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OCEAN/CONIFER
Split
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This is the first new material since Ocean's universally acclaimed full length Here Where Nothing Grows & Conifer's first release on Important. Ltd. to 1000. 4 colors.
Pressed on 4 different colors of vinyl and packaged in a screen printed mylar jacket that lines up with an offset printed inner jacket. Mylar jacket was printed by the same people who did Boris' Vein for us last year. ....(more)

 


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ELEH
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume II
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Another heavy duty meditative dive into carefully crafted minimalism from Eleh. Dedicated listening and high volume and/or headphone use is highly recomended for maximum experience. 500 made. 200 gram vinyl. Dedicated to Charlemagne Palestine.
Eleh was formed to specifically to pay tribute to early experimental minimalist pioneers especially La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Eliane Radigue, ..... (more)

 


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BARBEZ
Mexico City Impressions/Someone Get Rid Of The King
$6.99
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This is #8 in Important Records' ongoing Arts And Crafts series pairing music with packaging made by the musicians.
Look for the next Barbez album on John Zorn's Tzadik label.
This 7" is limited to 400 copies and was designed, signed and numbered by Barbez's Dan Kaufman. 100 are on red vinyl and 100 are on white vinyl. Please specify what color of vinyl you want...(more)

 


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ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB
Super Grease
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Super Grease is a limited edition of 500 vinyl only release from Vibracathedral Orchestra/Sunroof!/A Band member Neil Campbell. This is a companion release to Astral Social Club's Neon Pibroch cd also on Important.
Pressed on deluxe split/splatter blue vinyl..... (more)

 


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ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO UFO
Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under The Stars US & Canada TOUR LP
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Tour vinyl! Limited stock on splatter color vinyl. B side features an exclusive 23 minute track only found on this limited tour only lp. . (more)

 


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SMEGMA
33 1/3 lp version
$11.99
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This vinyl edition of 33 1/3 is limited to 1000 copies. Includes a bonus track only available on the vinyl version. You can chose from black vinyl, red vinyl, 50/50 black red vinyl & black on red splatter. Click the image to the right to see the colors. Vinyl has a bonus track not on cd. (more)
Check the news page for a handmade edition of the vinyl.

 
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PRURIENT/MINDFLAYER
split
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Pressed in an edition of 500. 1/4 of the pressing is on double sided color vinyl. This means that side A is blue and side B is red. 3/4 of the pressing is a red/blue swirl. Double sided screen printed jackets..........(more)

 


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ELEH
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume One
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.Eleh is the sound of glowing test oscillators and vintage analog modular gear. Formed specifically to pay tribute to the spirit of early minimalism especially Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, Eliane Radigue & Pauline Oliveros.
Limited edition of 400 on audiophile vinyl and packaged in hand numbered letterpressed jackets. (more)

 
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MAJOR STARS
Portable Freak Factory
$5.00
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500 copies. First 100 mailorder copies on white vinyl.
Two brand new burners (including a Hendrix cover on the b-side) recorded during the same sessions for The Major Stars next full length album for Important. (more)

 


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THE BARK HAZE
lp
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.Limited to 1000. First 100 mailorder copies are on color vinyl. These are completely different recordings than the Bark Haze compact disc also on Important. The Bark Haze is primarily a guitar duo of GOWN (nom de plume of one Andrew Macgregor) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth etfuckingcetera). . (more)

 


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VANISHING VOICE
Stone Tablet
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Super limited. First 100 mailorder copies are on red vinyl. Screen printed jackets. Different mixes than the cd and an extra track.(more)

 


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BORIS
Vein
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STEVEN R SMITH
The Anchorite
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This is the 7th release in Important Records' ongoing Arts & Crafts Series. The Anchorite is a full length vinyl only release packaged in a hand made linocut created,printed, signed and numbered by Stephen R. Smith. Limited edition of 500 (more)

 


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MERZBOW
Minazo Volume 2
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minazo tribute shirt available

Minazo Volume Two is Merzbow's second full length tribute to the
recently departed Japanese elephant seal named Minazo.
This vinyl only released is pressed on blue splatter vinyl and yellow splatter vinyl (please specify which you'd prefer) and housed in a deluxe textured tip-on style heavy duty jacket. (more)

 
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FLAHERTY/CORSANO/YEH
Snow Blind Avalanche
$11.99
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Snow Blind Avalanche is a completely different album than A Rock In The Snow also being released on Important though the two records were made during the same sessions. This vinyl only release is limited to 1000 copies with the first 200 on snow-white vinyl. Artwork by C. Spencer Yeh. Liner notes from Wolf Eyes bro John Olson aka Johnny Coors

 
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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
Introducing The Cosmic Light
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Introducing The Cosmic Blues is My Cat Is An Alien's introduction to their full length release on Important Records. This 7” is limited to only 300 copies and each comes in deluxe screen printed packaging with an individual Polaroid photograph taken,altered and signed by Roberto Opalio.
This is the fifth installment in Important Record's ongoing Arts & Crafts Series which pairs records with hand made artwork from the artists involved in the audio.

 
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LEE RANALDO
Vancouver Ambients 1-4
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The sixth installment in Important Records' Arts & Crafts Series is this 7” from Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, recorded with Alan Licht on guitar, Christian Marclay on turntables and William Hooker on drums. Pressed on clear vinyl and packaged with a screen print designed and signed by Ranaldo, this release is limited to 500 copies.

 
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OCEAN
Here Where Nothing Grows +1
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Limited edition of 500. Exclusive live D-side cover of The Cure's Siamese Twins. Packaged in a black on black letterpressed jacket.
This double lp set was pressed into 200 gram ultra thick vinyl. Each set weighs almost two pounds and the is almost an inch thick. One of the nicest vinyl packages we've ever seen.

Here are some photos of the Ocean jackets being completed at
Manifesto Letterpress
We've still got a few copies remaining of the UK pressing licensed by Rocket Recordings.

 



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Maja Ratkje
Stalker
$11.99
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This vinyl only picture disc release is limited to only 500 copies worldwide.
Ranging from furious to tender, Stalker was recorded in Paris and at various live dates around Europe. This live material was then brought back to a studio in Norway and laboriously editited for release.
“ I play with the material and it talks back to me. It's a game between the boundaries of total control and total
anarchy. I try to include some of both.” Maja Ratkje

 
 
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ANGELS OF LIGHT 2xLP
Everything is Good Here/Please come home
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This is the third Angels Of Light double album to be released in limited edition on Important. Limited edition of 500 with 100 on white vinyl
 
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CITAY
Self Titled
$11.99 cd/lp
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Ex Piano Magic member Ezra Feinberg teams up with the dual Tim's from The Fucking Champs (Drag City) to explore the underappreciated acoustic side of Sabbath, Zeppelin, Metallica, Heart, Eno etc. to create a thoroughly modern folk-rock epic. Let the California sun shine through your speakers. "The unititiated listener could easily be excused for thinking this might be some lost early 70's masterpiece." Dream Magazine .....sneak preview
 
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ANGELS OF LIGHT 2xLP
How I Loved You
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This is the second Angels Of Light album to be released in limited edition on Important. Limited edition of 500 with 100 on white vinyl
 
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MARS
1977-1978 Complete Studio Recordings
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Mars' was the first and most influential of NYC's No Wave groups
1977-1978 The Complete Studio Recordings
is a hand numbered limited edition one time vinyl pressing of 1000 copies. Each is housed in a deluxe imported sparkle paper jacket with a printed insert and printed inner jacket. This is an exact replica of the cd edition released last year. 4 tracks produced by Brian Eno
 
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THE BIRDS
Let's Do The Velvets
$6.99 (5 copies back from a return)

If The Velvet Underground was just Nico and John Cale, but Nico was Cotton Casino (Acid Mothers) and John Cale was Per Gisle Galaen they would have been The Birds.
This clear vinyl 7" is limited to only 500 and comes with a double sided glossy postcard featuring artwork by Pete Fowler. Mastered by Helge Sten (Deathprod)
tracks are a) Femme Fatale b) Here She Comes Now
 


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THE ANGELS OF LIGHT
New Mother
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A mix of powerful, complex and imaginative American
songwriting that moves from country melancholy to
raspy blues to dark and psychotic narrative
grooves, all delivered with gently plucked layers
of acoustic and electric guitars that slowly
unravel into psychedelic folk lullabies.
Limited edition of 500 with 100 on white vinyl.
Over the next year Important will be releasing the the Angels Of Light catalog on double vinyl starting with their debut New Mother.

 



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WOLF EYES
Fuck The Old Miami
$9.99 (black vinyl)
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Fuck The Old Miami is a 12” featuring the entire live performance on the A side and a B side etching hand carved into the original laquers by Wolf Eyes. On their home lathe Wolf Eyes cut playable grooves into and around the etching, playable at your own risk.
 
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Zurrif Moussa
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Muslimgauze shirts available

Important Records is excited to release the limited edition of 1000 vinyl edition of the highly sought after Muslimgauze classic "Zuriff Moussa." Zuriff Moussa is pressed on red, white, green and black vinyl (250 of each) representing the 4 colors of the Palestinian flag and the deluxe screen printed chipboard jackets were printed by Neil Burke of Monoroid. Please note that the track listing has been revised by Staalplaat down to what they consider the key tracks Important Records to fit this vinyl issue.

 
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Knock Knock Who?
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Kimya Dawson shirts available

Special limited edition of 500 only. Pressed on grey marble vinyl and one in three has a hand made drawing frow Kimya for you! These will be gone fast.
On break from Rough Trade and her band The Moldy Peaches, our friend Kimya finds herself at home on Important Records releasing two albums at once. Both albums are full of unique, original and beautifuly moving folk songs about Matlock, Atari 2600's, love, growing up, growing old and the Golden Girls. Kimya is one of the most unique voices in modern music and we're honored to be releasing these albums.
Both albums were recorded after her Rough Trade solo debut and both prove to be even stronger.

 
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My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess
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Kimya Dawson shirts available

Special limited edition of 500 only. Pressed on grey marble vinyl and one in three has a hand made drawing frow Kimya for you! These will be gone fast.
"Don't be fooled by Kimya Dawson's tiny voice and fey affect. She writes like a giant, and finds the music to put her words across. " -Robert Christgau
"Kimya Dawson has the most arresting voice since Mo Tucker of the Velvet Underground." - John F. They Might Be Giants

 
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JOHN FAHEY
Hitomi
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John Fahey's second to last album, inspired by Fahey's Japanese girlfriend and Japanese music, pressed on 180 gram double vinyl and housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. limited edition. The first 100, available only through our website are on clear vinyl.

Recently we were lucky enough to obtain a small collection of original paintings by John Fahey. The majority of the collection is being kept in a personal collection though we're making 4 available paired with white label test pressings for Hitomi. Each is an original painting by Fahey and not a print. Each is signed and dated and protected in a resealable Japanese lp bag.
Click on the painting to view a large image
$300

 
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arts and crafts series, volume 2
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Important Records is turning 21 and we're going out with the much hyped Boston faves The Dresden Dolls. Roll around with this 7" for a few minutes and learn why the band voted Best Band In Boston may very well be one of the best bands in Boston.
This 7" is limited to 500 copies on white vinyl. Included with each record is a sepia toned professionally printed photo of the duo each signed and numbered by the band.
 
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arts and crafts series, volume 1
$9.99
The first installment in our perpetual Arts and Crafts series is a 7" from Half Japanese's Jad Fair. this is limited to only 500 copies and each one comes with a hand made paper cut by Jad. The Arts and Crafts series will continue to bring you very limited edition seven inches each packaged w/ artwork made by the artist/artists on the record.
"It's a keeper on all known levels." The Wire
 
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Painful 7 Inches
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3 stunning new tracks from the founding memeber of Throbbing Gristle. originally, this 7" was packaged in a huge book about genesis p-orridge released by soft skull press. the book takes a deep look into the life and art of one of the most enigmatic and influencial figures in modern music.
We are selling bookless copies of the 7" housed in very deluxe psychedelic 3d plastic covers. this is the same 7" included w/ the book but far less expensive. 3 new tracks and 23 lockgrooves on the b side.
 
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7" & book
Painful But Fabulous: The Lives And Art Of Genesis P-Orridge
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This version of the 7" is limited to just 250 copies and it is housed in a 200 page full color and black and white book published by Soft Skull Press documenting this fascinating artist.
Each book is hand stamped, numbered and signed by Genesis P-Orridge. last copies!

 
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:Long Lost Love
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Hyperjinx shirts available

Daniel Johnston and friends performing previously unreleased tracks. The title track is an absolutely stunning dirge, sung by daniel, and it sounds more like Zepplin than a daniel johnston track. it is one of the most powerful daniel song we have heard and the most fragile.also features photo of band taken by Matt Groening...4 colors of vinyl...limited to 1000 copies world wide VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES REMAIN

 
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Impossible Love
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Daniel Johnston shirts available
This record was pressed on 4 colors of vinyl (250 of each color) and each sleeve folds out into a 14 x 12 poster of original artwork from Daniel. Each record is hand numbered.
The three tracks for Impossible Love were all recorded during the Rejected Unknown sessions and find Daniel Johnston playing in a group setting recorded at home in his garage by Brian Beattie. These three brilliantly warped pop tunes are all Daniel Johnston classics and this was the only US vinyl release.



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