STACK #243 January 2025

MUSIC FEATURE

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Each month, we handpick a collection of reissues, limited editions, or just straight classic long-players that deserve a place in any record collection. Words Paul Jones, Amy Flower V I N Y T A L

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TAYLOR SWIFT THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY 4LP (MARBLED VINYL + 12’ X 12” POSTER) Announced and released digitally just two hours after Tortured Poets Department hit stores, The Anthology has now finally come to vinyl. It features a whopping 35 tracks, including four bonus acoustic numbers. An essential addition to any Swiftie collection. TOP TRACK: I Can Do It with a Broken Heart FAST FACT: According to Swift, she wrote so many songs over two years she wanted to share them all.

LEON BRIDGES LEON (JB EXCLUSIVE BONE COLOURED VINYL)

LUKE COMBS FATHERS & SONS (WHITE VINYL)

ANDREA BOCELLI DUETS 30TH ANNIVERSARY Talk about having some famous friends! From Sarah Brightman ( Time to Say Goodbye ) to No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani ( Holding On ), Céline Dion ( The Prayer ) to Ed Sheeran ( Perfect Symphony ), talented tenor Bocelli celebrates 30 years in the biz with a dozen classics covering old and new. TOP TRACK: Time to Say Goodbye FAST FACT: 1994 saw Bocelli rise to fame after winning the newcomers section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival.

Stepping boldly into new terrain without losing the soulful heart that put him on the map, Bridges fuses classic folk and country with contemporary influences. At the heart of it, his golden voice ties it all together, delivering an album that is timeless yet unmistakenly modern. TOP TRACK: Laredo FAST FACT: Bridges spent close to five years working on the album.

Recorded live in the studio, on Fathers & Sons Combs gives us a personal look into his mind as he reflects on his experiences of being a dad to two sons. The album’s lead single, The Man He Sees in Me , is a poignant highlight. TOP TRACK: Plant a Seed FAST FACT: Combs partnered with a greeting card company to let people use his lyrics in their virtual greeting cards.

JAN 8 - 19, 2025

JAN 14 - 23, 2025

JAN 25 - FEB 5, 2025

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS South of Here SA: NOV 16 | WA: NOV 29 - DEC 1 | VIC: DEC 10 | NSW: DEC 4 - 5, 7 - 8, 13 QLD: DEC 14

SIERRA FERRELL Trail of Flowers

THE SCRIPT Satellites

WA: JAN 8 | SA: JAN 10 | VIC: JAN 11, 16 | NSW: JAN 12, 14, 18 | QLD: JAN 19

NSW: JAN 25, 28, 30| QLD: JAN 26 | VIC: FEB 1 | SA: FEB 2 | WA: FEB 5

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