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We’ve been waiting for the new issue of Yeti to arrive and as expected it looks beautiful.

ON THE HARD-VINYL 7” EP, Four archival, never before heard songs: MISSISSIPPI FRED McDOWELL (two amazing 1959 Lomax recordings). THE TIKI MEN’s stellar take on Duane Eddy’s “First Love, First Tears,” recorded around 1994. Plus a new cover by Portland’s own dreampop slayer GROUPER of Dead Moon’s “Demona,” recorded just the other week!

INSIDE THE 8” BY 8” BOOK: Lovely cover image of a big red giant walking over a little town on fire, by Portland’s favorite illustrator CARSON ELLIS. A portfolio of rare and never-before-seen photographs from the ALAN LOMAX ARCHIVES ca. his fabled 1959 ‘Southern Journey.’ Translator and poet Margarita Shalina delivers a personal, well-researched look at NEW YORK’S 1980s HARDCORE punk scene (she was there, man). Beyond-rare artifacts from gentle genius Kim Spurlock’s deep trove of NEAL CASSADY ephemera. Musician/ music historian NED SUBLETTE’s chat with esteemed music critic/ editor Daphne Carr is a roller-coaster ride into the eye of the post-Katrina diaspora, touching on many musical histories with concise and not wanky politico-historical context. JAMAICAN GOSPEL 7” label scans, which is a lot more interesting than it sounds.