Tag: reissue

  • Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies 12” EP (30th Anniversary Reissue)

    Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies 12” EP (30th Anniversary Reissue)

    Alice In Chains Jar Of Flies 12” EP (black vinyl 30th Anniversary reissue) (Legacy Recordings/Columbia/Sony Music) After seeing the multitude of “deluxe” variants of Alice In Chains’ Jar Of Flies EP that have been released in celebration of its thirtieth anniversary (on multi-colored vinyl, on vinyl with little replica houseflies pressed into it and so…

  • The Modernettes – View From The Bottom EP reissue

    The Modernettes – View From The Bottom EP reissue

    The Modernettes View From The Bottom EP (Porterhouse Records) What Porterhouse Records has been doing over the last couple of years has proven to be pretty thought-provoking. The label had already established a name for itself – releasing deluxe edition vinyl reissues from bands like Circle Jerks, Urge Overkill and All – but keeping a…

  • The White Stripes – Elephant 2LP Reissue

    The White Stripes – Elephant 2LP Reissue

    The White Stripes Elephant 2LP (20th Anniversary reissue) (Legacy/Columbia/Sony Music) I’m not so proud that I cannot admit I didn’t like The White Stripes when the band first appeared on the great, big, popular radar with “Fell In Love With A Girl” in 2001. I didn’t like White Blood Cells at all, in fact; crammed…

  • Poe – Hello LP reissue

    Poe – Hello LP reissue

    Poe Hello LP (reissue) (MNRK Music Group) The fact is that, by intention and not by accident, Poe (born Anne Decatur Danielewski) has always chosen to present herself in a manner completely separate from any artist who might pretend to be her peer. Most recently, the proof of presenting herself that way can be found…

  • SC.U.M. – Born Too Soon LP Reissue

    SC.U.M. – Born Too Soon LP Reissue

    SC.U.M. Born Too Soon LP (Reissue) (Porterhouse Records) Listening to the reissue of Montreal-based punk/hardcore outfit SC.U.M.’s Born Too Soon LP really takes me back. I mean, I understand that the idea of a reissue is supposed to recall a time where the album in question was new and is capable of allowing a listener…

  • Alice In Chains – Dirt 30th Anniversary 2LP Reissue

    Alice In Chains – Dirt 30th Anniversary 2LP Reissue

    Alice In Chains Dirt (30th Anniversary 2LP) (Columbia/Sony/Legacy) While there are plenty of deluxe reissue versions of classic albums on the market at the moment (including of Dirt, actually; there are multi-disc sets of the album which include enough 7” singles to contain all the songs on the album’s hype sticker, and then some), that…

  • NastyFacts – “Drive My Car” (Limited Edition Deluxe 12” single)

    NastyFacts – “Drive My Car” (Limited Edition Deluxe 12” single)

    Nastyfacts “Drive My Car” (Limited Edition Deluxe 12” single) (Left For Dead Records) As every punk knows, it’s not terribly uncommon for many bands of a certain vintage to have a pretty abbreviated catalogue of releases. The idea of “one and done” isn’t uncommon at all, really – but it’s still saying something when a…

  • L7 – Bricks Are Heavy 30th Anniversary vinyl reissue

    L7 – Bricks Are Heavy 30th Anniversary vinyl reissue

    L7 Bricks Are Heavy (30th Anniversary reissue) LP (Licorice Pizza Records) Looking back on it now, it’s pretty pitiful how unprepared the music industry was for L7. When the band first appeared in 1988 with their debut album, it’s easy enough to understand how nobody noticed; L7’s self-titled debut came out on Epitaph Records (which,…

  • The Dils – Live! [Reissue] LP + CD

    The Dils – Live! [Reissue] LP + CD

    The Dils Live! [Reissue] LP+CD (Porterhouse Records) While plenty of punk bands have been well exposed since the public became interested in learning about the early days of the L.A. punk scene (X’s catalogue has been reissued by Fat Possum Records, Porterhouse reissued (MIA) by The Germs and other labels have reissued titles by The…

  • Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Blank Generation [reissue] LP

    Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Blank Generation [reissue] LP

    Richard Hell and the Voidoids Blank Generation (Record Store Day 2017 40th Anniversary reissue) (Sire/Warner Brothers) Not so very long ago, I was muddling through the stacks at my favorite record store when the sight of something surprising gave me pause. There, on a reasonably cool spring day, I found a copy of the Record…