Contributed by ben_conoley. Posted by ben on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 9:00 PM (EDT)
Congratulations! You're the lucky reader of the 47th edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed of upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite bands' own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth talking about. As always, Vinyl File is brought to you by Ben Conoley.
Congratulations to Evan Hunder of Winnipeg, Manitoba. You're the lucky winner of all four colors of Heavy Hearted's 7" as well as a test-pressing. The Vinyl Collective Cooperative label is ready to launch its first release. They are now taking pre-orders for The Falcon's debut EP, God Don't Make No Trash Or Up Your Ass With Broken Glass. Clear red copies were mostly reserved for co-op members, but 667 were pressed on royal blue and can be purchased here. Jade Tree has given Suburban Home/Vinyl Collective the go ahead to release three of Avail's classic albums on vinyl. Over The James, 4 AM Friday and Dixie are all being pressed on two colors each. All six variants as well as a package of all of them are available here. Tom Gabel's upcoming solo album, Heart Burns can now be pre-ordered from No Idea Records. The seven-song album is available on its own or can be purchased with a 14x14" lithograph poster. In other No Idea news, they have posted a number of albums ready to go or on pre-order, including a split between Bridge & Tunnel and Young Livers, a self-titled 7" from Shorebirds, a split 7" between Pretty Boy Thorson and the Falling Angels and Dan Padilla, a new 7" from Pinhead Gunpowder, and Eating Glass's Feed Them To The Vultures. Swagger City is a new label and they're ready for their first release, a split between Wolves and Thieves and Bastards of Young. The 12" will be available on gold (/200) and black (/300). You can pre-order the record here. Fake Problems and Look Mexico have teamed up for the first release of Vinyl Collective's Under The Influence series. It was printed on both turquoise/white half and half as well as yellow vinyl. The yellow is still available here. For this release Fake Problems cover 'I'm a Ramblin' Man' by Waylon Jennings and Look Mexico provide their take on Looking Glass' 'Brandy, You're a Fine Girl.' The next edition of the series will feature Ninja Gun and Whiskey and Co.. Following that will be a Drag the River 7" with two tracks from them. Ferret Records has a number of albums available for pre-order. You can now pre-order Iron Gag from A Life Once Lost, Heavy Heavy Low Low's Turtle Nipple and the Toxic Shock and Intervals by See You Next Tuesday. All three are limited to 1,000 copies and come in two colors, all of which are available here. The Revival Tour is well on its way across the States and three of the artists on board (Tim Barry, Chuck Ragan, Ben Nichols) have teamed up to offer the Revival Road LP. It features eight exclusive tracks and the white vinyl with black paper silkscreened jackets can be purchased here. Tim Barryy also has his own new album in the pipeline. Manchester, the followup to Rivanna Junction will be pressed on black (300) and brown (/700) vinyl. You can order the brown or a package featuring both colors as well as a CD, pint glass, t-shirt, poster, coozie and button here. Columbus, Ohio's Two Cow Garage will soon be releasing their fourth album, Speaking in Cursive. It is being pressed on gold (/300) and black (/700) vinyl as well as a set similar to the Tim Barry one mentioned above. To pick it up, head over this way. Ghost Mice and Brook Pridemore have a split 7" out between Crafty and Plan-It-X Records. Of the 500 pressed, 50 are available exclusively at Vinyl Collective and can be purchased here. Asbestos Records has teamed up with Vinyl Collective to offer two releases from their catalogue. More releases will follow, but for now you can order Mustard Plug's Big Daddy Multitude on black (/100) and yellow (/500) vinyl. It also comes with a bonus 7". The second release is Sonic Boom Six's Ruff Guide to Genre Terrorism on red (/200), yellow (/300) and black (/400) vinyl. Check it out here. 500 Miles to Memphis' wonderful album Sunshine in a Shot Glass is being released by Good Friends Records. You can order it from the Good Friends website. Stop Whining, Start Winning Records and Secret Jams recently pressed How We Are's To Teach a Hundred on white (/100) and black (/200) vinyl. The LP contains a track not on the CD as well as a 16 page book. Check out each of the label's websites (a href="http://www.swx2records.com">here and here) for more info. Epitaph Records is repressing NOFX's classic Liberal Animation on both clear blue and yellow vinyl. There are 750 of each color being pressed and more releases from the label's history should be coming in soon. Some dude from Ireland named Van Morrison released an album called Astral Weeks a few weeks back. Time Magazine said it was one of the 100 best albums of all-time. It has been re-pressed on 180 gram vinyl and can be purchased here. Doghouse Records has some vinyl-related things going on that are worth mentioning. First off is a re-press of Say Anything's ...Is a Real Boy [reissue] on 1,000 white vinyl. They've also got 1000 mint green copies of All-American Rejects Self-titled album ready to go. You can order both album here. In an effort to make more of their releases available on vinyl, Dischord Records has pressed Dag Nasty's 1986 album Can I Say. Suicide Squeeze will be continuing their tradition of releasing a David Bazan Christmas 7". The fifth of the series will be available on November 4th with the songs 'Jingle Bells' and 'All I Want For Christmas.' The release will be limited to 1,000 copies with 200 on white, 400 on red, and 400 on green. You can pre-order them now here. Melvins have released a beautiful looking 4xLP set for A Senile Animal. The release features four single-sided LPs, each with an etched b-side. Color combos include clear dark blue, peach/olive/yellow/blue and Blue Yellow/Blue Yellow Haze. You can order up to one of each from Blue Collar Distro. Doomriders and Disfear are pairing up for a split 7" EP. Disfear will distribute it on their own label in Europe, while Deathwish will handle things everywhere else. Both bands will have tour-edition copies with them on tour, but Deathwish should be starting a pre-order soon. If there is something you would like to see featured in Vinyl File, email ben (at) punknews (dot) org. News (108 comments)
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twelve12pm (October 13, 2008)
whats up with the D4 Only preorder cd where is the vinyl preorder i know its coming but when 4+ Replies
colin (October 13, 2008)
something about that falcon 10" being $13 really annoys me. if it wasn't one of my favorite EPs i'd have passed on it without thinking, but it is pretty solid. i've read the explanation from virgil but it seems like there are way to cut costs (like, the fucking thing really doesn't need a gatefold cover) ... i dunno. 5+ Replies
HOISTDATRAG (October 13, 2008)
Welcome back, vinyl file! 16+ Replies
swank (October 13, 2008)
That Pinhead Gunpowder 7", is that another new one coming out on No Idea, or the "westside highway" one from Recess?
Holy_Balls (October 13, 2008)
Tomorrow is my dogs birthday. I wonder what I should get him. 6+ Replies
Scarysmurf (October 13, 2008)
Somebody explain to me when the Sink or Swim demos came out. 2+ Replies
red_eye_inc (October 13, 2008)
Has anyone been to this "Revival Tour" yet? How long does everyone play for? 8+ Replies
diplodocuscore (October 13, 2008)
i wish bands would include a digital copy code with vinyl, especially for songs doomed to vinyl only. i just can't justify adding to my tiny vinyl collection when taking my music everywhere with me has become so crucial. anyway, i did recently go against these ethics and pick up the Converge/Coalesce split 7" on clear purple vinyl 4+ Replies
Cottage_Cheese (October 13, 2008)
I wish Vinyl Collective would send the order I made back in late July. It's that damn "Good Mourning" that is holding up my order.
Cheesetits (October 13, 2008)
I guess I'm the only one that doesn't give an ounce of shit for vinyl. Maybe it's from working in record stores and dealing with the uptight douche nozzles who grill you on vinyl questions and I'm just like "dude get a job" or "buy a cooler jumpsuit DJ IroNick." Or maybe it's because I don't own a record player. Hmm yes, probably that one. 3+ Replies
Scarysmurf (October 13, 2008)
C I V I L W A R vinyl comes with the the code and or cd, correct? 2+ Replies
Seth_Uber_Alles (October 14, 2008)
Any Bob Dylan fans? If so, what's your favorite album(s)?
1234go (October 14, 2008)
Geez how many mailing lists do you have to put Ben Conoley on to get any love in the olde vinyl file?
Shark-e (October 14, 2008)
Look at you, trying to sneak in the Say Anything reissue. This is big news for everyone who frequents this site! Why is it not the headline?? 2+ Replies
carrymehome (October 14, 2008)
I'm pretty sure Astral Weeks came out a little more than a few weeks ago.
funkymonk012 (October 14, 2008)
i can't speak to why labels charge different amounts for vinyl versus cds, but i did speak to tom gabel from against me a few years ago and asked him why they sold their cds for 12 euros and their records (single lps) for 10 euros. He said that it as a conscious decision to lower the price on the vinyl becuase they like the format. he said that by reducing the price he hopes to get kids interested in vinyl. i'm sure no idea's/fat's production costs figure into the price as well, but it was cool to hear that it was a conscious decision to keep the price of vinyl lower. 1+ Reply
mahuya (March 20, 2009)
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How come some labels charge LESS for vinyls than CD's (ala Alternative tentacles) but some charge more than the Cd, and sometimes significantly more.
Does it cost more to press vinyl or CD? I should think vinyl just cause it is so much bigger.