Dischord Records to reissue vinyl back catalog
5 Dec
Long standing Washington DC record label Dischord is set to reissue much of it’s back catalog on vinyl. Dischord is one of the most respected independent labels having maintained it’s ethical approach for over 28 years. The Dischord back catalog includes a wealth of great bands such as Fugazi, Minor Threat, Q and Not U and Rites of Spring.
The reissues are due to ‘renewed interest’ in vinyl LPs from music fans not satisfied with low quality mp3s. The label, which is is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, has also announced a price increase for their LPs from $10 to $11. They also offer digital downloads for around 4-7 dollars (£2-5 ) an album. Sales of the remastered LPs come with complimentary mp3 downloads so that fans can own the physical record and listen to it on mp3 players.
“Due to the renewed interest in vinyl LPs, especially for our more historic titles, Dischord Records is remastering and re-cutting much of our vinyl catalog here in the United States. We will begin by re-pressing current titles, and later re-issuing others, all re-cut at Chicago Mastering Service and featuring complimentary MP3 album downloads. Dischord has always enjoyed very high quality vinyl mastering. For many years much of our vinyl was mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London by our friend and partner John Loder, who passed away in 2005. But the metal-work that is used to press vinyl LPs wears with time and we decided with John’s passing it was time to bring these projects back home and pass the torch to Bob Weston and Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering Service. ”
The first re releases include Out Of Step and First 2 7″s by Minor Threat and the Faith/Void split. More information at Dischord.com
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