The Pressing Reporthttps://pressingreport.com/Every Friday: the new vinyl releases and reissues worth buying this week, from anywhere in the world, plus the turntable and audio tech, DJs, people and record shops making vinyl news.en Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0700 #1: Rush on One-Step, a $28 Blue Note, and JD Twitch's crates go back into the worldhttps://pressingreport.com/issues/001/https://pressingreport.com/issues/001/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0700Week of Oct 16, 2026. Out this Friday: Rush's A Farewell to Kings as a $125 MoFi UltraDisc One-Step 45RPM 2LP (mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, 5,000 numbered, tape-to-DSD256 chain); Jackie McLean's Swing, Swang, Swingin' Blue Note Classic (all-analog, Kevin Gray, Optimal, $27.98); Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True 2026 all-analog remaster ($29.99); Fontaines D.C.'s new album Dopamine Chamber; Tears for Fears' The Seeds of Love deluxe 2LP; Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now 20th anniversary. Pre-orders: Billy Idol's Rebel Yell Definitive Sound Series (AAA, Chris Bellman, RTI One-Step, 3,000 copies, $110, Nov 20); Elton John's Rock of the Westies 50th (Nov 20); Cyndi Lauper's True Colors 40th (Dec 4); Billy Bragg & Wilco's Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions 7LP+7" (Dec 11). Gear: Andover-One DD direct-drive turntable ($999). Shop spotlight: Rough Trade Berlin's new store at Ganghoferstraße 10, Neukölln (opened Sep 2, 2026). Vinyl story: the late JD Twitch's record collection (an estimated 7,000–8,000 records) goes on sale in-store at World of Echo, London, Nov 14–19. Quick news includes Cambridge Audio's Spira turntable ($499 / £329 / €349).
  • Rush: A Farewell to Kings (Out Oct 16, 2026). Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich at MoFi from the 1/4-inch 15 IPS Dolby A analog tape, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, limited to 5,000 numbered copies. The chain is tape → DSD256 → analog console → lathe, so it is not all-analog (AAA). The 45RPM split gives "Xanadu" its own side.
  • Jackie McLean: Swing, Swang, Swingin' (Out Oct 16, 2026). Stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal (per Blue Note).
  • Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True (2026 Remaster) (Out Oct 16, 2026). Remastered and cut from the original 1977 analog master tapes; the label calls it an all-analog (AAA) production. The mastering engineer has not been publicly named yet. Includes "Watching the Detectives" (US running order).
  • Fontaines D.C.: Dopamine Chamber (Out Oct 16, 2026). Pressing details not yet confirmed.
  • Tears for Fears: The Seeds of Love (Deluxe 2LP, blue marble) (Out Oct 16, 2026). Pressing details not yet confirmed.
  • Taking Back Sunday: Louder Now (20th Anniversary) (Out Oct 16, 2026). Pressing details not yet confirmed.
  • Billy Idol: Rebel Yell (Definitive Sound Series) (Pre-order · out Nov 20, 2026). Mastered from the original analog master tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering; One-Step process (Dorin Sauerbier); pressed on Neotech VR900-D2 180g vinyl at RTI. Includes a certificate detailing the mastering, plating and pressing chain.
  • Elton John: Rock of the Westies (50th Anniversary) (Pre-order · out Nov 20, 2026). Pressing details not yet confirmed. The 2CD uses the 2017 remaster; SDE reports the vinyl source isn't confirmed.
  • Cyndi Lauper: True Colors (40th Anniversary Edition) (Pre-order · out Dec 4, 2026). Pressing details not yet confirmed. The run size of the 'limited edition' hasn't been announced.
  • Billy Bragg & Wilco: Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (expanded) (Pre-order · out Dec 11, 2026). 180g vinyl confirmed; mastering and plant not yet confirmed.
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