10 must-have LPs: The Beatles The BeatlesFor its 50th anniversary, the double “White Album” has been rereleased with immaculate sound, along with the demos that laid the foundations for this monument of pop. François de Roubaix Les Lèvres rouges The original soundtrack for an obscure yet brilliant vampire movie, rereleased fittingly on red vinyl, by the most gifted French film score composer of the 1970s. Serge Gainsbourg L’Histoire de Melody Nelson (photo)Widely regarded as the high point of Gainsbourg’s recorded oeuvre, this lavishly arranged opus has been rereleased numerous times, including a picture disc edition, which only adds to the enjoyment. Bob Marley & the Wailers Kaya 40Released to mark the 40th anniversary of the historic album, this double LP includes the original version and a completely new one by his son, Stephen. Kate Bush Remastered Not one LP but the complete works of the mysterious and brilliant English composer in four box sets, including one entirely devoted to rare pieces, alternative versions and remixes. Massive Attack Mezzanine With its throbbing dub beats, the third album of the group from Bristol, released in 1998, echoes Quentin Devillers, dans sa boutique Record Station, an end-of-the-century unfolding in slow motion. It has been rue des Récollets, à Paris. rereleased in a three-LP box set, for a better experience of the Quentin Devillers in his Record Station store, group’s unique and impressive sound. Rue des Récollets, Paris. Jonathan Wilson Rare BirdsThe Californian singer and producer took particular care over the vinyl release of his third album, which is as rich and beautiful as its contents. A chance to discover the breadth of the musical and visual inspiration of this with this object. We’ve been led to believe that the computer contemporary genius. could be the source of everything now, overlooking the fact that some people had a visceral need to feel the object, to touch it, Kendrick Lamar DamnThe American rap phenomenon of the past which is not incompatible with listening to streamed music.” five years released his fourth album in 2017, prompting an avalanche Quentin Devillers, owner of the Record Station store in Paris, of praise that went well beyond the circle of hip-hop lovers. The confirms this love of the ritualistic aspect: “I’m now seeing double LP version reveals its brilliance and depth even more vividly. customers who buy an album in order to really listen to it, not while doing something else at the same time. They sit down on Étienne Daho BlitzThe orange vinyl edition sold out when it the couch, turn the record over and rediscover that real sense was released, but the French singer’s latest album is as bold and of ceremony you get from listening to an album. Other formats bewitching in its classic version. With a sleeve that’s worth had erased these special characteristics that are unique to owning in a large format. vinyl.” Vinyl records are thriving and even have their own “Record Store Day,” a special event held in the spring that’s John Coltrane Both Directions At Once Miraculously marked by the release of limited editions (sometimes very discovered 55 years after it was recorded, this lost session by the expensive to buy—the price for a popularity that labels take saxophonist and his quartet is particularly brilliant in its double full advantage of). No one knows yet whether this is going LP version, boasting a sophisticated sleeve that does justice to to be a lasting phenomenon or is just the final incongruous this major event in jazz history. manifestation of a dying world, which spins at 33 rpm and still makes people giddy with excitement. 81