G.I.'s Picks
Thanks for checking out my picks! I do my best to update this page on a weekly basis with some albums I love and recommend. If you have any questions or comments I'm always available. Feel free to friend me on Facebook, join my Now Spinning group, or email works too. ~ G.I. Sanders (Owner, NTX Vinyl)
![The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse [2 LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/1/8/6/0/3310681.jpg "The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse [2 LP]")
![Hozier - Hozier [Vinyl]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/9/2/1/2781293.jpg "Hozier - Hozier [Vinyl]")
![Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction [Reissue] [180 Gram]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/0/1/0/7/557010.jpg "Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction [Reissue] [180 Gram]")
![Def Leppard - Pyromania [LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/44/4075044-2820273.jpg "Def Leppard - Pyromania [LP]")
![Parliament - Mothership Connection [Vinyl]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/5/3/7/2877357.jpg "Parliament - Mothership Connection [Vinyl]")
![Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill [LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/67/4133967-2889950.jpg "Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill [LP]")
At long last, the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl. Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released 7 albums from 1972-1980. The vinyl series kicks off with Can’t Buy a Thrill (celebrating its 50th-anniversary) which features the band’s breakthrough hits, “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” and the recently viral, “Dirty Work.” 180-gram LP.
![U2 - The Unforgettable Fire: Remastered [LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/5/7/1/1/1551175.jpg "U2 - The Unforgettable Fire: Remastered [LP]")
![Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York [LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/8/3/0/6/116038.jpg "Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York [LP]")
![Pearl Jam - Vitalogy [LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/2/5/4/8/1818452.jpg "Pearl Jam - Vitalogy [LP]")
![Foo Fighters - In Your Honor [Vinyl]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/9/0/6/2/1902609.jpg "Foo Fighters - In Your Honor [Vinyl]")
![Zach Bryan - Summertime Blues [LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/92/4203292-2967009.jpg "Zach Bryan - Summertime Blues [LP]")
Limited Edition and Numbered double gatefold sets presented on 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Available for the first time on vinyl.
![Alice In Chains - Dirt [2LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/06/4120106-2872154.jpg "Alice In Chains - Dirt [2LP]")
Dirt, the critically acclaimed and 5x Platinum certified, studio album from Alice In Chains is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The album, which features some of the band's biggest hits including "Them Bones," "Would?," and "Rooster," is now available on vinyl for the first time as a 2-LP with remastered audio.
![Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You [LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/b/500/5/9/6/8/3748695.jpg "Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You [LP]")
![Mc5 - Kick Out The Jams [Rocktober 2023 Ultra Clear / Red Splatter LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/95/4247395-3042529.jpg "Mc5 - Kick Out The Jams [Rocktober 2023 Ultra Clear / Red Splatter LP]")
![Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) [2LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/91/3873291-2627785.jpg "Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions) [2LP]")
![Talking Heads - True Stories [Rocktober 2023 Translucent Red LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/45/4247445-3040919.jpg "Talking Heads - True Stories [Rocktober 2023 Translucent Red LP]")
![Trainspotting [Movie] - Trainspotting [2LP Orange Vinyl Soundtrack]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/1/4/7/1/3461741.jpg "Trainspotting [Movie] - Trainspotting [2LP Orange Vinyl Soundtrack]")
![Talking Heads - Little Creatures [Rocktober 2023 Opaque Sky Blue LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/44/4247444-3040842.jpg "Talking Heads - Little Creatures [Rocktober 2023 Opaque Sky Blue LP]")
![Pantera - Cowboys From Hell [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Marbled Brown LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/74/3956674-2693218.jpg "Pantera - Cowboys From Hell [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Marbled Brown LP]")
Released on “marbled white and whiskey brown” vinyl. With their 1990 major label debut, Pantera unleashes one of the most acclaimed and imitated records in the history of the genre. Upon it's release (and soon after unsuspecting fans took a gander at the band's take-no prisoners live shows), songs like the album's title track and "Cemetary Gates" helped Pantera to swiftly join America's pantheon of great heavy metal bands.
![Rage Against The Machine - Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium [2LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/7/4/4/3824477.jpg "Rage Against The Machine - Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium [2LP]")
![Live - Throwing Copper [25th Anniversary LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/53/3719153-2505704.jpg "Live - Throwing Copper [25th Anniversary LP]")
![Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) [Live]: 2021 Remaster [2LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/79/3954379-2690952.jpg "Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) [Live]: 2021 Remaster [2LP]")
For the Grateful Dead's second live album, released two years after its predecessor LIVE/DEAD, the band delivered an equally magnificent, but entirely different, Grateful Dead sound. Whereas LIVE/DEAD was a perfect sonic encapsulation of the band at the peak of their Primal Dead era, SKULL & ROSES captures the quintessential quintet, the original five piece band, playing some of their hardest hitting rock 'n' roll (`Johnny B. Goode,' `Not Fade Away'), showing off their authentic Bakersfield bona fides (`Me & My Uncle,' `Mama Tried,' `Me & Bobby McGee'), and some originals that would be important parts of the Dead's live repertoire for the next 24 years (`Bertha,' `Playing In The Band,' `Wharf Rat'). Of course, the Dead were never defined by one specific `sound' and amongst the aforementioned genres and styles the band brought to this album, they also delved deeply into their psychedelic, primal playbook with an entire side dedicated to their 1968 masterpiece `The Other One.' This is one of the most deeply rich and satisfying tracks preserved on an official Grateful Dead album, up there with LIVE/DEAD's `Dark Star' and EUROPE '72's `Morning Dew.' SKULL & ROSES sounds as fresh today as the first time I heard it in 1985, and as fresh as it was upon its spectacularly well-received release in 1971." - David Lemieux
Not only did SKULL & ROSES serve up supremely fine tunes, it was also the one that scored the Grateful Dead their very first Gold record, introduced the world to the iconic skeleton babe Bertha, and asked the questions - Who are you? Where are you? How are you? - giving birth to the first official generation of Dead Heads.
DEAD FREAKS reunite on June 25th for the release of the remastered original album on 180-gram 2LP. We've got exclusive black & white propeller colored vinyl - limited to just 5,000 units. Get it here.
![Chris Cornell - Chris Cornell [2LP]](https://aentcdn.azureedge.net/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/9/1/5/9/3829519.jpg "Chris Cornell - Chris Cornell [2LP]")
First ever complete retrospective of Chris Cornell’s career covering Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave and his solo works. This 2 LP set includes:
- 2 x 180gram audiophile black LPs
- 17 tracks highlighting Chris’ astonishing career with 2 unreleased recordings
- 12-page booklet with unreleased photos
- Liner notes by Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Tom Morello, Mike McCready and Brendan O’Brien
* Denotes previously unreleased material
The 2-LP Chris Cornell edition showcases 17 songs with 2 previously unreleased of songs from all stages of Chris’ career including Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave and his solo works. The centerpiece to the collection is the newly discovered, unreleased track “When Bad Does Good” found in Chris’ personal audio archive which was performed, recorded and mixed by Chris himself. Creative Director for the project is Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog) who oversaw the project design including the 12-page booklet with unreleased photos. Liner note contributions by Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Tom Morello, Mike McCready and Brendan O’Brien. Additional highlights of tracks include the unreleased performance from SiriusXM of the Prince classic “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” Audioslave’s “Like A Stone” and the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale “You Know My Name.”
![Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan [2LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/00/4246400-3038151.jpg "Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan [2LP]")
![Chris Stapleton - Higher [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Bone 2LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/72/4235872-3022128.jpg "Chris Stapleton - Higher [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Bone 2LP]")
![Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Mojo [Clear Vinyl] (Red)](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/49/4249149-3041216.jpg "Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Mojo [Clear Vinyl] (Red)")
![Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets [2LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/94/4247994-3041280.jpg "Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets [2LP]")
Before These Crowded Streets is the third studio album by Grammy award-winning rock band, Dave Matthews Band. Originally released in spring of 1998, the album received both critical and commercial success. Dethroning the Titanic soundtrack, which sat atop the Billboard 200 for 16 consecutive weeks, Before These Crowded Streets was certified triple-platinum and began the band’s impressive streak of six No. 1 albums in a row. The LA Times said: On this album, the band places an even higher premium on musical proficiency. Songs such as “Rapunzel” and “The Stone” are built around vertiginous polyrhythms and serpentine riffs that dart around Matthew’s clenched vocals, yet always manage to lock into an enjoyable groove.
The band continues to play a majority of the songs from this album in their nightly sets while on tour as it’s been a favorite among fans for over two decades. The 25th anniversary edition comes as a standard black 2LP vinyl with an exclusive new booklet featuring rare photos. Lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
![Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467252544:500.webp "Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Fruit Punch LP]")
![Stone Temple Pilots - Thank You [Rocktober 2023 Opaque Sky Blue LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/91/4247391-3040144.jpg "Stone Temple Pilots - Thank You [Rocktober 2023 Opaque Sky Blue LP]")
Presidents Of The United States Of America
Presidents Of The United States Of America
Vinyl: $34.98 Buy
![Black Pumas - Chronicles Of A Diamond [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cloudy Clear & Red LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467252145:500.webp "Black Pumas - Chronicles Of A Diamond [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cloudy Clear & Red LP]")
Black Pumas
Chronicles Of A Diamond [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Cloudy Clear & Red LP]
Vinyl: $25.99 PREORDER
As they set to work on their highly awaited sophomore album, Black Pumas broadened their palette to include a dazzling expanse of musical forms: heavenly hybrids of soul and symphonic pop, mind-bending excursions into jazz-funk and psychedelia, starry-eyed love songs that feel dropped from the cosmos. The debut was nominated for 7 Grammys and reached one million album equivalents. Chronicles Of A Diamond arrives as the fullest expression yet of their frenetic creativity and limitless vision.
![Black Crowes - Croweology [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition White/Gold/Black Splatter 3LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/418467249622:500.webp "Black Crowes - Croweology [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition White/Gold/Black Splatter 3LP]")
![Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut (Gate) [180 Gram] [Reissue]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/78/4241878-3031395.jpg "Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut (Gate) [180 Gram] [Reissue]")
![Green Day - Dookie: 30th Anniversary [Baby Blue LP]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/74/4243374-3033775.jpg "Green Day - Dookie: 30th Anniversary [Baby Blue LP]")
Green Day’s third studio album Dookie was released in February 1994, and has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the US (RIAA Diamond certified). The album is an iconic punk-rock-pop masterpiece and one of the most influential and defining albums of the 1990’s. It spawned five hit singles that are still hugely popular songs: “Longview”, “Basket Case”, “Welcome to Paradise”, “When I Come Around”, and “She”.