Jazz and blues pianist/vocalist/composer Mose Allison has been described as "one of the finest songwriters of 20th century blues." This 1978 live recording features Allison playing his usual repertoire, in a trio with bassist Tom Rutley (bass) and drummer Jerry Granelli (drums). Since Allison only recorded one album during the years 1973 to 1981, this well-recorded live set is quite valuable.

Most of the material is fairly familiar, but the singer's spirited delivery and interplay with the audience make this recording rare. It ain't about technology, it's about these transcendent versions of Allison classics performed with sidemen who get it, for people who dig it -- the real deal. Highlights include "Wildman on the Loose," "Swinging Machine," "I Live the Life I Love," "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" and "Your Mind Is on Vacation." Recorded Live March 26, 1978 at the Showboat Lounge, Silver Springs, MD.

Side One
1) Lost Mind
2) Wildman on the Loose
3) Your Molecular Structure
4) It Feels So Good
5) Swingin’ Machine
6) You Can Count on Me to My Part
7) I Live the Life I Love

Side Two
1) If You’re Going Up to the City
2) Hey Good Lookin’
3) Meet Me at No Special Place
4) Seventh Son
5) Your Mind Is on Vacation
6) Wildman/Show Closer

Legendary blues singer/songwriter/guitarist Big Bill Broonzy was a force in music from the 1920s until his passing in 1958. He was one of the first American blues artists to play Europe, and this fine recording shows how he influenced a generation of guitar players including Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Jerry Garcia and Bert Jansch.

Live in 1953 was recorded in Amsterdam, Netherlands and features ten tracks by this inaugural member of the Blues Hall of Fame. The set makes its vinyl debut for RSD Black Friday.

Side 1
1) Broonzy Talks (Intro)
2) Goin’ Down the Road
3) When the Sun Goes Down
4) House Rent Stomp
5) Willie Mae
6) Black, Brown and White

Side 2
7) Caribbean Rag
8) Down By the Riverside
9) Mindin’ My Own Business
10) Just a Dream
11) Glory of Love

This set features the original album recut from the original master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering, please an additional LP of rare studio outtakes, alternate versions, and previously unreleased instrumental rough mixes from the Clear Spot sessions. 

The 1967 jazz classic (plus 13 bonus tracks) mastered by Grammy(R)-winner Michael Graves available on double-LP in a gatefold sleeve with photos and liner notes. Fully authorized by the Bobby Cole Estate.

SIDE ONE:
1) Status Quo
2) The Name Of The Game Is Trouble
3) Lover Boy
4) You Can’t Build A Life On A Look
5) But It’s Spring
6) Heat
7) You Could Hear A Pin Drop

SIDE TWO:
8) A Change Of Scene
9) A Perfect Day
10) Elegy For Eve
11) No Difference At All
12) I’m Growing Old

Coryell is the classic 1969 studio album, known as the “Best Sounding” Larry Coryell release. Out of print on vinyl until now. This deluxe package includes an OBI strip, single album jacket, printed inner sleeve, original record labels and special crystal clear rose color vinyl.

"Play this loud and your life might change forever." –Rolling Stone

Sex | Beautiful Woman | The Jam with Albert | Elementary Guitar Solo #5 | No One Really Knows | Morning Sickness | Ah Wuv Ooh

This 40th Anniversary edition of Marshall Crenshaw's debut album features the original album with a bonus EP of seven tracks from the era.  The bonus tracks include four 4-track demos and alternate mixes from the album. This double LP version will only be available at record stores for RSD Black Friday! 

LP 1 Side A:
1. There She Goes Again
2. Someday, Someway
3. Girls...
4. I'll Do Anything
5. Rockin' Around in N.Y.C.
6. The Usual Thing

LP 1, Side B:
1. She Can't Dance (Crenshaw, Rick Cioffi, Fred Todd)
2. Cynical Girl
3. Mary Anne
4. Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)
5. Not for Me
6. Brand New Lover

LP 2, Side A:
1. Look What I Almost Missed (Live)
2. Brand New Lover (Alternate take, rough mix)
3. Something’s Gonna Happen

LP 2, Side B (Original 4-track recordings 1980-81):
1. (You’re My) Favorite Waste of Time
2. Just Not For Me
3. Someday Someway
4. Maryanne

Paquito D'Rivera (the highly regarded Cuban-American alto saxophonist and winner of 14 Grammy Awards) and Arturo Sandoval (the highly regarded Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and winner of 10 Grammy Awards) reunited in Germany to record this incredibly special album, originally released in 1991.

"Reunion was the first time that Paquito D'Rivera and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval recorded together since D'Rivera's defection in 1980; Sandoval had recently left Cuba himself. The co-leaders are joined by a superb band: pianist Danilo Perez, acoustic guitarist Fareed Haque, bassist David Finck, drummer Mark Walker, and Giovanni Hidalgo on conga. The group mostly performs originals plus a couple Chucho Valdes songs, "Body and Soul" (a showcase for Sandoval) and Dizzy Gillespie's "Tanga." Plenty of fireworks occur on this consistently heated Afro-Cuban jazz set and the co-leaders clearly inspire each other. When will they have their next reunion?" -Scott Yanow, AllMusic

Prologo: Mambo Influenciado /0:25
Reunion /4.58
Tanga / 9:19
Claudia / 7:12
Friday Morning / 6:33
Latin American Suite / 5:24
Body & Soul / 3:51
Capriciosos de la Habana / 4:14
Epilogo: Mambo Influenciado / 0:21

Thanks to Foo Fighter Dave Grohl and friends, DREAM WIDOW lives.

DREAM WIDOW is the malevolent creation of Dave Grohl (handling vocals, guitar, bass and drums) and lead guitarist Jim Rota of Fireball Ministry renown. Assisted on a few tracks by keyboardists Rami Jaffee and Oliver Roman, Grohl and Rota make good on the sinister promise to blur the lines between reality and darkest fantasy.

The name and mythos of DREAM WIDOW will be familiar to those who’ve laughed and screamed watching Foo Fighters’ horror-comedy feature film, STUDIO 666. In the film, Foo Fighters attempt to record their newest album in the same house where the legendary — and fictional — DREAM WIDOW met its tragic and untimely end — with hilariously horrifying consequences.

The vinyl version of this eight song collection is a limited pressing exclusive to independent record stores for RSD Black Friday.

SIDE 1
1. Encino
2. Cold
3. March of the Insane
4. The Sweet Abyss
5. Angel With Severed Wings

SIDE 2
1. Come All Ye Unfaithful
2. Becoming
3. Lacrimus dei Ebrius

From 1994, the second Engine Kid album, remastered from the original tapes, and including an unreleased track from the session. For this RSD Black Friday version, a bonus colored 7” flexi with four new songs recorded by the original lineup is included. 

ALBUM TRACK LISTING:
Holes To FIght In, Windshield, Nailgun, Anchor,Expressionists, Jumper Cables, Stitches, Fanbelt, Herbie Hancock, Lie Like Knives.

7” TRACK LISTING:
A1. Burban on Bladez A2. Special Olympics A3. The Abbatoir
B1.Patty:Tannia

They are rap’s first great duo, one that excelled as rappers and producers. They are among the most-sampled rap acts of all time, their tunes having been mined by Jay-Z, DMX, 2Pac and Tha Alkaholiks, among many others. They introduced funk-styled production to rap, paving the way for Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. And even though their own rap skill was immense, they are also the best talent scouts in rap history, introducing the likes of Redman, Das EFX and Keith Murray. Then they broke up and reunited to rave reviews. The group is EPMD, undisputed legends in the rap game.

Celebrating their rich history, RBC Records releases an exclusive limited edition version of their highly respected reunion album We Mean Business, their first album on their own EP Records and their seventh overall.

“All of our albums have Business in the title,” Smith explains. “Now that we’re in a new era and the game is changed, we realize that it’s different from when we handed in a CD to our first label to being at Def Jam. Erick and I created our own vehicle to be able to drop this album. That’s how we came with the title We Mean Business, because we do.”

EPMD updates its classic sound and sentiment on “Listen Up,” a funk-drenched song complete with a talk box and featuring the one and only Mr. Teddy Riley. Recognizing EPMD’s status as pioneers, Sermon acknowledges how important his lyrics are: “Can’t talk ignorant/I got some intelligent folks that’s digging it.”

Those same folks will be digging We Mean Business song “Roc Da Spot,” a throwback of sorts to “You Gots To Chill,” one of 1988’s most acclaimed rap singles. “The beat had that EPMD sound, as far as the claps,” Sermon says. “It had a familiarity to it because of the sound and, 20 years later, we’ve still got that funk coming.”

“It’s very important for us to stay us,” Smith adds. “People want to hear and see EPMD.” That’s because We Mean Business isn’t just an album title for EPMD. It’s a mindstat

Puttin’ Work In (feat. Raekwon)
What You Talkin’ (Havoc)
Roc-Da-Spot
Blow
Run It (feat. KRS-One)
Yo (Redman)
Listen Up (feat. Teddy Riley)
Bac Stabbers
Never Defeat ‘Em (feat. Method Man)
Jane
Left 4 Dead
They tell Me (feat. Keith Murray)
Actin’ Up (feat. Tre, Vic D)

Touring in support of their fifth studio album, Airborne, The Flying Burrito Brothers performed at the legendary New York City venue, The Bottom Line on August 18, 1976. This 12-track set features many of their classic songs alongside a few C&W standards. The group's lineup consisted of Skip Battin and Gene Parsons (both ex-Byrds band members), along with Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill and original Burrito, pedal steel legend, "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow. This live recording is previously unreleased.

"1976 was a great year for re-iteration of the Flying Burrito Brothers having the opportunity to travel throughout the USA celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the founding of the United States. Though Gram Parsons wasn't around anymore, Chris Hillman embarked on a solo career, and Chris Ethridge had just departed this band, we had some great guys that just happened to be real familiar with the 'Burrito' mentality. It all came together quite spectacularly! To begin, Gib Guilbeau was my life-long pal and Cajun guy par excellence. Gene Parsons, formerly of the Byrds, was he drummer from hell who lifted the excitement to the limit (and picked a great banjo and string bender guitar. What can I say about Joel Scott Hill? A rebel? A reverent fanatic? A soulful and emotional artist? ALL of the above! Then there is Skip Battin, who just joined the band whom everyone loved and called friend who provided very original bass and vocal support. All these cuts are genuine items from a live performance at New York City's legendary "Bottom Line" club with all the warts AND magical moments. No fix ups and no apologies. Just real music and true enthusiasm. This was the way it was when he hit the road in 1976!"
- "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, 2001

Side A
1) Hot Burrito Stomp
2) Hot Burrito #2
3) Quiet Man
4) Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
5) Diggy Diggy Lo
6) Border Town
7) Toe Tappin Music

Side B
1) Waitin For Love To Begin
2) Take A Whiff On Me
3) Close Up The Honky Tonks
4) Truck Drivin’ Man
5) Six Days On the Road
6) Orange Blossom Special

Not since Ray Davies has a songwriter been able to craft such sharply observed vignettes in the space of a three-minute pop song like the late Adam Schlesinger. And on 2007’s Traffic and Weather, Fountains of Wayne’s fourth album, Schlesinger took his art to a new level, singing short stories as varied as crushing on a DMV clerk ("Yolanda Hayes"), celebrating the sexiness of a car not generally considered sporting ("92 Subaru"), being broke ("Strapped for Cash") and having luggage lost by an airline ("Michael and Heather at the Baggage Claim"). And while it lacks a radio-friendly hit like “Stacy’s Mom”—it should be mentioned that Chris Collingwood only contributed three songs to this record—there are still earworms aplenty, particularly on “I-95,” Collingwood’s “Seatbacks and Traytables,” and the title tune. Finally out on vinyl, this Real Gone release comes with a printed inner sleeve featuring lyrics and in a gold with black swirl pressing limited to 5000 copies worldwide, exclusively for RSD Black Friday!

Side A:
1. Someone to Love
2. ’92 Subaru
3. Yolanda Hayes
4. Traffic and Weather
5. Fire in the Canyon
6. This Better Be Good
7. Revolving Dora

Side B:
1. Michael and Heather at the Baggage Claim
2. Strapped for Cash
3. I-95
4. The Hotel Majestic
5. Planet of Weed
6. New Routine
7. Seatbacks and Traytables

The Four Tops’ Second Album, originally released in 1965, reached #3 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and #20 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It contains the hits “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” which was #1 on both the R&B and pop charts, “It’s the Same Old Song,” which was #2 and #5 respectively, and “Something About You,” which was #9 and #19 respectively. This is the first official vinyl reissue in more than 40 years.

SIDE A:
1. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
2. Love Feels Like Fire
3. Is There Anything That I Can Do
4. Something About You
5. It's The Same Old Song
6. Helpless

SIDE B:
1. Just As Long As You Need Me
2. Darling, I Hum Our Song
3. I Like Everything About You
4. Since You've Been Gone
5. Stay In My Lonely Arms
6. I'm Grateful

A picture disc version of Ace’s 2020 covers album, insert included!

Good Times Bad Times / Never In My Life / Space Truckin' / I'm Down [w/John 5] / Jumpin' Jack Flash [w/Lita Ford] / Politician / Lola / 30 Days in The Hole [w/Robin Zander] / Manic Depression [w/Bruce Kulick] / Kicks / We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Released in 1974, Aqua is the first solo album by Tangerine Dream's frontman Edgar Froese. It is known as his most influential release as his entire advance was invested in the acquisition and development of the then-unknown sequencers and modular synthesisers. “Aqua is a work of creation that has opened many doors to the sound exploration and to the parameters in a fusion between abstract and harmony". This release has been out of print on vinyl until now. This deluxe package includes a 2005 bonus track and new album art that has never been released on vinyl.  Blue smoke vinyl with an an OBI strip, gatefold album jacket, printed inner sleeve, and replicas of the original record labels.

Aqua | Panorphelia | NGC 891 | Upland 

Regarded as one of several standouts from the band’s landmark fall ‘91 tour, this stop in Hampton is certainly worthy of its lore. In addition to having all the hallmarks of a quintessential latter era Jerry Garcia Band performance, this night featured a very special guest: Virginia’s own Bruce Hornsby, joining on electric piano for the first and only time. The setlist is typically well-balanced, mixing road-tested staples, like the show opening “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” along with more recent additions to Garcia’s songbook like Van Morrison’s “Bright Side of the Road” and the show-closing “What A Wonderful World.” Playing with Hornsby always seemed to ignite a spark within Garcia and this proved to be no exception with their potent chemistry fueling lively versions of  “Ain’t No Bread in the Breadbox,” “You Never Can Tell (C’est La Vie)” and “Midnight Moonlight.”

The collection is pressed to five 180gram LPs in a limited edition of 7,500 and housed in a deluxe clamshell box featuring new artwork by Graham Yarrington.

Disc 1 (Side A):
1. How Sweet It Is
2. He Ain't Give You None

Disc 1 (Side B):
1. You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)
2. Run For The Roses

Disc 2 (Side A):
1. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
2. I Second That Emotion

Disc 2 (Side B):
1. My Sisters and Brothers
2. Ain't No Bread In The Breadbox

Disc 3 (Side A):
1. Bright Side of the Road
2. Shining Star

Disc 3 (Side B):
1. Waiting For A Miracle
2. Think

Disc 4 (Side A):
1. I Shall Be Released

Disc 4 (Side B):
1. Don't Let Go

Disc 5 (Side A):
1. Midnight Moonlight
2. What A Wonderful World (Encore)

UK punk legends G.B.H. celebrate the 40th anniversary of their seminal album City Baby Attacked By Rats with this limited edition lime green pressing for RSD Black Friday. 

SIDE A
1. Time Bomb
2. Sick Boy
3. Wardogs
4. Slut
5. Maniac
6. Gunned Down
7. I Am The Hunted

SIDE B
1. City Baby Attacked By Rats
2. The Payer Of A Realist
3. Passenger On The Menu
4. Heavy Discipline
5. Boston Babies
6. Bellend Bop

Available for the first time on vinyl, the Grateful Dead opened their fames Europe ’72 tour at the sold-out, cavernous Wembley Empire Pool in London. Including performances of their best-known songs, a healthy dose of music from the Skull & Roses album, and more than a half dozen songs from Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir’s respective 1972 solo albums.  

First time on LP! Originally recorded in 1995 for Zoo Records, but the tapes were lost when Zoo Records went out of business and it wasn’t released until 2009 when the CD came out. Remastered by Jack Shirley.

Orange/Black Splatter vinyl
Single-pocket jacket, with printed inner sleeve

Side 1
1 Sugar and Spice
2 Gefilte Fish
3 Rooster Jowls
4 Albert Fish Liverwurst
5 Stabby the Clown

Side 2
1 Geek Girl
2 I Will Not
3 You're Gone
4 Nothing to Say
5 Magic Ed
6 Trick or Treat
7 The Ballad of Swing Low Scroty

This RSD Black Friday release brings together four studio demo sessions from The Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders, Walter Lure, Billy Rath & Jerry Nolan) from 1976 and 1977, compiled onto one album for the first time.

Two sessions were recorded in 1976 in New York, including four tracks in their early incarnation with Richard Hell, and later six tracks after Billy Rath had joined on bass. In London in 1977, they recorded one session just prior to signing with Track Records, and another after L.A.M.F. had been released, with The Clash’s Terry Chimes on drums replacing the newly departed Jerry Nolan.

Pressed on transparent magenta vinyl, this release comes with a 12” poster of the Roberta Bayley cover photo, an outtake from the L.A.M.F. cover session, and an inner bag with Walter Lure interviewed by Johnny Thunders’ biographer Nina Antonia in 2005. The album shows the development of the band building towards their classic 1977 ‘L.A.M.F.’ album (recently reissued with a newly found original master), and further points to the direction they would have gone had they not split up.

SIDE ONE
Born Too Loose
Chinese Rocks
Let Go
Can’t Keep My Eyes On You
I Love You
It’s Not Enough
Do You Love Me
Take A Chance

SIDE TWO
Born To Lose
I Wanna Be Loved
Going Steady
Flight
Pirate Love
Give Her A Great Big Kiss
Too Much Junkie Business
London Boys

Burning Desire is part of Dagger Records’ authorized Jimi Hendrix ‘bootleg’ releases.  Mixed by Eddie Kramer, the collection presents compelling examples of Jimi’s remarkable creative explorations through 1969 and early 1970.  In the shadow of Electric Ladyland, the original Jimi Hendrix Experience struggled to remain a cohesive unit and Jimi’s ceaseless creative pursuit would lead to experimental sessions with bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miles and ambitious attempts to integrate fresh musical elements.  On these studio recordings, Jimi can be heard developing exciting new material such as “Ezy Ryder,” “Cherokee Mist,” “Villanova Junction Blues,” “Izabella,” and “Burning Desire.”  Burning Desire was originally released on CD via mail order only, seeing it’s only LP release on black vinyl as part of a previous RSD Black Friday event. The double LP will now be available for the first time since, pressed on Translucent Orange and Red vinyl by QRP as part of the new RSD Encores series revisiting popular releases from past Record Store Day and RSD Black Friday releases. 

SIDE A
1. Izabella
2. Cherokee Mist / Astro Man
3. Villanova Junction Blues
SIDE B
1. Ezy Ryder / MLK Jam
SIDE C
1. Burning Desire
2. Stepping Stone / Villanova Junction Blues
SIDE D
1. Record Plant 2x
2. Slow Time Blues

Emerald City Nights: Live At The Penthouse (1963-1964) brings forth a collection of previously unreleased recordings of the iconic pianist Ahmad Jamal captured live at the hallowed Seattle jazz club. Featuring trios with bassists Richard Evans and Jamil Nasser, drummers Chuck Lampkin, Vernel Fournier and Frank Grant. Limited Edition 2 LP set on 180g vinyl with audio transferred from the original tape reels and mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman.

Includes extensive booklets with rare photos, liner notes by journalist Eugene Holly Jr. and interviews with pianists Ramsey Lewis, Jon Batiste, and Hiromi, producer Marshall Chess of Chess/Argo Records, and more. Volumes 1 and 2 mark the first releases from producer and “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman’s new label venture, Deep Digs Music Group, in partnership with Elemental Music.

SIDE A:
1. Johnny One Note
2. Minor Adjustments

SIDE B:
1. All Of You
2. Squatty Roo

SIDE C:
1. Bogota
2. Lollipops & Roses
3. Tangerine

SIDE D:
1. Keep On Keeping On
2. Minor Moods
3. But Not For Me

Skip James was a Delta blues artist from Mississippi.  Known for his career during the Great Depression and subsequent decades, he was “rediscovered” and became much more widely recognized during the 1960’s when he was in very poor health nearing the end of his life. His playing style was primarily in a minor key, featuring complex fingerpicking. After years of being out of print, The Complete 1931 Sessions, taken from James' Paramount recordings, will be remastered and reissued by ORG Music for RSD Black Friday on color vinyl. The reissue features new artwork and liner notes by author Larry Jaffee. The compilation is made up of some of the earliest years of the artist’s career and showcases the astounding talent he possessed from the very beginning.

A1 Devil Got My Woman
A2 If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road
A3 Hard Luck Child
A4 Drunken Spree
A5 Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
A6 Be Ready When He Comes
A7 How Long "Buck"
A8 I'm So Glad
A9 Cherry Ball Blues
B1 Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
B2 22-20 Blues
B3 4 O'Clock Blues
B4 Jesus Is A MIghty Good Leader
B5 Yola My Blues Away
B6 What Am I To Do Blues
B7 Special Rider Blues
B8 Illinois Blues
B9 Cypress Grove Blues

Shortly after Jay Dee’s younger brother Illa J’s solo debut, Yancey Boys, was issued on Delicious Vinyl, the label and the artist knew the next step in honoring Jay Dee’s legacy was to issue the complete instrumentals from Yancey Boys as a stand-alone release.

This mother lode of (at the time) previously untouched beats dates as far back as Jay Dee’s time working on the Pharcyde’s sophomore album “Labcabincalifornia” (1995). As Delicious Vinyl owner Michael Ross explains, “From ‘95 through ‘98 Jay Dee was my go-to guy for hot beats and remixes. He was always making beats, always. So there was a select amount of tracks that he composed for me during that time, tracks as good as anything he’d done, only they never got used.” Once these beats were used for Illa J’s Yancey Boys they were presented to the public on Yancey Boys Instrumentals.

For RSD Black Friday Delicious Vinyl presents this key material from Jay Dee’s output in a never-before-issued and not-to-be-repeated colored vinyl pressing.

A Side
1. Timeless (Instrumental)
2. We Here (Instrumental)
3. R U Listenin'? (Instrumental)

B Side
1. Alien Family (Instrumental)
2. Strugglin (Instrumental)
3. Showtime (Instrumental)
4. Swagger (Instrumental)

C Side
1. DFTF (Instrumental)
2. All Good (Instrumental)
3. Sounds Like Love (Instrumental)

D Side
1. Everytime (Instrumental)
2. Illasoul (Instrumental)
3. Air Signs (Instrumental)

Despite being one of Memphis’s most long-running, prolific and popular gospel groups, The Jubilee Hummingbirds’ story remains largely unwritten. Early members O.V. Wright and James Carr — both of whom crossed over into secular music while singing with The Jubilee Hummingbirds — have guaranteed their mention in soul circles, but for a group with such a presence in their home city, and a generous multi-label discography that began on wax in the mid-‘60s and continues to this day, the Hummingbirds are a living, breathing example of the ever-present yet invisible place that gospel music, by its very design, can occupy.

Their 1983 LP, Gospel Express, was just one chapter in the rich history of The Jubilee Hummingbirds, but a significant one that deserves a deep focus. They were a little over halfway through their eighty-four-years-and-counting history when these recordings were made and they’re still singing today, now under the leadership of William "Redd" Watson. In 1983, shortly after Watson joined the group the ‘Birds landed on Bishop Bobby King’s Gospel Express imprint. The vinyl-hustling enigma behind such street-level setups as Hub-City and Home-Boys, King was a ghetto gospel impresario who went by so many different names that much of his activity is still a mystery. King’s calling card was the cut-and-paste album cover, which was almost ahead of its time in its crudely-collaged aesthetic. Gospel Express is being given a second lease on life in this RSD Black Friday edition.

Side A:
1. There Is a God Somewhere
2. Lord, We Need You
3. Jesus Brought Us Through
4. Traveling

Side B:
1. I Can't Make It
2. A Heart Like Thine
3. Have You Got Good Religion
4. Jesus Is Enough
5. Down by the Riverside

For a certain generation of hip-hop fans, just the mention of Kid ‘n’ Play brings on a wave of nostalgia. The group released three full length albums between 1988 and 1991 with a focus on positive lyrics and pop-friendly production. The success of the group’s music led to countless House Party films (well, some have counted), a Saturday morning cartoon show and even a series of comic books for Marvel (so yes, technically speaking, Kid ‘n’ Play are part of the Marvel Universe).

It all started here on 1988’s 2 Hype which features “Do The Kid 'n Play Kick Step” (the musical accompaniment to their trademark dance), “Rollin With Kid ‘n Play” which hit #11 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and of course Kid's now classic hi-top fade haircut, which measured up to over six inches high at its peak. Producer Hurby “Luv Bug” Azor, instrumental in the success of Salt-N-Pepa, was certainly a factor and the full length went on to Billboard Top 200 and RIAA certified gold status.

Unavailable on vinyl for decades, Select Records presents 2 Hype in a colored vinyl pressing exclusive to RSD Black Friday.

DISC 1 A Side
1. Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
2. Brother Man Get Hip
3. Gittin' Funky
4. Soul Man
5. Damn That DJ (The Wizard M.E.)
6. Last Night

DISC 1 B Side
1. 2 Hype
2. Can You Dig That
3. Undercover (Feat. The Real Roxanne)
4. Do The Kid 'N Play Kick Step
5. Do This My Way

DISC 2 A Side
1. Rollin' With Kid 'N Play
2. Brother Man Get Hip
3. Gittin' Funky
4. Soul Man
5. Damn That DJ (The Wizard M.E.)
6. Last Night

DISC 2 B Side
1. 2 Hype
2. Can You Dig That
3. Undercover (Feat. The Real Roxanne)
4. Do The Kid 'N Play Kick Step
5. Do This My Way

This release captures the joyous and confrontational performance 'Shaking the Habitual: Live at Terminal 5' by the pioneering experimental electronic-pop outfit The Knife. After a seven-year hiatus from playing live, the resulting musical saw The Knife expand from Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer to an 11-piece dance troupe.


1. Wrap Your Arms Around Me (Shaken-Up Live Version)
2. Raging Lung (Shaken-Up Live Version)
3. We Share Our Mothers’ Health (Shaken-Up Live Version)
4. Bird (Shaken-Up Live Version)
5. Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Live Version)
6. A Tooth For An Eye (Shaken-Up Live Version)
7. One Hit (Shaken-Up Live Version)
8. Full of Fire (Shaken-Up Live Version)
9. Collective Body Possum (Shaken-Up Live Version)
10. Ready To Lose (Shaken-Up Live Version)
11. Pass This On (Shaken-Up Live Version)
12. Stay Out Here (Shaken-Up Live Version)
13. Silent Shout (Shaken-Up Live Version)

Over the past few years, KSI burst on to the hip-hop and pop scenes establishing himself as a global superstar! His first ever proper album (which debuted at #2 on the UK charts and on Billboard's Top 200), Dissimulation, will be available on vinyl for the first time ever this RSD Black Friday.  This project includes features from Rick Ross, Lil Baby, Trippie Redd, Offset and many more.  This is an album you cannot miss out on!

1. What You Been On
2. Cap (feat. Offset)
3. Poppin (feat. Lil Pump & Smokepurpp)
4. Houdini (feat. Swarmz & Tion Wayne)
5. Bad Lil Vibe (feat. Jeremih)
6. How It Feel
7. Wake Up Call (feat. Trippie Redd)
8. Killa Killa (feat. Aiyana-Lee)
9. Domain
10. Down Like That (feat. Rick Ross, Lil Baby & S-X)
11. Undegeated
12. Millions
13. Complicated
14. Tides (feat. AJ Tracey & Rich The Kid)
15. Night To Remember (feat. Randolph & S-X)
16. Poppin (feat. Lil Pump, Smokepurpp & Crypt) - Remix

Limited Edition Double LP on 180g vinyl with gatefold artwork featuring unique cartoon design by award winning artist Dave Chisholm.

LP 1, Side A:
1. Space Exploration
2. Shooting Stars
3. Life On Earth

LP 1, Side B:
1. Manitou
2. Antiquity to Outer Space
3. The Flight

LP 2, Side A:
1. The Transcendentalists
2. Sky Miles

LP 2, Side B:
1. Pythagoras
2. Midnight March

From the vaults of Alligator, a groundbreaking Lonnie Mack album featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan who was a big fan and inspired by his playing. On 140g translucent red vinyl. 

Hound Dog Man|Satisfy Suzie|Stop|Long Way from Memphis|Double Whammy|Strike Like Lightning|Falling Back in Love Again|If You Have to Know|You Aint Got Me|Oreo Cookie Blues

In 2010, Madlib launched an ambitious series of releases known as the Madlib Medicine Show with the prolific producer releasing new material on a monthly basis. The series touches on all genres where Madlib excels, and that’s just about any genre you can consider from Jazz to Rock, Soul to African music and Reggae.

But here, on the 11th installment of the series, Madlib kicks it in Hip-Hop fashion. Low High-Fi Music features a run-down of regular Madlib collaborators including MED, Guilty Simpson and Strong Arm Steady. Karriem Riggins pops in for a Supreme Team interlude, as does A.G. Madlib even digs out a Jaylib-era track that was earmarked for the never-realized second album.

For RSD Black Friday Madlib Invazion presents Low High-Fi Music on an exclusive colored vinyl pressing.

A Side
1. Sounds of the Studio (Prelude)
2. Hold Up
3. Handmade Hustle (Instrumental)
4. Start Sumthin' (93033) (Feat. Roc C)
5. Thoughts Of An Old Flame (Skit)
6. Minze (Come Closer)
7. Louder (Blast Your Radio Theme)
8. The Ride (Nightcoastin' Instrumental)
9. O.G. Pt. 1 (Whirlwind Mix)
10. O.G. Pt. 2 (Underwater Mix)
11. Stageridin' (First Demo Double Image Mix) Pt 1

B Side
1. Stageridin' (First Demo Double Image Mix) Pt.2
2. Love_Hate (Instrumental)
3. Smoke Break (Whodat_) / Interview #4080
4. Embryo Thought (Instrumental)
5. The Adventures Of Soul Bra And Docta Dick'em Excerpt
6. Cheaters (Episode #3) (Feat. Poke)
7. Mic Check (Smoke Break II)
8. Real Talk
9. The Sound of Champions (Instrumental)
10. Charlie Hustle
11. Girls (Prelude) / Same
12. Snakes 101
13. Uh (Outro)

Originally released in 1961, a classic album from one of the giants of Jazz, back in print for the first time in 40 years. All analog, remastered from original tapes by Bernie Grundman, pressed on 180g limited edition opaque turquoise vinyl.

MDM|Stormy Weather|Lock ‘Em Up 

The debut vinyl release of the 2001 album, on green/white marble vinyl. 

Words of Wisdom / Say Something Nasty / Gonna Hitchike Down to… / You Give Drugs a Bad Name / The Bitch Just Kicked Me Out / Keep On Fuckin' / Jack Shack / Keep Them Things Away From Me / Here's To Your Destruction / Let's Get The Hell Out Of Here / Slow Movin' Train / Beat Me Senseless / Can't Get Rid Of It / Rock N Roll Hoochie Coo / Outro

Locos Live in Venice, the live album from Venice, CA-based rock trio OTTTO comes exclusively for RSD Black Friday. Recorded in March at Juice Magazine HQ, right off the Venice Beach Boardwalk, the album features eight crushing songs: four of their most familiar tracks and four new beats set for their upcoming 2023 LP. OTTTO is fronted by Bryan Noah Ferretti on vocals and guitar, with Tye Trujillo on bass and Patrick "Triko" Chavez on drums. Bassist Trujillo recently played guitar on the Metallica song "Master of Puppets" for the iconic scene in Stranger Things, and also plays bass occasionally with Suicidal Tendencies. This band is the face of the new wave of thrash metal rock.

SIDE A:
Rising Machines
Sirius
Ghost Rider
Scopa

SiDE B:
The Void
My Pain
Blender
Skyscrape

Overwhelming Colorfast were a Bay Area band that was crucial to the foundation of pop-punk. Melding sharp hooks with the rawness of early Hüsker Dü, the band quickly became local favorites among their scene. A full three decades later, ORG Music is remastering and reissuing their blistering self-titled debut for its first US release. Produced by Butch Vig, the record sees a young version of the band at their most urgent, and even features a Beatles cover for good measure. Limited to 1,000 copies, this 30th anniversary pressing will be available on color vinyl exclusively for RSD Black Friday.

A1 It's Tomorrow
A2 Arrows
A3 Forest
A4 Totally Gorgeous Foreign Chick
A5 Song In D
A6 Try
A7 Fearless
B1 Veil
B2 She Said, She Said
B3 My Trip
B4 Loser
B5 Coming Down
B6 Yap

Thriller is the 1975 album from Augustus Pablo, the reggae visionary who popularized the use of the melodica in the genre. As the founder of multiple labels, he was a crucial part of invigorating the burgeoning dub reggae scene in its early days. The record’s warm, mellow sound makes for a breezy and hypnotic listen, perfectly paired with a jazz cigarette (for those that partake). ORG Music will reissue this lost gem for the first time since the ‘70s on transparent red vinyl, limited to a run of 2,000 copies worldwide, exclusively for RSD Black Friday.

A1 Thriller
A2 Pablo in Red
A3 Pablo Style
A4 Last of the Jestering
A5 Striker

B1 Pablo Nuh Jester
B2 Fat Girl Jean
B3 Marcus Garvey
B4 Rocky Road
B5 Skibo Rock