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Soul Step Records Announces SSR-066!

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Soul Step Records is proud to announce that the stone country classic album “Hell of a Woman” by Nashville-based Emily Nenni is coming to vinyl for the first time! After such positive releases from The Family Gold, Fort Defiance, and The Local Honeys, this is our Fourth release in Soul Step’s Footprint Series that focuses on Appalachian and Country music.

“Hell of a Woman” was released to critical acclaim in 2018. This album is a quintessential Nashville Stone Country record. This album of stone Nashville country is something that country purists will love. “Hell of a Woman” is a record made for those who long for those smokey Nashville barrooms where the neon lights shine bright into the night and the pedal steel guitar rings loud.

Emily Nenni is a singer-songwriter from the Bay Area and recently set roots in Nashville, Tennessee. Emily’s musical inspirations range from the girl groups of the 1960’s to the outlaw Country of the 1970’s. Emily Nenni sang her first songs on stage at Robert’s Western World in Nashville by bribing the band and doorman with cookies. She has since honed her Honky-Tonk skills in double-wide trailers on Sunday nights, clubs across the south, as as well playing for ranchers and wranglers in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. Emily is set to open for Orville Peck on a set of dates across the USA in 2021. Needless to say - the world is discovering her tried-and-true Country sound.

Soul Step Records will be releasing “Hell of a Woman” by Emily Nenni to Soul Step Record Subscribers on Saturday, August 22nd. The general public sale will begin on Monday, August 24th.

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Btsvinylfarm said:
My guess is it's the same remaster as what was used when Wildflowers was included in the "Complete Studio Albums Vol. 2" box set.

Lacquers cut by Chris Bellman (and it is supposedly AAA). This is going to sound very good.
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I have an OG pressing. It already sounds great so I'm leery of a remaster, BUT this is certainly a Desert Island Disc for me so if its improved upon then even better.

dbarila said:
This is going to sound like a strange question because I don't listen to much Tom Petty. But why is this the album that everyone has been hyped for? Is it a really great album or is it just the lack of availably?
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If you are going to own a Petty Album on vinyl, I would argue this is the one you want.

Lord Diaper Baby said:
I love Wildflowers and have been pining for a repress for years. I would've been like a pig in shit for just the standard album getting a repress. But w/ the 3 LP it's still a reasonable $40 and I'm sure there is some gold in them there hills; I'm going that route.

But 7LP? 9LP? Okay, the 9LP for $250 is fine - there are def artists I'd buy a package like that for, so I can understand it (although I don't need that much of Wildflowers, personally). But that 9LP ultra edition for $500 is just plain ol' stupid. Ooooh a fabric bag, some patches; but wait....there's more! A lithograph and a necklace (and it's in a pouch!). I kid, but really...


Edit: Looking the photos on the Petty website the 3LP looks like a straight gatefold. So, 1LP/2LP sleeve distribution?
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I truly love this album, but I don't know if even I need on vinyl:
  • a double LP of 15 solo demos recorded by Petty at his home studio
  • a double LP of 14 live versions of Wildflowers songs recorded from 1995 – 2017
  • two LPs of alternate versions (“Finding Wildflowers”).
Maybe I get the 3LP version and the Deluxe Digital Download.
 
MikeH said:
I like the album but I don't need a 7 or 9LP version. I'll just listen to them on streaming/download them later. Interesting to note that people who purchased the 5xCD version from the Petty site have gotten download links for the first few singles and they are available in MP3/FLAC/WAV
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TBH I don’t even want a 3xLP version (though I pre-ordered it anyways) I rarely ever listen to bonus material and while this album is pretty great It’s not a full LP of outtakes and bonus material great. I think the 9xLP is insane for such a low key album. Pet Sounds isn’t even 9 LP worthy.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
TBH I don’t even want a 3xLP version (though I pre-ordered it anyways) I rarely ever listen to bonus material and while this album is pretty great It’s not a full LP of outtakes and bonus material great. I think the 9xLP is insane for such a low key album. Pet Sounds isn’t even 9 LP worthy.
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I'm in agreement here. Can't we just get all the B-sides and outtakes from the Playback set on vinyl with these new unreleased songs? Now, that's a 9 album set I would buy Day 1.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
TBH I don’t even want a 3xLP version (though I pre-ordered it anyways) I rarely ever listen to bonus material and while this album is pretty great It’s not a full LP of outtakes and bonus material great. I think the 9xLP is insane for such a low key album. Pet Sounds isn’t even 9 LP worthy.
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I got the 3LP Flaming Pie set and I actually really enjoy it. 2xLP for the main set and 1LP of demos. That's the extent of what I would want for something like this. I don't need 70 bonus tracks of "alternate takes" of songs. I find all of that pretty boring to be honest haha.
 
The Commish said:
I have an OG pressing. It already sounds great so I'm leery of a remaster, BUT this is certainly a Desert Island Disc for me so if its improved upon then even better.



If you are going to own a Petty Album on vinyl, I would argue this is the one you want.



I truly love this album, but I don't know if even I need on vinyl:
  • a double LP of 15 solo demos recorded by Petty at his home studio
  • a double LP of 14 live versions of Wildflowers songs recorded from 1995 – 2017
  • two LPs of alternate versions (“Finding Wildflowers”).
Maybe I get the 3LP version and the Deluxe Digital Download.
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You beat me to saying exactly this.
 
Heads up for any T-Swift fans. Alot of shops received a batch of autographed CD copies. Available for in store purchase, 1 per customer only. They arent allowed to sell online. Already checked with Grimey's who confirmed they got it in and are under strict orders to only sell in person.

Bummer for me as I'm working and my local is almost an hour away but anyone else who may be interested...
 
wynn72 said:
Heads up for any T-Swift fans. Alot of shops received a batch of autographed CD copies. Available for in store purchase, 1 per customer only. They arent allowed to sell online. Already checked with Grimey's who confirmed they got it in and are under strict orders to only sell in person.

Bummer for me as I'm working and my local is almost an hour away but anyone else who may be interested...
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I know you used to be in Astoria, but is your local now Darkside in PK? Just curious what RSD there is like.
 
nolalady said:
Okay, LITA links for Studio Ghibli OSTs and image albums:

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Joe Hisaishi - Spirited Away: Image Album | Light In The Attic Records

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Spirited Away: Soundtrack

Joe Hisaishi's acclaimed soundtrack to Spirited Away performed by the New Japan Philharmonic. Double LP pressed on black vinyl and packaged in a gatefold jacket.
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Howl’s Moving Castle: Image Symphonic Suite

The world which Director Hayao Miyazaki imagined was recorded by Joe Hisaishi with Czech Philharmonic in Prague. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London.
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Joe Hisaishi - Howl’s Moving Castle: Soundtrack | Light In The Attic Records

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Side note, I have spent WAY too much on vinyl today.
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haha what?

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tbh I got them off Amazon.jp in 2018 for at least $40USD each so I can't really complain

EDIT: the most expensive one was 5000Yen which is like $47~. This pricing is highway robbery
 
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I loved the Petty Live Anthology box set so much that I auto-pre-ordered the American Treasure box set. The quality of both packages is great but the latter set confirmed for me that I don’t need Petty unreleased/alternate take/bonus material. I especially don’t need to pay $80-500 for it. IMO, his studio output is so good that there’s enough of a disparity between what was officially released and what was held back for me to be happy with just streaming the unreleased stuff.
 
gregathon said:
I know you used to be in Astoria, but is your local now Darkside in PK? Just curious what RSD there is like.
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Yep, Darkside is technically my local now. Compared to Hi-fi in Astoria, I like RSD way way more.

I'm guessing you've been to Darkside before, and it obviously is a much bigger shop and they order every single release (where Hi-Fi seemed to be hit or miss). And they send out a list of what is in stock and prices the night before. It also is decently cheaper (which makes sense considering price of rent in Poughkeepsie vs Astoria).
The line is super long generally, longer than Hi-Fi I'd say but things seem to move faster and they get a larger volume so not too much of concern.
They have a dedicated register with everything behind the counter and 3 cashiers to help multiple people at a time. They also have a separate cash register for if you want to shop or buy stuff outside of RSD and there's discounts.
They also treat it more like an event. Theres coffee in the morning and they serve food and beer from local vendors with bands going.

So overall, I'd say very similar to the way Hi-Fi runs it but functions alot better due to their location.
 
Tom Misch - Beat Tape 2 (5th Anniversary Gold Edition) - SIGNED
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of its release, and as a thank-you to fans for their ongoing support, Tom is releasing a special anniversary edition of the project on gold-coloured vinyl.

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wynn72 said:
Yep, Darkside is technically my local now. Compared to Hi-fi in Astoria, I like RSD way way more.

I'm guessing you've been to Darkside before, and it obviously is a much bigger shop and they order every single release (where Hi-Fi seemed to be hit or miss). And they send out a list of what is in stock and prices the night before. It also is decently cheaper (which makes sense considering price of rent in Poughkeepsie vs Astoria).
The line is super long generally, longer than Hi-Fi I'd say but things seem to move faster and they get a larger volume so not too much of concern.
They have a dedicated register with everything behind the counter and 3 cashiers to help multiple people at a time. They also have a separate cash register for if you want to shop or buy stuff outside of RSD and there's discounts.
They also treat it more like an event. Theres coffee in the morning and they serve food and beer from local vendors with bands going.

So overall, I'd say very similar to the way Hi-Fi runs it but functions alot better due to their location.
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Hi-Fi was a bit of a shit show for RSD the few times I went (used to be my local when I lived in Astoria too). It turned out they only got 1 copy of the album I actually wanted the last year I went but I ended up buying things I didn't really want since I had waited over an hour in line haha.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
TBH I don’t even want a 3xLP version (though I pre-ordered it anyways) I rarely ever listen to bonus material and while this album is pretty great It’s not a full LP of outtakes and bonus material great. I think the 9xLP is insane for such a low key album. Pet Sounds isn’t even 9 LP worthy.
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Skeletonframes said:
I'm in agreement here. Can't we just get all the B-sides and outtakes from the Playback set on vinyl with these new unreleased songs? Now, that's a 9 album set I would buy Day 1.
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I'm not going for the "Blanket" $500 variant under any circumstance.

But, I will say this teaser of the home recording version of "Wildflowers" is giving me pause. If the rest of the B-sides/home recordings are as good as this....It makes my pre-order decision that much more difficult. This is the kind of thing that is right in my wheelhouse.

 
The Commish said:
I'm not going for the "Blanket" $500 variant under any circumstance.

But, I will say this teaser of the home recording version of "Wildflowers" is giving me pause. If the rest of the B-sides/home recordings are as good as this....It makes my pre-order decision that much more difficult. This is the kind of thing that is right in my wheelhouse.

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Realistically, you think there are 6 LPs worth of material as good as this though? No shade, it sounds like this album is your jam and you are comfortable ponying up for the extra $ go for it. It’s not my favorite Petty album to begin with so I am not the person this deluxe edition is targeting.
 
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