After two years of work to liberate these long out-of-print masterpieces from the vaults, we are thrilled to announce pre-orders for the first artist-sanctioned reissues—and first-ever vinyl reissues—of iconoclastic English-born, Rome-based folk and experimental music legend Mike Cooper’s classic trio of early 1970s avant-folk-rock records: Trout Steel (1970), Places I Know (1971), and The Machine Gun Co. with Mike Cooper (1972).
Photos and details about our shows with Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band, Promised Land Sound, and Lavender Country at SxSW and our L.A. Weekender.
Happy release day to Lavender Country! We’re honored to be working with Patrick Haggerty on this important project and delighted to read the avalanche of positive press. Read on for excerpts and links… and an image of Patrick’s incredible painting for PoB.
The PoB crew will be in Austin for SXSW (March 11-13) and in LA for our Ides of March Weekender (March 14-16). Read on for news about performances by Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band, Lavender Country, Promised Land Sound, Magnolia Electric Co./Hiss Golden Messenger, and friends.
Details about the PoB Ides of March Weekender at the Church on York in L.A. (March 14-16) featuring Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth, the Songs: Molina tribute (with Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor), and Lavender Country’s first performance in almost 15 years. Also, info on upcoming separate shows and tours by Gunn, Forsyth, Promised Land Sound, and HGM.
We’re proud to announce PoB-12, our reissue of the S/T 1973 LP by Lavender Country, regarded as the first openly gay country music record. Pre-order this historic album now, and please consider joining us at the official release party performance on March 16 in Los Angeles.
Bad Debt is acclaimed by the likes of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, AllMusic, PopMatters, Dusted, the Indy Week, Paste, and eMusic. Don’t miss the release show on Feb. 21 or the upcoming EU tour.
Our initial overview of PoB releases and artist on 2013 year-end lists (so far), including accolades from Uncut, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Urban Outfitters, Pitchfork, The Wire, Aquarium Drunkard, American Songwriter, eMusic, Buzzfeed, Matador, Grantland, et al. Thank you, friends!
In honor of Krampus Day and Repeal Day, get 20% off all non-preorder PoB products through December 5th only. Just visit our online store and enter the coupon code KRAMPUS.
“The song is simultaneously fraught with anxiety and shot through with wondering calm, an emotional cocktail that anyone who’s sat awake while their child sleeps will recognize instantly.” – Jayson Greene, Pitchfork
