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Today's #vinyl reviews include a lost 1977 album from Grupo Um, the Brazilian jazz fusion band made up of Hermeto Pascoal's backing musicians; and a 1971 album from the Emotions originally released on Volt, with backing from Hayes/Porter, the Bar-Kays, and the Swampers.
Reviews: Grupo Um | The Emotions
What do a Brazilian jazz fusion band and a Chicago vocal-soul trio have in common? Not a whole lot, as it turns out, except that we’re reviewing reissues of both of them this week. First up, we’ve got...
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February 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Today's #vinyl reviews include a lost 1977 album from Grupo Um, the Brazilian jazz fusion band made up of Hermeto Pascoal's backing musicians; and a 1971 album from the Emotions originally released on Volt, with backing from Hayes/Porter, the Bar-Kays, and the Swampers.
Today we review a fascinating #vinyl reissue of Japanese jazz, which pairs bossa nova tropes with traditional Japanese folk melodies. We're also taking a look at the Korean label responsible for the reissue, the wide-ranging Beatball Music, who are devoted to making the obscure accessible.
Review: Hōzan Yamamoto, plus a look at Beatball Music
Today I’m reviewing a fascinating reissue of Japanese jazz, released by the South Korean label Beatball Music. I was unfamiliar with the label until its owner, Bongsoo Lee, emailed The Vinyl Cut to in...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Today we review a fascinating #vinyl reissue of Japanese jazz, which pairs bossa nova tropes with traditional Japanese folk melodies. We're also taking a look at the Korean label responsible for the reissue, the wide-ranging Beatball Music, who are devoted to making the obscure accessible.
We're giving away a #vinyl copy of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' The Live Anthology: From the Vaults - Vol. 1, a limited-edition double LP that came out on Black Friday and is now near-impossible to find in stores. Become a paid subscriber and win! #tompetty
Win a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers limited-edition live album!
For some, February 14 means chocolate, snuggles, and chalky little hearts with illegible messages printed on them. For us here at The Vinyl Cut, it means our February vinyl giveaway is going live!
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February 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Holy moly, that's a lot of #vinyl reissues this week! We gots Beach Boys, Jeff Buckley, Velocity Girl, Sam Cooke, Sonny Rollins, Comet Gain, Lootpack, Huggy Bear, Sun Ra, Wigwam, and much more. Read our weekly rundown, and subscribe!
New vinyl reissues: February 13, 2026
We’ll jump right into this week’s vinyl reissues—but first, just a reminder about our upcoming February vinyl giveaway: We’ve got a copy of the Tom Petty live album released exclusively as part of Rec...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Holy moly, that's a lot of #vinyl reissues this week! We gots Beach Boys, Jeff Buckley, Velocity Girl, Sam Cooke, Sonny Rollins, Comet Gain, Lootpack, Huggy Bear, Sun Ra, Wigwam, and much more. Read our weekly rundown, and subscribe!
A look at the new Rhino Reserve pressings of two Otis Redding albums: his 1964 debut Pain in My Heart and 1966's The Soul Album. These were cut from tape by Matthew Lutthans on a tube system at the Mastering Lab—we've included a link to a fascinating new behind-the-scenes video of the facility.
Reviews: Otis Redding on Rhino Reserve
New analog cuts of the Stax classics Pain in My Heart and The Soul Album.
As our regular readers know all too well, we’re pretty high on Rhino Reserves these days. Rhino has used the line to carve ou...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A look at the new Rhino Reserve pressings of two Otis Redding albums: his 1964 debut Pain in My Heart and 1966's The Soul Album. These were cut from tape by Matthew Lutthans on a tube system at the Mastering Lab—we've included a link to a fascinating new behind-the-scenes video of the facility.
A look behind the scenes at Brazilian pressing plant Polysom, whose Clássicos Em Vinil reissue series has kept MPB and Tropicália classics in print for new generations. www.vinylcut.net/behind-the-p...
Behind the Presses at Polysom
The Brazilian manufacturing plant’s Clássicos Em Vinil series brings MPB and Tropicália to a new generation.
Music discovery has never been easier these days, from online sleuthing to physical crate-...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A look behind the scenes at Brazilian pressing plant Polysom, whose Clássicos Em Vinil reissue series has kept MPB and Tropicália classics in print for new generations. www.vinylcut.net/behind-the-p...
Kick your weekend off with three piping-hot #vinyl reviews. We listened to reissues from the Monkees, Bayeté, and the Temprees. Get your vicarious vinyl fix by reading our reviews!
Reviews: The Monkees | Bayeté | The Temprees
We spin the new Monkees singles compilation and two reissues from Real Gone Music.
Start your weekend with three piping-hot vinyl reviews—just don’t burn your fingers. Today we catch up on the last o...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Kick your weekend off with three piping-hot #vinyl reviews. We listened to reissues from the Monkees, Bayeté, and the Temprees. Get your vicarious vinyl fix by reading our reviews!
It's time for another plunge into the refreshing waters of the latest #vinyl reissues. This week we've got Otis Redding, Donny Hathaway, Bat for Lashes, Talk Talk, Lô Borges, Jimi Hendrix, Clifton Chenier, J Mascis, Blur, 2Pac, Chris Whitley, Bayeté, Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical, and more!
New vinyl reissues: February 6, 2026
It’s time for our weekly plunge into the refreshing waters of the latest vinyl reissues. And it’s quite a deep pool this week, so we hope you saved a little bit of covetous anticipation after the Reco...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It's time for another plunge into the refreshing waters of the latest #vinyl reissues. This week we've got Otis Redding, Donny Hathaway, Bat for Lashes, Talk Talk, Lô Borges, Jimi Hendrix, Clifton Chenier, J Mascis, Blur, 2Pac, Chris Whitley, Bayeté, Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical, and more!
Today's newsletter includes reviews of two new #vinyl reissues of '70s albums: David Bowie's Station to Station and Tower of Power's Back to Oakland—two very different iterations of the California dream.
Reviews: David Bowie | Tower of Power
We checked out the new half-speed master of Station to Station and the Rhino Reserve pressing of Back to Oakland.
Today’s newsletter contains reviews for a pair of recent reissues—one for an undisput...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Today's newsletter includes reviews of two new #vinyl reissues of '70s albums: David Bowie's Station to Station and Tower of Power's Back to Oakland—two very different iterations of the California dream.
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i like this Vinyl Cut review of utopia “another live” a lot. prog utopia ironically some of my least listened to todd stuff but just a few years later on “ra” they started morphing into one of the best pop bands america has ever seen and most certainly my favorite
Three new #vinyl reviews for you this weekend: We've got a look at the comprehensive new collection of the Necessaries (Arthur Russell's one-time gig), plus new pressings of Another Live by Todd Rundgren's Utopia (cut from tape!) and an anthology of Sly & the Family Stone's later years.
Reviews: The Necessaries | Todd Rundgren's Utopia | Sly and the Family Stone
We’ve got three new reviews for you this weekend, as we catch up on a January that saw a lot more worthwhile reissues than we would have guessed. (February’s looking pretty loaded, too.) Here’s what’s...
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February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
i like this Vinyl Cut review of utopia “another live” a lot. prog utopia ironically some of my least listened to todd stuff but just a few years later on “ra” they started morphing into one of the best pop bands america has ever seen and most certainly my favorite
Three new #vinyl reviews for you this weekend: We've got a look at the comprehensive new collection of the Necessaries (Arthur Russell's one-time gig), plus new pressings of Another Live by Todd Rundgren's Utopia (cut from tape!) and an anthology of Sly & the Family Stone's later years.
Reviews: The Necessaries | Todd Rundgren's Utopia | Sly and the Family Stone
We’ve got three new reviews for you this weekend, as we catch up on a January that saw a lot more worthwhile reissues than we would have guessed. (February’s looking pretty loaded, too.) Here’s what’s...
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January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Three new #vinyl reviews for you this weekend: We've got a look at the comprehensive new collection of the Necessaries (Arthur Russell's one-time gig), plus new pressings of Another Live by Todd Rundgren's Utopia (cut from tape!) and an anthology of Sly & the Family Stone's later years.
Take a look at this week's crop of vinyl reissues, which includes Alice in Chains, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Tower of Power, the Style Council, GVSB, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Grupo Um, and more. Plus, we've got the latest info on tomorrow's reveal of the next two Rhino High Fidelity titles!
New vinyl reissues: January 30, 2026
Hello, hello, vinyl enthusiasts. We’ve got another action-packed week of new vinyl reissues for you, but there are two upcoming releases that we didn’t include—because we don’t know what they are yet!...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Take a look at this week's crop of vinyl reissues, which includes Alice in Chains, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Tower of Power, the Style Council, GVSB, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Grupo Um, and more. Plus, we've got the latest info on tomorrow's reveal of the next two Rhino High Fidelity titles!
Some fine new #vinyl for your ears: We've got reviews of two new Faces reissues that were cut from analog tape, plus an expanded version of Squeeze's 1991 album play. These were just released by Rhino as part of January's Start Your Ear Off Right campaign.
Reviews: Faces | Squeeze
As January draws to a close and much of the US is under a blanket of snow, we’re still happily shoveling ourselves out from under a pile of vinyl from Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right campaign. Over t...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Some fine new #vinyl for your ears: We've got reviews of two new Faces reissues that were cut from analog tape, plus an expanded version of Squeeze's 1991 album play. These were just released by Rhino as part of January's Start Your Ear Off Right campaign.
Today we've got #vinyl reviews of the long-lost unreleased 2nd album by overlooked New York songwriter David Forman, plus the new batch of Alan Vega reissues, where the Suicide singer explores the merging of rockabilly with post-punk. www.vinylcut.net/vinyl-review...
Reviews: David Forman | Alan Vega
We’ll jump right into the reviews—two for you today. One’s for an album that was lost to time due to record company interference, and the other is for a pair of albums that explored the merging of pos...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Today we've got #vinyl reviews of the long-lost unreleased 2nd album by overlooked New York songwriter David Forman, plus the new batch of Alan Vega reissues, where the Suicide singer explores the merging of rockabilly with post-punk. www.vinylcut.net/vinyl-review...
We're looking back on a couple of #vinyl reissues we missed at the end of last year: the acclaimed Tone Poet pressing of Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours, and Before Aksak Maboul, a comp of formative work from the Belgian avant-rock outfit.
Reviews: Frank Sinatra | Aksak Maboul
As much of the US begins to plunge into a deep freeze, we figured what better time to cozy up with some records that we missed the first time around? This pair of vinyl reissues came out last November...
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January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
We're looking back on a couple of #vinyl reissues we missed at the end of last year: the acclaimed Tone Poet pressing of Frank Sinatra's In the Wee Small Hours, and Before Aksak Maboul, a comp of formative work from the Belgian avant-rock outfit.
It's another week's bursting at the seams with #vinyl reissues. We've got the rundown, including new editions of David Bowie, Toni Braxton, Alan Vega, Erykah Badu, Squeeze, and more. (And it wouldn't be complete without some new Fleetwood Mac and Bob Marley pressings, so those are in there too.)
New vinyl reissues: January 23, 2026
Howdy, partners. We’ll jump right into this week’s reissue rundown in just a sec. First, we wanted to welcome all the readers who clicked on us from around the web. If you’re digging our coverage, ple...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It's another week's bursting at the seams with #vinyl reissues. We've got the rundown, including new editions of David Bowie, Toni Braxton, Alan Vega, Erykah Badu, Squeeze, and more. (And it wouldn't be complete without some new Fleetwood Mac and Bob Marley pressings, so those are in there too.)
Woo! Cub! No, we're not having a stroke—at least, not just yet. Those are the names of the two bands that have just released lovely new #vinyl reissues of their work, and @robertham.bsky.social is just the fella to tell you all about them.
Reviews: Woo | Cub
Hello, and happy Wednesday to you and yours. For the first time in over a week, we’ve got reviews of some fresh reissues that are not part of the Rhino Reserve series. Today we’re digging into a coupl...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Woo! Cub! No, we're not having a stroke—at least, not just yet. Those are the names of the two bands that have just released lovely new #vinyl reissues of their work, and @robertham.bsky.social is just the fella to tell you all about them.
We've got reviews of three more of the new Rhino Reserve pressings today: Roland Kirk's The Inflated Tear; Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could Read My Mind; and America's self-titled debut. #vinyl
Reviews: Roland Kirk | Gordon Lightfoot | America
Hello again, and if you’re sick of reading our reviews about all of the new Rhino Reserve pressings—well, tough. Following up on yesterday’s newsletter and a pair from last week, we’ve got reviews of ...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We've got reviews of three more of the new Rhino Reserve pressings today: Roland Kirk's The Inflated Tear; Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could Read My Mind; and America's self-titled debut. #vinyl
Rhino is releasing nine titles in their Rhino Reserve series this month, which is shaping up to be one of the most reliable #vinyl reissue lines around. We continue our coverage of the January Reserves with a review of the stellar new pressing of Fleetwood Mac's 1971 album Future Games.
Review: Fleetwood Mac in 1971
The Rhino Reserve series continues apace with a definitive edition of Future Games.
Not even a year old, the Rhino Reserve series has quickly become one of the most appealing and reliable vinyl reiss...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Rhino is releasing nine titles in their Rhino Reserve series this month, which is shaping up to be one of the most reliable #vinyl reissue lines around. We continue our coverage of the January Reserves with a review of the stellar new pressing of Fleetwood Mac's 1971 album Future Games.
Our weekly roundup of new #vinyl reissues is here—check out what's coming to your record store tomorrow, including lots of undersung classics. Plus we've got the latest news on the Vinylphyle series and a forthcoming reissue campaign of Warner titles from Acoustic Sounds/Analogue Productions.
New vinyl reissues: January 16, 2026
There are lots of new records to talk about today, but first, two bits of news on the vinyl reissue scene:
First, Universal’s Vinylphyle has announced the next title in their series. As you may remem...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Our weekly roundup of new #vinyl reissues is here—check out what's coming to your record store tomorrow, including lots of undersung classics. Plus we've got the latest news on the Vinylphyle series and a forthcoming reissue campaign of Warner titles from Acoustic Sounds/Analogue Productions.
Today we tuck into two more of the latest Rhino Reserve #vinyl reissues: Charles Mingus's Blues & Roots and Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide to Earth. How do these new cuts stack up? Only one way to find out! (...It's by clicking on the link and reading our reviews. But you probably knew that.)
Reviews: Charles Mingus | Sturgill Simpson
More Rhino Reserves! This time we tuck into the new vinyl reissues of Blues & Roots and A Sailor’s Guide to Earth.
We’ve got a couple more discs from Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right campaign to tell...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Today we tuck into two more of the latest Rhino Reserve #vinyl reissues: Charles Mingus's Blues & Roots and Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide to Earth. How do these new cuts stack up? Only one way to find out! (...It's by clicking on the link and reading our reviews. But you probably knew that.)
In today's newsletter, we review two of the latest Rhino Reserve titles: #vinyl reissues of the Flaming Lips' Clouds Taste Metallic and John Prine's Sweet Revenge. As per usual with the Rhino Reserves, they sound pretty darn sweet.
Reviews: The Flaming Lips | John Prine
Vinyl reviews of the Flaming Lips' Clouds Taste Metallic and John Prine's Sweet Revenge.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
In today's newsletter, we review two of the latest Rhino Reserve titles: #vinyl reissues of the Flaming Lips' Clouds Taste Metallic and John Prine's Sweet Revenge. As per usual with the Rhino Reserves, they sound pretty darn sweet.
Our roundup of new vinyl reissues this week includes the next batch of titles from Rhino's Start Your Ear Off Right series (including Rhino Reserve pressings of Mingus, Roland Kirk, and Gordon Lightfoot), plus Fanny, Morton Feldman, Steely Dan, Robyn Hitchcock, a bunch of analog jazz, and more!
New vinyl reissues: January 9, 2026
The onslaught of weekly new releases eased up a bit for the holidays, but now things are getting back to business as usual. It’s a Rhino-heavy week again, with 17 releases from their Start Your Ear Of...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Our roundup of new vinyl reissues this week includes the next batch of titles from Rhino's Start Your Ear Off Right series (including Rhino Reserve pressings of Mingus, Roland Kirk, and Gordon Lightfoot), plus Fanny, Morton Feldman, Steely Dan, Robyn Hitchcock, a bunch of analog jazz, and more!
Today's #vinyl reviews include Sub Pop's reissue of '90s noise rockers Six Finger Satellite and Crammed Disc's 45th anniversary edition of experimental post-punk band Tuxedomoon's Desire LP. Read and subscribe!
Reviews: Six Finger Satellite | Tuxedomoon
Happy Wednesday all. I trust this finds you as well as you can be considering, you know, everything. Today we are continuing to corral some of the stragglers from 2025 that we weren't able to cover un...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Today's #vinyl reviews include Sub Pop's reissue of '90s noise rockers Six Finger Satellite and Crammed Disc's 45th anniversary edition of experimental post-punk band Tuxedomoon's Desire LP. Read and subscribe!
Today we shake hands with the deluxe 50th anniversary set of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. There are some fascinating outtakes and live stuff, including a full 1975 show via legendary taper Mike Millard that's exclusive to the Blu-ray. But how's the #vinyl, you ask? Read on and find out!
Review: Pink Floyd in 1975
We shake hands with the 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Wish You Were Here.
The new year is plowing along, but we’ve still got some last flashes of 2025 to catch, including the new deluxe reissue ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Today we shake hands with the deluxe 50th anniversary set of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. There are some fascinating outtakes and live stuff, including a full 1975 show via legendary taper Mike Millard that's exclusive to the Blu-ray. But how's the #vinyl, you ask? Read on and find out!