Meth Mouth Records is now taking pre-orders for its vinyl re-press of 90's Florida pop-punk band Discount's 1997 full length, Half Fiction. The re-press is limited to 500 copies and is expected to ship by March 1st.
If you were reading the TOYPAJvinyl thread yesterday, you may have seen parts of a side conversation about American Dream Records' and the Ace Ender's vinyl release. Joe, the label owner, talked to Modern-Vinyl in more detail about what happened. A relevant excerpt can be found below.
Curious what the hell is going on with Blink 182's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket vinyl release on MightierThanSword? Check the replies for a video update.
Shop Radio Cast is now offering preorders for new vinyl from Say Anything ($15.99), Sharks ($14.99) and Lucero ($15.99). They also have reduced shipping for preorders.
Those Mockingbirds have posted pre-orders for the vinyl release of Fa Sol La, which will be out January 31st on Star Beat Music. You can purchase a copy in advance as well at the vinyl release show on January 20th at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ.
Soundscan is reporting vinyl record sales of 3.9 million units over the course of 2011, which is a 39.3 percent gain of the 2010 numbers (2.8 million). In the replies you can see a graphic of what the growth of vinyl record sales looks like in bar graph form. I wrote about this topic last year, and a gain of 1 million units over the last year is amazing. Have you started buying vinyl yet?
Robbed the Bank Records have released a benefit record for Invisible Children featuring The Forecast, Frank Turner, Daytrader, Koji, Pentimento and more. Details are in the replies. Order it here.
I Am the Avalanche's self-titled album has been re-issued on limited edition vinyl by Enjoy the Ride Records. Order it here. Details on the release can be found in the replies.
Thrice will release the At: Guitar Center 7-inch on Vagrant Records January 31, 2012. The 7-inch consists of twointimate acoustic tracks recorded during the band’s taping of the At: Guitar Center podcast series hosted by Nic Harcourt. The release marks the first time that Guitar Center, the world's largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment, has worked with a label to...[read more]
Animal Style Records will release Maker's Mirrors on vinyl on January 31, 2012. There will be 100 Opaque Blue/White, 200 Translucent Purple, and 200 Translucent Blue w/Black. More info here.