2019 Blog
Latest Releases Manufactured By Key Production Group_November Round Up
Sam Brookes,Tempus, black vinyl, [Go Slowly Records]
Sam Brookes released his latest album Tempus featuring four unique tracks. This album is available as a 12” black vinyl housed in a spine sleeve with a gloss machine varnish finish.
Zac, Zac, black vinyl, housed in 3mm spine sleeve, [Damaged Goods Records]
Zac have released their self-titled album, Zac have transformed their music and included pop melodies in this record. This album is available in a 12” black vinyl housed in a 3mm spines sleeve. The yellow cover has the Zac logo printed in bold red comic style text and a thunder image below. The red inner sleeve has the band’s image and lyrics of each song printed at the back. The logo in yellow opposite to the cover artwork.
Paddy Mulcahy, How To Disappear, 3mm spine sleeve, [Believe]
Paddy Mulcahy is a composer and producer from Ireland, he released his 4 track EP in 2014 introducing his name into the music industry. He has recently released his latest album How To Disappear which is available in double coloured blue and turquoise & white marble effect vinyl. The record is housed in an uncoated cover 3mm spine sleeve, the artwork is a forest path with Mulcahy image on the cover.
Alfred Deller, Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, triple black vinyl, [Harmonia Mundi]
The masterpiece of The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell has been reperformed by the Deller Consort. The album is available as a triple 12” black vinyl housed in a triple gatefold sleeve with a 20-page booklet included.
Alfred Deller, Henry Purcell’s King Arthur, double black vinyl, [Harmonia Mundi]
Another masterpiece by Henry Purcell has been reperformed by the Deller Consort. King Arthur was first composed in 1691 and performed at the queen’s theatre. The reperformed album is available as a double black 12” vinyl housed in a black gatefold sleeve with a booklet attached.
Various, Christmas Crooners and Christmas Divas, double black LP [Le Chant Du Monde]
Both standard 12” double black vinyl is housed in a 350gsm gatefold sleeve with a gloss dispersion varnish finish. The artwork on the Christmas Crooners cover is a print of some of the artists featured in the album with the test of Christmas crooners in a yellow/gold italic text draped over Christmas trees with red baubles hanging down. Christmas Divas cover artwork has a snowy mountain in the back with a one of the singers dressed in a crimson gown with red hair and pale white skin and alongside is a brown deer staring into the distance. The title is in gold text in italics draped over the snowy scene.
Daniel Casimir, Tess Hirst, These Days, black vinyl [Jazz: Refreshed]
Daniel Casimir and Tess Hirst released These Days inspired by their lifestyle in London experimenting with Jazz sounds. The album is a 12” black vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve with a matt dispersion varnish finish.
Valery Gergiev, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, black vinyl, [Mariinsky]
Mariinsky label has released their first vinyl of Valery Gergiev’s live symphony of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. The album is a 12” black vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve and matt dispersion varnish finish.
Gloo, A Pathetic Youth, red vinyl [Hassle]
Gloo have released their debut album A Pathetic Youth which channels their childhood experiences with growing up in a small Sussex town. This album is 12” red vinyl housed in a spine sleeve with a gloss machine varnish finish.
Health & Beauty, Shame Engine/ Blood Pleasure, double LP and CD, [Wichita Recordings]
Shame Engine/ Blood Pleasure is the seventh studio album by Health & Beauty, the record features a large cast of musicians connected to the band’s founder Brian J Sulpizio. The album is available as a double black LP and CD. The double black LP is housed in a 5mm spine sleeve with gloss machine varnish finish. The CD has a black onbody with the title printed similar to the cover, it is housed in a CD gatefold PVC wallet.
Jorja Smith, Lost & Found, black vinyl, [FAMM]
Jorja Smith has made a name for herself for the past two years and released her debut album Lost & Found in 2018 and was repressed in 2019. This repress is available as 12” black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with a matt machine varnish finish.
Karenn, Grapefruit Regret, double black LP, [Voam]
Karenn duo Arthur Cayzer and Jamie Roberts have released their debut album Grapefruit Regret together featuring different techno stylings. The album is available as a 12” double black vinyl housed in a green gatefold sleeve with a reverse board print on the cover.
Willie J Healey, Hello Good Morning, black vinyl, [Yala! Records]
Willie J Healey has released his latest EP Hello Good Morning that includes four tracks. Hello Good Morning, is meant to be a sequel to his 2018 melancholy 666 Kill EP. The album is a 12” black vinyl housed in a spine sleeve with a reverse board cover.
Kyle Eastwood, Cinematic, red CD, [Discograph]
Kyle Eastwood, son of actor and director Clint Eastwood has been in the jazz scene since the mid 90’s and has released his album Cinematic revisiting film themes. Cinematic is his eleventh album featuring musicians such as Quentin Collins on trumpet, Brandon Allen, Andrew McCormack etc. This album is a CD with a white base onbody housed in a 6pp Digi sleeve with 1 tube pocket with a matt varnish.
Les Nus, Enfer et Paradis, CD, [PIAS]
After a twenty-five-year hiatus The Nudes have released their new album Enfer et Paradis (Hell and Paradise). The album is available as CD housed in a 4-page digipack with an 8-page booklet included.
Max Cooper, Yearning For The Infinite, double coloured vinyl, [Mesh Records]
Max Cooper has released his latest project Yearning For The Infinite featuring some of his ambitious electronic songs. The album is available as a double LP in brown and blue using recycled vinyl housed in a reverse board wide spine sleeve with a matt machine finish.
Mercury Rev, All Is Dream, 4 CD, [Cherry Red Records]
Cherry Red Records have released a four CD edition of Mercury Rev’s All Is Dream featuring singles such as Nite and Fog, The Dark is Rising and Little Rhymes and many more. The album is available as a 4 CD in a case bound book pack with 2 glued wallets and 2 floating wallets with uncoated paper and matt machine varnish.
Mick Ronson, Only After Dark, 4 CD, [Cherry Red Records]
Only After Dark by Mick Ronson reflects his solo work during the seventies after his split with Bowie. This album is available as a 4 CD set, the clamshell box has a gloss lamination finish. This features a booklet that includes rare photos and a lengthy essay on his career in the 70’s.
Minimal Compact, Creation Is Perfect, CD book, [Minimal Compact]
Minimal Compact has released a new album featuring new versions of their classic tracks from the 80s. This album is available as 4 CDs housed in a CD booklet featuring some rare images of the band in a 4-panel digipack with a matt lamination finish.
Züir, ATØ, black vinyl, [Planet Mu]
After launching her debut album, Züir has continued working on her next album ATØ creating electronic sounds different to her first album. This album is available as a 12” black vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve with a gloss dispersion vanish finish.
Scylla, Sofiane Pamart, Pleine Lune 2 (Full Moon 2), CD, [PIAS]
One year after Pleine Lune, rapper Scylla and pianist Sofiane Pamart came together once again to create a piano and voice masterpiece. The album is available as CD housed in clear case including a sixteen-page booklet with a matt machine varnish.
Simple Red, Blue Eyed Soul, blue vinyl, [BMG]
Blue Eyed Soul is the twelfth studio album channelling their rawest and soulful tracks of their career. This album is available as a 12” blue vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with a matt machine varnish finish.
Sofiane Pamart, Planet, double red LP, [PIAS]
Pianist Sofiane Pamart has released his new album Planet. The album is available as a double 12” red vinyl housed in a pantone blue gatefold sleeve with matt machine varnish and UV spot gloss finish.
John Digweed, Nick Muir, Marc Romboy, Space Walk, black vinyl, [Bedrock Records]
John Digweed collaborated with Nick Muir and Marc Romboy to release Space Walk single. This is available as a 12” black vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve with a gloss machine finish.
Sunset Sons,Blood Rush Déjà vu, black vinyl, [Bad Influence]
Sunset Sons have been touring nonstop and sold out London’s o2 Kentish town venue, with a good year they have released their latest album Blood Rush Déjà vu. This album is available as a 12” black vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve with a gloss machine finish.
The Young Gods, L’eau Rouge - The Red Water, 12” vinyl and CD, [PIAS]
L’eau Rouge - The Red Water 30th anniversary record was reissued this year with remastered versions of The Young Gods greatest hits and bonuses in the album. This album is available as a 12” double black LP housed in a gatefold two pocket sleeve with a gloss machine varnish finish. The CD is housed in a 4-page digipack with a gloss machine varnish finish. Included in the digipack is a 16-page booklet printed on gloss art paper.
Stop Stop Start Again, Too Glam To Give A Damn, double LP (Limited Edition), [Time To Be Proud Records]
Stop Stop Start Again have released their latest album Too Glam To Give A Damn. This album is available as a 12” black vinyl, they have also released a limited edition double black LP edition housed in a gatefold sleeve with a gloss machine varnish finish.
Various, Wolfenstein: The New Order, double LP, [Laced Records]
Laced Records partnered with Machine Games to present Wolfenstein: The New Order. The album is available as a double black vinyl housed in a reverse board gatefold sleeve with a matt machine varnish finish.