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We made some record boxes! The good folks at Ubiquity Records and Groove Merchant in SF have put out a 20th Anniversary 7″ compilation release which will be sold in limited release– inside an authentic, hand-made record box from The Key!

Here’s a direct link to purchase one of your own fromUbiquity Records!

Here are some box facts:
- Box will fit around 30 7”s singles.
- Handmade using refurbished, salvaged, and vintage machinery. The board used in construction is the hardest available, from the last remaining stock.
- Reinforced lid prevents corner breakage. Removeable inner box acts as a buffer against breakage/ pressures.
- Cloth, both red and blue, used in covering lids is natural fiber linen, with acrylic coating, offset litho printed with durable TuffTex inks.
- Hardware from Ohio. Rivets, American made, are hi-strength tubular type, no POP rivets, staples or split rivets were used in construction.
- Designed by Freddy Anzures, of P-R-O-P-S /Apple, built by The Key Printing and Binding in Oakland, CA, stocked with 10 x 7” singles compiled by Cool Chris @ The Groove Merchant for Luv N’Haight
- Available at www.ubiquityrecords.com, and all good record stores

The tracklist for the 7”s inside the box is:

LH7062A – A. The McCrary – Emerge 3:39
B. Ron Forella – Crystals 4:25 (part 1)
LH7062B – A. Twilight – Straight To My Heart 3:16
B. Numonics – You Lied 4:04
LH7062C – A. Rod Abernethy – Ron and Eddie Blues 5:04
B. April Fulladosa – Sunlit Horizon 3:57
LH7062D – A. Jodesha and Star Ride – The Answer 3:43
B. September – Stump 3:41
LH7062E – A. Lois Johnson – Be Mine 3:39
B. Frankie Gee – Date With The Rain 2:47
LH7062F – A. Round Robin – Our Love Is So True 4:45 (part 1)
B. Round Robin – Our Love Is So True 4:56 (part 2)
LH7062G – A. Arthur Foy – Get up and Dance 3:09
B. Soul Liberation – Who Is Your Friend 4:13
LH7062H – A. Pataphysics – Nick Danger 4:39
B. Longineu Parsons – Funkin’ Around 3:18
LH7062I – A. Mike James Kirkland – Hang On In There 3:45 (part 1)
B. Mike James Kirkand – Hang On In There 5:12 (part 2)
LH7062J – A. Darondo – Legs (part 1) 3:45
B. Darondo – Let My People Go  3:58

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