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J MASCIS' BAKED GOODS LABEL RETURNS WITH BORIS/HEAP SPLIT 7"

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Big news in the Outer Battery world, we're really excited to announce the return of J Mascis' Baked Goods record label! J will be making all the A&R decisions while we will handle the day-to-day work of getting the records out to you. We're going to have some big announcements with the label coming soon, but J wanted us to sneak out this teaser release first, and what a release it is... Featuring Japan's Boris and Heap from NYC, this 7" is a tribute to Boris and Dinosaur Jr's long time soundman, Noel Ford. With only 500 copies pressed on...

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DINOSAUR JR - "FARM" AND "I BET ON SKY" LIMITED EDITION COLOR VINYL

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Here's the news... we have two special pressings for you, Dinosaur Jr's "Farm" on an earthy brown vinyl, and "I Bet on Sky" on a sunny yellow. Limited to just 500 copies of each, and only available from Outer Battery Records. They can be purchased separately or bundled together to save a few bucks on both their cost and the postage. This is a one time pressing so don't miss out, the pre-order starts right now, the records will ship in early April!

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SWERVEDRIVER - DEEP WOUND - SOLD OUT!

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We are now completely sold out of the Swervedriver 7" on green vinyl! If you received an order confirmation e-mail then you will be receiving your copy. They're shipping now, all orders will be shipped by the end of the week.

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SWERVEDRIVER - DEEP WOUND 7" - OUT NOW!

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    Another great release coming to us from Tym Records in Australia, it's the Deep Wound 7" from Swervedriver! This is the first new Swervedriver music available on vinyl in America in 15+ years. Limited to just 300 copies on green vinyl, in a hand numbered sleeve, "Deep Wound' is a classic slice of driving Swerve-rock, featuring backing vocals from Ride's Mark Gardener. 'Dub Wound' on the b-side is a spacey, Krautrock remix. These wont last long!

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HEAVY BLANKET - LIVE AT TYM GUITARS - NOW SOLD OUT!

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Back in March 2013 while Dinosaur Jr were on tour in Australia, j stopped by the shop to play an intimate and very loud in-store as his alter ego Heavy Blanket. Bringing heavy psych, guitar solos and noise - lots of noise - together in an amalgam of pure music, it was the first time anywhere that Heavy Blanket had performed live. Bringing everything together on March 14th at Tym guitars in Brisbane, Australia the result was something to behold. The shop was packed and the stage was set up with over 300W's of valve power just for j to...

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