Neil Young – Oceanside Countryside (Black vinyl)
(50th Anniversary, Half-Speed Master Vinyl LP)
Disturbed – The Sickness (25th Anniversary Edition, Green vinyl)
Neil Young – Oceanside Countryside
Oceanside Countryside is the latest of Neil Young’s great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS). The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of Comes A Time in 1978. The two albums share the same country/folk sound, and three songs (“Goin’ Back,” “Human Highway” and “Field of Opportunity”) appear on both albums.
The vinyl release of Oceanside Countryside includes some tracks that are on the CD of the same name in Neil Young’s Archives Vol. III. However, this track list is how Oceanside Countryside was originally planned to be released and finally will be made available on vinyl for the first time ever. Recorded on tape, these are the original mixes done at the time of recording.
David Bowie – Young Americans
7th March 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s ninth studio album, Young Americans.
On the exact day of its Golden Jubilee, Young Americans will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP.
The album saw Bowie broaden his musical horizons once more, embracing what he called ‘Plastic Soul’ and would give Bowie his first number one single in the U.S., ‘Fame’, co-written with John Lennon and Bowie’s then guitarist, Carlos Alomar.
This new pressing of Young Americans was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original Record Plant master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.
Disturbed – The Sickness
Multi-platinum rock band, Disturbed will release the 25th anniversary edition release of The Sickness, their seminal debut album which launched the band into public consciousness and is one of the most important and influential heavy metal albums of all time, on March 7th 2025.
