Just Announced: Autumn Releases (Part 1) October 01 2016
Our first batch of autumn releases is pretty amazing. We're finally getting out The Flesh Eaters' Forever Came Today on vinyl as well as continuing The Fall and Bert Jansch's reissue campaigns.
Plus, we'll have a few Summer titles that have been delayed including DNA's A Taste Of DNA.
More announcements coming soon. Stay tuned.
Now Shipping: February Releases February 05 2016
Our first batch of 2016 releases has finally arrived. We have the stunning soundtrack to Chris Marker's La Jetée, a rare outtakes collection of Ornette Coleman's legendary Atlantic period and two essential CDs by Steve Reich and The Flesh Eaters. In stores everywhere on February 26th. Pre-orders shipping immediately.
La Jetée is the classic French sci-fi film which inspired Twelve Monkeys. While Chris Marker creates some of the most hauntingly beautiful imagery in cinema, what animates the film's frozen pictures is its sparse and unsettling soundscape. This first-time release features gatefold jacket and 10" x 6.5" film still. Get it here
Originally released in Japan only, To Whom Who Keeps A Record features the classic quartets with Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins and Ed Blackwell – recorded during the crucial years of 1959 and 1960. This first-time vinyl reissue includes liner notes by Byron Coley. Get it here
Four Organs / Phase Patterns is one of the most highly regarded avant-garde recordings of the past 50 years. Originally released on Shandar in 1971 and featuring Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Steve Chambers, Art Murphy and Jon Gibson, this CD release is recommended for fans of Neu!, Glenn Branca and Tim Hecker. Get it here
On Forever Came Today, The Flesh Eaters' third full-length album originally released in 1982, the group dives deeper into full-throttle rock demonology, bluesy primeval swagger and obsessive imagery. This first-time reissue is highly recommended for fans of X and The Gun Club. Get it here
Announcing THE FLESH EATERS Mini-Tour October 27 2014
THE FLESH EATERS just announced a mini-tour to celebrate the reissue of their era-defining statement A Minute To Pray A Second To Die on vinyl and CD.
The shows will feature the A Minute To Pray line-up with Chris D. on vocals, John Doe on bass, Dave Alvin on guitar, Bill Bateman on drums, DJ Bonebrake on marimbas and drums, and Steve Berlin on sax. This line-up played only a handful of shows, all in Los Angeles, in the spring and summer of 1981. They reunited in 2006 for All Tomorrow's Parties and played three shows in California. Nine years later, in January 2015, they have once again gotten back together to perform four shows in California.
Tour Dates:
- January 8th - Santa Ana (The Observatory)
- January 9th - San Francisco (Great American Music Hall)
- January 10th - Los Angeles (Echoplex)
- January 11th - San Diego (The Casbah)
- January 13th - Seattle (Neumos) - with Mudhoney
Photo by David Arnoff.
Now Shipping: FLESH EATERS and GUN CLUB June 27 2014
Both originally released on Ruby Records in 1981, A Minute To Pray A Second To Die and Fire Of Love are two classic '80s underground albums from Los Angeles.
Inspired by African tribal music, '60s garage-rock churn and Funhouse-era STOOGES swing, THE FLESH EATERS' A Minute To Pray remains (according to author / archivist Byron Coley) "the best rock record ever recorded."
Get this first-time vinyl reissue or CD version (which has been unavailable for almost 15 years).
Fire Of Love is the no-nonsense debut from blues-punk legends THE GUN CLUB. Formed in 1979 – when singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce taught a young Kid Congo Powers to play guitar – the band injects the Delta blues, rockabilly and '60s garage with their own amplified fury.
Get the CD version (which has been unavailable for 20+ years).
Summer 2014 Releases (Part 1) May 09 2014
Our first batch of Summer releases draws a nice parallel between '80s punk Los Angeles and '70s avant-garde Paris.
Originally released on Ruby Records in 1981, THE FLESH EATERS' A Minute To Pray A Second To Die features the greatest band in American rock history. This first-time vinyl reissue and long out-of-print CD release has been carefully remastered and features liner notes by author / archivist Byron Coley.
Also originally released on Ruby in 1981, Fire Of Love is the no-nonsense debut from L.A. blues-punk legends THE GUN CLUB. Take it straight from Chris D. of THE FLESH EATERS who wrote liner notes for this long out-of-print CD release: "Fire Of Love is probably the definitive record to come out of this roots revival movement."
Next up, we return with another installment by French iconoclast Richard Pinhas under the HELDON moniker. 1975's Allez-Téia contains heady textures and rhythmic meditations reminiscent of the German Kosmische movement (CLUSTER, HARMONIA, et al.) and post-rock experimentalists (such as Jim O'Rourke and GASTR DEL SOL), foreshadowing Pinhas's incredible solo work for decades to come.
Last but not least ... We continue on the BRIGITTE FONTAINE series that began last year with 1972's Brigitte Fontaine. In many ways, this first-time vinyl reissue is FONTAINE's most compelling work and an excellent entry point for those unfamiliar with this unique French icon.
