Happy Record Store Day! Today is the sixth annual celebration of the unique culture surrounding independently owned record stores around the world, and a number of Nonesuch Records artists have special, limited-edition vinyl releases out now to mark the occasion: The Black Keys, Bombino, Iron and Wine, and Punch Brothers. These recordings are also available for a limited time in the Nonesuch Store.
Happy Record Store Day! Today is the sixth annual celebration of the unique culture surrounding independently owned record stores around the world, and a number of Nonesuch Records artists have special, limited-edition vinyl releases out now to mark the occasion: The Black Keys, Bombino, Iron and Wine, and Punch Brothers. These releases are also available for a limited time in the Nonesuch Store.
The Black Keys are featured in this year's "Side by Side" vinyl series, a Warner Bros. Records series of limited-edition 7" vinyl singles on which artists cover other historic and personally influential iconic artists. On one side of this split single is The Stooges' 1969 classic track "No Fun," with The Black Keys' updated 2002 take on the flip side.
Bombino, whose Nonesuch debut album, Nomad, released earlier this month (and also available on vinyl), was produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, releases a 10" vinyl single of the album track "Azamane Tiliade" with an exclusive non-album B-side, “Si Chilan,” for Record Store Day. Auerbach helmed the recording at his Nashville studio, Easy Eye Sound. The 10" was mastered at Bernie Grundman Studios and pressed by Pirates Press.
Iron and Wine, which made its Nonesuch Records debut with this week's release of the album Ghost on Ghost (also on vinyl), releases a special 7" today that includes two exclusive tracks unavailable anywhere else: "Next to Paradise" and "Dirty Dream." The 7" was cut by Bernie Grundman Studios and pressed at Pallas MFG in Diepholz, Germany.
Just in time for Record Store Day, Punch Brothers’ five-song EP Ahoy!, previously released digitally and on CD, was released earlier this week on vinyl. Recorded during the Nashville sessions for their critically acclaimed album Who's Feeling Young Now?, these tracks also were produced by Jacquire King. The EP includes songs by Josh Ritter, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Punch Brothers, and Mclusky, along with one traditional tune, arranged by Punch Brothers. The vinyl EP was cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Studios and pressed at Pallas MFG.
To pick up a copy of any of these special Record Store Day vinyl releases, head to a local music retailer near you; to find a participating retailer, visit recordstoreday.com. You'll also find these releases, while supplies last, in the Nonesuch Store; to see our complete vinyl collection, click here.
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