As Record Store celebrates its 15th anniversary , the IE Staff assembled our top choices for 2022 . Enjoy the day , be kind and pateient with indie store staffs and love the music , on vinyl . |
( note : no Peel Session ) by William Orbit ( tracks 1 , 6 , 7 & 9 ), Adrian Sherwood ( 2 & 8 ), Moby ( 4 ), Thurston Moore ( 5 ) and John McEntire ( 7 ). Released on two x heavyweight colored vinyl LPs - 1 x transparent blue , 1 x transparent green , the sleeve comes with an adapted version of the original Japanese OBI strip and replica insert . |
ism in rock music , where a band could have massive sales in one country and not even go gold in another while only having their music available as super expensive import CDs . Where Nirvana started a massive record label signing rush in the states after Nevermind hit , the same thing happened in the UK after Radiohead hit with OK Computer . Every record label was look- |
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ALICE IN CHAINS We Die Young • ( Legacy )
Originally released in 1990 as promotional-only , Alice In Chains ’ first studio EP We Die Young will see a limited-edition commercial release on Record Store Day . With remastered audio by Bob Ludwig , the three-track EP includes two songs that later ended up on the band ’ s debut album , Facelift , along with “ Killing Yourself ,” exclusive to this EP . Side A contains “ We Die Young ,” with Side B offering “ It Ain ’ t Like That ” and “ Killing Yourself .”
BAD COMPANY Live 1979 • ( Rhino )
Originally released on 2CD in 2016 as part of the " Live 1977 & 1979 ” box , Bad Company ’ s 1979 set from London ’ s Wembley Empire Pool is the proper live album that the original line-up never had . Includes timeless live versions of “ Feel Like Makin ’ Love ,” “ Bad Company ,” “ Shooting Star ” and “ Can ’ t Get Enough ”. It ’ s first vinyl pressing is this double album opaque orange vinyl release for Record Store Day 2022 .
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BLUR Bustin + Dronin • ( Warner Bros )
For Record Store Day 2022 , Blur will release a special , double heavyweight colored vinyl edition of their 1998 , Japan-only remix compilation Bustin ’ + Dronin ’ featuring mixes of tracks from their 1997 eponymously titled , number one album . Originally only available as a 2-CD set including a Radio 1 John Peel session , only a handful of copies made their way over to the UK on import . ** Bustin ’ + Dronin ’ has never been available on vinyl before now , and this release features the nine remixes
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THE CURE Pornography • ( Elektra ) Limited edition picture disc of the UK band ’ s legendary fourth album , celebrating its 40th anniversary . Featuring the trio of singer / guitarist Robert Smith , drummer Lol Tolhurst and bassist Simon Gallup , this 1982 classic features “ 100 Years ,” “ A Short Term Effect ,” and the single “ The Hanging Garden .” Pornography is arguably the peak of The Cure ’ s early , darker sound before they switched to a more pop-orientated direction . The album had a huge influence on future darkwave and gothic rockers . Despite the album ' s dark themes , it was their most popular release to date , breaching the UK Top 10 .
DEF LEPPARD High n ’ Dry ( Picture Disc ) • ( Mercury )
High ‘ n ’ Dry , Def Leppard ’ s second album was released in 1981 and was the first produced by long-term collaborator Robert “ Mutt ” Lange . Release during the infancy of MTV , it ’ s hard to underestimate how big this sophomore effort was . Featuring the singles , “ Let It Go ” and “ Bringin ’ on the Heartbreak ,” it was the album that cemented their status in both the UK and America . Presented for the first time as a Picture Disc .
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ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN B-Sides and Live ( 2001-2005 ) • ( Demon )
Previously only available as a digital release , B-Sides and Live ( 2001-2005 ) brings together rare recordings by new wave legends Echo & the Bunnymen .
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REPENTANCE Volume I – Reborn
( Noble Demon )
Chicago ’ s melodic groove metal band , Repentance , has recently resurfaced with an all-new lineup to deliver its new , faceripping five-track EP Volume I – Reborn . Led by local journeyman musician Shaun Glass ( ex-Broken Hope , ex-SOIL , ex-Dirge Within ), the quintet continues its shredfest it displayed on its 2020 well-received debut full-length album God For A Day . On Reborn , Repentance has been reinvigorated with new blood , and it shows on these tunes . The opener “ All the Misery " fades in with a hint of Metallica ’ s “ Orion ” by creating an anticipated buildup before unleashing a riff-a-rama extravaganza of intricate melodies and vicious chugging riffs . New vocalist Adam Gilley ( Product of Hate ) is aggressive and commanding behind the microphone , topping it all of with a hellacious , elongated scream that closes out the track . The anthemic title track , featuring a guest guitar solo by Corey Beaulieu of Trivium , will completely rip your head off . Reborn doesn ’ t let up from there either , with the mid-paced , knuckle-dragging “ Down in the Water ” and the edgy “ No Innocence ” pushing the aggressiveness to the brink of destruction . Album closer “ This Is Hell ” ends the 19- plus minute affair in fine fashion with its sharp riffing and relentless rhythmic thrust . On Reborn , Repentance proves that it fits right in with the fabulous list of killer bands in this abundantly metal-rich city with its own brand of high-energy modern metal .
– Kelley Simms
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STEREOPHONICS Oochya !
( Ignition Records Ltd )
Though the Welsh band Stereophonics scored five consecutive number one albums in the United Kingdom , that never translated to success in America . They represent the fading 1990s trend of regional-
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ing for the next earnest yet tuneful Britrock band with paranoid musings about the coming millennium . So bands like Coldplay , Travis , Muse , Super Furry Animals , and Stereophonics all scored major label deals . Stereophonics went from playing coffee shops to playing Cardiff Castle in Wales in front of 10,000 people in a matter of a year . However , they never had their “ Yellow ,” a hit on both sides of the pond . Singer Kelly Jones ’ whiskey-soaked vocals were perfectly executed while the songs sometimes lacked originality . Their new release ** Oochya ! is immaculately produced but ultimately somewhat faceless . The opening track “ Hanging On Your Hinges ” has a catchy garage rock riff yet it comes off like a lower-tier copy of a 2003 garage rock track from Jet , The Vines or The Hives , or countless others . Jones ’ voice remains remarkable at times conjuring some of Chris Cornell ’ s soulfulness , yet it ’ s not enough to put Oochya ! up there with Stereophonics ’ high watermark , 2005 ’ s |