Official releases for Record Store Day, April 13, 2019:

JAMES BROWN – SHO IS FUNKY DOWN HERE
DAVID MATTHEWS – THE GRODECK WHIPPERJENNY (more…)

KANE & OTIS. Photo by Nick Walker.

ON SALE: FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB – FLAT TUMMY TEA – 12″ VINYL

We’re proud to announce new music by Gibbs & Madlib. (more…)

ON SALE: MUGGS X ETO – HELL’S ROOF

Unique cover, Rappcats exclusive limited to 150 copies. (more…)

A concept rock album as progressive as it is psychedelic, recorded by a 17 year-old Tom Nehls and friends in Minneapolis in 1972, with first-time engineer Paul Stark (Twin/Tone Records).

SUBSCRIBE HERE: NOW-AGAIN RESERVE, A DELUXE VINYL SUBSCRIPTION

Now-Again Reserve: Custom-made LPs delivered once per quarter, presenting some of the rarest records in their respective genres in high quality LP format. Each release is produced with the direct participation of the artist. (more…)

Galt MacDermot, 1968. Photo by Larry Ellis.

Composer, pianist and arranger Galt MacDermot died at 4 AM Eastern Standard Time on December 17th, 2018, a day shy of his 90th birthday. While the cause of his death was undisclosed, he had been in failing health for some time. Here’s an essay on his life and influence by Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, who worked with MacDermot and his Kilmarnock label from the late-90s to the mid-2000s (more…)