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February 17, 2022 By The Second Disc 2 Comments

America Alternates and Rarities

Rhino is bringing out the heavy hitters for its Record Store Day lineup of releases, all of which are due on Saturday, April 23 at independent record stores everywhere.  We've already filled you in on the pair of David Bowie titles coming to both CD and LP, but Rhino also has vinyl offerings from music legends including Joni Mitchell, Madonna, Willie Nelson, Stevie Nicks, and The Everly Brothers as well as such beloved bands as America, Bad Company, Blur, Chicago, The Doors, Grateful Dead,

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Electronic, Everything Else, Folk, Pop, Reggae, Rock Tags: America, Bad Company, Blur, Chicago, Christy Moore, David Bowie, Devo, Electronic, Gojira, Golden Smog, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Madonna, Mike Oldfield, Peter Tosh, Ramones, Record Store Day, Stevie Nicks, Stiff Little Fingers, The Cure, The Doors, The Everly Brothers, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Proclaimers, The Replacements, Willie Nelson

November 13, 2018 By Sam Stone Leave a Comment

Golden Smog Down by the Old Mainstream

What do you get when you bring together members of Wilco, Soul Asylum, and The Jayhawks and throw them into a remote recording studio in Minnesota wilderness? Well, as the Run Out Groove label proved with its LP reissue earlier this year, the result is one mighty down-home, fun album of country-rock grooves: Down By the Old Mainstream by '90s supergroup Golden Smog. While their lineup has been mercurial since they first got together in the late-'80s, the core lineup included Kraig Johnson of

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Categories: Reviews Formats: Vinyl Genre: Country, Folk, Rock Tags: Golden Smog, Jeff Tweedy, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, Wilco

February 26, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Golden Smog Down by the Old Mainstream

Run Out Groove continues to re-present rarities from the Warner Music Group vaults with the announcement of its latest high quality vinyl release. Based on the results of the label's fan vote, Golden Smog's Down by the Old Mainstream has been selected as the next limited edition, numbered ROG title.  The Minneapolis collective made its first big splash in 1995 with this debut album on the Rykodisc label.  It hasn't been available on vinyl since 2010.  Featuring members of The Jayhawks, Wilco,

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Folk, Rock Tags: David Blue, Golden Smog, Judee Sill, The Incredible String Band

January 8, 2018 By Joe Marchese 6 Comments

Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare

Rhino's "Start Your Ear Off Right" campaign is back for 2018, and this year's crop of titles is a happily eclectic one ranging from classic R&B to rock, metal, hip-hop, and beyond.  These limited edition vinyl reissues will be released every Tuesday beginning tomorrow, January 9, and continuing through the 23rd.  We can't think of a better way to start our year off right than visiting a local record store, and Rhino agrees - so all of these titles will be exclusively available at

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Categories: News Formats: Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Folk, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Dio, Golden Smog, John Prine, Richard and Linda Thompson, The Notorious B.I.G., Vangelis, ZZ Top

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