Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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Twentytwo
Pre-order Goodness
Specialist in All Styles
The first ever vinyl release of 2002's comeback album from West Africa's best dance band, we have this on clear blue vinyl.
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Twentytwo
Pre-order Goodness
Ali Farka Touré (The Red Album)
The first vinyl reissue, and first U.S. vinyl issue, of the 1984 desert blues album from Ali Farka Touré, we have this on transparent red vinyl.
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Bluecloud777
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When I look at recent pressing quantity of exclusives it seems like 1000 is the new 300. I don't mind them pressing larger quantities though. It's a step away from artificially limiting the records which is a good move.
NewsFedora
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Strange they didn't wait to drop this on announcement day, though.
gregathon
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Ali Farka Touré (The Red Album)
The first vinyl reissue, and first U.S. vinyl issue, of the 1984 desert blues album from Ali Farka Touré, we have this on transparent red vinyl.
For anyone interested, the actual tracks from his self titled "Red Album" are the first 8 songs here:
When I clicked the VMP link it had his self titled 1987 album as the Spotify preview.
Selaws
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Calling @Poly-RythmoView attachment 57873
Specialist in All Styles
The first ever vinyl release of 2002's comeback album from West Africa's best dance band, we have this on clear blue vinyl.
Selaws
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Oh man, I hope this makes it to Swaps.View attachment 57873
Specialist in All Styles
The first ever vinyl release of 2002's comeback album from West Africa's best dance band, we have this on clear blue vinyl.
TheThinWhiteDuke
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Free Love
'Free Love,' the third studio album from previous VMP Essentials artist Sylvan Esso, is here on translucent emerald vinyl.
The indie variant on blue looks better (and actually matches the cover) and is cheaper. Pass.
gregathon
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The Orchestra Baobab and Ali Farka Toure albums are from World Circuit Records (same label as Buena Vista Social Club) It seems like Orchestra Baobab is getting a standard release from them, but did not see a vinyl pressing of this particular Ali Farka Toure album.
shop.worldcircuit.co.uk
World Circuit Records - Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (50th Anniv LP)
Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (50th Anniv LP)
shop.worldcircuit.co.uk
cul8er
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Still works!
jfitzy
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Thanks for the heads up! I may pick up the standard release from them. Listening to it on Spotify right now and I’m really liking it.The Orchestra Baobab and Ali Farka Toure albums are from World Circuit Records (same label as Buena Vista Social Club) It seems like Orchestra Baobab is getting a standard release from them, but did not see a vinyl pressing of this particular Ali Farka Toure album.
World Circuit Records - Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (50th Anniv LP)
Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (50th Anniv LP)
Edit: $22 shipping to the States. Damn. I may have to buy from VMP...
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Bluecloud777
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The Orchestra Baobab and Ali Farka Toure albums are from World Circuit Records (same label as Buena Vista Social Club) It seems like Orchestra Baobab is getting a standard release from them, but did not see a vinyl pressing of this particular Ali Farka Toure album.
World Circuit Records - Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (50th Anniv LP)
Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles (50th Anniv LP)
Yes according to JPC the standard 2 lp of Orchestra Baobab Specialist in All Styles is coming up on September 25th. Also don't see anything about the Ali Farka Toure album.
Jeff Lerner
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Are these the only two variants announced so far? Not too jazzed about either color.
NathanRicaud
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Mmmmmmmm! I did not care for any of the drops last week or the week before, but this week has me like
with nearly all the store drops!Orchestra Baobab’s “Specialist in All Styles” is a magnificent store exclusive! One of the best store exclusives this year in my opinion, in regards of the music! I’m hoping the pressing sounds great!
Ali Farka Touré and The Bar-Keys were also exclusives I wanted and grabbed! I absolutely loved what I heard from briefly listening to both those albums!
Tys1
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Yup, I’m going with the indie and nabbed that Ali Farka Touré
HuddieLedbetter
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Does anyone have for Guy Davies (Ali, Baobab) on analog and with this type of music? -- I don't see of ton of references and his recent work is across a pretty broad spectrum. That combined with GZ are the big open questions for me... the two albums are great 
Poly-Rythmo
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Thanks, but it's got a general release and I'm totally done with VMP so I'll just get the normal one. Orchestre Baobab are one of the greatest ever African bands and I'd really recommend this (although, somewhat snobbily, I'd say the original versions of these songs from the 70s are the best).
EDIT: Just seen Ali Farka Toure, and I'd be more interested in this as haven't seen an announcement for a reissue. That said his red and green albums aren't that expensive to pick up as OGs - I've seen them for about £45 each but had been waiting to pick them up both from the same seller.
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