Happy Holidays, and Thank You!
Thank you so much to our customers, vendors, employees, colleagues, and all of the greater record making & record collecting community that we are proud to be a part of – this was our 16th year of pressing records, and we thank you all for making it amazing!
Our annual end of year list of records:
This year, we compiled our annual list by asking employees to pick up to 50 releases that they were fans of. We combined everyone’s lists, removed duplicates, and put together the 2025 Employee Picks List consisting of 220 handpicked LPs and 7inch singles – organized alphabetically for your listening pleasure!
We hope you will enjoy seeking many of these out at your favorite record store.
Happy Holidays, and Happy Crate Digging & Listening!
— The Gotta Groovies
| BILL FOX – RESONANCE |
| BRENNEN LEIGH – DON’T YOU EVER GIVE UP ON LOVE |
| BRENT KIRBY – ON + ON + ON |
| ELI PAPERBOY REED – ELI PAPERBOY REED SINGS SAM COOKE |
| GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA – A TRIP TO THE MOON |
| GUIDED BY VOICES – THICK, RICH AND DELICIOUS |
| JASON ISBELL – FOXES IN THE SNOW |
| JONAH KOSLEN – UNRELEASED TRACKS FROM THE STAGE PASS ERA |
| JONATHAN RICHMAN – KEITH B/W …THE DOOR TO BOHEMIA |
| OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS – NOW HEAR THIS! |
| PARLOR GREENS – IN GREEN WE DREAM |
| PHIL MADEIRA – FALCON |
| SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE – The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967 |
| THE WOOD BROTHERS – PUFF OF SMOKE |
| TIM EASTON – FIREHORSE |
| TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS – THE PRICE OF ADMISSION |
| Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Big Crown Vaults Vol. 4 |
| Black Moth Super Rainbow – Soft New Magic Dream |
| Black Moth Super Rainbow – START A PEOPLE |
| FELA KUTI – ZOMBIE |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Oops! All Drums |
| King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – FLIGHT b741 LIVE! |
| Lost Marplas – El Cumbia |
| NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND – DYING OF THIRST |
| PRETTY PURDIE AND THE PLAYBOYS – STAND BY ME (WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET) |
| SWEET TRIP – VELOCITY: DESIGN: COMFORT |
| SWEET TRIP – YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHY |
| DONNAS – BITCHIN’ |
| HAROLD BUDD – AVALON SUTRA |
| Hiroshi Yoshimura – Surround |
| KITTY CRAFT – CATSKILLS + LOST TAPES |
| SG GOODMAN – PLANTING BY THE SIGNS |
| GGR HOLIDAY 7INCH 2025 – |
| PILE – SUNSHINE AND BALANCE BEAMS |
| Ramleh – Hyper Vigilance |
| SYSTEMS OFFICER – MY TRAPS YOUR MAZES |
| ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS – THE GAME OF LIFE |
| ATTAXIA – 1 SIDED FOLDERS ORDER ONLY |
| AXE COLLECTOR – S/T |
| BEFORE I TURN – THE DEVIL EXISTS |
| BEFORE I TURN – IMPOSTER |
| BLACK MARKET BRASS – IF I DO MY OWN / I NO BE (COLONIZER) |
| Bodysnatcher – Abandonment |
| BRIMSTONE COVEN – THE LIGHT SHINES NOT FOR THEE |
| BURNING WIND – HELLBOUND |
| CITRIC DUMMIES – SPLIT WITH TURNSTILE |
| COLOURED BALLS – THE FIRST SUPPER LAST OR SCENES WE DIDN’T GET TO SEE |
| COLOURED BALLS – SUMMER JAM |
| COLOURED BALLS – BALL POWER |
| CRAIG FINN – ALWAYS BEEN |
| DREAM ON DREAMER – WHAT IF I TOLD YOU IT DOESN’T GET BETTER |
| Edgar Allan Poe – The Fall of the House of Usher |
| End This Day – Sleeping Beneath the Ashes of Creation |
| JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – MAGICK SONGS IN DUB |
| KEEP – ALMOST STATIC |
| LORD VELVET – ASTRAL LADY |
| Lynyn – Ixona |
| MAJESTIC PHOENIX – MANIFEST |
| MY BITTER END – NOSTALGIC SENTIMENTS |
| Natsukashii – Oscillaria |
| NEWCLEUS – JAM ON REVENGE |
| NO FUCKER – ANNIHILATE YOUR DESPERATION |
| NO FUCKER – ARE YOU REALLY SO AFRAID |
| NOUNS – STILL BUMMED |
| PANSY DIVISION – DEFLOWERED |
| PATTY LOVELESS – SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: THE TRADITIONAL COUNTRY SOUL OF |
| PHABIES – THE CURSE OF CARING |
| Ruby The Hatchet – Live to Tape at Retro City |
| SAS GROUP – BAD SHOCK |
| SCREECHING WEASEL – KILL THE MUSICIANS VOL. 1 |
| SG GOODMAN – PLANTING BY THE SIGNS |
| SPITALFIELD – PLAY + RECORD (DELUXE) |
| SPOON – CHATEAU BLUES / GUESS I’M FALLING IN LOVE |
| SUPERDRAG – LAST CALL FOR VITRIOL |
| THE BLACK BLACK – SCARS IN THE AFTERGLOW |
| THE KYLE SOWASHES – START MAKING SENSE |
| THE ORWELLS – FRIENDLY FIRE |
| The Power Violence Jazz Ensemble – s/t |
| THE RED PEARS – We Bring Anything To The Table…Except Tables We Can’t Bring Tables To The Table |
| Waking the Cadaver – Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler |
| Why Bother? – You Are A Part of the Experiment |
| WHY BOTHER? – CASE STUDIES |
| WILLI CARLISLE – WINGED VICTORY |
| WITCH – ZANGO |
| COCHEMEA – MITOTE B/W SPEAK IT |
| COCHEMEA – ALL MY RELATIONS |
| DJ AIRWALK – FLOWER METAL |
| FRANKIE STEIN & HIS GHOULS – INTRODUCING FRANKIE STEIN & HIS GHOULS |
| JALEN NGONDA/VICTOR AXELROD – ALL ABOUT ME B/W DUB |
| JEROME SABBAGH – VINTAGE |
| Leroi Conroy – No Return / Path Of Man |
| Likkle Jordee – Style and Passion |
| Marcus I meets aDUBta – Mr. Money Man |
| NIGHT OWLS – VERSIONS II |
| PUBLIC ENEMY – BLACK SKY… |
| SAY SHE SHE – C’EST SI BON / MIRACLES |
| SURPRISE CHEF – SUPERB |
| THE ALTONS – LOVE YOU LIKE THAT B/W I TRY, I TRY |
| THE ALTONS – DEL CIELO TE CUIDO B/W PERDONAME |
| THEE SACRED SOULS – SOMEBODY KNEW B/W WE DON’T HAVE TO BE ALONE |
| THEE SACRED SOULS – ANY OLD FOOL B/W PRICE I’LL PAY |
| THEE SACRED SOULS – WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN B/W IT’S OUR LOVE |
| THEE SACRED SOULS – CAN I CALL YOU ROSE B/W WEAK FOR YOUR LOVE |
| THEE SINSEERS – IF WE TRY B/W GIVE IT UP YOU FOOL |
| VINCENT PRICE – WITCHCRAFT-MAGIC |
| Abertooth Lincoln – Seventh Day A Dentist |
| CARPE DIEM – EN REGARDANT PASSER LE TEMPS |
| CHESTER THOMPSON – POWERHOUSE |
| FIRST DAY BACK – FORWARD |
| HEINS HOFFMAN-RICHTER – MUSIC TO FREAK YOUR FRIENDS AND BREAK YOUR LEASE |
| His Lordship – Bored Animal |
| S.K.V. + CazU-23 – Marobashi |
| SCREECHING WEASEL – MY BRAIN HURTS |
| SINN SISAMOUTH – GROOVE CLUB VOL. 5: SINN SISAMOUTH 2! |
| THE DEADLY ONES – IT’S MONSTER SURFING TIME |
| THE DONNAS – GET SKINTIGHT |
| TYLER BATES & CHELSEA WOLFE – X (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) |
| VINCENT PRICE – WITCHCRAFT-MAGIC |
| ROMI O – EDGES |
| SINN SISAMOUTH – GROOVE CLUB VOL. 5: SINN SISAMOUTH 2! |
| BA JOHNSTON – My Heart is a Blinking Nintendo |
| BILL FOX – BEFORE I WENT TO HARVARD |
| BULL RUN – BULL RUN |
| CHARLIE OVERMAN – S/T |
| COLD – YEAR OF THE SPIDER |
| Dmitri Tiomkin – It’s A Wonderful Life |
| DON TIKI – HOT LIKE LAVA |
| J.D. CROWE – THE NEW SOUTH |
| KATIE SCHECTER – EMPRESS |
| Klaus Nomi – Za Bakdaz, The Unfinished Opera |
| LOU BOND – LOU BOND |
| LUPE FIASCO – DROGAS WAVE |
| MATT DUNCAN – SOFT TIMES |
| MONOPHONICS – IT’S ONLY US |
| MR GNOME – MADNESS IN MINIATURE |
| MR. GNOME – HEART OF A DARK STAR |
| MR. GNOME – HEAVE YR SKELETON |
| Naughty Professor – VOICES |
| STEPHEN MURRAY – TAKES ONE / TRYIN’ TRYIN’ |
| Stephen Murray – ODAAT / Darkest Night |
| THE DIP – THE DIP DELIVERS |
| THE LOCAL HONEYS – LITTLE GIRLS ACTIN’ LIKE MEN |
| VARIOUS – MIX PLATE 2025 |
| CAITLIN CANNON – LOVE ADDICT |
| Carriers – Now Is The Time For Loving Me, Yourself & Everyone |
| CHASE RICE – ELDORA |
| DEAN GITTER – GHOST BALLADS |
| EDDIE SUZUKI – HIGH TIDE |
| JOSH RITTER – I BELIEVE IN YOU, MY HONEYDEW |
| ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES – S/T |
| THE LOCAL HONEYS – THE GOSPEL |
| THE PHILLY JOE JONES SEXTET – BLUES FOR DRACULA |
| 54 ULTRA – HEAVEN KNOWS B/W WHAT MORE CAN I DO |
| ADAM LEVY – HONESTLY |
| ALANNA ROYALE – TROUBLE IS… |
| ANA POPOVIC – DANCE TO THE RHYTHM |
| ANNA VOGELZANG – AFTERGLOW |
| BIRTH AND LOSS – UNTITLED |
| BRYANT ROSES – DUSTY CAROUSEL |
| CANYON LIGHTS – BREATHE EASY |
| CATFISH KEITH – SHAKE ME UP |
| CHRIS CHEEK – KEEPERS OF THE EASTERN DOOR |
| DAGGERMOUTH – STALLONE |
| Edogawa Rampo – The Hand and Others |
| Four80East – Barn Sessions Volume One |
| FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY – CAUSTIC GRIP |
| GUIDED BY VOICES – GOODNIGHT EL DORADO |
| HAMMOCK – ELSEWHERE |
| HAMMOCK – NEVERTHELESS |
| IRON AND WINE & BEN BRIDWELL – MAKING GOOD TIME |
| JEROME SABBAGH – STAND UP! |
| JOE HENDERSON & WOODY SHAW – JAZZ PATTERNS |
| JULIANA HATFIELD – MADE IN CHINA |
| JULIANA HATFIELD – LIGHTNING MIGHT STRIKE |
| KASTAWAY – THE HEALING |
| KELLY FINNIGAN – KEEP ME IN MIND / LET ME COUNT THE REASONS |
| KYUSS – WELCOME TO SKY VALLEY |
| KYUSS – …AND THE CIRCUS LEAVES TOWN |
| KYUSS – BLUES FOR THE RED SUN |
| LAMB – AN EXTENSION OF NOW |
| LUKE BELL – THE KING IS BACK |
| LUKE BELL – LUKE BELL |
| MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD – FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE UNIVERSE |
| MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD – SHACK-MAN |
| NAPOLEON DEMPS – IT’S SO HARD B/W INSTRUMENTAL |
| NAPOLEON DEMPS – NORMA JEAN B/W NORMA JEAN (TV MIX) |
| NEW FUMES – EXPERIENCER |
| NEW LOU REEDS – 29 RATS |
| ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST – KINKY BOOTS |
| OSUNLADE – NEON BOX |
| PALE JAY – BEWILDERMENT |
| PAUL SCHALDA – LATELY |
| RIP VAN WINKLE – BLASPHEMY |
| SCARY POCKETS – BEST OF 2022 |
| SILAS HITE – CHICHA MACABRE |
| THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS – CALL IT HOME |
| THE CHARITIES – IT’S YOUR TURN / STRANGERS |
| THE FRIGIDAIRES – HOT |
| THE HEMPHILL STRINGTET – THE HEMPHILL STRINGTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JULIUS HEMPHILL |
| THE KILLPOETS – THE KILLPOETS |
| THE KING OF CLUBS – TKOC Old Skool Vinyl Compilation |
| THE PHILLY JOE JONES SEXTET – BLUES FOR DRACULA |
| TREVOR SOMETHING – THE SHADOW |
| TREVOR SOMETHING – DEEP WAVE DATA DARK WEB DAEMONS |
| TREVOR SOMETHING – THE ANIMA |
| TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS – THE PRICE OF ADMISSION |
| VARIOUS – TRIBUTE TO THE KING, CLIFTON CHENIER |
| WAX VESSEL – GREATEST HITS |
| WITCH – ZANGO |
| YEAR OF OCTOBER – I’VE GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING |
(Gotta Groove Records offers vinyl record pressing and EcoRecord manufacturing for independent labels, musicians, and artists – this post features one of the many records pressed at Gotta Groove in the past month).
