Mary-Chapin Carpenter - Dirt And The Stars - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. 2025 . The trio of Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, and Karine Polwart first came together as a writing experiment coming out of the pandemic lockdown. With touring off the calendar, multi-award-winning US singer-songwriter Carpenter was looking for something new and reached out to Fowlis and Polwart, two highly acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriters whose work she had long admired. Prompted by admiration and respect for each other's work, the trio quickly came up with a plan and, once able, met in Northern Scotland for an extended writing retreat to see what magic could be made. The success of this initial experiment led to a second writing session and, in early 2024, the 10-song album Looking For The Thread was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, England, with Josh Kaufman (Bob Weir, The National, The Hold Steady) producing and a world-class band of musicians Rob Burger (piano, organ, accordion, keys), Chris Vatalaro (drums, percussion), Cameron Ralston (bass), Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh (hardanger d'amore) and Josh Kaufman himself (guitar, keys). The album features tracks written by all three artists, who take turns performing and collaborating on each song. Looking For The Thread will on January 24, 2025 with Thirty Tigers worldwide.

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road [VINYL LP] Colored Vinyl, Yellow, Anniversary Ed, Deluxe Ed, Expanded Version date 11/15/2024

Two CD set. Featuring some of the biggest hits of late 1987 and early 1988, this compilation includes legendary chart toppers from Pet Shop Boys ('Always On My Mind'), Belinda Carlisle ('Heaven Is A Place On Earth') and Kylie Minogue's first UK smash 'I Should Be So Lucky'. It also features enduring favorites from Sinead O'Connor, Billy Ocean and Billy Idol, and iconic pop classics from Vanessa Paradis, Bananarama, and a stunning performance of 'Candle In The Wind' from Elton John. Plus - Bomb The Bass, Coldcut feat. Yazz & The Plastic Population, The Beatmasters feat. The Cookie Crew, and Krush all provide massive floor fillers representing the beginning of a new era of dance music.