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We’re into the second week of January, and it wouldn’t be a new year without Rhino’s annual Start Your Ear Off Right campaign.  This year’s slate encompasses eighteen vinyl reissues across the rock, soul, and jazz spectrum, the majority of which were released on Friday at independent record stores and most Barnes and Noble locations (and online).

The following titles are in stores now:

• Billy Cobham, Spectrum [Clear Vinyl, remastered by Kevin Gray]
• John Coltrane, Ole Coltrane [Clear Vinyl] [breakout from The Atlantic Years in Mono]
• Dire Straits, Money for Nothing [Green 2LP Vinyl]
• Genesis, Selling England by the Pound [Clear Vinyl] [Nick Davis remix]
• Gerry Rafferty, City to City [2LP Orange Vinyl/2022 Half-Speed Remaster by Miles Showell at Abbey Road]
• Ramones, Subterranean Jungle [40th Anniversary Violet Vinyl] [breakout from The Sire Albums 1981-1989]
• Otis Redding, The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads [Blue Vinyl] [breakout from The Definitive Studio Album Collection]
• Johnny Thunders, So Alone [45th Anniversary Red Vinyl]
• The Velvet Underground, Loaded [Clear Vinyl]
• Yes, Fragile [Clear Vinyl/Kevin Gray master]
• ZZ Top, Eliminator [40th Anniversary Limited Edition Gold Vinyl]
• Warren Zevon, A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon [Translucent Grape Vinyl, remastered by Kevin Gray]

This batch is due on Friday, January 20:

• The B-52’s, Whammy! [40th Anniversary Green/Black Splatter VInyl]
• Chicago, Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits [Picture Disc]
• Hot Tuna, Burgers: 50th Anniversary Colored Vinyl

The final trio of releases hits stores January 27:

• The Cure, Wish [30th Anniversary Edition]
• Curtis Mayfield, Curtis [Light Blue LP]
• Curtis Mayfield, Live! [2LP, remastered by Kevin Gray]

Be sure to check out your local indie record shop for the SYEOR releases (and don’t forget to pick up your free poster and/or matchbook from participating retailers).  Most Barnes and Noble locations are also stocking the SYEOR releases, so now might be a good time to use those holiday gift cards, too!

Eagle-eyed fans will notice, too, that many of the titles originally released on Atlantic Records are also branded with the new Atlantic 75 logo on a hype sticker, commemorating the venerable label’s founding in late 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.  The Atlantic 75 campaign will continue throughout the year.