Capitol EMI’s From The Capitol Vaults Vinyl Campaign Continues June 16 With 11 Classic Standout Albums

Remastered Titles Presented on Limited Edition, 180-Gram Audiophile Quality Vinyl with Original Artwork and Packaging

Put the needle in the groove! Capitol/EMI’s high quality “From The Capitol Vaults” U.S. vinyl campaign continues on June 16 with the limited edition release of 11 classic, standout albums from the label’s celebrated catalog on 180-gram vinyl.

Capitol/EMI’s June 16 “From The Capitol Vaults” releases, all previously out of print on vinyl, include The Beach Boys’ Sunflower and Surf’s Up, Merle Haggard’s Mama Tried, Megadeth’s So Far, So Good… So What!, Plastic Ono Band’s Live Peace In Toronto 1969, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Freaky Styley, Mother’s Milk, and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Roxy Music’s Country Life and Stranded, and The Specials’ self-titled album.

Capitol/EMI launched its “From The Capitol Vaults” campaign on September 2, 2008 with 13 classic titles, all previously out-of-print on vinyl. Included in the series’ debut were A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms, The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, Coldplay’s Parachutes, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, and X&Y, Radiohead’s Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A (two 10″ 140-gram LPs), Amnesiac (two 10″ 140-gram LPs), and Hail To The Thief, R.E.M.’s Document, and Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits 1974-78.

On September 30, the campaign continued with the release of Jimi Hendrix’s incendiary 1970 concert album, Band Of Gypsys, on fiery red 180-gram vinyl, and John Lennon’s chart-topping 1971 studio album, Imagine, on 180-gram vinyl.

An additional 13 titles were released on October 28, including The Band’s Music From Big Pink and The Band, The Beach Boys’ Endless Summer, John Lennon’s Rock ‘N’ Roll, Paul McCartney & Wings’ Band On The Run, Megadeth’s Peace Sells and Rust In Peace, Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime, Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure and Roxy Music, Stray Cats’ Built For Speed, and The Verve’s Urban Hymns.

On February 24, Ben Harper’s entire Virgin Records catalog was released by EMI Music in limited edition, 180-gram vinyl packaging. Nine Ben Harper albums, all previously out-of-print on vinyl, have been restored to the format with Harper’s supervision. The LPs were released in deluxe packaging with carefully replicated artwork and two live EPs also made their vinyl release debuts.

On April 21, 12 Radiohead EPs will be released on 180-gram vinyl for the first time as part of the popular “From The Capitol Vaults” series, including “2 + 2 = 5,” “Creep,” “Fake Plastic Trees,” “High & Dry,” “Just,” “Karma Police,” “My Iron Lung,” “No Surprises,” “Paranoid Android,” “Pyramid Song,” “Street Spirit (Fade Out),” and “Drill.”

All “From The Capitol Vaults” titles feature carefully replicated artwork and packaging true to their original single or gatefold jacket LP releases. More “From The Capitol Vaults” titles will soon be announced.

  For more information, visit http://fromthecapitolvaults.com/.

  JUNE 16, 2009: "FROM THE CAPITOL VAULTS" [artist / title (configuration)]
  The Beach Boys / Sunflower (1 LP, single jacket)
  The Beach Boys / Surf's Up (1 LP, single jacket, lyrics sheet insert)
  Plastic Ono Band / Live Peace In Toronto 1969 (1 LP, single jacket,
  spiral-bound 1970 calendar with photos)
  Megadeth / So Far, So Good... So What! (1 LP, gatefold jacket, printed
  sleeve with lyrics)
  Merle Haggard / Mama Tried (1 LP, single jacket)
  Roxy Music / Stranded (1 LP, gatefold jacket, new cover art poster)
  Roxy Music / Country Life (1 LP, single jacket, printed sleeve with
  lyrics, new cover art poster)
  The Specials / The Specials (1 LP, single jacket)
  Red Hot Chili Peppers / Freaky Styley (1 LP, single jacket)
  Red Hot Chili Peppers / Mother's Milk (1 LP, single jacket)
  Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1 LP, single jacket)

Source: Capitol/EMI

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