeld, whose piece “Who Got Screwed When Vinyl Me, Please Went Bust?” is u...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Our gargantuan rundown of all the new #vinyl reissues coming out this week includes the Rolling Stones, Lush, Drive-By Truckers, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the launch of a new all-analog series called "Vinylphyle." We didn't name it, we're just reporting it. Read and subscribe! #vinylphyle
We missed a golden opportunity to post a review of the 50th anniversary #vinyl reissue of Patti Smith's 'Horses' ON the actual 50th anniversary (Nov 10). Well, here it is, two days late. Happy birthday, 'Horses.' (The reissue's excellent, although our pressing wasn't the best.) #vinylsky #pattismith
Review: Patti Smith, 50 years on
The 50th anniversary reissue of Horses includes an all-analog cut of Smith’s 1975 debut and a second LP of outtakes.
Few debuts are as striking and complete a statement of purpose as Horses, the firs...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We missed a golden opportunity to post a review of the 50th anniversary #vinyl reissue of Patti Smith's 'Horses' ON the actual 50th anniversary (Nov 10). Well, here it is, two days late. Happy birthday, 'Horses.' (The reissue's excellent, although our pressing wasn't the best.) #vinylsky #pattismith
Our #RSD Black Friday preview coverage continues with our biggest post yet: All the classic rock, pop, and folk #vinyl reissues coming to record stores on Nov. 28. This batch has some high highs and some low lows, friends. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky
Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 preview: Classic rock, pop & folk
Today’s the big fish in our continuing coverage of Record Store Day’s upcoming Black Friday event—because today we’re covering all the classic rock, pop, and folk reissues that are coming to independe...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In today's newsletter, we reviewed #vinyl reissues of the two brilliant early '70s albums by Bill Fay, who passed away in February. And we also revisited some Cramps records from the early '80s. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky
Reviews: Bill Fay | The Cramps
Bill Fay and Time of the Last Persecution are back on vinyl, plus three from the psychobilly originators.
We’ve got two reviews today to kick off your week. First up are the two incredible albums Bil...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our #RSD Black Friday coverage just keeps going and going. Today we cover all the alternate, '90s, and 2000s #vinyl reissues hitting independent record stores on Nov 28—including Son Volt, Sleigh Bells, Yoakam, Wilco, Ween, and a second chance for that maligned Black Kids album. Read and subscribe!
Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 preview: Alternative, ’90s & 2000s
Record Store Day’s Black Friday is swiftly approaching—it’s Friday, November 28, in case you forgot—and our preview coverage of all the worthwhile releases is swelling like a tick. And we haven’t even...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We've got the rundown on this week's biggest, best, and most interesting #vinyl reissues in today's edition of our Vinyl Cut newsletter—including Hendrix, Wings, Hüsker Dü, Deerhoof, some soul and jazz essentials, and more. Read and subscribe! #vinylsky
New vinyl reissues: November 7, 2025
We’ll jump right in to today’s rundown of reissues and archival releases, as there’s a lot to get to. Two things, quickly: Today’s vinyl hubbub is about an event taking place this afternoon in New Yor...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM