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An introductory drum roll drops out and is replaced by a single suspended electric guitar, which is then paralleled by a snare, filled in with the bass, and–crash!–”Cherub Rock,” the opening track, is enveloped in an explosion of metal guitar. So the journey begins. This album is pre-experimentation vintage Pumpkins. Produced by Butch Vig (Garbage, Sonic Youth, Nirvana’s Nevermind), Siamese Dream is first about guitars. Lots and lots of guitars. A very close second is Jimmy Chamberlain’s unquestionably excellent power drumming. Throughout each song, Billy Corgan delivers angsty lyrics in his signature breathy whine. “Disarm” is a nice intermission halfway though the album. As the title of the song suggests, it throws the listener into a different mood with its full string arrangements and radiant orchestral chimes. But then it is back to the aural masochism–a pain that rarely sounds so sweet. –Beth Bessmer

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2LPs pressed on 180 gram vinyl with a CD of the entire album. Together Though Life, produced by Jack Frost, was prompted by the composition of a new song, “Life Is Hard,” which was written for a forthcoming film by French director Oliver Dahan (La Vie En Rose). Bob Dylan’s latest studio album was recorded late last year and features 10 new songs including “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” and “It’s All Good.” This will be the 46th release from Dylan, following his Platinum album Modern Times which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in 2006.

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PINK FLOYD

‘THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON’

30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION VINYL

Brand New & SEALED, LIMITED EDITION

HEAVYWEIGHT VIRGIN VINYL

ORIGINAL PACKAGING INCLUDING STICKERS AND POSTERS

PLUS NEW 3OTH ANNIVERSARY POSTER

Stunningly Restored
from the ORIGINAL tapes!
side 1.

1. Speak To Me
2. Breathe
3. On The Run
4. Time
5. The Great Gig In The Sky

side 2.

1. Money
2. Us And Them
3. Any Colour You Like
4. Brain Damage
5. Eclipse

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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Kill Em All, the debut album from Metallica and in anticipation of the band’s ninth studio albumlater this year Warner Bros. Records, under direct supervision from the band, are reissuingtheir early albums, Kill Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets, …And JusticeFor All, and Metallica (aka The Black Album) as both standard and deluxe vinyl editions. Ranked eighth on the list of the biggest sellinggroups in history, and one of the most influential bands in music, Metallica provedits mettle with these groundbreaking albums. Master Of Puppets was Hailed as a masterpieceby critics far outside heavy metal s core audience, MasterOf Puppets sold over half a million copies at its time ofrelease without any major video/radio airplay, making itthe band s first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Ithas since sold over six million copies in the U.S. alone. Itwas the last album the band recorded with bass playerCliff Burton before (more…)

The self titled ‘Metallica [aka the Black Album],’ the band’s fifth studio album, became one of the biggest selling albums in history. Though a step away from the thrash metal the band pioneered the album was nevertheless heavier than anything the band had yet recorded. ‘The Black Album’ is now be reissued as a Deluxe Vinyl edition (4LP) in honor of the 25th anniversary of ‘Kill em All’, Metallica’s debut album.

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This deluxe vinyl package features 4 120g black vinyl discs pressed at Record Industry in a 2-pocket Stoughton gatefold jacket with expanded pockets (2 discs in each pocket). Audio content is from the 2 CD version.

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Radiohead’s third album got compared to Pink Floyd a lot when it came out, and its slow drama and conceptual sweep certainly put it in that category. OK Computer, though, is a complicated and difficult record: an album about the way machines dehumanize people that’s almost entirely un-electronic; an album by a British “new wave of new wave” band that rejects speed and hooks in favor of languorous texture and morose details; a sad and humanist record whose central moment is Thom Yorke crooning “We hope that you choke.” Sluggish, understated, and hard to get a grip on, OK Computer takes a few listens to appreciate, but its entirety means more than any one song. –Douglas Wolk

180 Gram/Audiophile pressing Gatefold jacket/2 discs Printed sleeves

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