I want to give a big thanks to everyones suggestions to my post asking for ideas for records that have yet to be released. I wanted to give you an update on some of the things I have been working on or will be working on:

1. We are definitely putting out the latest Fear B4 album, “The Always Open Mouth” as a double LP. We are waiting from an ok from management before we start pressing on this which should be in early 2007.
2. We are working on something with Mars Motors for a joint release of the latest Bad Astronaut album which will also be made as a double LP. Word has it that there will be a few bonus songs not on the CD version. Waiting on Jon from Drag the River.
3. I tried to work something out with Equal Vision to do the upcoming Dusten Kensrue, but the label that released their first CD will be doing the vinyl. I hope to have some in stock at Vinyl Collective.
4. The Format Dog Problems – I had emailed their manager right when it came out about doing it on vinyl, but he told me that they were planning to release it on vinyl themselves. I again contacted the manager to see if they were still putting it out themselves, but they never wrote me back.
5. Asian Man Records – I am waiting for Mike Park to adjust to being a daddy before I bug him about trying to do small runs of vinyl for the Lawrence Arms, Screeching Weasel, and maybe Alkaline Trio.
6. Portugal the Man “Waiter: You Vultures” – We are trying to work something out with Fearless to put this out on vinyl. We are awaiting word from the band, but with some luck we will be putting this out.

Other things of note with regards to your comments: Friction will be putting the first Bear Vs Shark out on vinyl; Circa Survive put their own album out on vinyl and you can get them from the road (I hope to offer some at some point); Sabot is putting out the None More Black album out on vinyl; Lucero are putting their latest album out themselves on vinyl; and I am pretty sure all of the Horrorpops records were out at one time on vinyl. We carried some a while back.

Thanks for everyone who added their 2 cents. I have a lot of records I am hoping to put out. If ever you think of anything else, let me know.

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Tim Barry “Rivanna Junction” LP grey vinyl

NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL! Limited to only 500 copies on grey vinyl. Do not hesitate picking this up!

The vinyl is being pressed on 140-160 gram vinyl and is currently in production. This is a pre-order. We expect to have copies in towards the end of December so this will not be available for Christmas delivery.

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NEWSOM, JOANNA “Ys” LP

RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS “To the Confusion of Our Enemies” LP

COLD WAR KIDS “ROBBERS” LP

MY MORNING JACKET “OKONOKOS” 4XLP

Ben Kweller s/t LP

I feel like I should be typing in all caps as I am super excited to be able to offer the vinyl version of this spectacular album. I have had this album on rotation since it came out and I looked online to see if it was available on vinyl and somehow, a very small label was able to put this out. I contacted them to see if we could carry it and to my surprise they still had some in stock. I should note that Ben Kweller is my favorite Ben as I favor his songs over Ben Folds and Ben Lee. This album is limited to 1,000 copies and I can’t stress enough that this one will be gone in a nanosecond.

One of the things we hope to do with Vinyl Collective is seek out those amazing albums that never saw release on vinyl and try to license it for a limited vinyl pressing. I have a small list of releases that I am going after, but I wanted to see if any of you have any ideas of records we should try to put out. Please keep in note that it has to be a release with a bit of demand as it is really hard to sell a thousand copies of anything on vinyl. I appreciate any of you that decide to leave a comment. You never know, we might actually find some records to put out.

LP Jacket Frame Kit – BLACK matte finish

12” Record Jacket Sleeve. Fits over album jacket.

12″ Record Jacket SLEEVE with 1-1/2″ RESEAL Flap

FLAMING LIPS “TELEPATHIC SURGERY” 2XLP

FLAMING LIPS “IN A PRIEST DRIVEN AMBULANCE” 2XLP

LILY ALLEN “LDN SILVERLAKE GRIME” 12″

LILY ALLEN “LDN SWITCH” 12″

SNOOP DOGGY DOGG “DOGGY STYLE” 2XLP

SNOOP DOGGY DOGG “THE DOGGFATHER” 2XLP

Riptides “Hang Out” LP

NO TRIGGER “CANYONEER” LP

IRON AGE “CONSTANT STRUGGLE” LP

ROLLING STONES “BIGGER BANG” LP

DECEMBERISTS “CRANE WIFE” 2xLP

I only got a few of these, but I hope to get more soon. Don’t waste time picking this latest effort from the Decemberists up. I think I still like Picaresque best, but this one is damn good.