I Need More Catherine Wheel

For Record Store Day 2018, the lone Catherine Wheel compilation album "Like Cats And Dogs," originally released in 1996, was re-released on vinyl. Although I missed out on purchasing it on the actual Record Store Day that occured the day after Thanksgiving, a Christmas Elf delivered it to my door on December 24th by surprise. I'm already plotting a reciprocal shipment as a thank you to that Elf, and listening to this release elicited numerous reactions:

I'm A Guest! Hear Me On the Vinyl Emergency Podcast

Jim Hanke, who has guested on the Dig Me Out Podcast, recently had me on his podcast Vinyl Emergency to discuss my blog MusicReissuesWeNeed and talk all things vinyl. It was a fun chat, and Jim has a great variety of guests, so after you check out this episode, make sure to visit his archive of past shows.

I've Waited So Long

This album came out in August of 1996. I didn't hear it until the following year, but I've been in love with it ever since. It's the magnum opus of Failure, a three piece that sounded gigantic. Fantastic Planet is a massive, sweeping, dark, sprawling, epic and very long album that demands your attention. It's also a helluva of a headbanging rocker, which is what makes it so fun. You can pick out a few of your favorite tracks, throw them in a mix and rock out. Or you can sit back and let the entire thing envelop you. Finally, I have mine after stupidly selling the cd years ago when I was lacking funds.

See What The Day Brings

Look what just arrive thanks to my better half - my vinyl collection has doubled! Miss the old cover artwork, but I'm not complaining. This is one of my all-time favorite 90s albums, and probably my favorite album featuring Shawn Smith, so happy to have Brad's Interior in my growing vinyl collection.