November 22, 2006

vinyl is back!

that's right! we're pressing 7" vinyl splits to give a little nod to the hey day of indie-rock (remember sub-pop's singles club?). what's different about ours is we're marrying old-school with new-school. we'll release vinyl split singles for our fans and true audiophiles who prefer the warm sound & sweet crackle of vinyl (yes, there is a difference), but also make the vinyl mastered tracks available on itunes for those who prefer digital releases.

all singles (45 rpm) will be pressed on the highest quality vinyl for excellent sound reproduction, have a small hole, and feature original sleeve art designs. all 7" vinyl will have a very limited pressing (only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide) so these are sure to become prized possessions in any collection.

we're proud to announce our first two 7” vinyl splits:

* release date (vinyl): december 12, 2006
cat#: alr-006 / srp: $6.00 ea.
divine candy: a limited edition blue vinyl split featuring the caulfield sisters covering the jesus and mary chain's "some candy talking" live, and french indie-rocker julie peel covering the breeders "divine hammer". sleeve art was done by renowned minneapolis rock-poster designer lonny unitus (liz phair, the decemberists, john doe), and mastering for vinyl was done by sean glonek at srg studios (frank black, kristin hersh, the dresden dolls). this is a limited edition release (only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide).
usa customers (including canada & mexico):
buy here
intl customers:
buy here

release date (vinyl): january 23, 2007
cat#: alr-007 / srp: $5.00 ea.
so long city skies: a limited edition black vinyl split featuring brand new (never-released) original tracks by indie-rock legend john p. strohm (blake babies, antenna, lemonheads), and boston-based dylan in the movies. mastering for vinyl was done by sean glonek at srg studios (matthew sweet, frank black, kristin hersh), and the sleeve was designed exclusively by rhode island illustrator melinda rainsberger. it's a limited pressing (only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide).
usa customers (including canada & mexico):
buy here
intl customers:
buy here