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February 23rd, 2024

LEGENDARY MELODIC DEATH METAL TITANS BLACK DAHLIA MURDER GET A ROUND OF NEW PRESSINGS FOR THREE OF THEIR MOST ICONIC ALBUMS!

This week, one of our fav metal bands gets a round of new pressings for their classics, UNHALLOWED, MIASMA & NOCTURNAL, and we are stoked to have these back in the shop!

The late, great Trevor Strnad left us far too soon, and if you’ve never discovered the incredible work of the BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, we highly recommend checking these classics out!

IN STOCK THIS NEW RECORD FRIDAY 2/23/24!

HIP HOP LEGEND LIL WAYNE’S FIRST EVER CAREER-SPANNING COMPILATION ALBUM ARRIVES WITH LIL WAYNE – I AM MUSIC THIS WEEK!!!

Lil Wayne presents his first-ever career-spanning compilation album, I Am Music. The 18-track collection boasts his latest single “Kant Nobody” [feat. DMX] produced by Swizz Beatz, Tha Carter IV standout “6 Foot 7 Foot” [feat. Cory Gunz], and other hits including the diamond-certified smash “Lollipop” [feat. Static Major], “Mona Lisa” [feat. Kendrick Lamar], “Drop The World” [feat. Eminem], “A Milli,” “Fire Man,” “Go DJ,” and more. Translucent Ruby 2 LP.

DETAILS:

• Lil Wayne’s First Ever Career Spanning Compilation Album!
• Transparent Ruby Vinyl Double LP!
• Features Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, DMX & More!

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CONWAY THE MACHINE JOINS FORCES WITH GRISELDA PRODUCTION LEGEND CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS FOR CONWAY MACHINE – CONDUCTOR MACHINE!

Demond Price, known professionally as Conway the Machine, is an American rapper. Alongside his paternal half-brother Westside Gunn and cousin Benny the Butcher, Conway was a member of Griselda Records. Joining forces with Grammy Winning Griselda producer Conductor Williams and Near Mint Records he is here to showcase a side of artistic hip hop outside of his usual lane.

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FUCKED UP’S LEGENDARY EXPERIMENTAL HARDCORE MUST-LISTEN CHEMISTRY OF COMMON LIFE returns with a new pressing

Gorgeous translucent orange vinyl for the album’s 15th anniversary: F***ed Up’s now classic album ‘The Chemistry Of Common Life’ synthesizes numerous diverse impulses into an expansive epic about the mysteries of birth, death, and the origins of life (and re-living). Merging elements of hardcore songwriting with up to 70 tracks of guitars, organs, winds and vocals, (including 18 guitars on the first single, the fatalistic “No Epiphany”), the music remains iconoclastic and startling, with Pink Eyes’ vocals front and center. Guest musicians, of course, abound, notably gorgeous voices such as Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls and Toronto’s Katie Stelmanis.

One of our all-time fav bands, FUCKED UP is truly an original, and this is one of our fav albums by them!!!

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LIAM BAILEY’S ZERO GRACE IS A MUST LISTEN BLENDING SOUL & REGGAE MUSIC INTO ONE OF OUR FAV RECORDS BY THE VISIONARY TALENT!

Big Crown Records is proud to present Zero Grace, Liam Bailey’s sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020’s Ekundayo album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display again as they take the sound they established and push it further.

On Zero Grace they lean more into the bleeding heart singer-songwriter side of Liam. The result, much like Bailey himself, is impulsively honest without reserve.

Born and raised in Nottingham, England, the son of an English mother and 2nd generation Jamaican English father, Liam will admit his early childhood was fairly chaotic and filled with “all the cliche racism that happens when people started mixing up in the ’80s in England.”

Liam got his early influences from his mom’s record collection. Bob Marley and Dillinger, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix would eventually shape the singer/songwriter we know today. Fast-forward to 2005, Liam is in London performing at every open mic and acoustic night he could, hustling with hopes of landing a record deal.

It was through this time that Liam first teamed up with Michels, musician/producer luminary, and the co-founder of Brooklyn’s own Big Crown Records. Liam flew out to New York and those first sessions together produced the now classic tunes “When Will They Learn” and “I’m Gonna Miss You” which still gets spins at Reggae spots around the globe and were co-signed by heavy hitters like David Rodigan & Don Letts. That first trip to NYC brought a lot of industry attention to Liam, including being noticed by a just-famous Amy Winehouse who heard one of Liam’s apartment-made, lo-fi recordings, and liked what she heard. Regardless of the audio quality, Liam’s particular sound shone through-all guitar, warm-rough and genuine soul. Eventually Liam signed to Polydor and wound up bumping against the typical major label industry obstacles. They already had an idea of the Liam they wanted to make, promote, and push. With the typical large advance enticement, Liam did his best to trust that path.

“Maybe I can make it work,’ that’s what you’re thinking,” Liam remembers, “but, you quickly find out that you can’t.” Zero Grace is full of freedom and love, in fact, working with Leon Michels and Big Crown Records has encouraged Liam to be himself. On album opener “Holding On ‘ Bailey speaks to his observations & fears when looking out at the world in front of him and also to the dedication it has taken to get on the other side of his personal trials & tribulations. “Dance With Me” is an instantly infectious two-stepper that nods to those incredible soul records that were coming out of Jamaica during the early Reggae days. Bailey steps into the dance with hopes of finding a new love and pulls us all out on the dance floor with him.

“Disorder Starts At Home” is another close to the chest tune that addresses the difficulties he struggles with from his early chaotic childhood and his progress in getting past them. “Mercy Tree” is a powerhouse of Reggae Rebel Music. Bailey addresses the racial tensions that plague humanity and encourages everyone to step up and do their part to help foster equality. What starts out as a declaration of injustice turns into a call for action and an inspiration for hope. Bailey has managed another album that moves across genres but remains entirely cohesive.

The title Zero Grace represents his uninhibited energy. He wears his heart on his sleeve, he speaks his mind without filters, and he has little concern for formalities where his ambitions are concerned. He won’t be held back ever. One thing is for sure, his talent speaks for itself, and it is on full display on this album.

IN STOCK THIS NEW RECORD FRIDAY 2/23/24!