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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 34m
"WEWANTSOUNDS is delighted to announce the release of Tokyo Funk Diva, a compilation of the work of Hitomi “Penny” Tohyama, one of Japan’s leading funk voices of the 1980s. Blending funk, boogie, and soulful grooves, Penny brought a distinctive energy to Japan’s music scene during the decade..."
TVD Radar: Hitomi “Penny” Tohyama, <br><em>Tokyo Funk Diva</em> in stores 11/28 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Tokyo Funk Diva, a compilation highlighting the work of Hitomi “Penny” Tohyama, one of Japan’s leading funk voices of the 1980s...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 2h
"...those who completely dismiss them shouldn’t do so without hearing their 1978 single “I Love Livin’ in the City” b/w “Now Your Dead,” for both musically and in terms of attitude it paints a distinct portrait of the group’s early development..."
Graded on a Curve: Fear, “I Love Livin’ in the City” b/w “Now Your Dead” - The Vinyl District
Los Angeles punk mainstays Fear will be forever defined by the anti-social expressions of their 1982 album The Record. Many thousands cherish that disc, while others evaluate it as the locus of obnoxi...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 5h
TX: Lonesome Frog Records: From a death sentence to a new groove / UK: Oasis mural extended at Sifters / MN: MN like a local: The Electric Fetus / UK: Terminal Records to close after 45 years / MA: The Worcester Record Riot—more.
In rotation: 10/15/25 - The Vinyl District
Houston, TX | From a death sentence to a new groove: How music keeps this Houston man going: He was given six months to live eight years ago. Now, he doesn't take a day for granted. For Bill Syrell, n...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 19h
"It might’ve been a Wednesday night on the tail end of a 21-city journey, but that didn’t stop Quinn XCII from taking the Hollywood Palladium by storm during his LOOK! I’m Alive Tour. With a mix of infectious energy and intimate moments, he transformed the iconic venue into a playground..."
TVD Live Shots: Quinn XCII at the Hollywood Palladium, 10/8 - The Vinyl District
It might’ve been a Wednesday night on the tail end of a 21-city journey, but that didn’t stop Quinn XCII from taking the Hollywood Palladium by storm during his LOOK! I’m Alive Tour. With a mix of inf...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 20h
"...Die On Me, the rare and intimate collection of his final spoken word recordings, is being re-introduced to the world by Shimmy-Disc, the cult-favorite label founded by legendary producer, multi-instrumentalist, and archival visionary Kramer..."
TVD Radar: Gregory Corso, <em>Die On Me</em> first vinyl issue in stores 11/7 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Gregory Corso—both the youngest and one of the most influential members of the Beat Generation—stood alongside literary icons like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg as a defining voi...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 21h
"RHINO celebrates one of the most electrifying collaborations in music history with The Very Best of Eric Burdon and WAR. Issued as a two-disc CD set alongside the 2LP, the release marks the latest chapter in Avenue/Rhino’s anniversary series honouring 50+ years of WAR’s trailblazing music..."
TVD Radar: Eric Burdon and WAR, <em>The Very Best of Eric Burdon and WAR</em> 2LP, 2CD in stores 11/28 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | This Record Store Day Black Friday (November 28th), Avenue/Rhino celebrates one of the most electrifying collaborations in music history with The Very Best of Eric Burdon and WAR. ...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 21h
Celebrating La Monte Young on his 90th birthday.

"The Black Record is the first (legit) reissue of this legendary album since it first came out in 1969. Featuring two wildly differing side-long pieces, it is a masterwork of highly disciplined drone logic and experimental abstraction..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>La Monte Young <br>and Marian Zazeela, <br><em>The Black Record</em> - The Vinyl District
Celebrating La Monte Young on his 90th birthday. —Ed. La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela are absolute titans of the 20th century avant-garde, having broken considerable ground at the intersection of M...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 1d
"John Butler is an icon of Australian music and one of the country’s most celebrated independent voices. He has spent more than two decades carving out a career defined by authenticity, activism, and artistry. Now, with a renewed creative spark, he returns to the UK this month..."
UK Artist of the Week: John Butler - The Vinyl District
John Butler is an icon of Australian music and one of the country’s most celebrated independent voices. He has spent more than two decades carving out a career defined by authenticity, activism, and a...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 1d
"On October 17, Time Traveler Recordings kicks off the Muse Master Edition Series with three 180 gram reissues. Drummer Roy Brooks’ The Free Slave, a 1970 live quintet recording hosted by the Left Bank Jazz Society released in 1972, is the earliest of the three..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Roy Brooks, <br><em>The Free Slave</em> - The Vinyl District
Muse Records stands amongst the most esteemed labels in the long history of jazz. Established by producer/executive Joe Fields, Muse thrived during the transitional era of the 1970s by being true to t...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 1d
IE: Inside Belfast’s new vinyl shop / TX: Vintage Mío plays a charitable tune / JP: pinks vinyl opens in Kyoto / UK: The Music Box to open in Dunfermline / CA: San Luis Obispo record swap returns—more.
In rotation: 10/14/25 - The Vinyl District
It’s Official: Taylor Swift Has Released More Than 30 Variants for ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’ As you’ve probably already heard, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has officially broken the record se...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 1d
"The Undisputed Heavyweight Champions of Death Metal, Cannibal Corpse, took over House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on Saturday night, October 4, for a sold-out live massacre along with Municipal Waste, Full of Hell, and Fulci..."
TVD Live Shots: <br>Cannibal Corpse with Municipal Waste at the House of Blues, 10/4 - The Vinyl District
The Undisputed Heavyweight Champions of Death Metal, Cannibal Corpse, took over House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on Saturday night, October 4, for a sold-out live massacre along with Municipal Waste, Ful...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 1d
"Following the success in recent years of deluxe editions of Ultravox’s Vienna, Rage In Eden, Quartet, and Lament albums, on December 5, Chrysalis Records will release a Deluxe Edition box set of The Collection, the band’s hugely successful 1984 compilation..."
TVD Radar: Ultravox, <em>The Collection (Deluxe Edition)</em> 4LP, 2LP, 4CD + 2DVD sets in stores 12/5 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Following the success in recent years of deluxe editions of Ultravox’s Vienna, Rage In Eden, Quartet, and Lament albums, on December 5, Chrysalis Records will release a Deluxe Edit...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 1d
Remembering Art Tatum, born on this date in 1909.

"Fans of jazz piano and Art Tatum in particular have reason to rejoice, as Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings offers 39 previously unreleased performances from Tatum’s trio..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Art Tatum, <em>Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings</em> - The Vinyl District
Remembering Art Tatum, born on this date in 1909. —Ed. Fans of jazz piano and Art Tatum in particular have reason to rejoice, as Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recor...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 2d
"In a world where music often feels formulaic, Matisyahu continues to stand as a beacon of innovation and authenticity. With the release of his eighth studio album, Ancient Child, the GRAMMY-nominated artist once again proves why he remains one of the most compelling voices in modern music..."
Needle Drop: Matisyahu, <em>Ancient Child</em> - The Vinyl District
In a world where music often feels formulaic, Matisyahu continues to stand as a beacon of innovation and authenticity. With the release of his eighth studio album, Ancient Child, the GRAMMY-nominated ...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 2d
"...People who hold empty platitudes sacred are dangerous people indeed."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Lee Greenwood, <br><em>American Patriot</em> - The Vinyl District
Looking for the perfect birthday gift for someone you really, really despise? Better even than a birthday card laced with anthrax, or a surgically precise drone missile strike? Well, I’ve found it! I...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 2d
IL: Music Direct to give away used records at Chicago event / UK: Shoreham’s Slipped Discs is closing / UK: Rough Trade partners with Vans / RHINO announces RSDay Black Friday slate / NY: Saratoga Record Riot returning—more.
In rotation: 10/13/25 - The Vinyl District
Chicago, IL | Music Direct to give away boxes of used records at event at Chicago warehouse later this month: Audiophiles rejoice—later this month, Music Direct is giving away boxes of used records at...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 4d
Next Sunday!

THE FALL 2025 DJ LINEUP:
11:00 – 12:00 – Rik Ducci (DC)
12:00 – 1:00 – Marcello Bentine (Dante’s HiFi) & Eduardo Brechó (Petroleo Music Brazil)
1:00 – 2:00 – Lulu Lewis (NYC)
2:00 – 3:00 – Freddie J (RVA)
3:00 – 4:00 – Baby Alcatraz (DC)
4:00 – 5:00 – Les the DJ (DC)
Next Sunday! The DC Record Fair returns to Eaton DC, 10/19 - The Vinyl District
Now in its 16th year, DC's twice yearly record dig returns to Washington's vinyl and community-centric Eaton DC on Sunday, October 19, 2025—and the event is free all day. That's right—as in FREE DC. ...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 4d
"...do we really think a computer program can write a lyric as cool as a young David Bowie? 'Oh by jingo!' Yeah, god fucking help us."

TVD’s The Idelic Hour, our freeform FM radio podcast with Jon Sidel
TVD’s The Idelic Hour with Jon Sidel - The Vinyl District
Greetings from Laurel Canyon! Please trip them gently / They don't like to fall (Oh by jingo) / There's no room for anger / We're all very small (Oh by jingo) We're painting our faces and dressing i...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 4d
"Analogue Productions proudly announces the definitive reissue of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, the most iconic and best-selling jazz album of all time. Issued as a 180-gram double LP 33 1/3 edition—with Side 4 cut at 45 RPM—this pressing is sourced from the original Classic Records parts..."
TVD Radar: Miles Davis, <em>Kind of Blue</em> speed-corrected 2LP blue vinyl reissue in stores 10/31 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Analogue Productions proudly announces the definitive reissue of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, the most iconic and best-selling jazz album of all time. Issued as a 180-gram double LP ...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 4d
Remembering Thelonious Monk, born on this day in 1917.

"Monk’s Music was the fifth Thelonious Monk LP released by Riverside Records across a mid-1950s stretch. It helped to increase the pianist-composer-bandleader’s visibility on the scene and repair an undeservedly formidable reputation..."
Graded on a Curve: Thelonious Monk, <br><em>Monk’s Music</em> - The Vinyl District
Remembering Thelonious Monk, born on this day in 1917. —Ed. Monk’s Music was the fifth Thelonious Monk LP released by Riverside Records across a strong mid-1950s stretch. It helped to increase the pi...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 5d
ICYMI: TVD Radar - The Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 195: Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker

"We talked about his early years, time in India, the perils of early success, spirituality, and why making art is a timeless human endeavor..."
TVD Radar: The <br>Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 195: Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker - The Vinyl District
I recently spoke with Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker. Raised in a film family (his mother is Hayley Mills), Crispian grew up surrounded by music and cinema, where he has spent his life as an artist and...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 5d
"...Long John Silver is a solid LP, without a real throwaway on it, and that’s saying something coming from a guy like me, who always catches the whiff of hippie bullshit when I hear the Airplane. I catch a whiff of it on Long John Silver as well, but it’s not so overwhelming..."
Graded on a Curve: Jefferson Airplane, <br><em>Long John Silver</em> - The Vinyl District
Devotees and dismissive sisters alike have long debated which is the worst Jefferson Airplane studio album. But one thing they agree on is it isn’t the obvious choice, The Worst of the Jefferson Airpl...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 5d
WA: Rocking out at MI’s new Volver Records / UK: Day’s Books and Records, an ‘antidote to digital age’ / NC: Old Town Vinyl: a new home for vinyl / UK: Felix the Cat at Phonica Records / MI: Blackrocks Brewery vinyl event—more.
In rotation: 10/10/25 - The Vinyl District
Taylor Swift Shatters The All-Time Vinyl Sales Record In A Matter Of Hours: Taylor Swift has once again redefined what’s possible when it comes to modern era album sales—this time on vinyl. Swift has ...
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 5d
"Los Angeles reggae fans were treated to an unforgettable night of music on October 2, as the legendary UB40 brought their timeless sound to the historic Orpheum Theatre. Joining them was none other than the English Beat, another iconic band from Birmingham..."
TVD Live Shots: <br>UB40 with The English Beat at the Orpheum Theater, 10/2 - The Vinyl District
WORDS AND IMAGES: MANUEL GAY | Los Angeles reggae fans were treated to an unforgettable night of music on October 2, as the legendary UB40 brought their timeless sound to the historic Orpheum Theatre....
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The Vinyl District @vinyldistrict.bsky.social · 5d
"UMe announce the reissue of Ringo Starr’s first four solo albums out October 24, 2025. Brand new limited-edition pressings of Sentimental Journey on buttermilk yellow color vinyl, Beaucoups of Blues on baby blue color vinyl, Ringo on molten lava color vinyl..."
TVD Radar: Ringo Starr reissues first four solo LPs, in stores 10/24 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Today, UMe announce the reissue of Ringo Starr’s first four solo albums out October 24, 2025. Brand new limited-edition pressings of Sentimental Journey on buttermilk yellow color ...
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