19-03-2021

A Royal Release Day

America, Ruby, Armin van Buuren, The Church, Hiatus Kaiyote and The Crown

It's your favourite day of the week - Friday! We've got some exciting releases ready to become part of your vinyl collection. We might even “crown” it a royal release day, if you know what we mean. Find out more below!

The American folk rock band America released Holiday in 1974. Produced by The Beatles producer Sir George Martin, the album was a big commercial success. Today we're releasing it as a limited edition of 1500 numbered copies on silver coloured vinyl.

Salt Peter is the ground-breaking debut album by industrial triphop band Ruby. Featuring the songs “Tiny Meat”, “Paraffin”, “Hoops” and “Swallow Baby”, the album is now available as a limited edition of 500 copies on “paraffin” coloured vinyl. The package also includes an insert with lyrics.

Legendary trance DJ Armin van Buuren's debut album 76 was released in 2003 and marked the beginning of a highly successful music career. It is now released as a limited edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl. The package contains an insert and there's a secret inscription in the run-out grooves...

Priest=Aura, the jazz infused eighth studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Church, is now available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on white & black swirled vinyl.

Another must-have from the land down under: Tawk Tomahawk, the debut album by the renowned jazz-funk band Hiatus Kaiyote, featuring the hit “Nakamarra”, is released as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on transparent yellow vinyl. It is housed in a deluxe heavyweight jacket with leather laminate.

The Crown fans: today is your day. After releasing the Season 4 soundtrack last week, you can now complete your collection by adding the soundtracks to Season 1, 2 and 3 - all are limited editions of just 300 numbered copies on coloured vinyl. Season 1 is pressed on gold vinyl, Season 2 is pressed on transparent red vinyl and contains an insert, and Season 3 is released on royal silver vinyl and also comes with a 4-page booklet.

AMERICA - HOLIDAY

Holiday is the fourth studio album by American folk rock band America, released through Warner Records in June 1974. It was produced by the renowned English producer Sir George Martin, who had previously worked with The Beatles. Holiday was a commercial success, reaching #3 on the Billboard chart and being certified gold in the USA.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Insert
  • Limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on silver coloured vinyl
HIATUS KAIYOTE - TAWK TOMAHAWK

Australian jazz-funk band Hiatus Kaiyote released their debut album Tawk Tomahawk independently in April 2012. Hiatus Kaiyote were subsequently named the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by Gilles Peterson at the Worldwide Music Awards, and soon the band got signed to Sony Music's new sublabel Flying Buddha, where Tawk Tomahawk was licensed to as the label's first-ever release in 2013.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Deluxe heavyweight jacket with leather laminate
  • Featuring the Grammy nominated song “Nakamarra”
  • Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Award 2013 for Best Breakthrough Act
  • Limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on transparent yellow vinyl

RUBY - SALT PETER (COLOURED VINYL)

Lesley Rankine (Silverfish) and Mark Walk (Skinny Puppy) formed Ruby in 1995. Ruby's first album, Salt Peter, was released in 1995. The album would produce three singles, all of which would chart in the UK. It was made almost entirely using computers and without a band. Salt Peter's first single was “Paraffin”, released in November 1995.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Deluxe heavyweight jacket with soft touch laminate finish
  • Insert with lyrics
  • Ground-breaking 1995 debut-album, including “Tiny Meat”, “Paraffin”, “Hoops” & “Swallow Baby”
  • Trip Hop meets Industrial
  • Limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on “Tiny Meat” (transparent red & black mixed) coloured vinyl

 

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - THE CROWN SEASON 2 (RUPERT GREGSON-WILLIAMS & LORNE BALFE)

The Crown is a drama television series, created and written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix Original. The show is a biographical story about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The music to the series is written by Rupert Gregson-Williams, who also did the music (except for the main theme) of season 1.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Deluxe gatefold sleeve with leather laminate finish
  • Includes insert
  • Music by by Rupert Gregson-Williams & Lorne Balfe
  • Golden Globe Awards winning Netflix drama series starring Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby and Eileen Atkins a.o.
  • Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on “Royal Blue” coloured vinyl
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - THE CROWN SEASON 3 (MARTIN PHIPPS)

There's a new queen in town. The Crown Season 3 will feature an entirely new cast of acclaimed actors taking over the very famous royal roles. The music for season three is composed by Martin Phipps, who has previously composed soundtracks for Black Mirror and Peaky Blinders. This neo-minimalistic score makes use of different tempos, string-based undertones and brass chorus lines.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Deluxe sleeve with leather laminate finish
  • Includes 4-page booklet
  • Music by Martin Phipps
  • Golden Globe Awards winning Netflix drama series starring Olivia Colman, Emma Corin, Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter & Tobias Menzies a.o.
  • Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on “Royal Blue” coloured vinyl
ARMIN VAN BUUREN - 76

76 is the debut studio album by Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren. Named after the DJ's year of birth, the album was released shortly after he also celebrated the 100th episode of his radio show A State of Trance. Van Buuren was voted the No. 3 DJ in the world by DJ Mag that same year; a chart that he would eventually top five times.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Gatefold with spot varnish
  • Including insert
  • Secret inscriptions in run-out groove
  • 2003 debut album including “Yet Another Day (ft. Ray Wilson)”, “Burned With Desire (ft. Justine Suissa)”, “Blue Fear” & “Stay (ft. Krezip)”
  • Black vinyl
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - THE CROWN BUNDLE (S1 / S5)

The Crown is a drama television series, created and written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix Original. The show is a biographical story about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The Crown Bundle includes the Original Soundtracks to all five seasons, all five available on Royal Blue coloured vinyl.

  • Golden Globe Awards winning Netflix drama series starring Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Jonny Lee Miller, Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki a.o.
  • Exclusive bundle including the soundtracks to all five seasons, pressed on Royal Blue coloured vinyl
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - THE CROWN SEASON 1 (HANS ZIMMER & RUPERT GREGSON-WILLIAMS)

The Crown is a drama television series, created and written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix Original. The show is a biographical story about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Deluxe gatefold sleeve with leather laminate finish
  • Music by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams
  • Golden Globe Awards winning Netflix drama series
  • Starring Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby and Eileen Atkins a.o.
  • Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on “Royal Blue” coloured vinyl
THE CHURCH - PRIEST=AURA

Priest=Aura is the eighth studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Church. It is the first record they recorded with drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, famous for his work with Patti Smith. His addition to the band brought a fresh, almost jazz-like sound to their music.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • 2-LP set featuring “Dome”, “Ripple” & “Feel”
  • Eighth album by the Australian alternative rock band
  • Black vinyl

19-03-2021