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Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun

Intervention’s pressing reveals a run of aces when it comes to sonics. While many A-to-B comparisons yield a few points in favor of the original pressing, 100% Fun is not one of them. Intervention’s copy slays the Classic Records-licensed 1995 release.

Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day Expanded Edition

Kevin Gray’s remaster of the album for Intervention Records retains the excitement and drive of the original while giving instruments more space to make their mark. He also remains true to Lillywhite’s detail-dense production even has he delivers a bigger soundstage. Field Day justifies the A+ rating famed Village Voice critic Robert Christgau awarded it in his original review—a fact made clearer by this first-class release.

Gene Clark - White Light

Most who listen to an original A&M copy of White Light would not recognize any hidden gold in the master tapes. A comparison with Intervention’s reissue, however, shows otherwise. Intervention’s copy takes a so-so-sounding recording and turns it into a reference-class disc.

Matthew Sweet - Altered Beast

By giving the 52 minutes of original-album material the groove space it’s always deserved across three vinyl sides, the music finally enjoys room to breathe and registers a fullness, depth, and vivacity entirely lacking from the thin, constrained-sounding Zoo/Classic Records LP. Altered Beast quite literally sounds like a new record.

Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel

The glory of Intervention Records’ reissue of Stealers Wheel owes to the recovered depth of Tony Williams’ bass lines, renewed heft in Rod Coombes’ drumming, and a more realistic presentation of Egan and Rafferty’s vocal interplay. By comparison, the midrange and upper register on an original U.K. pressing and a white-label promotional disc sound pushed forward with the bass dialed back.

- Intervention Records Releasing Matthew Sweet’s ‘Altered Beast’ This Friday

Intervention Records is set to release Matthew Sweet’s Altered Beast on vinyl this Friday, September 14th. The reissue is the second (the first being 100% Fun) in a planned series of four Matthew Sweet releases all done with the approval of the artist himself. From Intervention Records: “The middle entry in Matthew Sweet’s holy 90’s […]

Murray Head - Nigel Lived

With Nigel Lived, Intervention Records continues its streak of focusing on remarkable titles most other audiophile labels wouldn’t likely consider for reissue. Drawing from the best-possible source material, Kevin Gray cut Nigel Lived from original engineer Phill Brown’s ¼-inch 15ips analog master tapes at 45RPM over two LPs. The sound is fantastically dynamic, open, and full-range, and the packaging—from the super-thick, high-gloss gatefold sleeve to the eight-page insert book printed by Stoughton—as good as it gets.

- Intervention Records Announces New Joan Armatrading Reissue

Intervention Records has announced that they will be reissuing Joan Armatrading’s self-titled third album in early 2019. As per the release announcement: “Joan Armatrading’s 180-gram LP is 100% Analog Mastered by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio from the best source available- phenomenal-sounding 1/2″ safety copy of the original stereo master tape. The remastering is amazing! […]

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Billy Squier - Don’t Say No

What’s surprising is how well Don’t Say No stands up nearly four decades after its release. Squier is, first and foremost, a rocker, and his music carries as much Rolling Stones in its DNA as it does Aerosmith or Led Zeppelin.

Stealers Wheel - Ferguslie Park

Remastering engineer Kevin Gray took a half-inch 30 ips safety copy of the original stereo master tape and produced a full-throated, emotionally engaging version of Egan and Rafferty’s vision.

The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin

In the early 60s, the amalgamation of traditional country music and rock n’ roll represented a bridge too far. Hippies playing pedal-steel guitars seemed as unlikely as hearing Marshall stacks playing in the Vatican. Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, and Roger McGuinn deserve the credit for busting such taboos on the Byrds’ 1968 landmark Sweetheart of the Rodeo.

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Joe Jackson - Night and Day

Like those of many talented musicians, Joe Jackson’s greatest strengths as a songwriter intertwine with his musical shortcomings. It’s difficult to find a better example of such a paradox than Night and Day. While Jackson’s well-known ability to tap into cultural zeitgeists is on full display, so is his occasional tendency to mimic the authentic article. Night and Day contains enough flash to justify the price of admission, but it could’ve been more memorable.

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp

On Joe Jackson’s personal website, he writes that Look Sharp “positively reeks of London 1978-79.” He’s absolutely right, but that’s what a classic record does— captures a slice of history and allows listeners to dive deep inside the instant when the music was made. From the cynical media takedown “Sunday Papers” to the rock-steady ska of “Fools in Love,” Look Sharp is a quintessential example of new-wave, a genre for folks bored with the mainstream…

Joe Jackson - Summer in the City: Live in New York

Ted Jensen’s mastering on the CD release of Summer in the City, Joe Jackson’s live album from 2000, has long been a sonic favorite of mine. But Kevin Gray’s remaster for the recording’s first release on vinyl brings out details that put you at a table close to the bandstand. In the initial moments, the audience applauds as Jackson, bassist Graham Maby, and drummer Gary Burke take the stage in a small club—and you are in the midst of the crowd.

- Vinyl Deal of the Day: 100% Analog 180G Joe Jackson Reissues from Intervention

Intervention’s reissues of Joe Jackson’s early catalog has received raises everywhere, and they’re now on sale! I’m the Man will be out of print when supplies are gone, and there are limited supplies of Look Sharp with the amazing textured jacket that Intervention made to commemorate the very first UK pressings. Click HERE to buy […]

- 100% Analog Reissue of Flying Burrito Bros. Burrito Deluxe Coming on 180G Vinyl

100% Analog Reissue of The Flying Burrito Bros. classic 1970 sophomore effort Burrito Deluxe is coming on 180-gram vinyl from Intervention Records in October of 2018.

- Black Friday And Cyber Monday Deals Not Associated With Record Store Day

We will be adding to this list as deal information comes in, so check back. Record storage furniture in the header image is made by Symbol Audio. Intervention Records – 30% off all individual LPs and CD/SACDs on November 26 with code: CyberMonday – discount does not apply to bundles Bloodshot Records – […]

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- Judee Sill “Songs of Rapture and Redemption” Arriving in Stores Today

Run Out Groove’s compilation, Judee Sill Songs of Rapture and Redemption: Rarities and Live is on-sale tomorrow August 10th. It can be ordered from Amazon now by clicking HERE. It’s a very limited press run of just 1,296 copies on multi-colored 180-gram vinyl. Run Out Groove’s website has a store locator HERE. This compilation is […]

- FREE VINYL to get you through the long hot summer!

Our writers have selected 5 great albums and we are giving them away to 1 lucky winner. The summer giveaway contest is running through August 20th and the winner will receive titles from Matthew Sweet, Derek & the Dominoes, Courtney Barnett, Kendrick Lamar and Arctic Monkeys. It’s hot out, stay inside and listen to records. […]

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Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun

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- Intervention Records Releasing Matthew Sweet’s ‘Altered Beast’ This Friday

Murray Head - Nigel Lived

- Intervention Records Announces New Joan Armatrading Reissue

- 180-Gram Joe Jackson Classics from Intervention Records!

- VINYL DEAL OF THE DAY: 100% Analog 80’s Reissues from Intervention!

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Stealers Wheel - Ferguslie Park

The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin

- Enter To Win 8 Records And A Record Crate From Symbol Audio!

Joe Jackson - Night and Day

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Joe Jackson - Summer in the City: Live in New York

- Vinyl Deal of the Day: 100% Analog 180G Joe Jackson Reissues from Intervention

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- Black Friday And Cyber Monday Deals Not Associated With Record Store Day

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