Friday, June 12, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
The first volume of selected soundtracks from the Umineko: When They Cry sound novel, pressed to vinyl outside Japan for the first time. A deluxe 180g gold double-color edition with cover art by Red Coconut Studio and a gold-foil gatefold designed by Isa Alcantara — a must for doujin-music collectors.
Sunrise / Son of Pin Head
Hailed as a pinnacle of 1970s Japanese rare groove, this gem originally surfaced as an audio-check pressing and has been chased by DJs at home and abroad for decades. Now issued worldwide on 7-inch for the first time via Victor — a strictly limited, high-spec reissue aimed at the best possible sound.
You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love
Following the acclaimed SOUR and GUTS, three-time Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo delivers her third studio album. A limited run of 500 color-vinyl copies with poster — scarce and moving fast.
Sol.Hz
As the unlikely first guitar band on the legendary Warp label, Seefeel return after 15 years — their first proper album since 2011's self-titled — with Sol.Hz. Their signature shoegaze sinks into slow, low-end dub space; Sarah Peacock's effect-shredded ethereal vocals over looping guitar reverb keep a singular emotional warmth alive inside the cold experimental electronics.
Petrology
Hotflush boss Scuba (Paul Rose) made this fan-only EP for Record Store Day UK 2026, on official limited transparent blue vinyl. Petrology gathers the best of his many guises, with the layered atmosphere of his 2015 high point Claustrophobia — a head-tingling listen for anyone into heavy industrial textures, woozy techno, drum & bass breaks and deep dub structures.
SELECTION 1978-81
A best-of from Off Course's Toshiba-EMI peak, with tracks hand-picked by the band members and reissued this year as a 100% Pure Vinyl double LP. It gathers signature songs from their most popular era, including 'Yes-No,' 'Ai wo Tomenaide' and 'Sayonara.'
SELECTION 1973-78
A compilation of Off Course's earlier work — 'Nemurenu Yoru,' 'Aki no Kehai,' 'Yasashisa ni Sayonara' and more — revealing the tender, lyrical folk-rock side of the band before stardom. Reissued this year on 100% Pure Vinyl double LP.
葛飾ラプソディー
Marking 50 years of the Kochikame manga and 30 years of its anime, Kohei Dojima's beloved theme 'Katsushika Rhapsody' gets its first-ever vinyl pressing. The 7-inch pairs the vocal version with the original karaoke take — a keepsake for anime fans.
Things Fall Apart (Triple Vinyl Deluxe Edition)
The Roots' most iconic and revered album, Things Fall Apart, returns in a deluxe triple-vinyl edition. The third LP, curated by Questlove, adds bonus cuts and remixes; the trifold sleeve includes a 20-page booklet with essays by Black Thought and Questlove plus track-by-track notes.
The Individualism of Gil Evans
The July highlight of Verve's audiophile 'Verve Vault' reissue series, pressed as a 180g heavyweight at Germany's Optimal. First issued in 1964 and widely regarded as Gil Evans' peak, it fuses originals and reinterpretations through his singular big-band lens; with Elvin Jones, Wayne Shorter and Eric Dolphy aboard, every second reveals his mastery of tone and space.
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Nordic improv-ambient trio Kiri Ra! — Lau Nau, Linda Fredriksson and Matti Bye — play saxophone, piano and strings with occasional warm electronics, out on Helsinki's We Jazz. Across the seven-minute 'omewhere,' piano and cello draw out an almost meditative pulse while the sax cuts a clear, resolute line. Gorgeous for fans of Nala Sinephro or Laraaji.
A legendary live recording made in 1972 at Copenhagen's Jazzhus Montmartre, originally issued only in 1974 by the Nadja imprint of Japan's cult Trio Records. South Africa's Dollar Brand, America's Don Cherry and Panama's Carlos Ward paint a Third World tableau, fusing jazz with deep South African rhythms. Reissued by France's Wewantsounds with a 4-page booklet, new liner notes and the restored original Japanese cover.