Happy Record Store Day Y’all! As we always say, it’s record store day Every day!
If you can, try to grab one of the RSD records pressed at GGR this year:
Sly & The Family Stone – The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
Jackie DeShannon – Love Forever – Demo Recordings 1966-1967
Dada – Puzzle
Gorky’s Zygotic Minci – Barafundle
U Roy – Right Time Rockers
Various Artists – Soul Slabs 4
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
FATHM isn’t so much an album as it is a question—a pause in the middle of a conversation no one’s having, but everyone’s pretending to understand. It asks nothing of you, but demands your presence, your ear, your breath. The flute, a tender and fragile instrument, becomes almost otherworldly—like a butterfly in another dimension with teeth, or a marsh wren that screams only in windings. It speaks in fragmented thoughts, tracing edges of longing, absence, and memory. Each note emerges from a distant place and dissolves just as quickly. It’s both the sound and the space between it, the breath before it, and the quiet that follows.
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
New Record Pressing – Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
Foxes in the Snow was recorded in New York City at the famed Electric Lady Studios in October, 2024. Recorded entirely on the same all-mahogany 1940 Martin 0-17 acoustic guitar, and in the span of just five days, the album captures an artist at the peak of their powers; the virtuosic guitar playing and commanding vocal delivery on this collection is some of the most impressive of an already remarkable recording career. Isbell is one of the most highly lauded songwriters of his generation, and this stripped back, bare-bones format puts his immense talent for evocative storytelling and the complete mastery of his craft on full display.
Available courtesy of Southeastern Records on March 7, 2025.
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
Bunnies music is a foggy, proggy, uniquely psychedelic, eye-opening experience… On one hand, it’s sublimely composed and structurally sound; on the other hand, anything goes and could switch gears at any second when the listeners, and sometimes the band members themselves, least expect it.
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
Thank you so much to our customers, vendors, employees, colleagues, and all of the greater vinyl community that we are proud to be a part of – 2024 was our 15th year in business, and we thank you all for making it amazing!
Our annual end of year list of records: We did things a little different this year – instead of posting several separate lists from individual employees, we instead did an internal voting poll, asking everyone to vote for their top [up to] 100 favorites that we pressed this year. We then put the results into a singular list, eliminated duplicates, and removed any records that are not yet publicly announced. The result is the expansive selection of amazing records below – approximately 180 handpicked vinyl LPs and 7inch singles (organized alphabetically) for your listening pleasure!
We press a lot of great records for a lot of folks – and there is not enough time in a given year for each of us to listen to every one of them for leisure. So, this list is just a snapshot of the many records we have done, not meaning to exclude or miss any other great projects from 2024!
Also, while we would love to send a copy of every one of these to every reader, that would obviously be impractical – so the links below are for where you can listen to these records via streaming services (with a few exceptions where that does not exist). But, we hope that you will try to pick up some of your favorites via your local indie record store or from the artists directly wherever possible!
New record pressing – Oshkomp is a bold, genre-blending compilation by Tsurumi Records that brings together a diverse lineup of artists from the heart of the underground music scene in Oshkosh. This collection embodies the raw energy, experimentation, and individualism of these artists, each track pushing sonic boundaries and challenging genre conventions. Featuring tracks that range from post-punk art rock to experimental folk punk, Oshkomp captures the unique voices of its contributors, creating an auditory collage that reflects the spirit and ingenuity of Oshkosh’s musical underground. With influences spanning punk, jazz, krautrock, and beyond, each song on Oshkomp is a distinct and immersive experience, packed with memorable moments, evocative lyrics, and dynamic instrumentation.
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
New record pressing — Third World War vocalist/chopper guitarist Terry Stamp’s criminally obscure and exceptionally brilliant debut solo album is back in print for the first time since 1975. Recorded in October 1974, about 15 months after his previous outfit, Third World War, finally called it a day. Terry is backed by a killer crew of ringers consisting of his old TWW cohort, bassist Jim Avery (ex-The Attack, Thunderclap Newman), in addition to lead guitarist Ollie Halsall (Timebox, Patto, Boxer), pianist Mike Moran (David Bowie) and the latter-day T. Rex rhythm section with Herbie Flowers (he of “Walk On The Wild Side” bass line fame) and drummer Tony Newman (Sounds Incorporated).
This album didn’t have much of a chance upon its original release in July 1975: no promotion, no label support, and Terry had already bailed the UK for the greener pastures of America by the time it was released. This album is another case of Just Add Water Records having the chance to right history’s wrongs by shining a light on a very deserving release that was literally ignored/shunned upon its initial release. We also changed the running order, because the original one is baffling at best and Terry didn’t agree with it. It flows much better now. Opening track, “Itchy Feet”, wasn’t even supposed to end up on the finished album as it was deemed a bit too raw for the label’s taste. It was eventually tucked away as the last track on the original album. What you are hearing is literally a live run-through with what were intended to be scratch vocals, that’s why you hear Terry shouting instructions like “Bridge!” and “Solo!” to indicate where the changes are. Ollie Halsall was indeed that great of a guitarist to make up a solo like that on the fly. As the story goes, first there was Hendrix, but Ollie wasn’t too far behind. Just when you think the song is finished, Ollie calls out, “Again. Yeah, yeah!” and launches into another blazing solo and uses what must be every note on his entire fret board. Just as in his days with THIRD WORLD WAR, Terry isn’t beholden to any one style. This album has it all – from pub rocker “Motor Head”, the boozy plaintive cry of “Town Drunk”, to Terry’s best ballad this side of “Stardom Road Part 1”- the closing title track, “Fatsticks”. Liner notes by Terry himself!
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
New Record Pressing — Julian Velard is a classic entertainer – a rare combination of Nilsson-meets-Newman, piano-driven singer-songwriter sensibility and razor-sharp comedic timing. His versatile stage presence makes him equally comfortable in the spotlight or as a sidekick – a modern-day Paul Shaffer. He’s become a cult sensation in America and Europe, and an in-demand performer in his homebase of Los Angeles. All those facets are on display on his newest album In the Middle of Something, an introspective song cycle about the pitfalls and promises of middle age.
New Record Pressing — AJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning, energetic, and technically jaw-dropping bluegrass band quickly rising on the national roots music scene. Based in Santa Cruz, California, the group met as teenagers, picking together as kids at local bluegrass festivals until one day, they decided they would be a band. Their Signature Sounds debut, City of Glass is a spellbinding collection of original songs and covers that’s just as much country soul and gritty, bluesy Americana as it is rock club and festival-ready string band fare, all framed through a California folk lens.
City of Glass not only focuses on AJ Lee’s songwriting and once in a generation voice, but also features the Bakersfield sound of guitarist and second lead vocalist Scott Gates on three tracks along with the guitar wizardry and indie rock influence of Sullivan Tuttle, the younger brother of Bluegrass superstar Molly Tuttle. “I Can’t Find You at All” features Molly Tuttle singing a verse and harmonies.
