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By Will McGuirk
Radio Zeitgeist spotlights the best of the week’s vinyl releases scheduled for a drop on Friday. This week we spotlight tracks by Claptone, Gare Du Nord, Komodor, Jah Wobble, and Paul Weller, plus a whole lot more. Dig in. It is available on the Spotify platform. Subscribe, Follow, Like, whatever it is they do, do it there. We have been doing the RZ roundup for a while so there’s an archive too.
By Will McGuirk
Channel Vinyl - news on new releases, reissues and special editions plus other music and vinyl related stories.
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On May 14, Great Lake Swimmers release the recording of their performance at Toronto’s Church Of The Redeemer on vinyl via (weewerk) Records. The concert capped off the band’s Canadian spring tour of 2007, just days before a European tour in support of their album, ‘Ongiara’. Basia Bulat, Owen Pallett and the late Bob Egan join the band.
Cowboy Junkies have announced a limited edition two records release of a remastered, recut version of ‘All That Reckoning’ and the digital only ‘Ghosts’. Pressed at Germany’s Optimal Media and presented in a gatefold the album is only available on the band’s website in a numbered edition of 500. Pre-orders now with a March 17 date approx.
The interestingly titled ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1) is the latest album from the Modfather, Paul Weller. It will be available in May. via Super Deluxe Editions
MoFi’s deluxe audiophile pressing of Carole King’s classic ‘Tapestry’ is available for pre-order.
Man, who wouldn’t !?!
Learn Music Curation And DJing Techniques From Questlove. via UDiscoverMusic
Pro-Ject and UMe Introduce George Harrison Themed Turntable. via Analog Planet
Making Vinyl has announced their 2020 Vinyl Packaging Awards. Of course due to Covid-19 the show was virtual. You can watch below.
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OnBuy sent us this link to their guide for buying Bluetooth enabled turntables. I found it of interest, you may too.
The Best Bluetooth Record Players For 2021
“Even in the age of miniature media players and audio streaming at the touch of a button, record players reign supreme as one of the most popular ways of listening to music. Whether it’s due to their superior sound quality or cool retro aesthetic, music lovers of all ages can’t seem to get enough of these old-school pieces of kit. But what keeps bringing us back to vinyl?
One of the main things that sets vinyl aside from the rest is its stubbornness to conform to the pressures of modern trends, which has allowed it to maintain all the features, design qualities and standards that truly makes this hi-fi set-up special. Having said that, turntable technology hasn’t completely stayed at a standstill: since the vinyl revival in the early 2010s, there’s been some nifty upgrades that have kept this tech in line with the needs of the modern consumer – in particular, the adoption of Bluetooth technology.”