Collectability, Sonics and “Essential” Records—Comparing Notes with Jeff Gold, Owner of Recordmecca: “One of the things that originally drew Gold into the record business (he started as assistant to A&M president Gil Friesen and left the business as executive v.p./general manager of Warner Bros. Records) was his love of records, which is less common than you’d think in an industry devoted to selling…records.”
Back to the Future Soundtrack gets first ever vinyl reissue: “Pressed up as a picture disc, the OST will be released on 16th October in advance of the 21st October 2015, the date that Marty McFly ends up in the sequel.”
On U-Sound announce vinyl reissue of War of Words, classic dub album by Singers & Players: “Hitting record shops on August 20th, the record has been carefully re-mastered for maximum bass pressure…But that’s not all. Following on from the album release, is a 10” vinyl EP of unreleased tracks from the album studio sessions. Entitled War Of Version EP, the bonus record drops this October.”
Mondo details vinyl edition of Gustavo Santaolalla’s The Last of Us soundtrack: “Gustavo Santaolalla’s soundtrack to Naughty Dog’s 2013 PS3 game The Last of Us is getting a vinyl release via Mondo. Mondo’s box set comes housed in a “heavy duty slip case” featuring original artwork from Olly Moss and Jay Shaw. As well as Santaolalla’s score, the set features every audio cue from the game and the 2014 DLC Left Behind.”
