While wildly known for his Kermit-approved tune, “Coconut,” Harry Nilsson’s true brilliance is oddly not that widely celebrated outside of music nerd circles (also despite his Beatles backing). But for those who love the Bushwick-born artist, RSD’s special Rarities Collection release will stand as a sought-after vinyl edition for years to come. Containing a collection of songs culled from his magnificent 17-CD box set and …
A cult-classic counterculture film by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni (of “Blowup” fame), “Zabriskie Point” is heralded for both its cinematography and stellar soundtrack, which ultimately inspired the Pink Floyd song, “Us and Them.” The RSD release is an expanded double LP version containing four songs not featured on the already-incredible original release, which includes a variety of prominent ’70s musicians like Jerry Garcia, The Youngbloods, …
The Replacements: All Shook Down Forming in the final year of the ’70s in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Replacements ushered in the ’80s with their critically-acclaimed (if commercially unsuccessful) American indie rock sound. In 1990, a year before disbanding, they released the stripped-down album All Shook Down, which, likely due to the band’s cassette-tape obsessed fan base at the time, was never pressed on vinyl. For …
