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Limited 40th anniversary edition of Joy Division’s sophomore album Closer, pressed on crystal clear vinyl. Closer is the second and final studio album by English rock band Joy Division, originally released on 18 July 1980. Produced by Martin Hannett, it was released two months after the suicide of the band’s lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis.  It is perfection.

Double vinyl LP pressing, To Pimp a Butterfly: “honest, fearful and unapologetic”. The album is the follow-up to the rapper’s critically-acclaimed 2012 Effort Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith . It’s music was influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word. To Pimp A Butterfly debuted atop the Billboard 200 and received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised it’s musical scope and the social relevance of Lamar’s lyrics.

Top album of 2019 and man this sounds soooo good in the bar and will sound almost as good at home.  We’ll get another copy when we open back up.  Lizzo. Bar. Loud. Drinks.  We. Can. Not. Wait.

Island 50th Anniversary Special Edition. There are few musicians whose music has indisputably advanced humanity. Reggae figurehead Bob Marley–a songwriter, poet, activist, and visionary–is one of them. The idea that a single-disc collection could represent the depth, breadth, and power of Marley’s achievement is far-fetched, but LEGEND makes an excellent attempt. Every single one of its tracks is outstanding, and the artist’s different faces–revolutionary (“Get Up Stand Up”), romantic (“Is This Love”), devout Rastafarian (“Buffalo Soldier”), and prophet (“One Love/People Get Ready”) are equally represented. (Note: The Deluxe Edition CD includes two bonus tracks and an additional disc of remixes.)

Double vinyl LP pressing. The Golden Casket heralds another new chapter in the band’s unpredictable evolution. Produced with Dave Sardy and Jacknife Lee in Los Angeles and in Modest Mouse’s studio in Portland, the album hovers in the liminal space between raw punk power and experimental studio science, frontman Isaac Brock explores themes ranging from the degradation of our psychic landscapes and invisible technology, to fatherhood. The twelve tracks behave like amorphous organisms, undergoing dramatic mutations and mood swings that speak to the chronic tug-of-war between hope and despair.

Some say this is the greatest album ever recorded.  47 minutes of perfection.  A landmark fusion of rock and jazz.  It is a masterpiece.  It was not an immediate success with consumers or critics.  Which is insane.  “If I ventured in the slipstream, between the viaducts of your dream/Where immobile steel rims crack, and the ditch in the back road stop…” Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that’s great.