The Rain in Spain Falls Like Vinyl
Read moreNot one, not two, but all three original Spain albums finally available on vinyl! All are 180-gram, and a limited-edition colored vinyl pressings to start things off. The color vinyl pressing will be limited to 1,000, after which we’ll press 180-gram black vinyl, so grab them now if you want the extra pretty ones! The Blue Moods Of Spain will be on translucent blue vinyl, naturally. As if in a dream, She Haunts My Dreams will appear on clear vinyl, and I Believe will be on translucent orange vinyl for its first pressing.
July 16, 20120Remembering Our Friend Michael Griggs
Read moreGuitarist for The Two Things In One, Michael Griggs, passed today. Before doing so he gave us some great music, for that we thank and remember him.
Happy Independence Week
Read moreWe hope everyone had a great 4th! Our fireworks went off the day before with the release of Jellyfish, Live At Bogart’s, on CD and laser-etched limited-edition double LP on translucent-blue vinyl (wow!). The blue vinyl first pressing is likely to go fast, so track one down soon if you want one for your collection. Up next, on Tuesday, July 17, is the brilliant Sam Phillips album, Martinis & Bikinis on CD and limited-edition double LP on white vinyl! Sweet! Sam gave us four bonus tracks for this reissue, one of which, a new version of the great, “Strawberry Road,” she recorded specifically for this release! Uh, she’s awesome! Next release announcements coming this week, lots of great stuff coming up, stay tuned!
The Knack on Moheak Radio
Read moreCheck out this recent interview with Berton & Prescott from The Knack by our pal Bruce Rave at Moheak Radio! In addition to talking with the guys, Bruce previews selections from The Knack’s Havin’ A Rave-Up: Live In Los Angeles, 1978, available on CD and Digital here at Omnivore.
Buck Owens Webstore Exclusive
Read moreThe Buck Owens Coloring Book E.P. (with red, white or blue Flexi-disc!) blew off the shelves on Record Store Day, and though we have no crystal ball to figure out what’s going to sell and how many, we anticipated that this one might just become scarce very quick. So as we were hand-assembling them, we held 150 back for a webstore exclusive.
Sam Phillips Martinis & Bikinis Plus 4 Bonus Tracks
Read moreWe’re thrilled to release another one of our absolute favorite albums from the ’90s, Martinis & Bikinis by Sam Phillips! Produced by T Bone Burnett and released in 1994, this is a true classic and we worked closely with Sam to make sure every attention to detail has been properly tended. Sam chose to add four bonus tracks to both the remastered CD and double LP.
Winner! 11th Annual Independent Music Awards Best Reissue
Read moreWe’re proud to say that The Motels Apocalypso release has been honored in the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards as Best Reissue! Thirty years after this album should have hit the streets, it’s finally received its well deserved accolades! Congratulations and thank you to The Motels for making such a fine album.
Ernie, Ernie, Ernie
Read moreAs you patiently wait for Ernie Kovac’s previously unissued Percy Dovetonsils album to be released, catch up on more Ernie with this awesome DVD set, The Ernie Kovacs Collection, from our pals at Shout! Factory.
First Official Live Jellyfish Album, Ever
Read moreComing July 3, Jellyfish Live At Bogart’s features thirteen tracks including five previously unissued performances. This set was recorded in 1991 at Bogart’s (hence the clever title) in Long Beach, California while the band were on tour supporting their debut album Bellybutton.