Our favorite records of 2019

This Thursday bring your holiday sweater and your drinking pants because we are crawling! Starting at 5 pm the folks from Bell’s and East Nashville Beer Works will be featuring their beer at 4 great East Side haunts. Each stop will have a little something special and we will have ENBW’s ‘Brut Willis’ brut IPA and ‘Cumberland Punch’ wheat ale. We will be tapping Bell’s Christmas Ale for the event and will have their Best Brown Ale on tap. Come hang!

Friends of Mine

The last Friends of Mine for the decade goes down tonight!

‘Going to see some friends of mine’ is a common refrain heard all over town when headed out to see shows. This is exactly that…a rotating cast of the Nashville music community playing for each other and you…FOR FREE!

This month we bring you another amazing lineup curated by Hannah and Caroline. This month our friends will be @whisperinry (Teddy and the Rough Riders), @allisonyoung.xo, @probably_curtis (@theragcoats), and as always @hannahdlynn.

It’s Happy Hour all night long so come hang!

HOT WAX 12.13.2019

This week,

Fresh from the press to your turntable!

It’s cold out there, campers, and we have some analog warmth for you to cozy up to this week. There is a heavy front of reissues sliding through with a mild dusting of new releases. It’s the perfect time of year to help new vinyl addicts in your life fill out their collection and we can help with that. Talk with us if you’re looking for something special before the holidays.

A standout for me this week is Brendon Benson’s One Mississippi. I bought a copy on CD at Be-Bop Music in Jackson, MS many moons ago. Released in 1996 in America and 1997 in Great Britain, this debut record showcased Brendon’s unique songwriting. As a member of the Raconteurs you can hear his influence on how the band write and play music. Jack Lawrence, of the Racontuers, once told me that Brendon was a big help to bands like The Greenhornes and White Stripes early in their careers. It stands to reason they would all later team up. Brendon’s a hell of a nice guy and his records are great so come grab one this week.

Speaking of the Racontuers, they have a new 7” single out this week so grab it for a stocking stuffer. This band is great live if you can catch them.

Heavy classics from Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bad Brains, and Eminem this week. John Legend is sounding very merry with a reissue of his A Legendary Christmas just in time for the holidays. We have some live records in the reissue section this week that peaked my attention. I’m not sure who the band Bongripper are but I can dig the name. Wink. Nod.

Last but not least it looks like we have more copies of Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged finding their way to us. Keep an eye on our social sites. It’s in our queue for the week and we will let you know when it’s in.

Hot wax, come and get it…

NEW RELEASE

1. Anyway Gang - Anyway Gang

2. Avett Brothers - Closer Than Together

3. Chameleons Vox - Script Of The Bridge: Live

4. David Cross - ...America...Great...

5. Finneas - Blood Harmony

6. Harry Styles - Fine Line

7. Patti Smith & Soundwalk Collective - Mummer Love

8. Puss N Boots - Dear Santa EP

9. Raconteurs - Help Me Stranger 7" Single

10. Rostam - In A River 7" Single

11. Stone Sour - Hello, You Bastards: Live In Reno

12. Wedding Present - Tommy 30

REISSUE

1. Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold

2. Automat - Automat

3. Bad Brains - Black Dots

4. Bjork - Remix Collaboration

5. Blackberry Smoke - Homecoming: Live In Atlanta

6. Bongripper - Live At Roadburn 2012

7. Bongripper - Live At Roadburn 2015

8. BoySetsFire - After The Eulogy

9. BoySetsFire - Tomorrow Come Today

10. Brendan Benson - One Mississippi

11. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars: Songs From The Film

12. Country Joe & The Fish - Live! Fillmore West 1969 (Yellow Vinyl)

13. Dave Matthews Band - Live At The Hollywood Bowl: September 10, 2018

14. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP 3 LP Expanded Edition

15. Eric Church - The Outsiders (Red Vinyl)

16. Incubus - Morning View

17. Jimi Hendrix - Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts 8 LP Box Set

18. Jimmy Smith - Groovin' At Smalls Paradise

19. John Legend - A Legendary Christmas Deluxe Edition

20. Jonathan Fire*Eater - Wolf Songs For Lambs (Non-RSD Black Vinyl)

21. Miles Davis Quintet - Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Blue Vinyl)

22. Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Blue Vinyl)

23. Miles Davis Quintet - Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Blue Vinyl)

24. Moe. - Season's Greetings From Moe. (Colored Vinyl)

25. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More 10th Anniversary 7" Box Set

26. Odyssey - Setting Forth

27. Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams: The Complete Decca Studio Masters 1960-1963 (Non-RSD Black Vinyl)

28. Pearl Jam - MTV Unplugged

29. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - RKS

30. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Seven + Mary

31. Runaways - Live In Japan

32. Tool - Fear Inoculum Expanded Book Edition CD

33. Triumph - Classics (Silver Vinyl)

34. Vulfpeck - The Beautiful Game (Gold Vinyl)

35. Warren Haynes - Warren Haynes Presents The Benefit Concert Vol. 16

36. Weezer - Pinkerton (White Marble Vinyl)

37. Widespread Panic - Montreal '97 6 LP Box Set

HOT WAX 12.06.2019

This week,

Fresh from the press to your turntable!

We wanted to take a minute and say thank you to everyone who came out last weekend for our 3rd Anniversary. The drinks flowed, stories regaled, and plaid-adorned patrons held a strong hang all weekend. Thank you all for the past 3 years!

We did take time to notice that many of you went home with stacks of records from the sales. It was great to see so many folks lined up out front before we opened to have first crack at the RSD releases. Well done everyone.

A bunch of you joined our 33 1/3 Club over the weekend and started getting money back on new vinyl purchases right away. It’s a great way to save some bucks heading into the holiday season on your healthy vinyl addiction.

We still have some of the special Black Friday RSD titles available, so come take a peak. If you took photos over the weekend please tag us @vinyltapnashville

We are hoping that you don’t have ‘vinyl wrist’ because there is new stuff hitting the shelves all December long. ‘Vinyl wrist’ is the hand numbing pain that goes along with searching through stack after stack for just the right record. Happy Hunting!

Hot wax, come and get it…

NEW RELEASE

1. Clipping. - The Deep 12'' Single

2. Colter Wall - Colter Wall And The Scary Prairie Boys Blue Vinyl 7'' Single

3. Czarface - The Odd Czar Against Us

4. Gang Starr - One Of The Best Yet

5. Lee ''Scratch'' Perry - Heavy Rain (Silver Vinyl)

6. Luke Combs - What You See Is What You Get

7. Mark Kozelek & Petra Haden - Joey Always Smiled

8. Milk Carton Kids - The Only Ones 10'' EP

9. Miranda Lambert - Wildcard

10. Snow Patrol - Reworked

11. Soccer Mommy - Lucy 7'' Single

12. Squarepusher - Vortrack 12'' Single

13. Sufjan Stevens & Timo Andres - The Decalogue

14. The Who - WHO

REISSUE

1. Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

2. Ariana Grande - My Everything

3. Ariana Grande - Yours Truly

4. Billy Tallent - Billy Tallent

5. Buddy Rich - Just In Time: The Final Recording

6. Daedelus - End Of Empire

7. Ella Fitzgerald - The Songbook: 1956-1959

8. Eric Clapton & Friends - Crossroads Revisited: Selections From The Guitar Festivals 6 LP Box Set

9. Fred Neil - Fred Neil (Clear Vinyl)

10. The Heavy - Hurt & The Merciless

11. Ice-T - O.G.: Original Gangster (Blue Vinyl)

12. Jim Carroll Band - Catholic Boy

13. John Lee Hooker - If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im

14. The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come (Clear Vinyl)

15. Klaus Nomi - Klaus Nomi (Pink Vinyl)

16. L7 - Hungry For Stink (Clear Vinyl)

17. The Mamas And The Papas - The Complete Singles

18. Mary J. Blige - HERstory Vol. 1

19. MC5 - I Can Only Give You Everything 7" Single (White Vinyl)

20. MC5 - Looking At You 7'' Single (White Vinyl)

21. Mick Jagger - Goddess In The Doorway

22. Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool

23. Mick Jagger - She's The Boss

24. Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit

25. Miles Davis - 1951-1959: The Essential Works

26. Miles Davis - The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions 6 LP Box Set

27. Modern English - After The Snow

28. Modern English - Mesh & Lace

29. Moloko - Statues (Colored Vinyl)

30. Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock & Roll

31. Muse - Origins Of Muse 4 LP/9 CD Box Set (Colored Vinyl)

32. Pentatonix - The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas

33. Possessed - Beyond The Gates (Purple Vinyl)

34. Possessed - Seven Churches (Clear Vinyl)

35. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - A Tuba To Cuba Soundtrack

36. The Prime Movers Blues Band - The Prime Movers Blues Band

37. Reba McEntire - Read My Mind 25th Anniversary Edition

38. Sarah Vaughan - Anthology

39. Screaming Females - Rose Mountain (Turquoise Vinyl)

40. Screaming Females - Ugly (Clear Vinyl)

41. Strand Of Oaks - Dark Shores (Blue Vinyl)

42. Strand Of Oaks - Leave Ruin (Green Vinyl)

43. Strand Of Oaks - Pope Killdragon (Blue Vinyl)

44. Swamp Dogg - Rat On! (Colored Vinyl)

45. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star (Colored Vinyl)

46. Todd Rundgren - Faithful (White Vinyl)

47. Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything?

48. The Wedding Present - George Best

49. The Wedding Present - Tommy

THANKS!

We wanted to take a minute and say thank you to everyone who came out this weekend for our 3rd Anniversary. It was a great weekend and we noticed that many of you went home with stacks of records. Good hunting everyone!

A bunch of you joined our 33 1/3 Club over the weekend and started getting money back on new vinyl purchases right away. A great way to save some bucks heading into the holiday season on your healthy vinyl addiction.

We still have some of the special Black Friday RSD titles available so come take a peak. If you took some photos over the weekend please tag us @vinyltapnashville

Sincerely,

Todd & the Vinyl Tap crew

3RD ANNIVERSARY & BLACK FRIDAY SALES

It’s our birthday and we want you to come celebrate with us!

Black Friday is our 3rd Anniversary! We cannot say thank you enough to all of you who have made this place what it has become over the last three years. For many of you Vinyl Tap is a place to grab a drink or a record after work. For some of you it’s a place to celebrate promotions or birthdays. For a few it’s even a place to work from. We say thank you to all of you!

This Friday and Saturday we will have storewide sales to say thanks! We will have 15%-20% off all records (excluding 2019 RSD Black Friday titles). All LP’s, box sets, and past RSD titles will be discounted along with massive stacks of 45’s for $.50 each.

We will be open at 10 am Black Friday for all the RSD Black Friday special releases. It will be first come first serve for RSD new releases. We run tight ship so we will get you in and running your fingers through stacks right away.

Make sure and stop by that weekend for record and drink deals! We know you’ll need a drink after all the Thanksgiving festivities and nothing pairs better with a cocktail than a new LP.

See ya soon!

Thanks,

Vinyl Tap

HOT WAX 11.29.19

THIS WEEK!

Fresh from the press to your turntable.

This week is gonna be a little bit of a guessing game for us. Due to Black Friday and all of the special pressings some of the regularly scheduled releases are running…well, we don’t know how they are gonna run. We expect these titles to be in this week.

If you don’t see a title you’re looking for on the shelf please inquire about it. We will do our best to give you all the info we have on the item you’re looking for. We might even have it on hand but it may just be in the pricing stack. Never hurts to ask!

Hot wax…come and get it!

NEW RELEASE

1. Animal Collective - Ballet Slippers Live 3 LP Box Set

2. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin: Live At Red Rocks

3. Keller & The Keels - Speed

4. Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (English Version - Limited Indie Colored Vinyl)

5. Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (English Version)

6. Opeth - In Cauda Venenum (Swedish Version)

7. Prong - Age Of Defiance EP

8. Weeed - You Are The Sky (Colored Vinyl)

REISSUE

1. The Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations

2. Electric Wizard - Dopethrone 30th Anniversary (Gold Vinyl)

3. Fela Kuti - Music Of Many Colours

4. Gabor Szabo - The Best Of Gabor Szabo (Red Vinyl)

5. George Michael & Wham! - Last Christmas Soundtrack

6. Grant Green - Sunday Morning

7. Keith Richards - Main Offender

8. Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood 30th Anniversary

9. Pete Yorn - Day I Forgot

10. Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter

11. Pete Yorn - Nightcrawler

12. Pink Floyd - The Later Years (1987-2019)

13. Prince - 1999 2 LP (Purple Vinyl)

14. Prince - 1999 Deluxe 4 LP Box Set

15. Prince - 1999 Super Deluxe 10 LP/1 DVD Box Set

16. Stereolab - Margerine Eclipse 3 LP Expanded Edition

17. Stereolab - Sound-Dust 3 LP Expanded Edition

18. Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age Of Wireless (Colored Vinyl)

19. Tina Turner - Simply The Best

***due to forces beyond our control in the universe items may not appear in our order occasionally. this list is what we expect***

HOT WAX 11.22.19

THIS WEEK!

Fresh from the press to your turntable.

This week we have a bunch of reissues sprinkled with a few new releases. It’s a little light on the new stuff this week but remember that RSD Black Friday releases will be hitting shelves in a week. Can you believe it’s already Thanksgiving?

We know things will be getting busy for you next week so this is your heads up. Check out the list and come see us this weekend but save some room for Black Friday!

Hot wax….come and get it!

NEW RELEASE

1. Beck - Hyperspace (Silver Vinyl)

2. Ben Lee - Quarter Century Classix (Colored Vinyl)

3. Big Band Of Brothers - A Jazz Celebration Of The Allman Brothers Band (Peach Vinyl)

4. Coldplay - Everyday Life (Gold Vinyl)

5. Danny Brown - Uknowhatimsayin'

6. The Devil Wears Prada - The Act

7. Harry Nilsson - Losst And Founnd

8. Holy Serpent - Endless

9. Idina Menzel - Christmas: A Season Of Love

10. Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The Dance

11. Los Lobos - Llego Navidad (Red Vinyl)

12. Lustmord - First Reformed

13. Mount Kismet - Warmer Lanes

14. Neuland - Neuland (Blue Vinyl)

15. Old Crow Medicine Show - Live At The Ryman

16. Pernice Brothers - Spread The Feeling (Red Vinyl)

17. Quichenight - Dork In The Dark Cassette

18. Scott H. Biram - Sold Out To The Devil: A Collection Of Gospel Cuts (White Vinyl)

19. The Shins - Waimanalo 7'' Single

20. Simple Creatures - Everything Opposite

21. Tove Lo - Sunshine Kitty (White Vinyl)

22. Zac Brown Band - The Owl (Colored Vinyl)

REISSUE

1. A-Ha - Hunting High And Low Expanded Edition

2. Atreyu - In Our Wake (Clear Vinyl)

3. Bad Religion - Christmas Songs (Gold Vinyl)

4. The Beatles - The Beatles Singles Collection 7'' Boxset

5. Between The Buried And Me - The Great Misdirect

6. Billy Talent - Billy Talent (Clear Vinyl)

7. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind

8. Bongripper - Live At Roadburn 2012

9. Bongripper - Live At Roadburn 2015

10. The Chemical Brothers - Out Of Control 12'' Single

11. The Chemical Brothers - Surrender 20th Anniversary Box Set

12. Cosmic Psychos - Glorius Barsteds (Blue Vinyl)

13. Cream - BBC Sessions (Colored Vinyl)

14. Daedelus - End Of Empire

15. Deerhoof - Halfbird (Colored Vinyl)

16. Deerhoof - Holdypaws (Colored Vinyl)

17. Deerhoof - The Man, The King, The Girl (Colored Vinyl)

18. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime

19. Fleetwood Mac - Before The Beginning Vol 1: Live 1968

20. Foetus - Deaf

21. Grateful Dead - Ready Or Not

22. JD McPherson - Socks (Colored Vinyl)

23. John Frusciante - Curtains

24. Keith Richards - Main Offender

25. Laibach - Party Songs (Clear Vinyl)

26. Mark Knopfler - The Princess Bride Soundtrack

27. Mick Jagger - Goddess In The Doorway

28. Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool

29. Mick Jagger - She's The Boss

30. Mick Jagger - Wandering Spirit

31. Moloko - Statues (Colored Vinyl)

32. Mystery Science Theater 3000 - The Complete Clowns In The Sky Soundtrack (Clear Vinyl)

33. Necrophagia - Here Lies Necrophagia: 35 Years Of Death Metal

34. The Ocean Blue - Cerulean (Clear Vinyl)

35. The Ocean Blue - The Ocean Blue (Blue Vinyl)

36. Ohio Players - Observations In Time

37. Queens Of The Stone Age - Rated R

38. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

39. Sex Pistols - Live At Stadio Olimpico 1996

40. Simple Minds - 40: The Best Of 1979-2019

41. Super Furry Animals - Super Furry Animals

42. Taylor Swift - Our Song 7'' Single (Colored Vinyl)

43. They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants

44. 2Pac - Thug Life: Volume 1

45. Tina Turner - Simply The Best

46. Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything?

47. Vibrators - Punk Mania: Back To The Roots

***due to forces beyond our control in the universe items may not appear in our order occasionally. this list is what we expect***

HOT WAX 11.15.19

THIS WEEK!

Fresh from the press to your turntable.

Since we last spoke there is something I am dying to know, ‘how was everyone’s week of Fall’? That was a quick one and now straight to winter. Never fear because cold weather means hot toddies and rich stouts are soon to follow. It also means that RSD Black Friday 2019 is only a couple weeks away.

This week we have a ton of great re-issues and a smattering of new releases. I’m not sure if you noticed but country legend Garth Brooks is coming out with a box set. We thought we would see some of those come to the shop but alas, we were mistaken. You’ll have to go to our competitors Wal-Mart and Cracker Barrel to pick one up. Here’s a few of the stand outs we will receive this week along with the full list. I’m sure Wal-Mart and Craker Barrel will not be carrying a single one of these gems. Come on Garth!

I’m always a fan to hear what Will Oldham is going to release. No matter which of the many handles he has released music under in the past. His latest Bonnie “Prince” Billy record entitled I Made a Place comes out on vinyl this week and you should check this out along with some of his other work. One of my favorite covers is Johnny Cash covering Oldham’s I See a Darkness. It’s a well lived in take on a great song.

Lady Antebellum crashes to shore this with another mega album simply entitled Ocean. I’m sure it’ll be engulfing so grab a copy now. I hear they are nice folks.

Speaking of nice we have some great live recordings of some country greats. New West Records releases live recordings of Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash this week. They were all recorded live in Austin and you should add them to the collection.

The used and sale sections are full and waiting for you some come see us this weekend.

Hot Wax…Come and get it!

NEW RELEASE

1. Bonnie ''Prince'' Billy - I Made A Place

2. Dirty Heads - Super Moon

3. DJ Shadow - Our Pathetic Age

4. The Early November - Lilac

5. Joseph Arthur - Come Back World (Blue Vinyl)

6. Juliana Hatfield - Sings The Police (Blue Vinyl)

7. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things 3 Original Score Walkie Talkie Cassette

8. Lady Antebellum - Ocean

9. Milky Chance - Mind The Moon

10. Norma Jean - All Hail

11. Our Native Daughters - Songs Of Our Native Daughters (Brown Vinyl)

12. Ronnie Wood With His Wild Five - Mad Lad: A Live Tribute To Chuck Berry

13. Tindersticks - No Treasure But Hope (Clear Vinyl)

14. Vagabon - Vagabon

REISSUE

1. Aphex Twin - Peel Session 2

2. The Band - The Band 2LP 50th Anniversary

3. The Band - The Band 50th Anniversary Box Set

4. Bibio - WXAXRXP Session

5. Billy Bragg - The Best Of Billy Bragg At The BBC 1983-2019

6. Boards Of Canada - Peel Session

7. Booker T. & The MG's - The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1: 1962-1967 (Blue Vinyl)

8. Brian Setzer Orchestra - Dig That Crazy Christmas (Colored Vinyl)

9. The Clash - London Calling: Scrapbook CD + Deluxe Book

10. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River

11. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys

12. The Damned - Black Is The Night: The Definitive Anthology 4 LP Box Set

13. David Bowie - Conversation Piece 5 CD Box Set

14. David Bowie - Space Oddity 50th Anniversary

15. Dead Kennedys - DK 40 4 LP Box Set

16. Dead Meadow - Feathers

17. Dr. Dre - 2001Dr. Dre - 2001 Instrumental

18. Eric Clapton - Behind The Sun Picture Disc

19. Eric Clapton - Money And Cigarettes Picture Disc

20. Everything But The Girl - Walking Wounded

21. Flying Lotus - Infinitum: Maida Vale Session

22. Grant Green - Alive!

23. The Idle Race - Schizophrenic Psychedelia (Clear Vinyl)

24. James Brown - Live At Home With His Bad S

25. elf

26. John Coltrane - Stardust (Blue Vinyl)

27. Johnny Cash - Live From Austin, TX (Clear Vinyl)

28. Merle Haggard - Live From Austin, TX '78 (Red Vinyl)

29. Miles Davis - Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Blue Vinyl)Mogwai - Ten Rapid Collected Recordings 1996-1997 (Green Vinyl)

30. Mount Kimbie - WXAXRXP Session

31. Oneohtrix Point Never - KCRW Session

32. Plaid - Peel Session 2

33. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 50th Anniversary Box Set

34. Slayer - Prayin' To Satan: Live At The Zenith 1991

35. Snoop Dogg - Rhythm & Gangsta: The Masterpiece

36. Sonic Youth - Live In Austin: November 26, 1988

37. Suede - Head Music 3 LP 20th Anniversary Edition

38. Todd Snider - East Nashville Skyline

39. Unwound - The Future Of What

40. Vince Gill - When I Call Your NameVulfpeck - The Beautiful Game (Gold Vinyl)

41. Waylon Jennings - Live From Austin, TX '84 (Blue Vinyl)

42. Wayne "The Train" Hancock - Man Of The Road: The Early Bloodshot Years

43. Willie Nelson - Live From Austin, TX (Clear Vinyl)

***due to forces beyond our control in the universe items may not appear in our order occasionally. this list is what we expect***