Various Artists - Penrose Showcase Vol II (Various Artists) - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. Finally back in print! Featuring a revised track-listing, Daptone is proud to present Penrose Records - Showcase Vol. I. 14 sides of Sweet Soul from some of the most exciting groups on the SoCal Souldies scene. Featuring Thee Scared Souls, Thee Sinseers, The Altons, Los Yesterdays, and Vicky Tafoya.

Recorded at the end of a string of engagements throughout the Scandinavian countries, Archie Shepp + The New York Contemporary Five, Vol. 2 captures a group of young musicians seeking new musical ground and having found a welcoming environment far from home. In November of 1963, The New York Contemporary Five were consolidating avant-garde jazz as pioneered by Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor in Copenhagen and Sweden, as New York clubs had yet to fully embrace the style The quintet had formed specifically for their engagement at Montmartre in Copenhagen and would disband for some time immediately after. Vol. 2 documents a quintet of experimental artists that had yet to gain the worldwide recognition that they enjoy today, more than 50 years later. In this early era of The New York Contemporary Five, Archie Shepp, who embodied his musical generation's experimental nature, shows compelling technical prowess that runs alongside an early-stage knack for experimentation. From a modern perspective, the album sounds particularly indicative of the Archie Shepp that history has come to know as a central figure in the primary canon of avant-garde jazz. Album Tracks 1. Consequences 2. Monk's Mood 3. Emotions 4. Wo Wo 5. Trio

Over the past year, Pierce the Veil has been building a solid fan base in the underground SoCal music scene that birthed Blink 182, Pinback, As I Lay Dying and Thrice, among countless others. Pierce the Veil is next in line to break into the mainstream with the unique brand of melodic punk found on their debut album, a FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC. Album Tracks 1. Chemical Kids and Mechanical Brides 2. Currents Convulsive 3. Yeah Boy and Doll Face 4. I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous 5. The Cheap Bouquet 6. Falling Asleep on a Stranger 7. She Sings in the Morning 8. The Balcony Scene 9. Drella 10. Diamonds and Why Men Buy Them 11. Wonderless