RSD Black Friday 2024
We're thrilled to announce our releases for RSD Black Friday 2024! We have seven eclectic titles this year, covering everything from lost funk and soul treasures, a soundtrack to an acclaimed documentary, traditional blues, and of course, some incredible jazz. Read on for more details, and find a participating store near you.
Eramus Hall - Lost and Found
Eramus Hall was a soul/funk group from Detroit, whose debut Your Love Is My Desire became one of the most sought-after records of the modern soul era, coveted by DJs and record collectors alike. The group only recorded the one album for Westbound Records, home of funk heavyweights Funkadelic and Ohio Players, before moving to Capitol for their second and final album in 1984. After a definitive reissue of Eramus Hall's debut album, Org Music and Westbound Records have teamed up again to release a full LP worth of rare and previously unreleased tracks, including some of their earliest demos. The record will be pressed on color vinyl with a package that features never-before-seen photos, exclusively for RSD Black Friday.
Various Artists - The Elephant 6 Recording Co. (OST)
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. is the official soundtrack for the acclaimed documentary of the same name. The film highlights the legacy of one of the most storied DIY scenes in all of indie rock, birthing such bands as Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, and The Apples in Stereo. This soundtrack follows its 2023 wide release and contains music from the film, as well as a pair of brand new tracks from The Olivia Tremor Control’s forthcoming third and final record. The release is a carefully curated sampling of what has made this beautifully inscrutable scene so enduring and inspiring to musicians all over the world. The record comes housed in a custom die-cut gatefold jacket, and is available exclusively for RSD Black Friday.
Charley Patton - The Father of Delta Blues: Selections From Paramount Recordings
Charley Patton is indisputably one of the most influential figures in the history of the blues, and among the most important American musicians of the 20th century. His recordings in the 1920s helped lay the foundation for the Delta blues style, and continue to inspire musicians an entire century later. This compilation of recordings from the historic Paramount catalog showcase Patton's skills as a powerful and expressive vocalist, skilled guitarist, and dynamic performer. The collection, which has been remastered by Dave Gardner and pressed at Furnace Record Pressing, is exclusively available for RSD Black Friday 2024.
David Grisman - Dawg '90
Dawg ’90 is the debut release on David’s Grisman’s acclaimed Acoustic Disc label, originally released in 1990 on cassette and CD formats, and expanded with four additional tracks for a Deluxe Edition in 2013. The album is a collection of original tunes featuring the David Grisman Quintet and special guests Mark O'Connor and Matt Glaser on fiddle. It was nominated for a Grammy in the country instrumental category, Grisman's first ever nomination for his own music. Thirty four years later, the album is finally receiving its first ever vinyl pressing with a deluxe 2xLP release, exclusively for RSD Black Friday 2024.
Johnny Bragg - Let Me Dream On
Revered singer Johnny Bragg wrote and recorded classic 1950s R&B hits, such as “Just Walkin’ in the Rain” (as lead vocalist of the Prisonaires) and “Rollin’ Stone” (fronting the Marigolds), while serving time at the Tennessee State Penitentiary. For years, the recordings collected here lay dormant and unheard in a garden shed in Nashville. Unearthed and assembled to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s acclaimed exhibit Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, these cuts are a rich trove encompassing previously unreleased songwriting demos, band rehearsals, and live recordings that, fortunately, Bragg preserved on tape in the 1960s and 1970s. It’sa time capsule of classic Nashville R&B, now available for the first time in any format, exclusively for RSD Black Friday.
Cecil Taylor - Live at the Cafe Montmartre
Cecil Taylor's Live At The Cafe Montmartre has been lauded by critics as a landmark performance, "among the greatest live recordings in jazz” (Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings). The recordings capture Taylor in peak form, supported by the great Sunny Murray on drums and Jimmy Lyons on alto sax, at the famed Cafe Montmartre in Copenhagen on November 23, 1962. The set is among very few recordings documenting Taylor’s playing between 1962 to 1966. The set has been remastered by Dave Gardner for a double LP pressing at Pallas Group in Germany on audiophile-grade vinyl, including updated package artwork, exclusively for RSD Black Friday 2024.
Sahib Shihab - Sahib's Jazz Party & After Hours
Sahib's Jazz Party is an album by saxophonist/flautist Sahib Shihab, recorded live at the JazzhusMontmartre in Copenhagen, around the same time that he relocated there in 1963. Shihab is joined by flugelhornist Allan Botchinsky, guitarist Ole Molin, drummer Alex Riel, and 17-year old bass prodigy Niels Henning Orsted Pederson. The recordings showcase Sahib’s diversity and dexterity as a player, including his openness to the avant-garde style, expanding on the bop era playing he is known for. The album is presented here in a gatefold jacket with a bonus LP, including three tracks not available on previously vinyl releases — what we’re referring to as the “After Hours”. The audio has been remastered by Dave Gardner and pressed on audiophile-grade vinyl at Pallas Group in Germany.