Emperor’s Return is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost. It was released in 1985 as an extended play and was their first record featuring American drummer Reid Cruickshank a.k.a. “Reed St. Mark”. Now as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations for Noise, this classic album is available on limited edition greenblack swirl vinyl with double sided poster.It almost seems churlish to regard Celtic Frost as one of the great extreme metal bands, because they were so much more than that. Its better to hail them as among the finest extreme and experimental bands of the 1980s. Refusing ever to do what was expected or demanded, the band constantly changed musical direction, always brought in surprising influences, and kept people guessing as to where they might venture next. Their catalogue of albums is formidable and unmatched. Each is not only unique, but part of an entire tapestry that only now can be appreciated for being a remarkable part of music history. Despite, or maybe because of, constant turmoil on so many fronts, Celtic Frost achieved an artistic level few others would even have dared to dream of aspiring towards. They climbed high because they were never afraid to fall. Which is why the band are now rightly regarded as icons, and iconoclasts.
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Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I Splatter Vinyl by Helloween
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I is the second studio album by German power metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that created the genre of Europeanstyle power metal. Now as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations for Noise, this classic album gets a limited edition reissue on splatter vinyl with album cover poster.Loudwire named the album at third in their list “Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time” and commented the album is “a tireless LP and perhaps the first genuine power metal album.” ThoughtCo also named the album in their list “Essential Power Metal Albums.”
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The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light Coke Bottle Green Vinyl by The Streets
The album is a classic Streets album filled with Skinner’ s trademark lyrical wizardry and beats honed over a decade of building his other career as a legitimate bassrap DJ in clubs all songs written by Skinner but featuring vocal contributions from longtime collaborators Kevin Mark Trail and Robert Harvey, as well as a track featuring Teef. The songs on the album soundtrack the film and also play the role of narrator of the film at times and whilst neither the album or film exist without each other both can be enjoyed separately.140g limited edition Coke Bottle Green 12 vinyl housed in a printed outer and inner sleeves with a gloss finish.
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Double Seven Silver Heavyweight Vinyl by The Upsetters
This classic album from 1973 saw its creator, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry exploring synths and starting to develop his Black Ark sound the enigmatic producer was at the time in the process of building his famous studio and honing his ideas about dub as a musical form. The LP opens with the eerie “Kentucky Skank”, Perry’ s ode to KFC, complete with frying chicken sounds, spliced between winding tapes, a ghostly trumpet, and futuristic moog synthesizer, overdubbed at London’ s Chalk Farm studios. U Roy’ s “Double Six” and I Roy’ s “High Fashion” & “Hail Stones” illustrate just how strong The Upsetter’ s deejay material had become, while versions of the ChiLites’ “We Are Neighbours”, Sam & Dave’ s “Soul Man” and a reworking of Al Green’ s “Love and Happiness” retitled “Jungle Lion” all betray the funky soul influence that was increasingly shaping his work. The backing tracks illustrate the producer at his best the audio spectrum is fully differentiated while spatial placement an important component something it would take years for him to achieve at the Black Ark. Double Seven is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on silver coloured vinyl.
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90’s Alternative Collected Translucent Magenta Double Heavyweight Vinyl by Various Artists
Alternative rock, or abbreviated to just simply alternative, first came to present in the early ‘70s as independent underground music and gradually developed into the ‘90s as a reaction to the mainstream pop music from that era. Alternative music was represented by bands who were signed to independent labels, but major labels also picked up on the trend, which led to commercial success in the international music charts. The 2LP 90’ s Alternative Collected highlights songs by bands such as Faith No More, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Kula Shaker, Eels, R.E.M., Oasis, Live, Soundgarden, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Smash Mouth, and many others. The 2LP 90’ s Alternative Collected is available as a limited edition on translucent magenta coloured vinyl and includes an insert.
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Heatwaves Greatest Hits Translucent Green Heavyweight Vinyl by Heatwave
Heatwave is an international discofunk group formed in 1975. They are known for their singles “Boogie Nights”, “The Groove Line”, and “Always and Forever”. Heatwave’ s Greatest Hits is a compilation album from 1984 and features all their biggest hits from their entire discography, with the lone exception of the Hot Property album. Most of the songs on this compilation album are written by Rod Temperton, who later wrote several hit singles for Michael Jackson. Heatwave’ s Greatest Hits is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on translucent green coloured vinyl.
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Rock Pool Vinyl by Cate Le Bon
Reissue of Cate Le Bon’ s 2016 4 track EP recorded during the sessions for her Crab day album originally released on Drag City. Long out of print and currently copies selling on discogs for 60.0075.00 the EP is now available as limited editions of 500 copies each on black and yellow vinyl. Cate Le Bon selfdescribed the recordings as “Rock Pool is the killed darlings from the Crab Day sessions brought back to life on a classic 22 formation. Written under the same banner of the impossibly absurd and emerging to unimaginable bedlam”
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Velvett Fogg Translucent Green & White Marbled Heavyweight Vinyl by Velvett Fogg
Velvett Fogg were a psychedelic rock band and active during the late 1960s. They were one of the many new bands from the Birmingham underground scene. Toni Iommi was a brief member at the time but left to form Black Sabbath. They were given a record deal by Pye Records, through which they released their first and only studio album, the selftitled Velvett Fogg. The original package was accompanied by a “e from the legendary U.K. disc jockey John Peel, who commented that there is a lot of good music on this record. Remember Velvett Fogg you will hear the name again. However, despite favourable reviews, the album didnt become as commercially successful as expected and the band soon broke up. The album has since become a much sought after title.Velvett Fogg is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on green & white marbled vinyl.
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Pearls: Songs Of Goffin & King Clear Heavyweight Vinyl by Carole King
Carole King is the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century, having written or cowritten 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her songwriting. The album Pearls Songs of Goffin And King by Carole King is a collection of brilliant pop music and widely recognized as her best work since Tapestry. The album features 10 songs originally written by Carole King with her exhusband Gerry Goffin. The album contains new versions of “Locomotion”, “Hey Girl”, “Snow Queen”, “Oh No Not My Baby”, “Hi De Ho”, “Wasn’ t Born to Follow”, “Goin’ Back” and more. “One Fine Day” was a Top 40 hit in charts around the globe. The album Pearls Songs of Goffin And King is a testament to how good of a songwriter Carole King truly is. It is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl.
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Bardo Green & White Double Heavyweight Vinyl by Bryce Dessner
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, or simply Bardo, is a 2022 Mexican epic black comedydrama film cowritten and directed by Alejandro G. Intildeaacuterritu. The film stars Daniel Gimeacutenez Cacho alongside Griselda Siciliani and follows a journalistdocumentarian who returns to his native country of Mexico and begins having an existential crisis in the form of dreamlike visions. Bardo premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion. Critics praised the performances, cinematography, and direction. It received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 95th Academy Awards. Bryce Dessner, of The National, made the score and wrote “We recorded the score in Mexico at the beautiful Sony Music Studios in Mexico City and Topetitud Studio in Coyocan. The process of recording the music for Bardo and working with amazing Mexican musicians, including Brass bands from Oaxaca and musicians from the National Symphony, in the studio was an incredible joy for me and something I will remember for the rest of my life.” The soundtrack of Bardo also contains songs by David Bowie, Genesis, Joseacute Joseacute a.o. The 2LP is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on green LP 1 and white LP 2 coloured vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve and includes 2 printed innersleeves.