With a musical fingerprint that shaped the sounds of labels 4AD, Mute, Rough Trade and Beggars Banquet and bands as seminal as Cocteau Twins, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Yaz, and Depeche Mode, John Fryer has been the sonic architect for 4 decades of alternative music. Currently masterminding the new artist BLACK NEEDLE NOISE, Fryer is creating a whole new direction for alternative music to forge ahead.
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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THROATCUT. RESILIENCE. (Red/Black Marbled)
Arising Empire
August 8, 2025 -
Chastity Belt Loaded Painted Red (Purple)
Suicide Squeeze
August 15, 2025 -
Paul Weller Find El Dorado [2xLP]
Warner Records/Parlophone
July 25, 2025 -
Robert Forster Strawberries
Tapete Records
July 4, 2025 -
Creem Circus Get. Switched. On!
Creep Records
July 18, 2025 -
Richard Hawley Coles Corner (20Th Anniversary; Half-Speed Master Edition)
Polygram UK
August 8, 2025 -
Aunt Katrina This Heat Is Slowly Killing Me
Crafted Sounds
July 11, 2025 -
California Irish The Mountains Are My Friends
7Hz Productions
July 11, 2025 -
Emma Smith Bitter Orange
La Reserve Records
July 18, 2025 -
Jonas Brothers Greetings From Your Hometown (Cobalt Blue)
Republic Records
August 8, 2025 -
Penny & the Pits Liquid Compactor (Clear)
Forward Music Group
July 4, 2025 -
Grinderman Grinderman 2 RMX Eco [2xLP]
Bmg
July 18, 2025 -
Africa Express Africa Express Presents... Bahidor? [2xLP]
Bmg
July 18, 2025 -
New Eves The New Eve Is Rising (Light Pink)
Transgressive
August 1, 2025