New Album Releases & Arrivals August 7, 2026

August opens with a Friday built for R&B heads and crate diggers alike. Steve Lacy's long-awaited third album hits vinyl, Ravyn Lenae's Blue Island arrives the same day, and Role Model brings his new alter ego to the racks, all while Shaboozey's outlaw epic rides in fresh off release.

Then the drop gets weird, in the ways we love: the Indian synth record that invented acid house by accident, four Kylie Minogue catalog classics at once, two different Massive Attack dub artifacts, a Star Wars dub album from 1978 that has nothing to do with the movie, and enough Japan-import beats and video game music to fill a suitcase.

Here's everything landing this Friday, alphabetized so you can find your artist fast. Shop the full August 7, 2026 collection here.

Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (Pearlescent Color) Vinyl LP

Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat is one of music history's great accidents: in 1982, the Bollywood session musician ran classical Indian ragas through a Roland TB-303 and TR-808 and invented acid house years before Chicago did. This pearlescent pressing via Light in the Attic gives the prophecy the finish it deserves. Pick up Ten Ragas on pearlescent vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Pearlescent pressing of the 1982 electronic landmark, imported
• TB-303 acid lines years before acid house existed
• A genuine one-of-one in dance music history

Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat Vinyl LP

The standard pressing of Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat delivers the same revelation without the shimmer: ten ragas, one drum machine, one bassline synth, and a groove that still sounds like transmission from a parallel timeline. Order Ten Ragas on standard vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Standard pressing of the 1982 cult classic, imported
• Classical ragas meet the machines that built dance music
• Essential for electronic and Indian music collections alike

Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites (RSD Essential) (Lava Red Color) Vinyl LP

Still moving from last week, the Lava Red RSD Essential pressing of Recovering the Satellites keeps the 1996 album front and center. "A Long December" and "Angels of the Silences" gave the band's second act its crunch and its ache, and the red pressing looks the part. Grab Recovering the Satellites on Lava Red vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• RSD Essential Lava Red pressing of the 1996 album
• Includes "A Long December" and "Angels of the Silences"
• The band's heaviest and most restless record

Dave Pike - Jazz for the Jet Set Vinyl LP

Dave Pike's Jazz for the Jet Set lands via Nature Sounds, the 1966 Atlantic session where the vibraphonist cut breezy soul-jazz with a young Herbie Hancock on organ. Its Donovan cover "Sunny Goodge Street" has lived in DJ sets for decades, and the whole record swings with cocktail-hour cool that never curdles into kitsch. A jazz shelf sleeper worth waking up. Pick up Jazz for the Jet Set on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1966 soul-jazz session with Herbie Hancock on organ
• Includes the beloved "Sunny Goodge Street"
• Breezy vibraphone jazz for diggers and loungers alike

DOMi & JD Beck - Who Asked? (Transparent Olive Green Color) Vinyl LP

DOMi & JD Beck's Who Asked? landed Friday and it's exactly the beautiful overload promised: the duo's second album on Anderson .Paak's APESHIT with Blue Note swaps the guest parade for a small orchestra of classical players, both of them singing throughout. Chamber pop with fifty times the notes, on transparent olive green. Order Who Asked? on transparent olive green vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Transparent olive green pressing of the second album
• A chamber orchestra folded into the duo's hyperspeed jazz
• Anderson .Paak contributes lyrics

En Vogue - EV3 (Remastered) (Light Blue Color) Vinyl LP

En Vogue's EV3 returns remastered on light blue vinyl via Real Gone Music, the 1997 album that carried "Don't Let Go (Love)" from the Set It Off soundtrack into R&B history alongside "Whatever" and "Too Gone, Too Long." The funky divas' harmonies remain the gold standard of the era. Grab EV3 on light blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Remastered light blue pressing of the 1997 album
• Includes "Don't Let Go (Love)" and "Whatever"
• Peak 90s R&B harmony, back in print

Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits (Deluxe) (Translucent White Color) Vinyl LP

Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits arrives in a deluxe translucent white edition, the 1988 collection that packs "Everywhere," "Little Lies," "Rhiannon," and "Go Your Own Way" onto one impossibly stacked LP. If a turntable exists in the house, this record has a job to do. Pick up Greatest Hits on translucent white vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Deluxe translucent white pressing of the 1988 collection
• "Everywhere," "Dreams," and "Go Your Own Way" in one place
• The most reliable crowd-pleaser in the racks

GENA (Karriem Riggins and Liv.E) - The Pleasure is Yours (Red & Black Splatter Color) Vinyl LP

GENA's The Pleasure Is Yours keeps rewarding repeat visits: Karriem Riggins' unquantized drums and Liv.e's smoky vocals in loose, joyful conversation across 16 tracks on Lex. The red and black splatter pressing matches the duo's playful chaos. If Dilla's drums and golden-era neo-soul raised you, this is your record. Order The Pleasure is Yours on splatter vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Red and black splatter pressing on Lex Records
• Riggins and Liv.e trading soul ideas in real time
• Includes "Lead It Up" and "Circlez"

Josie and The Pussycats (Music from the Motion Picture) (Ultra Violet Color) Vinyl LP+7"

Mondo presses the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack on Ultra Violet vinyl with a bonus 7", and the 2001 fictional band record has aged into a genuine power-pop classic. With Letters to Cleo's Kay Hanley voicing Josie and a writers' room of pop-punk royalty, "3 Small Words" and "Pretend to Be Nice" out-hook most real bands of the era. Grab the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack on Ultra Violet vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Ultra Violet pressing with bonus 7" from Mondo
• Kay Hanley-fronted power-pop that outlived the film's box office
• "3 Small Words" is a permanent windows-down anthem

Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite Vinyl LP

The Kylie wave starts with Aphrodite, the 2010 album where Stuart Price polished her disco-pop to a mirror shine. "All the Lovers" remains one of the great album-opening singles of its decade, and the whole record glides. Part of this Friday's four-album Kylie catalog run on 140g vinyl. Pick up Aphrodite on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2010 Stuart Price-helmed dance-pop gem on 140g
• Opens with the euphoric "All the Lovers"
• Part of Friday's four-album Kylie reissue wave

Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once Vinyl LP

Kiss Me Once joins the wave, Kylie's 2014 album of glossy, big-tent pop including "Into the Blue." A snapshot of pop's mid-2010s moment with her unmistakable sparkle on top, now on 140g vinyl. Order Kiss Me Once on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2014 album on 140g vinyl
• Includes "Into the Blue"
• Completes the modern half of the Kylie run

Kylie Minogue - Light Years Vinyl LP

Light Years is where disco Kylie was born: the 2000 album that swapped indie experiments for "Spinning Around" and pure mirrorball joy. It set the template every pop comeback since has studied, and it belongs in any dance collection. Grab Light Years on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2000 disco rebirth on 140g vinyl
• Includes "Spinning Around" and "On a Night Like This"
• The blueprint pop-comeback album

Kylie Minogue - X Vinyl LP

X rounds out the Kylie four, the 2007 album of electro-pop experiments including "2 Hearts" and "Wow." Made as she returned to work following her health battle, it crackles with defiant energy and some of her most adventurous production. Pick up X on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2007 electro-pop album on 140g vinyl
• Includes "2 Hearts" and "Wow"
• Her boldest production era, back in print

Large Professor - 1st Class Vinyl LP + 7"

Large Professor's 1st Class returns as a 2LP with bonus 7" via High Rise, the 2002 album where the Queens producer-MC behind so much of golden-era New York's sound stepped back out front. "Stay Chisel" with Nas reunites one of hip-hop's great pairings, and Extra P's beats knock as hard as ever. Order 1st Class on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• 2LP reissue with bonus 7" of the 2002 album
• Includes "Stay Chisel" featuring Nas
• Beats from one of New York's foundational producers

Massive Attack - No Protection (180g) Vinyl LP

Massive Attack's No Protection is back on 180g, the 1995 album that handed Protection to Mad Professor for a full dub deconstruction and produced one of the genre-defining remix records. If you caught the Nightmares on Wax and Adrian Sherwood project last week, this is the album that tradition descends from, and it's every bit as deep. Pick up No Protection on 180g vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1995 Mad Professor dub landmark on 180g, imported
• The blueprint for every album-length dub rework since
• Essential trip-hop and dub listening in one sleeve

Massive Attack vs Mad Professor Part 2 (Mezzanine Remix Tapes '98) Vinyl LP

The sequel took 21 years to surface: Massive Attack vs Mad Professor Part 2 unearths the Mezzanine dub sessions recorded in 1998 and shelved until their 2019 release. Hearing "Angel" and company melt through Mad Professor's desk is as heavy as trip-hop gets, on colored vinyl. Grab Mezzanine Remix Tapes '98 on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The long-shelved 1998 Mezzanine dub sessions
• Mad Professor reworking the darkest Massive Attack album
• Pairs with No Protection for the full vs. story

Miles Davis - The Very Best Of: The Warner Bros. Sessions 1985-1991 Vinyl LP

The Warner-era Miles collection keeps drawing double takes at the counter: the Tutu and Amandla years condensed onto one LP, Marcus Miller's synth-funk frames around that unmistakable muted horn. The final act of the most restless career in jazz, still ahead of somebody's curve. Order The Warner Bros. Sessions on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The electric final era in one collection
• The Marcus Miller partnership at its peak
• A missing piece for most Miles shelves

Nightmares on Wax vs Adrian Sherwood - In A Space Outta Dub Vinyl LP

In A Space Outta Dub keeps its hold on the shop stereo: Adrian Sherwood's 20th anniversary dub rebuild of the Nightmares on Wax classic, with On-U Sound players adding live instrumentation as "You Wish" becomes "You Bliss." This week it gains the perfect rack neighbor in Massive Attack's No Protection, the very album whose lineage it extends. Pick up In A Space Outta Dub on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Sherwood's full dub reconstruction of the 2006 classic
• Live On-U Sound instrumentation throughout
• Shelve it beside No Protection and complete the lineage

Nujabes - Hydeout Productions: 2nd Collection (2024 Reissue) Vinyl LP

The Hydeout Productions: 2nd Collection arrives from Japan to join its sibling in the racks, Jun Seba's 2007 label compilation carrying "Luv(Sic) Part 3" with Shing02 and collaborations with Substantial, Pase Rock, and more. Where the First Collection drew the blueprint, the 2nd refined it into some of the most beloved beats Nujabes ever cut. Order 2nd Collection on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Official Hydeout reissue of the 2007 compilation, imported
• Includes "Luv(Sic) Part 3" with Shing02
• The refined peak of the Hydeout catalog

Nujabes - Hydeout Productions: First Collection (2024 Reissue) Vinyl LP

The First Collection stays put in the racks, and with the 2nd Collection landing beside it this week, the pair finally sits together: the 2003 comp where "Luv(Sic)" began, straight from Hydeout in Japan. Start here, then let Part 3 pull you forward. Grab First Collection on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2003 comp that drew the jazzy hip-hop blueprint
• First appearance of "Luv(Sic)" with Shing02
• Completes the Hydeout pair with the 2nd Collection

Phill Pratt - Star Wars Dub Vinyl LP

Phill Pratt's Star Wars Dub is exactly what 1978 Jamaica sounds like cashing in on a space movie: a heavyweight roots dub session that has nothing to do with John Williams and everything to do with basslines from another galaxy. A Burning Sounds reissue of one of dub's great title-grab curios. Pick up Star Wars Dub on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1978 roots dub curio, back in print
• Heavyweight rhythms from the Channel One era
• The best conversation-starter sleeve in the shop

Ravyn Lenae - Blue Island (Translucent Sea Blue Color) Vinyl LP

Ravyn Lenae's Blue Island arrives this Friday on a translucent sea blue pressing exclusive to independent record stores. Her third album, executive produced again by Dahi, pushes past R&B's borders toward Santigold, Janet Jackson, and Blondie territory, led by the singles "Handle," "Saturday Night," and the Dominic Fike collaboration "Reputation." After the breakout run of "Love Me Not," this is the sound of an artist arriving exactly where she means to be. Order Blue Island on translucent sea blue vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Translucent sea blue pressing only at independent record stores
• Third album executive produced by Dahi, out August 7
• Includes "Handle" and "Reputation" with Dominic Fike

Role Model - Chuck Timely & The Hourglass (Tangerine Color) Vinyl LP

Role Model releases Chuck Timely & The Hourglass this Friday, and the tangerine pressing is the independent record store exclusive. Tucker Pillsbury's third album arrives wrapped in an entire alter ego, from mysterious Instagram accounts to mailed acquaintance cards, with the Maine-written songs led by "High Hopes 3000" carrying his warmest folk-pop yet. Pick up Chuck Timely & The Hourglass on tangerine vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Tangerine pressing only available at independent record stores
• The third album and full Chuck Timely alter ego, out August 7
• Led by the single "High Hopes 3000"

Role Model - Chuck Timely & The Hourglass (Watermelon Pink Color) Vinyl LP

The watermelon pink pressing of Chuck Timely & The Hourglass delivers Role Model's new chapter in its other summer shade. From "Chuck's Mantra" to "Harmony," it's the follow-up fans of Kansas Anymore and "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" have been circling all year. Order Chuck Timely & The Hourglass on watermelon pink vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Watermelon pink pressing of the new album
• The anticipated follow-up to Kansas Anymore
• Folk-pop songwriting written between tour stops and Maine

Shaboozey - The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales Vinyl LP

Shaboozey's The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales rides into the racks: a full Western concept album narrated by Jamie Foxx, with Sam Elliott and Teyana Taylor in speaking roles and Gunna, Kehlani, Leon Bridges, and Orville Peck along the trail. The revenge tale of Cherie Lee gives the "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" breakout his most ambitious canvas yet, complete with a companion graphic novel. Grab The Outlaw Cherie Lee on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2026 Western concept album on vinyl
• Jamie Foxx narrates; Gunna, Kehlani, and Orville Peck feature
• New Americana with an actual plot

Soul Jazz Records presents - Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visions of a Latin American Earth (Silver Color) Vinyl LP

Soul Jazz's Venezuela 70 returns on silver vinyl, gathering the cosmic side of 1970s Venezuelan rock: fuzz guitars, synthesizers, and Latin rhythms colliding in oil-boom Caracas. One of the label's great excavations, reissued and imported for a new round of discovery. Pick up Venezuela 70 on silver vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Silver pressing of the Soul Jazz compilation, imported
• Cosmic 70s Venezuelan rock and electronic experiments
• A crate-digger passport stamp in one LP

Steve Lacy - Oh Yeah? (Opaque Grey Color) Vinyl LP

Steve Lacy's Oh yeah? hits vinyl this Friday on opaque grey, the third album from the guitarist who turned bedroom funk into a generational sound. Self-written and produced, partly in Paris, its ten tracks run from the grunge nihilism of "doom" to the SZA duet "is it cool?", with Erykah Badu and Fousheé in the fold and the single "the feeling" leading the way. The wait since Gemini Rights is finally over. Order Oh Yeah? on opaque grey vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Opaque grey pressing of the third album, on vinyl August 7
• SZA and Erykah Badu feature across its ten tracks
• The follow-up to Gemini Rights and "Bad Habit"

The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language (Clear Color) Vinyl LP

The 1975's Being Funny in a Foreign Language is back on clear vinyl, the 2022 album that pared the band down to their warmest, most direct writing with Jack Antonoff co-producing. "About You" has since grown into one of the defining rock ballads of its decade. Grab Being Funny in a Foreign Language on clear vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Clear pressing of the 2022 album
• Includes "About You" and "Happiness"
• The band's tightest and most beloved record

Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation Vinyl LP

Thievery Corporation's Radio Retaliation returns to the racks, the 2008 album where the D.C. duo's global downtempo turned openly political, with Femi Kuti, Seu Jorge, and a passport's worth of guests across its dub, bossa, and Afrobeat excursions. Lounge music with a spine. Pick up Radio Retaliation on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 2008 global-downtempo statement
• Guests include Femi Kuti and Seu Jorge
• Dub and bossa grooves with something to say

Various - Final Fantasy X: House Grooves CD

Final Fantasy X: House Grooves is the second installment of Square Enix's House Grooves arrangement series, reimagining "Zanarkand," "Seymour Battle," and more as deep house across 12 floor-ready tracks from Lonely Boy, DJ Synthesizer, Kai Saruwatari, and others. A Japan-import CD that belongs in both the soundtracks section and the DJ bag. Order Final Fantasy X: House Grooves on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Japan-import CD from the House Grooves arrangement series
• "Zanarkand" and more rebuilt as deep house
• For VGM collectors and house DJs alike

Various - Singles (Deluxe Edition) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Vinyl LP+CD

The Singles deluxe edition pairs the era-defining 1992 soundtrack with a bonus CD of extras. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Mother Love Bone document the exact moment Seattle took over the world, assembled by Cameron Crowe with a local's ear. Grab the Singles deluxe edition on LP+CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1992 grunge time capsule in deluxe LP+CD form
• Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains at the source
• A soundtrack that outgrew its movie

Various - Singles Vol. 2 – Blues For A T-shirt Vinyl LP

Mondo's Singles Vol. 2: Blues for a T-shirt digs past the hits into the film's deeper musical fabric, centered on Paul Westerberg's score work and the cuts the original LP left behind. The companion volume Seattle completists have needed all along. Order Singles Vol. 2 on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Mondo's companion volume to the Singles soundtrack
• Centered on Paul Westerberg's score material
• Completes the pair with the deluxe edition

Various - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Original Soundtrack CD

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales soundtrack arrives as a Japan-import 4-CD set, collecting all 105 tracks from Square Enix's first fully original HD-2D action RPG. Composers Tomohiro Nakamachi and Hayato Moriya score four distinct eras of the game's world, with four unused songs and a composer liner-notes booklet included. Pick up The Adventures of Elliot OST on CD.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Japan-import 4-CD set with 105 tracks and liner notes
• Scores all four eras of the HD-2D adventure
• Includes four songs unreleased in the game itself

Various - The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) Vinyl LP

The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack keeps strutting: three original Lady Gaga songs including the Doechii collaboration "RUNWAY," plus Dua Lipa, SZA, Raye, Laufey, the Marias, and Sienna Spiro's "Material Lover." The most fashionable record in the racks, by design. Grab The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• Three Lady Gaga originals including "RUNWAY" with Doechii
• SZA, Dua Lipa, and Sienna Spiro fill out the runway
• The summer's most talked-about soundtrack on vinyl

Yamasuki - Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki Vinyl LP

Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki keeps blowing minds at the listening station: the 1971 imaginary-Japanese concept album from Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger, with children's choir, judo chants, and drums heavy enough to explain why Vangarde's son co-founded Daft Punk. A Belgian import and a permanent conversation piece. Order Le Monde Fabuleux des Yamasuki on vinyl.

Why it's worth purchasing:

• The 1971 cult concept album, imported
• Breakbeats that built a thousand samples
• The Daft Punk family origin story on wax

That's the drop: R&B's next chapter, dub from every direction, and reissues nobody saw coming. Come flip through it all at 4 Thacher St in the North End, or shop the full August 7, 2026 collection online. Four or more new albums takes 10% off automatically at checkout.

It's all in GOOD TASTE.