2020 Blog
Latest Releases Manufactured By Key Production Group_April and May Round Up
Cadet, Rated Legend, CD book, [Underrated Legends]
"Rated Legend" was released and produced by Krept (from Krept & Konan), a tribute in honour and memory of Rapper Cadet . The album features Cadet's platinum single Advice and featuring artists Young Adz, Konan, Stormzy, Wretch 32 and more. The CD is a 16-page book that features exclusive photos and poems written by cadet and is in a jewel case.
Ryan Berkeley / Dj Heure / Various Artists, LAR001, black vinyl, [Love Above Records]
Love Above Records released their debut album, which is features four tracks on the 12” vinyl. There are many artists on the album such as directors Ryan Berkeley, Dawn Again alongside fellow Melbourne natives DJ Heure, Norachi and many more. The album is a standard weigh black vinyl housed in a white disco bad with a matt machine varnish finish.
Neil Innes, How Sweet To Be An Idiot, CD, [Grapefruit records/Cherry Red Records]
The 1973 record has been remastered and released in a 2020 edition. Neil Innes’ sadly passed away in December 2019 a truly remarkable musical and comic talent. How Sweet To Be An Idiot is Neil’s debut solo album in 1973, produced at Chipping Norton Studio. This CD is a Digipack with 12-page booklet with a gloss machine varnish.
The The, See Without Being Seen, CD, [Cineola]
See Without Being Seen is now out with a CD version that features 3 bonus tracks on top of the 3 instrumental releases that were features on the cassette. The limited-edition cassette was released on ‘Cassette Store Day’. This album “is the lost first album by the teenage Matt Johnson” [The The Website], the album was originally released in cassette form in 1979, they master tapes were lost for many years, they were recorded in the basement of Johnson’s parents. The CD is a casebound book with a matt lamination finish, that has 36 pages featuring the origins and restoration of the material, lyrics and exclusive images and original cassette sleeve and artwork.
Catching Flies, Silver Linings Remixed, black vinyl, [Indigo Soul]
Catching Flies released a remix album that features tracks from his debut album, these tracks were reimagined by DJ Seinfeld, Andhim, Soundbwoy Killah and many more. The album is a black vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve with a reverse board finish on the cover.
Flying Lotus, Flamagra (Instrumentals), black vinyl, [Warp Records]
Flying Lotus released his album Flamagra (Instrumentals), a beats-only version of studio album Flamagra. The album is a 2x LP special edition that comes with an exclusive animated slipmat designed by Winston Hacking and Drew Tetz.
Hawkwind, Roadhawks, black vinyl, [Cherry Red Records]
Esoteric Recordings and Atomhenge, released the remastered edition of the 1976 Roadhawks album, a compilation of Hawkwind’s catalogue. The album was originally released in 1976. “The reissue has been re-mastered from the original United Artists master tapes and has been cut at Abbey Road studios”. [Cherry Red Records Website]. The album is available as a 180-gram black vinyl housed in gatefold sleeve with a machine gloss finish.
Lucinda Williams, Good Souls Better Angels, CD, [Highway 20 Records]
Lucinda Williams released her latest album touching up on social and political issues we currently face. The three-time Grammy winner previously released two albums back to back in 2014 and 2015, Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone and The Ghosts Of Highway 20. The CD is a 4pp digipak with a 24-page booklet included.
Nightmares On Wax, Smokers Delight, red and green vinyl, [Warp Records]
Nightmares On wax released this special edition of Smokers Delight celebrating the 25th anniversary of the album’s release. The album is available as a double coloured red and green 12” vinyl housed in a 6mm spine gatefold sleeve with a gloss UV varnish finish.
Sex Swing, Type II, white and white/blue splatter vinyl, [Rocket Recordings]
Sex Swing released their second studio album Type II featuring underground starts from Bonnacons of Doom and more. The album is available as a white vinyl and also a blue/white splatter vinyl housed in a 3mm spine sleeve with a gloss lamination finish.
The Homeless Gospel Choir, The Land Is Your Landfill, blue vinyl, [Hassle]
The homeless Gospel Choir recently signed with label Hassle records and released their new album This Land Is Your Landfill. Derek Zanetti is the singer for The Homeless Gospel Choir and has travelled worldwide singing acoustic punk, his songs speaking about politics, additction and more. The album is available as a limited blue coloured vinyl.
Wendy James, Queen High Straight, black vinyl, [Wendy James]
Wendy James returns with her fifth studio album Queen High Straight, which she self released. Wendy took over the British music scene in 1988 and used to be the frontwoman for the atlternative/rock band Transvision Vamp. Wendy has collaborated with many artists over the years from Elvis Coatello, James Williamson (Iggy and the Stooges) and many more. The album available as a double 12” black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with two inner sleeves for the records, lyrics printed on both sleevesand four beautifully designed vinyl labels for each side of the gatefold, which has a matt varnish finish.
Kat Von Schleicher, Consummation, 12” clear vinyl and 7”, [Full Time Hobby]
Kat Von Schleicher released her latest album Consummation through Full Time Hobby.The album is available as a black with a bonus 7” single. The LP is housed in a 3mm spine with a gloss machine varnish finish.