Rhino's popular "Start Your Ear Off Right" vinyl reissue campaign is returning to local independent record stores and Barnes & Noble locations beginning next Tuesday, January 8, and continuing through Tuesday, January 29, with a new batch of limited (and often colorful) vinyl reissues arriving each week.
Each group features an eclectic line-up drawn from the Rhino archives. January 8 will see compilations from Aretha Franklin, Alice Cooper, and The Monkees, as well as a 1978 post-punk classic from Television, while January 15 brings music from ZZ Top, CSNY, The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars (with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Jeff Healey, and Lowell Fulson) plus a 45th anniversary edition of Gram Parsons' GP. On January 22, Rhino has Joni Mitchell (Blue on blue vinyl, naturally), Grateful Dead, Warren Zevon, and the supergroup Little Village, and the campaign wraps up January 29 with titles from Ramones, Lupe Fiasco, and Buffalo Springfield (with mono editions of Buffalo Springfield and Buffalo Springfield Again making standalone debuts).
The "Start Your Ear Off Right" releases will be available at local independent record stores (find a list of participating retailers here) and for a limited time, purchasers will receive a copy of Rhino's industry-insiders-only 2019 calendar! Barnes & Noble customers will receive a limited edition slipmat. These titles will not be available online. You'll find the full list of these releases below!
Available on Tuesday, January 8:
Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold - 1-LP gold vinyl
Limited edition of 7,000 copies, $21.98
Alice Cooper - Greatest Hits - 1-LP silver vinyl
Limited edition of 3,000 copies, $21.98
The Monkees - Greatest Hits - 1-LP orange vinyl
Limited edition of 4,500 copies, $21.98
Television - Adventure - 1-LP red vinyl
Limited edition of 4,500 copies, $21.98
Available on Tuesday, January 15:
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - So Far - 1-LP white vinyl
Limited edition of 6,000 copies, $21.98
Gram Parsons - GP (45th Anniversary) - 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl w/ bonus 7-inch single
Limited edition of 4,000 copies, $29.98
Jimmy Rogers All Stars - Blues Blues Blues - 2-LP black vinyl
Limited edition of 3,500 copies, $29.98
ZZ Top - El Loco - 1-LP pink vinyl
Limited edition of 5,300 copies, $21.98
ZZ Top - Tejas - 1-LP purple vinyl
Limited edition of 5,300 copies, $21.98
Available on Tuesday, January 22:
Joni Mitchell - Blue - 1-LP blue vinyl
Limited edition of 6,000 copies $21.98
Little Village - Little Village - 1-LP blue vinyl
Limited edition of 3,500 copies, $21.98
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon - 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
Limited edition of 3,750 copies, $21.98
Grateful Dead - Skeletons From The Closet: The Best Of The Grateful Dead - 1-LP white vinyl
Limited edition of 6,500 copies, $19.98
Available on Tuesday, January 29:
Ramones - Road To Ruin (Remastered) - 1-LP blue vinyl
Limited edition of 5,000 copies, $21.98
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers - 2-LP red vinyl
Limited edition of 3,500 copies, $29.98
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (Mono) - 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
Limited edition of 5,000 copies, $21.98
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (Mono) - 1-LP 180-gram black vinyl
Limited edition of 5,000 copies, $21.98
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