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Rhino announced on October 24th an impressive lineup of RSD "Black Friday" 2014 vinyl releases including the MONO version of Iron Butterfly's classic Heavy album cut from analog tape on "heavy" 180g vinyl for $24.98.

Among the other titles coming on November 28th from Rhino:

The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen At 21 (Deluxe Edition)
3-LP limited edition of 4,750 copies on 180-gram vinyl, $59.98

Grateful Dead - 11/18/72 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX
2-LP limited edition of 7,200 copies on 180-gram vinyl, $36.98

Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs And Stories
2-LP limited edition of 5,000 copies on neon green and yellow vinyl, $39.98

New Order - 1981-1982
Limited edition of 6,700 copies on clear vinyl, $16.98

Ramones - Morrissey Curates the Ramones
Individually numbered, limited edition of 9,000 copies, $22.98

Velvet Underground - MCMXCII
4-LP limited edition of 7,500 copies on translucent blue vinyl, $69.98

Here is where I go into my "We need a SPARS code for vinyl" mode. No doubt the Morrissey curated Ramones album will be digitally sourced but what about the Iron Butterfly? Or the Whigs' 3 LP set? Or The Dead double LP? Don't we all think every announcement should include the source, who mastered and where it was pressed?

Otherwise we're just buying souvenirs. I have enough souvenirs.