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From The Desk Of The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe: PNKSLM Recordings, Part 2

From The Desk Of The Brian Jonestown Massacre‘s Anton Newcombe: “I was asked to be a guest editor for MAGNET, one of the few publications I still respect since it was founded, so kudos for that. I was told I could write about anything in the world that interests me. So I am going to focus on the rebirth of the do-it-yourself music labels. Just like me and my own label, A Recordings, they have a strong belief system about releasing vinyl. I wanted to present seven labels and what they are up to right now. My questions were very simple: Who are you, what made you want to buck the trends, and what inspired you to release physical products. Enjoy.”

Newcombe: The video for Les Big Byrd’s “Back To Bargamossen.”

Luke Reilly:  I do actually still do a few digital releases for music I come across that I really love, but don’t have the time or money to get it out on vinyl yet. That’s actually worked out nicely, though; all the bands I’ve released digital stuff have become exposed to much bigger audiences. But the focus is vinyl for sure, and now things are getting bigger hopefully I’ll be able to do everything on vinyl. Due to being self-financed, we have to do really short limited runs on the vinyl-, usually between 250-500 copies, which is nice as people are starting to just trust the label and buy our records because of the PNKSLM name, even without hearing the music, which is a nice feeling. I fucking love Les Big Byrd. Key players in the “PNKSLM family” here in Stockholm. I also had a lot of fun doing my guest lead guitar on “Back To Bargamoossen” on their tour with BJM this summer!!