Check out this Chicago post-punk band and their hot new [GGR pressed] LP — This Is Fancy. You can grab a copy at the band’s website.
Check out a taste of them here:
Gotta Groove Records
The Artist's Preferred Pressing Plant.
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Customer Highlight — Safety Meeting Records; La Strada, Titles
Another killer startup indie label is New Haven, CT-based Safety Meeting Records. Carlos Wells runs the show, there, and we are always happy to be working for him and his signed bands. The latest two GGR-pressed Safety Meeting releases are La Strada‘s New Home and Titles‘ Dirt Bell LP.
La Strada will be available nationally at select independent record stores, and both releases can be purchased at the Safety Meeting Records online store!
Customer Highlight — Broken Circle Records: The Gloria Record; Emery
We really appreciate all of our repeat customers, and are always excited to be a part of making records happen at startup indie labels. This is a special shout-out to Broken Circles Records, who recently enlisted GGR to press two more projects: The Gloria Record: Start Here and Emery: The Weak’s End EP. Be sure to grab a copy of each of these records from Broken Circle Records — both were pressed on a variety of limited-run colors!
Brent from Broken Circles Records holding a copy of The Gloria Record
Customer Highlight — The Fitt
White records look sweet, don’t they? The Fitt recently contracted GGR to press their new LP, When The Fitt Hit The Shan on all white vinyl. If you are a classic Sabbath, Motorhead, or Bat Out Of Hell I fan, you will definitely want to check this album out. Grab a copy here!
Pat from The Fitt
Customer Highlight — My Robot Friend
GGR just finished shipping out the killer max-single (in limited edition all white vinyl) for My Robot Friend (Feat. Alison Moyet). This package is really amazing (if we don’t say so ourselves) — all white vinyl, white art jackets, white labels, and a digital download bonus. The 12″ EP features seven different mixes of the track entitled “Waiting”. Grab a copy here!
Customer Highlight — Vagrant Records; Stars
We at GGR are huge fans of Vagrant Records and their amazing roster of artists. When they approached us about pressing a special limited edition 7″ box set for the new Stars album entitled The Five Ghosts, we were absolutely ecstatic!
If you haven’t checked this album out yet, you really need to. It was released on CD in June, and you can hit up the band’s website for a chance to either win or purchase this very special limited edition box until supplies run out (there is a preview pic below of the box — packaging was handled by the really cool Montreal-based Le Projet Cardboard Box)
Customer Highlight — Stone Axe
All it took was one listen, and everyone here at GGR became huge fans of this band. Get yourself a copy here!
STONE AXE was formed in Bremerton Washington in 2008
by Tony Reed(Mos Generator/Treepeople) and Dru Brinkerhoff
(The Swinos)with the intention of recreating and preserving
the sounds of rock music from the 1970s. In 2009 Stone Axe
released their first full length ‘STONE AXE’ and then the tour EP
‘EXTENDED PLAY’ in time for their first US tour which included
Mykey Haslip(drums) & Mike DuPont(bass). During the first year
they also released three 7” singles and a 10” vinyl ep. The new album
‘STONE AXE II’ keeps the spirit of the 1970s fully intact. If ‘self
titled’ is 1968-71, then ‘stone axe II’ is ‘71-’74.
If you were to hear this album without the aid of any background information on its origins, your instincts would probably tell you it was 60’s-era rock, carefully unearthed from the vaults of an overlooked rock band along the lines of Free or Cream. The fact that it’s a new recording is a testament to the precision with which the group crafts not only their songs, but their sound. If you feel like you’ve exhausted your classic rock options, this is a great place to get a fresh start.
Dru Brinkerhoff and Tony Reed of Stone Axe
Customer Highlight– Stark Folk Band / Old 3C Records
Background Info:
Brady Burkett and Ryan Shaffer continue their 10-plus years home-recording collaboration with collections of Americana rock tunes under the name Stark Folk Band. In 2003, they self-released a two-disc set of their early material called A Landscape Yesterday: For Seasons. Their latest efforts go in more roots-inspired directions, alternating between acoustic balladry and country-fried rock tunes.
You can pick up a copy of their latest LP (proudly pressed by Gotta Groove) by visiting either the band’s myspace or the Old 3C Records website.
Win Pitchfork Music Fest Tickets!
We love indie record stores here at GGR…so, when our friends at Hear/Say Magazine mentioned that they had a Pitchfork Music Fest ticket giveaway contest going on with a bunch of indie retailers in the midwest, well, we just had to spread the word….
You can win yourself a pair of weekend passes by stopping into any one of the independent record stores listed here and grabbing an entry form!
Customer Highlight — Deathwish Records
We are really proud to mention that the legendary hardcore/punk/metal label/brand Deathwish Inc. recently enlisted GGR to press up the United Nations Nevermind The Bombings, Here’s Your Six Figures 7″ EP. Tre McCarthy and Deathwish Records are some really cool guys, and the bands that are part of their roster are amazing. You can take a listen to everything they have put out online, and be sure to pick up as many of their titles as you can afford. This 7″ features a digital download bonus, and was pressed in 3 different limited edition colors…
Here’s more info about United Nations from the Deathwish website:
“Originally rumored to be a project founded by veterans from Thursday, GlassJaw, Converge and more, United Nations’ existence and subsequent recordings have been cloaked in confusion since their rumored inception. On the heels of the release of their debut full length on the Eyeball label in 2008, the United Nations Organization (UNO) shut down the band’s pages on Social networking sites worldwide. The band was also forced to alter their debut album’s cover, sighting retail stores refusal to carry the title with controversial artwork. This informational blackout further added to the aura of mystery surrounding the band, allowing them to grow stronger amidst the chaos.
2010 brings the release of “Nevermind The Bombings, Here’s Your Six Figures”, the second alleged release from the band. “Nevermind…” is a spastic and violent four song explosion that brings to mind the bygone days of the mid-1990’s “screamo” sub-genre. A poignant musical missile meant to sink today’s safe and predictable musical establishment.”
