Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
Under The Sun
Led by legendary British trumpeter Ian Carr, Nucleus were among the most important pioneers of 70s UK jazz fusion. This 1974 Vertigo release blends jazz, rock and funk, with electric piano, brass, guitar and thick bass grooves constantly interlocking. Side B is a three-part suite driven by funky drums — it even carries a hint of hip-hop. Reissued by Be With Records from the original Vertigo masters.
Coastlines 2
A recent Balearic/chillout favorite from Japanese duo Coastlines, blending jazzy electronics, dance grooves, tropical sounds and Japanese urban sophistication with a warmth City Pop fans will recognize. Lazy rhythms, warm keys and sea-breeze grooves carry Tokyo's lightness to the beach, from afternoon to sunset. This 2LP edition is remastered by Simon Francis.
Toy Story: Songs To Infinity And Beyond
A limited zoetrope-vinyl edition from Disney and Pixar celebrating Toy Story's 30th anniversary — the animation comes alive as the record spins. It collects Randy Newman's classic songs from all four films, from 'You've Got a Friend in Me' and 'When She Loved Me' to 'We Belong Together' and 'I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away'.
Evita (Original Soundtrack)
The film soundtrack to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical, with Madonna in the title role, fusing Broadway drama with pop-star charisma — featuring 'Buenos Aires', 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' and 'You Must Love Me'. This is the first official red 3LP colored-vinyl edition.
American Idiot
Green Day's 2004 anti-war rock opera, which swept major awards over the following years — 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams', 'Holiday' and 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' remain generational anthems. Revisited amid today's unstable world, its anger at war and absurdity still cuts deep. The 2LP is restocked this month.
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The debut solo album from sulysalt of the band 野巢, gathering songs from their earliest writing to now, revisited and redrawn until they reached their most honest form. Around its completion, sulysalt held a painting exhibition, 'Scattered notes', at Taipei's Licorice Book Service, closely tied to the album's thinking. Self-released, limited to 200 copies.
Common Primitives
Ride guitarist and former Oasis bassist Andy Bell reunites with Masal. Bell's guitar and electronics meet Masal's harp and synths, unfolding slowly across ambient, krautrock, cosmic jazz and psychedelia — floating, ethereal and meditative, with a touch of Turkish folk. The 2LP color edition adds their 2023 debut collaboration 'Tidal Love Numbers', on vinyl for the first time.
Moments Brighter Than The Sun
The Gondwana Records debut from Manchester composer, guitarist and bandleader Rory Green, weaving contemporary ambient, jazz and folk into sincere, warm music. Drawing on Nils Frahm, Fabiano do Nascimento, Jasmine Myra and Portico Quartet, he turns childhood memories spanning Accra and England's industrial north into wide musical landscapes. Co-produced by Matthew Halsall, it eschews virtuosity for a calm, unhurried grace.
TELL YOU LOVER feat. Sticko / 方今
Japanese reggae/dub band ROZENBO, formed in 2024 around Sly Mongoose bassist 笹沼位吉 and keyboardist 外池滿廣 (V.I.P. Band, DRY&HEAVY). Their debut 7-inch covers The Merrymen's 1967 song on the A-side with a digital-dancehall sound built on an Oberheim DXM drum machine; B-side '方今' rides a one-drop roots skeleton with mournful Japanese vocals and heavy bassline, recalling Mute Beat. Released on ARRROUND Wicked Sound Maker.
The only album by Baltimore five-piece soul group Optimistics, released on Turbo in 1970 and produced by the legendary George Kerr — its sweet harmonies and lush strings stand level with The Chi-Lites and The Delfonics. It drifts between slow ballads and light funk, soaring falsettos carrying that romantic, faintly melancholy 70s sweet-soul feel. Long championed by Pete Rock, with 'Should I Let Myself Go' sampled by Knxwledge. The near-impossible original is reissued by Be With Records, mastered by Simon Francis and cut by Pete Norman.